| H1 Barry Rubin The Middle East's Nuclear Dark Age Washington Post 'Hidden Costs' Double War Price Study says wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have cost average U.S. family of four more than $20,000 Our Pakistan Problem By Thomas R. Pickering, Carla Hills and Morton Abramowitz, How the United States can show Pakistan we mean business New Yorker Inside the Surge
by Jon Lee Anderson READ THIS STORY Miscalculations by Steve Coll READ THIS STORY LA Times Editorial'Surge' and go Violence in Iraq is down, and the U.S. military deserves our praise. Now may we have an exit strategy? New York Times In Mixed Slice of Baghdad, Old Bonds Defy War In the neighborhood of Bab al Sheik, Sunnis, Shiites, Kurds and Christians live together with unusual ease. The Challenge of Intelligence Assessment Regarding International Terrorist Organizations - Shabtai Shavit Will a nuclear Iran be pragmatic or messianic? Any intelligence officer would recommend that the state should prepare for the worst-case scenario and not for any lesser eventuality. Should fighting terrorism be based on reaction or on pre-emption? Since there is an ongoing war, since the threat is permanent, since the intention of the enemy in this case is to annihilate you, the right doctrine is one of pre-emption and not of reaction. What is the point even morally to wait and only do something when he comes to attack? The writer was former head of the Mossad (1989-1996). (Institute for Contemporary Affairs/Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs) Financial Times Leader Georgian protests Saakashvili’s western supporters must do what they can to limit further Russian interference. They must also urge him to play fair in the elections IHT The West should stop picking losers By MARK ALMOND Since independence in 1991, Georgia has not seen a president serve out his term. No more strong presidents, please By NINO JAPARIDZE AND JOB C. HENNING By holding early parliamentary elections, Saakashvili can reverse course, stabilize the country and allow Georgia's democratic experiment to advance to the next phase. Guardian UK to lead 'tough Iran strategy' PM calls for new sanctions if Iran fails to comply with UN resolutions Christian Science Monitor Washington envisions a Pakistan beyond Musharraf Despite support from the White House, many see alternative leaders no worse, or better, for US interests. Mother JonesIranian-American Scholar Fears War Within Months—Can He Help Stop It? CFR Kupchan: Mood of US Ties with France, Germany Improve with ‘Slim Pickings’ on Substance Setser: Understanding the Falling Dollar Ha’aretz – ANALYSIS: Hamas losing grip on Gaza, Fatah gaining support Geopolitical Diary: Musharraf's Tightrope
Stratfor Little Middle East Nuke Progress By: Dominic Moran | ISN Security Watch A year since the first in a series of Middle East nuclear announcements, the realization of regional atomic generation schemes seems far off despite the failure to combat the Iranian program Reidar Visser Background article on the newly released An Iraq of Its Regions: Cornerstones of a Federal Democracy? (London: Hurst, New York: Columbia University Press), with free excerpts from the introductory chapter. Now available at www.historiae.org/federalization.asp Winding Back Martial Law in Pakistan,* the latest policy briefing from the International Crisis Group Drift to War ORG
This 4-page UK security briefing focuses on the prospect of a US-Iran conflict Asia Times The illusion of American 'smart power'
A new report by a neo-liberal Washington think-tank pushes "smart power" as the key to maintaining the United States' "preeminence" in the world. But the report recycles nearly all the defects and shortcomings of the ill-defined, contradictory dualism of "hard" and "soft" power. And the fact that many nations "resent the US's unbounded dominance" is not reconciled. - Kaveh L Afrasiabi SPENGLER
Why Iran is dying for a fight
Iran's declining fertility rate is likely to usher in a new era of stability, argues Prof Philip Jenkins. It does not seem to have occurred to him that things which make peace inevitable in the long run may propel countries into war in the short run | H2 Der SPIEGEL spoke with PKK leader Murat Karayilan about the ongoing struggle for a homeland. 'Turkey Has Left Kurdistan to the Generals' Air Force provides intel for strikes on Kurd rebels Air Force Times By Nicholas Birch Turkish threats to attack Iraq are having the unintended effect of fostering closer ties between Kurdish communities in the two countries. Le Figaro’dan ilginç iddia: Kürdistan bağımsızlığa koşuyor Ha’aretz Turkey asks Peres for a Turkish Cypriot representative office in Tel Aviv Peres, Gul at odds over Iran nuke threat Jerusalem Post, Peres praises Turkey's ‘eagle' stance Washington Post America: How Turkey Sees America Amar C. Bakshi America: Turkey's Take on America The Kirkuk Crisis The USG Open Source Center summarizes controversies over the prospect of the incorporation of Kirkuk into Iraqi Kurdistan in October and so far in November. WSJ Turkey's European Front Brussels' "unbalanced" progress report.
