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July 20, 2012 The World This Week Israel Wants U.S. To Do More on Syria and Iran Crises Elliott Abrams Israel's collapsing government remains concerned about U.S. policies toward Syria and Iran. Also, Israel is watching and waiting to see who wins the U.S. presidential election before dealing with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Read the interview » More Evidence That Libor Is Hazardous to Economic Health Geo-Graphics The European Central Bank efforts to tamp down European funding rates have already diminished Libor's usefulness as a measure of market tension. View the Geo-Graphic » Understanding the Libor Scandal An investigation into the manipulation of interbank lending rates could have repercussions for financial markets, consumer loans, and regulatory policy. Read the Backgrounder » The World Ahead Would a Nuclear Iran Make the Middle East More Secure? Colin H. Kahl and Kenneth N. Waltz A nuclear-armed Iran would not make the Middle East more secure, argues Colin Kahl; it would yield more terrorism and pose a risk of a nuclear exchange. Kenneth Waltz maintains that nuclear deterrence enhances stability, and if the price is more low-level conflict, so be it. Read the response on ForeignAffairs.com » Americans Concerned About Iran Getting the Bomb Stewart M. Patrick A new U.S. public opinion poll shows that Americans are deeply concerned about Iranian acquisition of the bomb, yet favor sanctions over military force by a wide margin. Read the blog post on The Internationalist » Escalating Vaccine Tensions in Pakistan Laurie Garrett Efforts to vaccinate Pakistani children are in peril after the CIA's vaccine ploy to help capture Osama bin Laden, placing the entire region at risk of outbreaks. Read the First Take » A South African Take on the U.S. Presidential Race Moeletsi Mbeki South Africans strongly favor President Obama's reelection. They are enthusiastic about his pro-democracy message and appreciate the Democratic party's support for the anti-apartheid movement. Read the interview »
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World Events Calendar July 23: Egypt Celebrates Anniversary of the 1952 Revolution
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Symposium on Preventing Genocide:: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will headline this event hosted by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, in cooperation with CFR and CNN, on July 24. Results from a public opinion poll on Americans' knowledge of and attitudes towards genocide and its prevention will be unveiled. Sign up to watch the Symposium
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