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Below Washington's geopolitical radar screen, where Iraq and Iran tend to blur out the rest of the world, momentous events are in the making. Jerusalem Post The Region: 2007 - The year that was [ BARRY RUBIN , Qaeda: is it anarchism? No. Walter Laqueur, MESH. China: A Fierce Yet Fragile Superpower - Fareed Zakaria, Newsweek Newsweek Where a Future President Learned About the World In the wake of Watergate, George H.W. Bush became America's man in Beijing. Insights from his diaries. CFR Should the United States Recognize Kosovo? The World Next Year
McKinsey Executive Roundtable Series in International Economics: The Falling Dollar: Should We Worry? (Audio) The Small Wars Journal Magazine The current issue is volume 9. Volumes 1-8 are available in the back issues area The NSA Controls Popular Firewalls and 'Secure' Email Services See Cryptome Dollars and Bullets: The Role of US Aid in a Strategy for Iraq Source: Center for Strategic & International Studies American Consrvative Declaring Forever War
by Michael C. Desch Giuliani has surrounded himself with advisors who think the Bush Doctrine didn’t go nearly far enough. Unmanned Systems Roadmap, 2007-2032 (PDF; 12 MB) Source: Office of the Secretary of Defense ISN Security Watch 2008 Prognosis Georgia: Sliding towards Authoritarianism? International Crisis Group - The West must press Georgia to adopt genuine reforms and democratic openness, to stop creeping authoritarianism. Governing Diversity: Democratic Solutions in Multicultural Societies EDG A 100-page collection of 10 essays discussing how to govern multicultural societies in a democratic manner Washington Institute The Palestinians: Between State Failure and Civil War Michael Eisenstadt Inside Gaza: The Challenge of Clans and Families,* the latest report from the International Crisis Group The State of Iraq: An Update – New York Times op-chart
Bush’s Game of Chess in Iraq – Andy Zelleke, Boston Globe
General Petraeus: Man of the Year – William Kristol, Weekly Standard
European Ado About Nothing in Palestine - Rami Khouri, Daily Star
Russia's Choice on M.E. Peace Equation - Jerusalem Post editorial
Bush Backs Moscow’s Fueling of Bushehr – Henry Sokolski, Weekly Standard USIP Briefing: Coming Soon to a Country Near You: Kosova Sovereignty Policy Options Paper: Pakistan
CFR After NIE, More BMD – Charlie Szrom, Weekly Standard
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The Observer The new world order that threatens Uncle Sam Henry Porter: America's next President faces the daunting task of countering Russia and China as they aggressively challenge struggling Western liberal democracies Five bright ideas that illuminated 2007 Will Hutton: There's much to celebrate in the moves towards greater tolerance of others and understanding of ourselves and the world around us Tony Karon Notes on the Post-Bush Mideast The Seven Pillars of Terrorism. | H2 Release of Foreign Relations, Volume XXX, Greece, Cyprus, Turkey. US Department of State frus/nixon/xxx. Download the entire volume in PDF (3.3 MB – 898 pp.) The volume provides documentation on, among other things, the restoration of democracy in Greece, the problem of Turkish opium, the potential conflict between Greece and Turkey over oil exploration rights in the Aegean Sea, and U.S. policymakers’ efforts to develop a solution to the problem caused by the increasing tensions in the region. Taken as a whole, this volume highlights a significant shift in U.S. policymakers’ goals toward the region and Secretary of State Henry Kissinger’s unique role in U.S. foreign policy. Chatham House The Kurdish Policy Imperative - New Paper Now, for the first time, some Kurdish interests are converging with the regional designs of prominent members of the international community. Kurdish political demands remain limited, but there has been a notable strengthening of Kurdish self-perception and aspirations at a mass level. The intricate web of relationships between Kurds and regional states means that the future of the Middle East is closely tied to Kurdish futures. (download pdf) From the Archive - CIA - THE KURDISH PROBLEM IN PERSPECTIVE [EST PUB DATE: AUGUST 1979] U.S., Turkey Bond Over Iraq Raids Newsweek.com U.S. support for Turkey's raids against rebel Kurds have improved relations between Washington and Ankara. Can the entente last? MERIA "U.S.-Kurdish Relations in Post-Invasion Iraq" Aram Rafaat Pamuk: prophet or poseur? CLAIRE BERLINSKI The prosecution of poor Orhan Pamuk was like camembert in a mousetrap to the Nobel committee. He has talent, sure, but... more» 'Türkiye'yi Destekliyoruz' Washington Post Turkish Planes Bomb Northern Iraq for Second Consecutive Day NYT Turkey Bombs Kurds in Iraq; 2 Sides Differ on Casualties Turkey Bombs Kurdish Rebels in Iraq for 2nd Day, Kurds Say The Voice of the Kurds: Q&A with Osman Baydemir Asharq Alawsat Jamestown Foundation Is the “Politicization” of the Kurdish Struggle in Turkey a Security Threat? By Burak Bekdil Reviving a Forgotten Threat: The PKK in Nagorno-Karabakh By Anar Valiyev CSIS Turkish Airstrikes in Northern Iraq PolicyWatch Perspectives from Turkey by Soner CagaptayWatch and enjoy streaming audio of this event International Intelligence Sharing for Global Security Fatih Beren Turkey Bombs Rebel Positions In Iraq BBC Turkey 'in new Iraq air strikes' Turkish warplanes again bomb Kurdish rebels across the border in northern Iraq, according to local officials. Turkey defends incursions in Iraq Turkey's pin-point tactic in Iraq Profile: The PKK US: Turkey Has Right to Defend Itself Turkish aircraft in fresh raid in Iraq, says Kurdish official The World Today The Kurdish Question: Raising the Stakes Robert Lowe and Gareth Stansfield, Worldview | Turkish leaders and Iraqi Kurds need to mend fences ...
