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H1 Financial Times COMMENT: Welcome to the new world of runaway energy demand The rest of the world wishes to enjoy the energy-intensive lifestyles that have, hitherto, been the privilege of less than a sixth of humanity. This desire has big consequences for the world’s economic, strategic and environmental future, writes Martin Wolf Ayatollah urged to rein in president Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is coming under pressure to rein in Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad, the president, over the radical stance he has taken on the country’s nuclear programme Stratfor geopolitical diary Geopolitical Diary: A US-Iranian Trade? What To Do About Iran? The Economist If America and “old Europe” are now getting along better in public, not all is sweetness behind the scenes, particularly over what to do about Iran Washington PostGeopolitics At $100 A Barrel By Robert J. Samuelson, Oil at $100 a barrel suggests a new geopolitical era when energy increasingly serves as a political weapon. Der Spiegel A Pearl Harbor without War The dollar crisis has politicians alarmed worldwide. The US currency has lost 24 percent of its value since the introduction of the euro, and now there is even a chance that China could abandon its policy of pegging its currency to the dollar -- a problem the United States should take very seriously Guardian In the delicate geometry of Iran lies the big test of Brown's political agility Jonathan Freedland 'Scotland independent by 2017' Alex Salmond has predicted that Scotland will win independence from the UK within the next decade The nightmare scenario Jason Burke Things would be much worse for Nato in Afghanistan if the Taliban had anything like the same resources as Hizbullah Iraq is Improving, Dems Must Tread Carefully - Joe Klein, Time War at any Price? the Total Economic Costs of the War Beyond the Federal Budget Ha’aretz - Israel to declare freeze on settlement construction Move also meant to help persuade Arab, Muslim countries to attend Annapolis peace conference. Rice tells Jewish-American leaders in Nashville: Most Israelis ready to give up W. Bank The Times Ahmadinejad enriched by bickering The coming days will show if he gets his wish: an escalation of the nuclear row with the West Bronwen Maddox Iran’s Ballistic Missile Programs: An Overview (PDF; 66 KB) Source: Congressional Research Service IHT Fear of foreign capital By FELIX G. ROHATYN The shift of large amounts of capital to developing countries over the past two decades has posed a major challenge to old ideas about foreign control of important national companies New York Times F.B.I. Says Guards Killed 14 Iraqis Without Cause F.B.I. agents investigating the Sept. 16 episode in which Blackwater security personnel shot and killed 17 Iraqi civilians found that all but three of the shootings were unjustified. Polls Find Voters Weighing Issues vs. Electability Twin New York Times/CBS News polls suggest that the outcome for the presidential nominating battle is far from settled in either Iowa or New Hampshire, which will begin voting in less than two months. Complete Poll Results (pdf) Editorial Digging a Hole Although he proved his tough-guy bona fides by staging a bloodless coup in 1999, Gen. Pervez Musharraf looks increasingly weak. Why We Trade By: Russell Roberts | Foreign Policy We’re used to shrugging off all sorts of rhetorical gobbledygook from our politicians. But when you hear U.S. presidential candidates start to mouth off about free trade, watch your wallet: A discredited 14th-century theory of economics is enjoying a dangerous renaissance in the 2008 campaign. The impressive - but limited - soft power of the United Nations By Joseph S. Nye As Iraq Improves, Coverage Dries Up - Ralph Peters, New York Post McClatchy U.S. finds a way to pacify Iraqi town — by using cash In a desolate, tiny town, signs of the violent past mix oddly with evidence of today's more tranquil life. The U.S. calls this former al Qaida stronghold a paragon of post-surge Iraq. Violence has come to a near-standstill. Yet the government that's emerged is far from the democratic republic that the Bush administration once promised U.S. Military Reversing Iraq Troop Surge Christian Science Monitor The Sunni in Iraq's Shiite leadership In interview, Tariq al-Hashemi urges greater focus on reconciliation. Asia Times In Iraq, the silence of the lambs The separation of religious groups in the face of sectarian cleansing by militias and death squads has brought a semblance of relative calm to Baghdad. Contradicting claims that the US military "surge" has reduced sectarian attacks, one