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| H1 U.S. Retreat from Iraq? The Secret Story Tom Hayden | The Huffington Post: "According to credible Iraqi sources in London and Amman, a secret story of America’s diplomatic exit strategy from Iraq is rapidly unfolding. The key events include..."
Washington Institute Forcing Hard Choices on Tehran: Raising the Costs of Iran’s Nuclear Program
Ha’aretz - Print Edition Courting Syria By Itamar Rabinovich
Harel Our weakness motivates Iran Guardian Theories over Gemayel's murder
Whoever pulled the trigger, Syria's allies are the losers Charles Harb: The latest assassination in Lebanon has bolstered the US-backed government and weakened Hizbullah and the opposition. Leader Death in Beirut Salon Leaving Iraq? Not so fast Dem Politics May Prevent Focus on Withdrawal Early signs indicate that Democrats will be very cautious about redeployment, and they want to make sure W. takes the blame. OpenDemocracy Iraq lives | Reidar Visser
Iraq: divide or die | Liam Anderson | Gareth Stansfield
Ha’aretz - Print Edition Courting Syria By Itamar Rabinovich
Weekly Standard Surrender as 'Realism' Retreat would win us no friends and lose us no adversaries.
We Can Put More
What the Islamists Have Learned How to defeat the USA in future wars.
Washington Post Lebanese Warily Await Their Uncertain Future At Flash Point of 1975, Divisions Remain Clear
Cheney to Meet With Saudi King Ahead of Iraq Summit The U.S. Has Pressed the Nation to Help With Reconstruction and to Reach Out to Sunnis
International Crisis Group Georgia’s Armenian and Azeri Minorities
Independent Robert Fisk: Gemayel's mourners know in Lebanon nothing is what it seems Charles Glass: Another casualty of the Syrian-Israeli war U.S. Retreat from Iraq? The Secret Story Tom Hayden | The Huffington Post: "According to credible Iraqi sources in London and Amman, a secret story of America’s diplomatic exit strategy from Iraq is rapidly unfolding. The key events include..."
Report: US to Negotiate With Insurgents, Ba'athists Genetic breakthrough that reveals differences between humans Scientists hail genetic discovery that will change human understanding Slate Freedom From Fear Trumps the Freedom To Vote:Why it's so hard to establish democracy in countries like Russia and Iraq.
COMMENT: American politics looks for a directionThe conservative era in US politics, which has coincided with my adult lifetime, came to an end two weeks ago. So what comes next? Jacob Weisberg looks at some possibilities.
RFE/RL Georgia/Ukraine Revolutions With Similar Roots, Different Legacies Armenia Making The Best Of A Difficult Neighborhood Carnegie Endowment for International Peace - The Roots of Radical Islam in Central Asia Full Paper (PDF; 161 KB)
EurasiaNet Azerbaijan: More Time in Office for President Aliyev?
Der Spiegel THE KREMLIN MINUTES Diary of a Collapsing Superpower In the fall of 1990, as Germany celebrated reunification, an enormous tragedy was taking shape in Moscow. The historical turning point can be reconstructed from previously undisclosed minutes of Politburo meetings published in Russia this month. And Mikhail Gorbachev may finally get the historical recognition he deserves.
NYT DAVID BROOKS Building a Team of Rivals The next president has to be a thoroughgoing reformer, which means reforming the way the executive branch works. Los Angeles Times Lebanese crisis reflects fading U.S. authority By Paul Richter With Lebanon's government teetering on collapse, the White House braces for another blow to its vision of reform in the Middle East Cutting and Running on Our Allies By: Max Boot Washington's history of abandoning friends doesn't give Iraqis much confidence. Der Spiegel DEEP UNDER COVER IN AL- QAIDA The Mole and the Terrorists Omar Nasiri infiltrated the Islamist terrorist network for European intelligence agencies. He got to know terrorist leader Osama bin Laden's top lieutenants in Afghanistan. Today he lives in hiding in Germany
Christian Science Monitor Under fire, US marines hand off battered Fallujah to Iraqis Just 300 marines patrol the key Sunni city as Iraqi military forces take more control.
