| H1 Washington Instiute Deterring the Ayatollahs: Complications in Applying Cold War Strategy to Iran - A multidisciplinary analysis of the use of deterrence in countering the Iranian nuclear problem. Edited by Patrick Clawson and Michael Eisenstadt. U.S. may pump oil from Iraq to Haifa New York Times U.S. Pressing Arab Nations to Increase Support for Iraq McClatchy U.S. officials: Shiite militias are the main threat to Iraq Washington Post Editorial Arms for 'Stability' President Bush re-embraces the Middle East strategy he once repudiated NSA Spying Part of Broader Effort Intelligence Chief Says Bush Authorized Secret Activities Under One Order Rice, Gates Press for Arab Support on Iraq AN NRO SYMPOSIUM: Frank Gaffney, Victor Davis Hanson, Cliff May, John McCain, Mac Owens, Peter Rodman, Jim Robbins, Joseph Skelly, Michael Yon respond to the O’Hanlon-Pollack New York Times breakthrough. “Turning Point?” William Arkin A New Mideast Military Alliance?
Guardian More bulldog than poodle, Brown has signalled a new special relationship Jonathan Freedland: The love-ins with Bush are over, and it's not just body language. A deeper strategic shift in tackling terrorism is emerging. Leader Making peace not war
Military intervention: Peace, in Afghanistan and Darfur as in Northern Ireland, can require the intelligent use of troops. But even with such forces in place it cannot be guaranteed. Geopolitical Diary: In With the New Stratfor Slate Selling Arms to the Saudis By: Shmuel Rosner Is Washington manipulating Riyadh, or is it the other way around? Financial Times COMMENT: Britain cannot have two best friends Gordon Brown’s first visit to Washington raises fundamental questions about the US-UK ‘special relationship’, writes John Bolton. ANALYSIS: A cruder Kremlin Bitterness over what Moscow sees as an indifferent and condescending west is helping prompt a harder line on foreign policy LEADER: Memo to Bush: no more 'Yo, Blair' The US needs political cover for its eventual withdrawal from Iraq. As an ally, Britain has leverage. Mr Brown’s businesslike approach, thus far, suggests he can use it COMMENT: The global convergence on terror Europe has criticised America’s “military” approach to terrorism suspects. But opinion is shifting, says Jack Goldsmith Washington wins ground in Iran financial embargo Washington's campaign to persuade financial institutions to break ties with Tehran gained another scalp yesterday when Deutsche Bank confirmed it had decided to cease... WORLD NEWS: Rice's absence from Asean forum puts regional influence in question The Times Leader Confronting Iran Not only America is nervous of Tehran’s intentions UN approves 26,000 peacekeepers for Darfur The United Nations has launched the largest peacekeeping mission in the world in an attempt to halt four years of massacres Analysis: Force faces a morass of enmities Christian Science Monitor US troop fatalities in Iraq plummet The toll is falling in the most dangerous provinces, not just in the Baghdad 'surge' zone. BBC Murdoch wins control of Dow Jones Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation wins its campaign to take over the publisher of the Wall Street Journal. Q&A: Dow Jones takeover Wall Street Journal A New Owner A change in control won't change Journal standards. General Petraeus's 'Coy Mistress' By: H.D.S. Greenway | The Boston Globe The troop escalation that the Bush administration has put so much faith in is not working. As the term Potemkin village came to mean a scrubbed up and presentable façade in czarist Russia, so can the story of the "surge" be summed up. There is talk of withdrawing some troops at some time, but it is clear now that Bush plans to leave this entire mess to his successor. A New Vision for America's Security By: Tom Ridge and Barry McCaffrey | The Boston Globe Elevated terrorist threat levels and global events make it increasingly clear that the next president will face national security and foreign policy challenges that will extend far beyond the question of what to do in Iraq. Elections, Democracy and Stability in Pakistan International Crisis Group A False Choice in Pakistan By: Daniel Markey | Foreign Affairs
Americans are increasingly frustrated with Pakistan's counterterrorism efforts, but the United States should resist the urge to threaten President Pervez Musharraf or demand a quick democratic transition. CSIS - Mike McConnell, the U.S. director of national intelligence, and Brent Scowcroft, former national security advisor, spoke at CSIS as part of the Project on National Security Reform conference. MORE Gvosdev The New Old Fashioned Middle East Strategy Independent David McKittrick: The lessons Northern Ireland holds for Iraq Mark Steel: Why does Saudi Arabia need military aid? France Goes It Alone By: Romain Leick | Der Spiegel
