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23 January 2008
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H1 Financial Times The financial turmoil is like an elephant in a dark room Explanations for what has happened to the world economy are diverse. It is a combination of various elements, writes Martin Wolf

Editorial Sharp Fed rate cuts are justified The Fed needs to explain why it could not wait but its rate cuts are a risk worth running, although its skill as an economic doctor is about to be tested

The worst market crisis in 60 years Crisis is less likely to cause a global recession than a radical realignment of global economy with a relative decline of the US, argues George Soros

FT REPORT - THE WORLD 2008: Four questions for the US

New leadership needed from new leaders -- Alarm flags litter the globe -- Region would prefer jaw, jaw to war, war- -- China changes the whole world -- American authority is undermined -- US no longer dominates the world of business -- Centre of power is on the move -- From one big stage to another -- The latest hot issue -- Freedom, up to a point -- Yesterday's bad guys ride to the rescue -- Leaders and responsibility

-- A good moment for bargains?

-- Olympic games put new-found power on parade -- It's all hyped up and raring to go --A big player seeks its role -- Vast risks and rewards are all on the table

USIP Negotiating with the Islamic Republic of Iran Raising the Chances for Success—Fifteen Points to Remember John W. Limbert

Flashing Red: Why World Markets Are Tumbling - The Economist

Guardian Leader Panic stalks Wall Street Financial markets: Like many a sick child, the stock markets seem more troubled by the doctor's needle than anything else

Pakistan's Iranian shadow

Karim Sajadpour Liberal Pakistanis who want to be rid of President Musharraf should learn some cautionary lessons from Iran ,

BBC Q&A: Stock market falls

World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2008 Forum report ranks Islam and West relationsRead the report (PDF)

As of today, The Atlantic Monthly website is free to all visitors.

Little Discussion of Foreign Policy By: Richard N. Haass | Miami Herald

Ha’aretz UN Security Council powers, Germany okay Iran sanctions Decision's importance mainly symbolic since the planned sanctions will have little impact on Iran's economy

Who's better for Israel, Clinton or McCain?

Stratfor The Unraveling of Russia’s Europe Policy

CFR Mallaby: Fed Rate Cut Reflects Fears of Market Panic

Recession, Beyond the Economy

Martin Kramer Memo from Gulfistan

2008 Herzliya Conference on Israel's National Security (Institute for Policy and Strategy, Lauder School of Government, IDC Herzliya) View the conference sessions - January 20-23, 2008

NYT Worries That the Good Times Were a Mirage For years many spent freely. Now comes the big payback,

How to Stop the Downturn By JOSEPH E. STIGLITZ The optimal package would contain one fast-acting measure along with others that could lead to increased spending if the economy goes into a steep downturn.

Washington Post Capitalism's Enemies Within By Robert J. Samuelson Amid the mayhem on world financial markets, it is becoming clear that capitalism's most dangerous enemies are capitalists

Iraq's New Law on Ex-Baathists Could Bring Another Purge

Iraqi Flag Changes, but Not Sectarian Distrust Lawmakers Approve Interim Banner Dropping Vestiges of Hussein Rule and Appeasing Kurds, Shiites

Still Wrong in Afghanistan By Richard Holbrooke U.S. efforts at aerial eradication of poppy fields in Afghanistan could succeed at ridding the landscape of allies.

Christian Science Monitor

How fear turns to resolve in one Iraqi village US-Iraqi forces persuade a remote town in Diyala Province to fight against Al Qaeda insurgents.

Jerusalem Post Bolton: Israel will have to stop Iran At Herzliya Conference, says NIE report will render US a mere "bystander" on Iran conflict

Asia Times US MILITARY BREAKS RANKS, Part 1A salvo at the White House While the American public is consumed by the campaign for the presidency, the American military is not. It still has to deal with a host of problems in Iraq that officers say may be more intractable now than ever before. Claims that the "surge" is working are "ludicrous", the officers tell Mark Perry. What is working is the military's strategy of engagement with Iraq's disaffected Sunnis and tribal leaders - a strategy that from 2003 to 2007 was stymied at every turn by the White House and State Department

The Times Russia tests missiles off Europe's Atlantic coast

Russian naval force practised strike tactics off the coast of France and Spain and test-launched nuclear-ready missiles

EurasiaNet Candidates Kick Off Armenian Presidential Campaign Candidates presented their manifestos and held first meetings with voters on Monday as campaigning officially got underway for Armenia’s presidential election that will determine outgoing President Robert Kocharian’s successor.

IHT Serbia deal tightens Russia's grip on European energyThe agreement was yet another blow to EU ambitions to build its own pipeline to bring gas to Europe from Iran and Azerbaijan.

Collateral damage By GEORGE PETROLEKAS U.S. defense secretary Robert Gates's comments last week perpetuated the American myth that only U.S. armed forces are capable of defeating an insurgency

The failure of neo-liberalism

By PHILLIP BLOND The real story of neo-liberal success is the huge wealth attained by the very rich.

Heritage U.S.-Pakistan Relations

by Lisa Curtis

Base of France's foreign policy
GulfNews - By Amir Taheri,

Carnegie The Real "Surge" of 2007: Non-Combatant Death in Iraq and Afghanistan

USIP Event: Confronting the Truth: Truth Commissions and Societies in Transition

Salon The politics of an economic nightmare No U.S. leader wants to admit how bad the damage may get from the one-two punch of the credit crunch and housing slump.

By Robert B. Reich

CFR Cook: US Nervously Eyes Lebanese Political Standoff

Kevin Drum Re-De-Baathification

William Arkin Why Petraeus Should Stay

Gvosdev Some Thoughts on Russian Strategy in Europe

Globalization and the Markets – Part I

H2 Enerjide Türk-Amerikan İşbirliği

Davos'ta Gülen tartışılacak

Gece buluşmasının gündemi terör

PEJAK: PKK’S “SEARCH FORA NEW MISSION IN THEREGION” Arif KESKİN

Kosova Sorunu ve Kıbrıs Meselesi Üzerine Bir Karşılaştırma Sema Sezer

Davos raporunda Gülen örnek gösterildi

Gülen movement, schools continue to receive international acclaim

GuardianWhat Hrant left behind

Ece Temelkuran In the year since Armenian journalist Hrant Dink was murdered, Turkey has seen a nationalist uprising and apocalyptic scenes on its streets

Ha’aretz Neighbors / Turban warfare

The US’ stance on Turkey’s incursion into northern Iraq by Vartan Oskanian*

American Conservative Found in Translation By Philip Giraldi
FBI whistleblower Sibel Edmonds’s allegations are too explosive for Washington to investigate.

EDM BLOOD, OIL, AND HEADSCARVES: AL-BASHIR VISITS ANKARA

Iraqi Kurdistan President's Office Responds to Article on His Wealth

BBC Greek PM in historic Turkish trip

PM Erdoğan cancels plans to attend Davos

US not happy over Turkey's plan to become nuclear center

Obama'ya tavsiye: Acemiliğini gider

The Importance of Gul's Presidency
By Soner Cagaptay

Google News Fırat News Agency KurdishMedia Kurdish Kurdish Aspect BBC Monitoring

Doğu Ergil Has the US betrayed the Kurds in Iraq?

