| H1 New York Times Report Raises New Doubts on Iran Nuclear Program In full: IAEA report on Iran Fewer Roadside Bombs in Iraq, U.S. Says McClatchy Iran stops sending a deadly weapon to its allies in Iraq Iran appears to have stopped shipping the deadliest type of weapons used against U.S. troops in Iraq after a European government confronted Tehran with proof that the weapons came from Iranian factories and Iraqi officials warned their neighbor that instability in Iraq affects the entire region, U.S., Western and Iraqi officials said Foreign Policy Seven Questions: The Price of Fear Something funny has happened to the price of oil: It no longer reflects reality. The reason, according to Fadel Gheit, one of Wall Street's top energy analysts, is that “financial players have seized control of the oil markets”. Find out how they did it in this week’s Seven Questions The Anti-Interventionist Geopolitical Potentials of a Declining Dollar by Edward A. Olsen Washington Post Alliances In Ruins? By Charles Krauthammer The reports of our abandonment by our allies are greatly exaggerated. U.S. to Seek New Sanctions Against Iran U.N. Report Faults Tehran's Input on Nuclear Program Pakistanis Growing Frustrated With U.S. Nation sees the U.S. as the only force strong enough to temper its crisis. State department official will bring tough message for Musharraf CFR Biddle: Security, Political Improvements Seen in Iraq in Recent Months Guardian Decision time for US over Iran Iran has installed 3,000 centrifuges for enriching uranium - enough to begin industrial-scale production of nuclear fuel and build a warhead within a year, the UN's nuclear watchdog reports Abbas calls for Hamas overthrow
Palestinian president claims that population in Gaza is being abused The Palestinian path to peace does not go via Annapolis
Jonathan Steele: World opinion is still on the side of the people of the occupied territories. But as long as they are divided, talks are futile Not winning but drowning Lawrence Korb Here's the good news: US forces have a had a few good months in Iraq. The bad news: America is still losing the war International Crisis Group Shiite Politics in Iraq: The Role of the Supreme Council* Report outlines how “the class struggle between the Shiite merchant elite represented by ISCI and the Shiite urban underclass represented by the Sadrists is more likely to shape Iraq’s future than the sectarian conflict”. A protracted power struggle between the two is likely, marked perhaps by temporary alliances. The U.S. has fully backed ISCI in its rivalry with the Mahdi army, but this is a dangerous policy that will further deepen intra-Shiite divisions and ignores the Sadrists’ stronger mass base. Asia Times Muqtada moves to stop a Sunni 'surge' Shi'ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr's stormy relationship with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has taken a turn for the better, with Muqtada calling for a renewal of his Mahdi Army's truce with both American and Iraqi troops. He also wants Parliament dissolved, which would pave the way for his return to government with Maliki. At heart, Maliki and Muqtada fear a rebirth of Sunnis at the expense of Shi'ites. - Sami Moubayed Sino-Russian split at regional summitThe latest Shanghai Cooperation Organization meeting focused on joint military efforts and energy, but the group's two most powerful members, China and Russia, found themselves at a fork in the road on both issues. Their behind-the-scenes struggles for dominance in Central Asia will continue, despite public proclamations of camaraderie New Republic The Only Question That Matters: Do the Benefits of Staying In Iraq Outweigh the Costs?
by E.J. Dionne, Jr. UPI Outside View: Azerbaijan's Iran problem? By PAUL GOBLE Window on Eurasia: Could bin Laden put a chador on an Azerbaijani woman now? The Economist Georgia Misha's mess Mikheil Saakashvili's crackdown has outraged his friends. What should they do now? Russia and the West Out to do business, or out for a scrap? Under Vladimir Putin, Russia is once again flexing muscles and scoring diplomatic points—but it is not always clear what purpose this serves The Economist Recession in America America's vulnerable economy America is vulnerable to recession. Can booming emerging markets save the world economy? Financial Times Iran fails to resolve nuclear questions Iran has answered key questions about its nuclear programme, but has yet to resolve the fundamental issue of whether it sought nuclear weapons, the United Nations atomic energy watchdog said WORLD NEWS: Battle ahead over nuclear Tehran COMMENT: No clear way forward for peace in the Middle East The signs are not auspicious for the forthcoming Annapolis conference. Philip Stephens asks whether anything has changed to suggest the Israelis and Palestinians will strike the bargain that has so long eluded them NATIONAL NEWS: Miliband declares death of EU superstate Mystery still surrounds Israel’s Syria attack For more than two months, Bush has bitten his lip when asked about a September 6 Israeli strike on a mysterious Syrian site, angering some Republican supporters Hard Facts about the Threats Facing Israel - Ehud Ya'ari (Jerusalem Report/Jerusalem Post) The Times Nuclear watchdog: Iran is a year away from an atom bomb United Nations report warns Iran has expanded its capacity to enrich uranium and now has 3,000 centrifuges operating US Talks Tough Over Iran, Warns China Helena Cobban Washington's continued coup preparations for Pakistan A Pakistani dilemma, Paul Rogers
Tony Karon Benazir vs. Musharraf is Punch vs. Judy Christian Science Monitor UN debate: More anti-Iran measures? The lack of a single vision could stall a third set of sanctions against Tehran IHT Sarkozy wants everyone to have nuclear power - French nuclear power Six months into his term, President Nicolas Sarkozy is aggressively pursuing a policy to give Muslim countries access to nuclear power - and win lucrative contracts for France's energy champions in the process EurasiaNet The Future of NATO Potentially at Stake in Afghanistan - Experts
BY JOSHUA KUCERA The United States and its European allies have fundamentally different ideas about what is needed to build a functioning country in Afghanistan – a rift that could have possibly fatal consequences for NATO, according to an international panel of experts From Crooked Timber, a seminar on Dani Rodrik’s One Economics, Many Recipes: Globalization, Institutions and Economic Growth. Weekly Standard Coping with Victory The Democrats' dilemma.
by James W. Ceaser National Review THE EDITORS: As the political tide in Congress has ebbed away from the hard antiwar Democrats over the last year, their Iraq proposals have gone from dangerous, to contemptible, to — now — simply pathetic. “Democratic Fantasyland” VICTOR DAVIS HANSON: We may be witnessing one of those radical, unforeseen reversals in America’s wars that have often changed our history. “America Is Sleeping” How the American public is thinking about the world. The first was a press conference to unveil research sponsored by the UN Foundation and the second was a small working group organized by the Stanley Foundation. ECONOMIST INTELLIGENCE UNIT BRIEFING The surge in Iraq The fiscal one, that is CER The euro as the world’s reserve currency?
