Sadanand Dhume, The Australian | July 30, 2010
 The documents posted by Wiki Leaks show that Pakistan continues to double deal the West. ++ While accepting aid money, Islamabad persists in “using militant Islamists to further its ideological and strategic goals.” ++ The United States needs to increase pressure on the Pakistani military to sever its ties to the Taliban. ++ In the long term, however, the destabilizing role Islamabad plays regionally and internationally will not change unless “Pakistan ceases to be a garrison state.”
Editorial, The Washington Post | July 29, 2010
 Clearing insurgents is only the first step in ridding Afghanistan and Pakistan of terrorism. ++ If economic opportunities are not made available, local populations will continue to turn to the Taliban and al-Qaeda. ++ The current congressional bill on Reconstruction Opportunity Zones, which would reduce the U.S. tariff on textile exports from the two countries, must overcome disagreements over labor standards. ++ “It seems a bit surreal to be planning against exploitation on an impoverished frontier where any job is better than none at all.”
Jean-Jacques Mevel, Le Figaro (in French) | July 28, 2010
 With new sanctions in place, the European Union is attempting to get Iran back to the table for talks on its nuclear program. ++ “A new diplomatic window of opportunity” is opening at the end of Ramadan, as EU High Representative Catherine Ashton plans to meet with the Iranians in Istanbul. ++ Up to now, Iranian proposals have constituted no more than a smoke screen. ++ As a result, there are fears that unsuccessful talks will renew “the question of Europe’s political salience and the efficacy of its sanctions.”
Owen Matthews, Newsweek | July 27, 2010
 Western opinion holds that Turkey is turning East, but Ankara is actually pursuing a policy centered on its economic and geographic power. ++ Europe remains a key goal, but Turkey has diversified its alliances and no longer depends on the will of its American and European partners. ++ It has isolated the PKK by cultivating relationships with its neighbors, and this peace pays extra dividends in the form of economic growth. ++ “Common national interests rather than old geopolitical blocs” shape Turkey’s new relationship with the West.
Editorial, The New York Times | July 26, 2010
 The International Monetary Fund needs to increase its available resources and adjust its policies to new economic realities. ++ Flexible and precautionary credit lines that guarantee some measure of protection against the aftershocks of a global financial crisis are a step in the right direction. ++ The Fund’s credibility would be enhanced in the developing world if it would abandon its Eurocentric leadership policy. ++ “A strong, credible and well-financed fund is absolutely essential for global economic stability.”
Jenny C. Aker et al. | Center for Global Development | July 2010
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