By MUSTAFA AKYOL Israel seeks more defense cooperation with Turkey Today's Zaman Kurdish Separatists Kidnap Seven in Turkey 'İsrail, Türkiye'ye füze satacak' Türkiye, İsrail'den casus uydu alıyor Waiting for the end by CHARLES R. LARSON* Google News KurdishMedia Kurdish Kurdish Aspect BBC Monitoring [Yorum - Mümtaz'er Türköne] Bizim Kürtler Iranian Kurdistan: A simmering cauldron
ISN - Iraq Kurdish Article Discusses Turkish-PKK Issue Iraqi Kurdish Article: PKK Fighters Need "Political Road Map" to Lay Down Arms Petition for Peace on Kurdish Conflict
Biamag, Sahte rapor davası Dağdaki fotoğrafa çifte soruşturma Apo’nun ‘Batman’dan çekilin’ dediğini duydum
DTP’ye ciddi tavır almalıyız DTP'ye dava kıskacı GAP'ta enerji, organik tekstil ve turizme yatırım tavsiyesi Iraklı Kürtler, Türk üniversitesi istiyor Fotoğraf DTP'lilerin dosyasında DTP'li Demirtaş için 5 yıla kadar hapis istemi Eşek sırtında Glock kaçakçılığı Eight soldiers freed by PKK face up to 20 years Türkiye'ye döndüler, hayata dönemediler DTP'li Kurtulan hakkında soruşturma başlatıldı Baykal DTP ciddi bir sorun Sterling Energy wins Kurdistan contract Bülent Korucu Kuzey Irak'a eğitim çıkarması Iraq Kurdistan awards 5 more petroleum deals-source 8 yıl önce hazırladığımız rapor dikkate alınsaydı bu kadar insan ölmezdi Murat Çelik DTPKK - 13 Terör örgütü, Irak'tan gelen kaçak mallardan haraç alıyor Bulgaristan Türkleri ve Türkiye Kürtleri Şemdinli sınırında PKK'ya operasyon Iraqi Kurdistan Government Yielding to Pressure Over PKK - Article PKK'ya mayın kulanmak serbest Iraqi Army Chief Interviewed on Turkey-PKK Crisis Iraqi Kurdish Press Highlights 12 Nov 07 Iraqi Kurdish delegation in Turkey for talks with political parties Iraqi Kurdistan Lawmaker Says Parties' Visit to Turkey Sign of "Weakness" Iraqi Kurdish Article Says PKK Should Give Up Armed Struggle USA Can Direct Turkey Towards Peaceful Solution - Iraqi Kurdish Article Iraqi Kurdish PKK Member Views Women's Role in Movement Talabani: Etkin işbirliği yolları arıyoruz Ankara'da tarihi gün Iran Will Not Intervene Militarily in Turkey-Iraq Dispute - Spokesman Kurdish TV Reports on Clashes With Iranian Army, Casualties Turkey asks Peres for a Turkish Cypriot representative office in ...
Ha'aretz, Israel seeks more defense cooperation with Turkey Today's Zaman, Poll: Vast Majority of Turkish Kurds Wouldn't Leave for Independent Kurdistan Vural Savaş: DTP çoktan kapatılmalıydı Mehmet Metiner Baykal’ın Kuzey Irak açılımı – Türkiye bu diziyi konuşuyor Korucular gençlerden oluşacak
Terör lobisini Kürt vekillerimiz kıracak Sınır ötesi harekât önce İran'a yarar SAMİ ŞURUŞ - Talabani, Kahire üzerinden Türkiye'ye söz verdi Iraqi Kurdistan Region President, US Delegation Discuss Developments Kurds on Edge in Turkey Kurdish militants kidnap 7 in east Turkey-sources | Reuters Leader of Kurdish party charged in Turkey with forging documents to avoid military service Saudi monarch woos Turkey's Islamists Saudi King Abdullah's visit to Turkey is an acknowledgement of Ankara's regional role, and a statement that Riyadh will go the extra yard to cement common approaches on regional problems. The trouble is, the Saudis have no real means of influencing either developments on the Turkey-Iraq border or the United States' issues with Iran. - M K Bhadrakumar Merkel, rica üzerine havaalanında karşıladı Kral'ın ziyareti diplomatik skandal Aşiret reisi kimdir? Türker Alkan
Syrian Economy Minister Meets Turkish Officials Iraqi president vows to stop PKK attacks against Turkey Should we start to take Barzani seriously?
Turkish Daily News Iraqi Kurd Paper Says Oil Field Explosion Technical Not Bombing Iraqi Kurdish Paper Interviews Zagros TV Director on Channel's Goals US Preventing Expulsion of Anti-Iranian Group From Iraq Religious Leader Al-Jazeera Interviews Iraqi Kurd Islamist on Norwegian Deportation Decision Hüsnü Mahalli Peres TBMM’de Talabani Baykal'a teşekkür için temsilci gönderecek Mayın raporunda PKK devlet dışı aktör 'Güney Kürdistan' sözüne AB'den özür On the Brink of War: Turkey Threatens Iraqi Kurds
Socialist Alternative – Scott Sullivan: US air strikes on PKK and IRGC Google News Greece Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Press ABHaber Turkey’s 2007 progress report
Today's Zaman WSJ Turkey's European Front Brussels' "unbalanced" progress report.