OSC: Russia Seeks Political, Economic Dividends from Syria Ties
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by Harlan Ullman | H2 The Economist Turkey's foreign policy An eminence grise The visionary behind Turkey's newly assertive foreign policy Turkey's Kurdish rebels Goading Ankara to overreach FT COMMENT: Invasion is the wrong answer to Turkey's problems Wesley Clark calls for more creative solutions. Decades of military action against rebel forces have failed to produce a lasting solution and it would fail again Washington Institute The PKK Redux: Implications of a Growing Threat A resurgent PKK, operating with seeming impunity from bases in northern Iraq, will remain a key player in relations between Turkey, Iran, and the United States -- and Washington will be hard pressed to find friends in Turkey if more violence occurs in the months to come. By Soner Cagaptay VOA Kuzey Irak PKK İçin Önemli PKK hakkında kitap yazan Amerikalı kadın gazeteci Aliza Marcus 'PKK’nın kuzey Irak olmadan ayakta kalması çok zor' dedi FT LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Promote a just solution to the division of Cyprus Iraqi Kurds Show Cracks in Rebel Support Ha’aretz The Turkish alternative Erdogan is responsible for transforming his country into a modern state. Without him, belligerent Iran, medieval Saudi Arabia or shaky Pakistan ?(caught in the calipers of sinister madrasas and a state of emergency?) would be setting the tone by Yosse Sarid EurasiaNet TURKEY: ANKARA RAISING ITS MIDDLE EAST DIPLOMATIC PROFILE BY YIGAL SCHLEIFER The Turkish capital Ankara is fast emerging as a hub for Middle Eastern diplomatic traffic. TDN Turk role in Mideast not central Turkey wants to use its good ties with Israel and the Arab world to encourage a peaceful settlement of the Middle East conflict but analysts warn this can only be in a secondary role rather than a go-between Let's Talk Turkey Not wanting to kill either Turks or Kurds, US troops will have no choice but to simply get the hell out of the way, Pipeline, Pipeline, Who’s Got the Pipeline? Turkey’s Quest for ... Washington Report on Middle East Affairs Iraqi Kurd Official Says Kirkuk Referendum Will Be Delayed Iraq Kurdish Paper Says Iran Building Separation Wall on Border General Says Turkey Is Implementing Iraq Operation AP Turkey Vs. Rebels: a Language of War Ban Ki-mun: Türkiye'nin endişelerini anlıyoruz Pentagon: Sınır ötesi yapılmadı ABD Türkiye'yi kaybediyor AHMED AMRABİ - Showdown for Ataturk's Republic Google News KurdishMedia Kurdish Kurdish Aspect BBC Monitoring 'Ya Kürtler ya biz' Irak Petrol Bakanı Hüseyin Şahristani, Bölgesel Kürt Yönetimi'nin Kuzey Irak petrolleri için Batılı şirketlerle anlaşma yapmasını eleştirerek, bu şirketlerin Irak hükümetiyle iş yapmaktan men edi...
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DTP'den Meclis'te ilk genel af talebi Toptan: 20 yılda terörle mücadeleye 250 milyar dolar kaynak aktarıldı [NEWS ANALYSIS] US presses Turkey against forging energy ties with Iran . Today's Zaman AKP'nin doğu kalkınması aldatmacası - 11/11/2007
TARIK ZİYA EKİNCİ DTP'nin düşlediği devlet biçimi - 11/11/2007
MURAT SEVİNÇ Dizayi Türkiye’den süre istedi Askerlerden sloganlı yürüyüş Hakkâri'nin DTP'li başkanı istifa etti Akın Birdal genel af istedi Sıra onlarda Ortadoğu sorununu çözmek için İsrail ve Filistin devlet başkanlarını Ankara’da bir araya getirmeyi başaran Türkiye, şimdi de Pakistan’daki siyasi krizi çözmek için en üst seviyede girişimde bulunuyor. Ferai Tınç Annapolis neden dönüm noktası ABD: "Nabucco'nun İran'dan sevkiyatı bizi üzer" Iraqi Turkmens: Still Between Anvil and Hammer
Journal of Turkish Weekly Türkiye'nin Haremüşşerif raporu: İslam izleri siliniyor DNO plays down Iraq risks as Q3 misses consensus on exploration ... What do closer Turkish-Saudi relations mean these days?
Today's Zaman Bulgaristan’da silahlı insanlar yoktu PKK Kuzey Irak’ı böldü Irak'ta siyasi dengeler yeniden şekilleniyor DTP'li başkanın ilginç istifa andı Iraqi Kurdish Press Highlights 15 November 2007 Media Survey Says Hawlati Most Popular Paper in Iraqi Kurdistan Scuffles, Police Use of Tear Gas Reported at Kurdish Rallies in Turkey Diyarbakır’da ‘balans ayarı’
Mustafa Akyol Markus UREK Peres makes first historic Turkey visit Jewish Chronicle Peres shines in Turkey, press stands at attention Ha'aretz 'Manavgat suyu dışarıya satılmayacak' Tarihi buluşmadan Rice da memnun Şahin: Devlet Sakık’a bilgisayar vermedi Bilgisayar iznini Hikmet Sami Türk vermiş Askerlerin tutukluluk haline itiraz "Önümüzdeki duvarı aşmış olduk" ABD gezisiyle ilgili DTP'ye brifing yok Gila Benmayor GAP’ın yol haritası: Yenilenebilir enerji, turizm ve organik giysi In search of humanism in Turkey What reasons lie behind the exclusionary behavior of the Turkish state?
