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| H1 New York Times Strategy on Iran Stirs New Debate at White House A dispute over whether diplomacy can rein in Iran’s nuclear program pits Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice against hawks in Vice President Dick Cheney’s office. In Aftermath of Gaza Battle, Grim Realities While violence was largely over, people worried about how a round of deadly infighting postponed hope for an independent and unified Palestinian state. Financial Times Editorial Disaster in Gaza The events leading up to the bloody takeover of Gaza by Hamas should be a matter for regret and, in many quarters, shame Ha’aretz Bradley Burston: 13 reasons why there is no Palestine Fred Halliday Crises of the middle east: 1914, 1967, 2003 Washington Institute Advancing U.S. Interests in the Middle East: The Case for Statecraft By Dennis Ross and Thomas Friedman Center for American Progress Averting a Deeper Crisis in the Middle East A New Deal for Globalization By: Kenneth Scheve and Matthew Slaughter | Foreign Affairs Beyond the Cloister By: David H. Petraeus | The American Interest Bill Gertz / Washington Times: Inside the Ring — China arming terrorists — New intelligence reveals China is covertly supplying large quantities of small arms and weapons to insurgents in Iraq and the Taliban militia in Afghanistan, through Iran. Heritage Foundation Enduring Alliances Empower America's Long-War Strategy IHT A difficult plan whose time has come There is talk of a plan to incorporate West Bank Palestinians into a confederation with Jordan. Russia digs in deeper against conventional forces treaty Kremlin will not rule out a moratorium on participation in the Conventional Forces in Europe treaty after an emergency meeting called by Moscow to change the accord, a cornerstone of European security in the post-Cold War era, ended in failure. Kosovo must be independent We believe that the only viable option is for Kosovo to become independent under strict supervision U.S. open to new talks on independence for Kosovo The U.S. envoy to Kosovo said Friday that Western nations could put off plans to make the province independent of Serbia if a delay might bring Russia on board. Slow-Motion Tet By: Frederick W. Kagan and William Kristol | The Weekly Standard Al Qaeda is counting on sapping our will, and persuading America to choose to lose a war it could win. Washington Institute Engaging Iran: Contrasting Views on US Diplomacy Asia Times A little bending can greatly benefit Iran Despite threats of tougher sanctions, Iran can use good faith diplomacy and a little flexibility to avoid paying a terrible price for its refusal to halt its nuclear enrichment program. - Kaveh L Afrasiabi William Arkin New Pentagon Leadership, Same Iraq Strategy Guardian Uncharted territory Ian Black Neither Hamas nor its Fatah rival can see a quick or easy way out of this new impasse. It will take time for the consequences to be played out. A pyrrhic victory Leader: Without unity between Hamas and Fatah, there is no chance of ending the occupation and achieving an independent Palestinian state. Iain Dale They're calling it a treaty, but if it looks like a constitution and quacks like a constitution, people will draw their own conclusions. America's tribal strategy for Iraq Carter Malkasian The US decision to back Sunni militias is the least-worst option for now, but it reduces whatever slim hope still remains for democracy. BBC Russia warns Nato on arms treaty Russia warns Nato it could freeze participation in Europe's arms control pact, after talks end in deadlock. Azeri Radar Would Not Replace Czech Anti-Missile Site, U.S. Says Laboratory for a Fortressed World By: Naomi Klein | The Nation Jim Lobe Bush Faces Crises from Palestine to Pakistan Al Awsat Pakistan at the Crossroads: Which way will Musharraf turn? : Amir Taheri LA Times Editorial Will promoting democracy backfire? Free elections in Gaza, Lebanon and Iraq haven't stopped civil war, but that doesn't mean democracy is discredited. The Times Trouble on the horizonAs things shape up, Gaza could end up as Hamas-land while the West Bank becomes Fatah-land Leader Two-State Solution The world must come to the aid of the West Bank CFR A Conversation with Sam Nunn (Audio) Helena Cobban Hamas takeover in Gaza; diplomatic stasis continues The US, the UN, and the world: The De Soto report Open Democracy Democracy, diversity and Europe Cato Transnational Activists, Democracy Deficits, and the Tragedy of the Institutional Commons PNA, Israel: The Future of the Southern Levant | H2 NYT Bill for Direct Vote to Elect President Is Blocked in Turkey FT Turkish president calls referendum The political tussle in Turkey over the election of a new head of state took another twist when the outgoing president called a referendum to decide the fate of a package of constitutional changes that would radically alter the way the country is governed. Grossman Seçimde ABD karşıtlığını kullananı hoş görmeyiz Center for European Reform Turkey before the election by Katinka Barysch From the Archive Turkey: Now and in the Future MERIA Ambassador Ross Wilson Talks at ARI Conference on Democratization and Security in Central Eurasia: Security, Democracy and Prosperity, Istanbul (June 14, 2007) ---- Interview with NTV (June 14, 2007) ---- Interview with Reporters - Ari Conference, Istanbul (June 14, 2007) ---- Interview with CNNTurk, Istanbul (June 14, 2007) FPIF Northern Iraq s Tangled Web Der Spiegel Opinion: The Turkish Threat to World Peace Ahmet Altan Who Gets to Pick the President?: Turkish Head of State Calls for Referendum On the border of disaster Newsday Editorial Turkey's Iraq Anxieties ISA - Bomb Blast Wounds 5 in Turkey, Officials Say Turkey Hunts Rebels in Security Zones Asıl sorun sınır ötesinde değil içinde Jonathan Steele Boston Globe Harekâtın ilk hedefi AKP – US To Sell Harpoon Missiles to Turkey Google News Kurdish Kurdish Media US Chilly to Idea of 'Buffer Zone' Inside Iraq US cold toward Turkish buffer zone inside Iraq A northern Iraq operation: Domestic policy or foreign policy? by MÜMTAZ’ER TÜRKÖNE PKK starts using mines detonated with walkie-talkies Ankara waiting for Maliki’s response to invitation for visit Fırat: Recent incidents are attempt at psychological war UMUR TALU Her bomba kendi çöplüğünde Time of melancholia Khaleej Times İran-Kürdistan uçuş seferleri başlayacak... Kürdistan Halkına ve toprağına ihanet edenler hiçbir şekilde Irak’la ilgili bir cepheye giremez The way forward Guardian Mehmet Kamış Fool’s mate and northern Iraq Cross-border operation risks ‘Iraqization’ of Turkey, report warns Güneydoğu'da operasyonlar sürüyor Bomb seizures highlight need for rule of law to be enforced Askerden 'cep telefonunu bataryasından ayır' emri... MHP'den terörle 'etkin' mücadele vaadi DTP Şanlıurfa İl Başkanı tutuklandı DTP'li Başkan Baydemir çelik yelek giydi Incursion Would Inflame Kurdish Nationalism Kurdistan's judges meet at their union's first congress (15/06/07) Guardian All the fun of the fair - it must be Iraq Regional chiefs hope new resort will help kick-start holiday industry. Bağdat'tan kaçtılar bombaya çattılar Filistin bölünüp İsrail'in kucağına düştü Hamasistan ve Fetihistan Sami KOHEN Bir yerine iki Filistin HAKAN ALBAYRAK Gazze'nin zaferi Hadi Uluengin Akıl akıl, bize de Filistin’e de takıl ABD: İran'a karşı Gebele tek başına yeterli olmaz Google News Greece Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Press ABHaber AB cinleri ve hurafeleri Mensur Akgün Kaş yaparken göz çıkartmak ERDAL ŞAFAK Başbakan'ın çığlığı Callous slaughtering of Greeks by Greeks in Cyprus Beril Dedeoğlu French foreign policy’s impasse Ata Atun Callous slaughtering of Greeks by Greeks in Cyprus Kouchner'den Türkiye'ye olumlu sinyal Fransa: Müzakerelere engel yok Güney Kıbrıs'tan Türkiye'ye yeni veto tehdidi Berlin'de Türkiye-AB ilişkileri paneli Turkey moves to balance Russia's influence in Central Asia Turkey to host Russian president in late June Georgia discusses the return of Meskhetian Turks 30'larda ırkçılık Murat Belge Ters örgü/düz örgü Partiler ekonomide ne yapacak? Likidite bolluğunun niteliği Taner Berksoy [NEWS ANALYSIS] Turkish-Iraq tension worries economy Erdal Sağlam Anayasa değişiklikleri iptal olursa ABDURRAHMAN YILDIRIM OKAN MÜDERRİSOĞLU Yaman TÖRÜNER Eşdeğer ilaç kullanılması çok önemli Güngör URAS Bilgi toplumuna geçişte birlik, bütünlük sarsılıyor Yiğit Bulut Bu ülkeye gerçekten inanıyorlarsa faiz düşer | H3 Ayıkla pirincin taşını Referandum 3 SEÇENEKLİ TABLO Terrifying scenarios discussed at US think tank Çongar Amerika'daki felaket senaryolarına tepki Karanlık senaryolara sert tepki ERDAL ŞAFAK Washington'da bir senaryo Erdoğan'a göre son oy oranları 'Genelkurmay'a takoz koymayız' Enis Berberoğlu ABD PKK’yı ateşkese zorlar mı? Ege Cansen Güneydoğu Kürt