resident says that "All that has happened is a dramatic change in the demographic map of Iraq." Still, the violence continues, though at a slower rate: five to 10 tortured bodies are found in the garbage dumps and streets of Baghdad every day. - Ali al-Fadhily It's getting hard to find bad guys Violence in Iraq has dropped precipitously. With al-Qaeda declared dead, former Sunni resistance fighters wearing American-supplied uniforms, and the Mahdi Army lying low, killings are way down. A critical window of opportunity has opened for the United States to withdraw and for Iraq to hold itself together and rebuild. Yet Washington is showing every intention of staying put in Iraq for decades to come. - Robert Dreyfuss With an Improving Iraq, Who Gains Politically? CFR Reading the Tea Leaves on Iran Hizballah's Penetration of the FBI, CIA “Syria and the Peace Process” by Landis Sixty Years After the National Security Act, US Statecraft May ... Need Another Reorganization WINEP Annapolis and a Dual-Track Peace Process After Annapolis, Washington likely will push Israelis and Palestinians for progress on the first phase of the Roadmap and final-status negotiations simultaneously. David Makovsky writes. Iranian Intelligence: "We Know Where You Live" - Maziar Bahari | H2 NYT Turkish Aircraft Attack Abandoned Iraqi Villages Turkish Helicopters Strike Inside Iraq FT COMMENT: Bring northern Cyprus back into the fold Economic isolation risks creating an embittered community on the fringe of Europe and in one of the world’s more delicate hotspots, Promoting prosperity is key, says Nick Kochan FT WORLD NEWS DIGEST: Turkish soldiers killed in clashes Independent Turkish attack abandoned villages inside the border of Iraqi Kurdistan Michael Rubin Peşmerge - PKK Bağlantısı? FEATURE-Turkey's village guards face danger from all sides France's Sarkozy reiterates opposition to Turkey joining EU - Euro mps New Statesman Meeting Ataturk Simon Hooper looks at the legacy of the founder of modern Turkey Turkish military hits targets in northern Iraq Iraq's Kurdistan denies strikes by Turkey | Reuters Yedioth Ahronoth Peres relays to Turkey secret info on Iran During Ankara visit, president delivers to his hosts intelligence on Tehran's terror activities and evidence indicating its nuclear plan is not peaceful, in bid to sway Turkey into taking firmer stance against Islamic republic Ha’aretz Peres tells Turks: Israel wants a two-state solution Israel cool toward KKTC representation in Tel Aviv Alarabiya.net - Towards a new approach to the Kurdish question "PKK, TSK-Türk vatandaşları için bir tehdit" Kurdish Media Fourth international conference on EU, Turkey and the Kurds Turkey Will Attack PKK in Iraq `Soon,' Lawmaker Says (Update3) Air Force provides intel for strikes on Kurd rebels SETA Foundation: Policy Brief No.2 November, 2007 "Turkey’s War on Terror" By Bulent Aras Download the document [PDF] Turkey Targets Active Role in Middle East Peace Process By: Gareth Jenkins | Eurasia Daily Monitor Al Awsat The Pakistani Ordeal and the Turkish Lesson : Sayyed Wild Abah [Analysis] Is the crisis in Turkey only about the PKK? - Al-Arabiya 'Yeni Ortadoğu' ulus-devleti zorluyor Google News KurdishMedia Kurdish Kurdish Aspect BBC Monitoring PKK kills 4 Turkish soldiers; more troops mass on border with Iraq Talabani'den Baykal'a 'açılım' teşekkürü DTP's Türk: We have been elected in and will be elected out DTP "Kimse bizi baskıyla terbiye etmesin" Iraqi Kurd Party Official Rejects Links With PKK Iraq Kurdish Article Discusses Turkish-PKK Issue Peshmerga Forces Said Containing PKK Movements in Northern Iraq - Turkish Press Kurdish Party Head Says Turkish Premier Did Not Keep Promise on Kurdish Issue What do closer Turkish-Saudi relations mean these days? Today's Zaman Iranian Kurdistan: A Simmering Cauldron By: Kamal Nazer Yasin | ISN Security Watch Simmering discontent among Iran's ethnic Kurdish minority - aided by the government's conflict with a Turkish PKK offshoot - could spell major trouble for the Iranian government NYT Kurds and Arabs Shelter Side by Side in Distrust and Misery UPDATE 3-Iraq's Kurdistan says awards 5 more oil deals PKK'den ziyade başka bir şeyden çok daha fazla çekiniyorlar Azerbaijani Parliament Develops Statement to Recognize Kurdistan ... Workers Party as Terrorist Organization Güneydoğu'ya, özel bankalar sırt çevirdi; kamu kucak açtı Beril Dedeoğlu Israeli-Palestinian quest in Turkey Hicaz Demiryolu 'İstanbul-Mekke Demiryolu' oluyor What do closer Turkish-Saudi relations mean these days? by MEHMET SEYFETTİN EROL* Dünyaya Ankara'dan anlamlı mesaj Türkiye'ye gelen Annan'dan PKK mesajı: "Sabırlı olun" Erdoğan: "Yanlıştan dönmelerini temenni