| H1 New York Times Panel to Weigh Overture by U.S. to Iran and Syria By DAVID E. SANGER A draft report on strategies for Iraq urges an aggressive regional diplomatic initiative that includes direct talks with Iran and Syria Washington Post Iraq Group a Study In Secrecy, Centrism Outside Participants Describe Process By Robin Wright Editorial Needed: A Big Stick Iran and Syria are waging war in the Middle East. Will the West fight back? The Way to Win a Guerrilla War By T.X. Hammes Shaping Post-Bush Policy By Jackson Diehl, Page A19 The coming century will offer not one overriding threat but a 'Rubik's cube' of diverse yet sometimes interlocking challenges. David and Goliath Putin Tries to Depose a Neighbor By Richard Holbrooke While the United States is otherwise preoccupied, the small former Soviet republic of Georgia has become the stage for a blatant effort at regime change, Russian-style. Newsweek How Moqtada al-Sadr Controls Fate of Iraq Why Moqtada al-Sadr may end up deciding America's fate in Iraq. Zakaria: The Next Step? Think Vietnam. There is much moaning in Washington about the return of the 'realists.' But what we need is a Kissingerian effort to extricate America. NY Times Now It’s Iraq on the Agenda for Mr. Fix-It of the G.O.P. News Analysis: A Matter of Definition: What Makes a Civil War, and Who Declares It So? Boston Globe Regionalizing Iraq
WILL THERE be a new emphasis on regional cooperation to end the Iraq war? By John Tirman THE 'EURABIA' MYTH Europe's Muslims Will Be Lucky Just to Be Deported - Ralph Peters, NYPost PINR "Russia-China Security Cooperation" Full text of report Brzezinski: The Baker Commission ‘Will Offer Some Procrastination Ideas For Dealing With The Crisis’ Sunday Telegraph Each attack begets another attack The majority of conflicts in our time, says Niall Ferguson, have been within civilisations not between them: civil wars, not holy wars. And civil wars tend to last a long time. Washington Times Washington Times Talks aim to counter Tehran A weeklong, high-stakes diplomatic offensive for control of the Middle East is gathering steam as the Bush administration rallies allies against Iran's growing influence in the region. Factions press Iraqi leader to snub Bush Iraq's Shi'ite prime minister, struggling to prevent sectarian violence from sending the nation into full-fledged civil war, faces strong criticism from top Shi'ite and Sunni Arab leaders alike as he prepares for a summit with President Bush this week. New York Times U.S. Finds Iraq Insurgency Has Funds to Sustain Itself Independent on Sunday Litvinenko: probe claims he may have killed himself IHT NATO summit I: In area, or in trouble DANIEL S. HAMILTON If NATO is invisible when it comes to protecting our societies, support for the alliance will wane. NATO summit II: Winning the peace in Afghanistan PIERRE LELLOUCHE If allied democracies aren't prepared to commit the necessary aid to rebuild Afghanistan, they should prepare as orderly a withdrawal as possible. Time Inside an Iraqi Battleground Neighborhood Amid the frenzy of repopulation, mixed areas like Washash have become the hotspots for sectarian warfare Options for the New Secretary of Defense - Michael Duffy, Time LA Times Bring back Saddam Jonathan Chait: Restoring the deposed dicator might give Iraqis the jolt of authority and order they need. Have a better idea? Washington Post Leaving Iraq, Honorably By Chuck Hagel, There will be no victory or defeat for the United States in Iraq. Realism, and Values, in Lebanon By Jim Hoagland The End of the Free-Trade Consensus - David Smick, Weekly Standard NYT Here Come the Economic Populists By LOUIS UCHITELLE “Rubinomics” has dominated Democratic Party doctrine for many years. That may change. Al Awsat The War Cloud that Hangs over Lebanon : Amir Taheri Financial Times Editorial Rethinking Russia The European Union's relationship with its most powerful neighbour is dysfunctional. COMMENT: The assassination in Lebanon should not derail dialogue The murder disrupts the momentum in London and Washington for a fundamental change of approach in the Middle East, writes Paul Salem, director of the Carnegie Middle East Centre in Beirut COMMENT: The Dutch are leading a popular rebellion The overarching explanation is that the Dutch, like other Europeans, are insecure about their future and are suffering from reform-fatigue, writes Wolfgang Munchau Ha’aretz - Print Edition Benn Analysis / Breaking points, on both sides Israel's growing fatigue in face of Qassams, Palestinians' dead and global disregard led to cease-fire. | H2 Newsweek Opinion: Turkey’s Coming Coup by Zeyno Baran Center for European Reform If Turkey and the EU break up...