meselesi II Semih İDİZ Kuzey Irak konusunda hislere değil, akla güvenmeliyiz Partiler ekonomide ne yapacak? Raportör: "Paket esastan iptal edilmeli" Bu iş zor, çok zor Murat Yetkin Terör biter mi? İsmet Berkan Fikret BİLA Cumhurbaşkanını Meclis'in seçmesi yüksek olasılık Abdülhamit Bilici Pentagon raporundaki üzücü detay Disturbing detail in Pentagon report Barçın Yinanç Türkiye'de nükleer koruma kalkanı için ilk adım atıldı İŞTE ABD’NİN K.IRAK’TAKİ BÜYÜK SIRRI MHP'den terörle mücadele vaadi Erdoğan "Gerekeni yaparız" Erdoğan, oğlunun askerliği ile ilgili soruya kızdı İlter Türkmen Önümüzü görebiliyor muyuz? Şahin Alpay Liderlerin sorumluluğu MUHARREM SARIKAYA Güvenlik Zirvesi ve sonuçları Bağış: Bu iddiaları konuşanlar vatan haini Felaket senaryosu tamamen rezillik Cengiz Çandar Şimdi Baskın zamanı! Nuray Mert AKP çizgisi DP ile başlayan çizginin devamıdır Şehitler cephede M.Ali Kışlalı Sex matters -II- (The tragedy of Kemalist feminism) Mustafa AKYOL Abdullah Gül'den Sezer iddiası Raportöre göre CHP'nin başvurusu usulsüz; ama 367 şart Sezer'in mahkemeye başvurusu hukukçuları böldü İç Basında Türk Dış Politikası Dış Basında Türkiye-AB İlişkileri - Dış Basında Güncel Türkiye Bülteni Dış Basında Irak BBC Turkish 0700 VOA Dış Basında Türkiye Turkish Press Review Google News Turkey Turquie Türkei TurcoPundit Taha Kıvanç Bir yanlışlık var… Fehmi Koru Ya çeteler yok olacak, ya çeteler yok olacak… NAZLI ILICAK Top artık halkta ALİ BAYRAMOĞLU Vesayet cenderesi… Ertuğrul Özkök Arka odada neler konuştuk M Ali Birand TSK’yı asıl bunlar yıpratıyor... Serdar Turgut Böyle seçim olmaz ASLI AYDINTAŞBAŞ Yeşil Kart'lı Siirt HASAN BÜLENT KAHRAMAN ERGUN BABAHAN Sandığa terör tuzağı Erdoğan'dan Baykal'a: Centilmence yarışalım Mehmet Kamış Gizli toplantıdan bildik notlar A Turan Alkan AK Parti'yi yıkalım: Sonra?.. Ali Bulaç Milli Görüş partileri İlnur Çevik Is this how you respect the will of the people? Yalçın Doğan Mitinglerle Kuzey Irak’a girmek Mehmet Y Yılmaz Sınırın bu tarafını korumak bizim işimiz Sadi SOMUNCUOĞLU Erdoğan, Türkiye'yi "Ağırlıklarından" kurtaracakmış Sabahattin ÖNKİBAR Anketler ve 23 Temmuz senaryoları MAHMUT ÖVÜR AK Parti neden hala birinci? Mehmet Barlas Siyasi atışmalarda kelimelerin kifayetsiz kalması durumu… Şok tedavi zamanı Haluk Şahin Emin Çölaşan Orada bir askeri birlik var, uzakta Özdemir İnce İdris Küçükömer şimdi öldü Şakir Süter Ordu düşmanlığı ERGUN BABAHAN Türkiye'nin seçimi Sezer’in kararı ve referandum çıkmazı CHP'nin seçim vaadi: Sıfır açlık Caught in the middle of Turkey's fundamentalisms | |
| H4 New York Times Strategy on Iran Stirs New Debate at White House A dispute over whether diplomacy can rein in Iran’s nuclear program pits Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice against hawks in Vice President Dick Cheney’s office. In Aftermath of Gaza Battle, Grim Realities While violence was largely over, people worried about how a round of deadly infighting postponed hope for an independent and unified Palestinian state. Bill for Direct Vote to Elect President Is Blocked in Turkey In Iraq, Gates Says Progress Toward Peace Is Lagging Pakistani Judge’s Lawyers Are Confident of Winning His Reinstatement Europe Backs Abbas in Fight for Control of West Bank On West Bank, a Show of Force by Fatah Blast Destroys Sunni Mosque in Iraq, Raising Fears of Reprisals Russia Says It Opened Criminal Inquiry Into British Espionage Editorial | H5 Washington Post Hamas, Fatah Launch Parallel Governments Split Deepens Between Gaza, West Bank Sunni Shrine Leveled In Apparent Reprisal Basra Attack Spurs Curfew; U.S. Troop Buildup Completed Iran Curtails Freedom In Throwback to 1979 Repression Seen as Cultural Revolution Shadow War in Iraq Escalates in Intensity Toll on Private Security Teams Increases - Private security companies receiving billions in U.S. contracts are fighting insurgents on widening scale in "parallel surge" out of public view. Editorial A Climate Culprit In Darfur By Ban Ki Moon, The Darfur conflict began as an ecological crisis, arising at least in part from climate change. An Also-Ran in the GOP Polls, Ron Paul Is Huge on the Web | H6 Guardian Uncharted territory Ian Black Neither Hamas nor its Fatah rival can see a quick or easy way out of this new impasse. It will take time for the consequences to be played out. Leader: Without unity between Hamas and Fatah, there is no chance of ending the occupation and achieving an independent Palestinian state. Iain Dale Jun 15 07, 05:00pm: They're calling it a treaty, but if it looks like a constitution and quacks like a constitution, people will draw their own conclusions. America's tribal strategy for Iraq Carter Malkasian Jun 15 07, 07:00pm: The US decision to back Sunni militias is the least-worst option for now, but it reduces whatever slim hope still remains for democracy. The failure of public diplomacy Marc Lynch Jun 15 07, 08:00pm: What the downfall of al-Hurra, America's Arabic language television station, says about US efforts to win hearts and minds in the Middle East. Pakistan's soldiers 'doing nothing' in tribal regions · Army paralysed by Taliban threat, says ex-CIA agent How war was turned into a brand Naomi Klein: Political chaos means Israel is booming like it's 1999 - and the boom is in defence exports field-tested on Palestinians. The stage is set for Blair and Brown's last argument Martin Kettle: Next week's Brussels summit matters because the right outcome offers an opportunity to the government's next leader. US authority accused of ignoring allies in Iraq · CPA was dysfunctional, says British official · UK 'complicit' in failing to prepare postwar plan | |
| H7 Asia Times A little bending can greatly benefit Iran Despite threats of tougher sanctions, Iran can use good faith diplomacy and a little flexibility to avoid paying a terrible price for its refusal to halt its nuclear enrichment program. - Kaveh L Afrasiabi The wars that oil the Pentagon's engine The Pentagon is guzzling gasoline like there is no tomorrow. According to one report, 53 million liters daily, more than Switzerland's consumption, is needed to keep America's war machine humming. But with global oil supplies likely to peak soon, the US military needs to make some critical decisions. - Michael T Klare Muqtada: The born-again mullahThe comparative restraint that followed the latest bombings of the symbolic Golden Dome in Samarra may reflect the growing stature of Muqtada al-Sadr. He blamed the bombings on the all-purpose villains, the Americans, but methodically continued his drive to become the inevitable pan-Iraqi leader. - Sami Moubayed Let's Get Serious By: Ezra Klein | The American Prospect Al Hayat Will it be War or Peace in the Middle East this summer? Patrick Seale - Israel’s shortsighted policy of expanding West Bank settlements while seeking to starve into submission the democratically-elected Hamas government has resulted in extremist groups, whether in Lebanon or the Occupied territories, creeping ever closer to Israel’s borders. Damascus and Tehran's Wager on a Bargain Policy with Washington Raghida Dergham - The Lebanese government has, for the first time, submitted reports of the Lebanese army to the UN. They prove with figures and dates Syria’s involvement in the military reinforcements received by the terrorist Fatah al-Islam. Arab Troops to Lebanon? Walid Choucair - Pending their success, dispatching Arab troops to Lebanon and to the Syrian border may be a step towards promoting the Arab concern for Lebanon to a new level. Al Awsat Pakistan at the Crossroads: Which way will Musharraf turn? : Amir Taheri Asia Times To die under the wings of B-52s Philip Smucker returns to Pakistan's Northwest Frontier Province, where, in 2001, he found many young Pashtuns ready to die under the wings of American B-52s. Four years later he is back, and finds that there are still many ready for jihad in Afghanistan. Anette Ahrnens at Lund University in Sweden shows that the Security Council can be a shortcut for great powers wishing to manipulate other countries into granting their consent. | H8 IraqSlogger Google News Iraq Iran Syria Mideastwire.com - NPR Iraq stratfor US Papers Sat: Contractors Under Fire US 'Prepares for a Coup by Arming Iraqi Factions' Analysts Doubt US 'Proof' Iran Is Arming Taliban Army's 2003 Guide to Iraq: Arabs 'Reluctant to Accept Responsibility' US Raises Concerns Over Armenian Energy Ties With Iran BBC US Iraq troop surge 'starts now' The US military says all the extra troops sent to Iraq in the "surge" strategy are in place, ready to operate fully. U.S. military completes troop surge in Iraq The U.S. surge of troops to Iraq was completed when an Army brigade officially took its position in an area south of Baghdad on Friday, the U.S. military announced. Gates criticizes failure to reconcile Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said yesterday Washington was disappointed with the Iraqi government's efforts to pass laws aimed at reconciling the country's warring factions. Uncle Sam's list Al-Qaeda's Terrorist Threat to UNIFIL - Bilal Y. Saab and Magnus Ranstorp Jun 15 IA# 364 - Dispute in Iran over Renewing Relations with Egypt Curtains for the Palestinian Authority? By: Daoud Kuttab | The Daily Star Palestine between delusion and destruction | H9 Ha’aretz – Hamas conquers Gaza Strip Meshal: Hamas does not want to seize power in PA Abbas aide: We won't hold talks with 'murderers'; PA Chairman selects independent Fayyad as new PM Bradley Burston: 13 reasons why there is no Palestine As a people, the Palestinians are now facing their matriculation. If they can address their long list of problems head on, they can return to the path of independence. Olmert speaks with Mubarak, promises steps to boost Abbas Avi Issacharoff: When Palestinians kill each other, nobody cares No one wants to hear about what's happening "there," on the other side of the fence - the suffering, the distress, the dead and the wounded - as long as it has nothing to do with Israelis. An overpowering reality By Aluf Benn ?