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Although the official statement yesterday on Turkmenistan's president spoke of his "divine foresight," not even this dictator could foresee his own death or what will happen to his country afterward.
Lebanon's political institutions are paralyzed. Once again, Lebanon's internal divisions and lack of immunity from regional and international entanglements has created a tight and complex knot of issues in which internal, regional and international conflicts are all tied up together.But despite all the complexity, compromise is possible.
It is unlikely that negative perceptions of Islam in Russia will be reversed in the foreseeable future, since external factors outside Russia influence this attitude. Everyone is interested in stopping the rise of Islamophobia, not least the Muslim themselves, who should also be more cautious and circumspect when dealing with Russia.
Latin leaders recognize China as a market economy and lavished praise on Chinese President Hu Jintao.
The U.S. foreign policy establishment is increasingly adopting a ‘Strong China’ paradigm. It will do well to remember that China is simultaneously weak – internal fissures like inequality, lack of social institutions for redress, social unrest, corruption and environmental destruction could create havoc in the country and the world.