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H1 Washington Post Last Chance for Abbas By Charles Krauthammer, Gaza is now run not by a conventional political party but by a movement that is revolutionary, Islamist and terrorist. Worse, Hamas is a client of Iran. Gaza now constitutes the farthest reach of the archipelago of Iranian proxies The Economist The Arab world Martyrs or traitors A choice the West must be careful not to force on the people of the Middle East Gates May Seek New Iraq Plan, Tracking Clifford's Vietnam Path Bloomberg Newsweek Exclusive: Iran's Top Negotiator on Nukes, Iraq Jerusalem Post Report: IAF training for possible strike against Iran Exclusive to 'Post': USAF, IAF agree to hold mutual updates on procurment decisions; IAF considers buying Hercules 'J' transport plane. Iran's and Syria's Plan: An Interpretation By: Michael Young | The Daily Star Many Lebanese, particularly in the majority camp, have been preoccupied with the court being set up to try suspects in the assassination of the late Rafik Hariri. The resignation of Serge Brammertz from the International Criminal Court to devote himself full-time to the upcoming Hariri trial suggests there is something there for them to look forward to. Palestinian Fantasy vs. Reality By: Augustus Richard Norton | The Boston Globe In January 2006, Hamas won the Palestinian legislative elections. While U.S. officials described the polling as "fair and secure," the Bush administration demonstrated that it loves democracy only so long as our friends win. Europe once energized all of humanity with its science, art, and moral ideals. Now it is destined to be a kind of genteel theme park – if it’s lucky. How the West Was Lost: Theodore Dalrymple reviews The Last Days of Europe: Epitaph for an Old Continent by Walter Laqueur. Financial Times Key clause dropped from draft EU treaty The Union’s 50-year-old commitment to ’undistorted competition’ has been scrapped from a list of the bloc’s objectives in a French coup that could undermine Brussels’ fight against protectionism. COMMENT: The debate about Europe is haunted by shared delusions The ambitions of the EU’s founding fathers no longer fit the geopolitical facts, writes Philip Stephens. Winning on Offense By: Ralph Peters | New York Post Hallelujah! For the first time since Baghdad fell, our military in Iraq has a comprehensive, integrated Geopolitical Diary: The Potential Outcome of an Arab Confrontation with Hamas Guardian Hamas acted on a very real fear of a US-sponsored coup Jonathan Steele: Washington's fingerprints are all over the chaos that has hit Palestinians. The last thing they now need is an envoy called Blair. Leader Don't rule out the Republicans US presidential race: An unpopular incumbent, pursuing a disastrous war and domestic policies that have enraged his own base - in most European democracies that would be a recipe for crushing defeat at the ballot box. But the diffuse nature of politics on the other side of the Atlantic means that is not necessarily the case. New York Times Muslims’ Veils Test Limits of Britain’s Tolerance The increasing numbers of veiled Muslim women are fueling the debate over the role of Muslims in British life. Sectarian Fears Percolate in an Iraqi Town WP Guantanamo Splits Administration Arguments Center on How to Handle Remaining Detainees CIA to Air Decades of Its Dirty Laundry Hundreds of pages of records, so-called "family jewels," document overseas assassination attempts, domestic spying, infiltration of groups Troops Pushing South Through Insurgent Area Searches, Airstrikes in Iraq Attempt to Isolate Fighters Russia Reluctant to Share the Caspian By: Gennady Sysoyev | Kommersant White House near decision to close Guantanamo White House Denies Plan to Close Gitmo National Security Archive The CIA's Family Jewels Agency Violated Charter for 25 Years; Wiretapped Journalists and Dissidents New American Security The Left-Hand Side of the Spectrum Imperial presidency declared null and void Salon By Sidney Blumenthal | H2 The Economist Turkey's Kurds Guns and votes Pre-election tension is rising among the Kurds of Turkey's south-east FT Marriage of old and new sways voters in Turkey WORLD NEWS: Kurds reach draft agreement on oil KRG publishes draft Law of Revenue Sharing Kurdistan Regional Government law.pdf [NEWS ANALYSIS] NATO declines to support Turkey's veto over EU’s Kosovo mission. Today's Zaman Hamas requests Turkish mediation in dispute with Fatah Ankara wary of consequences of ignoring Hamas Sami KOHEN Karadeniz önem kazanıyor Ünal Çeviköz 'Türkiye Avrasya'da