Kurdish Aspect – Will Turkey Repeat America's Mistake in Iraq? Barin Kayaoglu Çocuk Korosu’na Kürt Marşı sorusu Google News Greece Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Press ABHaber EDM EUROPE TO START BUYING AZERI GAS VIA TURKEY BYPASSING RUSSIA AB gündemi ve beraberindekiler GÜLHAN BİLEN Where Turkey stands in respect of membership of the EU Sami KOHEN KKTC: Varan 24... ABD ruhban okulunu yeniden gündeme getirdi ''Heybeliada Ruhban Okulu'nun açılmasını umuyoruz'' Çeklerden hassas mesaj! New momentum for Turkey, France and Europe by FRANCK DEBIE* Alman Meclisi'nden sınır ötesine destek Türmen: AİHM'ye göre laiklik demokrasinin temeli Deniz Gökçe
AB 2007 Türkiye İlerleme Raporu Türkiye kavgası Ermenistan'daki devlet başkanlığı seçimlerine adaylığını koyan eski ılımlı Devlet Başkanı Ter-Petrosyan'ın, 'Asıl ticari ortaklarımız Türkiye ve Azerbaycan olmalıydı' demesi Erivan'ı karıştırdı» Erivan'da 'Türkler hava koridorunu kapattı' paniği Danimarka’da 2 Türk kadını parlamentoda Armenia's Access to Turkish Airspace Restricted Technology empowers youth, youth will empower Turkey By Itir Akdogan
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Between a rock and a hard place: Italy and Turkey at the cross roads - Turkish Daily News Nov 15, 2007 New daily launched by seasoned journalists
Today's Zaman 2 milyon hektarlık alan ağaçlandırılacak HABERTÜRK'ÜN CİNER MEDYA GRUBU'NA SATIŞI ONAYLANDI
LA Times Whirling Dervishes of Turkey: Go for a whirl Milli Piyango Genel Müdürü öldürüldü 16 Kasım 2007 Basın Özeti | H3 Erdoğan'ın 'Kapsamlı Kürt Planı' mı var? Murat Yetkin Cengiz Çandar 'Büyük' sorunlar, 'küçük' düşünceler Taha AKYOL DTP'de PKK operasyonu rusen çakir İtirafçı kadın doktordan ilginç PKK analizleri Şamil Tayyar Dağlıca gerçeği Fikret BİLA Org. Başbuğ: Bizi rahat bırakın Barzanî'ye gizli teklif 'Tabur görevini yaptı' DTP sorunun mu parçası, çözümün mü? İsmet Berkan [NEWS ANALYSIS] US presses Turkey against forging energy ties with Iran Toptan: 20 yılda terörle mücadeleye 250 milyar dolar kaynak aktarıldı "Dışlanırlarsa dağa çıkarlar" Dağlıca’nın analizi Kuzey Irak'ı vuracak filolor tatbikatta Kürt meselesi ve PKK'yla ilgili acı gerçek H. Gökhan Özgün Ne olacak bu DTP'nin hali?
Hasan Celal Güzel YORUM - ALEV ALATLI] Ben bir Kürt aydını olsaydım... Başbuğ: Operasyon süreci başladı Irak'la protokole muhalefetin tepkisi artıyor
Yalçın Doğan Fethullah Gülen aldı başını gidiyor Taha Kıvanç Maskeyi indiriyorum Fehmi Koru Cezanın büyüğü ALİ BAYRAMOĞLU Büyük devlet, hatalarıyla yüzleşebilen devlettir İBRAHİM KARAGÜL Kudüs'e giden yol İstanbul'dan geçer! YASİN DOĞAN Anayasa değişikliğine halk nasıl bakıyor? Nasuhi Güngör DTP’ye Çiller- Güreş fırsatı vermeyelim [YORUM- Davut Şahiner] PKK'nın amacı yerel seçimlerden önce DTP'yi kapattırmak Gülay Göktürk Terör olmasaydı - DTP'nin Mardin milletvekili Emine Ayna'nın, geçenlerde komutan konuşmalarına atıf yaparak sarfettiği şu cümle üzerinde özellikle durmalıyız: "Bugün Kürtçe diye bir dil var deniliyorsa, silahlı ve silahsız bir mücadele sonucundadır..." Ahmet Taşgetiren Paradigma değişikliği - Mehmet Metiner Aman dikkat! Oyuna gelmeyelim! - Tuğçe BaranPamukoğlu da mı asker düşmanı, vatan haini? Erdoğan ‘ilk hedef’i dönünce açıklayacak Ertuğrul Özkök Bize samimiyet delili getirin Ahmet Hakan Benim ’TRT Genel Müdürü’ adaylarım M Ali Birand Gerçek milliyetçi 301’i hemen kaldırır... Cüneyt Ülsever Enis Berberoğlu Oktay Ekşi Karar sizin... Bekir Coşkun Kandırmaca... Tufan Türenç Atatürk’ün koltuğunda oturmanın sorumluluğu Özdemir İnce PKK ve Kürtçülük fesadında işin kolayı Mehmet Yılmaz Bilime inanmak geleceği kurtarır MUHARREM SARIKAYA Dokunulmazlık
ERDAL ŞAFAK Alarm çalıyor duyuyor musunuz? ERGUN BABAHAN Haber ve propaganda EMRE AKÖZ PKK mayınına kim basmıyor? Umur Talu Bir anlık prova! HASAN BÜLENT KAHRAMAN Pakistan'ın halleri NAZLI ILICAK Osmanlı kara bir bulut mu? MAHMUT ÖVÜR DP kongresinin iptali kime yaradı?