Katinka Barysch and Charles Grant Political Participation of Turkey’s Kurds and Alevis: A Challenge for Turkey’s Democratic Consolidation Ioannis N. Grigoriadis Southeast European and Black Sea Studies Number 4 / December 2006 New England Journal of MedicineAvian Influenza A (H5N1) Infection in Eastern Turkey in 2006 Independent Leading article: A papal visit laden with symbolism and danger Newsweek George Weigel on the Pope's Trip to Turkey Washington Post Turks Protest Pope's Coming Visit Some Officials See Trip as Way to Promote Turkey's Bid to Join E.U. The Times Leader Constantinople Revisited A papal visit to Turkey will be a test of diplomatic skills Popemobile gives way to armoured car on visit to 'minefield' Young and old of Istanbul are happy to roar their disapproval Independent Pope flies to Turkey amid fears Sunday Telegraph Turkey on high alert for Pope's visit Sunday Times Pope flies into a Turkish cauldron McClatchy Turkish Muslims skeptical about the Pope's impending visit Pope Benedict Goes Bravely Forth - New York Daily News Guardian Turks take to streets to protest at Pope's visit Tens of thousands of Muslims and nationalists took to the streets to vent their anger at the imminent arrival of Pope Benedict XVI. Independent Turks whip up storm of disapproval over Pope's visit FT Turkey trip a test of faiths Istanbul protest over papal visit smaller than expected BBC 27 Kasım 2006 Basın Özeti Slate Today's Papers Wikipedia antiwar.com technorati Pamuk - 'Babam hep yazar olmak istemişti' ... Haberin Devamı>>> NYT on Orhan Pamuk URBAN TACTICS; His Room With a View Türkiye sevilmiyor Dünya çapında 26 bin kişiyle yapılan ankete göre 36 ülke arasında İsrail en kötü imaja sahip, Türkiye de sondan ikinci. Kıstas, ülkelerin turizm, ihracat, halk, yönetim, kültür ve yatırım alanlarında nasıl algılandıkları Babacan 'Kıbrıs konusunda piyasalarda bir miktar hareket olacaktır' Yargı iğneyi kendine batırdı The Simon Anholt Nation Brands Index Ankara NATO'nun ekseni AHMED EL GADİDİ Lübnan'ı ancak Türkiye'nin yardımı kurtarabilir - İran'dan PKK'ya karşı sınır ötesi harekât Barzani'nin Sincari golü son anda önlendi Kerkük İl Meclisi Başkanı Rızgar Ali "Sezer'in Kerkük açıklaması yapma hakkı yok" Young Kurds Escape Economic Gloom
Institute for War and Peace Reporting Russia shares Turkey's concerns on Kurdish issue Turkey and Jordan warn against Iraq's partition Kerkuk Konferansı - video Terör örgütü PKK Fransız radyosunda yayın yapıyor PKK nin ateşine rağmen Türk ordusu savaşa devam ediyor Öcalan: Kuzey Irak denilen bölgede Federe bir Kürdistan kuruluyor Erdoğan’ın Kerkük Konusundaki Açıklamalarını Kürdler Kınadı, Araplar Ve Türkmenler Olumlu Karşıladı Mountains and the plains
By Issandr El Amrani LawkSalih.Com - Catalysis of Iraq's future İnternette ’it dalaşı’ KKTC'den direkt uçuş başvurusu AB'deki '301'ler' araştırıldı Ankara'da 'etekli büyükelçi' Savcıdan askere salvolar "Türkiye adeta bir genelkurmay cumhuriyeti gibi" dedi. EMRE AKÖZ Asıl budalalık şu... Durmuş HOCAOĞLU Ermeni Mes’elesinde Riskli Adımlar: III Vedat YENERER AKP Türkmenlere belden aşağı nasıl vurdu? İran’dan Ankara’ya ’yedek’ büyükelçi NATO Kara Kuvvetleri komutası Türkiye'ye
Güngör URAS Sosyal demokratlar halka dönük politika arayışında II. Manuel Paleologos Osmanlı için savaşmış Haberin Devamı>>> Zaman birinci oldu. İşte tirajlar Where East meets West Toronto Star Armenian Foreign Minister Reaches Out to Ankara Erivan normal ilişki istiyor 'Balkanlar konusuna eğilinmiyor' Irak'ta, ABD'den sonra en fazla biz zarar gördük KORAY DÜZGÖREN
'Biz bu vatanı ne kadar seviyoruz?'
