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September 21, 2012 The World This Week Muslim Protests Raise Questions About Region's Stability Anti-U.S. protests continue to spread across the Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia. This Issue Guide provides expert analysis on the causes and implications of the crisis. Read More » A Tide of Nationalism in the East China Sea Sheila A. Smith Escalating friction between Japan and China in the East China Sea is becoming more difficult to contain, fed by political opportunism in both countries. Read the Expert Brief » Surveying the Income Inequality Debate A year after the Occupy Wall Street movement began, income inequality remains hotly debated globally. Read the Backgrounder » The World Ahead Talk to Iran's Leaders, but Look Beyond Them Ray Takeyh The international community should aim to obtain an agreement that imposes some limits on Iran's more disturbing proliferation activities. After that, "the United States must take the lead in devising a coercive strategy to change the parameters of Iran's domestic politics. Read More » Bibi's Chutzpah Michael C. Desch Americans should be outraged with Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu for demanding that Washington do far more to protect Israel's security than it does for any of its other allies. Read More on ForeignAffairs.com » Is Bernanke Right on QE3 and the Mortgage Market? Benn Steil and Dinah Walker U.S. Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke argued that the third round of quantitative easing would lower mortgage rates and increase home prices. Many, including the Financial Times, are skeptical, but the data show that Bernanke has history on his side. Read the Geo-Graphic » Hard Truths About Global Growth A. Michael Spence Economic trouble in the world's high-income countries is spilling over to developing countries, and could lead to an extended period of low growth. Read More on Renewing America » Latin America Becomes More Competitive Shannon K. O'Neil A new competitiveness index finds that, despite challenges such as security, corruption, and infrastructure, Latin American countries are moving in the right direction. Read More on Latin America's Moment » The Uphill Battle with Noncommunicable Diseases Thomas Bollyky One year after the UN's high-level meeting on noncommunicable diseases, little progress has been made in generating momentum and new resources. Read the Interview » This Week in History The Founding of the United States Air Force The Air Force was founded sixty-five years ago, and Stuart Symington was sworn in as its first secretary. Read More About Its History on The Water's Edge » World Events Calendar September 23: Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi to Visit the United States
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