By MUSTAFA AKYOL Seyfettin Gürsel Avrupa Birliği’nin Türkiye iyimserliği Şahin Alpay Türkiye-AB kısır döngüsü nasıl kırılır? Andrew Finkel The door to Europe -- half open or half shut? Enhancing reforms Turquie Européenne Merkel ve Sarkozy'den Türklere uyum dersi Qantara.de - EU Progress Report - A Bureaucratic Look at Turkey Turkey says it is ready for EU entry by 2014
The Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) is without a deputy secretary general for the time being
Explaining the fate of the 'genocide resolution' - Turkish Daily News Nov 12, 2007 Rehumanizing Armenians and Turks - Turkish Daily News Nov 12, 2007 Turkish minority foundations own over 2,000 estates Ambassador of Georgia: Challenges have united our nation Turkey takes major step to join nuclear club Guardian Dying birds are first victims of Russian tanker leak
Scale of the environmental disaster in the Black and Azov seas becames apparent In pictures: Black Sea oil spill
Map: where the ship is stranded
Comment is free: Leo Hickman Karadeniz'de felaket
Fırtına, Azak Denizi'nin Karadeniz'e açıldığı boğazda bir tankeri ikiye böldü. Tonlarca fuel oilin denize aktığı kaza, 'Karadeniz için çevre felaketi' olarak yorumlandı. Temizlenmesi yıllar alacak Hollanda televizyonu: Gülen, Doğu ile Batı arasında köprüler kuran bir Doğulu İncirlik-Guantanamo arası 24 sefer yapılmış Askeri uçak düştü, pilot kurtuldu 'Pamuk'la çalışabiliriz' Andrew Mango'ya ödül verdi Parasızlar İstanbul’a girmesin ODTÜ'den ''radarda görünmezlik'' teknolojisi
Bor Devrimi 13 Kasım 2007 Basın Özeti | H3 Fikret BİLA Baykal: Türkiye Kürt düşmanı değildir Bülent Alirıza Tarih tekerrür ediyor Siyasi direktif için düğmeye basıldı Operasyona çok az kaldı Yarbay zaaf göstermiş Genelkurmay Başkanlığı: Dağlıca'daki komutanlar tutuklanmadı İşte PKK’nın barajı! İncirlik-Guantanamo arasında 24 sefer PKK'ya karşı İsrail 'NANO'su Ahmet Taşgetiren Baykal’ın açılımı (?) – Ahmet Taşgetiren Askerlerdeki zihniyet karmaşası Cengiz Çandar Ankara Forumu ve Ankara’da 'realpolitik' dersi ALİ BAYRAMOĞLU Kürt sorununda durum: Bir tutum, bir tespit… Yüksel Söylemez An imaginary transcript of the White House operation Baykal, Irak zirvesi istedi PKK'lılar yedi kişiyi kaçırdı Askerlerin aileleri tedirgin: Devlet asıl suçluları bulsun Sedat Laçiner 'Derin PKK, DTP'yi Meclis'ten çıkarmayı hedefliyor' Neyle suçlandılar?
PKK'nın serbest bıraktığı askerlere yönelik suçlamalar... [Yorum - Yard. Doç. Dr. Gökhan Bacık] Türkiye Ortadoğu'ya ne vaat ediyor? Çürük raporu çeteden Asker teslimatının gizli kodları - 'Dağlıca' için yayın yasağı getirildi Başbakanlık'ta akşam zirvesi Babacan'dan muhalefete bilgi Amerikan Büyükelçiliği'nden sürpriz çıkış Karadelik yakında bütçeyi de yutacak 23 milyar YTL'de kalacağı öngörülen sosyal güvenlik açığı 26.4 milyar YTL'ye, yani 205 milyar YTL'lik Türkiye bütçesinin yüzde 12.8'ine ulaştı Guantanamo durağı İspanyol mahkemesine sunulan resmi belgeler, Küba'daki Guantanamo Üssü'ne tutuklu taşıyan gizli CIA uçaklarının 2002-2007 arasında İncirlik Üssü'ne 24 kez inip kalktığını ortaya koyuyor» Erdoğan: Ortadoğu'da Türkiye'siz netice alınamaz Org. Saygun Erdoğan ile ne görüştü? Çiçek: Genelkurmay’la birlikte çalışıyoruz Diyarbakır'ın Bağlar'ı İsmet Berkan Türkiye'nin bölgesel rolü
Murat Yetkin 'Bâbıâli artık hiçbir haberi gizleyemeyecek' Gül, Peres'i İran için ikna edemedi O askerler PKK'lı mı? Ali Bayramoğlu Şehitlik meselesi: Vicdan yarası, toplum yarası... Askeri mahkemeden 8 askerle ilgili yayın yasağı PKK yok edilmelidir de... Namık Kemal Zeybek Ertuğrul Özkök Arınç sordu diye es geçemeyiz İlter Türkmen Kuzey Irak politikamız Ekrem Dumanlı Neye yaradı şimdi? Lale Sarıibrahimoğlu Does the Turkish Parliament come from a different planet? Güler Kömürcü Beklenen... Baykal: TSK'yı Erdoğan da tutamaz Saygun’un ‘sınır ötesi mi’ dedirten sürpriz ziyareti Serdar Turgut İsrail’in önemi Soli Özel 'Görüşme Hem Peres hem Abbas İçin Fırsat' Mehmet Altan Sekiz asker neden tutuklandı... Berat Özipek Başkasının çocuğu üzerinden vatanseverlik Mahir Kaynak Özeleştirinin eleştirisi 'Sınır ötesi'nin tarihçesi Murat Belge 'Türkiye'ye rağmen olmaz' Genelkurmay'a 24 Ekim talimatı Direktif yolda
Taha Kıvanç Bir tutam kitap daha Fehmi Koru Yanlışta ısrar İBRAHİM KARAGÜL Darbenin arkasında nükleer bomba var AKİF EMRE Asıl nükleer kriz Pakistan'la MELİKŞAH UTKU Teröre karşı politikalar Ali Bulaç Embargo Cevdet Aşkın ABD plan yapıyor plan ABD’li binbaşı bize sığındı Çiçek: "Tezkereyi laf olsun diye almadık" Atatrk's deification (Today's Zaman) Abdurrahman Dilipak Genelkurmaya 'biz hain miyiz?' dedi Ahmet Hakan M Ali Birand Bu gerilimle PKK’yı durduramayız Cüneyt Ülsever Baykal’ın açılımı çok önemlidir Enis Berberoğlu DTP: Hain mi, kurban mı Oktay Ekşi Beyhude çaba Bekir Coşkun Benim cumhurbaşkanım olsaydı... Derya SAZAK Komutanlar cephesi Genelkurmay'dan Başbakan Erdoğan'a ziyaret Komutandan Erdoğan’a esrarengiz ziyaret! Sami KOHEN Peres ve Abbas'ın Ankara randevusu Hasan CEMAL Ortadoğu infilak ederse... Taha AKYOL Araplar ve Yahudiler Güneri CIVAOĞLU Son güvercin Nuray Başaran Abdullah Gül'ün Ortadoğu'da hızlı ve etkili manevraları Yalçın Doğan Buluşmanın mimarı Hisarcıklıoğlu Özdemir İnce Richard Falk’un fitneleri Mehmet Barlas Kurtarılan askerlerimizin tutuklanmaları adaletin sorunudur… Peres'den Gül'e: Bir kartal gibisiniz OKAN MÜDERRİSOĞLU