Serpil YILMAZ Baykal TÜSİAD'ı ateşlemeye çalışıyor OKAN MÜDERRİSOĞLU 7 adımda ekonomiyi soğutma planı Ercan Kumcu Tüketim, yatırım ve ekonomik büyüme Fatih Özatay - Şirketler kesiminin döviz borçlarını ödeme kapasitesi artıyor [Yorum - İbrahim Öztürk] Türkiye,ekonomide artık küresel aktör Ercan Kumcu İç talep ekonomik büyüme ve fiyat istikrarı Erdal Sağlam Piyasalar AB’yi aldı bile Faik ÖZTRAK Kayıt dışılıkla ilgili "ilerleme" Burası 'Cargill devleti' mi? Yiğit Bulut Döviz piyasalarında ne oluyor? Uğur Civelek Gazi Erçel IMF ve kırılganlıklar ABDURRAHMAN YILDIRIM Üç buluttan bir fırtına çıkmaz mı? MASAK uyardı, şüpheli işlem ihbarı arttı İç Basında Türk Dış Politikası - Dış Basında Güncel Türkiye Bülteni - Dış Basında Türkiye - Google News Turkey - Turquie- Türkei - Kurdish Media - FPR Archive - Quickread - Google News - Iraq -Iran - Syria – Kurdish - Greece - Azerbaijan Cyprus – - Israel - BBC Turkish 0700 -TurcoPundit - Stratfor Mideastwire.com ABOUT A TURKISH FELLOW FIVE THINGS Mehmet Okur A warm welcome for Turkish film 'Climates'
Boston Globe | H3 ASLI AYDINTAŞBAŞ Demokratlar'dan Ankara'ya ilginç teklif Yasemin CONGAR CENTCOM'dan bakınca Türkiye görünmüyor Avrupa'da ABD'ye ihtiyacımız var ÖMER TAŞPINAR Taha AKYOL Kürtçülük hareketi nereye? K.Irak’a asker kaydırıp Kürtlere destek olmayın METEHAN DEMİR Saygun Paşa'dan önce ABD'de aynı yerde aynı resti kim çekti? Şura'da askerler ne mesaj verecek? Anavatan ve DYP, Köşk seçimini rejim krizine çevirmek isteyenlere tavır koyacak Başbakan'dan ilginç açıklama! Erdoğan, Suriye’ye kısa zamanda olağanüstü bir ziyaret gerçekleştirebileceğini de söyledi. Newsweek: Türkiye'de darbe olasılığı yüzde 50 Zeyno Baran: Kaynaklarımdan hiçbiri 'darbe yapacağız' demedi Kemal Balcı EU suspension would impact Iraq
Lale Sarıibrahimoğlu İncirlik'teki nükleer silahlar ve İran Osmanlı Müslüman olmuş Bizans'tır Dinlerarası Diyalog Platformu'nun Başkanı Prof. Niyazi Öktem Türkiye-AB ilişkileri nereye gidiyor? Rusya'dan kritik mesajlar... TESEV Doğu ve Güneydoğu Anadolu'nun Kalkınmasında Sosyal ve Ekonomik Öncelikler Yayın için tıklayınız... İran, Irak'a girip PEJAK'la çatıştı 'PKK'ya karşı işbirliği üst düzeyde' Cengiz Çandar Tüm yazıları Kürt aydınlar federasyonu tartışıyor! Federasyon da konuşulmaya başlandı! Bush'la Irak'ı konuşacağım Türkiye’nin imajı dibe vurdu SOLİ ÖZEL Kendini aldatmak Osman ULAGAY Türkiye'nin önündeki iki yol Osman ULAGAY 2007 için bir de iyimser senaryo AK Parti'nin en son yaptırdığı anket Murat Yetkin - Baykal: MHP ile koalisyon yok Fatih Çekirge Baykal sadece Baykallığını yapıyor Helikopter ihalesi neden iptal oldu - İsrailli konuktan buz gibi şaka Fikret BİLA Baykal'dan ikinci çıkış Mehmet Tezkan Baykal, Erdoğan’ı cumhurbaşkanlığına zorlarsa kendisi başbakan olabilir mi? MUHARREM SARIKAYA ğar: Ben, Cem Boyner değilim İsmail Küçükkaya
Yıldırım'dan Köşk'ün ipuçlarını aldım Gülay Göktürk Erdoğan cumhurbaşkanı olsun mu? Şükrü Küçükşahin CHP’nin yeni diyalog arayışları Ruşen Çakır Sadr ile yaşamak zorundayız Ali H Aslan [WASHINGTON] Bu yoğurdu demokratikleştirsek de mi saklasak… Mehmet Metiner Irak'taki iç savaş, Şii-Sünni savaşı mı? Özcan YENİÇERİ Irak’ın Bölünmesinden Yana Tavır! MUSTAFA KARAALİOĞLU
TAFRATÜRK Bitmek tükenmek bilmeyen bir gürültü ve taşkınlıkla çevreyi kuşatan, kasılan, efelenen o gürühun farkında mısınız? TAHA KIVANÇ Bu yazımı okumayın Hasan Celal Güzel - Papa, misafirperverlik ve hoşgörü Arslan BULUT Papa, Katolikliği ABD ve İsrail’in emrine verdi! Hz. İsa, Hıristiyanlık ve Vatikan AVNİ ÖZGÜREL ERDAL ŞAFAK Türkiye bu kadar tarihi, heyecanlı, gerilimli ve belki de dinler tarihinde dönüm noktası olacak bir haftayı Fatih'in İstanbul'a girişinden bu yana yaşamadı. Hasan ÜNAL Bu kadarı eğitim gerektirir Papa Benediktus iyilikle karşılanmalı MUSTAFA AKYOL Papa'nın ziyareti ve kaçırılan fırsatlar...
İOANNIS N. GRİGORİADİS ALİ BULAÇ - Papa ve misyonu Bardakoğlu'nun Papa tavrı 16. Benedikt Türkiye’de ne diyecek "Ziyaret hac niteliğinde" Ahmet Hakan Gel Papa gel Hasan CEMAL Papa'nın sınavı! HÜSEYİN HATEMİ Papa ziyareti 'MOSSAD ajanları destek için Türkiye'de' İlnur Çevik Erdogan's absence rebuff to the pope Semih İDİZ Papa çirkin yüzümüzü görmesin
Batı basınında hassas ziyaret sorusu: Papa, Ayasofya'da dua edecek mi?