Not even three months in office and French President Nicolas Sarkozy is already proving to be highly unpredictable. He claimed the credit for the release of the Bulgarian hostages and promptly offered Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi a nuclear power plant in return - much to the irritation of his European partners. The Economist Quick off the mark Nicolas Sarkozy, France’s new president, holds the stage. But for how long? CRS "Kosovo and U.S. Policy: Background and Current Issues," updated July 3, 2007. Guidelines for Approaching Iran Carnegie Associate Karim Sadjadpour PDPBR FOR JULY 26-30, 2007 CSIS - Force Multiplier for Intelligence: Collaborative Open Source Networks. REPORT | COMMENTARY | INTERVIEW CFR A Regional Iran Approach Before the U.S. makes a nuclear deal with India, it should insist on an end to ties with Iran. Bret Stephens, Wall Street Journal WSJ The Best Economy Ever
Forget about the stock market blips. World economic policy has never been so good. By DAVID HALE Weekly Standard A Little of Both
The U.S. economy is full of contradictions. by Irwin M. Stelzer Israel backs Saudi arms deal
Why? Robert Baer. TIME. Djerejian New Bazaar, Same as the Old Bazaar, But With a Dangerous Twist Foreign Policy Fool’s Gold You may not have noticed it, but Africa is booming. Yet just when the world’s poorest continent is finally starting to see real economic growth, the resource curse threatens to snatch it all away. Time The Perils of Peacekeeping in Darfur Daily Telegraph China intends to rule the East China's strategic goal is to become Asia's regional superpower, preferably without firing a shot, says Richard Spencer. | H2 Stratfor The Geopolitics of Turkey By George Friedman Washington Times Editorial Loose congressional lips The Bush administration devised a plan to stave off the very serious possibility of Turkish military action in northern Iraq. Until it ended up on the Op-Ed page of The Washington Post. Turkey's Leaders Plan Muslim Europe By: Edward Luttwak | The First Post
If you thought Turkey was no threat to the West, think again. A new generation of politicians is aiming to Islamise the state by stealth. The AKP has a stranglehold on Turkey for the foreseeable future. President Bush's Broken Promises
Wall Street Journal By MICHAEL RUBIN
Barry Rubin 'AKP'yle 20 yıl daha mümkün' EDM POORER, LESS EDUCATED VOTERS PREFER TURKEY’S AK PARTY Turkey and Iraq: Threat of War By: Ben Judah | ISN Security Watch
Turkey is on the edge of an incursion into northern Iraq to attack Kurdish rebel bases, but in the post-election period, Prime Minister's Erdogan's intentions remain unclear. Al Awsat The Turkish Experiment : Hussein Shobokshi Soli Özel 'Gül İsrar Ederse Kriz Doğabilir' 'Seçimler Demokratikti' Uluslararası hukukçu ve siyasi danışman Bruce Fein, PKK’yla mücadelede ilerleme sağlanamaması ve Kongre'deki Ermeni tasarılarının Türk-Amerikan ilişkileri üzerinde olumsuz etki yaptığını savundu Lockheed gets initial $187 mln in F-16 sale to Turkey Today's Zaman Washington Post The Muslim World's Embattled Secularists Christopher Dickey Turkey to sign trade deals with 18 Islamic countries [NEWS ANALYSIS] Turkey keeps its face turned toward West Turkey: A litmus test for the future of democracy Monday Morning AKP milliyetçiliğe karşı koyamıyor ABDULVEHHAB EL EFENDİ Die Welt Ordu, Gül’ün yeniden aday olmasına nasıl tepki verecek? ABD İslamcıların zaferini alkışlamalı Steven A. Cook Turkey: Threat or Triumph for Democracy? Global Politician Ha’aretz An Iranian pipeline through Europe Turkey-Iran gas deal marks new stage in energy cooperation
Business Intelligence Middle East The future of Islam in Turkey - and what it means for Europe
RIA Novosti Secular Turkey Is Becoming a Thing of the Past Global Politician Google News KurdishMedia Kurdish Kurdish Aspect BBC Monitoring KÜRŞAT BUMİN Altan Tan anlatıyor: DTP'nin oy kaybı İBRAHİM KARAGÜL Türk askeri Filistin ve Irak'a gidecek! Nasuhi Güngör Kerkük referandumu etkileniyor mu? Mete Çubukçu’nun Güneydoğu analizi Sadi Somuncuoğlu If I was prime minister Kurdish Leader Warns of Iraqi Civil War Turkey,Iraq preparing terror draft ''Yumuşak Bölünme'' ye bir adım daha [AK Partili Kurt] 'Zana üslubu' demokrasiye hizmet etmiyor Another Kurdish Option 'Referandum olmazsa iç savaş çıkar' Kerkük’te referanduma sayım engeli Iraqi Kurdish Press Highlights 31 Jul 07 Mavi dosyayla ortaya çıkan dehşet Operasyon planı bilerek sızdırıldı Iraq's Kurds fear US pullout