KÜRŞAT BUMİN

HAKAN ALBAYRAK

The Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq Selects Enterra Solutions, LLC, to Operate the Kurdistan Business Center (pdf)

Kurdistan 2008: A programme for radical solutions

A response to my Kurdish brothers

The Kurdish Question: Exploring Reconciliation.

Sami KOHEN Beşir'e Beşar'a mesajlar...

Darfur'u çözmezsen başın derde girecek

Terörle Mücadele Yüksek Kurulu toplanıyor

Türk Türban yasağıyla ilgili reçeteni koy

DTP’s Türk demands deeper investigation into Dink murder

Iraqi Kurdistan President's Office Responds to Article on His Wealth

Kürt yönetimi bastırdı, Irak bayrağı değişti

'Çadır eylemi'ne DTP'li milletvekilleri de katılacak

Is it Iraqi patriotism or Kurdish nationalism to boycott Turkish ...

Iran: Official Says Security Maintained in West Azarbayjan Province

Erdoğan says Israel’s Gaza blockade unacceptable

Forbes: Dünya çapında Müslümanlara ilham verdi

10 milyon Türk'ten El Kaide'ye destek

Expose Turkey for cruel treatment of refugees

Ayrılıkçı ETA yandaşı partiler kapatılıyor

Google News Greece Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Press ABHaber

Karamanlis: Time to begin work on long-lasting problems

A visit that transcends ill-defined ‘destinies’

49 yıl sonra bir Yunan Başbakanı Türkiye'de

PUTIN AND MEDVEDEV OPEN THE BULGARIAN GATE FOR GAZPROM Eurasia Daily Monitor

Karamanlis harikalar diyarında
Haluk Şahin

The new Greek Cypriot president and the labors of Hercules
Nicos A. ROLANDIS

Atina-Ankara hattında yarım asır önce

Rehn: Katılım süreci maraton koşusu

Cyprus's two sides at hidden diplomatic war

Türkiye’nin AB üyeliği Batı ve İslam diyaloğu için hayati önemde

Almanya, Türkiye'de silah sistemi test ediyor

For the visit of Greek Prime Minister Mr Karamanlis in Ankara (Turkey)
Hellenic News of America,

Kalos irthes Kosta (*)

UK: Turkish General Discusses Developments in Iraq, Kurdish Militants

Kendi Kaderini Tayin Hakkı ve Ayrılıkçılık: Kosova’nın Bağımsızlığı Emsal Teşkil Eder mi? Erhan Türbedar, Sadi Çaycı, Hasan Kanbolat

Vatikan: Tarsus’a kilise istiyoruz

Darbecilere operasyon
Veli Küçük, Kemal Kerinçsiz ve Fikri Karadağ dahil, gazete bombalamaktan Danıştay baskınına, ölüm yemini ettirmekten Dink cinayetine kadar birçok olayda adı anılan 33 kişi sorgulanıyor...

Ergenekon Operasyonu yorumu: Devlet çalışıyor arkadaşlar

Davos raporunda Gülen örnek gösterildi

Küçük her taşın altında

'Suikast yerini söyledim'

Gendarmerie knew about Dink murder plot, witness testifies

Gözaltındakilere sağlık kontrolü yapıldı

Hayal'in akrabası: Dink suikastını 3 ay önce jandarmaya bildirdim

Yargıtay'dan ilginç Pamuk kararı

'Darbeye ABD'den destek istedi' iddiası

VAKİT bu, başa çıkmak kolay mı?

Bomba uzmanı sayısı artıyor

Nüfusu azalan illerin milletvekili sayısı ve aldığı para düşüyor

New bird flu case reported in Turkey

Oray Eğin
Yazarlara çağrı: Gitmeyin

Number of visitors increases by 17.8 percent in 2007

Nakşibendi şeyhi cenazesinde bakan

Oruç tutan Alevi öğrencilere iftar

Yargıdan Pamuk'a rahat yok

Genelkurmay'ın önüne çıkarım

Türk Telekom'a sabit ücret darbesi

Modern promos for Turkey,

İbadet hakkı var ama okulda mescit olmaz

Mars’ta insana benzeyen şaşırtan ‘cisim’

OKAN MÜDERRİSOĞLU
Adres değiştirip devlete bildirmeyene ceza geliyor

Reha Muhtar

CIA ajanı yapılan Ayten Gökçer hüngür hüngür ağlıyor...

Can Tanrıyar'ı, Kırca mı kovdurdu?

Ali Kırca Show'a geçince yıllar önce "kasedini" yayımlayan Can Tanrıyar'dan intikamı aldı!

23 Ocak 2008 Basın Özeti

H3 Türban uzlaşması tamam gibi Bahçeli: Samimiyiz. Erdoğan: Çözüm siyasetin görevi. Türk: Destekleriz

Ergenekon operasyonu

'Doğu'da devlet yok, Apocular örgütleniyor'

Türkiye zaman kaybediyor ÖZDEM SANBERK

M Ali Birand Asker gözüyle operasyonların bilançosu

Cüneyt Ülsever Türban kavgası mı sınıf çatışması mı

Darbecilere operasyon

’Ergenekon’a şafak operasyonu

Devlet, derin devlete karşı

1. Ergenekon’a 03:30 baskını

İstanbul raid nets Gladio remnants

BÜYÜK OPERASYON

Ergenekon üçüncü dalgayla çökertildi

Orgeneral Büyükanıt yorum yapmadı

Türban kavgası nasıl bitecek?
Murat Yetkin

Cengiz Çandar Dış politikada rota şaştı mı

Cevdet Aşkın

Kuvvetler ayrılığına saygıİsmet Berkan

Asker ne düşünür? M.Ali Kışlalı

Şamil Tayyar Dağlıca komutanını aradım

Aydın Doğan'ın Erbakan'a yazdığı tarihi mektubu açıklıyoruz

Tartışmalarımız 12 Eylül'den kalma

Taha AKYOL Küresel emperyalizm

Neden ve nereye kadar AKP? Avni Özgürel

Bahçeli'den yargıya anayasa hatırlatması

Başörtüsünde müşterek bir çözüm için çalışıyoruz

Sadece üniversite için yasa hazırlanabilir

Anayasa'ya türban hükmü konulmamalı

Beğenmeyenler şimdi örnek almaya çalışıyor

İç Basında Türk Dış Politikası

Dış Basında Türkiye-AB İlişkileri Günlük Haftalık - Dış Basında Irak BBC Turkish 0700 VOA TSİ 06:30 Dış Basında Türkiye Turkish Press Review Google News Turkey Turquie Türkei TurcoPundit

Taha Kıvanç Benim de bir tezim var

Fehmi Koru Bir yanlışı düzeltelim

İBRAHİM KARAGÜL

[HABER YORUM] Susurluk'u çözme fırsatı

Anayasa değişikliği türban için yeterli değil

Ertuğrul Özkök Onları bulursanız lütfen sorun

Ahmet Hakan Şevket Abi’ye de mi lolo

Hadi Uluengin Liberal, ama sosyal

Hasan CEMAL Umuda yolculuk hiç bitmez siyasette!