ediyorum" Niçin PKK terör örgütü diyemiyorlar MoreŞWakf approves Ottoman memorial near Temple Mount | Jerusalem Post [Yorum-Yard. Doç. Dr. M. Seyfettin Erol] Ortadoğu'da 'kartal olmak' Kurdistan: the beloved country cannot even cry Google News Greece Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Press ABHaber Sarkozy: "Türkiye'ye imtiyazlı ortaklık önerdim" FT COMMENT: Bring northern Cyprus back into the fold Economic isolation risks creating an embittered community on the fringe of Europe and in one of the world’s more delicate hotspots, Promoting prosperity is key, says Nick Kochan Erdoğan, Karamanlis to inaugurate joint natural gas pipeline on Sunday Sarkozy'ye göre Türkiye nüfusu 100 milyon France’s Sarkozy reaffirms position against Turkey’s EU entry - DTT-NET.COM Explaining the fate of the 'genocide resolution' [Yorum - Kazım Berzeg] AİHM hâkimi Türk halkına güvenmelidir Rusya, Batum üssünü de Gürcistan'a devretti Turkey's tensions migrate to Berlin -- chicagotribune.com Meral TAMER ODTÜ'den radarda görünmezlik kaplaması Bahçeşehir Üniversitesi'nde 'Barış Merkezi' kuruldu Turkish Organized Crime Turkey develops radar absorbent materials_English_Xinhua Yağmurdan kaçarken Vakit gazetesinin hedef gösterdiği 'Allah Korkusu' adlı sergiyi 'korumaya gelen' polisler, üç afişte 'sakınca' buldu, terörle mücadele ekipleri gelip inceleme yaptı Kablolar kesilince, operasyondan dönen F-16'lar Adana'ya zorunlu iniş yaptı Ali Bulaç Kaosa karşı kozmos Israeli Consulate locates Ben-Gurion's Turkish home Ege Cansen Herkesin şemsiyesi var ama yağmurda ıslanıyor | H3 Erdoğan: Kış bastırmadan sınır ötesi operasyon başlayacak Ertuğrul Özkök Kimse yanılmasın kararlıyız Kuzey Irak'ta karakol vuruldu Kuzey Irak'ta PKK'lılar tarafından kullanıldığı belirtilen Hezil Çayı kıyısındaki Saddam Hüseyin döneminden kalma, terk edilmiş eski karakol helikopterler ve topçu ateşiyle vuruldu» PKK’nın‘ Sınır Kulağı’nı Türk savaş jetleri tıkadı İstihbarat geldi F-16'lar vurdu Türkiye'nin elinde insansız görünmez uçaklar var, nedense kullanılmıyor Kuzey Irak açılımı sakat bir yaklaşım; Barzani'ye yatırım yapıyorsun Barzani'yi, sizin oylarınızla Meclis'ten geçen Çekiç Güç ortaya çıkardı Şamil Tayyar MHP’yi şaşırtan anket Yavuz Baydar Mind the gap Bülent Keneş Questions, questions, questions and irresponsibility Doğu Ergil Effective counter-terrorism Beyaz Saray'da 'Kasımpaşalı' resti M Ali Birand Kürt sorununda Asker-Sivil sorumluluğu Cüneyt ÜlseverYeni roller mi dağıtılıyor? Abdülhamit Bilici Ortadoğu için 3 tarz-ı siyaset HASAN BÜLENT KAHRAMAN Baykal, Kürtler ve Kuzey Irak Hasan CEMAL Baykal'a yakın takip! Bir Bağlarlı yazıyor İsmet Berkan Dağdaki vekil eşine tarım desteği Terörist PKK'dan Türkiye'ye tehdit Günün birinde sorarlar adama!.. Sarkozy, Türkiye konusunda kararlı: Üyeliğe geçit vermem Ahmet Taşgetiren Zor denklem - Güneydoğu yangını ve DTP'nin vebali… MEHMET KAMIŞ - Fethullah Gülen Hocaefendi'nin Güneydoğu vizyonu Hiçbir güç Türkiyesiz bu oyunu oynayamaz! Cengiz Çandar Ankara’da balayı, Filistin-İsrail gerçekleri Tarihi gün, hızlı gelişmeler Taha AKYOL Ortadoğu'da Türkiye Türkiye'nin rolü Fikret BİLA Ankara'daki 'üçlü görüntü'nün anlamı Sami KOHEN Ortadoğu'da ince ayar Ardan Zentürk Türkiye Bush’a bir şey bırakmadı... Irak'a dair açılım paketi CHP-MHP'yi karşı karşıya getirdi "Türk helikopterleri boş köyleri vurdu" Sadi Somuncuoğlu "Kelle" koparan mayınlar Hani PKK büroları kapatılmıştı?.. İç Basında Türk Dış Politikası Dış Basında Türkiye-AB İlişkileri - Dış Basında Irak BBC Turkish 0700 VOA Dış Basında Türkiye Turkish Press Review Google News Turkey Turquie Türkei TurcoPundit Taha Kıvanç Üç cumhurbaşkanı Fehmi Koru Bir yılgın, bir umutlu Cumhuriyet nefreti... Haluk Şahin Mensur Akgün Protokol, diplomasi, siyaset ve önem TC emin ellerde mi? M.Ali Kışlalı Erdoğan'dan Baykal'a çok ağır eleştiriler Ahmet Hakan Harbiye’nin kitabını bir ’Harbiyeli’ yazdı Güneri CIVAOĞLU Aynı semaya bakmak Mehmet Yılmaz Barış çok uzun bir yolun ucunda Yalçın Doğan Başkentte mutsuz bir Başbakan [Yorum - Prof.Dr.Naci Bostancı] Şu 'Sam Amca'mız Özdemir İnce Bir partiyi desteklemek Nuray Başaran Ortadoğu'da Türkiye yeniden masada Gülay Göktürk Rutin dışı - Nuh Gönültaş Dağda kalsalar daha mı iyiydi? - Mehmet BARLAS Global mahalle baskısının itici gücü tüketimdir… Tayfun Devecioğlu “Tümgeneral Yılmaz” olayı ve gazetecinin haber için “zarf atması” Hurşit GÜNEŞ 2008'de yüzde 5 büyüme zor görünüyor İBRAHİM KAHVECİ Yabancı korktuğunda kim dinler senin faizini! 