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| H4 New York Times In Mixed Slice of Baghdad, Old Bonds Defy War In the neighborhood of Bab al Sheik, Sunnis, Shiites, Kurds and Christians live together with unusual ease. | H5 Washington Post 'Hidden Costs' Double War Price Study says wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have cost average U.S. family of four more than $20,000 Our Pakistan Problem By Thomas R. Pickering, Carla Hills and Morton Abramowitz, How the United States can show Pakistan we mean business Maliki Intends to Lift Curfew in Baghdad: Planned Easing of Security Restrictions Reflects Recent Drop in Violence, Officials Say ( Editorial Crisis in Georgia The United States has no reason to tolerate Mikheil Saakashvili's violation of democratic order. Georgia's Great Leap Backward By Anne Applebaum The peaceful revolutions of recent years weren't supposed to produce violent counterrevolutions. Now one of them has American Dream Eluding Blacks Nearly half of blacks born to middle-class parents in the late 1960s plunged into poverty as adults Pakistani Insurgents Gain Ground Emergency rule justified as part of fight against radicalism, but army makes little progress. Panel Decries Terrorism Blacklist Process: U.N., E.U. Methods Violate Basic Human Rights Principles, European Committee Says Fukuda Stresses U.S. Relations Japan's leader says reach in global security affairs would not be as expansive as White House wants U.S. Plan for Pakistan Askew By: Anwar Iqbal | The Washington Times
The confrontation between Pakistan's two most powerful secular forces — the military led by President Pervez Musharraf and the Pakistan People's Party led by Benazir Bhutto — is upsetting the neatly laid plans of U.S. officials, who foresaw the two of them joining forces against Islamist extremists For Obama, a Handsome Payoff in Political Gambles Presidential Hopeful Has Friends, Successes and Precious Few Battle Scars They Just Can't Win By E. J. Dionne Jr., Democrats in Congress are criticized for being both unprincipled and uncompromising. He Could Win By Richard Cohen Can Michael Bloomberg fix America's politics? Or at least spend a lot of money trying to? | H6 Guardian UK to lead 'tough Iran strategy' PM calls for new sanctions if Iran fails to comply with UN resolutions Leader Fit for global purpose
Foreign policy: Twelve months ago, Tony Blair delivered the tenth and last of his annual foreign policy speeches as prime minister to the Lord Mayor's Banquet. Last night, his successor Gordon Brown made his first. The contrast between the two speeches says a lot about the different international agendas of the two Labour leaders - as well as something about their common approaches to defining Britain's place in the 21st-century world Ahmadinejad steps up rhetoric
Iranian president raises diplomatic tensions with threat to expose critics at home as 'traitors' Running out of time in Kosovo Simon Tisdall As western diplomats scramble to maintain talks on the status of the province, the Bosnian nightmare returns to haunt proceedings The road map's dead-end Ian Williams The Annapolis peace conference looming later this month will fail unless the Quartet powers finally screw up their map and get down to business Neocon whispers John Palmer Nov 12 07, 03:00pm: If the campaign against Mark Malloch Brown succeeds, we can abandon hope for any serious recalibration of British foreign policy The limits of influence Anita Inder Singh Nov 12 07, 04:00pm: Britain, the US and France haven't been shy about giving orders to Musharraf, but how much sway does the west really have in Pakistan? Commonwealth threatens Pakistan President Musharraf told country faces expulsion from organisation unless it repeals state of emergency Six die as Fatah emerges in Gaza Palestinian president blames Hamas for 'heinous crime' after deaths at rally to commemorate Arafat Outsourcing healthcare Dean Baker Nov 12 07, 07:00pm: The cost of medical care in the US is becoming so ridiculous it invites an absurd solution: fly Americans to hospitals overseas Defeated by a nest of faction - but never on the battlefield
Mark Urban: The grievances of British forces fighting 200 years ago in America have uncanny echoes in Iraq and Afghanistan today Long road to redemption
Conservative party: An enlightened approach to criminal justice begins with the possibility of redemption. That prospect points to punishments aimed at rehabilitation, and requires that offenders who have paid their penalty should be free to get on with their lives |
| H7 Little Middle East Nuke Progress By: Dominic Moran | ISN Security Watch A year since the first in a series of Middle East nuclear announcements, the realization of regional atomic generation schemes seems far off despite the failure to combat the Iranian program Reidar Visser Background article on the newly released An Iraq of Its Regions: Cornerstones of a Federal Democracy? (London: Hurst, New York: Columbia University Press), with free excerpts from the introductory chapter. Now available at www.historiae.org/federalization.asp Winding Back Martial Law in Pakistan,* the latest policy briefing from the International Crisis Group Drift to War ORG
