The July 15 G-8 meeting and Bush-Putin summit in St. Petersburg, Russia, marks the most serious trial of U.S.-Russian relations since the Soviet Union collapsed. Mutually assured grievances have led some in Washington, Republicans and Democrats alike, to question whether President Bush should attend, and whether Russia should remain in the G-8.
With the UN Security Council pondering a resolution to send an international force to stabilize southern Lebanon and disarm Hezbollah, it is time to tap into Turkey's large military power and exceptional geopolitical role in the eastern Mediterranean.
On Thursday, members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) are gathering for their fifth annual meeting at the birthplace of the Eurasian bloc Shanghai. Since its modest economic beginnings, SCO has become a leading Eurasian economic and military bloc. Unfortunately, it is also increasingly anti-American.