Philadelphia Inquirer By Trudy Rubin Untangling the Turkey - Iraqi Kurdistan - PKK triangle Marko Attila Hoare Ozdem Sanberk interview “THERE IS NO POINT IN SETTING UP A HOUSE WHICH WILL THEN BLOW DOWN IN THE FIRST WIND“ Counterterrorism Blog Turkey's Carrot & Stick Approach to the PKK This isn’t the end, but it is the beginning of the end - the diehard generation now ruling the PKK has had no alternate existence and has no possibility of an alternate existence in the future except to be hunted until captured or killed. Future military strikes, conducted with the precision demonstrated on the 16th will force the PKK to disperse, reducing the effectiveness of their training and rest areas between attacks as has been the case. … Younger PKK members, no longer subjected to the harsh training regimen (including death) and seeing the possibility of another life beginning with the Repentance Law, will begin falling away or never joining. … Finally, “attacking” the PKK in other than military ways - publicizing the PKK’s drug operations and human trafficking operations, working against the PKK diplomatically in W. Europe, going after PKK financing, will bring about the end of the PKK much faster than trying to do it with military force alone Mesud Barzani: "Sorun Kürt halkıyla ilgili" 'Barzani muhatabımız değil' 'Sanki Süleymaniye ve Erbil bombalandı' Washington'dan desteğe devam Boston Globe Iraq's forgotten population By Anna Husarska, Turkey's Terror Problem
Wall Street Journal Russia Wants to Sell Greece Weapons As Well As Gas By: John C. K. Daly | Eurasia Daily Monitor Quite aside from the issue of energy dependency, the Russian Federation is in discussions with Greece to sell it significant amounts of military equipment, a first for a NATO ally For an Arab-Kurdish Federation in Iraq ZNet - Fawwaz Traboulsi Yedioth Ahronoth Gaza in Turkey Turkish struggle against Kurds reminiscent of Israel’s fight against Palestinians Comment on Rocking the Steady: Iraqi Kurdistan by Jonathan Roberts American Chronicle: The U.S. Support of Turkish Islamists Google News KurdishMedia Kurdish Kurdish Aspect BBC Monitoring Eve dönmek isteyen PKK'lılara tanık koruma desteği PKK'dan taksi uçakla zehir transferi Kurds, Kurdistan and the Kurdish Question 1800s-1989 and After By Karim Hasan Abdullah Yalçın Küçük Öcalan'sız bir tedbir hiç bir sonuç vermez
Kuzey Irak�ta iç politika ABD’yle pazarlık yok amaç çamur atmak 1. Kürtleri Türkiye�ye karşı tahrik etmeye çalışıyor Kürtçe bilen tercüman edinin Komandolar kritik noktaları tuttu Nasuhi Güngör Kerkük referandumu nasıl iptal edildi? Türk uçakları Kandil'i bugün iki kez vurdu K.Irak'ta PKK'ya ikinci darbe İtirafçıya estetik darbesi Sortilere Yol Yapan Yanlışlarımız! Göktürk, yeni yılda PKK'nın ensesinde PKK’nın Türkiye’ye sızdığı yer Barzani'den operasyon yorumu Barzaniler’in kafası karışık United States’ Undeclared War Against Kurds Kişisel fikir yürütme Göktürk üç aya hazır
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By Juan Cole Peshmerga Spokesman Says Turkish Planes Bomb Northern Iraqi Region Iraq's Envoy to Turkey Comments on Operation Against PKK, Relations [Fbis] OSC: Turkey: Kurdish Media Allege Turkish Air Force Used Phosphor, Chemical Bombs [Fbis] OSC: Turkey: 'Kurdish Revenge Teams' Distribute Threatening Pamphlets in Diyarbakir Kurdish Conflict: U.S. Nods and Winks – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette editorial DTP’li vekil: Kürtçe bilen tercüman edinin Göktürk, teröristleri gözleyecek Turkey to rely on own satellite system to gather intelligence Hakkari'de astsubayların araçları yakıldı İzmir'de DTP mitingine izin verilmemesi protesto edildi PKK üyesi altı kişi tutuklandı Eve dönüş çağrısı bu kez karşılık bulacak US supports Turkey's military acts against PKK Iraqi Kurd Reporter Says Turkish Planes Intensify Flights Over North Iraq Iraq's Other Kurdish Rebel Group US Was Warned Before Latest Turkish Airstrike in Iraq Turkey, US, and the PKK Kurdish Aspect Deputy Governor of Iraq's Mosul Talks About Clause 140, Tribes, Security Scott Sullivan: Turkey must escalate in Northern Iraq Al-Sharqiyah Interviews Three Iraqi Officials on Rice's Visit to Kirkuk War on the Kurds Michigan Citizen Romania Arrests "PKK Fundraisers" Turkey-Iran energy cooperation a must - Turkish Energy Minister | Indian Muslims The Kurdish Armenian congress 1909 Kirkuk is Kurdish despite bids to undermine Article 140 What honour in killing? New Statesman For decades women in Kurdistan have been subjected to all kinds of discrimination and suppression. Scott Sullivan: Turkey must escalate in Northern Iraq İhsan Yılmaz Enhanced role for the OIC Ömer Taşpınar Afghanistan: the forgotten war Ferai Tınç İdamın dondurulması Müslümanlığa hakaret mi? Taha AKYOL Dubai mucizesi [MONDAY TALK]