YAVUZ DONAT Ankara'nın rüzgârsız günleri Serdar Turgut Dinleyelim konuşalım
Sebahattin Önkibar Erdoğan'ın sınır ötesi oyunu! Arslan Bulut Baykal'dan Barzani'ye "Bak sana ne ciciler vereceğim" politikası! BÜLENT KORUCU - Silahsız kuvvetlerin ilk anayasası MUSTAFA ÜNAL - Erdoğan'ın DTP mesajı MÜMTAZ'ER TÜRKÖNE - Bombanın pimini kim çekecek? Derya SAZAK CHP'nin bunalımı Güler Kömürcü
Meclis’teki SOL... Sokaktaki SOL?! 'Küçük bir hata' Murat Belge Düz ovada siyaset! Türker Alkan Bir savcı mahkûmiyeti M.Ali Kışlalı Zamanın 'Van Cumhuriyet Savcısı' idi. 'Şemdinli İddianamesi' ismiyle, kolay unutulmayacak bir iddianame yazıp içine, o zamanlar Kara Kuvvetleri Komutanı olan Orgeneral Yaşar Büyükanıt başta, kimi başka generalleri de... KORAY DÜZGÖREN 'Adalet'e yan gözle bakanlar… Yusuf KANLI
Never too late for anything Nurettin Demirtaş'a bir sual Hakkı Devrim Taslak tamam sıra tartışmalarda ABDURRAHMAN YILDIRIM Borsanın 200 milyon doları nasıl 1 milyar doları geçti?
Ercan Kumcu Türkiye’nin kredi notu Erdal Sağlam Güngör URAS Faiz indi döviz ucuzladı Ölçü tutmuyor! Uğur Gürses Şimşek: YTL aşırı değerli Hurşit GÜNEŞ Faizler düşmeden otomotiv toparlayamayacak Turkey & My Foreign Perspectives: Power of the Turkish Economy: Investments Affect Cost of Living |
| H4 New York Times Report Raises New Doubts on Iran Nuclear Program Fewer Roadside Bombs in Iraq, U.S. Says Editorial Prosecuting Blackwater Contractors have been involved in some of the most shameful incidents in the Iraq war. But not one contractor has been prosecuted for crimes. | H5 Washington Post Alliances In Ruins? By Charles Krauthammer The reports of our abandonment by our allies are greatly exaggerated. U.S. to Seek New Sanctions Against Iran U.N. Report Faults Tehran's Input on Nuclear Program Pakistanis Growing Frustrated With U.S. Nation sees the U.S. as the only force strong enough to temper its crisis. State department official will bring tough message for Musharraf As Georgia Moves to End Emergency, Visiting Envoy Presses U.S. Agenda Country's allies recoil at what seemed authoritarian tactics after President Mikheil Saakashvili declared state of emergency to stem protests. Chinese Spying a Threat, Panel Says Report Also Cites Outsourcing by Weapons Makers French Transit Strike Persists Although Many Are Back on the Job Democratic Contenders Step Up Attacks in Debate State Dept. Won't Order Diplomats to Iraq Volunteers Fill Positions in Baghdad Embassy, but Personnel Concerns Remain | H6 Guardian Decision time for US over Iran Iran has installed 3,000 centrifuges for enriching uranium - enough to begin industrial-scale production of nuclear fuel and build a warhead within a year, the UN's nuclear watchdog reports Abbas calls for Hamas overthrow
Palestinian president claims that population in Gaza is being abused The Palestinian path to peace does not go via Annapolis
Jonathan Steele: World opinion is still on the side of the people of the occupied territories. But as long as they are divided, talks are futile Not winning but drowning Lawrence Korb Here's the good news: US forces have a had a few good months in Iraq. The bad news: America is still losing the war Democrats fight to stay unified against Bush on Iraq Duelling plans to fund the war on track for votes before Congress leaves town for Thanksgiving Britain scorns France's plans for EU defence Miliband says Europe will never be a superpower, and Sarkozy's view on Turkey membership rejected Best of both worlds Miliband's speech was underpinned by an ease about being European, not an insistence on being different or better. We need much more of that from all our political parties Muslims and the media Angela Phillips: Our newspapers regard Muslims, not as citizens with equal rights, but as visitors in 'our' country Undermining our intelligence Rachel North: The UK has faced terrorist threats for years: extending pre-charge detention serves only to sabotage our security services and our liberty |
| H7 EurasiaNet The Future of NATO Potentially at Stake in Afghanistan - Experts
BY JOSHUA KUCERA The United States and its European allies have fundamentally different ideas about what is needed to build a functioning country in Afghanistan – a rift that could have possibly fatal consequences for NATO, according to an international panel of experts From Crooked Timber, a seminar on Dani Rodrik’s One Economics, Many Recipes: Globalization, Institutions and Economic Growth. Lobe No Easy Answers to Pakistan Crisis Foreign Policy Seven Questions: The Price of Fear Something funny has happened to the price of oil: It no longer reflects reality. The reason, according to Fadel Gheit, one of Wall Street's top energy analysts, is that “financial players have seized control of the oil markets”. Find out how they did it in this week’s Seven Questions Al Awsat Afghanistan: What is Required : Amir Taheri Why a New Arrangement is Vital in Iranian-Arab Relations : Rasoul Movahedian Daily Star A new holy alliance of conservative leaders?