Mustafa Karaalioğlu Geride bir ‘acaba’ kalmasın

Serdar Turgut
Türkiye gözlemleri

Engin Ardıç
Tehcirsever

Nasuhi Güngör Enver Altaylı niçin sahnede?

Bahçeli: Parliament should solve headscarf issue

Güneri CIVAOĞLU Yazılı belge

[Yorum - M.Rüştü Hanioğlu] Seçkinler, modernlik ve dindarlık(2)

[Yorum - M.Naci Bostancı] Başörtüsü ve AKP-MHP

Enis Berberoğlu

Oktay Ekşi

Yalçın Doğan AKP eleştirisi eşittir darbe çağrısı

Sadi Somuncuoğlu Türban "ateşkes"i

Mehmet Altan ‘Devlet emrinde çalışan katiller’

İsmail Küçükkaya
Başbakan’a göre yüzde 47’nin sırrı

Mehmet Tezkan

MHP nereye koşuyor?

Bahçeli'den Başsavcı'ya sert cevap: Anayasa'ya uy, devleti yıpratma

Fatih Altaylı Olası bir krizi türbanın altına saklamak

Ahmet Taşgetiren Niye Fransız modeli?

Hakan Aygün MHP'liler Bahçeli'ye kızgın ama

Nagehan Alçı Akredite entelektüel

Mustafa Akyol ‘Çağdaş’ Türkler’in korkulu rüyası

Özdemir İnce Yalanla pazarlık olmaz!

Mehmet BarlasSorumluluk taşıyanlar gerçek gündemden kaçamaz...

Mehmet Y Yılmaz Kadın eli sıkmayan başbakan

İlnur Çevik Turkey's judiciary has to respect the elected

Tufan Türenç Başbakan Ümraniye’de acaba ne düşündü

MUHARREM SARIKAYA TÜSİAD: Dalga bizi de vuracak

Bülent Kenes Fusion of powers vs. separation of powers and minority dictatorship

ERDAL ŞAFAKZehirli sarmaşıklar

ERGUN BABAHANOlağan şüpheliler

EMRE AKÖZKuvvacıların marifetleri

Bilal Çetin Türkiye’nin birinci önceliği türban mı ekonomi mi olmalı?

Can Ataklı

Kötüyken sorumlu Amerika oldu

4. ‘Ülkemin sorunlarını yurt dışında konuşmam’

HASAN BÜLENT KAHRAMANCinayeti gördüm

NAZLI ILICAK Küçük Mustafa Kemal'ler ve Ergenekon

MAHMUT ÖVÜR

YAVUZ DONAT"Hocabey" yasaklara karşı

Sebahattin Önkibar Kafa karıştıran operasyon!

Gülay Göktürk Büyük operasyon

Yavuz Baydar How dare, YouTube?

Gül: Elimden geleni yapacağım

Yüzde 47 beklentilere cevap içindi

Fikret BİLA Rektör Aras: Öz sermayemizi yitirdik

Ece TEMELKURAN Eyleme geçen cehalet

Ekonomik çalkantı
Son dalgalanmalar karşısında Türkiye ekonomisinin durumu

Hurşit GÜNEŞ Faiz indirim sırası Avrupa'da

İBRAHİM KAHVECİ

Hükümet gelişmelerin farkında değil! Uğur Gürses

Eser Karakaş Özel sektör borcu: Risk mi sigorta mı

Ege Cansen Ekonomide sıkıntılı günler geçer, büfe kalır

ABD dünyayı sallayan krizde faiz silahını çekti

ABDURRAHMAN YILDIRIMFaiz indirimi piyasaları keser mi?

Ercan Kumcu Enflasyon dönemi

Erdal Sağlam

Güngör URAS Ankara'nın gündeminde 'kriz' yok (Ankara'nın derdi Merkez Bankası'nı İstanbul'a taşımak)

Yaman TÖRÜNER Fiyat istikrarında ısrar neden?

İbrahim Öztürk The Turkish economy’s ability to resist US-led recessionary waves

Yalçın Bayer Kriz olmaz ama...

Krizin devamı! Metin Ercan

Gündemimiz ve ekonomi
Mustafa Aysan

H4 New York Times Fed’s Action Stems Sell-Off in World Markets Confronting panic about a possible recession, the Federal Reserve announced the biggest one-day reduction of interest rates on record

Worries That the Good Times Were a Mirage For years many spent freely. Now comes the big payback

How to Stop the Downturn By JOSEPH E. STIGLITZ The optimal package would contain one fast-acting measure along with others that could lead to increased spending if the economy goes into a steep downturn.
Maybe Too Little, Always Too Late By BRUCE BARTLETT This chart, which shows the enactment of stimulus plans, is a fairly accurate indicator that we have hit the bottom of the business cycle.
Editorial The Fed Weighs In Rate cuts alone are unlikely to provide a powerful enough fix, especially given the severe problems in the housing market.

Clinton’s No. 1 Surrogate Clashes With No. 1 Rival

MAUREEN DOWD Two Against One It’s odd that the first woman with a shot at becoming president is so openly dependent on her husband to drag her over the finish line.

Make the Tax Cuts Work By LEN BURMAN One way to prevent or shorten a recession would be to repeal the Bush tax cuts two years early, in 2009.

H5 Washington Post Capitalism's Enemies Within By Robert J. Samuelson Amid the mayhem on world financial markets, it is becoming clear that capitalism's most dangerous enemies are capitalists

Iraq's New Law on Ex-Baathists Could Bring Another Purge

Iraqi Flag Changes, but Not Sectarian Distrust Lawmakers Approve Interim Banner Dropping Vestiges of Hussein Rule and Appeasing Kurds, Shiites

Still Wrong in Afghanistan By Richard Holbrooke U.S. efforts at aerial eradication of poppy fields in Afghanistan could succeed at ridding the landscape of allies.

Fed Cuts Key Interest Rate to Stem Panic Investors in futures markets are betting on a strong likelihood that central bank will cut rates again at regularly scheduled meeting next week. Wall Street Rebounds After Shaky Opening; Foreign Markets Up

Israel Briefly Eases Grip on Gaza E.U., U.N. Allowed to Truck In Limited Supplies on Fifth Day of Blockade

Six Powers Back U.N. Draft on Iran Tough Sanctions Are Watered Down

A Russian Candidacy In Peril Authorities Scrutinize Putin Foe's Campaign

Now or Never for Obama By David S. Broder Anything other than an Obama victory in South Carolina would represent a significant setback to his long-term prospects.

