Must-reads of the week (3)

Friday, 27 November 2009

Barack Obama’s foreign policy: The quiet American — Leader, Economist

Obama in His Labyrinth — By Roger Cohen, New York Times

In his slow decision-making, Obama goes with head, not gut — By Joel Achenbach, Washington Post

The Secret Details of Obama’s Afghan Plan — By Leslie H. Gelb, Daily Beast

Obama’s nuclear spring — By Benny Morris, Guardian

Why Is Israel So Afraid of Iranian Nukes? — By Ariel Ilan Roth, Foreign Affairs

Why we should still talk with Iran — By Maziar Bahari, Washington Post

Iranians in Exile — By Roger Cohen, New York Times

America, NATO and eastern Europe — By Edward Lucas, Economist

Approaching Russia From a New Angle — By Judy Dempsey, New York Times

Russia Reborn — By Dimitri Trenin, Foreign Affairs/Carnegie

Superpower without a partner — By Anne Applebaum, Washington Post

The E.U.’s New Leaders — Editorial, New York Times

The new EU appointees: first reactions may be wrong — By Stanley Crossick, Euractiv blog

The EU may have the faces it deserves — By Timothy Garton Ash, Guardian