1. Russia’s power play could be the best way to reinvigorate NATO.
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2. Why India and Japan need each other – badly.
By Michael Schuman in Time
3. One way Congress can speed things up for the Foreign Service – appoint career ambassadors en masse.
By David Ignatius in Washington Post
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5. Congress must debate and vote on our growing military involvement in Iraq.
By Mickey Edwards and David Skaggs in the Los Angeles Times
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