This 4-page UK security briefing focuses on the prospect of a US-Iran conflict CRS Pakistan’s Political Crisis and State of Emergency (PDF; 110 KB) Is World War III on Hold? - Pat Buchanan, Creators Reality TV By: Mark Steyn | National Review
It seems to me a certain humility is appropriate when offering advice to Islamabad. General Musharraf is — as George S Kaufman remarked when the Germans invaded Russia — shooting without a script. But that’s because he presides over a country that defies the neatness of scripted narratives Attack of the Lawyers! By: Benjamin Wittes | The New Republic
It is exceptionally rare for the task of a lawyer to be anything other than an exercise in validating the organizing principles of his or her society. Nor should it be -- at least in a society in which the rules are reasonable and subject to change by democratic means. But then there's Pakistan, where crowds of lawyers are gathering daily in the streets to object loudly to the new organizing principles of their society Frank J. Gaffney Jr. At this writing, American and foreign leaders search, with increasing desperation, for ways short of a military attack to prevent Iran's mullahs from getting the bomb. They are overlooking — even eschewing — what could become a powerful new force-multiplier for this campaign: Terror-free investing. MIDEAST-US: New Scholars Group Seen as Close to White House
Inter Press Service | H8 IraqSlogger Google News Iraq Iran Syria Mideastwire.com - NPR Iraq stratfor US Military Reversing Iraq Troop Surge US Softens Stance on Iran Strikes US Digs in to Guard Iraq Oil Exports CBS: Blackwater Notified 'All Immunities Shall Be Canceled' US: Iraq Insurgent Firepower Declines More Shi'ite Militia Members Join Army, Police Merkel and Sarkozy Agree on Iran Strategy David Lesch Testimony on Syria-Lebanon before the Senate Iran Will Confront Any Terror Acts on Its Borders With Iraq - Spokesman Egypt's Phony War ISA
Following the annual conference of the nation's ruling party, Egyptians remain in the dark as to their country's political future The New Protest Movements in Egypt: Has the Country Lost Patience? Arab Reform Initiative An 8-page article tracing the recent development of reform movements in Egypt Iranian President Stresses Importance of Cooperation With Egypt BBC Monitoring Quotes From Middle East Arabic Press for 12 Nov 07 The Threat of al-Qaeda and its Allies in Lebanon BESA The New Face of Al Jazeera - Kristen Gillespie, The Nation Wealth and the World Come to Tangier Der Spiegel
Northern Morocco has long suffered from underdevelopment and poverty. Now, a gigantic new port is under construction to attract global trade. Tangier itself is undergoing a facelift as well Daily Star Syria and the illusion of pursuing peace in Annapolis
By Mohammad Habash Al-Arabiya TV Interviews Lebanon's Junblatt on Presidential Election Human rights activists condemn religious discrimination in Egypt Egypt 'denies minority beliefs' Rights groups criticise Egypt for forcing minority believers to mis-state their religion on official papers. Political endgame
Grief and fear abound as Lebanon awaits the presidential election
Plame Leaker Blames White House Memo for His 'Foolish' Actions | H9 Ha’aretz – ANALYSIS: Hamas losing grip on Gaza, Fatah gaining support Burston: Palestine, and the crime of being a Jewish state Don't Count on the Embrace By: Zvi Bar'el | Haaretz
If our working assumption is that Iran has the capability to manufacture nuclear weapons, then our anxiety should be double; it is becoming increasingly obvious that the "international community" is a hollow concept when it comes to organizing a protective belt against international threats like the military nuclearization of a particular state Daily Alert.org – Middle East Progress - EJC Israeli Press Review – Google News Israel - Palestine In Humanity Lies Hope to End Conflict By: Hilla Medalia | The Daily Star
If you set aside the political rhetoric and listen to what the average Israeli or Palestinian truly wants, you'll find that their desires are not so different. Opportunities for such dialogue, unfortunately, are rare. IDF Intelligence: Iran Able to Bypass U.S. Sanctions - Roni Sofer (Ynet News) IDF believes in Assad
Ynetnews – Hamas and al-Qaida: The Prospects for Radicalization in the Palestinian Occupied Territories Britain and Zionism: Then and Now |
| H10 Christian Science Monitor Washington envisions a Pakistan beyond Musharraf Despite support from the White House, many see alternative leaders no worse, or better, for US interests. Judiciary issue may unite Pakistan's divided opposition Musharraf's manifold critics - representing all political persuasions, from Bhutto's secular populist front to conservative Islamists - are beginning to take to the streets under the banner of judicial independence. ASIA Global growth and distribution : are China and India reshaping the world?