The GOP's Security Gap By Harold Meyerson, Real discussions of national security must include economic security considerations.

Editorial Down Arrows A market sell-off adds to the challenges facing Washington's fiscal policymakers.

Whose Stimulus Makes the Grade? By Ruth Marcus The presidential candidates' views on economic stimulus are a revealing way to judge their thinking on economic policy

Clinton Now Looking Beyond S.C. Focus on 4 Delegate-Rich States Is Considered Risky

Obama Turns His Message Of Change to The Economy

Bush, Lawmakers Are Close to Deal on Stimulus Package

Judge Sentences Padilla to 17 Years, Cites His Detention

Sudan Names Janjaweed Figure as Top Adviser

H6 Guardian Leader Panic stalks Wall Street Financial markets: Like many a sick child, the stock markets seem more troubled by the doctor's needle than anything else

Pakistan's Iranian shadow

Karim Sajadpour Liberal Pakistanis who want to be rid of President Musharraf should learn some cautionary lessons from Iran ,

,

See no evil, hear no evil

Brian Katulis Jan 22 08, 07:30pm: Defeat in Iraq? Jonathan Steele paints a picture of williful ignorance in Washington about the realities in Iraq. Sadly, that picture remains unchanged today

UN renews pressure on Iran
New pressure on Iran to suspend uranium enrichment after a new package of sanctions is agreed in principle

Leader The heat and the kitchen
US elections: If the race between Clinton and Obama is turning nasty it is because the stakes are very high. But it is also because there are some genuine issues at stake - about the candidates' mettle as well as their policies

The first use fallacy

Martin Butcher: The hawks in Nato are pushing for a policy of pre-emptive nuclear strike. A more dangerous version of interventionism is hard to imagine

The free-marketeers abhor the crutch of the state - until they start limping Jonathan Freedland: Turbo-capitalism is happy to rely on the public when it gets in trouble. Now we should demand a say the rest of the time

The farce of sovereignty Guardian, Wednesday January 23 2008

Jonathan Steele

This brutal siege of Gaza can only breed violence Karen Koning AbuZayd: Palestinian suffering has reached new depths. Peace cannot be built by reducing 1.5m people to a state of abject destitution

Denying us a vote on the EU treaty is arrogant cowardice Simon Jenkins: Without the debate a referendum would bring, Britons will rebel against unsanctioned meddling, to the union's detriment

Unity and sovereignty Maurice Gourdault-Montagne and Wolfgang Ischinger: Germany and France know that Britain will gain political clout by signing up to Lisbon

Pitbull Bill - the 'other' Clinton revelling in his return to the fray

Unreliable opinions Geoffrey Wheatcroft: Voters who lead pollsters astray are shying away from examining the true content of their hearts

Rate cuts expected
to try to calm markets
Brown to meet for talks with French, Italian and German counterparts after another frantic day of trading in global markets

Democrat campaign turns negative

Clinton accuses Obama of desperation as debate rancour brings campaign to low ebb

Slasher flick Richard Adams: US banks have stopped lending and America's malls feel like the set of a zombie movie - that's why the Federal Reserve rushed to cut interest rates

H7 BBC Asian markets rally after US cut Asian stocks bounce back after an interest rate cut by the US Federal Reserve helps calm investor anxiety.

US rate cut stuns Davos leaders

Q&A: Stock market falls

From The American Interest, an interview with Robert Putnam, author of Making Democracy Work.

An interview with Jacob Heilbrunn, author of They Knew They Were Right: The Rise of the Neocons (and a review and more).

NATO Shows its Age - Boston Globe editorial

painful history: Democracies like to think they oppose torture, but they only keep it out of sight.

A Mideast Lesson for Bush By: H.D.S. Greenway | The Boston Globe Bush's Sunni allies in the region are indeed worried about the rising power and belligerency of Shi'ite Iran, but they also know that it was Bush's war in Iraq that empowered Iran, and they are not sure they trust him to come up with a solution.

The Cost of Belieiving in America By: Konstantin Sonin | The Moscow Times
Ten years ago, an economic crisis in one developing country could set off a chain reaction among investors around the world. And once investors suffered sharp losses in one place -- for example, Thailand, South Korea or Indonesia -- they began rolling back everywhere.

Negotiating Peace in Darfur USIP A US briefing on peacemaking efforts in Darfur

Asia Times US woos a partner over Iran The United States goes into another meeting with Britain, France, Russia, China and Germany on Iran's nuclear program in an unusually restrained mood. Washington's push for more sanctions has been blunted by a a US government report questioning their economic impact, while Paris is developing an independent line. When push comes to shove, the US has made it clear to Beijing where its loyalties should lie. - M K Bhadrakumar

The snare of stimulus
The prospect of a US fiscal stimulus has been welcomed by the stars in the country's political and economic firmament. Yet the real need is for higher interest rates to curb consumer demand and the transfer to Asia and the Middle East of the country's most important comparative advantages: readily available low-cost capital.

The Arab Moderates Locked between Two Options: the US and Iran Raghida Dergham - The US president’s recent comments about Iran and Lebanon didn’t have much of an impact on most Arab leaders and segments of public opinion. This is due to the declining confidence in the US as a whole, and not just in George W. Bush. In fact, finding it difficult to believe US vows and Bush’s promises is nothing new.

H8 IraqSlogger Google News Iraq Iran Syria Mideastwire.com - NPR Iraq stratfor

Iran Leader Under Fire for Gas Shortages

UN powers agree new Iran draft

Leading UN powers agree on a draft resolution that would expand sanctions against Iran, Germany says.

Anbar fault lines
Teenage suicide attack highlights Iraq's tangle of tribal loyalties

New sanctions on Iran are seen as unlikely in near term

Russian Foreign Minister Satisfied With UNSC Draft Resolution on Iran

Iran Agency Publishes Proof of a Letter It Says US Sent to Iran

Iranian Opposition Delayed Indian Launch of Israeli Satellite

The Construction Site Called Saudi Arabia

Iraq parliament approves new flag Iraq's parliament votes to change its flag and address Kurdish concerns over its symbolism.

Iran says can supply gas for EU pipeline - if asked

Iran-US to Hold New Round of Iraq Talks Within Next Few Days - Ambassador

Iran Attracts 11b Dollars of Foreign Investment in 10 Months

Hamas-Iraq Claims Blowing Up US Vehicle With Homemade Rocket

Bulgarian, Iranian Foreign Ministers Discuss Nuclear Energy, Gas Projects

Iraq Water Resources Benefit From U.S. Expertise, Funding

Modernization targets agriculture, hydroelectric power, flood warning

General Says al - Qaida on the Run in Iraq

H9 Ha’aretz UN Security Council powers, Germany okay Iran sanctions Decision's importance mainly symbolic since the planned sanctions will have little impact on Iran's economy

Who's better for Israel, Clinton or McCain?