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| H4 New York Times In a Force for Iraqi Calm, Seeds of Conflict Sunni “Awakening” groups, paid by the U.S. to fight extremists, have become a success story in Iraq, but there are growing concerns about what will happen to them after a U.S. handoff. Central Asia on Front Line in Energy Battle Russia is trouncing the West in the race to gain access to the enormous oil and gas reserves of its neighbors Billions in Aid to Pakistan Was Wasted, Officials Assert The money the U.S. spent to bolster the Pakistani military effort against militants has been diverted to help finance weapons systems designed to counter India, not Al Qaeda or the Taliban, officials said. Serbia Enlists Some Unlikely Faces As the dispute over Kosovo’s future nears a climax, the Serbian government has enlisted the support of some the world’s best known statesmen — all of them dead. ‘Ode to Joy,’ Followed by Chaos and Despair By SLAVOJ ZIZEK While Beethoven’s work may seem an innocuous choice for the official anthem of the European Union, it actually tells much more than one would expect about Europe’s predicament today. Editorial Trade and Prosperity A protectionist agenda would do little to protect American workers from the disruptions wrought by trade, technology and other economic forces. FRANK RICH A Résumé Can’t Buy You Love No matter how much Hillary Clinton, John McCain or Rudy Giuliani brag about being tested and vetted, it’s not experience that will be decisive in determining the next president. MAUREEN DOWD Savior or Saboteur? If voting for Barack Obama is a roll of the dice, as Bill Clinton suggests, voting for Billary is a sure bet: an endless soap opera. THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN In the Age of Noah We may be the first generation in human history that literally has to act like Noah — to save the last pairs of a wide range of species that are threatened with extinction. Pakistan’s Tyranny Continues By AITZAZ AHSAN How long can the chief justice of Pakistan’s Supreme Court, Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, and his colleagues be kept in confinement By MORT ROSENBLUM, JON CHRISTENSEN, ANTONIO SKÁRMETA and JEN LIN-LIU The Op-Ed page asked four writers to report on the weather in their part of the world. Here are their dispatches. | H5 Washington Post Iran Cited In Iraq's Decline in Violence Iran's government has decided to rein in the Shiite militias it supports in Iraq, a move reflected in a recent sharp decrease in sophisticated attacks, U.S. official says. Dollar's Fall Is Felt Around The Globe Weakening U.S. Currency Harms Overseas Markets Editorial Bush's 'Axis,' Six Years Later By: Charles Krauthammer Contrary to current public opinion, Bush will have succeeded on Iraq, failed on Iran and fought North Korea to a draw. Paradox for Petraeus By: David Ignatius The Catch-22 is that the more successful that Gen. Petraeus is on the ground in Iraq, the more pressure he will encounter for troop cuts that might reverse his hard-won gains. Editorial Is It War? The presidential candidates on terrorism Myth of the Strongman By Fred Hiatt, Page A15 So Time magazine is the latest to swoon at Vladimir Putin's "steely confidence and strength," his "chiseled facial features and those penetrating eyes." The Russian president is a man of "contained power," Time finds, whose gaze says: "I'm in charge." Subverting Bush at Langley By Robert D. Novak Outrage over the CIA's destruction of interrogation tapes is but one element of the distress Republican intelligence watchdogs in Congress feel about the agency. "It is acting as though it is autonomous, not accountable to anyone," Iraqi Volunteers Angry Over Bomb Blast Security Force Threatens to Leave U.S. Alliance After Four Men Die in Baghdad Pakistan's Islamic Parties Struggle for Support 5 Years After Sweep In NW Province, Backers Frustrated Dispatch: London By Walter Russell Mead, British politics are boring no longer. Neither is British life. Obama Finds His Voice By David S. Broder, Barack Obama has become a one-trick pony. But what a trick it is! 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And now it won't get out of California's way, either. | H6 Guardian Iraq cover-up claims: MPs call for inquiry UK security firm accused of failing to pass on intelligence to army in Basra 'Bosses didn't want to expose Iraqi police corruption' Olmert rules out ceasefire Peace talks threatened by plans for new settlements Strikes on Hamas in Gaza continue Israeli prime minister rules out ceasefire saying his military is fighting 'true war' with militants When the powerful live beyond the law Max Hastings: In Russia a lack of transparency feeds a gangster culture that hamstrings social and economic progress The Putin succession Irina Filatova: There may be factional struggle behind the scenes but, by backing Dmitry Medvedev for president, Vladimir Putin is keeping his options open Of conviction and calculation
Faith and politics: If there was an occasion for someone to argue against the death penalty, I think Jesus could have done so Tax lunacyTim Watkin Dec 22 07, 05:00pm: US elections 2008: America's tax system may be complex. But Mike Huckabee's plan to institute a flat tax is sheer madness Uzbek president wins election 'farce' Dissidents condemn EU inaction over regime after law is flouted as leader prolongs rule yet again Race for presidential nomination tightens as first primaries near Blair looks to Rome as Catholic Sunday worshippers outstrip Anglicans FBI chief Hoover planned to suspend habeas corpus · Outbreak of Korean war brought letter to Truman · List of potential detainees compiled over many years More US news Georgian oligarch claims he is assassination target Billionaire seeking to become president of the former Soviet republic of Georgia claims he is being targeted The Observer Spy who came in from the cold Profile: Vladimir Putin was named Person of the Year by Time magazine, the former head of Russia's secret service is reluctant to relinquish power. But as dissent grows, can he maintain his influence? The new world order that threatens Uncle Sam Henry Porter: America's next President faces the daunting task of countering Russia and China as they aggressively challenge struggling Western liberal democracies Five bright ideas that illuminated 2007