Source: World Bank Policy Research Working Papers Full Paper (PDF; 903 KB) Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda makes it clear that his government will primarily focus on its interests in Asia, taking a less expansive role than the White House wants. Ahmadinejad Ties Threaten Bush Nuclear Pact With India's Singh By: Viola Gienger | Bloomberg News
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has nothing to do with the nuclear-power agreement between the U.S. and India. He may end up scuttling it anyway The New Untouchables By: Asra Q. Nomani | The Washington Post
The frustrated effort to build a women's mosque exposes the Achilles' heel of India's highly touted secular democracy: the abysmal socioeconomic status of Muslims The yen is appreciating ‘too fast’ and speculators need to ‘be careful’, Yasuo Fukuda, Japan’s prime minister, warns in an interview with the Financial TimesTranscript of FT interview with Yasuo Fukuda Inflation: China’s least wanted export Floods and other acts of God have had their effect, as has the global rise in wheat prices, but there are structural forces at work as well China sets traps for online dissentBeijing is using technology to censor the internet, overturning past assumptions that the web will undermine party rule Revision of Article 9 Should Assume New Security Treaty with US AJISS A Japanese commentary discussing how the revision of Article 9 of the Japanese constitution is likely to affect Japan's security treaty with the US Finishing the Job in Afghanistan By: Hans Binnendijk | The Wall Street Journal
The war in Afghanistan is being fought by NATO soldiers near this capital, but it may be lost in the capitals of Europe. Europe's citizenry is tiring of this prolonged and distant conflict, while their governments struggle to maintain NATO solidarity in the face of Taliban advances in Southern Afghanistan and deadly suicide attacks here in Kabul. The Future of North Korea is South Korea
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A 26-page US article on the history and future of North Korea IHT Malaysia's malaise By PHILIP BOWRING Nothing can change as long as non-Malays support UMNO, the governing party, for fear that the Parti Islam would be worse ASEAN+3 or ASEAN+6: Which Way Forward?
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This 52-page discussion paper examines key issues concerning FTAs in East Asia BBC Nato urged to end Afghan transfer
Nato should halt all transfers of prisoners to Afghan prisons because of the risk of torture, says Amnesty International. | H11 IHT Juggling tradition and reform JONATHAN FENBY Sarkozy is a modernizer, But, like de Gaulle, he is also deeply attached to the French state. Merkel and Sarkozy agree on Iran strategy While urging Russia and China to increase the pressure on Iran, Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Nicolas Sarkozy agreed Monday in Berlin to pursue sanctions and diplomacy to deal with Tehran's nuclear program and stop it from producing nuclear weapons Primitive impulses of war By JAMES CARROLL War always operates at two levels - one apparent and rational, the other hidden and irrational. The West should stop picking losers By MARK ALMOND Since independence in 1991, Georgia has not seen a president serve out his term. No more strong presidents, please By NINO JAPARIDZE AND JOB C. HENNING By holding early parliamentary elections, Saakashvili can reverse course, stabilize the country and allow Georgia's democratic experiment to advance to the next phase. European economy less at risk than that of U.S., IMF says Strong fundamentals mean that the European economy is in a good position to weather financial turbulence but the banking sector needs to beef up its approach to risk management. EUROPE European press review Lucky Little Countries, or Not? By: Ian Buruma | The Japan Times
Western Europe's small democracies have, on the whole, been exceptionally fortunate. Freer and richer than almost anywhere else in the world, countries such as Holland, Belgium, and Switzerland would seem to have little to worry about. This is why the world normally hears less about them than about Afghanistan, say, or Kosovo. Yet all three have been much in the news of late — and not for happy reasons. EU-Turkmenistan: Beginning of a Beautiful Friendship New Europe
The European Union discussed bilateral cooperation with Turkmenistan during the three-day visit of Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdymuhammedov to Brussels last week but the main focus was on energy. NATO and EU Rapid Response: Contradictory or Complementary?