ABC Online Takvim işlemiyor, Kerkük referandumu ertelenebilir Turkmens want Kirkuk referendum delay Türkiye ABD’den bu kelleleri istiyor BBC Monitoring Quotes From the Turkish Press 31 July 07 Sezer'den DTP'ye ambargo Galbraith of Kurdistan Silah diplomasisi
ABD'nin, Orta Doğu'ya silah yardımı planları ve Türkiye'ye etkileri 'Adayları DTP belirlemedi' BBC Death verdicts for Iran reporters Two ethnic Kurdish dissident journalists are sentenced to death in Iran for "armed struggle against the system". Erdoğan’a arabuluculuk çağrısı Sami KOHEN Iraklılar gene can derdinde Turkey Must Secure Iraq's Borders The Conservative Voice Abdülhamit Bilici Düşman üret, silah sat Beril Dedeoğlu Giving weapons to Saudi Arabia Google News Greece Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Press ABHaber Deniz Gökçe Almanya ne yapmak istiyor (2)? Metin MÜNİR Troika Dialog, Kıbrıs Rum Kesimi'nde ne yapıyor? Now it's Greece turn at electioneering Ariana FERENTINOU FM outlines foreign policy to Greek ambassadors Athens News Agency US Congratulates Turkey, Greece and Italy on Pipeline Agreement |Türkçe ABD Türkiye'ye F-16'lar için yetkiyi verdi Bryza, Koçaryan'la Türkiye'yi konuştu Turkey is not going to change his policy towards Armenia Oran takes election to European court Amanda Akçakoca If I was prime minister Silahlı Kuvvetler'de terfi heyecanı TSK'da YAŞ heyecanı Kanunları uygulamayı bilmiyoruz Başbakan, Alevî dedesi ile Kevser Sûresi'ni konuşmuş Vatanseverler'den 'otomobilimizi biz kurşunladık' itirafı MHP, ihaleleri mercek altına alacak İstanbul yeraltına iniyor, meydanlar trafiğe kapanacak Prof. Tanyeli: Mimar Sinan muhayyel(*) biri 80 metrekarelik evde geçen 16 yıl The Spectator Oxford’s loss, Turkey’s gain Gül'den dışişlerine 'veda' kitabı Sami Uslu Yahudiler neden başarılı? "Kızılırmak suyu iyi bir sistemle arıtılabilir" 1 Ağustos 2007 Basın Özeti | H3 Yasemin CONGAR Washington planını basına kim sızdırdı? Büyükanıt konuşunca Murat Yetkin AKP'de üçlü zirve Zaman Poyraz'ın evinden Kara Kuvvetleri'nin istihbarat arşivi çıktı
Ahmet Taşgetiren Asker ve seçimler Kandil baskını kasıtlı mı çıktı? Başbakanlık'ta üçlü zirve Erdoğan’ın zor gecesi Cengiz Çandar Engin Ardıç Ben bu işin sonunu beğenmedim Tamer Korkmaz 12 Nisan'a vurgu var; ama 27 Nisan'a yok! Mustafa Ünal Büyükanıt ne demek istedi? Ali Bulaç Seçime uymayan karargâh hesabı Anayasa taslağına ilk tepkiler olumlu Başbakan Erdoğan'a mektuplar (3) İsmet Berkan Ahmet Hakan Erdoğan’ın başı belada Cüneyt Ülsever Sözde değil özde demokrat Yumurta küfesi M.Ali Kışlalı
Komuta kademesi YAŞ'ta şekilleniyor Fikret BİLA Baykal: Cumhurbaşkanı kim olursa olsun, diyemeyiz Sürpriz üçlü zirve
Tehlikenin farkında mısınız? Kuraklık+Karanlık Şener Köşk’e kim çıkar ben bile göremiyorum M. Ali BİRAND Türkiye, bir yol ayrımına kayıyor Gül anketle nabız yokluyor Umur Talu ABD zurnasının zırt dediği yer Taha Kıvanç İmaj zedeleyeyim derken… Fehmi Koru Umarım anlamakta gecikmezler… ALİ BAYRAMOĞLU Asker değil, gazeteci sorunu… Güneri CIVAOĞLU 864 rakımlı sis CHP ve Baykal Avni Özgürel NAZLI ILICAK Şamil Tayyar Büyükanıt tuzağa düşmedi Ertuğrul Özkök Bir ’Medya Patronu'nun sicili Oktay Ekşi Saygın olmanın yolu Tufan Türenç CHP için olmak ya da olmamak Hadi Uluengin Baykal mı CHP mi ideoloji mi? (I) Emin Çölaşan Bu bilmece çözülmeli Yalçın Doğan Küçük toplantılar, büyük oyunlar 'Sivil anayasa'
Burhan Kuzu, AKP'nin yeni anayasa hazırlığını anlattı Serdar Turgut TSK'nın değişimi 12 Eylül'ün üç partisinden Türkiye'nin yedi siyasi eğilimine Taha AKYOL Suya zam geliyor Bülent Keneş Why is a more civilian constitution needed in Turkey? Yavuz Baydar Why not? Mehmet Altan Silahçılar ve Irak Eser Karakaş Anayasa önerilerine devam ve son Yeni Anayasa ısrarı AKP'nin taslağında neler var? İsmail Küçükkaya Komutanlar umutlu MUHARREM SARIKAYA ERDAL ŞAFAK Ortak akıl
ERGUN BABAHAN Müdahale ve sandık EMRE AKÖZ Böyle yemin olmaz HASAN BÜLENT KAHRAMAN Alacakaranlık Haluk Şahin Temel bir toplum sözleşmesi gerekli
YASEMİN YÜCESOY GÜNGÖR Ece TEMELKURAN Başörtüsünün gözleri-2 Gülay Göktürk Takiyeciler ülkesi” AK Party deputy profile: Young, educated, experienced in law [Yorum - Prof.Dr.Mustafa Erdogan] Merkeze oturmanın riskleri... YAVUZ DONAT Birinci ders
OKAN MÜDERRİSOĞLU
'TSK bildirisi seçim sonuçlarını etkiledi' Prof. Dr. AYDIN AYAYDIN
AK Parti mi başarılı CHP mi başarısız?