Will Hutton: There's much to celebrate in the moves towards greater tolerance of others and understanding of ourselves and the world around us The withdrawal of troops from Iraq begins Jason Burke Blairite or 'blaireau' - the choice is Sarkozy's When Nicholas Sarkozy was campaigning to be elected as France's President, he made a point of praising Britain for its 'vitality'. He has also extolled the virtues of the US Blair's faith fuelled his drive to join in the invasion of Iraq Anthony Seldon |
| Al Hayat The Future of the Syrian-Iranian Alliance Bilal Y. Saab and Bruce O. Riedel -The Syrian-Iranian alliance is not and has never been perfect, but the two nations' ability to withstand serious setbacks proved that the Syrian-Iranian nexus is more than a marriage of convenience; it has indeed become a mature and institutionalized alliance which is not likely to be broken by virtual carrots and empty promises by Washington and now Moscow. UPI Analysis: U.S. military & Iran -- Part 6 What would be the consequences of a U.S. military attack against Iran's nuclear program? Commentary: CHIMEA no chimera y ARNAUD DE BORCHGRAVE
Below Washington's geopolitical radar screen, where Iraq and Iran tend to blur out the rest of the world, momentous events are in the making.
In Defense of Waterboarding - Mark Bowden, Philadelphia Inquirer
The Islamist War on Muslim Women - Jeff Jacoby, Boston Globe Deborah Boucoyannis (Harvard): The International Wanderings of a Liberal Idea, or Why Liberals Can Learn to Stop Worrying and Love the Balance of Power. Flaw at core of Iran NIE Mark T. Clark, MESH. The Case for Talking to Tehran
Trita Parsi Al Awsat American Withdrawal from Iraq and the Indian Scenario : Sayyed Wild Abah Noah Feldman's next book: Islamic state. Interview. A Step Forward in Iraq - New York Post CRS "Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses," updated December 5, 2007. "Iraq and Al Qaeda," updated December 7, 2007. DEBKAfile: Rice offers Iran more carrot than stick - better relations for suspending uranium enrichment and abandoning “confrontation” Asia Times Cautious hope for peaceful Middle East Change is the only constant, it seems, in the volatile Middle East, but a calmer, even peaceful, 2008 is possible if President George W Bush embraces a last-minute "peace legacy"; if Hamas and Fatah can mend fences in Palestine and if Israel is serious about reducing tensions. Turkey and its incursion into northern Iraq is another wild card, and there's always Iran. - Kaveh L Afrasiabi Lebanon is a Good Example for Removing the Impression of Suspicious Deals from the Bush Administration Raghida Dergham - If Syria facilitates the Lebanese election, France will give it what has been promised in the way of an opening-up in relations, a dismantlement of Syria’s isolation, and European rehabilitation, which will signal the beginning a new chapter in relations. If Syria continues to obstruct things, it will lose the possible benefits of these “good intentions.” Monroe Doctrine Under Siege by Iranians Krauthammer Joins Frum and Kristol Reflections on the National Intelligence Estimate on Iran
Source: On the Issues (American Enterprise Institute) | H8 IraqSlogger Google News Iraq Iran Syria Mideastwire.com - NPR Iraq stratfor Disaffected Iraqis Spurn Dominant Shiite Clerics Two years after helping to bring to power a government led by Shiite religious parties, Iraq's paramount Shiite clerics find their influence diminished as their followers criticize them for backing a political alliance that has failed to pass crucial legislation, improve basic services or boost the economy. Analysts: Sunni Fighters Need Political Role US Military 'Deprogramming' Iraqi Detainees US Praises Iran Curbs on Sadr Militia in Iraq General Petraeus On "Fox News Sunday" USIP Report: Higher Education and the Future of Iraq
Al-Qaeda Adapts its Methods in Iraq as Part of a Global Strategy Shiite leaders oppose expansion of U.S.-backed citizens groups The British are going (By Claude Salhani) Iraq: Kirkuk Referendum Delayed By Six Months 'Bushehr to be ready by March 2008' Ruthless, Shadowy – and a US Ally Iranian Ex-President Attacks Hardliners Iran Conservatives Slam Ahmadinejad on Economy Al Sadr extends freeze of Mehdi Army action Iraq: Sunni Militias Won't Become Separate Army Arms Cache Found Southwest of Kirkuk Syria: Officers Arrested In Al-Hariri Case Stratfor Delay of Lebanese Election Will Be Setback for US-Syria Relations
New York Sun Hogasapian: 'There is no US/ Syria deal at Lebanon's expense Syrian Paper Says Bush Accuses Damascus to Cover His "Failure", "Crises" US Envoy: Iraq Successes Mean New Challenges Iran to Tender Construction of 19 Nuclear Power Plants Iraq plans to disband Sunni patrols Iran, Italy's Edison close to gas deal: minister Lebanon's new low as leader talks fail
Lebanon's political crisis deepened this weekend after the failure for the 10th time by rival parties to agree on a way to elect a President BBC Monitoring Quotes From Iranian Press 22 Dec 07 Beijing builds up business with Arab world Asia Times European Envoy: US Democratic Effort in Iran Will Backfire