Kilit Konumda' ABD Kongresinde Türkiye brifingi... Google News Kurdish Kurdish Media Ruşen Çakır DTP Meclis'te kendi grubunu kurar mı? İBRAHİM KARAGÜL Türkiye'yi Diyarbakır'dan görmek! Güneri CIVAOĞLU Kandil'de komün Hasan CEMAL Kuzey Irak tuzağı! Hurşit GÜNEŞ Yanı başımızdaki Irak ekonomisi Ralston: PKK’nın kovulmasını isterim "PKK'lılar katil muamelesi görmeli" K. Irak’a Yılda 7 milyar dolar Thoughts instilled by PKK terror İbrahim Kiras İki ABD'nin, iki Türkiye poltikası Turkey's self-inflicted wounds Türkmenler de ABD'ye çıkarma yapıyor Ralston'dan Iraklı Kürtlere: PKK'yı kovun Financial Times: PKK, dağdan inmeyecek Talabani'ye Çin'de birinci sınıf protokol Emin Çölaşan Kuzey Irak harekátı Sabahattin ÖNKİBAR Operasyonu özel timler yapmalı... Kandil Dağı Batı'nın ilgi odağı 1 astsubay yaralandı, 2 PKK'lı öldürüldü Kurdish Fighters Prevent Aid Agencies from Entering Targeted Villages The Turkish Invasion of Free Kurdistan Kurdish Official Says Kirkuk Normalization To Proceed Pro-Kurdish DTP is Not Like Bulgaria's Rights and Freedom Movement TURKEY: PKK VIOLENCE DOMINATES POLITICAL AGENDA IRAQ: RIVAL KURDISH PARTIES TO PRESENT JOINT ELECTORAL LIST Open Letter To US President George Walker Bush Kurdish Aspect, Kurdish Officials Say They've Reached Deal on Iraqi Oil Revenues Iraq Government, Kurdish Officials Resolve Oil Law Row Oylar DTP’ye sempati Erdoğan’a IRAQ: This Too Is the Same Country Turkey Detains 23 in 'al-Qaeda' Sweep Kurdish Studies & Students Org is pleased to present a Seminar by ... US warns Turkey not to do business with Iran Suicide bomber kills 18 near Kirkuk; US says 14 troops die in two days Turkey: Modernization, Authoritarianism and Political Islam Ruling AKP Still Strongest in Turkey Mehmet Metiner Ağrı'nın tercihi AK Parti! Bülent Keneş Toward a new era in Palestine Google News Greece Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Press ABHaber Ferai Tınç Avrupa’yı CHP hatırlattı İlnur Çevik Are opening chapters so important for Turks? Kıbrıs ve Malta Euro'ya geçiyor AB zirvesini Yeşiller Grubu danışmanı Ali Yurttagül yorumladı Brüksel'deki zirvenin gündemini BBC'den Emre Temel anlatıyor Greece pledges three-month halt in Aegean fighter jet flights Atina ve Rumlardan MGK bildirisine cevap Ukrayna'ya ışık yakan AP Başkanı, Türkiye'yi unuttu Hakan Aygün AB'yi 5 yıl unutun! Hemen hedef oldu Taner Akçam tarafından ismi deşifre edilen Murad Gümen’e Ermeniler internette hakaret yağdırmaya başladı. Irkçılıkla suçlanan Gümen’in fotoğrafları da internet sitelerinde yayınlanıyor. Guantanamo Tales: Murat Kurnaz in the German Media World Politics Review Tufan Türenç Baba baba satışlar baba baba ihaleler Özel Kuvvetler davasında müteahhide 41 yıl hapis, 4 subaya TSK'dan uzaklaştırma Türkiye, artık faili meçhul ayıbı yaşayan bir ülke olmaktan çıktı Maskeli Beşler'de Özel Kuvvetler'e ait iki kimlik çıktı BDDK eski Başkanı Akçakoca'ya ağır Oyak suçlaması Türkiye’nin 9. kadın rektörü terör uzmanı YUSUF KAPLAN Amerika İzlenimleri: Fethullah Hoca'nın ufku (2) Kadın teşhirinin rekabetini reddediyoruz ABD sözcüsünden gazeteciye fırça Ağar'dan bir telefon aldı; genel başkan yardımcısı oldu Gül kızının türbanı için soruşturma açan YÖK'e kızgın Gül'den YÖK'e ağır eleştiri: Bir genç kızın en mutlu gününü zehir ettiler Fransız istihbaratında casusluk paniği 'En AKP yanlısı şehir' Financial Times sayfalarında... [Yorum - Ali Akkuş] Saylan'ın kaseti tam çözülmedi mi acaba? [KÜRSÜ] Cennetle müjdelenenler, istikamet üzere yaşadılar Yiğit Bulut Genelkurmay Başkanı ne diyor? Coşkun Ulusoy ne yapıyor? AK Parti ekonomi yönetimini bu kez tek çatıda toplayacak Asaf Savaş Akat Maliye politikası ve borç dinamiği Ercan Kumcu Döviz rezervleri ve sermaye hareketleri ABDURRAHMAN YILDIRIM Salih Neftçi Piyasalarda ‘bir şeyler’ oluyor... Emekli subaylardan Oyak'a muhtıra: Hesabımızı çekeriz! Yabancı fon yöneticileri seçimin "piyasalara etkisini" araştırıyor Jale Özgentürk Fonların korkusu yok Türkiye parlayan yıldız Döviz kuru ve üretim Uğur Civelek Deniz Gökçe Vaatler gerçekleştirilebilir mi? Yabancıyla evlenen bankalar büyümede uçtu Emekli Subaylar: Oyak'tan hesabımızı çekeriz! Ücret bankaya yatacak, kayıtdışı azalacak Gila Benmayor Türkiye’nin marka değeri 306 milyar dolar | Şamil Tayyar Erdoğan neden Genelkurmay’a gitti? AA Genelkurmay ziyaretinin ayrıntıları Sicil mailleri paşaya gitti Erdoğan’ın aile fotoğrafı Tekin’in bilgisayarında Köşk ve AKP dengeleri Murat Yetkin Korkut Eken "Eğer böyle giderse dağa çıkarız" Yeni tür çeteleri tanıma kılavuzu! Taha Kıvanç 'Ergenekon' deyince… Fehmi Koru Org. Büyükanıt'a çağrı ALİ BAYRAMOĞLU