Israel: Only emergency aid will be allowed into Gaza Strip

United Nations plans statement condemning Israel over Gaza

Bolton: 'Near zero' chance Pres. Bush will strike Iran ,,

'Israeli politics is more ready to oust Olmert'

Israel unveils plans for missile to counter Hezbollah missiles 'Stunner,' designed to shoot down missiles with range of 40-250 km., likely to be operational in 4 years

They neither see nor remember Those who champion escalation ignore the fact that hermetic closure of all crossings into Gaza reminds the world what it loves to forget: Israel is the occupier. The aggressor

Gaza power restored after Israel delivers fuel, gas to the Strip

Gazans flood into Egypt as gunmen breach border

Jerusalem Post Bolton: Israel will have to stop Iran At Herzliya Conference, says NIE report will render US a mere "bystander" on Iran conflict

Ya'alon: Crisis management, not peace

Thousands of Palestinians flow into Egypt as border breached

Frattini: I support Iran sanctions

Hamas' Dupes – Editorial

Prominent Arab Editor, PA Officials Blame Hamas for Gaza Crisis -

The al-Qaida franchise [ DAVID HARRIS

· Jerusalem Report Apres Bush

In the wake of the U.S. President's visit

Yedioth Ahronoth Thousands cross into Egypt
Palestinian gunmen set off several explosive devices along concrete wall dividing Palestinian and Egyptian Rafah. Thousands of Gaza residents enter Sinai; some return to Strip with food and medicine. Hamas: Israeli siege broken
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'Israel will defend its own'

'We'll continue to fight Qassam fire even at price of UN condemnation,' FM Tzipi Livni says

My talks with Hamas

Israeli leaders should at least consider Hamas offers for long-term ceasefire, Dror Ze’evi says

Daily Alert.orgMiddle East Progress - EJC Israeli Press Review Google News Israel - Palestine

BBC Anger as UN debates Gaza blockade

The United Nations Security Council debates Israel's blockade of Gaza, with angry exchanges between envoys.

In pictures: Power cuts

Gaza blockade: Your views

Analysis: What now for Hamas?

Under pressure
How is the economic siege of Gaza affecting Hamas?

Sewage goes untreated in Gaza

The Gaza "Blackout" and the Laws of War - J. Peter Pham (National Review)

How to Respond to Bombardment from Across the Border - Marty Peretz

Palestine's Partition: Not a Solution Then, or Now By: Musa Budeiri | The Daily Star
It is perhaps time we look back and admit that the events of 1948 have been misunderstood. The establishment of a Jewish state on the larger part of Palestinian territory and the dissolution of the Arab national community in Palestine did not lead to a winding down of the national conflict over Palestine.

What Does It Mean to Be the Pro-Israel Candidate By: Gershom Gorenberg | The American Prospect
Now is the time to debate what it means to support Israel, so that a year from now, elected leaders will be able to refer to publicly recognized ideas to justify acting more sensibly

Foreign Office: pro-Arab?
Book pleads not guilty.

H10 Christian Science Monitor

How fear turns to resolve in one Iraqi village US-Iraqi forces persuade a remote town in Diyala Province to fight against Al Qaeda insurgents.

Fed races to ease market fearsThe move came after an unscheduled meeting and the rate cute of 3/4 of a point is the largest in at least 20 years.

On the federal deficit, candidates stay mostly vague

Rising entitlement costs and Iraq war expenses take a back seat to shorter-term stimulus plans.

Irrational exodus

Economic turnarounds start with those who eye the economy's healthy aspects.

In Padilla case, no life sentence

The judge cited harsh military detention to justify a lighter term of 17 years in prison.

It's official: Medvedev for (Russian) president

President Putin's chosen successor, he kicked off his campaign Tuesday with a Kremlin-sponsored speech.

A smart fix for the subprime mess

ASIA

China's parallel universe fades

China and U.S. Remain Focused By: Jing-dong Yuan | Asia Times
China and the US remain focused Iran, Taiwan and mutual military issues were top of the agenda at the latest high-level dialogue between the United States and China. Yet the two powers have not made any significant movement beyond their immediate bilateral concerns, let alone truly strategic matters.

India on a Roll, or the Benefits of Celluloid Soft Power By: Shashi Tharoor | The Daily Star
The world has heard much about India's extraordinary transformation in recent years, and even of its claims to a share of "world leadership." Some of that is hyperbole, but in one respect, India's strength may be understated.

Militants have begun attacking U.S. supply lines in Pakistan.

Asia Times China and the US remain focused
Iran, Taiwan and mutual military issues were top of the agenda at the latest high-level dialogue between the United States and China. Yet the two powers have not made any significant movement beyond their immediate bilateral concerns, let alone truly strategic matters. - Jing-dong Yuan

Japan's Dynasty Politics Losing Favor Among the Public By: Bruce Wallace | Los Angeles Times
More than 30% of lawmakers are descendants of previous parliament members. But change may be coming.

Retired military officers call on Pakistani leader to quit

Looking Beyond Feudal Politics in Pakistan By: John Ward Anderson | The Washington Post
As Pakistan prepares for elections scheduled for Feb. 18, political analysts say the country's feudal political system -- organized around ethnic tribes, family dynasties and personality cults -- has retarded the development of democracy.

Musharraf Pledges Fair Vote, Won't Thwart Opposition By: James G. Neuger | Bloomberg News

India's poor hold the key to its future

As Peter Foster leaves India for the last time, he reflects on the country's vast disparities of wealth and its aspirations

Home-Grown Jihadists Wake Up Pakistan By: Joseph L. Galloway | Miami Herald
There are signs that Pakistan's leaders finally are waking up to the threat that faces them from the Islamic jihadists who poured into the untamed provinces bordering Afghanistan six years ago and have spread their poison on fertile ground.

India's Socialist Constitution - Shruti Rajagopaln, Wall Street Journal

Indonesia: Tackling Radicalism in Poso International Crisis Group

H11 IHT Serbia deal tightens Russia's grip on European energyThe agreement was yet another blow to EU ambitions to build its own pipeline to bring gas to Europe from Iran and Azerbaijan.

Collateral damage By GEORGE PETROLEKAS U.S. defense secretary Robert Gates's comments last week perpetuated the American myth that only U.S. armed forces are capable of defeating an insurgency

The failure of neo-liberalism

By PHILLIP BLOND The real story of neo-liberal success is the huge wealth attained by the very rich.

Davos and the power of collaborative innovation By KLAUS SCHWAB

Seeing what we want to see

By CARLO UNGARO The situation in Afghanistan cannot be tackled without taking its regionalism into account and identifying ways to address it.

The boomerang effect reverberates in Pakistan The U.S. can talk of 'more robust' aid, but Musharraf's fate is in his own hands.

EUROPE European press review

FT Editorial Precarious Prodi Italy urgently needs reform to force the proliferation of parties into broader groups that can produce a more coherent government and opposition

The long arm of the Vatican?