| H2 World Economic Forum in Turkey I Programme I Issues in Depth Download all briefing essays Download all key data Report: Turkey's Competitiveness in a European Context
Dünya Ekonomik Forumu İstanbul'da
Şanlı Bahadır Koç - “Topal Ördek”le İki Yıl Daha: 2006 Kongre Seçimleri Stratejik Analiz Aralık 2006
Daily Star Editorial Turkey would be an ideal partner to help stabilize a fragile Lebanon
Şensoy urges all-out efforts against ‘genocide’ move in US
FT The curious coincidence of Springer's Turkish move Axel Springer denies its decision to buy a stake in Dogan’s TV unit is connected to the Turkish company’s move on ProSiebenSat.1, the German broadcaster once coveted by the newspaper publisher.
CFR Delicate Papal Visit to Turkey
Wayne Madsen : Turkey's acquisition of nuclear technology
Berhem Salih: Her Kürd'ün gönlünde ’Kürdistan Devleti’ isteği var
Who does not want Turkey in Iraq?
FT REPORT - INVESTING IN TURKEY: Calling ina new era FT REPORT - INVESTING IN TURKEY: Foreign competition forces manufacturers to become inventive FT REPORT - INVESTING IN TURKEY: Capital's airport opens doors FT REPORT - INVESTING IN TURKEY: Youthful population fuels national spending spree FT REPORT - INVESTING IN TURKEY: Climate for a food capital FT REPORT - INVESTING IN TURKEY: Steel assets for pension fund FT REPORT - INVESTING IN TURKEY: A good year for banks and telecoms FT REPORT - INVESTING IN TURKEY: Fortis profits from a seamless integration FT REPORT - INVESTING IN TURKEY: Regions prove plentiful
FT INTERNATIONAL NEWS: Fewer Turkish women wearing headscarf
Washington Times – Greece- Cordial ties with U.S. seen as fraying
In response to Ilnur Cevik: The days of fratricidal wars amongst Kurds have long passed By Nergiz Duhoki
İsmail Küçükkaya Kim hangi hükümeti ister?
CHP-MHP koalisyonu ne vaat ediyor? İsmet Berkan
Fikret BİLA CHP ile MHP'nin ortak paydası
Eski anlayış değişmeli Tarhan Erdem
ERDAL ŞAFAK CHP ile MHP'nin koalisyon ortaklığı fikrini ve olasılığını sindirmiş olmaları şaşırtıcı değil.
YAVUZ DONAT Bir 'usta'nın penceresinden
[Yorum - M. Naci Bostancı] Bahçeli MHP'yi dönüştürüyor
Yazıcıoğlu: CHP ile MHP nişanlanıyor ülkücü taban buna ne der, göreceğiz
Deepening the Relationship and Expanding the Friendship: U.S. Deputy Chief of Mission Nancy McEldowney Visits Eskisehir ...More
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EMRE AKÖZÇorba mı, börek mi?
Brüksel'e uyarı: Milliyetçileri güçlendirirsiniz
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Cengiz Çandar Tüm yazıları Bir cinayetin siyasi-diplomatik anatomisi...
SOLİ ÖZEL Beyrut'ta cinayet
İBRAHİM KARAGÜL
Lübnan'da hiçbir şey tesadüf değil Robert Fisk -
Lübnan'a suikast Nuray Mert
Sami KOHEN Beyrut cinayeti dengeleri sarsıyor
Suikast, ABD'nin Ortadoğu politikasına darbe vurabilir
Suriye kozasından çıkıyor
Suikast iç savaşın habercisi –
Yusuf KANLI Difficult December
KKTC'den feryat: Yandık ... Haberin Devamı>>>
Pakistan'ın F-16'ları TAİ'de yenilenecek
US apologizes to Gen. Saygun for security incident
Rumlar, Kıbrıslı Türklere saldırdı
Fikret Ertan AB'nin enerji endişesi
Barzani'nin Ferrari'si Habur'da bekletiliyor
ABD işgali 2 milyon Iraklıyı göçe zorladı
Guantanamo'da sorgulamaya Türk görevliler katıldı
France to host conference on condition of Turkish Armenians
Georgia: Turkey To Provide Natural Gas? Stratfor
Greece, Russia: FMs Hope For Agreement Before 2007
İbrahim Güçlü' nün “Teke Tek” programındaki görüşleri soruşturmada
Öcalan'dan Bahçeli'ye Teşekkür
The son of the Syrian Kurdish leader escapes the Syrian regime
| H3 Ümit Enginsoy US redeployment to N. Iraq would hurt ties with Turkey A possible US move to redeploy some US forces in Iraq to the war-torn country's Kurdish-controlled north would hurt ties with Turkey and impede future Iraq cooperation on military and other …
Orta dönem değerlendirmesi Gündüz Aktan
TESEV'den Güneydoğu uyarısı Kuzey Irak yeni çekim merkezi oldu!