Şakir Süter “AKP’ye laf söyletmem!” Rauf Tamer İşin aslı
Halk iki partiyi daha toprağa gömdü.. AK Party unruffled by Büyükanıt’s comments Reading July 22 elections by Dr. VAHAP ÇOSKUN* Mehmet BARLAS Hiç iktidar olamayacak ana muhalefet olur mu? Yusuf KANLI A civilian constitution Ak Parti'de üçlü zirve Referandum takvimi belirlendi, listeler 6 Ağustos'ta askıda 27 Nisan tahribat yaptı artık herkes hassas olsun
MHP: Polemiğe girmeyiz TBMM'nin takviminde neler var? CHP'de ilk 'hesaplaşma' toplantısı Solun sorunu liderlik değil, ya? Kanadoğlu'ndan son bomba DP'nin başına sürpriz aday Sezer, muhalefet liderleriyle görüşecek Köşk'ten muhalefete davet Ağar'dan Mumcu'ya "Otur yerine beni konuşturma" Kendini rezil etme, şimdi susma zamanı YSK referandum takvimini belirledi Ege Cansen Sanayici kendi başının çaresine baksın ABDURRAHMAN YILDIRIM Dış açıkta yeniden artış dönemine mi giriyoruz? Yabancılar hangi şirketleri aldı? OKAN MÜDERRİSOĞLU
Seçim bitti bütçenin hasar tespiti başladı Prof. Rodrik'in önerisi (2) Uğur Gürses Salih Neftçi Son volatilitenin bir ikinci açıklaması İ.Hüseyin Yıldız Yine faiz konusu Carrefour: no binding decision on Turkey's Migros Yabancıdan Türkiye'ye tam not 64 percent of foreign companies poised to expand in Turkey
Employers hide workers: Turkey loses YTL 1.9 bln per year 6 aylık dış açık 28 milyar dolar |
| | H5 Washington Post Editorial Arms for 'Stability' President Bush re-embraces the Middle East strategy he once repudiated NSA Spying Part of Broader Effort Intelligence Chief Says Bush Authorized Secret Activities Under One Order Rice, Gates Press for Arab Support on Iraq The Pakistan Policy Predicament Murdoch Wins Dow Jones Bid Deal places U.S.'s premier financial newspaper in the hands of the 76-year-old media mogul. Making the Think Tanks Think By Robert J. Samuelson, Washington's vaunted think tanks have tiptoed around the problem of the huge budget costs of aging baby boomers. Clyburn: Positive Report by Petraeus Could Split House Democrats on War Joint Chiefs Nominee Notes Toll on Military, Need to Plan for Iraq Drawdown An Obsession with Palestine - Mona Eltahawy U.N. Authorizes 26,000 Peacekeeping Troops for Darfur One Tool America Needs By Michael Gerson, Congress has chosen this moment to gut one of the most innovative and effective American outreach efforts since the Peace Corps. Who's for Big Government By E. J. Dionne Jr., One of the most predictable arguments is also one of the most useless: that politics comes down to a choice between being for 'big government' or 'small government.' Shielding Sources Journalists need protection at the federal level. The Speaker In Charge By Harold Meyerson, This is one of those weeks when Nancy Pelosi has no doubts about the wisdom of her decision to become speaker of the House. Cheney: Don't Close Guantanamo Yet Rice's Protector Plans a Move to NATO | H6 Guardian More bulldog than poodle, Brown has signalled a new special relationship Jonathan Freedland: The love-ins with Bush are over, and it's not just body language. A deeper strategic shift in tackling terrorism is emerging. Iran target of huge arms deal - Rice US secretary of state identifies Tehran as the biggest strategic challenge to America. A green light to oppression Brian Whitaker: In the name of 'fighting extremism', the US is arming two of the Arab world's leading human rights abusers: Saudi Arabia and Egypt. End of empire chaos John Palmer America's Middle East policy is in confusion: on one hand supporting autocratic 'allies' and on the other espousing democracy in the Arab world. The new European century James Waters Europe's long-term influence depends as much on its neighbours' human rights records as their supplies of gas and oil. Leader Making peace not war
Military intervention: Peace, in Afghanistan and Darfur as in Northern Ireland, can require the intelligent use of troops. But even with such forces in place it cannot be guaranteed. UK army leaves Ulster after 38 years Simple lowering of flag marks end of longest operation in British military history. Northern Ireland: lessons in insurgency When China goes shopping
Foreign takeovers: The theatre of protectionism does not play well in Britain. Factories shut down as work gets farmed off to poorer countries and the British do not rise up against industrial decline - but go shopping to celebrate cheap imported goods. Down on the farm bill Liam Brody: US agricultural subsidies devastate developing countries, but that hasn't prevented the House of Representatives from renewing them. Dangerous nonsense