Gecekondu'da devlet sırrı ve Şemdinli'ye geri dönüş… Ankara'da baş döndürücü görüşme trafiği Güler Kömürcü Uzaktan kumandalı patlayıcılar... Şener'in görüşmeleri kulisleri havalandırdı Erdoğan'dan Barzani'ye gönderme Erdoğan ve Gül'e Kuzey Irak brifingi Başbakan’dan tampon bölge sinyali Saygun ile Patraeus PKK için telefonlaştılar Cengiz Çandar Washington’daki Türkiye ABD, Türkiye'yi öğreniyor M.Ali Kışlalı Genelkurmay ve gerçek İsmet Berkan Ertuğrul Özkök Gazeteci olmanın zorluğu Taha AKYOL Küresel çağda milliyetçilik EMRE AKÖZ G.Kurmay'ın alışması lazım ERDAL ŞAFAK Hedefler, siyasiler Fikret BİLA Muhalefetin önceliği Bilal Çetin Koalisyon fırsat penceresi açar mı? Durum o kadar kötü değil Haluk Şahin ABDURRAHMAN YILDIRIM Güven Sak Oyakbank’ın ING’ye satışı neye alamettir Asım Erdilek Turkey’s recent inward foreign direct investment developments Güngör URAS Elimizde bir şey kalmayacak (...kalmadı bile!) Yiğit Bulut Genelkurmay Başkanı ne diyor? Coşkun Ulusoy ne yapıyor? AK Parti ekonomi yönetimini bu kez tek çatıda toplayacak Bakan Gül: Genelkurmay ziyaretimiz 3-4 gün önce planlanmıştı ERGUN BABAHAN Çeteler, dağa çıkmak, Kuzey Irak operasyonu Gülay Göktürk Ordu yıpranmak istemiyorsa... Mülkiyelilerin seçim anketinden çıkan sürpriz Erdoğan, bir saat kayboldu Hamdolsun derin Türkiye’ye Erdoğan, Büyükanıt ile bundan böyle daha sık görüşeceklerini söyledi. MUHARREM SARIKAYA Seçim havası... CHP'nin seçim bürosuna bombalı saldırı Metin MÜNİR Sığ sularda Osmanlı devlet deneyimini aramak İç Basında Türk Dış Politikası Dış Basında Türkiye-AB İlişkileri - Dış Basında Güncel Türkiye Bülteni Dış Basında Irak BBC Turkish 0700 VOA Dış Basında Türkiye Turkish Press Review Google News Turkey Turquie Türkei TurcoPundit Taha Kıvanç 'Ergenekon' deyince… Fehmi Koru Org. Büyükanıt'a çağrı ALİ BAYRAMOĞLU Gecekondu'da devlet sırrı ve Şemdinli'ye geri dönüş… KORAY DÜZGÖREN Genelkurmay bildirisi gerçekleri korkutabilir mi? NAZLI ILICAK 28 Şubat, irtica ve PKK Mehmet Barlas Her topa ve her lafa çıkmak hata ihtimalini artırır… Ahmet Hakan Hacıbektaş’ın yaşlı sağcıları M Ali Birand Halkı, PKK avına kışkırtmalıyız US says has no information on Hudson meeting Özdemir İnce ’Kemalizm’in sorunu İslam’la’ Mehmet Altan Olup biteni nasıl okumalı? Eser Karakaş Türkiye’de asker karşıtlığı suçlaması Ahmet Kekeç Siz faşizm istememiştiniz ama... Bülent Korucu Nationalism in practice, not in theory Zenofobyadan ırkçılığa Murat Belge Nasuhi Güngör Geleceği siyasete emanet etmek Oktay Ekşi Hukuk sevmeyen iktidar Mine G. Kırıkkanat Hudson derinlikleri Tamer Korkmaz Organize İşler Mehmet Yılmaz Valinin savunduğu şeye bakın! 'CHP askerin ve yargının partisi' [Yorum - Dr. İbrahim Kalın] Hudson'daki en can yakıcı soru! Scenes from Turkey of mid-2007 Yusuf KANLI Bir seçim martavalı: Mazot 1 YTL [Yorum - Dr. Ümit Kardaş] Türk demokrasisinin geleceği yargı reformuna bağlı! Türkiye'de Tanrı var mı? H. Gökhan Özgün Rauf Tamer DP’ye rüzgâr Berat Özipek Ağar seçimde bu şarkıları da kullanmalı YASİN DOĞAN Gençliğin siyasî tercihleri Etyen Mahçupyan Rational irrationalities Şakir Süter ‘Yapışan’ sözler! Türker Alkan - Seçkinlerin temsilcisi bir Başbakan Mehmet Tezkan AK Parti’nin ‘ak’ı kireç suyu mu? Savaş SÜZAL Askerle kavga Washington'a taşındı Sezer 20 dakikada randevu verdi MAHMUT ÖVÜR Sarıgül neden sessiz? Prof. Dr. AYDIN AYAYDIN Transfer adaylar yeni partilerine katkı sağlar mı? Hüseyin Gülerce Bol Keseden Atma Partisi |
H4 New York Times Muslims’ Veils Test Limits of Britain’s Tolerance The increasing numbers of veiled Muslim women are fueling the debate over the role of Muslims in British life. Sectarian Fears Percolate in an Iraqi Town Editorial The China Puzzle Governments and companies tend to become so seduced or intimidated by China that they won’t hold it to high standards of human rights and business ethics. 14 Americans Are Killed in Combat in 2 Days U.S. Troops Find Buried Dangers at Outpost Egypt Organizes Summit Meeting for Abbas Agency Is Target in Cheney Fight on Secrecy Data When a National Archives unit objected to the Vice President Dick Cheney’s resistance to oversight, he suggested abolishing it, according to documents. Editorial Don’t Veto, Don’t Obey The Bush administration’s theory of the “unitary executive,” which has no support in American history or the Constitution, is a formula for autocracy. DAVID BROOKS When Preaching Flops American schools are awash in moral instruction — on sex, multiculturalism, environmental awareness and so on — and basically none of it works. | H5 Washington Post Last Chance for Abbas By Charles Krauthammer, Gaza is now run not