Erdoğan Çankaya’ya
İzolasyonları kaldırmak AB'nin yasal yükümlülüğü-2 ÖZDEM SANBERK
Ruşen Çakır Talabani Ankara’ya, Gül Bağdat’a...
TESEV raporu: Doğu, Irak'a göç edebilir
Turkey should subsidise poor SE region - report
Güneydoğu’nun yüzde 60’ı S.O.S. veriyor
TESEV Değişen Türkiye'de Din, Toplum ve Siyaset Araştırma Sonuçları Sunuşu
TESEV Doğu ve Güneydoğu Anadolu'nun Kalkınmasında Sosyal ve Ekonomik Öncelikler
Orhan Pamuk Üzerimdeki yükten sevinci hissetmedim
Hadi ULUENGİN : Orhan Pamuk’la New York’ta
AB zirvesi öncesinde 'son dakika çözümü' aranıyor
Hasan Ünal Halt this malicious EU process ASLI AYDINTAŞBAŞ Papa fiyaskosuna doğru
ANALYSIS-Old Turkish suspicions resurface over Pope visit
Semih İDİZ Türkiye'nin istemediği bir ziyaret mi?
Papa neden geliyor? Murat Yetkin
Papa’nın niyeti iyi değil ama iyi karşılayalım
PISAİ: Erdoğan'ın görüşmemesi "anlamlı"
Ayasofya’da PROVOKASYON!
Police Detain Turks Protesting Pope at Aya Sofya
Tan: PKK, Kuzey Irak'ta barınmayacak
DYP, Güneydoğu sorunu için proje hazırlığında
Deniz Ülke Arıboğan AB ile sorunlarımız
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EKREM DUMANLI - Bir kez daha Alevilik
ŞAHİN ALPAY - Atatürk'ün mirası akıl ve bilimdir
HÜSEYİN GÜLERCE - Aleviler ve AK Parti
MÜMTAZ'ER TÜRKÖNE - "İrtica tehdidi"
FATİH ALTAYLI Karışıklıkları iyi çözerim
Ertuğrul Özkök O gece Tahran'da ne konuştuk
Mehmet Y Yılmaz Türk’ün Türk’ten başka düşmana ihtiyacı yok!
Kemalizm ve Prof. Dr. Atilla Yayla
Prof. Yayla vakasına dair Turgut Tarhanlı
Hasan CEMAL Demokrasi ayıpları!
Engin Ardıç Bu adam ne yapmış?
Fehmi Koru Konuşmaya yeni başlıyoruz NAZLI ILICAK İhanet suçlaması
Ömer Lütfi Mete Hangi Kemalizm gerilik?
Ergun Babahan Üniversitede yargısız infaz
Emin Çölaşan Bay Gül’ün dünü ve bugünü!!!
Güler Kömürcü
Sır buluşta akıllara takılan sorular
General motor Bir grup emekli generalin ürettiği ve bilim dünyasını şaşkına çeviren yakıtsız makina 'Erke dönergeç' ülkeyi kırdı geçirdi. Müthiş icat hayata geçtiğinde dünyanın enerji dengeleri değişecek, Türkiye de kurtulacak!
'İç siyasi risk artıyor' ne demek? Yiğit Bulut
Finansal istikrar neyin ve kimin nesi?