(Jerusalem?) and Shmuel Rosner ?(Washington?) Arab League backs Abbas, urges immediate halt to Gaza clashes Tom Segev Mostly a liar (Waldheim) Jerusalem Post Analysis: Fatah's collapse in Gaza rocks its W. Bank status Daily Star Are Israel's armed forces destined for more decline? Yedioth Ahronoth Fayyed new Palestinian PM BBC Hamas pledges to work with Abbas Hamas' exiled political chief vows to work with the Palestinian leader, after routing his forces in Gaza. Q&A: Chaos in Gaza Breaking point in the Mid-East? Stark reality Daily Alert.org – Middle East Progress - EJC Israeli Press Review – Google News Israel - Palestine U.S. prepares to boost support for Abbas The United States and other major powers scrambled Friday to rush new support to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, hoping to salvage Israeli-Palestinian peace prospects after this week's seizure of the Gaza Strip by Islamist Hamas militants. Hamas' rule over Gaza begins with promises, pillaging An uncertain new era of fractured Palestinian rule began Friday as Hamas forces celebrated their decisive military victory over vanquished Fatah rivals with a mix of pillaging and mercy. Washington Times Emergency Palestinian leader named Editorial The bloody grip of Hamas The grisly scenes of death accompanying the Hamas coup in Gaza are a reminder of the dark vision that radical Islamists backed by Iran and Syria have in store for the Palestinians and Muslims throughout the Middle East. Divorce, Palestinian style There is now a de facto schism within Palestinian society: on one side the Fatah-led secularists and on the other the Islamists of Hamas. Le Monde Hypocrisie internationale autour de Gaza, par Michel Bôle-Richard Book Review: Who Started the Six-Day War? - Michael Oren Multinational Forces in Gaza Won't Help Israel, Israeli Diplomacy Should Focus on Egypt - Dore Gold New Satellite Gives Israel Intelligence Edge – Americans can’t tell the difference between a Palestinian and a Pakistani, Ray Hanania says | |
| H10 Christian Science Monitor From Cato Unbound, Daniel Drezner on The Persistent Power of the State in the Global Economy (with reaction essays). Divvying Up the Gas Allowance By: Peter Singer | The Japan Times ASIA BOOK REVIEW Japan's Politics The Economist Brazil Rolls Dice on India to Hedge China Bet By: William Pesek | Bloomberg Despite Some Foreign Policy Success, Japan's Abe Faces Problems at Home By: Jason Miks | World Politics Review | H11 IHT A difficult plan whose time has come There is talk of a plan to incorporate West Bank Palestinians into a confederation with Jordan. Russia digs in deeper against conventional forces treaty Kremlin will not rule out a moratorium on participation in the Conventional Forces in Europe treaty after an emergency meeting called by Moscow to change the accord, a cornerstone of European security in the post-Cold War era, ended in failure. U.S. open to new talks on independence for Kosovo The U.S. envoy to Kosovo said Friday that Western nations could put off plans to make the province independent of Serbia if a delay might bring Russia on board. Kosovo must be independent We believe that the only viable option is for Kosovo to become independent under strict supervision. EU offers support to Palestinian president Germans and Poles at odds over EU constitution EUROPE European press review Le Monde Relancer l'Europe | H12 RFE/RL BBC Russia warns Nato on arms treaty Russia warns Nato it could freeze participation in Europe's arms control pact, after talks end in deadlock. Azeri Radar Would Not Replace Czech Anti-Missile Site, U.S. Says Russia’s immigration challenge Google News Azerbaijan EurasiaNet American Officials Ponder Putin’s Missile-Defense Offer A EURASIANET COMMENTARY BY RICHARD WEITZ Exploratory talks on the joint US-Russian operation of the Gabala radar station in Azerbaijan are expected to begin in July, following Russian President Vladimir Putin’s planned visit to the United States. Whether the discussions make any actual progress toward an agreement remains highly uncertain, but the very proposal places Washington in an uncomfortable position. In Tbilisi, It’s Boom Time for Building Abkhazia: Preparing for Trouble EDM SON-IN-LAW’S CASE RAISES NAZARBAYEV’S DOMESTIC APPROVAL
Asia Times The Third way to win big - or lose The magic fraction when it comes to making money the easy way - by taking it from people who don't know they have it - is one-third. In Saudi Prince Bandar bin Sultan's case, that amounts to US$2.4 billion for facilitating Saudi purchases from a UK arms manufacturer. The Third rules in Russia too, but not in the same way, as Western oil and gas barons are discovering to their cost. - John Helmer Kazakh Intrigue Pits President Nazarbayev Against Son-in-Law By: Marina Kozlova | World Politics Review Authorities in Kazakhstan recently passed a constitutional amendment that could allow President Nursultan Nazarbayev to remain in office for the rest of his life, but a Shakespearean drama playing out among members of the country's ruling family has largely dominated the local media spotlight. | |
| H13 The Times Trouble on the horizonAs things shape up, Gaza could end up as Hamas-land while the West Bank becomes Fatah-land Leader Two-State Solution The world must come to the aid of the West Bank More bloodshed looms as Hamas celebrates victory Hamas proclaims 'era of justice and Islamic rule' in Gaza as its fighters pledge to take their battle against Fatah to the West Bank On-the-spot in Gaza and the West Bank Russia opens Litvinenko 'espionage' probe Nato states fall short in trainer help Nato has failed to offer up enough training teams to work with the Afghan National Army, despite requests for more trainers The makeover of Angela Merkel It is High Noon for Europe as Angela Merkel confronts her most stubborn opponents in an effort to save the Brussels summit Wall Street Journal Bohemian Rhapsody Vaclav Havel on cigarettes, and the continuing struggle between conscience and tyranny. By BRET STEPHENS Hamastan There's no Palestinian "partner" for peace. The Putin Rules Kudos to Lamy for being less than diplomatic with Putin In recent years, there's been a seemingly endless boom in offshore outsourcing. But companies that think handing off an operation to an overseas provider is easy can get a rude awakening. | H14 Financial Times Editorial Disaster in Gaza The events leading up to the bloody takeover of Gaza by Hamas should be a matter for regret and, in many quarters, shame Hamas urges calm in conquered Gaza Hamas political leaders moved to impose calm in the conquered Gaza Strip after days of factional fighting left more than 90 people dead and Palestinians fearful for the future Push for Blair as new EU president Tony Blair could end up swapping Downing Street for a job as the first full-time European Union president, under a plan being touted by Nicolas Sarkozy Congress asks experts to evaluate Iraq The US Congress has commissioned a team of retired senior military and police officers to evaluate the Iraqi security forces, in another sign that politicians are unwilling blindly to accept Bush administration assessments of the situation in Iraq. COMMENT AND ANALYSIS: The political prince Bandar bin Sultan, the elusive diplomat at the centre of the al-Yamamah storm and son of Saudi Arabia’s next king, is a survivor. COMMENT AND ANALYSIS: Smashed china in Germany Despite the success of neo-liberalism in Germany, the tag is a mighty weapon in the hands of its opponents, writes Christopher Caldwell. Editorial Papal propositions By their public policy prescriptions shall ye know them. The Vatican has long had some fairly trenchant views on the way the world ought to be run. Russia launches UK spying inquiry COMMENT AND ANALYSIS: Unsettled by Sudan's media minders The regime accused of genocide by the US recently inviting reporters for two days of ‘public relations’, writes Barney Jopson. Senate to reassess migrant proposals US Senate leaders have agreed to revive a controversial overhaul of US immigration laws after a fresh push by President George W. Bush to secure congressional support for the legislation. | H15 Los Angeles Times Hamas victory spells misery Flow of aid hinges on cooperation between sworn enemies: the militants and Israel. Editorial Will promoting democracy backfire? Free elections in Gaza, Lebanon and Iraq haven't stopped civil war, but that doesn't mean democracy is discredited. United, not divided -- against Bush Rosa Brooks: Courts, military officers and everyone outside Albania can agree on one thing: Enough of the president already! Sen. Reid questions generals' abilities U.S.' new Baghdad embassy evokes suburbia | |