by a conventional political party but by a movement that is revolutionary, Islamist and terrorist. Worse, Hamas is a client of Iran. Gaza now constitutes the farthest reach of the archipelago of Iranian proxies: Hamas in Palestine, Hezbollah in Lebanon, the Mahdi Army (among o... Guantanamo Splits Administration Arguments Center on How to Handle Remaining Detainees CIA to Air Decades of Its Dirty Laundry Hundreds of pages of records, so-called "family jewels," document overseas assassination attempts, domestic spying, infiltration of groups Troops Pushing South Through Insurgent Area Searches, Airstrikes in Iraq Attempt to Isolate Fighters Gates: Longer Iraq Deployments Unlikely Iraq Deaths Don't Mean Failure, Pace Says William Arkin On Iraq, (Partial) Agreement From an Unexpected Source An Unprecedented Uproar Over Saudi Religious Police A Uniquely Qualified Ambassador to Iraq An Apollo Program for Climate Change By David Sokol, Cheney Defiant on Classified Material Executive Order Ignored Since 2003 U.S. Official Wraps Up Sudden Visit To N. Korea Editorial Wrong Target If it takes off, a congressional assault on China for its overvalued currency will surely boomerang. Courage at a Cost Why McCain Deserves Conservatives' Respect By Michael Gerson | H6 Guardian Hamas acted on a very real fear of a US-sponsored coup Jonathan Steele: Washington's fingerprints are all over the chaos that has hit Palestinians. The last thing they now need is an envoy called Blair. Leader Don't rule out the Republicans US presidential race: An unpopular incumbent, pursuing a disastrous war and domestic policies that have enraged his own base - in most European democracies that would be a recipe for crushing defeat at the ballot box. But the diffuse nature of politics on the other side of the Atlantic means that is not necessarily the case. Poland evokes war dead as EU talks get tough · Blair pledge to ditch deal if 'red lines' are crossed · Commission chief's plea to PM to be reasonable Brown invites outsiders onto Labour team New PM to pick from beyond party in reshuffle - despite Ashdown's snub of an audacious offer to become Northern Ireland secretary. Mixed reaction for plan to make Blair Middle East envoy · Backing from US, Israel and Fatah leadership · Moscow unlikely to want retiring PM as spokesman The Palestine follies Jeffrey Sachs Jun 21 07, 05:45pm: A two-state solution to the Israel-Palestine dispute is still possible, but thanks to American foreign policy failures it is becoming more difficult. A poisoned chalice Julian Borger Jun 21 07, 07:00pm: Tony Blair is keen on the job as Middle East envoy. Does he see something no one else does?Nuclear watchdog under pressure US predicts Zimbabwe regime change as hyperinflation destroys economy · Rate to reach 1.5m% by year end, says ambassador |
H7 Iran's and Syria's Plan: An Interpretation By: Michael Young | The Daily Star Many Lebanese, particularly in the majority camp, have been preoccupied with the court being set up to try suspects in the assassination of the late Rafik Hariri. The resignation of Serge Brammertz from the International Criminal Court to devote himself full-time to the upcoming Hariri trial suggests there is something there for them to look forward to. Palestinian Fantasy vs. Reality By: Augustus Richard Norton | The Boston Globe In January 2006, Hamas won the Palestinian legislative elections. While U.S. officials described the polling as "fair and secure," the Bush administration demonstrated that it loves democracy only so long as our friends win. Winning on Offense By: Ralph Peters | New York Post Time How to Deal With Hamas To Palestine, via "Mecca" and "Beirut" FRIDE This 6-page paper examines the possibility of engaging Hamas in a constructive approach towards a Palestine settlement A review of Statecraft: And How to Restore America's Standing in the World by Dennis Ross; Fighting and Funding America's Next Wars: A review of The Price of Liberty: Paying for America's Wars by Robert D. Hormats and Of Men and Materiel: The Crisis in Military Resources. TimeBlog Dennis Ross's Mythology (6) Turning on al-Qaeda in Baquba - Joe Klein, Time The Pakistan Connection - Michael Isikoff and Mark Hosenball, Newsweek VICTOR DAVIS HANSON: They should fix their mess. “Mideast Madness” Radicalism is Destroying Muslim Societies by Ian Wendt | H8 IraqSlogger Google News Iraq Iran Syria Mideastwire.com - NPR Iraq stratfor US Papers Friday: Turning Eyes to the South Iraq Security Developments - Thursday Iran Arms Claim Reveals Cheney-Military Rift The evidence that Iran is arming