Şirketlerin döviz borçları Fatih Özatay
Asaf Savaş Akat Üçüncü çeyrekte istihdam
Deniz Gökçe Aman petrol, canım petrol!
Yaman TÖRÜNER
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| H4 New York Times Civilian Death Toll Reaches New High in Iraq, UN Says
Editorial Another Killing in Lebanon The United States and the international community must rally to support Prime Minister Fouad Siniora — with cash, security advisers and anything that might help him and his government survive.
DAVID BROOKS Building a Team of Rivals The next president has to be a thoroughgoing reformer, which means reforming the way the executive branch works.
Atomic Agency Opts to Snub Iran’s Request for Help With Reactor
UN to Deny Reactor Help for Iran, Diplomats Say
BOB HERBERT The Empty Chair at the Table There are now thousands of military families across the U.S. who are faced with an awful empty space at their Thanksgiving tables.
| H5 Washington Post Lebanese Warily Await Their Uncertain Future At Flash Point of 1975, Divisions Remain Clear
Cheney to Meet With Saudi King Ahead of Iraq Summit The U.S. Has Pressed the Nation to Help With Reconstruction and to Reach Out to Sunnis
Midterm Victory Brings Changes on K Street Power shifts already apparent in Washington as Democrats prepare to take control of influential lobbying track for the first time in a dozen years.
A Bad Omen in Rumsfeld's Firing By Robert D. Novak
Death Toll For Iraqis Reaches New High
Marine Corps May Need to Grow, General Says
The end of the United Kingdom?
William Arkin Threads that lead to a Turkey
Afghanistan's Once-Untouchable Bosses Targeted
Free Thinking To the End By David S. Broder, I had two encounters with Milton Friedman, at an interval of more than 50 years.
| H6 Guardian UN to investigate Lebanon murder Security council approves request for help over Gemayel murder.
Whoever pulled the trigger, Syria's allies are the losers Charles Harb: The latest assassination in Lebanon has bolstered the US-backed government and weakened Hizbullah and the opposition. Leader Death in Beirut All that can be said with certainty at this stage is that the murder of Mr Gemayel is a dangerous development for Lebanon and the wider Middle East. Who did it? Dilip Hiro Pierre Gemayel's murder is being blamed on Syria, but the dysfunctional politics of Lebanon mean there are a lot of suspects Realism has beaten idealism Alex Bigham A new order is taking shape in the Middle East with Iran and Syria at its centre, but will human rights and democracy be the losers? UK may leave south Iraq in spring
Follow that rainbow Robert Fox The main problem for Afghanistan and Iraq is that neither the leaders in suits nor uniforms have a clue what to do next. Beware of Trident-lite Richard Norton-Taylor: A hasty decision to renew the nuclear arms system would deny us the debate we deserve. There must be plain speaking at the end of the red carpet Timothy Garton Ash: The Kazakh president may have joked about Borat, but his regime's human rights record is no laughing matter. Fundamental socialism Mick Hucknall: Copyright does not restrict the flow of ideas; it promotes it, and boosts the knowledge economy. Playing the oppression game Yasmin Alibhai-Brown: Religionists do not want parity - they want special treatment and an unacceptable influence over policy.
Future uncertain after indecisive Dutch election Netherlands faces political deadlock after governing Christian Democrats scraped victory in yesterday's election.
Dutch recover their courage Election day sees a return to Dutch tolerance, libertarianism and irreverence, says Nicholas Watt.
'When it comes to firing the gun, it's a massive shock.' Israeli army recruits: We followed young British Jews signing up for service in Gaza and the West Bank.