Christopher Brookmyre: Faith is not a form of mental fortitude, but an absurdity - which can give rise to atrocity. Misplaced Trust By: Richard Norton-Taylor | The Guardian
Given previous security service qualms about aiding the CIA, MI5's handling of al-Rawi's and el-Banna's cases was utterly reckless. |
| H7 A mishmash of US regional contradictions By Rami G. Khouri Daily Star America's rudderless foreign policy takes another deadly turn New York Sun Baffling U.S. Policy Toward Saudi Arabia - Youssef Ibrahim Arms for Arab Authoritarians, As U.S. Turns Back Clock By: Jim Lobe | Inter Press Service The proposed massive armaments sale to traditional Arab allies in the Persian Gulf region shows that Washington has all but abandoned its democracy-promotion rhetoric - at least insofar as it applies to its regional allies. In essence, the US is returning to its 60-year-old preference for stability over democracy. Iranian workers are on the march
Gulf News - By Amir Taheri New Republic Arms Deals by Bradford Plummer The Saudis' weapons-buying problem. Power and Prudence by Edward N. Luttwak Jeane Kirkpatrick's calculus for military intervention. How a President Should Engage with Despots - Dennis Ross, New Republic Fresh Start for U.S., Britain - Stryker McGuire, Newsweek General Petraeus's 'Coy Mistress' By: H.D.S. Greenway | The Boston Globe The troop escalation that the Bush administration has put so much faith in is not working. As the term Potemkin village came to mean a scrubbed up and presentable façade in czarist Russia, so can the story of the "surge" be summed up. There is talk of withdrawing some troops at some time, but it is clear now that Bush plans to leave this entire mess to his successor. A New Vision for America's Security By: Tom Ridge and Barry McCaffrey | The Boston Globe Elevated terrorist threat levels and global events make it increasingly clear that the next president will face national security and foreign policy challenges that will extend far beyond the question of what to do in Iraq. Why 'Islamophobia' Is a Brilliant Term - Dennis Prager, Creators July 30, 2007 Quarterly Report and Semiannual Report to Congress Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction
From Report Highlights (PDF; 465 KB): Download in sections or as full report (PDF; 14.46 KB). Washington Times Europe's dreaded affliction (By Paul Belien) Tasks at hand (Helle Dale) The hinge of fate in Iraq (Tony Blankley) | H8 IraqSlogger Google News Iraq Iran Syria Mideastwire.com - NPR Iraq stratfor US Papers Wed: July GI KIAs Lowest of Year
Gates, Rice hear Arab fears of precipitous withdrawal from Iraq On Mideast peace mission, Rice plans to ignore Hamas' Gaza takeover · Reporters notebook: Rice and Gates in the Middle East US 'aims to help' Mid-East allies Condoleezza Rice vows the US will help allies build a secure Middle East, a day after announcing major arms deals. Iran imperative spurs US move Washington Institute Dangerous Partners: Targeting the Iran-Hizballah Alliance Syria’s Policy of Sitting on its Hands Iraq's President Works to Convince
Wall Street Journal Asia Times Pakistan ripe for regime change It's by no means a done deal, but the US-inspired talks between President General Pervez Musharraf and former premier Benazir Bhutto over a power-sharing arrangement indicate that Pakistan is venturing down a new political road. The military is another matter. - Syed Saleem Shahzad Rice, Gates urge Mideast to control borders AEI "Don't Limit Disinvestment to Iran's Energy Sector" - Sen. Jon Kyl Algeria's Nuclear Secrecy ISA
Algeria moves to expand its nuclear program and potentially its nuclear weapons capacity. BBC UN backs new Darfur peace force The UN Security Council approves plans to send 26,000 troops and police to Sudan's Darfur region. Washington Times Editorial Power-sharing in Pakistan After the bloody but successful raid against the Red Mosque in Islamabad, President Pervez Musharraf decided to finally go to war against Pakistan's growing number of hardline, Taliban-style militants, even sending troops into the northwest frontier provinces. This is welcome news for the United States, but it is set against the backdrop of serious political problems for Gen. Musharraf. The birth of Middle East strife viewed through the conflict of two men
Boston Globe Does Nahr al-Bared mean Palestinian bases are safer?