By Mai Yamani Al Baradei should tell the truth
Gulf News By Amir Taheri Bush Stands by His Dictator By: Robert Scheer | The Nation
Bush's coddling of Pervez Musharraf defies all reason -- and bears some unsettling similarity to his own abuses of presidential power. Report of the Secretary-General on the protection of civilians in armed conflict (PDF; 99 KB)
Source: United Nations Security Council (via UN Pulse) Commentary: Know your enemy
By ARNAUD DE BORCHGRAVE
“I very much fear the risk of civil war” was the gist of the e-mail UPI received from Benazir Bhutto, the Pakistani leader now under house arrest. The Economist Pakistan A coup from Wonderland Neither democracy nor stability in prospect Boston Globe Editorial What not to do in Pakistan PAKISTAN'S POLITICAL crisis seems to be hurtling toward a resolution - of one sort or another. More and more politicians are being detained. General Pervez Musharraf did accede to the Bush administration's request that he permit parliamentary elections in January, yet he refuses to lift the state of emergency or to reinstate the Supreme Court justices whom he sacked Time 10 Questions for John Bolton
This fiery diplomat resigned as Bush's U.N. ambassador a year ago. In his new book, Surrender Is Not an Option, he offers an inside guide to foreign policy. John Bolton will now take your questions | H8 IraqSlogger Google News Iraq Iran Syria Mideastwire.com - NPR Iraq stratfor Iraq's Key Political Benchmarks US to Continue Seeking Sanctions on Iran New De-Ba'athification Law Ready for Iraq Parliament BBC Iran sanctions
Pressure from US and its allies unrelenting despite nuclear report
Iraqi voices
Improved security in Baghdad welcomed by embattled residents
Petro-jihad
Is Saudi Wahhabism responsible for funding Islamic extremism? US accused of killing Iraq allies US forces in Iraq say they have killed 25 insurgents but tribal leaders say 45 pro-US fighters were killed. US Credits Iran for Stemming Iraq Arms Flow Report: Hezbollah Probing al-Qaeda Actions Arab leaders backing off al-Maliki Arab leaders have eased their often-harsh criticism of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, according to Adm. William Fallon, who had described the criticism as a major concern when he took command of U.S. forces in the Middle East earlier this year. The Economist Iraq and Syria The plight of the refugees Syria is finding it hard to cope with the flood of refugees from Iraq Iran The enemy within Not content with taking on the world, the president picks a few fights at home Asia Times Iran gets tough on nuclear 'traitors' Soon after President Mahmud Ahmadinejad threatened to expose "traitors" to Iran's nuclear program, the government announced that a former senior nuclear negotiator had been charged with passing classified information to foreigners. Ahmadinejad clearly aims to stop the rising wave of internal criticism over his handling of nuclear policy. McClatchy In Shiite Iraq, temporary marriages may be rising Iran answers some, but not all, questions about its nuclear program Iraq News: Less Dominant, Still Important Source: The Pew Research Center for the People and the Press Al Qaeda threat spurs call for regional unity Tunisia is pressing its North African neighbors to pool their resources to jointly confront regional penetration by al Qaeda and its offshoots, senior officials say Ahmadinejad And The Emir Iran's old territorial claim; suspicions over Tehran's nuclear program; the Bahrain-based U.S. Fifth Fleet. The leaders of Iran and Bahrain will have much to talk about when Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad visits the Gulf island state this week | H9 Ha’aretz – Russia to Israel: Syria will take part in regional meet Russia says Syria wants 'greater flexibility' from Israel; Moscow seeks to host post-Annapolis conference U.S. says will push for new Iran sanctions despite UN report Iran says IAEA report shows sanctions would be illegal; report confirms Tehran defying international demands Verter Assassinating Annapolis Amir Oren The CIA's Arab revolution Report: Jewish poverty rate in the U.S. higher than in Israel Organization finds over 15% of U.S. Jews are below poverty line, compared to around 12% of Jewish Israelis Marcus A stupid demand We exist, and we are a Jewish state. The Arab countries that attacked after Israel?s Declaration of Independence did so because it was a Jewish state. Crafting the invitation to Annapolis By outlining his principles in a letter of invitation to Annapolis, Bush could save the conference from near-certain failure. Poll: Should Israel "get used" to the Iranian bomb? Winograd Committee / Winograd and conspiracy fans Melman Inside Intel / Guarding Europe's border Hard Facts about the Threats Facing Israel - Ehud Ya'ari (Jerusalem Report/Jerusalem Post) Abbas urges 'bring down Hamas'
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas makes his strongest call for the removal of Hamas from power in Gaza. Israel Braces For Iran Bomb Despite Vow to Prevent Daily Alert.org – Middle East Progress - EJC Israeli Press Review – Google News Israel - Palestine Daily Star The PA cannot remain transitional
By Ghassan Khatib “I’m anti-Zionist but not anti-Semitic” is easy to say. Yet if you judge the Jewish state by standards that you’d never apply to anyone else... more» No Aid to PA Without Performance - Ileana Ros-Lehtinen and Shelley Berkley (Jerusalem Post) Palestinians Aim for Agreement With Israel Within Year By: Rory McCarthy | The Guardian
Palestinian negotiators want to set a timetable to secure a peace agreement with Israel within a year, according to Yasser Abed Rabbo, a senior Palestinian official, who yesterday stressed that the bold agenda was "realistic". The Economist Gaza Strip Tunnel visions Ingenious ways to survive a blockade Palestinian negotiator tells 'Post' Israel "cannot force us to accept terms;" ministers claim credit for peace talks condition. Hydro-activity By MARISSA LEVY AND IDO REIF
Israeli-developed technology aims at solving the world's growing water concerns. "Forgotten refugees" own over 100,000 sq. km.; group wants to spotlight issue as part of peace deal Yedioth IAEA report praises Iran UN nuclear watchdog's long-awaited report says Tehran cooperating with int'l monitors Wrong approach to peace Yoram Ettinger The saga of Barry Rubin
Washington Jewish Week ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN PEACEMAKING AND ITS DISCONTENTS |
| H10 Christian Science Monitor UN debate: More anti-Iran measures? The lack of a single vision could stall a third set of sanctions against Tehran $1 Trillion to the Rescue By: Woody Tasch | The Christian Science Monitor
Today's global economy creates a thousand billionaires and a billion thousandaires. It also drives China to add 65 gigawatts to its electric grid each year, most of which is produced by highly polluting coal-fired power plants. And, it's driven by Americans, who use more energy, put more carbon into the atmosphere, and generate more waste than any citizen in history -- and by a shameful margin. Key measure of progress in Iraq: Is the power on? The US scrambles to increase hours of power to Iraqi homes. THE MONITOR'S VIEW Arc de truculence Strikes in France this week and next show that support for reform breaks down when it hits home. ASIA Daily Telegraph US accuses China of vast spying China is running a 'large-scale industrial espionage campaign'. EDM RUSSIA STRUGGLES TO SUSTAIN PARTNERSHIP WITH INDIA FT China fears impact of US slowdown China’s commerce ministry warns that a slowing US economy would trigger a drop in Chinese exports that would mark a “turning point” for China’s rapid economic growth US and Japan play down N Korea President George W. Bush welcomes Yasuo Fukuda, Japanese premier, to the White House as Washington and Tokyo seek to keep up strong ties despite differences on North Korea CSM Rising food prices roil Chinese consumers China's more open market, economists say, makes food vulnerable to global prices. The Economist Japan and America Washington Note China-US Partnership Forum TheTimes Japan fears US thaw towards North Korea Japan’s new Prime Minister will appeal to President Bush not to remove North Korea from America's list of terrorist states China spying 'biggest US threat' Chinese espionage poses "the single greatest risk" to the security of US technology, a panel warns Congress. Money Is Key to Solving Many of China's Puzzles By: Andy Mukherjee | Bloomberg News