| H9 Ha’aretz – Israel fears clash with U.S. over impasse in negotiations U.S. plans confidential appraisal of Israeli and PA peace moves Think tank: Israeli Arabs should take part in negotiations with PA Editorial Between genuine and false threatsAs the occupation and settlements continue, the link between settlers and the Israel Defense Forces becomes more symbiotic and twisted. Bar’el A vital Palestinian discussionThere is only one formula likely to address the Qassams: dialogue between Abbas and Hamas, reestablishing the national unity government and recognizing it as the executive branch Jerusalem Post 'Israel will ultimately decide to attack Iran on its own' Hamas wants Schalit release to be part of cease-fire package 'Israel has infiltrated Izzadin Kassam' PA security officials say members of Hamas's armed wing have been recruited by IDF as "collaborators." The Region: 2007 - The year that was [ BARRY RUBIN , [ YAAKOV KATZ ,
A Ceasefire from Hamas? – Boston Globe editorial
Hamas's 'Offer' - Jerusalem Post editorial
Former Mossad director Uzi Arad questioned Iran’s need to enrich ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency Yedioth Ahronoth Force does work Latest events in Gaza show that capitulation to terror not the only way 'Outpost removal deal sealed'
Ynet learns government officials, settler leaders agree on peaceful evacuation of several illegal outposts ahead of US president's visit in country in two weeks' time, in bid to allay American pressure, criticism Daily Alert.org – Middle East Progress - EJC Israeli Press Review – Google News Israel - Palestine Close down Dimona - the risks are just not worth it
By Bennett Ramberg Holy War Among Jihadis - New York Daily News editorial
The Islamist War on Muslim Women – Jeff Jacoby, Boston Globe
U.N. Bankrolled Hatred of Israel and U.S. – Claudia Rosett, National Review US Plans Assessment of MidEast Peace Moves - Reuters Inside Gaza: The Challenge of Clans and Families,* the latest report from the International Crisis Group As Hamas seeks to consolidate its rule and restore stability to Gaza, it must deal with powerful clans and families with which it has been at loggerheads since its June 2007 seizure of power. Underwriting the Conflict in Hebron By: Matthew Duss | The American Prospect When it comes to U.S. fundraising for Israeli settlements, donating to the Hebron Fund is not merely an expression of support for Israel, it's a perpetuation of the systematic oppression of Palestinians. Israel confirms settlement plans An Israeli minister defends plans to build 740 homes in two disputed settlements in East Jerusalem Israel okays short-range missile defence shield... Outside View: Will Paris cash help Gaza?
The aid pledged to Palestinians by donor nations in Paris this week puts the international community's money where its mouth was in Annapolis. But the status of Gaza is a big stumbling block to any solution. As Torture Debate Heats Up, Jewish Groups Stay Mum Marc Perelman The American Jewish Committee last week became the first, and to date only, mainstream Jewish group to give strong public backing to proposed legislation that would ban the use of torture by American military, intelligence and law-enforcement personnel. 'Bad for the Jews' by Eric Alterman American Jewish political behavior. No, it's not that hoary old cliché that they "earn like Episcopalians but vote like Puerto Ricans." Rather, it's that they think like enlightened liberals yet allow belligerent right-wingers and neocons who frequently demonize, distort and denounce their values to speak for them in the US political arena. Cobban Israel: a ceasefire with Hamas, or more militarism? |
| H10 Christian Science Monitor War strain in Iraq may speed troop cuts To ease the Army's burden, Gates said Friday he hopes 10 brigades could leave Iraq by the end of 2008. In quieter Baghdad, perils still lurk Many Iraqis who fled Baghdad are beginning to return, however the dangers from bombing remain. By Karl F. Inderfurth Thaksin party win may continue Thailand's political uncertainty The People Power Party roared to victory Sunday, but their projected share of votes fell short of an absolute majority, making a coalition government anecessity. ASIA China: A Fierce Yet Fragile Superpower - Fareed Zakaria, Newsweek Election could herald Thaksin return First election since the military coup 15 months ago fuels fears of further political uncertainty in Thailand Weakening Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf's authoritarian maneuvers only weaken Pakistan's already feeble political institutions and fuel political turmoil. Afghanistan War Needs Focus – Boston Herald editorial
Failure Blooms in Afghanistan – Boston Globe editorial
Poppies vs. Power in Afghanistan – Jim Hoagland, Washington Post
Poor Backroom Boys in Afghanistan – Jeremy Clarkson, London Times
Pakistan’s Tyranny Continues – Aitzaz Ashan, New York Post
Questions for Bush and Musharraf – Tierney and Ahsan, Miami Herald
China Taps Into U.S. Spy Operations By: Bill Gertz | The Washington Times