Mahir Kaynak Papa’nın ziyareti Gül: Papa'nın ziyareti önyargıların aşılması için önemli bir fırsat Papalar siyasilerle yemek yemez Bir meta-olay olarak Papa ziyareti YÜKSEL SÖYLEMEZ KÜRŞAT BUMİN Papa sanıldığı kadar güçlü mü ki... MEHMET BARLAS Türkiye'den de bir Papa çıkmıştı yakın geçmişte... Deniz Ülke Arıboğan
Papa'nın sebeb-i ziyareti Serdar Turgut Papa'nın ziyareti
Bardakoğlu röportaj Papa'nın ziyareti kırgınlığı gidermez ERDAL ŞAFAK Dönem başkanlığının artık son ayına girmekte olan Finlandiya, AB-Rusya zirvesinin başarısızlığını hiç değilse Kıbrıs darboğazını aşarak telafi etmek için çırpınıyor. Ferai Tınç Almanya’nın başkanlık hedefleri ve Türkiye Ferai Tınç Brüksel, ilk günah Kıbrıs kıskacında Enis Berberoğlu Türk kralı mı geliyor? İsmet Berkan - Erke dönergeci neyi döndürecek? Erke Dönergeci neyi döndürecek? (2) İsmet Berkan FEHMİ KORU Çarnâçar Murat Belge - Asıl suçlular MÜMTAZ'ER TÜRKÖNE - Yamyamlık ve iç savaş ETYEN MAHÇUPYAN - Kemalizm işte böyle bir şey KÜRŞAT BUMİN Olayın en 'acıklı' yönü EKREM DUMANLI - Muhammed'i Ali'den kim ayırabilir ki? ETYEN MAHÇUPYAN - Bu adamı beğeniyorum vesselam! SELÇUK GÜLTAŞLI - [BRÜKSEL] Prof. Atilla Yayla raporu Engin Ardıç Kemalizm'in Türkçe çevirisi Ahmet Hakan Galatı meşhurlar Cüneyt Ülsever ’Paşaların önünde makine biçemez aman biçemez’ Ömer Lütfi Mete Cumhuriyet'in lağım sistemi |
| H4 New York Times Panel to Weigh Overture by U.S. to Iran and Syria By DAVID E. SANGER A draft report on strategies for Iraq urges an aggressive regional diplomatic initiative that includes direct talks with Iran and Syria U.S. Finds Iraq Insurgency Has Funds to Sustain Itself The insurgency is raising tens of millions of dollars a year from oil smuggling, kidnapping, counterfeiting, corrupt charities and other crimes, a report concluded. Now It’s Iraq on the Agenda for Mr. Fix-It of the G.O.P. James A. Baker III is on a mission to aid his country and his president, and to seal his legacy in the realm of statesmen. News Analysis: A Matter of Definition: What Makes a Civil War, and Who Declares It So? Long After We Withdraw By DAVID RIEFF The many lessons from Vietnam for Iraq. In Search of the Fixers By JAMES GLANZ Before troops can leave Iraq, the U.S. must learn who, if anyone, is in control of the gunmen. Editorial Learning From Iraq Incorporating the hard lessons learned in Iraq into future military planning and training operations constitutes a far more practical variety of transformation than the kind proposed during the Rumsfeld era. Chilling Echo for Lebanon, Mirror of Regional Tension Lebanon’s seeming slide toward civil conflict is a flashpoint for tensions in the Middle East. BOB HERBERT While Iraq Burns There is something terribly wrong with the juxtaposition of Americans with fistfuls of dollars storming the department store barricades and the slaughter of innocent Iraqi civilians By BILL MARSH There is no dearth of strategies for Iraq, in officialdom and beyond, but will any of them work? British Terror Trial Traces a Path to Militant Islam The evidence, investigators say, reveals the workings of the most feared kind of cell — young Muslims planning an attack at home with help from outside terrorists Cheney Meets Saudi King for Talks Britain’s Spy Mystery: A Slow Death by Poison The real-life terror of Alexander Litvinenko’s agonizing ordeal. After Poisoning, Britain Sees No Big Public Threat Israel and Palestinians Reach Truce After Months of Fighting in Gaza 47 Sunni Militants Die in Iraq Gunfights Awaiting Lengthy Lab Confirmation of Bird Flu Risks Treatment Delays, Studies Find Editorial A Poisoned Spy Despite the lack of evidence about who poisoned Alexander Litvinenko, the former Russian spy who died last week in a London hospital, it was hardly surprising that suspicion fell on the Russian government and President Vladimir Putin. Israel Withdraws From Gaza as Truce Begins, Unsteadily Strong Showing for Opposition Party in Bahrain Elections Iraqi Premier Blames Politicians for Violence Rift Over Afghan Mission Looms for NATO | H5 Washington Post Iraq Group a Study In Secrecy, Centrism Outside Participants Describe Process By Robin Wright Editorial Needed: A Big Stick Iran and Syria are waging war in the Middle East. Will the West fight back? Leaving Iraq, Honorably By Chuck Hagel, There will be no victory or defeat for the United States in Iraq. These terms do not reflect the reality of what is going to happen there. The future of Iraq was always going to be determined by the Iraqis -- not the Americans The Way to Win a Guerrilla War By T.X. Hammes Realism, and Values, in Lebanon By Jim Hoagland, David and Goliath Putin Tries to Depose a Neighbor By Richard Holbrooke While the United States is otherwise preoccupied, the small former Soviet republic of Georgia has become the stage for a blatant effort at regime change, Russian-style. Lawmakers Criticize Training And Deployment of Iraqi Forces: Report Casts Doubt on Ability to Replace U.S. Troops Crisis in Lebanon Reaches New Threshold Decision on International Tribunal Seen by Hezbollah as Provocation A Day When Mahdi Army Showed Its Other Side Militia Seen as Heroic In