History be dammed Campaigners fear a project could destroy symbols of Iran's heritage, writes Robert Tait. |
| H7 New Republic Iraq: What Next? Send more troops
Iraq: What next? Ignore James Baker
Iraq: What Next? Our hopes for Baghdad don't require U.S. troops
SyriaComment “Talk To Syria Now, Says Syrian Jewish Maverick,” by Larry Cohler-Esses
Daily Star There is no Democratic solution in Iraq By Mustafa Malik
The Missing Voices in the Iraq War Debate
Revolutionary Guards Head: 'US Forces in Middle. East 'Extremely' Vulnerable
Three options for Iraq, none perfect
Khatami: No one can deny Holocaust
Boston Globe Editorial The road to Damascus
How Bush Could Stabilize the Mideast - R. Wolffe & H. Bailey, Newsweek
YaleGlobal Globalization and God – Part I
Rich nations can best help poor countries by acting against corrupt leaders, assisting R&D, and enhancing global labor mobility... more»
The successive reform proposals designed to refocus the United Nations and sharpen its development efforts are being overtaken by the private sector's upgrade of its own work in this area
Asia Times The Rise and Decline of the Neocons by Jim Lobe and Michael Flynn Because their agenda is global in scale, US neo-conservatives remain important players - albeit increasingly isolated - within the US foreign policy elite. Understanding the neo-cons and how they achieved their power is critical in divining the course of the world's last remaining superpower.
Iraq: Kissinger's 'decent interval', take two The prospect of seeing Henry Kissinger's principles and methods of realpolitik applied to the mess in the Middle East makes one shudder, yet at age 83 he seems determined to recapture former glory - or ignominy. This is the statesman who was able to give South Vietnam to the communists after a "decent interval". In the present Middle East, there's unlikely to be a decent interval to provide the illusion of achieving "peace with honor".
| H8 Report: US to Negotiate With Insurgents, Ba'athists BBC UN agrees to probe Lebanon murder The UN Security Council agrees to help investigate the murder of Lebanese politician Pierre Gemayel.
Lebanon explained Living in Iraq
MEMRI Nov 23 IA# 302 - Lebanon on the Brink of Civil War (3)
PINR "Intelligence Brief: Pierre Gemayel Assassinated in Lebanon" Full text of report
October Most Deadly Month for Iraqis
Baghdad's death toll reaches a new high
Lebanon braces for renewed conflict after the Gemayel assassination
UPI Analysis: Clashes challange Israel, PA
Analysis: Will Gemayel killing spark talks?
Analysis: Mideast focus on Lebanon
CFR Cook: The Assassination of Pierre Gemayel
Time Lebanon's Cabinet Ministers Wonder Who Could Be Next
Weekly Standard The Wages of Dialogue Behind the assassination of Lebanon's Pierre Gemayel.
‘Iraq’s disintegration will affect Pakistan’
New Iraq Ties Gives Syria More Say With US Key Facts About UN Report on Iraq Violence Pentagon Cites Alternative to Baker Report Der Spiegel DEEP UNDER COVER IN AL- QAIDA The Mole and the Terrorists Omar Nasiri infiltrated the Islamist terrorist network for European intelligence agencies. He got to know terrorist leader Osama bin Laden's top lieutenants in Afghanistan. Today he lives in hiding in Germany
Christian Science Monitor Under fire, US marines hand off battered Fallujah to Iraqis Just 300 marines patrol the key Sunni city as Iraqi military forces take more control.
| H9 Ha’aretz - Print Edition Courting Syria By Itamar Rabinovich
Harel Our weakness motivates Iran
Poll: More than half of Israelis support Syria talks
Editorial Show interest, don't interfere Israel should not pretend to be indifferent to developments in Lebanon, which could lead to political changes there, but intervening with these changes could be dangerous.
Sadat, not Israel, made history
Palestinian sources: Saudis have severed ties with Hamas
Eldar Land deals from beyond the grave
Shin Bet against targeting of Palestinian politicians
Schiff ANALYSIS: No technological solution to Qassam rocket fire
Olmert vs. everyone A year has passed, a war has passed, and the government still is not governing.