China's intelligence service gained access to a secret National Security Agency listening post in Hawaii through a Chinese-language translation service, according to U.S. intelligence officials India Still Reeling Over U.S. Deal By: Siddharth Srivastava | Asia Times In coalition politics, "allies" can often be a bigger headache than the opposition, as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has found out over India's stalled civilian nuclear deal with the United States. Beijing's Dictatorship Diplomacy By: Stephanie Kleine-Ahlbrandt and Andrew Small | International Herald Tribune China is often accused of supporting despots, nuclear proliferators and genocidal regimes, shielding them from international pressure and thus reversing progress on human rights. But over the last two years, Beijing has been quietly overhauling its policies toward pariah states. Japan, an essay on Japan as a plutonium superpower, and a look at why Japan must prepare for war between US and North Korea. Imperial Japan's Islamic policies
Cemal Aydin interviewed. Thaksin ally wins Thai election The party allied to ousted PM Thaksin wins Thailand's election but falls short of a majority, initial results show. Q&A: Thai election Hindu Nationalists Win Key Vote in India Local Elections in Restive, Wealthy Gujarat State Go Against Ruling Party for Fourth Straight Time CFR Bhattacharji: Tackling Afghanistan’s Opium Trade with Legalization An article on Japan's foreign policy and the return of the Fukuda doctrine. From The Economist, a special report on business in Japan: After 15 years of gloom, Japan's companies have emerged with a new, hybrid model a bit closer to America's. Domo arigato, Mr Roboto: Will Japan build rather than import new citizens? Indira’s need as Kissinger saw it
The Statesman China Flexes Its New Muscle By: Willy Lam | International Herald Tribune Beijing's decision to cancel a port visit to Hong Kong by the U.S. aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk last month could go down in diplomatic history as a watershed in China's foreign policy. An article on the Malthusian energy-trap, old Europe, and new China: The world's energy crisis may lead China to save as well as shake the world. Chinese Whispers By: Jill Treanor | The Guardian That the biggest names on Wall Street are staying afloat thanks to huge injections of cash from China reveals how hard the credit crunch has hit. In China, Tension and Triumph By: Kent Ewing | Asia Times
In China, tension and triumph China has weathered an overheating economy, increasing inflation, environmental ruin, corruption and trade tensions with the US, all of which will temporarily take a back seat as the Summer Olympics approach. For Sino-US ties, tentative progress The maturing relationship between China and the United States has cemented military ties and helped the countries inch closer on the touchy topics of trade, North Korea and Taiwan. But unanswered questions loom, such as how the US will accommodate China's rise to superpowerdom and how well Beijing will accept the existing international order. - Jing-dong Yuan There's Method in China's Peace Push By: Rebecca Jackson | Asia Times There's method in China's peace push Beijing's new eagerness to join high-profile UN peacekeeping missions is a surprising shift from its hardline noninterference stance to humanitarianism. But along with troops, China is exporting an alternative diplomacy it hopes will serve its agenda as an ascending superpower. CRS "China's Space Program: Options for U.S.-China Cooperation," December 14, 2007. "U.S.-China Military Contacts: Issues for Congress," updated December 12, 2007. South Korea’s Election: What to Expect from President Lee,* the latest briefing from the International Crisis Group Democratic Transitions: Case Studies from Asia FPRI Japanese regain appetite for Christmas
Christmas in Japan is big business even though only 1-2% of the population calls itself Christian | H11 IHT Europe's east-west border is at last wide open In Eastern Germany on a frontier that forks into Poland and the Czech Republic, four European leaders dismantled a passport-control point that symbolized the Cold War divide ROGER COHEN The story of Raffaello Follieri serves as a cautionary tale on what happens when business, charity, fund-raising and politics blur. EUROPE European press review CER Preparing for the multipolar world: European foreign and security policy in 2020 essay by Charles Grant with Tomas Valasek USIP Briefing: Coming Soon to a Country Near You: Kosova Sovereignty Defining Moment for the Balkans By: Anes Alic | ISN Security Watch
The year 2008 will be a decisive one for the Balkans, particularly for Kosovo, Serbia proper, Macedonia and Bosnia-Herzegovina. And as the international community dangles carrots and offers up unearned rewards in an attempt to appease the perceived losers in the Kosovo status game, regardless of the outcome, bloodshed is likely. Averting the Third Kosovo War By: Alan J. Kuperman | The American Interest (subscription required)
Recognition of a unilateral declaration of independence by Kosovo -- expected in early 2008 -- would violate a standing United Nations Security Council resolution and defy the will of virtually all Serbs in Kosovo and the rest of Serbia. Der Spiegel The World From Berlin: Muslim Report Has 'Very Little Substance' Do Europeans Speak With One Another in Time of War? Results of a Media Analysis on the 2003 Iraq War (PDF; 330 KB) Source: RECON Online Working Paper Series Divided Belgians draw line at divorce