Aiding Bomb Victims A Bid to Regain Afghans' Trust Reconstruction Projects Follow Airstrikes Tentative Deal Is Reached To Halt Fighting in Gaza Weapon Of Mass Destruction By Larry Kahaner, The AK-47 has become the world's most prolific and effective combat weapon, a device so cheap and simple that it can be bought in many countries for less than the cost of a live chicken. Baghdad Braces For More Reprisals Sectarian Internet sites, text messages deepen tensions, but Baghdad shows cohesiveness as some Shiites shelter targeted Sunnis. Iraq's Deadliest Zone: Schools By Abdul Sattar Jawad Long Stints in Iraq Fracture Families 3rd Infantry Division Will Be the First Deployed for a Third Year-Long Tour Probe Traces Global Reach of Counterfeiting Ring Fake $100 Bills in Maryland Tied to Organized Crime in Separatist Enclave Poisoned Russian Ex-Spy Said He Was Ordered to Hire Assassins A Tale of Two Bushes The GOP's views about marching on Baghdad changed sharply from the 41st president to the 43rd Report: Iran Military Plane Crashes, Kills at Least 30 The war in Iraq and World War II have now both lasted three years, eight months and seven days. Veterans nostalgically recall the Good War as a time of unity on the homefront, shared sacrifice and national purpose. And Iraq? Not so much. Schumer Winning Personality By Robert D. Novak A Fix for Social Security? How Personal Accounts Could Please Both Sides By Sebastian Mallaby, | H6 Guardian They lied their way into Iraq. Now they are trying to lie their way out Gary Younge: Bush and Blair will blame anyone but themselves for the consequences of their disastrous war - even its victims. A call to arms Anthony Giddens Why, during a period of transformative social change, is sociology not back at the forefront of intellectual life and public debate? Our devoted leaders Madeleine Davies Politicians with religious beliefs need to be honest about their faith and how it influences the choices they make. Iraqi PM in TV plea for unity
Shias throw stones at motorcade. Corruption, violence and vice have triumphed in Putin's Russia
Max Hastings: The president may not have personally ordered Litvinenko's murder, but he is overlord of a culture which legitimised it. Don't rush to judgment Tom Parfitt: In our desire to fulfil a James Bond fantasy, we have too hastily pointed the finger at the Kremlin. Gaza ceasefire holds Israel vows restraint after militants' rockets give truce shaky start. National emergency Peter Preston: The growing support for Scottish independence could trigger a crisis for Gordon Brown. The Observer Spy death linked to nuclear thefts Investigation launched into Russia's trade in radioactive materials. The unanswered questions Voices from the grave tell a tale of freedom betrayed Henry Porter: Two of Putin's fiercest critics were murdered recently. And we must take seriously the allegations made by the latest victim. Leader Behind the assassins It is a moment for Britain to look eastwards and ask what sort of a country Russia has become. The answer is: 'Grim.' US attempt to pull Iraq back from the brink Cheney asks Saudis to rein in Sunni insurgents as Iran increases its stake in the diplomatic game. Has OJ claimed another victim?
Mary Riddell: There is a notion that Rupert Murdoch is unstoppable, but the Simpson debacle could mark a sea change. |
| H7 Foreign Policy: What Makes a Muslim Radical? John Esposito and Dalia Mogahed summarize a new Gallup World Poll based on interviews in nine Muslim countries. Boston Globe Regionalizing Iraq
WILL THERE be a new emphasis on regional cooperation to end the Iraq war? By John Tirman Newsweek How Moqtada al-Sadr Controls Fate of Iraq Why Moqtada al-Sadr may end up deciding America's fate in Iraq. Elliott Abrams: The Last Neocon Standing Options for the New Secretary of Defense - Michael Duffy, Time EIR Cheney and Neo-Cons Plotting More Wars KnoxNews. Tom Barnett Will Democrats build bridges or walls? Beware Iraq's Neighbors - Jack Kelly, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette No Exit?: What It Means to "Salvage US Prestige" in Iraq Withdrawal From Iraq Now Will Be Less Painful Than Years From Now by Ted Galen Carpenter Beware the Lure of 'Phased Withdrawal'
by Carolyn Eisenberg Jeffrey Sachs on the new face of the United Nations. From NYRB, Jeffrey Sachs on How Aid Can Work. From LRB, Alex de Waal writes about the Darfur peace negotiations; and getting rich: Pankaj Mishra reports from Shanghai. A look at why America’s future is red, Europe’s is green. | H8 Washington Times Talks aim to counter Tehran A weeklong, high-stakes diplomatic offensive for control of the Middle East is gathering steam as the Bush administration rallies allies against Iran's growing influence in the region. Factions press Iraqi leader to snub Bush Iraq's Shi'ite prime minister, struggling to prevent sectarian violence from sending the nation into full-fledged civil war, faces strong criticism from top Shi'ite and Sunni Arab leaders alike as he prepares for a summit with President Bush this week. Editorial Lebanon and Jim Baker Cheney asks king to help with Iraq Ahmadinejad: Iran will help