Some Friday Odds and Ends
Guess which countries are in deep trouble or bordering on the same? Matthew Bandyk at US News & World Report highlights the countries most in danger from the global recession. Countires in deep trouble include Mexico, Pakistan, Ukraine, Venezuela, and Argentina. Countries to keep an eye on include Latvia, Croatia, Kazakhstan, Vietnam, and Belarus.
Read Greg Burno and Robert McMahon’s interview with General Abdul Rahim Wardak, Minister of Defense of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan at the Council on Foreign Relations. Wardak is “unhappy with the Obama plan”.
In northern Iraq Kurds and Arabs are maneuvering ahead of United Nations reports that are expected to propose joint administration of Kirkuk and make a case for the annexation of some districts to the Kurdistan Regional Government. Ernesto Londoí±o at The Washington Post has more.
Jane Perlez and Pir Zubair Shar at the New York Times are reporting that the Taliban are exploiting class rifts in Pakistan.
Just a taste – add your Friday odds and ends – or an odd or an end in comments below – thanks…