the Taliban isn't as "irrefutable" as some US officials are claiming, says the US NATO commander in Afghanistan. He points to more likely sources for the arms, such as drugs and weapons smugglers. The anti-Iran language used by the accusers points to Vice President Dick Cheney, who would like nothing more than an invasion of Iran before his boss leaves office. - Gareth Porter Iran threatens 'longer stride' for nuclear drive Iraq attacks kill 14 US soldiers Insurgents in Iraq kill 14 US soldiers in two days, US military officials say, as a truck bomb kills 15 Iraqis. Pace: Don't judge success in Iraq by level of violence Fears in Arab World Following Gaza Coup: Hamas Is Threatening Entire Arab World (MEMRI) The Economist The Palestinians June amazed them Reactions in the region Emotions not politics Iraq Is the surge going to fizzle? A counter-insurgency in trouble Fatal errors in Afghanistan Al Awsat The Enigma That is Mahmoud Abbas Tony Blair as Middle East czar | H9 Ha’aretz – Yoel Marcus: Keep Gaza crisis from spreading to W. Bank Rosner Is there an alternative to a Palestinian state? ACRI & Democracy / The cost of controlling others It is impossible to rule over a population of about four million people for more than 40 years without democratic rights and continue to be called a democracy. ACRI & Democracy / We can't withdraw yet We must not withdraw from the territories except in the framework of a peace agreement that will regularize their status. Members of the tribe / What makes a Jewish leader The billionaires' and professional executives' control of the Jewish establishment is a relatively new phenomenon. Syria: Washington blocking renewal of peace talks Indyk Recalling 'Wolfie's' wisdom Shimon Peres Every word hewn in stone He understood - and believed By Itamar Rabinovich The man who had to know everything Move to back Abbas gov't blocked in Security Council Moshe Arens: The carnage in Gaza resembles hell Samet 'And now, the forecast...' Daily Alert.org – Middle East Progress - EJC Israeli Press Review – Google News Israel - Palestine Linking the Gaza Strip with the West Bank: Implications of a Palestinian Corridor Across Israel - Justus Reid Weiner and Diane Morrison (Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs) (64pp., pdf file] New Approach to Palestinian Question Just a Castle in the Sand - Nahum Barnea BBC Voices from Gaza 'We support Hamas, Hizbullah' Baruch Leshem gives Olmert, Livni, Netanyahu and Barak some tips ahead of next elections Fatah isn't enough/ Shaul Arieli Jerusalem Post Analysis: Congress vs Ahmadinejad Israel wants Saudis in on peace efforts |
H10 Christian Science Monitor All eyes on Abbas in West Bank The Fatah leader has popular support, but faces lawlessness and other challenges. THE MONITOR'S VIEW Blair's flair as referee Forging a deeper European unity? EU leaders meet in Brussels amid battles over a bid to create a European government with a permanent president and its own diplomatic corps. Military focuses on development in Africa In Djibouti, US forces combat terrorism with civil affairs work. Will this be a model for a future US military command in Africa? Opinion: West should commend Qaddafi's reforms with caution Opinion: Where law reigns, terror withers ASIA IHT Hong Kong: Thriving, fun, but not yet democratic Careful what you wish for, China may grant it | H11 IHT Blair departs the EU with mixed legacy Blair of Britain leaves a divisive figure, scarred by his support for United States policy in Iraq and locked in disputes with European partners. Global trade talks collapse over agricultural subsidiesThe failure of the Doha round of trade talks appears to have defeated the strategy of bringing together the United States, Europe, Brazil and India to resolve key differences before turning to the entire membership of the World Trade Organization. Research shows estimates of Bosnian war death toll were inflated French president Sarkozy to review economic deals with Saudi Arabia Britain and the U.S. sign deal to improve sharing of defense technology EUROPE European press review The Economist Charlemagne The summit dances Personalities matter in European summits, but size matters more France The reforming juggernaut A modest electoral setback for Nicolas Sarkozy will not derail his reform plans BBC EU leaders struggle over treaty EU leaders prepare for a second day of tough talks on reforming the bloc, amid veto threats by the UK and Poland. Cer What do you do with a problem like Poland? Building the Future: The EU's Contribution to Global Governance Islamist Opposition Parties