Must-reads of the week

Friday, 26 February 2010 • By Ulrich Speck

Africa’s Forever Wars — By Jeffrey Gettleman, Foreign Policy

Obama and Iran : The End of Illusions? — By Amir Taheri, AAwsat

The force needed to contain Iran — By J.M. Lindsay, R. Takeyh, Wash Post

Renewal in the West Bank — By Joe Klein, Time

Declare a Palestinian State — By Jerome M. Segal, IHT

Targeted killings: An Eye for an Eye — By Roger Cohen, NY Times

Egypt: No progress on democracy — By Marina Ottaway, Carnegie

Europe’s Contested Neighborhood — By Ron Asmus, P. Syndicate

The end seems near for the Putin model — By Anders Aslund, Wash Post

Is NATO well-suited to wage war in Afghanistan? — By Fred Kaplan, Slate

Lisbon Pact Failing to Lift the E.U. on Global Stage — NY Times

‘My Job Is to Keep Traffic Moving’ — Q&A Catherine Ashton, Time

Challenges for Europe in a changing world (pdf) — Herman van Rompuy, Council