Korean cloud obscures Almaty talks
By Kaveh L Afrasiabi
NEW YORK - That the Korean crisis is boiling steadily to new heights is
bound to create some minor ruptures for the Iran nuclear negotiations
scheduled to resume in Almaty, Kazakhstan, on April 5. This is an
inescapable conclusion, drawn from the mere fact that the US and its
allies cannot stomach two simultaneous crises in different parts of the
world, particularly in today's age of deep Pentagon budget cuts. The
Obama administration should think along the lines of "smart power" -
that essentially means no unrealistic, and therefore self-defeating,
power overstretch ..
In May 2010, the White House rejected a nuclear deal brokered by Turkey
and Brazil, which it has encouraged earlier, thus proving once again
its preference for a "stalemate".
Unfortunately, there are plenty of indications that once again the US is
letting another opportunity with Iran slip by, instead of making firm
commitments to remove its sanctions in return for Iranian compromises,
for example on 20% uranium enrichment and greater nuclear transparency.
The big question is if Washington, grappling with the North Korea's
"clear and present danger" can really afford this pattern of obstructing
a reasonable endgame in the Iran nuclear crisis?
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