H16 American Politics McCain's presidential hopes sink John McCain is faced with three polls in three days showing he has slumped to a lowly third place among Republican voters The unfab four Eric Alterman Jun 15 07, 07:30pm: A social liberal, a dishonest social liberal, a conservative whom conservatives hate, and the laziest man on earth. Meet the Republican candidates. Huffington Waiting on Petraeus: How Many Will Die Before He Tells Us What We Already Know? realclearpolitics – ABC’s The Note – US News Political Bulletin Early Bird GovExec Swamp Gas Swamp Sunrise Daybook Who are the reform cynics? Millions of fair-minded white, African-, Mexican- and Asian-Americans fear we are not assimilating millions of aliens from south of the border as fast as they are crossing illegally from Mexico. | H17 Daily Telegraph Leader Clash of civilisations The events this week in Gaza, with the authorities being overwhelmed by forces supporting an Islamic state, create a new, dangerous situation not merely in the Middle East but also for the world. The EU's strength is its diversity Europhile Alan Massie says we must resist further integration. Tories invite public to decide on policy David Cameron pledged an unprecedented change in policy making by committing the party to giving the public a direct say in shaping the Tories' election manifesto. Russia opens 'MI6 murder' investigation In an apparent attempt to provoke Britain, Russia has launched a criminal investigation into allegations that MI6 was involved in Alexander Litvinenko's murder. Al-Qa'eda bomb plot gang jailed for 136 years British soldiers need more helicopters Soldiers in Afghanistan are facing avoidable risks on top of those inherent in their mission because there are "glaring and dangerous gaps" in the equipment delivered to them. | H18 Independent Welcome to 'Palestine' How troublesome the Muslims of the Middle East are. First, we demand that the Palestinians embrace democracy. Then they elect the wrong party - Hamas - and Hamas wins a mini-civil war and presides over the Gaza Strip. Leading article: The turmoil in Gaza dispels any illusions about the peace process Hamas leader seeks talks with Fatah Commentary on Gaza: 'Abbas should declare a state of emergency' Fear grips Iranian academics in face of campaign of intimidation Russia to investigate claims of British spying | |
| H19Military Intelligence Terrorism Policing the Undergoverned Spaces The Economist The Americans are intensifying their hunt for al-Qaeda in the Sahara and beyond. BBC Head of US military 'forced out' The US military's outgoing top commander says he opposed plans to replace him at the end of his term. Portrait of the Modern Terrorist as an Idiot | H20 Slate Free Valerie Plame's Memoirs!: The former CIA agent sues over her right to publish the dates of her employment (psst: Nov. 9, 1985 to Jan. 9, 2006).
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Nixon and Kissinger: Partners in Power Stephen Graubard barely recognises Henry Kissinger in a new study of his old friend’s relationship with Richard Nixon. Travels with Herodotus Ryszard Kapuscinski left communist Poland in the 1950s to experience life as a foreigner. Instead of a guidebook, he took Herodotus’s ‘The Histories’ with him. | H21 FT owner tries bid for WSJ The Financial Times's parent company, Pearson, is planning a takeover bid for the Wall Street Journal. Undercover Economist: A perfect pitch? There is more than meets the eye with simple transactions Labyrinthine plot Writer Jorge Luis Borges saw mazes as a metaphor for life. Two decades after his death, a real one is helping to keep his name alive Asian counterfeiters shift focus to consumer goods from luxury goods From Nextbook, The Great Brain: Pseudoscience helps Haim Watzman straddle the Sephardi-Ashkenazi divide; and Bell Curve to Bell Jar: Sander L. Gilman challenges the fetishistic fascination with Jews and intelligence. | |
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| H1 Independent A triumph for Hamas... but a tragedy for the Palestinians? A war in Gaza threatening to redraw the map of the Middle East Jerusalem Post Israel's options: Disconnect from Gaza or talk to Hamas [ YAAKOV KATZ BBC EU constitution 'can be simple' An EU summit could re-package the draft constitution as a simple treaty, German officials suggest. Q&A: EU constitution Full text of the constitution (1.9MB) New York Times Palestinian Split Deepens; Government in Chaos Masked Hamas gunmen took control of the Gaza Strip and the Fatah president dissolved the 3-month-old unity government. Washington Post A 'Two-State Solution,' Palestinian-Style By Martin Indyk Hamastan and Fatahstine aren't what Bush had in mind. Takeover by Hamas Illustrates Failure of Bush's Mideast Vision Editorial Palestinians at War For Washington and Jerusalem to exert constructive influence, doing more to help the Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas is the only currency that really counts. Slate The Enemy of My Enemy: How Sunni insurgents can help us.
The Times We must break with the crazies The US Administration is belligerent in its diplomatic conduct and dangerous to world peace Anatole Kaletsky
Financial Times US missile plan to forge ahead The US formally told Russia that it would go ahead with plans to build missile defence facilities, despite an offer from Moscow to share data from a radar site in Azerbaijan COMMENT: France's first revolution of the 21st century Is France under Nicolas Sarkozy about to experience something radically new–a ‘pragmatic revolution’? COMMENT: Behind the mask in therace for the White House The Republican hopeful has little chance of emulating the new French president, writes Philip Stephens. The Economist The European Union A constitutional conundrum A new European treaty is acceptable only if its contents are kept to a bare minimum Europe's population Suddenly, the old world looks younger Reports of Europe's death are somewhat exaggerated Readings in European Security, Volume 4 CEPS This 269-page volume considers the EU's internal and external security challenges Amitai Etzioni A Third Way for Iraq Understanding Terrorist Ideology IHT The return of Authoritarian Capitalists The United States remains the greatest guarantee of the survival of liberal democracy. Germans and Poles at odds over EU constitution A document circulated ahead of a meeting of EU foreign ministers ignored completely Warsaw's main demand in restarting talks on the group's constitution: that the EU revamp its proposed new voting system. Come together, right now Washington Times MEK sense Lift 'terror' designation on Iranian group The Truth About Syria FPRI A US article discussing the futility of negotiating with Syria Is There a Democratic Deficit in World Politics? Andrew Moravcsik Geopolitical Diary: Putin and Merkel Face Off Over Kosovo Bilderberg 2007 Report « WHY ORGANIC James Tucker Washington Institute Syria's Export of Terrorism to Lebanon: Threat and Response Iraqi Refugees in the Syrian Arab Republic: A Field-Based Snapshot Source: The Brookings Institution Full Report (PDF; 434 KB) Trading in Ideas and Knowledge Source: The Work Foundation Full Report (PDF; 1.21 MB) If Germany is good at making cars and Japan at micro electronics, what does Britain excel at economically? The answer is ‘knowledge services’. Trading in Ideas and Knowledge argues that knowledge services – in essence selling specialised brainpower - is the one category of economic activity in which the UK appears to be leading the rest of the world. Analysing official trade figures (from the government’s ‘Pink Book’), the paper finds that in 2005, the UK exported about £75 billion worth of knowledge services – up from £28 billion in 1995, a rise of 170 per cent – and now worth some 6.3 per cent of GDP. YaleGlobal Megacities, Mega Dreams for a Connected World CSIS U.S.-Russia Relations after the G8 LISTEN TO THE EVENT | RUSSIA AND EURASIA PROGRAM Ha’aretz – Israel weighs transfer of frozen tax funds to PA Abbas dissolves gov't, calls state of emergency; Haniyeh: Decision to fire government 'hasty.' U.S. wants to fast-track peace talks, boost Abbas standing Bush to ask Israel to loosen military grip on West Bank; Israel favors 'containment' strategy in Gaza. What I Saw in Iraq - Joseph Lieberman, Wall Street Journal
