Syria has always been among the Middle East's most repressive dictatorships, in addition to serving as the home to terrorists that have killed American soldiers and non-combatants in Iraq, Lebanon, Israel, the West Bank and more. Now, Syria is under fire from within; since March 2011, thousands of innocent Syrians have been killed in ruthless assaults by the Assad regime. While government forces continue to bombard major cities with appalling brutality, US strategic interests argue for intervention in this pivotal Arab country.

Having contributed so importantly to Argentina's present debt predicament, should the IMF now not shoulder its fair share of any eventual Argentine debt restructuring?

As Argentina uses up the economy"s existing slack, maintaining satisfactory economic growth will require sustained investment and improved productivity performance.

How can China maintain its robust economic growth and benefit the global economy?

China"s very large macroeconomic imbalances should be alerting us to the risk of a major reversal in China"s economic growth performance within the next couple of years.

Will Paul Wolfowitz really improve World Bank's performance as co-sponsor of the Roll Back Malaria campaign?

In Europe, as in America, it is getting so you cannot tell the players, even with the score cards. It is a fact that has great relevance to the United States, from malls to mills, on jobs and prices.

The special status of the United States is unlikely to dissipate soon, but it is breeding growing international resentment.