Ha’aretz – Editorial Bashar in the eye of the storm An American invasion of Syria - even if it had British and French support along with UN approval - would be liable to create a second Iraq, this time on Israel's border.
Battles change, wars don't By Victor Davis Hanson From ancient Greece to modern Iraq, history shows us that fear, honor and self-interest drive hostilities between the states.
Can Russian Oil Growth Be Sustained? Netherlands Institute of International Relations ClingendaelThis 11-page briefing paper questions Russia's ability to further increase oil production and exports
Entente Not So Cordiale By GEOFFREY WHEATCROFT The 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar highlights the centuries old conflict between France and England. H5 Washington Post Syria Blamed in Death of Top Lebanese Leader U.N. report implicates Syrian, Lebanese officials in the assassination of Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri.
Post-Rove Deliberations Begin White House is now confronting the looming prospect of a Bush presidency without Karl Rove.
Leader Europe has a world to win International trade talks: International talks to reduce agriculture subsidies and other trade barriers - which could give an unprecedented boost to poor countries - are heading for the buffers.
US troops 'burned Taliban bodies'US to counter anti-American backlash after TV documentary shows US troops setting fire to corpses of Taliban fighters.
Timed to perfection Comment: Saddam Hussein's trial is merely a political sideshow, says Jonathan Steele.
US on attack over Taiwan's defence Simon Tisdall: Concerned by China's rapid military buildup but anxious for closer strategic ties with Beijing, the Bush administration is insisting that Taiwan - the most likely future military flashpoint between the two countries - does more to defend itself or face reduced US support. H7 The Economist On the cover The referendum on Iraq's constitution is another milestone, but a long march remains before Iraq will be at peace: leader The Weekly Standard Rule America? Liberal elites ruined Britain as a hyperpower. Could America meet the same fate? by Jonathan V. Last Rice: War Part of Effort to 'Redesign Middle East' American Prospect The Incompetence Dodge The liberal hawks now say the idea of the war wasn’t bad, just its execution. This saves face -- and serves a more dangerous function. By Sam Rosenfeld and Matthew Yglesias
Only Peres can He is a wise man with many achievements. And that is the reason for wondering why he still refuses to allow any of his graying successors to succeed him.
H12 RFE/RLU.S. Concerned About Azerbaijan Arrests The United States says it is disturbed by steps the government of Azerbaijan took this week, arresting demonstrators and detaining candidates ahead of next month's parliamentary elections.
EurasiaNet Azerbaijan: Two More Officials Sacked One day after the dismissal and arrest of Economic Development Minister Farhad Aliyev, President Ilham Aliyev has fired two other high-ranking government officials in a move that has observers scrambling for explanations.
Sport-loving president has his sights on the UN President Kwasniewski of Poland is being hotly tipped as Washington’s favourite to succeed Kofi Annan as Secretary-General of the United Nations
WSJ Is the 'Road Map' at a Dead End? The Road Map offers hope for a peaceful future, but Palestinians cannot pursue it alone. By MAHMOUD ABBAS H14 Financial Times UN probe points to Syrian role in Hariri murder There is “converging evidence” pointing at “both Lebanese and Syrian involvement” in the assassination of former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq Hariri, the international investigation into his death has concluded
COMMENT: A chance to avert the tragedy of a bird flu pandemic With the world possibly on the verge of a bird influenza pandemic, the ensuing tragedy would be one counted not only in health and human lives, but also in economics, writes Haruhiko Kuroda, president of the Manila-based Asian Development Bank
Editorial Europe must moveto save Doha round Time is running out to achieve real progress towards a deal in the Doha round of trade talks. There is still no sense of urgency amongst the negotiators and the...
COMMENT: New light on the true causes of business failures We set out to have a look at Europe’s biggest business failures over the past 25 years to find out whether our policymakers have been solving the right problems, write Laury Bollen, Gerard Mertens and Roger Meuwissen
Battles change, wars don't By Victor Davis Hanson From ancient Greece to modern Iraq, history shows us that fear, honor and self-interest drive hostilities between the states.
Asia Times US policy and the 'Oval Office cabal' A close aide of former US secretary of state Colin Powell has launched an extraordinary attack on what he describes as a national-security policy-making apparatus made dysfunctional by secrecy, compartmentalization, distrust, and the machinations of the "Oval Office cabal" of Pentagon chief Donald Rumsfeld and Vice President Dick Cheney. - Jim Lobe H20 Slate
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