| H2 The Economist Turkey Election fever The election campaign in Turkey begins in a febrile atmosphere Guardian The real struggle is inside Turkey, not on its borders Boston Globe Editorial Turkish threats to Turkey IF EVER there was a military operation guaranteed to create more trouble than it could possibly solve, it is the incursion into northern Iraq that Turkey's generals have been threatening in recent days. The United States, the European Union, leaders of the autonomous Kurdish zone in northern Iraq, and the Iraqi government must help Turkish officials avoid a reckless action ... CFR Zebari: Iraq's Neighbors "Have Not Been Helpful" The Economist Business in Turkey Flying the flag Turkey's national carrier highlights the forces reshaping the country From Connections Quarterly: Countering Ideological Support for Terrorism in Europe by Zeyno Baran From TLS, an essay on James Baldwin's letters to Istanbul Partitioning Iraq; Saving Afghanistan BBC Quest for justice Reuters Turk AK Party Presents Modern Face In Showcase City Turkey Says Iraq Not Doing Enough Against Kurd Rebels İlnur Çevik Targeting Barzani is the easy way out The United States and Turkey: Innovating together Daniel SULLIVAN Turkey Must Think Carefully Peter Stitt WHAT'D WE DO? In Turkey, Yet Another Reason to Worry Kuzey Irak'ı işgalin ölümcül cazibesi... Thomas Seibert Time Kurdish Wedding Google News Kurdish Kurdish Media Diyarbakır'da patlama: 6 yaralı Mehmetçik PKK'nın geçiş yollarını toz duman etti PKK’nin, Kürdistan yönetimi ve ABD ile arası açılmalı PKK Barzani'nin kontrolüne geçti IKYB: Bush, Barzani'yi arayarak 'demokratik süreç güvencesi' verdi Bush'tan Barzani'ye uyarı telefonu Irak ve Amerika, PKK konusunda diplomaside ısrarlı ABD helikopterleri sıfır noktasında Kuzey Irak konusunda pozisyonumuz değişmedi ABD helikopterleri sınır boyunca uçtu Kurdish Problem, PKK Terror, Realities and Myths The PKK: A Privileged Terrorist Organization? - Journal of Turkish Weekly Gül: PKK’ya karşı hiçbir şey yapmıyorlar Kuzey Irak’ta 3 bin 800 terörist var PKK truce positive if loss of innocent lives stops, US says 'Bush ile Barzani'nin yaptığı görüşmeden haberim yok' Gelali:'Tampon Bölge' Kabul Edilemez Zebari "PKK sorunu sadece diyalogla çözülür" DTP: Ateşkese uyulmaması gerilimi artırdı ABD Kürt liderleri ikna çabasında Ağar K.Irak'a girmenin getirisi çok iyi hesaplanmalı Turkey's incursions into Kurdistan may lead to economic losses for ... "Bush-Barzani görüşmesinden haberim yok" ABD helikopterlerinden alçak uçuş Sınırda "operasyon bölgesi" olasılığı Sezer'den 'uluslararası önlem' vurgusu "Özel Harekat timleri bölgede yeni değil" Diyarbakır'da patlama: 5 yaralı Ecevit: Türkiye K. Irak’a girmeli Türkiye ve ABD ortak yol bulsun Saldırının kaynağı Irak Sınıra tank ateşi Diyarbakır Sur Belediye Başkanı düşürüldü ‘Çok dilli’ başkan görevden alındı Turkey/Syria Confronts Iran/Kurds/US Ferai Tınç Ortadoğu haritası her şeyi anlatıyor Google News Greece Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Press ABHaber Türkiye siyasete daldı, Sarko boş kaleye gol peşinde Zeynel Lüle Aleviler ve AB Sarkozy ile işbirliği yapabiliriz (2) Ali Bulaç The EU factor AB uzmanı Kalypso Nicolaidis, anayasa projesini değerlendirdi Scholars launch new initiative in genocide row KKTC Başbakanı'ndan akreditasyon yorumu: TSK ile sorunumuz yok Cyprus a sticking point in EU-NATO co-operation (SETimes.com) Meral TAMER Milletvekili borsası kurup, siyasileri oylayalım Bülent Keneş Where on our agenda is global warming? Tuncay Şanlı says ‘yes’ to Boro, but can he deliver? | H3 Yasemin Çongar 'Dehşet senaryosu' ABD'de Hudson Enstitüsü'ndeki bir toplantıda, Tülay Tuğcu'ya suikast ve PKK'nın Beyoğlu'nda saldırısı ardından Türkiye'nin Kuzey Irak'a girmesini içeren bir senaryonun konuşulduğu iddia ediliyor BBC Turkish 0700 (starts at 8: 49) CNNTürk ABD Kürt liderleri ikna çabasında Wilson: Yöntem, ABD'yle işbirliği içinde bulunmalı USAK MGK öncesi raporlu uyarı: Sınır ötesi için askerî ve diplomatik hazırlık iyi yapılmadı Gül’den Kuzey Irak konusunda pozisyonumuz değişmedi Taha AKYOL Teröre karşı tedbirler? Fikret BİLA Gül'ün sözleri Kuzey Irak'ı gösteriyor A cross border offensive would be harmful to the Kurds and the US as well Barçın YINANÇ ABD Sözcüsü: Tampon bölge fikrini destekleyeceğimizden emin değilim ABD ve K. Irak ‘tampon bölge’ye soğuk Star Kuvvaevinden ‘Danıştay’ çıktı Sabah Bu ne tesadüf! Cengiz Çandar Terörün dış desteği: Kuzey Irak mı? Batı Avrupa mı? Şamil Tayyar Son 5 yılda 2 cunta hükümeti direkten dönmüş Terörist ve terörizm İsmet Berkan Kendini anlatabilmek Murat Yetkin Terörle mücadelede herkesin görevi var Eser Karakaş Kürt meselesine bir çözüm önerisi Güngör URAS Askeri mayından koruyacak araç önemli Sami KOHEN Terör uzmanlarına mesajlar... KORAY DÜZGÖREN Patlayan-patlamayan bombalar ve sorular… Yusuf KANLI Coordinated action or total confusion Gül Terörle mücadelede demokrasiden taviz yok İşte hurriyet.com.tr'nin habercilik başarısı Türkiye'nin adresi Haluk Şahin Eser Karakaş Kanat operasyonu ve askeri darbeler 30’luk sandıktaki 3 el bombası kayıp Danıştay'ın rövanşını almak istiyorlar Anayasa paketinde Sezer’in karar günü Türkiye-İspanya, ETA-PKK M.Ali Kışlalı Güler Kömürcü Sessiz yanıltmalar... Sex matters -I- (Toward a post-patriarchal Turkey) Mustafa AKYOL Ali H Aslan Islam and the West: Benefits of integration İç Basında Türk Dış Politikası Dış Basında Türkiye-AB İlişkileri - Dış Basında Güncel Türkiye Bülteni Dış Basında Irak BBC Turkish 0700 VOA Dış Basında Türkiye Turkish Press Review Google News Turkey Turquie Türkei TurcoPundit Taha Kıvanç Eski bir olay Fehmi Koru Su uyur, çeteler uyumaz ALİ BAYRAMOĞLU Asker de düşecek bu krizin ocağına… İBRAHİM KARAGÜL Savaşı Türkiye'ye taşıyan kim? NAZLI ILICAK Çorap söküğü gibi Nuray Başaran Yeni Meclis'in ömrü uzun olmayacak Nuray Mert ANAP'ı 'darbe ürünü' diye eleştiren Demirel, 28 Şubat'a destek verdi Gülay Göktürk Deprem ve kutsal devlet Ertuğrul Özkök Dindar cumhurbaşkanı insafsızlığı Ahmet Hakan İki genel merkez arasındaki 7 fark M Ali Birand Bu karamsarlığa hiç gerek yok… Türkiye'de içe kapanmanın dış boyutu MEHMET HASGÜLER Mücahit Bilici Türkiye için yeni tehdidin adı: Baas'cılık! Lagendijk'tan Alevilere: CHP'ye hâlâ nasıl oy verirsiniz? Güneri CIVAOĞLU Hamasi nutukla olmaz Tamer Korkmaz Zurnanın zırt dediği yer Mustafa Ünal En zayıf nokta... Bilal Çetin Terör Erdoğan’a zor günler yaşatıyor... Mehmet Tezkan En büyük sorun: Erdoğan kriz yönetemiyor.. Çuvallıyor.. Mehmet Altan Dere yatağında bomba bulunur mu? Berat Özipek Makul olmak cesaret ister Oktay Ekşi Bir şehidin huzurunda Özdemir İnce İdris Küçükömer’in çilesi Emin Çölaşan Bilmeden konuşan Nasuhi Güngör Asıl hezeyan ulusalcılık Erken dönem ırkçılığı Murat Belge Mümtazer Türköne Cenazeler ve MHP Hüseyin Gülerce Sağduyunun gücü Bülent Korucu Endişeye mahal yok, bombanın pimi çekilmemiş Uzan Terörde TSK ne derse o uygulanmalı Şakir Süter Cem Uzan Serdar Turgut ÖSS kaldırılmalıdır Mehmet Barlas Kimin kime oy verdiğini bilmeden seçimin tadı olur mu? Savaş SÜZAL PKK ile mücadeleye Erdoğan darbesi AKP Seçim kampanyasını Washington'da başlattı Ayrıntılar Egemen Bağış: AKP, siyasi yelpazenin tam ortasındadır AKP'liye marş marş! Bu da oldu: Bir general, bir AKP'liyi okul bahçesinden çıkardı Suat Kınıklıoğlu AKP'nin sosyal demokrat adayı Sağlıkta sözleşme devrimi Seçim sonrası: Durgunluk! Dış konjonktür değişiyor mu? Uğur Gürses Ercan Kumcu Pozitif ayırımcılık Kredi veriyorlarmış! Ne iyi insanlar! Salih NEFTÇİ Piyasalarda yaşananlar bir alım fırsatı mıydı? Yiğit Bulut Türkiye faizin anavatanı Güven Sak Acaba Çin yabancı sermaye ile ne yapıyor |