Despite the cultural gap and a government crisis, most of the country is desperate to stay together | H12 RFE/RL Google News Azerbaijan Vladimir Putin is named Time magazine's "Person of the Year" of 2007, with runners-up and people who mattered WSJ Man of the Year? Vladimir Putin will now use Time magazine's honor to enhance his own power. By GARRY KASPAROV Russia Seals Caspian Gas Pipeline Deal By: Isabel Gorst | Financial Times Russia, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan finalised a landmark agreement on Thursday to build a pipeline to transport gas to Russia, tightening Moscow’s control over Central Asian gas exports. A review of The Oil and the Glory: The Pursuit of Empire and Fortune on the Caspian Sea by Steve LeVine. A Game of Musical Chairs in Russia : Amir Taheri Asia Times Russia, Iran tighten the energy noose It has been a triumphant year for Moscow in its energy rivalry with the US, trumping at every turn Washington's efforts to promote Western interests from the Caspian to Central Asia. At the heart of the struggle in 2008 will be Iran, Europe's only serious option for diversifying its energy imports. But already, Moscow is drawing Tehran more tightly into its embrace. A successful union would give the couple control of roughly 20% of world's oil reserves and close to half of the world's gas reserves. - M K Bhadrakumar In pictures
Russia's ageing bombers spread their wings again Russian Army to Get New Battle Tank in 2009, Says Deputy Defence Minister
EDM WHAT ROLE FOR SILOVIKI IN THE PUTIN-MEDVEDEV MARRIAGE?
- CHINA SECURES NEW ACCESS TO KAZAKH OIL Russia's December 2007 Legislative Election: Outcome and Implications CRS Reports Slam Georgian Government for Use of Force, Authoritarian Tendencies
In a stinging appraisal of former President Mikheil Saakashvili’s administration, two international reports released this week charge that the Georgian government has recently shown increasing tendencies toward strong-arm tactics that put at risk its reputation as a democratic turnaround state. The government of Acting President Nino Burjanadze has not yet responded to the criticism. Russia Wants to Sell Greece Weapons As Well As Gas By: John C. K. Daly | Eurasia Daily Monitor Quite aside from the issue of energy dependency, the Russian Federation is in discussions with Greece to sell it significant amounts of military equipment, a first for a NATO ally. Putin, the Kremlin Power Struggle and the $40bn Fortune By: Luke Harding | The Guardian An unprecedented battle is taking place inside the Kremlin in advance of Vladimir Putin's departure from office, the Guardian has learned, with claims that the president presides over a secret multibillion-dollar fortune Russia Seeks Role in Israel-Syria Talks The Art of Reading Russia's Future By: Andrew C. Kuchins | The Moscow Times With Vladimir Putin's presidency winding down, this is a good time to think about his legacy and the future of Russia. The Putin presidency will be remembered for the country's economic resurgence, political stabilization and increasingly assertive foreign policy. Ukraine's Second Chance By: Adrian Karatnycky and Jane Neutze | The Wall Street Journal (subscription required) Travel south from Kiev along the arbored R-12 highway and you will see perhaps the most public symbols of Ukraine's rampant corruption: a wide array of luxurious estates that have sprung up in Koncha-Zaspa, a leafy suburb of the capital. Winner Takes All By: David Shariatmadari | The Guardian
The collapse of the Soviet Union raised hopes for democracy in the central Asian republics but now they are drifiting to authoritarianism. High Stakes in the High North IFRI
This 26-page French paper analyses the developing Russo-Norwegian energy relationship |
| H13 The Times The stable door is open. Come in Christmas gives us a sense that what matters most deeply to us matters to God too Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury Sunday Times Pro-Thaksin party heads for Thai victory Party allied to the deposed, exiled and allegedly corrupt former Prime Minister has won election, exit polls suggest Iraqi villagers battle to hold off Al-Qaeda Marie Colvin reports from Diyala province, frontline of the war with al-Qaeda, on the battle against an extremist surge The torture tape fingering Bush as a war criminal The US president concedes the CIA used 'an alternative set of of procedures' on Al-Qaeda collaborator Zubaydah Wall Street Journal | H14 Financial Times Sanction Iran Now - Matthew Levitt (Financial Times Deutschland/ ashington Institute for Near East Policy) Person of the Year: Jean-Claude Trichet The European Central Bank’s president has steered a confident path through the choppy waters of 2007’s credit crisis, becoming one of the few to emerge from the turmoil with his reputation enhanced, writes Ralph Atkins Abd al-Qader al-Ubaidi has said the Awakening Councils – mostly paramilitaries credited with rolling back the al-Qaeda network – will not become a permanent military force US presidential hopefuls raced to consolidate their support and win over wavering voters before the Christmas and new year holidays, with both the Republican and Democratic contests looking increasingly unpredictable as voting nears WORLD NEWS: Prodi sidesteps Afghan troops plea Democrats’ big ideas yielded small results Their record has been dismal, writes Clive Crook Why we must have faith in America’s votersIt is OK to ask about a candidate’s beliefs, says Christopher Caldwell Yulia Tymoshenko, the newly appointed prime minister of Ukraine, has pledged that her pro-western governing coalition will seek to “harmonise” relations with Moscow The Eurofighter consortium has pulled out of tenders in Norway and Denmark for more than 100 fighter jets, complaining it is ’ill at ease’ with changes in procurement Nicolas Sarkozy is to widen his influence by pledging French help for the Gulf states to acquire atomic energy for civil use, but critics see the risk of proliferation NATIONAL NEWS: More Catholics than Anglicans go to church | Ambassador skeptical of Iran's plan for Iraq Editorial CIA needs more taping, experts say The videos could have given analysts valuable information about terrorism interrogations, according to some observers Rehabbing Militants in Saudi Arabia By: Jeffrey Fleishman | Los Angeles Times A government center aims to turn accused terrorists away from radicalism. Its inmates have included more than 100 released from Guantanamo. |