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H4 New York Times F.B.I. Says Guards Killed 14 Iraqis Without Cause F.B.I. agents investigating the Sept. 16 episode in which Blackwater security personnel shot and killed 17 Iraqi civilians found that all but three of the shootings were unjustified. Polls Find Voters Weighing Issues vs. Electability Twin New York Times/CBS News polls suggest that the outcome for the presidential nominating battle is far from settled in either Iowa or New Hampshire, which will begin voting in less than two months. Complete Poll Results (pdf) Editorial Digging a Hole Although he proved his tough-guy bona fides by staging a bloodless coup in 1999, Gen. Pervez Musharraf looks increasingly weak. Send the State Department to War By MAX BOOTWhile maintaining military power remains important, even more crucial goals include flexing our diplomatic muscles to achieve vital objectives peacefully THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda President Bush squandered a historic opportunity to put America on a radically different energy course after 9/11. In Interview, Musharraf Defends Rule by Decree “The emergency is to ensure elections go in an undisturbed manner,” Gen. Pervez Musharraf said in an interview with The New York Times C.I.A. Officer Admits Guilt in Seeking Hezbollah Files Volatile City Tests Palestinian Police, and Peace Hopes Chinese Minister Visits Iran for Talks German Official Resigns in Blow to Coalition Danish Prime Minister Narrowly Wins 3rd Term Students of Arabic Learn at a Syrian Crossroads In Gesture, Iran Provides Nuclear Document A Close Look Reveals Silver Linings in the Economy The recent spate of gloomy economic developments probably will not turn out to be as bad as you think. | H5 Washington PostGeopolitics At $100 A Barrel By Robert J. Samuelson, Oil at $100 a barrel suggests a new geopolitical era when energy increasingly serves as a political weapon. Iranian Policy Questioned at Alexandria Town Meeting U.S.-Backed Fighters Attacked Outside Baghdad 5 Local Volunteers, 15 Insurgents Killed in Clashes, Military Says Ex-FBI Employee's Case Raises New Security Concerns Sham Marriage Led to U.S. Citizenship Bhutto Calls On Musharraf To Resign Ex-Premier Seeking Unity With Rivals Musharraf's Electoral Farce By Benazir Bhutto, The people of Pakistan know that elections under martial law are a sham The GOP's Pocketbook Issue By Michael Gerson, Republicans need to show the same capacity to speak to the largest economic challenge of our moment -- the recovery of economic mobility. __ By Juan Williams, Page A19 It is getting harder to use political and racial solidarity to hide the division inside black America | H6 Guardian In the delicate geometry of Iran lies the big test of Brown's political agility Jonathan Freedland 'Scotland independent by 2017' Alex Salmond has predicted that Scotland will win independence from the UK within the next decade The nightmare scenario Jason Burke Nov 13 07, 08:30pm: Things would be much worse for Nato in Afghanistan if the Taliban had anything like the same resources as Hizbullah Behind closed doors Ibrahim El Houdaiby: The western world is shamefully silent about the Egyptian regime's assault on human rights Putin: I have a moral right to continue wielding influence Vladimir Putin gives his strongest hint yet that he intends to stay in power Strait fight World briefing, Simon Tisdall: The growing US-China relationship has Taiwan dangerously edgy Merkel coalition loses linchpin Fatah loyalists held by Hamas after rally Hamas forces arrest dozens of Fatah loyalists in Gaza The bloodshed continues Rory McCarthy: Yesterday's gun battle on the streets of Gaza shows that the rivalry between Hamas and Fatah remains as bitter as ever Politicians are too terrified to devolve power to the people Bhutto tells Musharraf to quit power Benazir Bhutto calls on a 'contaminated' President Pervez Musharraf to quit, ruling out further cooperation | |
H7 Regional Experts Vs. Military Experts Why We Trade By: Russell Roberts | Foreign Policy We’re used to shrugging off all sorts of rhetorical gobbledygook from our politicians. But when you hear U.S. presidential candidates start to mouth off about free trade, watch your wallet: A discredited 14th-century theory of economics is enjoying a dangerous renaissance in the 2008 campaign. Quiet Victory By: Rich Lowry | The National Review Respect Iran's Independence By: H.E. Manuchehr Mottaki | Miami Herald A major shortcoming in today's world is the persistence of a zero-sum sense of geopolitics. The world expected something different in the post-Cold War era to promote peace and stability. Instead, after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, momentum swung toward a "global war on terror" that, in practice, became the rationale for maintaining a Cold War mentality. Daily Star Subversion is no way for America to make friends in the Islamic world Washington Times Are we winning the war? No one is declaring victory, but cautious optimists on the U.S.