A US military strike within Pakistan has killed Pakistani security forces. The violations of Pakistani sovereignty have been going on for some time, but Pakistan has denied that US forces are attacking terrorist suspects within its borders. This time the denials will ring hollow and Pakistan is appropriately angry that the attack went so awry. Relations between the US and Pakistan have deteriorated steadily since the US operation against Osama bin Laden, and this incident will resonate loudly for some time. It remains to be seen whether the US-Pakistani alliance can survive.
The protests in Egypt continue to grow, ahead of the first round of parliamentary elections scheduled for Monday. It appears as if the movement is a revival of the one in the spring, and not instigated by the Muslim Brotherhood or any other organized group in anticipation of the return of civilian government. The focus of the protests seems to be exclusively on the role of the military in shaping the next political round.
Discussions on the likelihood of the break-up of the eurozone are proliferating. This article in The Economist offers one of the best summaries of the issues I’ve read thus far.
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