By Nicholas Blanford Commentary: The EU and Egyptian democracy | H9 Ha’aretz – Rice in Israel on first step towards peace summit Olmert will tell U.S. Secretary of State he wants meeting with Saudi officials, seeks diplomatic breakthrough U.S. endorses Arab peace plan as foundation for Mideast peace Condoleezza Rice signs statement with Jordan, Egypt and 6 Persian Gulf states endorsing initiative. Moshe Arens: JNF's Jews-only land sale violates democracy Yoel Marcus: Bush is admitting his Mideast policies have failed Blog and poll: Is the American-Saudi deal dangerous? Eldar Time does not take orders from Jerusalem If we have a partner, then we must begin talking to him right now. If we have no partners, then we best prepare the bomb shelters. Hamas establishes new intelligence service in Gaza Jerusalem Post Rice will ask Israel to move 'to the next level' with PA What to do about Teheran's money-laundering
By MICHAEL JACOBSON
A little-known Paris-based organization could prove instrumental in blacklisting Iran. U.S., Russian Arms Sales Affect Israel's Security - Caroline Glick Baskin: Why I am a neo-Zionist Daily Alert.org – Middle East Progress - EJC Israeli Press Review – Google News Israel - Palestine Internal Feud Hurts Palestinians By: Mkhaimar Abusada | Miami Herald
President Bush's call for a new peace conference for Israel, Palestine and neighboring states that back a two-state solution is a welcome, if very tardy, development. But efforts to restart the peace process now confront a stark new reality: two mutually hostile Palestinian entities in Hamas-ruled Gaza and the Fatah-led West Bank must now be factored into the process. Yedioth Mixed messages from Syria
Syrian President delivers aggressive address to military, saying country committed to restoring hold on Golan. Meanwhile Syrian foreign minister says 'Syria will take part in any International peace conference'
Full Story . . . Poll: Most Syrians support peace with Israel if Golan returned A little more modesty IDF should display more wisdom instead of making demands, Aviad Kleinberg says No IDF Recruitment Crisis - Stuart A. Cohen New Republic Provocations
by Benny Morris Are revisionist takes on the Six Day War accurate? Al Awsat Abu Mazen's White Coup : Abdul Rahman Al-Rashed Morgan Stanley Israel
The (External) Wealth of Nations Who Truly Deserves a State?
Israel Hasbara Committee Endgame for Palestine
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| H10 Christian Science Monitor US troop fatalities in Iraq plummet The toll is falling in the most dangerous provinces, not just in the Baghdad 'surge' zone. Taliban leaves tribal roots for Al Qaeda tactics The Taliban has adopted more aggressive tactics - such as kidnappings and suicide bombings - imported directly from the Al Qaeda-led global jihad. Our reporter's night in a Lebanese jail After a run-in with Hizbullah militants, Monitor correspondent Nicholas Blanford finds himself in a Lebanese military jail. Lobby reform aims at disclosure The US House clears a bill that lifts the curtain on contacts between lobbyists, lawmakers. Opinion: Japan's other earthquake ASIA Asia Times India and China on parade A long-running strain of mistrust continues to flow through Sino-Indian relations prior to the first joint military exercises between the two nations. Border disputes, China's arms sales to Pakistan and its ambiguous stance on Kashmir are a few of the issues that Beijing and Delhi will have to put aside or smooth over if the October joint counter-terrorism drill is to succeed. Asians a Boon to American Prosperity By: Tom Plate | The Japan Times
Asia may be 'stealing' jobs from America but it also invests most of its wealth in the U.S., keeps U.S. consumer prices low and has helped U.S. businesses expand. BBC Eighty years on
The transformation of China's People's Liberation Army CRS "U.S.-Japan Economic Relations: Significance, Prospects, and Policy Options," updated July 9, 2007. What's in a name?
By JAMES HUANG AND MICHAEL KAU
Despite broad support, Taiwan remains an international orphan. WSJ Upper House of Pain
Now Japan's politics get interesting.
By BRAD GLOSSERMAN A Democratic Indonesian Tiger? By James Castle and Craig Charney, Ten years after economic collapse Indonesia has achieved something unique in the region and the developing Muslim world: stability and growth on democratic foundations. | H11 IHT A rising refugee crisis By JOHN HOLMES We need to gear up our aid efforts rapidly to control the Iraqi humanitarian crisis. EUROPE European press review The European Happy Planet Index: An index of carbon efficiency and well-being in the EU
Source: New Economics Foundation Full Report (PDF; 851 KB)
Free registration required. France Goes It Alone By: Romain Leick | Der Spiegel
Not even three months in office and French President Nicolas Sarkozy is already proving to be highly unpredictable. He claimed the credit for the release of the Bulgarian hostages and promptly offered Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi a nuclear power plant in return - much to the irritation of his European partners. The Economist Quick off the mark Nicolas Sarkozy, France’s new president, holds the stage. But for how long? CRS "Kosovo and U.S. Policy: Background and Current Issues," updated July 3, 2007. "Kosovo's Future Status and U.S. Policy," updated July 12, 2007. CFR Jacobson: Europe’s New Terror Threat New Republic Laqueur's Forecast
by Marty Peretz Why Europe is finished. Washington Times Europe's dreaded affliction (By Paul Belien) Nicholas Sarkozy, overture in F-major, Patrice de Beer
Responsibility and neo-liberalism, Grahame Thompson | H12 RFE/RL Georgia: Sides In Frozen Conflicts 'Need To Talk' Google News Azerbaijan Russia reaps rich harvest with potash
The biggest consumers of potash, an important fertilizer, are the hungriest - China and India. And as these countries increase their use of bioethanol and biodiesel, they need more potash to feed the crops that make these biofuels. Russia, with a quarter of the world's potash reserves, is driving a hard bargain over prices. - John Hellmer FT COMPANIES INTERNATIONAL: Russia dials up a peace dividend The Putin Jugend
The Kremlin's teenage shock troops.
by Reuben F. Johnson South Ossetia Power Struggle Simmers On EDM SCO PREPARES LIST OF BANNED RADICAL GROUPS Moscow Diary
Do some Russian journalists take patriotism too far?