A country's imports tend to increase in tandem with its domestic economy, and exports rise in line with expansion in the rest of the world. By that logic, China, growing faster than any major economy that buys Chinese goods, ought to have seen some deterioration in its current account. How did it end up with the opposite outcome? The Fusillade Against China By: Gregory Clark | The Japan Times
While it is easy to be annoyed by China's hard-nosed realpolitik in choosing friends, it is hard also not to be annoyed by the continual anti-China carping in the West Japan's Wobbly Economy The Economist
Japan's economy picked up speed in the three months to September, expanding by 0.6%. The stronger performance reflected recoveries in private-sector capital expenditure and exports. Japan's growth in 2008 will become increasingly dependent on the consumer | H11 IHT The Web fuels hate speech By CHRISTOPHER WOLF The haters find expression in chat rooms, on Web sites and in audio files. Sarkozy wants everyone to have nuclear power - French nuclear power Six months into his term, President Nicolas Sarkozy is aggressively pursuing a policy to give Muslim countries access to nuclear power - and win lucrative contracts for France's energy champions in the process. EUROPE European press review The Economist France Sarkozy's Thatcher moment Why Nicolas Sarkozy cannot afford to yield to French strikers EU Seeks 'Status Neutral' Way Out for Kosovo By: Renata Goldirova | EU Observer As diplomatic efforts on the fate of Kosovo look set to reach a dead end, the European Union's mediator has suggested a status neutral solution for Serbia's breakaway province - an idea quickly rejected by Belgrade and Pristina. Kosovo Wants Independence By: Kosovar Prime Minister Agim Ceku | The Wall Street Journal The Kosovo status process is reaching its natural conclusion. The present negotiations come to their appointed end on Dec. 10. This will create the atmosphere for a positive and collaborative declaration of independence and prompt recognition by the international community Only connect Amitai Etzioni The EU wants its treaty ratified by parliaments, not people. Why does it continue to promote disengagement? Mardell's Euroblog
Should the European Union welcome Iraq into the club?
Train strike spreads to passenger network German passenger train drivers go on strike as their union turns up pressure on national railway in a bitter pay dispute On the strange world of Eurabia: A review of While Europe Slept: How Radical Islam is Destroying the West from Within by Bruce Bawer; The Last Days of Europe: Epitaph for an Old Continent by Walter Laqueur; Londonistan: How Britain is Creating a Terror State Within by Melanie Phillips; and Eurabia: The Euro-Arab Axis by Bat Ye'or Gordon Brown's foreign policy
Economist - France braves fresh travel misery France endures a second day of travel chaos as transport unions continue their strike against pension reforms. | H12 RFE/RLRFE/RL Poll: Russians Skeptical About Elections, Hopeful For Future A new RFE/RL poll shows that an overwhelming majority of Russian voters don't expect the December 2 parliamentary elections to be free and fair. Nevertheless, most are optimistic about the future. What's behind the numbers? Russia: Uncertainty Over Putin Succession Fuels 'Siloviki War' Georgian Preterm Presidential Election A Concession Or Calculated Risk? Chechen Leadership In Exile Seeks To Salvage Legitimacy Caught Between Russia And Georgia, South Ossetia Rift Widens Is The 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? EDM RUSSIA STRUGGLES TO SUSTAIN PARTNERSHIP WITH INDIA
- KAZAKHSTAN ADJUSTS ITS RELATIONS WITH ARAB STATES
- EUROPE TO START BUYING AZERI GAS VIA TURKEY BYPASSING RUSSIA Google News Azerbaijan Geopolitical Diary: Great Bashi's Ghost
Stratfor UPI Outside View: Azerbaijan's Iran problem? By PAUL GOBLE Window on Eurasia: Could bin Laden put a chador on an Azerbaijani woman now? The Economist Georgia Misha's mess Mikheil Saakashvili's crackdown has outraged his friends. What should they do now? Georgia in turmoil Caucasian circle An election is called, emergency rule is ended, but the damage lingers Russia and the West Out to do business, or out for a scrap? Under Vladimir Putin, Russia is once again flexing muscles and scoring diplomatic points—but it is not always clear what purpose this serves Georgia’s Future Looks Like More of the Past By: Clifford J. Levy | The New York Times Georgia has in recent years taken on a prominence far greater than its small size would otherwise merit, in large part because under Mr. Saakashvili, it had been considered a model for countries trying to shed decades of despotism and decay. Russia Piles Pressure on EU Over Missile Shield By: Adrian Blomfield | The Telegraph
Russia threatened to site short-range nuclear missiles in a second location on the European Union's border yesterday if the United States refuses to abandon plans to erect a missile defence shield. Russian Soldiers Leave South Georgia, Others Deployed in North By: Paul Felgenhauer | Eurasia Daily Monitor
This week Russian military officially transfer control of Russia's last significant permanent military base in southern Georgia. The base was located along the Black Sea at Batumi, home of a major Caspian oil-exporting terminal near the Turkish border. In Georgia's troubled times, eyes turn to church patriarch As heir to a religious dynasty nearly 2,000 years old, Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia II, head of Georgia's Orthodox Church, has been a unifying force through 30 years of political turmoil, poverty and war. Succeeding Turkmenbashi By: Diane Chido | ISN Security Watch
Turkmenistan's new regime looks set to continue its neutrality policy in order to maintain its advantage in foreign affairs. Sect members wait in Russian cave for world to end
Children among 29 barricaded inside refuge where believers threaten to blow themselves up Russia's energy minister said in an interview that the country's oil output will grow only modestly over the next few years. |
| H13 The Times Nuclear watchdog: Iran is a year away from an atom bomb United Nations report warns Iran has expanded its capacity to enrich uranium and now has 3,000 centrifuges operating Vatican looks to heal 950-year Orthodox rift The Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches have drafted a historic joint document which envisages a reunified church Musharraf's US support weakens with warning As the Pakistan president battles to retain his grip on power a top US official is due to demand he end emergency rule Pro-Putin movement ‘backed by 30m’ The 'For Putin' campaign wants Mr Putin to remain Russia’s leader regardless of who succeeds him as president next March Let them in. But it's still a mess Italy, Denmark, Switzerland . . . all around us we are having to deal with the consequences of immigration Gerard Baker Confidence Trick The world's bankers must work hard to restore faith in their trade Miliband's World A post-modern Foreign Secretary needs some pre-modern attributes Wall Street Journal Doing the Sarkozy
Clamoring to make friends with America. Who Are Iran's Revolutionary Guards? By: Amir Taheri | The Wall Street Journal (subscription required) The Guards were created after the revolution, and may not be as loyal to the fanatics as many people think. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is an army answerable to no one but the "Supreme Leader" of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. It is also a business conglomerate that controls over 500 companies active in a wide range of industries - from nuclear power to banking, life insurance to holiday resorts and shopping centers. While the IRGC is the dominant force within the ruling establishment in Tehran, it is not a monolith.
