Kyle Wingfield says Gazprom's politicization will stifle its operations.

David Pilling thinks Taiwan's ex-president's trial is a test of the country's democracy.

James S. Robbins reflects on the failure to catch Osama bin Laden.

Daniel Gross says since politics killed the economy, economists alone can't fix it.

David Schenker says Lebanon's economy is a triumph of pragmatism over ideology.

Brahma Chellaney says the Afghanistan surge won't work without a democratic Pakistan.

Philip Stephens warns that an Israeli military victory won't bring peace.

The Economist bemoanes that British courts might be crushing world press freedom.

Nouriel Roubini echoes his FP article: 2009 will be knee-deep in recesesion.

Center for Int'l Policy blogs that Venezuela itself, not Chavez, should scare the United States.

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The Wall Street Journal thinks Europe's trust in Gazprom is dangerously naive.

Juan Cole blogs about the global implications of Israel-Palestine on political unrest.

The Jerusalem Post wants Turkey to pick a side in the conflict.

Swaminathan S. Anklesaria Aiyar says Mumbai terror shouldn't hurt Indian stock markets.

Johann Hari says pirates aren't justified, but they do have their reasons.

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Susanne Koelbl says Zardari's fight on terror might be political suicide.

Viktor Erofeyev thinks financial crisis will boost poverty and tyranny in Russia.

The Economist says the Siemens case exemplifies weak EU bribery legislation.

Mark Gertler urges transparency in the Fed's anti-deflation scheme.

Mark Hosenball & Michael Isikoff fear the release of a suspected bioterrorist foreshadows detainment trouble ahead.

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Gideon Rachman doesn't believe China is safe from the financial crisis.

Fouad Ajami warns Obama's more detached Middle East policy will test the region.

Bill Emmott says it is the euro, not the pound, that is a political liability.

The International Herald Tribune wants Tim Geithner to explain the AIG rescue.

Catherine Philp wants to strip South Africa of the 2010 World Cup unless it acts on Zimbabwe.

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James J. Carafano says managing the bureaucracy will be first test of Obama's foreign policy.

Jeremy Leggett says the world is dangerously close to reaching peak oil.

The Financial Times warns that Japan's economy is trapped in mediocrity.

Bob McKee thinks the big loser in Thailand's unrest is the economy.

Larry Derfner suggests using U.S. aid money to buy out settlers in Israel.

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Brent Scowcroft & Zbigniew Brzezinski push for a two-state solution.

Navtej J. Dhillon says India must acknowledge and improve its Pakistan ties.

Charles Grant complains that independent-minded Germany hurts the EU.

The L.A. Times is disappointed with a protectionist Obama trade rep.

Paul Krugman gives economic advice for depression in a Newsweek interview.

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Mikheil Saakashvili says yes, Georgia hit Russia. But Russia started it.

Stephen J. Dubner is cautiously hopeful about the economists in the White House.

Joe Klein suggests some questions that the press should ask Obama.

Anne Applebaum says Russia's move into Latin America won't win converts.

World Cartoonists draw conclusions here and here about Hillary's new job.

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Bret Stephens says to forget the rule of law, let's hang the Somali pirates.

Robert Barnett accuses Britain of trading Tibetan freedom for Chinese cash.

The Australian thinks the financial crisis is a chance to advance trade talks.

The Christian Science Monitor says a U.S. pullout signals Iraqi political maturity.

Calculated Risk argues that Obama's stimulus won't offset construction decline.

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Garry Kasparov tells Obama to look into Russia's interests, not Putin's soul.

Lionel Beehner & Vikram J. Singh say foreign policy ain't personal.

Anne Applebaum says it's time to realize Georgia's Saakashvili is no saint.

Peter Boone & Simon Johnson think TARP needs to be rethought.

Ginny Hill warns that Somali pirates are destabilizing neighboring Yemen, too.

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Hank Paulson explains just what the heck he is doing with all that money.

Joshua Kurlantzick thinks the financial crisis means political trouble for Beijing.

Jeffrey Sachs argues that a U.S. auto-industry bailout is essential.

Robert Shiller says "animal spirits" can be harnessed for economic good and ill.

Martin Fletcher calls Somalia "the forgotten debacle of the Bush years."

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Qiao Yu says the Democrats need China to fund their spending priorities.

Business Day wants to see more monitors and peacekeepers in Congo, ASAP.

Sebastian Mallaby proposes the IMF run an insurance scheme for crises.

Israel Harel chides those using Yitzak Rabin's death to stoke political division.

Barack Obama opens up about his faith in a reposted interview from 2004.

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Mark Hosenball and Michael Isikoff see a pre-Obama opening to Tehran.

David Milne wonders how Obama's professorial advisors will handle government.

Johan Rossouw fears South Africa could be headed for civil strife, if not civil war.

Will Marshall wants Obama to be the new JFK on foreign policy.

Barry Ritholtz says to read economic data for trends, not headlines.

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Jonathan Zimmerman says the election outpaced world trends in race relations.

World leaders send congrats and olive branches to President-elect Obama.

Fred Kaplan sees more fallout than gain from a U.S. strike in Syria.

Bridget Johnson warns of the scary world awaiting the next U.S. president.

The Wall St Journal says warming China-Taiwan ties will cool regional tension.

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