John Hooper Observers of Italy's latest political upheaval are speculating about its potential links with the Roman Catholic church

Round One to the Nationalists Der Spiegel
Nationalist Tomislav Nikolic came out ahead in the first round of the Serbian presidential election on Sunday. But a run-off, scheduled for Feb. 3, will be necessary. The choice is clear: Isolation versus a future in the European Union.

The U.S. Cannot Deliver By: Edward McMillan-Scott | The Guardian
Europe must help a troubled globe to understand that its founding principles offer more lasting peace and prosperity than the Bush formula.

Unity and Sovereignty By: Maurice Gourdault-Montagne and Wolfgang Ischinger | The Guardian
This is a very important year for the EU and its member states. After last year's unanimous agreement on the Lisbon treaty, one of the most important issues in all member states will be the treaty's ratification. Clearly, each country will conduct its own debate according to its own political traditions.

Vatican 'plot' claim in Italian crisis The Vatican has been accused of trying to bring down the government after a Catholic minister abandoned Romano Prodi's coalition government, leaving it facing collapse.

Serbia backs Russia gas deal Belgrade approves a strategic deal for long-term gas supplies from Russia through the proposed South Stream pipeline in return for selling majority of NIS to Gazprom Neft

Prodi comes out fighting as former minister threatens to sink coalition

Power to pollute
Why the EU's new countries will be allowed to emit more

Sarkozy unveils €1bn plan to stop repeat of 2005 riots
· Minister promises to create 45,000 new jobs
· Investment to focus on notorious 'banlieues'

EU to map low-carbon energy path

The European Commission is to detail wide-ranging proposals for achieving its goals on climate and energy

Analysis: Islamist terror back in Europe

Analysis: Anti-Islam film scares The Hague

H12 RFE/RL

Stratfor The Unraveling of Russia’s Europe Policy

Russial prosecutors investigate Mikhail Kasyanov, opposition leader

Russia tests missiles off Europe's Atlantic coast

Russian naval force practised strike tactics off the coast of France and Spain and test-launched nuclear-ready missiles

Candidates Kick Off Armenian Presidential Campaign Candidates presented their manifestos and held first meetings with voters on Monday as campaigning officially got underway for Armenia’s presidential election that will determine outgoing President Robert Kocharian’s successor.

Moscow Diary
Has Putin's Russia had enough of foreigners and their ideas?

Television and Political Persuasion in Young Democracies: Evidence from Russia (PDF; 316 KB)
Source: Centre for Economic and Financial Research, New Economics School

Russia rattles its rusty sabre

The Kremlin flexed its military might as aged warships and nuclear bombers test fired missiles in the Atlantic during the first major military manoeuvres since the Cold War.

Liberal’s tilt at Russian poll in doubt

An investigation into whether his campaign had forged signatures in his support imperils the candidacy of Mikhail Kasyanov, the liberal challenger to Vladimir Putin’s preferred successor

Putin's new PR plan: judo
Putin appoints his judo guru to head new press and information centre
Future president's campaign begins

Google News Azerbaijan

Britain Downplays Expulsions While Keeping Options Open By: David Nowak | The Moscow Times
British sources confirmed on Monday that London is currently unlikely to expel any diplomats in reply to Federal Security Service harassment of British Council staff in Russia, but would not rule out such a move in the future.

Turkmen leader continues to dismantle predecessor's legacyThe president of Turkmenistan has abolished a holiday honoring the birthday of his megalomaniacal predecessor, further undermining a personality cult that nevertheless still clings to the hermetic Central Asian country a year after his death

H13 The TimesEnd of Easy Money The world must adjust to new economic circumstances

Market collapse fears 'triggered Fed rate cut' The possible implosion of the US bond insurance market saw the Fed make the biggest rate cut for over a quarter of a century

‘The age of turbulence’ – and how to survive it

Russia tests missiles off Europe's Atlantic coast Russian naval force practised strike tactics off the coast of France and Spain and test-launched nuclear-ready missiles

Blair warned peace mission faces failure Palestinian political and business leaders say Middle East envoy is running away from confrontation with the Israelis

Iraq to dump Saddam's handwritten flag Former dictator Saddam Hussein’s handwritten phrase Allahu akbar (God is Great) is to be removed from the national flag

A downturn: good news for Gordon

Sometimes hard times can benefit governments as the public do not hold them responsible Daniel Finkelstein

Wall Street Journal Fed Makes Emergency Cut

The Fed surprised markets by cutting its main interest-rate target by three-quarters of a percentage point to 3.5% a week before a scheduled meeting to decide on rates. (Fed statement)

Shares Show Classic Bear Signals

The Fed's rate cut contributed to a global rally, but signs of a bear market are starting to show. Downward pressure on stocks is likely to continue.

Democrats' Tactics May Change the Game

Obama is trying something many observers say has never been done in the South: He is circumventing entrenched local leadership and building a political machine from scratch.

Hillary and Say's Law

By George Melloan
We can't consume if we don't produce.

Obama's Clinton EducationThe Illinois Senator is realizing that the Clintons will say or do anything to win. Review & Outlook

Sovereign Wimp Funds

By Holman W. Jenkins, Jr.
Business World:

If they're so rich, why aren't they smart?


The Dollar and the Market Mess

By Bill Wilby
In a world of fiat currencies, dollar strength is a better measure of monetary policy than "core" inflation.

H14 Financial Times The financial turmoil is like an elephant in a dark room Explanations for what has happened to the world economy are diverse. It is a combination of various elements, writes Martin Wolf

Editorial Sharp Fed rate cuts are justified The Fed needs to explain why it could not wait but its rate cuts are a risk worth running, although its skill as an economic doctor is about to be tested

The worst market crisis in 60 years Crisis is less likely to cause a global recession than a radical realignment of global economy with a relative decline of the US, argues George Soros

Will the Fed rate cut work? Davos blog: Stephen Roach, Morgan Stanley Asia, argues that the Fed is unable to stop the recessionary dynamic now unfolding

Fed move seen as insufficient catch-up attempt Mohamed El-Erian points to continuing scepticism

COMPANIES - INTERNATIONAL: China and Brazil continue rise to overtake oil multinationals

Asian stocks rebound after Fed rate cut Asian stocks rebounded after the US Federal Reserve slashed interest rates by 75 basis points – and hinted clearly at more cuts to come – in a bid to arrest the deterioration in the US economy

Europe blames US policies for turbulence European policymakers blamed the turmoil in global equity markets on US economic and fiscal policy and said Europe’s economy was resilient enough to emerge without great damage

FT REPORT - THE WORLD 2008: Four questions for the US

FT REPORT - THE WORLD 2008: New leadership needed from new leaders

FT REPORT - THE WORLD 2008 - FRONT PAGE: Alarm flags litter the globe

FT REPORT - THE WORLD 2008: Region would prefer jaw, jaw to war, war

FT REPORT - THE WORLD 2008: China changes the whole world

FT REPORT - THE WORLD 2008: American authority is undermined

FT REPORT - THE WORLD 2008: US no longer dominates the world of business

FT REPORT - THE WORLD 2008: From one big stage to another

FT REPORT - THE WORLD 2008: The latest hot issue

FT REPORT - THE WORLD 2008 - FRONT PAGE: Alarm flags litter the globe

FT REPORT - THE WORLD 2008: Freedom, up to a point

FT REPORT - THE WORLD 2008: Yesterday's bad guys ride to the rescue

FT REPORT - THE WORLD 2008: Leaders and responsibility

FT REPORT - THE WORLD 2008: A good moment for bargains?