-led war in Iraq suddenly find themselves armed with a growing number of indicators that the fighting has taken a new, more hopeful turn. | H8 IraqSlogger Google News Iraq Iran Syria Mideastwire.com - NPR Iraq stratfor McClatchy U.S. finds a way to pacify Iraqi town — by using cash In a desolate, tiny town, signs of the violent past mix oddly with evidence of today's more tranquil life. The U.S. calls this former al Qaida stronghold a paragon of post-surge Iraq. Violence has come to a near-standstill. Yet the government that's emerged is far from the democratic republic that the Bush administration once promised U.S. Military Reversing Iraq Troop Surge By: Robert Burns | The Associated Press U.S. accused of ignoring crisis for 4.5 million displaced Iraqis Exclusive: UN to release Iran report Former FBI Agent Linked to Terrorist Group Air Force to Triple Number of Airmen in Iraq Ahmadine-Jets Welcome to the Iranian Air Force. Iran hands IAEA nuclear blueprints Bolton: US Has Two Options Left Toward Iran, and Both Are War Chinese FM in Iran for Nuclear Talks Afghanistan and Iraq wars cost $1.6trillion The financial toll of America's conflicts estimated at $1.6 trillion (£771bn) and rising Cesar Chelala The disease's outbreak is just one of many public health emergencies that are overwhelming the country's social services Waiting for death The Dilemma of Democracy in Lebanon By: Bilal Y. Saab, Elie D. Al-Chaer | The Daily Star In the history of U.S.-Lebanese relations, no American president has pledged to support Lebanese democracy more than George W. Bush. No American president has invited Lebanese officials to the White House more than he has. Why? Because there is no question in President Bush's mind that Lebanon can serve as a great example. Feature: Marines target smugglers CAMP RIPPER, Iraq, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- As insurgent and terrorist violence in western Anbar province continues to fall, a small band of U.S. Marines at Al Asad Air Base are increasingly drawing their beads on bands of oil smugglers who nip across the border to Syria to sell purloined oil or who hawk refined fuel from Syria on the Iraqi black market. DEBKAfile: Tehran rejects IAEA director ElBaradei’s visit until agreement | H9 Ha’aretz - Israel to declare freeze on settlement construction Move also meant to help persuade Arab, Muslim countries to attend Annapolis peace conference. Rice tells Jewish-American leaders in Nashville: Most Israelis ready to give up W. Bank Joint declaration at Annapolis to focus on format, goals of permanent settlement negotiations Flip-flopping toward Israeli politicians have two beat-up old rabbits in their hat when they want to mock citizens harboring hopes for peace: Secret negotiations with Syria and new possibilities for an agreement with the Palestinians. Rosner Between Tehran and Des Moines The State of Iowa is about one-fourth the size of Iran. Its population is less than one-20th of Iran's, at 3 million, compared with 70 million for Iran. In approximately two months, tens of thousands of Iowans will go to the polls to select their candidates for the next president of the United States Dichter: Syria is only neighbor that prevents smuggling Abbas in Ankara: U.S. must pressure Israel to agree with PA Israel, PA to issue joint declaration focusing on borders, J'lem, security, refugees, water sources Daily Alert.org – Middle East Progress - EJC Israeli Press Review – Google News Israel - Palestine Independent The Big Question: Why is there such violence in Gaza, and is there any hope of a resolution? Yedioth Look who’s talking Claims that Syria bombing was nothing but political spin oddly one-sided, Yigal Walt says Asharq Al-Awsat Interviews Mahmud Abbas Boston Globe Editorial Is Israel a Jewish state? IN ADVANCE of the upcoming diplomatic conference in Annapolis, Israel Prime Minister Ehud Olmert announced the other day that he expects the Palestinian Authority to finally acknowledge Israel's existence as a Jewish state. A newly arrived visitor from Mars might wonder why this should even be an issue - after all, Israel is a Jewish state. Israelis, Palestinians must prepare for painful concessions, says US secretary of state Israeli Military Chief Touts 'Important Accomplishments' of Lebanon War Jerusalem Post Most Israelis think Knesset should remove prime minister Rice: Future of Middle East is at stake Tells Nashville Jews that US will fight battle between extremists and moderates for future of the region. Shimon Peres made history as the first Israeli president to address the Turkish parliament. What the Palestinians must do [ URI SAVIR , · Islam and the nation-state [ CAROLINE GLICK The bumpy road to Annapolis | |