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Source: World Bank Policy Research Working Papers Guardian Bye bye Belgium? After 156 days without a national government, the country is heading for meltdown. Jon Henley reports France Yearns for Belgium's Wallonia Region By: Henry Samuel | The Telegraph The last attempt to absorb the region into France - shortly after the 1789 revolution - came to a catastrophic end for the French at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815, when Napoleon suffered his final defeat by a British army and its German allies Slovenia Elects Ex-Diplomat Turk as President by Wide Margin By: Boris Cherni | Bloomberg News
Danilo Turk, a former Slovenian ambassador to the United Nations, won the second, and deciding, round of the country's presidential elections, handily beating former Prime Minister Lojze Peterle, unofficial results showed Global Voices on Regional Integration
ZEI A 248-page German discussion paper comprising articles on regional integration The Big Question: Why can't Italy rid itself of the scourge of football hooliganism? | H12 RFE/RL IHT The West should stop picking losers By MARK ALMOND Since independence in 1991, Georgia has not seen a president serve out his term. No more strong presidents, please By NINO JAPARIDZE AND JOB C. HENNING By holding early parliamentary elections, Saakashvili can reverse course, stabilize the country and allow Georgia's democratic experiment to advance to the next phase. United Russia Falters in Opinion Polls By: Nabi Abdullaev | The Moscow Times
With less than a month to go before State Duma elections, United Russia's popularity appears to be withering as higher food prices sink in and the novelty of President Vladimir Putin's decision to lead the party in the vote wears off. A Kremlin-ordered opinion poll released Friday indicated that support for the party has dropped 6 percentage points over the past two weeks, said the pollster, state-run VTsIOM Google News Azerbaijan EU-Turkmenistan: Beginning of a Beautiful Friendship New Europe
The European Union discussed bilateral cooperation with Turkmenistan during the three-day visit of Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdymuhammedov to Brussels last week but the main focus was on energy. Russians begin Black Sea rescue effort The authorities began a major rescue operation on Monday after a storm sank at least four ships and split open a small oil tanker; three bodies were found ashore, and at least eight other sailors were missing. CSM In Black Sea, storm highlights maritime-safety issues An oil spill from a Russian tanker, one of up to 10 vessels shipwrecked since early Sunday, presents a 'very serious' environmental disaster. Georgia's opposition nominates presidential candidate Opposition parties here nominated the head of a wine production company Monday as their candidate to face off against President Mikheil Saakashvili in presidential elections scheduled for Jan. 5. Geopolitical Diary: Russia's Secret Chechen Weapon
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| H13 The Times Oil spill could pollute Black Sea for 15 years Storms that sank ships carrying oil and sulphur have killed three people and prompted fears of an environmental disaster Brown threatens Iran over nuclear ambitions Gordon Brown proposed a worldwide ban on companies developing Iran’s oil if it continues to try to build a nuclear weapon We still need our nuclear badge If we give up our independent deterrent, our decision will have no effect on states such as Iran and North Korea. They will carry on building Oliver Kamm Long march or wrong march? The 'long march' Benazir Bhutto has devised reeks of recklessness towards the lives of her supporters Bronwen Maddox Where’s the beef in banquet speech? A transformed relationship with Iran would depend on a changed approach over its nuclear ambitions Peter Riddell A New Cold War? Anarctica must be protected against any new land grab Seven killed during Gaza City rally Hamas's paramilitary police force clashed with Fatah supporters marking the third anniversary of Yassir Arafat's death A Song for Europe European foreign ministers have found a fresh way to assail our ears An explosive package The political impact of rubbishing Lisbon will hold over well into any Conservative government David Aaronovitch Wall Street Journal Next Test: Blackwater may struggle to win new contracts BBC Carnage on Wall St
$1 trillion in sub-prime losses as credit squeeze gets worse
| H14 Financial Times Leader Georgian protests Saakashvili’s western supporters must do what they can to limit further Russian interference. They must also urge him to play fair in the elections Georgia accuses Russia of military build-up Tblisi reports ‘major movement’ of military equipment in the separatist Abkhazia region, days after the government launched a clampdown on demonstrations Inflation: China’s least wanted export Floods and other acts of God have had their effect, as has the global rise in wheat prices, but there are structural forces at work as well COMMENT: Hearts, minds and immigration Economic needs drive many of the flows of people. Migrants move to find work and employers want rare skills or cheap and willing labour. Yet immigration is not about unstoppable economic forces. There are political and social choices to be made, writes Gideon Rachman Tehran accused of talks delay Senior European Union diplomats warn that Iran apparently believes it can split the international community solely by answering questions about its past nuclear activities Brown turns sanctions screw on Iran Britain’s prime minister raised the threat of tougher sanctions on Iran if it refused to bow to international pressure over its nuclear programme Ahmadi-Nejad labels nuclear critics ‘traitors’ Iran’s president Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad labelled domestic critics of his nuclear policies as ‘traitors’, in comments reflecting an escalation of political infighting at the top level of leadership of the Islamic regime TRANSATLANTIC RELATIONS: Sarkozy for style, Merkel for substance Bush and a two-speed Europe Nicolas Sarkozy receives the lion’s share of the attention in Washington, while Angela Merkel came and went from Texas with far less fanfare, writes Quentin Peel COMMENT: Britain has got the knowledge and should flaunt it By Will Hutton, MARKETS - BACK SECTION: Waning appetite for risk hits emerging assets ANALYSIS: Democrats shuffle to the martial music Rocket science Galileo deserves one last, hard look. If need be, Europe should not be afraid to pull the plug on a venture whose ambitions needed to be more firmly planted on the ground Turkmen oil manoeuvres evoke Great Game WEALTH: Why the euro is next in line to be going, going, gone | H15 Los Angeles Times Chalabi returns to power in Iraq After spurning him, the U.S. is working with the Iraqi politician now overseeing the restoration of vital services to Baghdad. Editorial'Surge' and go Violence in Iraq is down, and the U.S. military deserves our praise. Now may we have an exit strategy? La llaha illa Allah By Paul E. Capetz and James A. Sanders Blowback: A Times Op-Ed was wrong: Monotheism is the only way. Fiscal foolishness By Robert Kuttner Government and the markets have forgotten the lessons of the '20s, and we're all paying. Iran: the Anti-Democracy By: Akbar Ganji | Los Angeles Times
