Real Clear World Saturday

America's Failed Generals - Thomas Ricks, The Atlantic
Farewell to Warrior Britain - Max Hastings, Daily Telegraph
Syria's Rebels Have Won - Dima Wannous, Washington Post
Chinese Meritocracy Trumps U.S. Democracy - Zhang Weiwei, NY Times
Unrest Builds in China - Jillian Kay Melchior, National Review
Europe Can Still Help the U.S. - Ana Palacio, The American Interest
Inside Montreal's Mafia Wars - Sandro Contenta, Global Post
Save U.S. Economy: Pivot to Latin America - Jose Cardenas, Wash Times
Obama's Not Going to Turn on Israel - Brent Sasley, The National Interest
Obama's Africa Surprise - John Prendergast, Foreign Policy
Japan's Sad Demographic Sunset - Michael Lee, Transhumanity
Is Obama About to Reset the Reset? - Konstantin Von Eggert, RIA Novosti
America's Next Quest for Dominance - Alfred McCoy, TomDispatch
Obama, It's Time to Go Big - Judah Grunstein, World Politics Review
Europe Poses Risk to Irish-UK Ties - Stephen Collins, Irish Times
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Editorials

Obama's Foreign Policy Opportunity - The Star-Ledger
Despite Problems, Hu Jintao Says Stay the Course - The Guardian
Turkey's New Dilemma - Boston Herald
Sizing Up Korea's Next Leader - JoongAng Daily

Research & Analysis

American Defense Could Be Gutted - Center for a New American Security
Obama's Win a Gift for the Greeks - Brookings Institution
A Second Obama Term and Europe (PDF) - Bertelsmann Foundation
Why Japan Still Matters - Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Real Clear World Friday

Morning Update
The Coming GOP Civil War over Foreign Policy - Eli Lake, The Daily Beast
Obama's Victory Vindicates Iran Policy - Matthew Duss, Globe and Mail
Will Obama Impose a Peace Plan on Israel? - Jonathan Tobin, Commentary
Is China Better Off than 10 Years Ago? - Damien Ma, Foreign Affairs
The Greek Books Are Still Being Cooked - Jeremy Warner, Daily Telegraph
Did Iran Fire at an American Drone? - Barbara Starr, CNN
Did CNN Bother Talking to Tehran? - Glenn Greenwald, The Guardian
Benghazi Battle Just Beginning for Obama - Shaun Waterman, Wash Times
U.S. Votes to Become More Canadian - Michael Den Tandt, Calgary Herald
Germany's Infantile Crush on Obama - Jan Fleischhauer, Der Spiegel
Hurricane Sandy's Lesson for Asia - Michael Richardson, Japan Times
Expose Roils Japanese Politics - Todd Crowell, RealClearWorld
Britain Should Reform EU, Not Leave It - Douglas Alexander, Independent
Ireland the Big Loser if Britain Leaves EU - Dan O'Brien, Irish Times
Why the World Can't Have a Nate Silver - Jay Ulfelder, Foreign Policy

Afternoon Update
Syria Factions Resist U.S. Plans, But Keep Talking - Tony Karon, Time
Why Obama Will Keep Ignoring Syria - Daniel Larison, The Week
Yemen Is Obama's Scariest Challenge - Bruce Riedel, The Daily Beast
Choosing America's Next Top Diplomat - Zachary Keck, The Diplomat
GOP Needs Foreign Policy of Victory - Caroline Glick, National Review
India's Reform Gains Credibility - Einhorn & Balwani, Bloomberg BW
Hu Jintao's Mao Nostalgia Speech - Ambrose Evans-Pritchard, Telegraph
A Billion People Disenfranchised in China - Ross Terrill, Weekly Standard
New Possibilities in North Korea - William Pesek, Bloomberg
The Corruption Pandemic - Christian Caryl, Foreign Policy