and the Potential for EU Engagement FIIA The Law Is Clear on Kosovo By: Gwynne Dyer | The Japan Times Breathing New Life Into France's Economy By: Georges de Menil | The Japan Times The parliamentary win of President Nicolas Sarkozy's party has created the most favorable prospect in decades for French structural reform. Poles Stir Up Messy Finale For Blair on European Stage By: Bronwen Maddox | The London Times Europe's Irrelevance and the Uncertain Future of the G-8 By: Joschka Fischer | The Daily Star A History of Hostility Between Poland and Germany Der Spiegel Under the Kaczynski twins, ties between Germany and Poland have deteriorated to a level of animosity not seen since prior to the fall of the Iron Curtain. This week, the mutual enmity is the main event on the European Union stage. From Der Spiegel, it was a long time in coming, but finally Germany saw the birth of the new Left Party. Many see it as a collection of demagogues and former communists, but the political establishment is worried it could draw voters away from mainstream parties; and the Social Democratic Party is in trouble. A new poll shows they have their lowest approval ratings since elections in September 2005. The Left opposition in Germany: Why is the Left so weak when so many look for political alternatives? EU-NATO Relations: Time to Thaw the "Frozen Conflict" SWP Le Monde La résistance des Etats-nations, par Thomas Ferenczi | H12 RFE/RL Google News Azerbaijan United States Should Voice Concerns to Russia, Official Says Russia: A Difficult Partner for the EU ISS-EU A 9-page report on a workshop held to consider issues relevant to EU-Russian relations Russia Reluctant to Share the Caspian By: Gennady Sysoyev | Kommersant Turkmenistan warms to broader ties with to U.S. Kazakh Leader's Daughter Divorced By: David Holley | Los Angeles Times Enduring Crisis in Ukraine: A Test Case for European Neighbourhood Policy Lugar: Reconsider plans to end Russia treaty GOP Sen. Richard Lugar strongly urged the Bush administration on Thursday to reconsider plans to end the treaty-based system that allows Moscow and Washington to monitor each other's nuclear arsenalsExpert: Only European institutions can influence Georgia in issue of Javakh Armenians Der Spiegel Putin's Man in the Caucasus: Kadyrov Struggles to Rebuild Chechnya -- And Stay Alive |
H13 The Times Poles want votes to make up for war deaths Hopes of an EU deal damaged by Poland's demand for voting system that reflects population losses caused by the Nazis Sarkozy gets key clause dropped in move to limit competition Q&A: the EU reform treaty Times Brussels correspondent explains the issues around control of the EU that lie behind today's crucial summit Wall Street Journal Geneva Conventions By: Anne Bayefsky | The Wall Street Journal (subscription required) | H14 Financial Times Key clause dropped from draft EU treaty The Union’s 50-year-old commitment to ’undistorted competition’ has been scrapped from a list of the bloc’s objectives in a French coup that could undermine Brussels’ fight against protectionism. COMMENT: The debate about Europe is haunted by shared delusions The ambitions of the EU’s founding fathers no longer fit the geopolitical facts, writes Philip Stephens. Merkel will go for a deal than risk failure Many diplomats disagree with rock star Bono’s view of the G8 but they say his assessment of Merkel is spot-on: her command of diplomacy might also be her main weakness. FT briefing: Palestinian divide Israeli policy since 2005 has made a clear distinction between Gaza and the West Bank, but Palestinians say any peace agreement will have to consider all the Palestinian areas as one entity, as does international law ANALYSIS: Freedom suffers in backlash to Bush agenda Two years on, Iraq, Lebanon and the Palestinian territories, which were held up as examples of stirring democracy in 2005, are in deep turmoil LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: US arms industry has vested interest in rise of China FDI set to rise by 20% for wealthiest nations WORLD NEWS: Unease at Mideast role for Blair World trade talks collapse in acrimony Deal unlikely before Bush leaves office A little bit of functionality does you good The abilities of the web to do things other media can’t tackle, particularly by using interactivity, is greatly underexploited, writes David Bowen. Editorial Flexible Germany There was a time when shop stewards would fear for their lives if their union agreed a 6.5 per cent pay cut. Olmert and Abbas to meet in Egypt Doubts over Blair Mideast role A US proposal that