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| H13 The Times Leader Confronting Iran Not only America is nervous of Tehran’s intentions UN approves 26,000 peacekeepers for Darfur The United Nations has launched the largest peacekeeping mission in the world in an attempt to halt four years of massacres Analysis: Force faces a morass of enmities US arms offer to Middle East wins cool response Condoleezza Rice has offered Arab leaders $20bn in arms in return for helping to stabilise Iraq and counter Iran's influence Does Mr Brown know what he’s doing? If Mr Brown’s intentions towards the United States are fuzzy, his domestic objectives are utterly opaque Alice Miles Protests end Sarkozy honeymoon French unions have threatened to disrupt the rugby World Cup this autumn over President Sarkozy's plans for labour law reform Mission accomplished - policy, not glitz Gordon Brown, a very different personality to Mr Blair, told NBC News 'I didn’t come into politics to be a personality' Wall Street Journal A New Owner A change in control won't change Journal standards. The Best Economy Ever
Forget about the stock market blips. World economic policy has never been so good.
By DAVID HALE President Bush's Broken Promises
Diplomatic double-talk is not the path to peace or stability.
By MICHAEL RUBIN Bad Company
India should drop its presumptively ceremonial military ties to Iran.
By BRET STEPHENS Intel in Euro-Land
The EU punishes another U.S. success. Big German Banks to Sever Most Iran Ties - Glenn R. Simpson and David Crawford Weekly Standard A Little of Both
The U.S. economy is full of contradictions. by Irwin M. Stelzer | H14 Financial Times COMMENT: Britain cannot have two best friends Gordon Brown’s first visit to Washington raises fundamental questions about the US-UK ‘special relationship’, writes John Bolton. ANALYSIS: A cruder Kremlin Bitterness over what Moscow sees as an indifferent and condescending west is helping prompt a harder line on foreign policy LEADER: Memo to Bush: no more 'Yo, Blair' The US needs political cover for its eventual withdrawal from Iraq. As an ally, Britain has leverage. Mr Brown’s businesslike approach, thus far, suggests he can use it COMMENT: The global convergence on terror Europe has criticised America’s “military” approach to terrorism suspects. But opinion is shifting, says Jack Goldsmith Washington wins ground in Iran financial embargoWashington's campaign to persuade financial institutions to break ties with Tehran gained another scalp yesterday when Deutsche Bank confirmed it had decided to cease... Military fears political inertia in Iraq The White House nominee for top military adviser to George W. Bush warned that a lack of political reconciliation in Iraq could jeopardise the US being able to stabilise the country US pledges backing for Arab allies Condoleezza Rice, the US secretary of state, said after talks with Arab foreign ministers in the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh that Washington was committed to shoring up the security of its Arab allies WORLD NEWS: Rice's absence from Asean forum puts regional influence in question WORLD NEWS: Japanese poll stokes US security fears COMPANIES INTERNATIONAL: Critics of deal bemoan potential loss of paper's integrity NATIONAL NEWS: Brown unveils global anti-poverty drive Text of Gordon Brown's speech to the UN BUSINESS LIFE: Business needs to make its voice heard Opec steps up oil and gas searchThe world’s biggest oil producers have boosted their search for oil and gas to one of the highest levels in two decades as prices neared record highs of more than $78 a barrel Kosovo elections to go ahead Parliamentary and local polls will he held in Kosovo in November despite deadlock over the status of the breakaway Serbian province. Neil MacDonald, Belgrade COMMENT: Europe must heed the lessons of Lisbon on energy policy COMMENT: Japan's problems require bipartisan solutions The country’s problems will only be solved if there is more collaboration between the parties, writes Hitoshi Tanaka BDI warns on ‘economic patriotism’ Germany’s leading industry lobbyist warned Berlin not to follow France’s lead in raising the state’s influence on the economy as a response to the challenges of globalisation Big spenders stir protectionism German recovery underlined by jobless data The strength of Germany’s economic recovery confounded sceptics once again, as unemployment fell more than expected and capital goods manufacturers reported a surge in orders COMMENT AND ANALYSIS: Penitent Pudsey will go Reithian COMMENT AND ANALYSIS: Poor diets Does the existence of fat people prove that the pursuit of economic growth is a hollow charade? Five years of Sarbox The US has learnt from the painful introduction of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, but it should now apply those lessons to a broader regulatory canvas | Editorial Abe: a Japanese Bush? Japan's voters have asked for change, but their prime minister isn't listening. Iraq's parliament adjourns without passing key laws Prominent Hard-Line Cleric Dies in Iran By: Ramin Mostaghim and Borzou Daragahi | Los Angeles Times
A Shiite Muslim cleric heading a powerful religious committee died Monday, paving the way for a potentially divisive succession battle between the clique surrounding conservative President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and more moderate political factions |