FT REPORT - THE WORLD 2008: Olympic games put new-found power on parade

FT REPORT - THE WORLD 2008: Tough call for Fed

FT REPORT - THE WORLD 2008: It's all hyped up and raring to go

FT REPORT - THE WORLD 2008: A big player seeks its role

Interview: Klaus Schwab

Christmas shopping and the chowkidar Gloomy headlines find their own justification and commentators can find data to support any story they want to tell, writes John Kay

GLOBAL MARKETS TURMOIL: Traders left to search for signs of capitulation

Draft deal reached on new Iran sanctions World powers ended weeks of deadlock over whether to press ahead with a fresh raft of sanctions against Iran by agreeing to a new United Nations draft resolution

Iran finds new ways to beat sanctions FRONT PAGE - FIRST SECTION: Iranian importers find new ways to skirt big banks and US threat Soft toys and textiles hit by Bush warning

Prodi fights for survival in double vote Italian prime minister Romano Prodi faces fight for his political survival in parliament in the first of two votes of confidence

Precarious ProdiItaly urgently needs reform to force the proliferation of parties into broader groups that can produce a more coherent government and opposition

Sarkozy urged to back full-scale liberalisation France must embrace full-scale economic liberalisation if it is to boost its trend growth by 50 per cent in five years and slash unemployment, a high-level review will recommend

Liberating France The recommendations a report by Jacques Attali is expected to contain would amount to a veritable revolution in French socio-economic life if implemented

Canada weighs exit from Afghanistan A government-appointed panel has recommended that Canada withdraw its troops in 2009 unless its Nato partners deploy additional forces in the dangerous Kandahar region

Czech vote could threaten US radar US plans to site part of a missile defence system in the Czech Republic face a stiff test in the country’s parliament, where the opposition is seeking to overturn the government’s wafer-thin majority

China's parallel universe fades

WORLD NEWS: Mood among chief executives darkens

Europe will be able to bounce back The chances are that the shocks will not push the eurozone into a downward spiral and its economy could rebound before the year ends, writes Holger Schmieding

US tax rebate to take six months to kick in Any planned tax rebate as part of an economic stimulus package may not have a big impact on the US economy until Christmas,

FT REPORT - GUIDE TO DAVOS: The family affair that grew into a global brand

Padilla jailed for 17 years

H15 Los Angeles Times Who's the real fascist here?

Jonah Goldberg: Liberals who brand conservatives as totalitarians need to take a look at their own beliefs.

Boon for borrowers, not savers

The Fed rate cut could bring quick relief if you're in debt, but not if you bank your funds

War over in Lebanon, but battle persists

Tea and tribal conflict in Iraq

Six-nation pact takes aim at Iran

Iraq lawmakers approve new flag

Robert Gates glass house

Top Marine in Iraq sees pluses, minuses

Editorial

H16 American Politics

American Conservative The Audacity of Huck By Michael Brendan Dougherty
The Republican establishment wants Christian voters, not Christian leaders

Untested Savior
By Scott McConnell
Barack Obama fulfills Democratic dreams for a truly transcendent leader—and Republican hopes for an easy target.

realclearpoliticsABC’s The Note US News Political Bulletin

Early Bird GovExec Swamp Gas The Swamp


Debate Obama vs. Big Speech Obama - Steve Kornacki, New York Observer

Economic Panic is Trouble for GOP - Marc Ambinder, The Atlantic


Fed Cuts Key Interest Rate As Recession Fears Well Up - Grep Ip, WSJ


Bernanke's Cut Could Do More Harm Than Good - Brian Wingfield, Forbes

Ghettoizing Barack - Pat Buchanan, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review


The End of the Obama Revolution - Gabor Steingart, Der Spiegel


Republican Voters vs. Establishment - David Brooks, New York Times


The Case for Rudy Giuliani - Dennis Prager, RealClearPolitics


Who's the Real Fascist Here? - Jonah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times

What Does It Mean to Be the Pro-Israel Candidate By: Gershom Gorenberg | The American Prospect
Now is the time to debate what it means to support Israel, so that a year from now, elected leaders will be able to refer to publicly recognized ideas to justify acting more sensibly

McClatchy Fed saves economic day, but uncertainty continuesFederal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke averted a Black Tuesday on Wall Street, heading off what had seemed certain to be a massive stock sell-off with an unprecedented cut to the Fed's benchmark lending rate of three-quarters of a percentage point, to 3.5 percent.

H17 Daily Telegraph Fed's panic rate cut ups pressure on BoEThe shock move by US central bank to stave off a global recession with the biggest single rate cut in 23 years has heightened calls for the Bank of England to follow suit.

Federal Reserve interest rate cut: Q&A

Fearing the worst from the US rate cut

The interest rate cut by the US Federal Reserve Board scotched any lingering doubts that America is heading for - or, indeed, is already in - recession.

President Hillary Clinton? UK experts weigh in

Promise to take us out of the Treaty of Lisbon

As the process of ratifying the Treaty of Lisbon has now begun, Simon Heffer says the Conservatives need a clear plan of what to do if, or rather when, all else fails.

H18 Independent US acts to calm world economic jitters

The US slashed interest rates yesterday in a last-ditch attempt to avert recession in the world's largest economy and to try to restore order

David Prosser's Outlook: The Fed gives in to a stock market panic

Iran faces threat of tougher UN economic sanctions

Plenty to chew on for great minds of Davos

Who can save America?

Hamish McRae: We are in for a downturn – but there is no reason why growth should not recover

The Big Question: Is there anything we can learn from previous stock market panics?

Rupert Cornwell: Lessons of history spell trouble for the Republicans

Britain in 2008: a nation in thrall to Thatcherism

H19Military Intelligence Terrorism

Feature: U.S. makes use of UAVs in Iraq
Published: Jan. 22, 2008 at 12:20 PM (UPI) -- The use of unmanned aerial vehicles to help snoop out enemy movements, uncover large caches of explosives and give U.S. commanders a 24/7 real-time view of their battlespace has come into its own in Iraq's counter-insurgency battle.

More QF-4s - And A New Trick for Old Dogs?