| H4 New York Times Palestinian Split Deepens; Government in Chaos Masked Hamas gunmen took control of the Gaza Strip and the Fatah president dissolved the 3-month-old unity government. Editorial Palestinians at War For Washington and Jerusalem to exert constructive influence, doing more to help the Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas is the only currency that really counts. The Laptop Is Mightier Than the Sword By OWEN WEST and BING WEST In Iraq, for four years our units have been forced to concoct their own identification databases using laptops, spreadsheets and poster boards. Curfews and Pleas for Unity Keep Sectarian Retaliation at Bay in Baghdad White House Seems Ready to Let Hamas Seize Gaza U.S. to Keep Europe as Site for Missile Defense Arrests in Egypt Point Toward a Crackdown Senate Leader Criticizes Performance of Joint Chiefs Leader DAVID BROOKS The National Pastime A Harris poll suggested that more than 40 percent of Americans would use genetic engineering to upgrade their children mentally and physically. | H5 Washington Post Abbas Dissolves Palestinian Government Palestinian Authority president declares state of emergency as rival Hamas nearly completes military conquest of the Gaza Strip. A 'Two-State Solution,' Palestinian-Style By Martin Indyk Hamastan and Fatahstine aren't what Bush had in mind. Takeover by Hamas Illustrates Failure of Bush's Mideast Vision Mosques Hit After Shrine Attack: Security Measures, Iraqi Appeals Credited With Limiting Violence September Song and Dance By Eugene Robinson, Here's a surprise: Remember how we were told that if we just waited until the fall, we'd see that George W. Bush's "surge" was working in Iraq? Well, now it turns out that we shouldn't expect answers in September after all. Accidental Allies in Russian Politics Intrepid Putin Foes See a Chance for Real Change in '08 National Security and Intelligence Dana Priest ( Reid Faults Petraeus as Not 'in Touch' : Senate Leader Cites General's Upbeat Remarks About... Libby Loses Bid to Stay Out of Jail For Appeal The GOP's Identity Crisis By E. J. Dionne Jr., The great drama in American politics today revolves around the question: What is the Republican Party? Good Fences By Charles Krauthammer, The reason comprehensive immigration reform remains in jeopardy, despite yesterday's partial resuscitation, is that it is a complex compromise with too many moving parts and too many competing interests. | H6 Guardian Hamas declares victory The Palestinian quest for an independent state is on the verge of collapse after Hamas declares Islamic rule on Israel's doorstep. UN search for solutions New German pact for EU puts UK on collision course Germany insists on 'single legal personality' for EU and calls for legally binding charter of fundamental rights across Europe We need a rebellion against a press that's damaging our national psyche Steve Clemons Jun 14 07, 07:30pm: Why has Colin Powell, Bush's famously reticent former secretary of state, come out and called for the immediate closure of Guantanamo Bay? The blunder bus barrels on Sidney Blumenthal Jun 14 07, 08:30pm: He's restarted the cold war, given Blair the kiss of death and he's only popular in Albania. Can the world cope with another 18 months of Bush?BAE bought £75m Airbus for prince BAE gave Prince Bandar of Saudi Arabia an airliner as part of Britain's al-Yamamah arms deal, and the arms firm is still paying the expenses of flying it. Bush under pressure to save aide UN envoy: anti-Hamas rhetoric undermines democracy Alvaro de Soto warns hostility to Hamas could convince millions of Muslims that democratic methods do not work. The unharmonious Quartet Edward Mortimer Jun 14 07, 05:00pm: Alvaro de Soto's leaked report charts the failure of diplomatic efforts to make headway on the Israeli-Palestinian question.The threat to al-Jazeera George Galloway: It would be a disaster for the Middle East if the US neutered the region's most independent TV station. Venezuela £500m deal to buy Russian submarines · Fleet would help Chávez thwart future US embargo · Sale to worsen relations between Putin and Bush |
| H7 Zbigniew Brzezinski on the Middle East and Global Insecurity Time America's Foreign Policy Trap Sure, it's smart to help weak nations. But the strong powers still pose the biggest challenges By Peter Beinart Washington Times MEK sense Lift 'terror' designation on Iranian group The Truth About Syria FPRI A US article discussing the futility of negotiating with Syria The Middle East’s five crises On the Escalator to War With Iran More on That Meeting in Prague… by Jim Lobe Asia Times Iraq waiting for the next shoe to drop A general in God's patriotic army | H8 IraqSlogger Google News Iraq Iran Syria Mideastwire.com - NPR Iraq stratfor The Economist Egypt Another flawed election Boston Globe A heavy hand in Afghanistan (By Sarah Sewall) NATION-BUILDING, counterinsurgency, and counterterrorism coexist uneasily in Afghanistan, and the contradictions are beginning to chafe. As large numbers of civilian casualties begin to feel like terrorism to ordinary Afghans, the West could lose on every count. Political Islam in Algeria CEPS A 10-page working paper analyzing how Islamic parties in Algeria are building a new relationship with democratic mechanisms in Europe Daily Star Curtains for the Palestinian Authority? Palestine threatens to move from gang wars to de-legitimization Hamas Poised to Convert Captured Gaza Strip into Islamist Enclave Al Awsat The Gaza Invaders : Tariq Alhomayed MEMRI Jun 15 IA# 364 - Dispute in Iran over Renewing Relations with Egypt Le Monde Iran : Ahmadinejad et l'inflation, par Marie-Claude Decamps Afghan Minister Dismisses US Claims on Iran | H9 Ha’aretz – Israel weighs transfer of frozen tax funds to PA Abbas dissolves gov't, calls state of emergency; Haniyeh: Decision to fire government 'hasty.' U.S. wants to fast-track peace talks, boost Abbas standing Bush to ask Israel to loosen military grip on West Bank; Israel favors 'containment' strategy in Gaza. Fatah gunmen kill Hamas militant in West Bank city of Nablus Sign of Gaza violence spreading to W. Bank; Hamas seizes final Fatah-run security compound in Gaza City Ramallah residents: West Bank is 'different nation' than Gaza ANALYSIS: Israel is relunctant to get involved but will not be able to keep the Gaza crossings closed forever Amira Hass: Hamas, Fatah sacrificing the struggle for liberation Peretz: We won't allow Gaza infighting to spread into Israel Jerusalem Post Israel's options: Disconnect from Gaza or talk to Hamas [ YAAKOV KATZ BBC Abbas sacks Hamas-led government Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas sacks the Palestinian government and declares a state of emergency. West Bank fears McClatchy Hamas fighters seize control of the Gaza StripJubilant Hamas fighters took control of the Gaza Strip on Thursday, raising their Islamist party's green flag over conquered government strongholds and forcing their routed Fatah rivals into a last redoubt, where they prepared to make a final stand or negotiate surrender. Yedioth Haniyeh: Not dissolving gov't Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh rejects President Mahmoud Abbas' decision to dissolve Palestinian unity government; 'Abbas' move was hasty and he didn't fully consider its consequences,' Haniyeh declares PM's Office official says recent developments in Gaza very troubling, but Israel won't intervene Cover story Ha'aretz - Like the Israeli Mossad and the American CIA, the BND is empowered to collect intelligence only outside the country and is barred from operating on German ... Daily Alert.org – Middle East Progress - EJC Israeli Press Review – Google News Israel - Palestine The Economist Palestine and Israel As bleak as it gets A civil war among Palestinians is bad for the Israelis too Editorial: Peres and Barak - the comeback kids CIA Leak Trial Judge Received Threats Israel's Grand Design: Leaders Crave Area from Egypt to Iraq |
| H10 Christian Science Monitor As Gaza unravels, Palestinians flee Thousands have left the coastal strip because of its social and economic degradation. Schorr: America's undisclosed vice president ASIABank cautions on implosion of Asian economies Asia's economic boom could still be undercut if the region fails to address a growing income gap and the lack of strong financial and infrastructure links, a top official of the Asian Development Bank said yesterday. Keeping China's best and brightest at home China is the top dog in the global struggle for talent. A recent study showed that seven out of 10 Chinese students who study abroad never return. The motherland cannot continue to develop so long as it loses so many of its best and brightest. The government is trying to provide incentives to stay home, but will they be enough? - Kent Ewing CFR The Capital Interview: Paulson Says China’s Currency ‘Doesn’t Reflect Reality’ | H11 IHT The return of Authoritarian Capitalists The United States remains the greatest guarantee of the survival of liberal democracy. Germans and Poles at odds over EU constitution A document circulated ahead of a meeting of EU foreign ministers ignored completely Warsaw's main demand in restarting talks on the group's constitution: that the EU revamp its proposed new voting system. Come together, right now Gates wins NATO backing on U.S. missile shield EUROPE European press review Le Monde "Le Traité simplifié, oui , mutilé, non", par Valéry Giscard d'Estaing BBC EU constitution 'can be simple' An EU summit could re-package the draft constitution as a simple treaty, German officials suggest. Q&A: EU constitution Full text of the constitution (1.9MB) Euroblog: A treaty reincarnated The Economist The European Union A constitutional conundrum A new European treaty is acceptable only if its contents are kept to a bare minimum Europe's population Suddenly, the old world looks younger Reports of Europe's death are somewhat exaggerated Poland and the European Union The square root or death Readings in European Security, Volume 4 CEPS This 269-page volume considers the EU's internal and external security challenges Nationalism and Religious Extremism in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Kosovo Since 1990 IFIMES An excerpt from Uncouth Nation: Why Europe Dislikes America by Andrei Markovits (and a review). | H12 RFE/RL U.S. Seeks “Creative Compromise” To Keep Russia in Key Pact Google News Azerbaijan The Economist Russia and the West Chilling time Missile defence Strategic surprise The riddle of Russia's offer to help defend Europe from missiles Russia's killer drinks Caucasian Enemies Engage in Unofficial Trade |