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Source: Pew Research Center for People and the Press Bill Clinton in '08! By Brian E. Gray For V.P., that is. Would the Constitution allow the former president or Arnold to run for No. 2? Facing his lowest approval ratings ever and increasing scrutiny about the secrecy with which he operates, Vice President Dick Cheney is making the media rounds this week unapologetically backing some of the White House's more controversial actions. » read more | H17 Daily Telegraph China intends to rule the East China's strategic goal is to become Asia's regional superpower, preferably without firing a shot, says Richard Spencer. UN sends 'historic' Darfur peace force The UN Security Council approved a 26,000 peacekeeping force for war-torn Darfur after Gordon Brown called for a new "moral" crusade help the developing world. Brown must climb down on EU vote He came, he saw and was seen, and he got along with President Bush, who found him a 'warm, humorous man'. Now come the difficult bits, says Irwin Stelzer. LEADERS The PM is playing to the wrong gallery Gordon Brown has played a deft hand on his inaugural visit to America as Prime Minister. His less than subtle attempt to distance himself from George W. Bush was widely anticipated and will play well. New EU treaty 'cut and pasted' from old Praising Allah is a full-time job in Tunis The war on terror has fostered a new fascination with Arabic, which isn't as hard as people think, notes Rosemary Behan. What society needs to be happy One thing David Cameron has got right is his diagnosis of what he calls "the broken society". It is broken, says Simon Heffer | H18 Independent David McKittrick: The lessons Northern Ireland holds for Iraq Mark Steel: Why does Saudi Arabia need military aid? Brown: We are failing the world's poorest countries Gordon Brown declared a "global emergency" yesterday as he launched a major new campaign to tackle poverty, ill health and poor education in the developing world. Under siege: drug shortage 'is killing patients in Gaza' After 1.7 million deaths and nearly 30 years, the first of Pol Pot's henchmen is charged with crimes against humanity David Prosser's Outlook: Murdoch looking beyond 'Journal' deal |
| H19Military Intelligence Terrorism CSIS - Mike McConnell, the U.S. director of national intelligence, and Brent Scowcroft, former national security advisor, spoke at CSIS as part of the Project on National Security Reform conference. MORE Force Multiplier for Intelligence: Collaborative Open Source Networks. REPORT | COMMENTARY | INTERVIEW Jihad Like Lightning By: Nate Braden | The Washington Times
Ansar al-Sunnah is one of the many insurgent groups operating on the Web, spreading their message of jihad through blogs, video and Web communiques. The anonymity and scope of the Internet allows them to work from anywhere and the whole enterprise is often financed with stolen credit-card numbers. Iranian intelligence recruiting Hebrew speakers U.S. Nuke Rebirth to Block Bombs By: Ben Lando | UPI U.S. government and businesses should look abroad for motivation to reinvigorate the nuclear industry at home, said John Kotek, executive director of the American Council on Global Nuclear Competitiveness.
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Tillman case general is censured A US army report heavily criticises an ex-general over the handling of the death of a sport star-turned-soldier. | H20 Slate Selling Arms to the Saudis By: Shmuel Rosner Is Washington manipulating Riyadh, or is it the other way around? A Rising Tide Lifts Mood in the Developing World
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Source: American Sociological Review Immigration: Wages, Education and Mobility Source: The Brookings Institution Fourth Climate Action Report to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change Source: U.S. Department of State Enlightenment from Prince of Darkness - Thomas Sowell, RealClearPolitics Asia Times The great biofuel fraud If you thought biofuel would save the world from greenhouse gas emissions, you're only one of many who have fallen for the hype. And you probably also haven't realized that your taxes are subsidizing the growing of ethanol corn rather than feed corn and other food grains, turning farms into biofuel factories, driving the price of your daily bread through the roof, and threatening swathes of the globe's population with malnutrition. F William Engdahl reveals the facts behind the nonsense, and who profits from the biofuel bonanza. | H21 Remembering Bergman Italian film maker Antonioni dies The last of a generation of great Italian filmmakers, Antonioni seemed to come from another country and culture than the one inhabited by Fellini, De Sica and Bertolucci, writes Nigel Andrews Michelangelo Antonioni, whose difficult 1960s films spurred long nights of smoky argument at sidewalk cafes, has died in Rome at the age of 94... more» Obituary: Michelangelo Antonioni, filmmaker Never Speak to Strangers: A Memoir of Journalism, the Cold War, and the KGB
The desperate and the beautiful Michelangelo Antonioni's studies of modern alienation gave cinema some of its greatest moments. David Thomson mourns a master. More on the life and work of Antonioni Multiculturalism Without Culture
The Spielberg Jewish Film Archive has some 400 films that can be viewed on the net. From The New Yorker, Louis Menand on the biography business: A review of Shoot the Widow by Merlye Secrest and Biography: A Brief History by Nigel Hamilton. A review of The First Word The Search for the Origins of Language by Christine Kenneally. Linguists seek a time when we spoke as one: A controversial research project is trying to trace all human language to a common root. Ariadne's thread: Thousands of literary texts are now available online, all submitted by volunteers. Is this the most enlightened initiative since English studies was invented? Why expect students to know about America’s writers, artists, actors, or musicians if their history professors never mention them in class?... more» Virginia Woolf needed not only a room of her own, but also a servant to cook and clean while she organized Fabian meetings... more» |