H10 Christian Science Monitor The Sunni in Iraq's Shiite leadership In interview, Tariq al-Hashemi urges greater focus on reconciliation. When cooperating with U.S. antiterror efforts is risky Potential liability for past actions is central to the Bush administration's push to grant immunity to telecom firms that helped the US wiretap program, and it was a factor in Mukasey's hedged judgment about waterboarding. ASIA FT The limits of a smaller, poorer China Albert Keidel on the repercussions of new data Editorial The yen also rises Japanese acceptance that the yen will shoulder its share of the dollar’s fall is welcome and removes one obstacle to currency appreciation across the rest of Asia Airplanes, $1Bn Debt Top Putin's India Visit By: Anna Smolchenko | The Moscow Times Strait fight World briefing, Simon Tisdall: The growing US-China relationship has Taiwan dangerously edgy 2007 Report To Congress Of The U.S.-China Economic And Security Review Commission Japan's Economic Diplomacy Towards China: The Lure of Business and Burden of History Asia Times Testing time for Japan's US ties RISE OF THE NEO-TALIBAN, Part 2 Malaysia Demos: Sound and Fury, Signifying Little By: Mat Salleh | Asia Sentinel Significant Potential for Undiscovered Resources in Afghanistan What Musharraf Could Not Abide By: H.D.S. Greenway | The Boston Globe Miscalculations By: Steve Coll | The New Yorker Analysis: In the shah's footsteps? From Japan Focus, an essay on Japan’s future as an international, multicultural society: From migrants to immigrants; and philosophy as activism in neo-liberal, neo-nationalist Japan: An interview with Takahashi Tetsuya. Enter the dragon: There is no end of theories about the ideological basis for China’s rise as an economic superpower. From The Economist, a special report on technology in India and China: China and India have much to offer the world of technology, but more still to gain from it. A click away from freedom | H11 IHT Fear of foreign capital By FELIX G. ROHATYN The shift of large amounts of capital to developing countries over the past two decades has posed a major challenge to old ideas about foreign control of important national companies Müntefering to quit as German vice chancellor Strike halts trains in France Unions are protesting Sarkozy's plans to change early-retirement arrangements. Commuters prepared for serious disruptions across the country, but especially in Paris CHRISTIANITY AND ISLAM We need a real debate, not more dialogue By ADRIAN PABST Across the two faiths, concepts of love of God and love of neighbor invariably differ. By H. D. S. GREENWAY History is full of leaders who once did much good, but whose ambitions took them too far on the road to perfidy. EUROPE European press review French EU Presidency to Push for Defence Integration By: Mark Beunderman | EU Observer Der Spiegel Merkel Loses 'Mr. Grand Coalition' Vice Chancellor Franz Müntefering's resignation has caught Germany's grand coalition by surprise: the SPD veteran was seen as a stabilizing influence and the cornerstone of Chancellor Merkel's coalition government. Her party, the CDU, is now wondering what comes next Stay the Course of International Justice By: Patricia M. Wald | The Japan Times Danish PM wins gamble on early poll Denmark's centre-right government has secured a third term in office after winning an early election BBC French unions strike over reforms Transport workers and others begin major strikes against French President Nicolas Sarkozy's pension reforms. Air pollution in Europe 1990-2004 | H12 RFE/RL Azeri analyst: Strategic balance is changing in South Caucasus not to Russia’s benefit Google News Azerbaijan The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation and the OSCE: Two of a Kind? Clingendael Energy as a Bond: Relations with Russia in the European and Dutch Context Putin is Testing Western Resolve Is Georgia's Opposition Ready To Take On Saakashvili? Georgia's opposition coalition has put forward a candidate to face Mikheil Saakashvili in early presidential elections in January. But is the opposition united enough to defeat the embattled but still powerful president? Airplanes, $1Bn Debt Top Putin's India Visit By: Anna Smolchenko | The Moscow Times EDM IMEDI TELEVISION: USE AND MISUSE OF A GEORGIAN TELEVISION CHANNEL
