Kofi Annan
Poorly-parented pupils, Kofi Annan's model morality, and dying jazz: Today's TNR Reader
Editor’s Note: We’ll be running the article recommendations of our friends at TNR Reader each afternoon on The Plank, just in time to print out or save for your commute home. Enjoy! Why are American students doing so poorly? Blame the parents. The Nation | 10 min (2,553 words) READ MORE >>
Speaking Thursday before the U.N. General Assembly, just one day after the latest massacre of civilians by government-affiliated forces, Kofi Annan warned that the crisis in Syria was on a disastrous course. “If things do not change, the future is likely to be one of brutal repression, massacres, sectarian violence and even all-out civil war,” he said. “All Syrians will lose.” READ MORE >>
The only real surprise about the six-point peace plan for Syria put forward by United Nations envoy Kofi Annan is why it took until yesterday, the eve of its proposed ceasefire, for the world to declare it a failure. Reacting to the latest violence throughout Syria on Monday, U.S. State Department Spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said that Washington is “not hopeful” that Tuesday would see a cessation of hostilities. But any such hope was naïve to begin with. READ MORE >>
Specks of War
End the Drug War, Mr. President
Yes, we know we’re tempting fate. But we figure there’s a 50 percent chance Obama will get reelected, and in any case he needs an agenda to campaign on. So we’ve asked a number of TNR writers to explain what they think Obama should focus on for the next four years if he wins in November. Click here to read the collected contributions. READ MORE >>
Why Pressuring Russia and China Is the Key to Ousting Assad
This is a contribution to ‘What Should the United States Do About Syria?: A TNR Symposium.’ READ MORE >>
Intervention in Syria Is Morally Justified—and Completely Impractical
This is a contribution to ‘What Should the United States Do About Syria?: A TNR Symposium.’ READ MORE >>