Real Clear World Thursday

Morning Update
Forget U.S., It's Europe Going Over the Cliff - Bill Jamieson, The Scotsman
A 'Decade of War' Is Far from Over - Con Coughlin, Daily Telegraph
China's Dysfunctional Foreign Policy - Odd Arne Westad, Bloomberg
Obama's Win Means Israel Must Dig In - David Weinberg, Israel Hayom
Time for a Bibi-Obama Reset - Herb Keinon, Jerusalem Post
How Israel Benefits the U.S. - Eisenstadt & Pollock, Foreign Affairs
Will the U.S. Invade Syria? - Walter Russell Mead, American Interest
China, Russia Position for Obama 2.0 - M K Bhadrakumar, Asia Times
What the French Can Teach America - Liz Peek, The Fiscal Times
Leading China: World's Toughest Job? - Kenneth Lieberthal, Foreign Policy
The Russia Reset Has Run Out of Gas - Georgy Bovt, Moscow Times
Obama Embodies, and Hastens, U.S. Decline - Myron Magnet, City Journal
Five Security Challenges Everyone Forgot - Hayes Brown, Think Progress
What Germany Expects from Obama Now - Severin Weiland, Der Spiegel
Climate Change Could End Asian Island Spat - Wilson VornDick, Diplomat

Afternoon Update
Obama's Chance to Earn His Nobel Prize - Dmitry Trenin, Moscow Times
How Did Obama Survive Global Economic Crisis? - James Traub, FP
Liberating Foreign Policy in Obama's 2nd Term - Paul Pillar, TNI
Why Obama Won't Punish Netanyahu - David Horovitz, Times of Israel
Can the West Oust Bashar al-Assad? - Vivienne Walt, Time
Pakistan's Evolving Balance of Power - Arif Rafiq, The Diplomat
China Must Reform and Open Up - Stephen Roach, New York Times
Is China's Transparency Reform for Real? - David Caragliano, The Atlantic
Greece Is Ripe for Radical Change - Costas Douzinas, The Guardian
The Greece of My Childhood Is Long Gone - Theopi Skarlatos, BBC News

Real Clear World Wednesday

Morning Update
Did Foreign Policy Matter in 2012? - Uri Friedman, Foreign Policy
Abroad, Obama's Win Brings Demands for Attention - Alan Cowell, NYT
Obama Facing Iran Dilemma - Tim Marshall, Sky News
Will Obama's 2nd Act Be Good for Globe? - Kemal Dervis, Project Syndicate
Known Knowns & Unknowns Facing U.S. - Jon Manthorpe, Vancouver Sun
Lessons for Cameron in Romney Loss - Matthew d'Ancona, Evening Standard
Obama Win to Further Euro Clash with Berlin - Tyson Barker, Der Spiegel
Vote Doesn't Answer the China Question - Tom Plate, Jakarta Post
China Wants No Surprises at Party Summit - Demick & Makinen, LA Times
China's Alarmingly Murky Leadership Transition - Jonathan Fenby, HBR
French State's War on French Economy - Fabio Rafael Fiallo, RealClearWorld
France Is Running Out of Time to Restrain Germany - Gerard Errera, FT
To Save Greece, Stop Lending It Money - Klaus Adam, Bloomberg
Britain Will Regret Gulf Protection Racket - Seumas Milne, The Guardian
Kurds Move into Turkish Politics - Aliza Marcus, World Affairs Journal

Afternoon Update
The Elections, Gridlock and Foreign Policy - George Friedman, Stratfor
Obama's Win and the U.S. Military - Leo Shane III, Stars and Stripes
Netanyahu Moves Toward Regional War - Akiva Eldar, National Interest
Hu Jintao's Legacy: A Strong but Strained China - Charles Hutzler, AP
Bahrain's Going Down in Flames - Michael Stephens, Foreign Policy
Is There an Arms Race in Asia? - Joachim Hofbauer, World Politics Review
Greece Must Leave the Euro By Christmas - Andrew Alexander, Daily Mail
Tensions Rise Between Germany, Britain - Mats Persson, Daily Telegraph
How Tight Can the U.S. and Japan Get? - Sourabh Gupta, East Asia Forum
Sun Sets on the American Empire - Daniel Larison, American Conservative