Gvosdev Color Revolution Score Card Diplomats: Elections Are Georgia’s Chance for a Democratic Comeback Nearly a week after a crackdown on opposition protests in Tbilisi, the international community has started to deliver its assessments of how Georgia, the former Soviet Union’s reform prodigy, is handling its ongoing political crisis. The findings are far from rosy, but nevertheless remain upbeat. Azerbaijan: Arrests Bolster Media Concerns BY MINA MURADOVA What Is Bad for Russia Is Again Good for U.S. By: Kevin Ryan | The Moscow Times Russia's Orthodox church regains lost ground Church seeks to retake Bolshevik-seized property. More than 6,000 sites have been returned, but hundreds more are in dispute Boston Globe A determined spirit guides Grozny AN IN-YOUR-FACE attitude rules Grozny these days. It is as though the city is telling the Kremlin: OK, you won the war. You killed 15 percent of our population and dispatched us across the world as refugees. You can still arrest us arbitrarily. But you cannot kill our spirit. Putin sees election endorsing his rule (By Steve Gutterman) New 'War and Peace' Plays Up Glorious Past A lavish new production of Tolstoy's masterpiece "War and Peace" recently premiered on prime-time television. The series, which casts a fresh sheen on Russia's military triumph over Napoleon, is part of a broader trend to highlight the country's cultural and historical might -- a critical message as election season nears. Russia Casts Selective Net in Piracy Crackdown Authorities are targeting the alleged use of counterfeit software in what critics say is part of a larger assault on advocacy organizations, political activists and independent media. | |
H13 The Times Ahmadinejad enriched by bickering The coming days will show if he gets his wish: an escalation of the nuclear row with the West Bronwen Maddox Merkel left in disarray after deputy quits Mutefering has left to care for his wife who has cancer, but the move is seen as a sign of impending crisis for Merkel A Spent Coalition Merkel should call early elections and campaign for further reform Bhutto: I will never work with Musharraf Russia tightens grip on disputed islands Decades of negotiations and diplomacy have not resolved the dispute over the Kurile islands between Russia and Japan Sarkozy vows to beat striking French workers Transport chaos expected in France as public sector workers go on an indefinite strike over the President's pension plans Wall Street Journal Being Pervez Musharraf By: Bret Stephens | The Wall Street Journal Indira and the Islamists By: Shikha Dalmia | The Wall Street Journal (subscription required) Who's Watching the Big Banks? | H14 Financial Times COMMENT: Welcome to the new world of runaway energy demand The rest of the world wishes to enjoy the energy-intensive lifestyles that have, hitherto, been the privilege of less than a sixth of humanity. This desire has big consequences for the world’s economic, strategic and environmental future, writes Martin Wolf Ayatollah urged to rein in president Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is coming under pressure to rein in Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad, the president, over the radical stance he has taken on the country’s nuclear programme WORLD NEWS: Eni to maintain foothold in Iran Inflation detracts from Riyadh’s oil bonanza The kingdom is having to come to terms with rising food and rent prices that risk widening the gap between rich and poor in spite of the benefits of record oil prices Chávez sees oil at $200 if Iran invaded Hugo Chávez, Venezuela’s president, has warned that oil prices could reach $200 a barrel if the US invaded Iran WORLD NEWS: US calls on Opec to increase production FRONT PAGE - FIRST SECTION: Bhutto abandons deal with Musharraf COMMENT: The limits of a smaller, poorer China economy is smaller and poorer than established estimates say. Albert Keidel on the repercussions of new data Editorial The yen also rises Japanese acceptance that the yen will shoulder its share of the dollar’s fall is welcome and removes one obstacle to currency appreciation across the rest of Asia Sarkozy decries Europe’s ‘identity crisis’ President Nicolas Sarkozy of France said Europeans were suffering an ‘extremely deep identity crisis’ linked to globalisation and excessive commercialisation. German vice-chancellor quits Franz Müntefering, the German vice-chancellor and labour minister, abruptly quit Angela Merkel’s government, in a move likely to exacerbate tensions in her grand coalition German coalition faces new strains Franz Müntefering’s resignation from Angela Merkel’s coalition government greatly increases the uncertainty and volatility of German politics | H15 Los Angeles Times Keep Your Nerve By: David B. Rivkin Jr. | Los Angeles Times Wishful Thinking or Myopia By: Brian Katulis | Los Angeles Times Will Chavez Pull the Trigger? By: Michael Rowan and Douglas Schoen | Los Angeles Times | |