U.S. in Iraq if it stops 'bullying' policy McClatchy Al-Sadr loyalists take over Iraqi television station Neighborhood by neighborhood, Baghdad descends into civil war Gemayel's death provides new ammunition for all sides Al Awsat The War Cloud that Hangs over Lebanon : Amir Taheri Sunnis set on fire BY TIMOTHY M. PHELPS BBC Jordan's king warns of civil wars King Abdullah of Jordan says the Middle East risks three civil wars if the international community does not act. Syria Would Seek Reward for Helping to Calm Iraq, Some Say Al Qaeda attacks Al Anbar tribe Iraq insurgency now financially self-sustaining-NYT Iran can play an important role in the security of Iraq Peshmerga to Guard MPs: Mashhadani The USG Open S... Talabani seeks Iran’s help on Iraq security Der Spiegel Pakistan: Headquarters of the Taliban Joost Hilterman What's Fueling, and Funding, Rising Chaos in Iraq
| H9 Ha’aretz - Print Edition Benn Analysis / Breaking points, on both sides Israel's growing fatigue in face of Qassams, Palestinians' dead and global disregard led to cease-fire. Report: Olmert, Abbas to hold summit with visiting Rice Russia: Arms sales to Iran won't upset Mideast power balance Editorial A chance for a cease-fire Eldar A cease-fire is not enough Old-think rides again The poverty of Western policy thinking fails to comprehend that for the rising elite in Tehran, the Shia Islamist idea is a serious matter, not a mere decoration Gideon Alon We must talk to everyone Daily Alert.org EJC Israeli Press Review FBI Widens Probe of AIPAC From Tikkun, a look at the disconnect between Israeli public opinion and government policy; and an essay on the cultural foundations of the US/Israel alliance. From Forward, articles on the socialism of Bernie Sanders and the Jewishness of Joseph Lieberman UN Must Expel Ahmadinejad's Evil Regime - Elie Wiesel, NY Daily News Daily Star After a breakthrough in Gaza, sanity has a better chance of prevailing Lebanon: ripe for resolution or revolution?
By Oussama K. Safa |
| H10 Christian Science Monitor When will Iraqi troops be ready to take over? Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and President Bush will discuss the transition when they meet in Jordan this week. Editorial NATO needs a big think Truce could help to restart Israeli-Palestinian peace talks Only hours old, the fragile cease-fire has already been interrupted by militant rocket fire. Dante Chinni: Five hours with Al Jazeera in English America the charitable Recent research shows some unexpected links between income and giving. Former Russian spy's death by poisoning adds to Kremlin intrigue Critics see Moscow's hand in the deed, while Putin backers claim an anti-Russia conspiracy. | H11 IHT NATO summit I: In area, or in trouble DANIEL S. HAMILTON If NATO is invisible when it comes to protecting our societies, support for the alliance will wane. NATO summit II: Winning the peace in Afghanistan PIERRE LELLOUCHE
If allied democracies aren't prepared to commit the necessary aid to rebuild Afghanistan, they should prepare as orderly a withdrawal as possible. French will get a clear choice on the economy By KATRIN BENNHOLD In presidential elections next spring between Ségolène Royal and Nicolas Sarkozy, voters are likely to have the clearest choice in 25 years, economists say. THE 'EURABIA' MYTH Europe's Muslims Will Be Lucky Just to Be Deported - Ralph Peters, NYPost France’s New Law: Control Immigration Flows, Court the Highly Skilled by Kara Murphy, November 2006 Migration Policy Institute An excerpt from The European Union Decides, and an excerpt from Leadership and Negotiation in the European Union BBC Nato transformation
Alliance debates extending its reach worldwide | H12 RFE/RL An excerpt from The Cambridge History of Russia: Volume 1, From Early Rus to 1689 and an excerpt from Volume 2, Imperial Russia, 1689–1917. Time What was an Alleged Russian Spy Doing in Canada? |
| H13 The Times Poisoned spy visited Israel with oil dossier A dossier drawn up by Alexander Litvinenko on the Kremlin’s takeover of the world’s richest energy giant will be given to Scotland Yard War and failing confidence abroad weaken Iraqi leader Nouri al-Maliki's position is looking increasingly precarious as domestic factions work to undermine him Nato urges end of right to opt out of Afghanistan combat Bloody and wasted, both sides hope Gaza withdrawal may lead to peace Sunday Times Spy accused Kremlin agent Alexander Litvinenko, who died after mysteriously absorbing polonium-210, named the Russian agent in charge of monitoring him as 'Viktor Kirov' Hala Jaber LEBANON'S GRIEF FOR LOST LEADER what chance does peace stand in a country that is sick of war? ROBERT SERVICE: Blair fawns as Russia gets ugly French right tempted by 'their' Royal The emergence of Ségolène Royal, an attractive mother of four, as the Socialist runner is giving the divided Gaullist family ideas Britain told: do peace deal with Taliban The British will never win in Afghanistan by military means, according to the former leader of Pakistan's forces in the border areas Ferocity of Iraq attacks leaves US troops helpless WSJ Who Killed Litvinenko?