Mideast diplomacy / Bush to visit Jordan, won't meet PM, Abbas
Yedioth Ahronoth Expert: Bush can't attack Iran
Olmert: Israel safer post-Saddam Jerusalem Post
France authorizes troops to fire at IAF jets over Lebanon (Jerusalem Post)
How to stop the Kassams
Rattling the Cage: Wise men and rednecks By LARRY DERFNER
UrukNet Olmert and the Baker Boys
Mossad hit meant to spark civil war in Lebanon MehrNews.com
Daily Star Accepting Hamas' victory might save Olmert's plan By Nimrod Novik
Palestinians must still rely on the US to achieve peace By Zahi Khouri
Debka Israel Opts for Major War Campaign in 11th Hour of Hamas Build-up Print
Washington Institute Forcing Hard Choices on Tehran: Raising the Costs of Iran’s Nuclear Program
The Damascus-Hizballah Axis: Bashar al-Asad’s Vision of a New Middle East Hizballah’s ability to survive war with Israel emboldened the Syrian dictator meddle in Lebanon and the wider region. Seth Wikas
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| H10 Christian Science Monitor Under fire, US marines hand off battered Fallujah to Iraqis Just 300 marines patrol the key Sunni city as Iraqi military forces take more control.
Pragmatic newcomers go to Washington The Capitol Hill freshmen class of '06 promises practicality over party loyalty.
Russia denies role in reported poisoning of former KGB agent
Daniel Schorr: A tribute to Justice Louis Brandeis
South Asia Analysis Group Sino-Indian Relations: Questions & Answers
The Economist China and India
Reports Differ on Possible China-India Nuclear Talks
Asia Times The geometry of Sino-Indian ties Chinese President Hu Jintao's visit to India is ostebsibly aimed at warming his country's relations with its southern neighbor. But the two Asian giants are not the only ones influencing their own economic and political ties; these are also conditioned by the China-India-Pakistan and China-India-US triangles. - Jing-dong Yuan
From India's Frontline, a look at how globalisation adds urgency to the debate whether market economy is better than a completely planned economy | H11 IHT Will Lebanon's powderkeg explode? Sadly, the assassination of Pierre Gemayel means there are rough days ahead for Lebanon and the region.
Gaining power, losing values President Hu Jintao of China, who arrived in New Delhi on Monday to consolidate ties between the world's two fastest rising economic powers, can feel comfortable that at least one protester won't be troubling him.
EU agency finds data transfers to U.S. by Swift illegal
New age for espionage: The same but different
When the archbishop meets the pope Pope Benedict and Archbishop Williams have their work cut out for them as they face a common enemy - secularism and the disappearance of the Christian faith in the West.
UPI Analysis: Merkel's year one against terror
| H12 RFE/RL Georgia/Ukraine Revolutions With Similar Roots, Different Legacies This week marks the second anniversary of Ukraine's Orange Revolution and the third anniversary of Georgia's Rose Revolution. Armenia Making The Best Of A Difficult Neighborhood Caught politically between Russia and the West, Yerevan is trying to achieve a balancing act and continue growth as an export economy. Neighbors Watch As Russia's WTO Bid Advances Georgia and Moldova have gained leverage in talks with Moscow. But Belarus and others might soon see pressure to eliminate trade barriers Carnegie Endowment for International Peace - The Roots of Radical Islam in Central Asia Full Paper (PDF; 161 KB)
EurasiaNet Azerbaijan: More Time in Office for President Aliyev?
Ukraine: A Revolution Recedes - Peter Brookes, New York Post
Asia Times Russia tips the balance The struggle for dominance of the world's energy centers on control of the production of oil and gas fields, and therefore where and to whom that production will be offered. Russia, with help from China and India, is beginning to win this battle. Next, with new oil exchanges that don't deal in US dollars, begins the assault on the greenback. - W Joseph Stroupe
EDM THE CHECHEN EXECUTION SQUAD COMES TO MOSCOW
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| H13 The Times Leader High-Flyers India and China will do better together than distrustfully apart
Michael Young
Anatole Kaletsky
Evolution not revolution
New dog, old trick: Democrat bark will be as fierce as Republican bite
Vatican may relax rules on condoms
Party feud helping Royal, Chirac told
Poison case turns to hunt for third man
Iraqi leader calls insurgents for talks to end the violence
Our troops may be on their way out by spring, Beckett says
WSJ Assassins and Diplomacy | H14 Financial Times Murder exposes Lebanon’s Christian divisions
Democrat splits emerge as their victory sinks in
COMMENT: American politics looks for a directionThe conservative era in US politics, which has coincided with my adult lifetime, came to an end two weeks ago. So what comes next? Jacob Weisberg looks at some possibilities.