| H19Military Intelligence Terrorism • CTC (West Point) Sentinel, inaugural issue of new terrorism journal The NSA Controls Popular Firewalls and 'Secure' Email Services Analysis: Saudis aim to reform jihadis The Saudi program of rehabilitation for violent Islamic extremists, under which more than 1,500 have been released from jail in the kingdom, is drawing praise from U.S. officials, but some observers remain skeptical National Nuclear Security Administration, Draft Plan To Transform Nuclear Weapons Complex CIA needs more taping, experts say The videos could have given analysts valuable information about terrorism interrogations, according to some observers Unmanned Systems Roadmap, 2007-2032 (PDF; 12 MB) Source: Office of the Secretary of Defense Planning for Stability Operations: The Use of Capabilities-Based Approaches
Source: Center for Strategic & International Studies Senior Qaeda Theologian Urges Followers to End Jihad - Eli Lake (New York Sun) Al Qaeda in 2008: The Struggle for Relevance Stratfor Who Owns the Vietnam War? - Arthur Herman, Commentary Operation Stop Talking by Laura Rozen Al-Qaeda Adapts its Methods in Iraq as Part of a Global Strategy FBI Prepares Vast Database Of Biometrics; $1 Billion Project to Include Images of Irises and Faces... Assurances over US biometric data Strict safeguards will prevent the world's biggest biometric database from being abused, US authorities say. By JOSHUA HAMMER Kenya’s remote north has become a battleground for rising Islamism and its pro-American opponents. Have aggressive post-9/11 policies fomented the very sectarianism they were meant to fight? FBI Sought Authority To Detain Thousands Declassified Papers Detail Hoover Plan During Korean War FBI Building World's Biggest ID Database Curveball: Spies, Lies, and the Con Man Who Caused a War | H20 Slate Remember Iraq? Why the Democrats aren't ending the war. Fred Kaplan the undercover economist Rationalizing Resolutions Can economics make you a better person? Tim Harford CEPS Beyond the Bali Roadmap: The New International Climate Change Agenda Encompasses Trade From Post-Autistic Economics Review, Dani Rodrik (Harvard): World Too Complex For One-Size-Fits-All Models. as eugenics: Philip Jenkins reviews Gregory Clark’s A Farewell to Alms: A Brief Economic History of the World. What pendulums do: A review of The Mind and the Market: Capitalism and Modern European Thought by Jerry Muller. From TLS, more on Alan Greenspan's The Age of Turbulence. Human resources assumes a more strategic role, says Economist Intelligence Unit report U.S. Senate Report: Over 400 Prominent Scientists Disputed Man-Made Global Warming Claims in 2007 Source: U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works The Great Divide By: Eric A. Posner and Cass R. Sunstein | The New Republic The key lesson to be drawn from the recently concluded U.N. climate conference in Bali is that the central issue for climate change is no longer the science. It is how rich and poor countries will divide the burden of solving the problem. From Scientific American, a solar grand plan by 2050: Solar power could end U.S. dependence on foreign oil and slash greenhouse gas emissions. Statistically, the global temps in 2007 come out to be the same as 2006 and every year since 2001. Has global warming stopped?... more» The Portrait from Iraq - How the Press Has Covered Events on the Ground Source: Project for Excellent in Journalism Investing in Social Entrepreneurship and Fostering Social Innovation | H21 Matthew Gentzkow, Edward L. Glaeser, and Claudia Goldin (NBER): The Rise of the Fourth Estate: How Newspapers Became Informative and Why It Mattered. In the early 1900s Walter Lippman laid the groundrules for public debate in America — have the US media followed his prescriptions? A review of Liberty and the News by Walter Lippmann. After two weeks of poker, with daily games lasting up to 16 hours, Jerry Yang went home $8.25 million richer. Why not you?... more» Plato was the grand master of Western philosophy. Yet his dialogues can be seen a series of footnotes to Parmenides... more» Love and sex with robots. If advances in artificial intelligence continue, your next lover may have an on/off switch... more» Man and God How should faith respond to the onslaught of atheism? You Are What You Read By LEAH PRICE Before radio and TV dethroned the book, social reformers warned about reading too much, not too little. Had a sexual encounter with a current member of Congress or a high-ranking government official? Larry Flynt wants to know... more» Does Movie Violence Increase Violent Crime? (PDF; 609 KB)
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