The Islamic Republic may try to dismiss international condemnation as illegitimate foreign interference or an affront to national sovereignty -- but human rights are universal, and we must persevere until all prisoners of conscience are free. |
| H16 American Politics Joseph Stiglitz on The Economic Consequences of Mr. Bush: The next president will have to deal with yet another crippling legacy of George W. Bush: the economy — a Nobel laureate sees a generation-long struggle to recoup. realclearpolitics – ABC’s The Note – US News Political Bulletin Early Bird GovExec Swamp Gas The Swamp From The Atlantic Monthly, Is Iraq Vietnam? Who really won in 2000? Which side are you on in the culture wars? These questions have divided the Baby Boomers and distorted our politics. One candidate could transcend them (and an interview with Andrew Sullivan on supporting Barack Obama, becoming a blogger, and why he's not afraid to change his mind). | H17 Daily Telegraph Leader The challenge of Brown's global vision The Prime Minister believes globalisation requires a wholly new approach to world affairs - one that is defined by much broader criteria than the "war on terror". Brown warns Iran on nuclear weapons The PM has stepped up the pressure on Iran by warning that sanctions would soon be placed on oil and gas companies and financiers wanting to invest there Anti-US shift bears another Brown's mark The coded message in Gordon Brown's speech at the Mansion House dinner was that there is scope for other international partners, observes Rachel Sylvester UK troops push to exploit Taliban rift Convoy in Musa Qala territory threatens enemy stronghold U.S. Will Regain Economic Supremacy - A. Evans-Pritchard, Telegraph Fastest rise in food prices for 14 years As staples shoot up in price, consumers could end up paying almost £1,000 more on their annual food bill than a year ago | H18 Independent Brown signals foreign policy shift towards EU Tougher sanctions were proposed by Gordon Brown as part of international efforts to persuade Tehran to abandon its alleged attempts to acquire a nuclear bomb Anne Penketh: Brown's message was clear... his foreign policy is all about multilateralism Arafat remembered: 'Hamas threw sound grenades and then I got shot in the back' Justin Webb's blog
Gordon Brown speaks loud and clear on his anti-anti-Americanism
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| H19Military Intelligence Terrorism What Makes a Terrorist? It’s not poverty or lack of education, says Alan Krueger. Look in countries with few civil liberties... more» The Challenge of Intelligence Assessment Regarding International Terrorist Organizations - Shabtai Shavit Will a nuclear Iran be pragmatic or messianic? Any intelligence officer would recommend that the state should prepare for the worst-case scenario and not for any lesser eventuality. Should fighting terrorism be based on reaction or on pre-emption? Since there is an ongoing war, since the threat is permanent, since the intention of the enemy in this case is to annihilate you, the right doctrine is one of pre-emption and not of reaction. What is the point even morally to wait and only do something when he comes to attack? The writer was former head of the Mossad (1989-1996). (Institute for Contemporary Affairs/Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs) Al-Qaeda = anarchism?
James Gelvin (pdf). Building Partner Capabilities for Coalition Operations
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Source: Center for Strategic & International Studies CRS Managing the Nuclear Fuel Cycle: Policy Implications of Expanding Global Access to Nuclear Power (PDF; 571 KB) 11th Hour, 11th Day, 11th Month By: John Nichols | The Nation
Americans who know their history celebrate Veterans Day not to honor war, but to recognize the soldiers who died and the soldiers who survived the wars of the past – and, hopefully, to ponder the futility of abandoning George Washington's advice to avoid the entangling alliances of distant continents and the mortal combats of the kings and conquerers who intrigues Americans rejected when the United States revolted against monarchy, colonialism and the madness of empire 2008-2015 Army CIO/G-6 Campaign Plan (PDF; 2.8 MB)
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This 103-page report addresses what happens to protagonists for change once that change has been achieved Asymmetric cyber threat (James A. Lyons Jr.) | H20 Slate Death, Happiness, and the Calculation of Compensatory Damages
Source: Institute for the Study of Labor This paper studies the mental distress caused by bereavement. The largest emotional losses are from the death of a spouse; the second-worst in severity are the losses from the death of a child; the third-worst is the death of a parent Kidney Shortage Inspires a Radical Idea The idea of allowing people to sell their kidneys was once taboo. But amid a severe donor shortage, a prominent transplant surgeon -- not a free-market libertarian -- has been traveling the country making the case for organ sales. From New Statesman, a cover story on how to stop climate change, the easy way: Changing your light bulbs may not be enough to save a single polar bear, but there are things we can do collectively - and easily - that will really make a measurable difference in the battle against global warming Jazz, Rock 'n' Roll, and Diplomacy: Can American culture make Muslims love us The incidence of graft on developing-country firms
Source: World Bank Policy Research Working Papers Full Paper (PDF; 950 KB) Fall 2007: Joint Survey on International Student Enrollments in the US
Source: Institute of International Education (IIE), et. al. | H21 Jacques Barzun may see around him “the end of the high creative energies at work since the Renaissance,” but at age 100, he’s still going strong... more» ... more» "And to define America, her athletic democracy": Jurgen Habermas on the philosopher and the language shaper, in memory of Richard Rorty. We denigrate the Nazis’ mass murder. But we cannot but hide under the cloak of a “just cause” to defend the bombing of Dresden... more» ... more» Diana witness: I held her hand Inquest told how a passer-by opened the door of the crashed Mercedes in which Diana, Princess of Wales, lay dying Big bang theory is given a rocket Astronomers in America have retracted a red-alert warning that Earth will have a near-miss with an asteroid Ruth Slenczynska practiced piano nine hours a day. Her father beat her for mistakes – even for bad reviews... more» Dr. Arthur Conan Doyle and Mr. Sherlock Holmes grew up together and had much in common: close observation was their chosen weapon... more» By KEVIN J. MARTIN Save newspapers by letting them own local TV stations.
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