| H13 The Times We must break with the crazies The US Administration is belligerent in its diplomatic conduct and dangerous to world peace Anatole Kaletsky ‘There will be no dialogue with Fatah, only the sword and the rifle’ Triumphant Hamas fighters are to celebrate their Gaza victory with Friday prayers in the compound of the routed President Fresh start or revived constitution? Two years ago French and Dutch voters appeared to have killed off the blueprint for Europe’s future. What will happen next? Europe divided over summit plans Britain faces a battle over the future of the EU after it emerged that most nations want to keep key parts of the failed constitution Poland ‘is ready to wreck everything' Poland is ready to let next week’s EU summit collapse rather than accept a new constitutional treaty that eats away at its voting power Accused Syrians condemn murder Syria has condemned the bombing near a Beirut beach club which killed Walid Eido, a Lebanese politician, and his son How should Israel respond to the boycott of its universities? Wall Street Journal What I Saw in Iraq | H14 Financial Times US missile plan to forge ahead The US formally told Russia that it would go ahead with plans to build missile defence facilities, despite an offer from Moscow to share data from a radar site in Azerbaijan Abbas dismisses Hamas-led government COMMENT: France's first revolution of the 21st century Is France under Nicolas Sarkozy about to experience something radically new–a ‘pragmatic revolution’? COMMENT: Behind the mask in therace for the White House The Republican hopeful has little chance of emulating the new French president, writes Philip Stephens. WORLD NEWS: Symptoms of 'Iraq syndrome' may not be all bad Markets could cope with doubling of US deficit Global capital markets would be able to finance a near-doubling of the US current account deficit to $1,600bn a year by 2012, a McKinsey study published argues. Rebranding exercise may not seal deal for Merkel Angela Merkel, the German chancellor, confirmed yesterday that a new European treaty would be stripped of the trappings of a "superstate", including dropping its... LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: US needs policy not laundry list to deal with Putin NATIONAL NEWS: Samarra bombing sparks reprisals Backlash feared to US funding in Iran The survival of Iranian non-governmental organisations is being threatened by the US’s attempts to fund the country’s civil society, leading activists have warned. Bush to back deal on arms sales to UK The US and UK are attempting to craft a treaty to tackle one of the most contentious issues in relations between the two countries by allowing Britain to buy defence products from American companies without having to obtain export licences. ANALYSIS: Their Ukraine A deal on fresh elections solved a looming conflict for the country’s leaders but will not reconcile the divisions that caused it. Big drop in Germany’s spending Public spending as a percentage of economic output has fallen sharply and is fast approaching British levels, according to a study by the finance ministry Warsaw digs in over new EU treaty Doubts over progress on constitution Editorial Two-speed reform It is no surprise that Shinzo Abe, the Japanese prime minister, and his ruling Liberal Democratic party are faring poorly in the opinion polls. COMMENT: To treat Japan as an economic curiosity looks ever more odd Enough has changed since the asset bubble came and went that it is time to regard the country’s economy as just about entirely ‘normal’. COMMENT: The Bank's broad money headache Interpreting changes in stock growth is difficult and, in the UK, extremely controversial, writes Martin Wolf. NATIONAL NEWS: Ex-Bush aide urges 'wealth distribution through tax' THE AMERICAS: Democratic hopefuls push for new way beyond Clintonomics | H15 Los Angeles Times Palestinian fighting could end statehood hopes Clashes could turn the Gaza Strip and West Bank into ministates ruled by Hamas and Fatah, respectively. By Jonathan Chait Accusations of flip-flopping shouldn't obscure a simple truth: The war was a bad idea. Editorial Listening to Putin Bush should pay more than lip service to the Russian president's proposal to put a missile defense shield in Azerbaijan. Another J. Edgar Hoover? By Kenneth D. Ackerman The Red scare spawned the tyrannical FBI chief; will a similar homegrown villain emerge from the war on terror? Al Qaeda targets France By Bruce Riedel Working in Algeria, the terror group has been laying the groundwork for attacks. |
| H16 American Politics The Economist The candidates: Barack Obama The campaign's brightest star In bellwether states, Mitt Romney surges ahead The former governor of Massachusetts is now consistently running first in most Iowa and New Hampshire polls. realclearpolitics – ABC’s The Note – US News Political Bulletin Early Bird GovExec Swamp Gas Swamp Sunrise Daybook | H17 Daily Telegraph Fundamentally threatened from all sides Welcome to the new Islamic Republic of Hamas-stan, says Con Coughlin, where every Palestinian woman is obliged to wear the veil and all traces of corrupting Western influences are strictly banned. Islamic rule has arrived, says Hamas Abbas dissolves the Palestinian government and declares a state of emergency. Analysis: A community ruled by the gun Brown faces Germany's EU treaty push Gordon Brown faces a battle over Europe when he becomes PM after Germans move to resurrect the European constitution. Russia backs down on missile threat Russia dropped its threat to aim nuclear weapons at European cities after weeks of Cold War-style brinkmanship. Gordon Brown will not end up disappointed by his trips to Brussels because he has had no affection for them to begin with, says John Kampfner. We must have our say on any Euro-deal The announcement by the German presidency of the EU that it recommends the rapid convening of an inter-governmental conference on future constitutional change in the EU is deeply significant. 'We have let in too many immigrants' Immigration is out of hand, say two out of three Britons. The Economist Gordon Brown and foreign affairs Welcome to the world | H18 Independent A triumph for Hamas... but a tragedy for the Palestinians? A war in Gaza threatening to redraw the map of the Middle East Sami Abdel Shafi: Amid this chaos, suffering will get worse Failure to halt Iraqi violence revealed by Pentagon report Dominic Lawson: What chance has Brown of penetrating the murky depths of the intelligence services? Glenys Kinnock: The need for an ethical foreign policy, Mark II Merkel admits that deal on new EU treaty 'is still not in sight' Robert Fisk: Sinister strategy behind an MP's murder Robert Fisk: Disgraced UN chief and Nazi war criminal Waldheim, dies aged 88 The Big Question: Is Scotland becoming separated from the rest of the United Kingdom? |
| H19Military Intelligence Terrorism CFR Is US Troop Morale Slipping? Do past empires hold lessons for U.S. foreign policy today? Alex Cooley has thoughts on a debate. A review of The Pentagon: A History by Steve Vogel. US prepares for 'cyber war' with China Reid Calls Joint Chiefs Chairman 'Incompetent' (Fox News) Controversy over military vehicles for Iraq heats upIn February 2005, Marines in Iraq made a "priority 1 urgent" request for 1,169 military vehicles with V-shaped undersides that save lives by deflecting blasts from roadside bombs. But instead of those Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles, or MRAPs, the Marines back home sent armored Humvees, vehicles that offer far less protection. HBO History Makers Series: A Conversation with William J. Perry (Audio) | H20 Slate The Enemy of My Enemy: How Sunni insurgents can help us.