Kosovo Wants Independence By: Kosovar Prime Minister Agim Ceku | The Wall Street Journal
The Kosovo status process is reaching its natural conclusion. The present negotiations come to their appointed end on Dec. 10. This will create the atmosphere for a positive and collaborative declaration of independence and prompt recognition by the international community Our view on the dollar: For a nation in denial, the buck drops here (USATODAY.com)
| H14 Financial Times Iran fails to resolve nuclear questions Iran has answered key questions about its nuclear programme, but has yet to resolve the fundamental issue of whether it sought nuclear weapons, the United Nations atomic energy watchdog said WORLD NEWS: Battle ahead over nuclear Tehran COMMENT: No clear way forward for peace in the Middle East The signs are not auspicious for the forthcoming Annapolis conference. Philip Stephens asks whether anything has changed to suggest the Israelis and Palestinians will strike the bargain that has so long eluded them NATIONAL NEWS: Miliband declares death of EU superstate Mystery still surrounds Israel’s Syria attack For more than two months, Bush has bitten his lip when asked about a September 6 Israeli strike on a mysterious Syrian site, angering some Republican supporters Abbas calls for Hamas leaders to be ousted Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said the Gaza Strip’s Hamas Islamist rulers must be brought down, issuing his strongest call yet for their removal Europeans keen to join Iran on LNG Iran pushes ahead with its third major liquefied natural gas project, with European companies in talks in spite of international pressure not to invest in the country EU ready to take lead on Kosovo ANALYSIS: Go with the flow? Opec examines the benefits of boosting capacity The producers’ cartel is investing in an attempt to exert more control over the oil price but is wary of overcommitting itself Invasion is wrong answer to Turkey’s problemsWesley Clark calls for more creative solutions ANALYSIS: Riyadh takes a risk that guests might be unruly Hosting Venezuela's Hugo Chávez and Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad at the same time is a challenge for any state. It is all the trickier for the conservative Saudi monarchy, which likes its gatherings to be perfectly choreographed and devoid of surprises. Bosnians stockpile staple food as fear mounts While Kosovo is making headlines, diplomats in the Balkans say the real threat to peace could lie in another troubled corner of the former Yugoslavia – Bosnia. Military rule will not quell Pakistan’s Islamists Robert Templer on the need for democracy Clarity target for Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke’s reforms are sensible and show adroit handling of a tricky policy problem. It is now down to the members of the Federal Open Markets Committee to make sure that they work Tackling terrorism The case for extending how long terrorist suspects can be detained without charge is not convincing. UK security should not put at the service of party political aims China fears impact of US slowdown China’s commerce ministry warns that a slowing US economy would trigger a drop in Chinese exports that would mark a “turning point” for China’s rapid economic growth Rising food prices fuel eurozone inflation fears Rapid food price increases are fuelling consumers’ fears about overall inflation in the 13-country region, the European Central Bank has warned, as official data confirmed that the rate of price rises had hit the highest level for more than two years. EU ready to take lead on Kosovo Slovenia’s prime minister says the Union will endorse plans for Kosovo’s ethnic Albanian majority to secure conditional independence from Serbia The big lessons from Northern Rock Martin Wolf looks at who is to blame | H15 Los Angeles Times Editorial Hard-Line Iraqi Clerics Group Shut Down By: Ned Parker | Los Angeles Times
A government-sponsored Sunni religious foundation Wednesday closed the main office of the influential Muslim Scholars Assn., a group of Sunni clerics suspected of ties to insurgents In Musharaff, Bush Made the Wrong Friend By: Rosa Brooks | Los Angeles Times
For years, I thought we were just having a misunderstanding. You know: You say tomato, I say tomahto; you say checks, I say balances; you say enhanced interrogation techniques, I say torture. But with recent events in Pakistan, I'm beginning to wonder if our problem isn't more than just a misunderstanding. |
| H16 American Politics The Economist Lexington With us or against us America's excessive partisanship is dangerous both at home and abroad America's economy Getting worried downtown Whether or not it's an official recession, America's economy will feel grim Billions for Guns, Vetoes for Butter By E. J. Dionne Jr., Bush can bust the budget for Iraq, but God forbid that we spend a little more on education. Turning Back From Gomorrah By Michael Gerson, On cultural issues, conservatives have been ambushed by hope Clinton campaign: Hillary would win in a landslide if the election were tomorrow realclearpolitics – ABC’s The Note – US News Political Bulletin Early Bird GovExec Swamp Gas The Swamp Clinton sparkles in Vegas debate
Hillary Clinton regained her frontrunner status in the Democratic race during a debate in Las Vegas Washington Times Editorial The irresponsible Congress House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid are playing a very dangerous game of political chicken with war funding that endangers the military's ability to fight against jihadist enemies of the United States such as al Qaeda. The hip-hop generation in decline Lionel McPherson: The enduring racism of US society is not enough to explain the economic inequality and downward mobility hurting black Americans PAUL KRUGMAN Played for a Sucker Barack Obama’s Social Security mistake was exactly what you’d expect from a candidate who promises to transcend partisanship in an age when that’s neither possible nor desirable. Candidates in a Box A grid outlining the gifts and deficits of the 2008 presidential hopefuls. By David Brooks and Ben Schott. Goodbye, Mr. Bush
