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Asia

What to Expect from Nawaz Sharif

Pakistan's new prime minister won't fix the economy and is constrained on foreign policy.

Eurasia

Sochi's Olympic Security Obstacles

Political instability and difficult history confront Russia's winter games next year.

Europe

Europe Renews Austerity Fight

A number of key voices are pushing for relaxed finances and slower structural shifts.

Middle East

Ghosts of Iraq

Both sides of the Syria intervention debate are haunted by the last big war.

Oceania

China's Blue-Water Ambitions

China is not going to field a navy with a global reach anytime soon. But its attempts to do so could touch off a new arms race.

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May 20, 2013