For all the popular talk of new realism, bipartisanship and moderation in US foreign policy, there is not a lot of evidence that it is taking hold at all in the mindset of the administration, writes Jurek Martin. -
Gideon Rachman: Syria is clearly fighting to retain its influence in Lebanon COMMENT: Friedman's illuminating ideas will continue to live onMilton Friedman, who died last week, was renowned for work of scintillating originality. Four big issues of our time illustrate his continuing relevance, writes John Greenwood of Invesco-Perpetual.
COMMENT AND ANALYSIS: Out on a limb: how the Kremlin has been making life difficult on SakhalinFor all its singularity, Sakhalin is in many ways a microcosm of Russia. The problems of the oil-rich region mirror those of the country as a whole.
COMMENT: We must not go soft on the nuclear ambitions of North KoreaAmid the events of the past two months, the North Korean threat has been all but forgotten, writes Victor Mallet. Editorial Mind the gender gapNato meeting will ‘remove last traces of Iron Curtain’ COMMENT AND ANALYSIS: Both despots and dissidents put politics into the business of aid
Dutch PM heading for election win Dutch prime minister Jan Peter Balkenende’s Christian Democratic Alliance was heading for an election win in the Netherlands, but the result could still herald complex and protracted negotiations to form a coalition. | H15 Los Angeles Times Lebanese crisis reflects fading U.S. authority By Paul Richter With Lebanon's government teetering on collapse, the White House braces for another blow to its vision of reform in the Middle East
Cutting and Running on Our Allies By: Max Boot Washington's history of abandoning friends doesn't give Iraqis much confidence. |
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realclearpolitics – ABC’s The Note - Early Bird GovExec - Blogometer
BBC Kennedy conspiracy | H17 Daily Telegraph Democracy is not on the Syrian agenda
Leader Don't abandon Iraq
Pope questions his infallibility The Pope says people should feel free to disagree with him.
Cameron's endorsement of Toynbee angers Right David Cameron will try to bury the Tories' reputation for being indifferent to poverty by endorsing social policy themes promoted by writer Polly Toynbee, the Left-wing doyenne.
| H18 Independent Robert Fisk: Gemayel's mourners know in Lebanon nothing is what it seemsAs the family of Lebanon's murdered Minister for Industry mourned, the detectives - who have never solved a single one of the country's multitude of political murders - began their investigation Charles Glass: Another casualty of the Syrian-Israeli war Hamish McRae: Is Europe's recovery just another false dawn? Balkenende clings to power as Dutch head for uneasy coalition Presidency falling apart at the seams for Bush and his entourage Johann Hari: The one reason I will miss Milton Friedman
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| H19 Creating 'Japanese NSC' requires Abe to take lead
CounterterrorismBlog al Qaeda wants an "American Madrid"
General Joseph Ralston on the subject of "national caveats", whereby governments decide to refuse forces to Nato | · H20 Slate Slate Freedom From Fear Trumps the Freedom To Vote:Why it's so hard to establish democracy in countries like Russia and Iraq.
What's Next?:The conservative era is over. What will replace it?
The bohemian craftsman.
· Fall into the Gap:New York Times Magazine on how to bridge the education gulf.
· Class Warfare:Why the villain of The History Boys is the better teacher.
| H21 Genetic breakthrough that reveals differences between humans Scientists hail genetic discovery that will change human understanding
Weekly Standard Cleaning Up My Act Roughly three months ago, I resolved to stop swearing. Tech Blog: The internet giant might have backed the wrong candidate for the 2008 presidential election Why We Should Let O.J. Speak - Charles Krauthammer, Time
Google's Book Search Gets Better, Or Worse
Google Launches Web Book Reader
A review of Google and the Myth of Universal Knowledge. The race to create a "smart" Google: Everything you buy online says a little bit about you. And if all those bits get put into one big trove of data about you and your tastes? Marketer's heaven
Journalism 2.0: The Future of News
The Puritans' vices and virtues A Thanksgiving selection from the TNR archives. |
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