Salon - Editor's note: Sidney Blumenthal is joining the Hillary Clinton campaign as a senior advisor, and this is his last column for Salon. | H17 Daily Telegraph US accuses China of vast spying China is running a 'large-scale industrial espionage campaign'. Iran vindication in UN nuclear survey Iran claimed last night that it had been vindicated after UN experts reported that Teheran had been truthful in its disclosure of key aspects of its nuclear programme. Iraq government 'worse than al-Qa'eda' New intelligence chief reveals all New JIC chief has revealing website. Angela Merkel's muddle Chancellor Merkel's strategy is to remain popular by keeping a distance from the squabbling within her "grand coalition". The result is a muddle. Migration record as Britons exit en masse Britain received more than half a million foreigners in a single year, new figures show, as Britons emigrated in numbers last seen over a century ago. National Statistics: Migration figures (pdf) Our covenant with the Armed Forces It is inevitable when people come back from intense conflict that they have a sense that people don't really understand what they have been through." Con Coughlin talks to the Chief of the Defence Staff | Miliband: EU must be a model power, not a superstate Leading Article: Such narrow horizons The Big Question: Why are there so many strikes in France, and will the unions win? Record numbers seek new lives abroad For decades it has been the dream of millions, but for an increasing number of Britons it is becoming a reality. |
| H19Military Intelligence Terrorism Brown unveils anti-terrorism strategy Ha’aretz Amir Oren The CIA's Arab revolution WSJ Fear of Casualties at Afghan Bazaar Afghanistan's war has become a struggle for popular support, and nothing sets the U.S. back more than killing civilians. But when U.S. or allied troops are under attack, commanders must decide whether the risk to civilian lives is acceptable WINEP How to Handle Terrorist Suspects: No Easy Answer Efforts to handle terrorism suspects within or outside of the criminal justice system have run up against significant obstacles. The mixed record of trial convictions, and popular and legal disputes over extrajudicial proceedings make clear that there are no easy answers for how to treat suspected terrorists. Note on a bomb Austin Bay The struggle for the terms of modernity continues, and will continue for decades, but al Qaeda's sociopaths have been exposed. Panel: Chinese Cyber-Spies Single Greatest Threat to US Tech Industry The Political Significance of the US-China Military Hotline Terrorism 2002/2005
Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) FBI Strategic Plan, 2004-2 FV009 From The Liberal, a cover story on The Spectre of Jihad; TF Lane on the Islamist as ironist; CFR Profile: Al-Qaeda in Iraq (aka al-Qaeda in Mesopotamia) a review of Messages to the World: The Statements of Osama bin Laden, ed. Bruce Lawrence Leaked rules detail penalties at Guantánamo
The inner workings of the Guantánamo detention camp revealed in a Pentagon manual leaked on the internet Hard lessons
Why Africa's own peacekeepers fared so badly in Darfur
Russ Feingold Congress should pass a bill that lets the government spy on suspected terrorists but also protects the communications of law-abiding Americans. House deals blow to CIA rendition The Fourth Man: Suspect in German Bomb Plot Tells His Story | Why we must welcome thousands of Iraqi refugees to the United States.
Daniel Byman · Bush's outrageous neglect of Iraqi refugees.
Fred Kaplan Time One Day in America In a country this big and diverse, being average still leaves you room to be different Reforming the Politically Correct University
Source: American Enterprise Institute Short summaries of papers (PDF; 32 KB)
Full text of all papers available in PDF From The Economist, maybe management theory is not hocus pocus after all. Kenneth Rogoff has been trying to explain to his eleven-year-old the astronomical differences between people’s income. From The Mises Institute, an article on solving the "problem" of free riding. A junk-free journal: The London Review of Books is a bulwark against the sloppy journalism used to discredit it. The New York Times Op-Ed page hasn’t been this hot in a long time. Now we are experiencing Columnist Wars, largely over an incident involving Ronald Reagan at a local fair over 27 years ago. 'Once Great' Britain searches for a national motto The BBC and Times newspaper have solicited readers' suggestions, drawing telling responses. Time BBC's Blues Scandal, shriveling audiences and tight budgets are forcing the vaunted network to reinvent itself Cato Measuring Two Different Things: People and Trends
| H21 Religion does not have access to absolute proof of its beliefs but, on careful analysis, neither does science... more» “I’m anti-Zionist but not anti-Semitic” is easy to say. Yet if you judge the Jewish state by standards that you’d never apply to anyone else... more» Does it take women longer on average to be served in coffee shops? The answer in Boston, it seems, is yes. But why?... more» The assault on geography breeds ignorance and erodes nationhood
Simon Jenkins: Brown is wasting his time trying to run English football. Before long the team will be playing for a virtual country Where's my paper? By KEVIN J. MARTIN If we don't act to improve the health of the newspaper industry, we will see newspapers wither and die. The biggest library ever built Ptolemy's great book collection at Alexandria had nothing on what is being compiled on the internet Ben Macintyre Wi-fi for all
The plan to push broadband to new heights in Europe Online Privacy: Reconsidering Policy Options for the Digital Age
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