H16 American Politics Poll: Top Democrats Deadlocked In Iowa realclearpolitics – ABC’s The Note – US News Political Bulletin Early Bird GovExec Swamp Gas The Swamp Bush’s veto lifts stakes in budget battle George W. Bush approved a $40bn increase in the defence budget but vetoed a $5bn increase for health and education programmes, sparking a fierce debate with Democrats over spending priorities In final quarter, Bush is no Reagan The current president signals he's disinclined to compromise with Congress, as Reagan did. The End of Civil Discourse in America? Polarization and Partisanship on the Road to 2008 Bush vetoes spending bill; impasse threatened By Johanna Neuman The $606-billion domestic spending measure is laden with pork, the White House says | H17 Daily Telegraph The Union of England and Scotland is over The Union, argues Simon Heffer, has met its end. All that remains is for the Scots, in a referendum, to vote to stick the coffin in the grave and pile on the earth. It is not too much to suggest that the whole economic future of France depends on President Sarkozy winning his battle against striking rail workers. EU polls would be lost, says Sarkozy Referendums on the new European Union Treaty are "dangerous" and would be lost in France, Britain and other countries, the French president has admitted. Why aren't we shocked by a corrupt EU? The EU is no longer an ideological project, but a racket - a mechanism for redistributing wealth to people who, directly or indirectly, are on its payroll, writes Daniel Hannan. British Forces to Capitalise on Taliban 'Split' By: Tom Coghlan | The Telegraph | H18 Independent Rupert Cornwell: A rare moment of transatlantic convergence Bhutto rules out power-sharing deal and says Musharraf must go arrest The Big Question: Why is there such violence in Gaza, and is there any hope of a resolution? Miliband: We would still have invaded Iraq with Gordon Brown in command | |
H19Military Intelligence Terrorism McClatchy CIA admits to recording interrogations of top al Qaida captives The CIA has three video and audio recordings of interrogations of senior al Qaida captives but misled federal judges about the evidence during the case against terrorist Zacarias Moussaoui, federal prosecutors revealed in a Nov. 9 court filing that was made public Tuesday. Jacob Shapiro (Stanford): The Terrorist’s Challenge: Security, Efficiency, Control. U.S. Arms Sales to Pakistan (PDF: 61 KB) Amartya Sen on why we can best stop terror by civil, not military, means. Andrew Bacevich on picking up after failed war on terror: Bush's campaign to wipe out terrorism is a costly mess — here are five steps to move on. A review of Architect of Global Jihad: The Life of Al Qaeda Strategist Abu Mus'ab al-Suri by Brynjar Lia. An interview with Louise Richardson on what terrorists want. An excerpt from What Makes a Terrorist: Economics and the Roots of Terrorism by Alan Krueger. Isolationism isn't the answer: Jihadists aren't in Afghanistan—or Iraq—because we are there. A review of Insurgents, Terrorists, and Militias: The Warriors of Contemporary Combat by Richard H. Schultz, Jr. and Andrea J. Dew. A review of Merchant of Death: Money, Guns, Planes, and the Man Who Makes War Possible by Douglas Farah and Stephen Braun Pentagon 'Might Not Need' All Those Armored Vehicles Cargo Scanning Program Sparks International Debate Over U.S. Homeland Security Policy By: Marissa Payne | World Politics Review US plans new space weapons Billions spent to counter Chinese satellite attacks. Study details reaction to combat By Thomas H. Maugh II | 5:31 p.m. After a "honeymoon period," stress and depression often follow as the realities of soldiers' experiences sink in. Don't Give Up the Ships
Troops' Mental Distress Tracked Early Checkups Find Fewer Problems Than Later Ones Fusion of Security System Data to Improve Airport Security | H20 Slate When Family Fails (PDF; 317 KB) The New Face of Al Jazeera By: Kristen Gillespie | The Nation Muzzling dissent In book, FBI agent says Saddam Hussein cried at last meeting... | H21 From CJR, Nicholas Lemann on the limits of clear language: Orwell worried about polluted language, but polluted information is more toxic The pleasures of rereading: There's nothing more comforting than going back to a favourite book. From Cato Unbound, James Flynn on intelligence and its implications for education and intervention (and reaction essays). The Significance of the Flynn Effect Stay trim and have children to be 100 The secret of living to 100 is to take up farming, have lots of children and stay trim but not thin, scientists claim. | |
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