Is This the End of the Two-State Solution?: The consequences and possibilities of the civil war in Gaza. The Economist Political liberalism To the rescue of liberalism An excerpt from Manliness by Harvey C. Mansfield. The Sopranos and the End of Masculinity: Six years of tough-guy posturing haven't gotten Tony anywhere From Asia Times, China's current artistic renaissance has been likened to the emergence of Western Modernism more than 100 years ago. While this may be a questionable comparison, there is no doubt that something dynamic and vibrant is happening in the world of Chinese art. | H21 The RNA revolution Biology's Big Bang What physics was to the 20th century, biology will be to the 21st—and RNA will be a vital part of it The Soprano effect The Wall Street Journal's Peggy Noonan spared no superlative. The New York Times hailed "The Sopranos," as the "greatest drama ever created for television." I would never have known all that. I still don't. Annual Review of Football Finance 2007 |
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| H1 Asia-Pacific Roundtable: U.S. Foreign Policy in the Last Years of the Bush Administration and Global and Regional Security—As Delivered by Morton Abramowitz Los Angeles Times Violence in Iraq rises despite troop buildup Attacks increase in areas that had been relatively peaceful before the U.S. 'surge,' the Pentagon reports. Report: Measuring Security and Stability in Iraq (pdf) Guardian Faced with the tragedy of Iraq, the US must rethink its whole foreign policy Timothy Garton Ash: To arm Sunni gangs smacks of desperation. America seems not yet to have learned that it will never win by arms alone. Not departing is such sweet sorrow Spencer Ackerman: The US's new plan for Iraq is to withdraw all but a 'post-occupation' troop force in 2009. But can you spot the oxymoron? Leader Bitter fruits of boycott Gaza: Alvaro de Soto is not the first experienced diplomat to have entered the Middle East a moderate and to have left it two years later angry at the role of Israel and the US in subverting the search for peace. New York Times Efforts to Avert Sectarian Reprisals After Shrine Attack Appeals for calm by Shiites and Sunnis, as well as American officials in Iraq, appeared to have headed off the risk of a new sectarian convulsion, at least for now. Violence Rising in Much of Iraq, Pentagon Says Hamas Seizes Broad Control in Gaza Strip The Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, faces the collapse of Fatah power in Gaza and a putative Palestinian state divided between Fatah and Hamas. Independent A world without oil Scientists challenge major review of global reserves and warn that supplies will start to run out in four years' time IHT Patricia Cohen: Does capitalism lead to democracy, and how? Developments around the world have been tearing sizable holes in what has been a remarkably powerful idea - that capitalism and democracy are two sides of the same coin. Wall Street Journal The Case for Taxing Globalization's Winners A new argument is emerging among the pro-globalization crowd: Tax the rich more heavily to avoid an economically crippling political backlash against trade prompted by workers who aren't big winners from globalization. Discuss Christian Science Monitor Cobban: Negotiate a US exit from Iraq Financial Times Editorial Iraqi leaders must face responsibilities If clear proof were needed that nothing in US policy on Iraq is working, the attack in Samarra is it. China under increased pressure over currency China came under increased pressure to revalue its currency as a bipartisan group of US senators introduced legislation designed to push the Bush administration towards a full-blown trade dispute with Beijing COMMENT: What is at risk is not the climate but freedom Global warming hysteria is an example of truth versus propaganda, writes Vaclav Klaus. COMMENT AND ANALYSIS: Why Gaza is fertile groundfor angry young men The Strip has been overwhelmed by a demographic boom, writes Gunnar Heinsohn, of the University of Bremen. An obituary of hope Ian Black: Alvaro de Soto's report makes a depressing read, but should be scrutinised carefully by anyone involved in the Middle East peace process. Washington Post No Drop in Iraq Violence Seen Since Troop Buildup Hamas Bolsters Its Hold In Gaza Fatah Is Pressed To Abandon Posts A Sectarian Spy Duel In Baghdad By David Ignatius Iraq's internal conflict is on the verge of claiming a new victim -- the country's fledging intelligence service. Pressure to abolish the spy agency is coming from pro-Iranian Shiite politicians who have created a rival organization Standing Up to Killers Syria Must Answer for Its Murders in Lebanon By Hussain Abdul-Hussain, Enough is enough with the Syrian regime and its Lebanese puppets. The Power China Is Building By Gary Schmitt Ha’aretz – ANALYSIS: Hamas victory in Gaza presents new reality for Israel Sources: Hamas takeover forces Israel to reexamine ties with Gaza, including its provision of power and fuel. Benn In the land of Alibi The government and the army are chattering endlessly about the chances of peace and the dangers of war with Syria, and then they explain that it's all hot air and accuse the media of exaggerations and irresponsible reports. Etzioni The Syrian poison capsule Israel must make it clear that the Palestinian state that will be established in the wake of a peace arrangement will be demilitarized and that there will be a need for effective enforcement methods to keep it so. Time Hamas Victory a Blow to US Policy Europe's Christian Comeback By: Philip Jenkins | Foreign Policy CRS "Iran: Ethnic and Religious Minorities," May 25, 2007. Walker's World: Iran's oil weapon Stephen Kinzer Needed: an Isfahan communique EDM OFFER TO SHARE GABALA POLITICALLY ASTUTE, PRACTICALLY INADEQUATE RFE/RL Azerbaijani Opposition Backs U.S.-Russian Use Of Radar Eurasianet Armenia’s New Government Much Like the Old CRS "Russian Oil and Gas Challenges," updated May 16, 2007. ISA Russia reveals weakness over radar offer Sufism in Central Asia: A Force for Moderation or a Cause of Politicization? Source: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Full Paper (PDF; 294 KB) Analyst: In case of military operation against Iran, Baku will be struck first FT Moscow abuzz with Putin term talk Will Vladimir Putin seek a third term as Russian president? Moscow’s political world is abuzz with speculation that he might – but not immediately Brookings A Long, Hot Summer: What the Lebanon and Gaza Crises Mean for U.S. Policy in the Middle East Cato Globalization and Global Governance Should We Globalize Labor Too? Asia Times Bomb, bomb, bomb Iran The recent calls by prominent American neo-conservatives - and even former vice-presidential candidate Joseph Lieberman - for a military attack on Iran have a whiff of desperation to them. Is it a deliberate attempt to undermine the diplomatic process that has been set in motion? - Trita Parsi Independent Robert Fisk: Assassination brings Lebanon closer to brink | H2 The PKK, PJAK, and Iran: Implications for US-Turkish Relations Turkey's Iraq Anxieties ISA, Israel IHT The fatal attraction of invasion Asia Times A grand bargain Russia might just refuse The idea has been floated: Washington offers Moscow a grand bargain under which the US delays deploying its missile defense system in Europe, and the Russians agree to back stronger sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program. The view from Iran and Russia, both concerned over possible Turkish adventurism in Iraq, is very different. A security accord among Iran, Russia and Turkey appears a better option. - Kaveh L Afrasiabi The struggle for Kirkuk turns uglyIraq's embattled prime minister Nuri al-Maliki has formed an alliance with the Kurds, including giving them a free hand in Kirkuk. This seems to have stilled talk of a coup in Baghdad. But it poses dangers, as a referendum ceding Kirkuk to Iraqi Kurdistan would make Turkish intervention even more likely, and further inflame Iraq. - Sami Moubayed IMF Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2007 Article IV Consultation with Turkey Middle East Times Commentary: Turkey's false dichotomies Al Hayat Risks of Confrontation between Turkey and Kurds Elias Harfouch - Facing the tension in the region of Southeast Turkey with the Kurdish majority has become almost the only point of convergence between the government of Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the army in Ankara. The situation of the Kurds is not a perfect one by any means. However, confronting the central government, particularly in view of such relatively positive conditions available to the Kurds in the last years, will not help improve their situation. ABD'deki AK Parti heyetine demokrasi konusunda güvence Harekât değil siyaset gerek MUHAMMED NUREDDİN Google News Kurdish Kurdish Media İlnur Çevik PKK killing 4 birds with only one stone Specially trained squads to conduct precision operations on terrorists 'Türkiye'nin güvenlik endişelerinin tartışılacağı yer ABD-Türkiye-Irak komisyonu' Terör zirvesi, Ankara'daki gergin havayı yumuşattı TimeBlog Butt Check in Kurdistan Özel Tim, nokta operasyon yapacak Barzani: Türkiye’nin hedefi PKK değil Kürtler 'Mayınların yüzde 66'sı İtalyan ve Alman' malı Türkiye’nin sorunu Kürtlerin varlığı Öcalan'dan PKK'ya bilgi taşıyan avukata hapis cezası Emekli askerler: Cami avlusundaki sloganlarla ülke politikası belirlenmez Ban Ki Moon: Türkiye'yi takip ediyorum Kurdish Rebels Kill Turkish Officer Barzani: Erdoğan'ın sözleri doğru Hakkari’de bombalı saldırı: 1 binbaşı şehit İçimizdeki Kürtçülere açıkça anlatacağız Iraqi Kurdistan-Iran 'trade' booms (Associated Press) Özel harekatçılar sıcak bölgeye gidiyor Erdoğan: "İçeri - dışarı diye ayrım yapamayız" Saygun: Teçhizatın tedarikinde sorun yok The Struggle for Kirkuk Turns Ugly ''Türkiye Irak'la diyaloğa hevesli değil'' Cudi Dağı'nın yüksek kesimlerine top ve tank atışı PKK, İtalyan mayınlarını Irak'tan almıştır Iran to establish chamber of cooperatives in Sulaimaniya Turkey Sees Many Incentives to Invade Iraqi Kurdistan, Few Deterents Turkish official denies mediation in Israel-Syria secret talks UMUR TALU Hepimiz Filistin'dik ya! TURKEY: 'ISLAMIC RESORTS' TO BE OPENED FOR IRANIANS Google News Greece Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Press ABHaber ERDAL ŞAFAK AB ile ilgileniyor musunuz? Semih İDİZ Yunanlıların Türkiye ilgisi Mehmet Dülger Sarkozy ile işbirliği yapabiliriz (1) Sarkozy to backpedal on his ‘Turkey promise’ with commission KKTC TV sees army ban as result of domestic tensions in Turkey KKTC'de gazeteciler TSK'ya sert çıktı 'AB süper gücü için Türkiye şart' Fransa Müzakereleri Yavaşlatmaktan Yana Türkiye için Brüksel'de başka Paris'te başka türlü konuşuyor Sarkozy Türkiye’yi bloke peşinde EU sees no problem in starting monetary union talks with Turkey - Europe Belgium’s future Prime Minister Yves Leterme stated on recognizing Armenian Genocide 80 ülke Emniyet'i bugün İstanbul'da buluşuyor Polisin yetkilerini artıran yasaya onay Polisin yeni yetkilerini biliyor musunuz? 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