Tony Blair become a peace envoy for the Middle East has triggered unease in Brussels and elsewhere in the world, amid fears the move could distract... LEADER: Americans should be warming to energy efficiency Boosting levels of output achieved from the energy consumed could have spectacular results, write Diana Farrell and Ted Halstead. COMMENT: An unseen risk in sovereign wealth funds Sovereign wealth funds look set to become the new bogeymen of global finance, writes John Plender. COMMENT: It all depends on what you expect Inflation expectations provide the clue to what might bridge the gap between the Bank of England’s factions, writes Samuel Brittan. | H15 Los Angeles Times New tactic for U.S. troops: Walking By Julian E. Barnes Armor-penetrating explosives make humvees and tanks dangerous targets Editorial Russians Reject U.N. Kosovo Plan By: Maggie Farley | Los Angeles Times Dead Reporters and the Information Gap By: Sonni Efron | Los Angeles Times When journalists die, we count the bodies. But how do we reckon the consequences in information forfeited? How do we know what we do not know? No carbon copy solutions By Daniel Sperling Several different approaches are needed to cut greenhouse gas emissions. |
H16 American Politics McCain's support wanes in new polls Poll: Bush hits lowest approval rating of presidency Back to the Future: John B. Judis and Ruy Teixeira on the re-emergence of the emerging Democratic majority. realclearpolitics – ABC’s The Note – US News Political Bulletin Early Bird GovExec Swamp Gas Swamp Sunrise Daybook Lexington Pillorying Hillary Lone Star By Michael Brendan Dougherty Ron Paul is making a long-shot presidential bid to revive conservatism and lasso a party gone wild. THE LIST: Journalists who wrote political checks... US Senate seeks fuel efficiency The US Senate votes to increase fuel efficiency standards for all cars and SUVs sold by 2020. CSM Building a political center in the United States Schwarzenegger and Bloomberg are pushing efforts to bridge the political divide. | H17 Daily Telegraph EU must stop navel-gazing and think big David Cameron says EU leaders are discussing the wrong issues for the wrong reasons. They should be debating Europe's competitiveness, its contribution to climate change and its role in the developing world. Blair warns EU to make a dealTony Blair warned other EU leaders that plans for a revamped European constitution would be derailed by a likely "no" vote in a UK referendum if they push him too far Israel and Palestine pushed together Con Coughlin asks if this could this be the moment the world has been waiting for, when Israel comes to terms with the millions of Palestinians who have lived unhappily under its control these past 40 years. Blair seeks a new role on the world stage Tony Blair's swansong Cabinet yesterday was not an occasion for the fainthearted. The Chancellor told the man whose job he has wrested from him that anything he achieved would be because he was "standing on your shoulders" - after spending the past decade standing on more delicate parts of his anatomy. Blair will convert to Catholicism 'soon' Outgoing PM to meet Pope tomorrow Taliban 'to step up suicide bombings' The Taliban has promised to unleash a wave of suicide attacks on Kabul with the ultimate goal of expelling foreign forces. Al Gore: 'China is under pressure' China's emergence as the largest polluter will intensify the pressure it feels from the rest of the world to cut its emissions, Al Gore, climate campaigner, warned yesterday. | H18 Independent You, Europe, and your rights The Government is blocking an EU charter which would protect fundamental rights for British people. Why? Britain isolated as EU treaty talks falter Abbas demands final status talks or nothing as he heads to Egypt summit John Lichfield: The continent is united - by its desire to squabble |
H19Military Intelligence Terrorism Hacker penetrates Pentagon email system Cyber attack on Pentagon computers prompts officials to take 1500 ... Ret. General: 'If you can't embrace the brutality of combat, you ... World Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Systems Market Profile and Forecast (Table of Contents and Executive Review; PDF, 763 KB) "Extraordinary Rendition in U.S. Counterterrorism Policy: The Impact on Transatlantic Relations," House Foreign Affairs Committee, April 17, 2007. Troops cracking under strain of combat, Pentagon told National Security Archive The CIA's Family Jewels Agency Violated Charter for 25 Years; Wiretapped Journalists and Dissidents Preserving Freedom of Action in Space: