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West Africa Lurches Toward War

As the world watches the tsunami in Japan and the uprising in Libya, another part of the world is on the brink of disaster. Is anyone paying attention?

Dispatch
Elizabeth Dickinson
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U.S. government speeding disaster assistance to Japan

The Cable
Josh Rogin
Crowley deleted tweet comparing Middle East ‘tsunami’ to Japan crisis

The Cable
Josh Rogin
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Schadenfreude and Sympathy in Shanghai

Some Chinese are welcoming the tragedy unfolding in next-door Japan. Others are sending their prayers. As usual, the government is nervous.

Dispatch
Adam Minter
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On the earthquake in Japan

Stephen M. Walt
Stephen M. Walt
White House working to stop flow of mercenaries into Libya

The Cable
Josh Rogin
Feinstein complains to Panetta about intelligence gaps on Arab revolutions

The Cable
Josh Rogin
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Understanding Libya’s Michael Corleone

The international community saw Muammar's Western-educated, reform-minded son as the best hope for a freer, more democratic Libya. Did they get him wrong?

Interview
Ben Pauker
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Hearts, minds, and gunships: What are we really doing in Afghanistan?

Stephen M. Walt
Stephen M. Walt
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2011: Waiting for the global economic tsunami

Prestowitz
Clyde Prestowitz
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Did Obama make the right call in delaying action on Libya? It depends.

Shadow Government
Peter D. Feaver
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Some counter-spin on Afghanistan

Stephen M. Walt
Stephen M. Walt
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Are we being spun on the war in Afghanistan? Of course we are.

Stephen M. Walt
Stephen M. Walt
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Food shortfalls continue misery for North Koreans

Shadow Government
Michael Magan
A false friend in the White House

Stephen M. Walt
Stephen M. Walt

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