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January 6, 2012 The World This Week The Pentagon Pivots to Asia The Pentagon's new strategic review signals a shift toward the Asia-Pacific region and calls for a leaner fighting force at a time when the United States must exercise fiscal restraint. Read the Analysis Brief » Panetta's Pentagon Cuts Are Easier Than You Think Lawrence J. Korb Defense budget cuts won't make the United States less secure. The problem is simpler: the Pentagon does not have a resource problem, it has an administrative problem. Read More on ForeignAffairs.com » Threat of Oil Blockade in Persian Gulf Iran has threatened to close the strategic Strait of Hormuz in response to sanctions over its nuclear program. Read the Analysis Brief » Iran Won't Close the Strait of Hormuz Bradley S. Russell and Max Boot Iran must realize that by initiating direct hostilities in the Strait of Hormuz, it risks American retaliation against its covert nuclear-weapons program. Read More » Obama's Counterproductive New Iran Sanctions Suzanne Maloney The new sanctions regime places the United States' tactics and objectives—a negotiated end to Iran's nuclear ambitions—at odds. In effect, the administration has backed itself into a policy of regime change, an outcome it has little ability to influence. Read More on ForeignAffairs.com » The World Ahead What to Expect in Asia in 2012 Evan A. Feigenbaum In 2011, China, India, and the major Asian economies maintained robust growth, in contrast to the advanced economies' collective anemic growth over the same period. But political risks in 2012 will make the region fraught. Read More » The End of Latino Immigration? Shannon K. O'Neil The flow of immigrants from Latin America to the United States, a constant and often accelerating trend of the last three decades, slowed in 2011. With the shift of demographics, the Mexican immigration boom of the 1990s and early 2000s is unlikely to be repeated ever again. Read More » What Will The World Decide in 2012? Stewart Patrick "Summit fatigue" may be widespread, but demands on the world's leaders keep growing. Six major meetings on the global agenda in 2012, from the G20 to the NATO summit, will address major security and economic challenges. Read more on "The Internationalist" » Resumed Israeli-Palestinian Talks Are Risky But Necessary Robert M. Danin Despite serious mutual distrust and the strong likelihood that nothing significant will emerge, both Israelis and Palestinians recognize it is in their interest to talk. Read More »
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WORLD EVENTS CALENDAR January 8: 100th Anniversary of the Founding of South Africa's African National Congress
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