Realizing the Potential and Limits of U.S. Spacepower The Trans-Saharan Counter Terrorism Initiative FIIA This 83-page Finnish report focuses on the trans-Saharan "front" in the US's global war on terror Fact Sheet: Strengthening Border Security and Facilitating Entry into the United States Likely Divisive Hearing Cited in Decision on Joint Chiefs of Staff FBI: Osama May Have Chartered Plane for Family After 9/11 Turkey Detains 23 in 'al-Qaeda' Sweep Suicide Elusive, but not always unstoppable Cluster munitions A change of heart, or of tactic? Cyber-crime A good bot roast | H20 Slate Globalization, not too much, not too little, is what the world needs. But exactly how much is too much? Or too little?... more» Sanctions in International Relations SWP This 17-page German paper examines the current state of research into the use of sanctions in international relations Immigration’s Economic Impact Microcredit: False Hopes and Real Possibilities Strong Society, Weak State Hoover Institution A US essay arguing that in dealing with a weak state, foreign policymakers should attempt to influence societies and cultures From FT, how politics lost its punch: Alas the tradition of legislative fights long ago withered in Westminster and Washington. Cato The Consequences of Institutional Proliferation From the Mises Institute, can dikes be private? An argument against public goods theory. From Rolling Stone, an interview with Al Gore on the fight against the climate crisis. An excerpt from Islamic Imperialism: A History by Efraim Karsh. From Jewcy, Rise of the Faux-cialists: Three poseurs — George Galloway, Hugo Chavez, Tariq Ali — who would have Marx spinning in his grave (plus their real-deal counterparts). A review of Comrades!: A History of World Communism by Robert Service. Paul Johnson on how greed is safer than power-seeking. From Foreign Affairs, Walter Russell Mead reviews That Sweet Enemy: The French and the British From the Sun King to the Present by Robert Tombs and Isabelle Tombs. Amitai Etzioni on illiberal Muslim moderates as the global swing vote. My Marty Peretz Problem — And Ours: He bought The New Republic in 1974 and sold it this February. In between, he transformed America's most influential liberal weekly: Today, it is no longer as influential, or liberal, or even weekly From Forward, name five contemporary Jewish theologians saying something interesting about Jewish belief who had not already published a major work by 1990: Where have all the theologians gone? Trade Deal Setback Will Not Deter U.S. from Pursuing Pact, Officials Say | H21 Gene breakthrough against brain diseasesvA major breakthrough in gene therapy was signalled after injections into the brain were used for the first time to successfully treat a degenerative brain disease. From The New Criterion, an essay on David Halberstam and the media's ethos of irresponsibility. PREDICTION: Cities will sizzle, Mediterranean wilt from global warming... Icebergs are 'ecological hotspot' Amazon enters book digitization jungle with rare-book project Kingsley Amis’s fictions are reliably amusing and usefully provocative. “If you can’t annoy somebody,” he once said, “there’s little point in writing”... more» Research Finds Firstborns Gain the Higher I.Q. The difference in I.Q. between siblings was a result of family dynamics, not biological factors Citizen Kane is greatest movie - again Hollywood's elite has picked Citizen Kane as America's greatest movie of all time in a vote by directors, actors, writers and critics. The AFI's top 100 movies The Big Question: Why are so many wealthy foreigners buying into English football? From Sign and Sight, Europe's oppressive legacy: Nobel Prizewinner Imre Kertesz on the legacy of the last century and the challenges facing Europe in the next A look at how Muslims lost their temporal power first, then their grip over science And science is important but social sciences are more important. Isaac Newton believed the Apocalypse would come in 2060 – exactly 1,260 years after the foundation of the Holy Roman Empire, according to a recently published letter. Luckily for modern scientists in awe of his achievements, he based this figure on religion rather than reasoning The Golden Gate is a magnet for suicides, but the jumpers’ bodies are pulled under and lost in the north Pacific. You may leave your heart in San Francisco, but not your corpse... more» How Jews Became Not Just White Folks "The Islamist": a journey around faith and nation Time Warrior For Peace ( The Making Of America) |
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