Try asking Vladimir Putin.
By DAVID SATTER The Case for Free Trade
The U.S. and Europe must take the lead in rescuing the Doha round.
By GORDON BROWN and HANK PAULSON China's Development Dilemmas
Beijing aims for a pan-East Asian trading zone.
By IAN HOLLIDAY The New Middle East
The Bush administration, Syria and Lebanon. Milton Friedman was a highly original economic thinker. But even in the one area he was proved correct, his work is likely to be outshone by that of another economist | H14 Financial Times Editorial Rethinking Russia The European Union's relationship with its most powerful neighbour is dysfunctional. EUROPE: Russia the most reliable energy source, Moscow promises EU FT REPORT - GULF FINANCE: Global markets feel effects of oil money COMMENT: The assassination in Lebanon should not derail dialogue The murder disrupts the momentum in London and Washington for a fundamental change of approach in the Middle East, writes Paul Salem, director of the Carnegie Middle East Centre in Beirut COMMENT: The Dutch are leading a popular rebellion The overarching explanation is that the Dutch, like other Europeans, are insecure about their future and are suffering from reform-fatigue, writes Wolfgang Munchau Caspian oil field to be 25% more productive King of Jordan warns of 'three civil wars' MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA: Gaza ceasefire raises hopes of talks Nato set to expand role to tackle WMD and terrorism NATIONAL NEWS: Hain tells of 'tricky stage' in relations with Putin EUROPE: Brussels to work harder at beinga good neighbour LEADER: Litigation taxes LEADER: The great prize of northern Irish peace COMMENT: The Big Apple's glory days have passed | H15 Los Angeles Times Iraqi clerics lay blame on Americans Both sides of Iraq's civil war charge U.S. for plight and plead to stem bloodshed following attacks. Editorial Lebanon on the brink A political murder could spark a disastrous chain of events. The U.S. must help protect its fragile regime. Bring back Saddam Jonathan Chait: Restoring the deposed dicator might give Iraqis the jolt of authority and order they need. Have a better idea? Israeli settlers, or squatters? By Gershom Gorenberg The revelation that much of the West Bank land for settlements is owned by Palestinians damages Israel's self-image as a country of laws. Is Russia back to its old poisonous tricks? By David Wise The death of a prominent Russian defector is reminiscent of the Soviet KGB's penchant for using poison to kill its enemies. Islam's unlikely soul mate -- the pope By John L. Allen Jr. Both bemoaning the West's secularism, Benedict XIV and Mideast Muslims have a shot at true dialogue. Fundamentalism for adults only By Michael Bywater The intricacies of religious fundamentalism reveal it to be just as complex and valid as science. |
| H16 Washington Post History Offers Post-Midterm Survival Tips For President How President Can Beat The Post-Midterm Blues Veterans of past administrations say foes who assume Bush has been crippled by the Democratic takeover misunderstand available opportunities. NYT Here Come the Economic Populists By LOUIS UCHITELLE “Rubinomics” has dominated Democratic Party doctrine for many years. That may change. (By Charlie Savage, Globe Staff) Over the course of his career, Vice President Dick Cheney has embraced a belief that presidents have vast 'inherent' powers, not spelled out in the Constitution, that allow them to defy Congress The Decade Of Buying Happily By George F. Will, With Americans launching the Christmas season by storming the stores, let us recall when consumption had an exuberance remembered now only by those who experienced the 1950s The Hill May Look Steep For Republicans in 2008 Where Do Democrats Go From Here? - Michael Barone, RealClearPolitics The Lady of the House - Gloria Borger, US News & World Report DAVID BROOKS The Education of Robert Kennedy Before the movie, Bobby read the classics Need another T.R.? By Matt Welch If John McCain gets his way, you'll have your faith in the country restored ... or else realclearpolitics – ABC’s The Note - Early Bird GovExec - Blogometer Hillary Clinton Could Run and Win - Dick Polman, Philadelphia Inquirer The End of the Free-Trade Consensus - David Smick, Weekly Standard Lott Attacks Rove, Says 'I've Had Problems With Some Of His Conduct' Bush to Lean on His Treasury Chief Time How Americans Are Living Dangerously We worry too much about overhyped threats, and ignore the things that really put us at risk 10 Questions For Al Gore
The former VP talks about global warming and whether he'll run in 2008 Bill Cosby is wrong: The racial income gap is a product of discrimination, not black culture. | H17 Daily Telegraph In war to the death, concessions won't win it
It is imperative that we distinguish between Islamic faith and Islamist ideology. If we treat the two as indistinguishable, we will either be paralysed by our commitment to religious freedom or forced to engage in all-out religious war, says Janet Daley. Leader Hamas must not give Israel cause to attack
We can only hope that the ceasefire between Israel and Palestine holds. If it lasts long enough, then the war-weary militants of Gaza might start getting used to peace; although, on past form, they are far more likely to become nostalgic for the fight. Minister attacks Putin and 'murky murders' Was he sacrificed to embarrass Putin? Sunday Telegraph Each attack begets another attack The majority of conflicts in our time, says Niall Ferguson, have been within civilisations not between them: civil wars, not holy wars. And civil wars tend to last a long time. Make these bodies count, or count the bodies We need adaptable and effective nation states, but we also need global institutions that command respect, says William Hague. England wants its independence The UK should be broken up and Scotland and England set free as independent nations, according to a huge number of voters on both sides of the border. Leader It would be folly to divide the United Kingdom It is hard to imagine that Britain would ever have fulfilled its global vocation had the home nations remained locked in the parochialism to which, separately, they are sometimes prone. US bids to regain control in Middle East Cheney launches week-long, high-stakes diplomatic offensive. I support Rowan: we are working together George Carey, the former Archbishop of Canterbury, denies a rift with his successor and says both are fighting to combat 'zealous secularism'. | H18 Independent on Sunday Litvinenko: probe claims he may have killed himself Detectives investigating the death of Alexander Litvinenko were last night examining the possibility that the former spy killed himself to discredit Vladimir Putin. Hamish McRae: The poisoning of an ex-KGB spy must not stop us bringing Russia in from the cold Phillip Knightley: Ignore the conspiracies. Spies never forgive a traitor In his diary of a week which saw yet another assassination, our man in Beirut reflects that the present violence in Lebanon creates longings for a supposedly peaceful past Johann Hari: Back to the future... Russia, a totalitarian regime picking off its dissidents one by one Blix vs Blair (But this time it is over our WMD) Dr Hans Blix will launch a new attack on Tony Blair today, warning that the decision to press ahead with a full replacement for Trident will make it more difficult to stop Iran acquiring the bomb. Leading article: Wise words, but the die is cast Tony Blair will express his "deep sorrow" today for Britain's role in the slave trade but will stop short of demands for a full apology. Nato runs critically short of combat troops to keep Taliban at bay David Cameron: We cannot remain silent in the face of this horror in Darfur Blessed are the condoms: Why even the Pope may have to learn to love them Polly Toynbee: Reborn, as a lady of the right |
H19 'Soldier: The Life of Colin Powell' A biography of Colin Powell shows how loyalty led him to act against his instincts in Iraq. Video: Rangel says men join the army only if they can't have "a decent career" First Moves to Form a National Security Council (japan) excerpt from Can Might Make Rights? Building the Rule of Law after Military Interventions. H5N1 Influenza — Continuing Evolution and Spread New England Journal of Medicine Avian Influenza A (H5N1) Infection in Eastern Turkey in 2006 Private Spies Track Extremists Across World | · H20 Slate the undercover economist The curious economics of temptation. Tim Harford How the Yes Man Learned to Say No By ALAN EHRENHALT William H. Whyte Jr.’s “The Organization Man” is worth thinking about on its 50th birthday — both for the insights it provided about its time and for a lesson into the pitfalls of predicting the future. From Der Spiegel, are streets without traffic signs conceivable? Seven cities and regions in Europe are giving it a try -- with good results. Congestion pricing, the idea of charging drivers for bringing vehicles into the busiest parts of Manhattan, has become a kind of holy grail for transportation advocates and urban planners in New York. Beyond Insurance: An article on weighing the benefits of driving vs. the total costs of driving. International comparisons of charitable giving Direct to Full Text From the Princeton Center for Globalization and Governance's "International Political Economy Society Inaugural Conference", Chad Rector (GWU): Federations and International Organizations; David Leblang (Colorado) and Barry Eichengreen (UC- Berkeley): Democracy and Globalization; Carles Boix ( Princeton): War, Wealth and the Formation of States; Nita Rudra (Pittsburgh): Welfare States in Developing Countries: Unique or Universal?; and Bruce Bueno de Mesquita and Alistair Smith (NYU): Pernicious Foreign Aid?: A Political Economy of Political Institutions and the Effect of Foreign Aid pdf. | H21 LA Times Google isn't the boogeyman By David Eun Media companies shouldn't feel threatened by Google, but instead should view the Internet giant as an important partner in finding innovative ways to distribute content YouTube and MySpace: Napster redux? Copyright holders' uneasiness over YouTube and MySpace may signal a fate for the websites similar to once-robust file-sharing networks The scoop on Woodward and Bernstein The Watergate reporters despised and often fought with each other, but neither could have chased the stories they broke working alone. Googled! How the web giant is cashing in on the news Souls of a new machine How can you make a computer think like a human? (Hint: Make people part of the program.) WSJ Can Microsoft Retool for Web? Microsoft will begin offering large companies a long-awaited version of Windows, pitching the operating system as the start of a new generation of software. But will Windows Vista be the last rollout of its kind? (Ballmer interview excerpts) NYT Playing with Ideas By DAPHNE MERKIN Tom Stoppard has made an art of cleverness, in the theater and in life. Go to Article 100 Notable Books of the Year Atheists Agonistes By RICHARD A. SCHWEDER The current counterattack on religion cloaks a renewed and intense anxiety within secular society that the story of the Enlightenment may be more illusory than real. Very Rich Are Leaving the Merely Rich Behind The opportunity to become abundantly rich is a recent phenomenon in a growing number of professions and occupations. |