US moves to ease defence trading curbs Washington has announced export control reforms aimed at facilitating the trade of defence products and sensitive dual-use technologies with its allies

Canada weighs exit from Afghanistan A government-appointed panel has recommended that Canada withdraw its troops in 2009 unless its Nato partners deploy additional forces in the dangerous Kandahar region

National Response Framework Released Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security (FEMA) About the National Response Framework
+ National Response Framework (PDF; 1.1 MB)

Air Force weapon system roadmap released
Source: U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff

An Idea Whose Time Has Gone By: David Howell | The Japan Times
The good intentions of multiculturalism have allowed Britain to become a target for terrorism as well as a seedbed for theories that inspire groups such as al-Qaida

NATO Shows its Age - Boston Globe editorial


Enough US Help for Afghanistan? - Gordon Lubold, Christian Science Monitor


Petraeus on Troop Drawdowns - Linda Robinson, U.S. News & World Report

Next in flight: antimissile system

Three 767s will start running the technology in April, but experts question this use of homeland-security resources.

Dissing our Troops - Jack Kelly, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Front-gate at the Pentagon - Frank Gaffney Jr., Washington Times

U.S. Fears "Disastrous" Links in Latin America with Islamic Militants

A Contemporary Challenge to State Sovereignty: Gangs and Other Illicit Transnational Criminal Organisations
SSI
This 66-page US monograph describes how criminal gangs are impacting on national security and sovereignty

H20 Slate

Television and Political Persuasion in Young Democracies: Evidence from Russia (PDF; 316 KB)
Source: Centre for Economic and Financial Research, New Economics School

Introduction to Global Citizen Media
Source: Global Voices How everyday citizens across the world are increasingly using blogs, podcasts, online video, and digital photography to engage in an unmediated conversation which transcends borders, cultures, and differing languagesFull Document (PDF; 488 KB)

H21 “At bottom,” Martin Heidegger said, “the ordinary is not ordinary; it is extraordinary.” And if not, poetry will make it so... more»

Copycats? Blame the teachers

It's no wonder internet plagiarism is rife in schools. The system almost encourages it

Mick Hume

For academics, travel is a sacred privilege. They love to jet about the globe. As for those pesky carbon emissions... more»

The more successful you are, the more you drink, research finds

Marriage no longer the social norm Decline in "traditional values" revealed

Down on marriage

Massive new study of how genes affect health

1,000 Genomes Project is most comprehensive search yet for the roots of conditions such as diabetes and heart disease

Who wants to live for ever?: A scientific breakthrough could mean humans live for hundreds of years

And the Oscar nominees are ... a bit on the dark side The films leading the race tended to be long on grandeur and bleak in outlook. Is it a reflection of America's mood?

Terry Teachout on the mystery of posthumous fame

The American promise of freedom and democracy was the light of life for Thomas Paine. He lived it, he breathed it... more»

Carlin Romano on the triumph of "smugism": The philosopher John Gray's certainty is certainly unwarranted.

FT REPORT - THE WORLD 2008: Hooray! We're living longer, staying fitter

Instead of promoting the sharing of ideas among friends, social networking sites promote posturing and marketing, friendship as spectatorship, and give us the attention we crave

The secrets of attraction: What makes a person desirable?

When the ex tells all, it's bad news

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Obama’nın Biden’ı Tercihinin Bir Tahlili 26 Ağustos 2008
Amerikan Sağı Üzerine Notlar Ağustos 2008
Gürcistan Krizi, ABD ve Türkiye 11 Ağustos 2008
Obama'nın Dış Gezisi 29 Temmuz 2008
Başkan Bush’un Avrupa Gezisi ve Transatlantik İlişkileri 18 Haziran 2008
ABD Seçimleri (ppt) - 10 Haziran 2008
"Sessiz Tsunami": Global Gıda Krizi (ppt) - 29 Nisan 2008
Amiral Fallon'un İstifası 13 Mart 2008
ABD ve PKK İlişkisi Üzerine Notlar 22 Kasım 2007
“İçeride Liberal, Dışarıda Şahin”: K. Irak’a Harekat Üzerine Notlar 25 Ekimy 2007
K.Irak'a Ekonomik Müeyyideler Üzerine Sorular 25 Ekimy 2007
Irak "Hamle"sinin Muhasebesi Eylül 2007
Türk-Amerikan İlişkileri - Yeni Dönemin Gündemi Eylül 2007
ABD, K. Irak ve Türkiye Üzerine Notlar ve Sorular Haziran 2007
ABD ve Orta Doğu: "Müflis mirasyedi" mi "stratejik deha" mı? Mayıs 2007
Recommendations for Strengthening U.S.-Turkish Relations February 26, 2007
ABD'nin Irak'taki Seçenekleri Ocak 2007
'Topal Ördek'le İki Yıl Daha: 2006 Kongre Seçimleri Aralık 2006
U.S.: Empire, Gulliver or the “First Among Unequals” (ppt) - ASAM 2023 Conference - October 2006
Türk-Amerikan İlişkilerinde “İkinci Bahar” mı, “Sonun Başlangıcı” mı? Stratejik Analiz - Haziran 2006 -
Irak’ta Direnişin ve İşgalin Gölgesinde Demokrasi Deneyi Avrasya Dosyası - İslam ve Demokrasi Özel Sayısı
Gurur ve Önyargı: ABD İran Gerginliği ve Türkiye Stratejik Analiz Nisan 2006 - (pdf)
Arzın Merkezine Seyahat: ABD Ulusal Güvenlik Konseyi - Journey to the Center of the World: U.S. National Security Council Avrasya Dosyası 2005
Dört Tarz-ı Siyaset: Türk-Amerikan İlişkileri ve Başbakan Erdoğan’ın Washington Ziyareti Temmuz 2005
11 Eylül’den Sonra Türk-Amerikan İlişkileri: Eski Dostlar mı Eskimeyen Dostlar mı? Avrasya Dosyası - 2005
“Dört Yıl Daha”: Yeni Bush Yönetimi ve Dünya Aralık 2004
2004’ten 2005’e Türk-Amerikan İlişkileri Aralık 2004
Türkiye, Iraklı Kürtler ve Statükonun Meşruiyeti Nisan 2004 - eksik
Askerî Alanda Devrim: Askerî Bir Senfoni Ocak 2004
Çirkin Amerikalı’ ile ‘Güven Bunalımı’: ‘Süleymaniye Krizi ve Türk-Amerikan İlişkileri Temmuz 2003 - ( pdf )
The Middle East: A Land of Opportunity and Peril for Turkey - May 2003
Türk-Amerikan İlişkileri Üzerine Notlar: Ataerkil Yapıdan Tüccar Mantığına mı? Mayıs 2003
Türkiye, ABD ve Irak Harekâtı: Hayır Diyebilen Türkiye? - Şubat 2003
Değişim, ‘Sense of Proportion’ ve Tarihin Yararları ile Sınırları Üzerine Nisan 2003
ABD Güvenlik Politikalarında Güç Kullanımı ve Caydırıcılık Ağustos 2002
“Yalnız Kovboy” ya da “Eşit Olmayanlar Arasında Birinci”: ABD Dış Politikasında Tektaraflılık-Çoktaraflılık Tartışmaları Mart 2002
İyi, Kötü ve Çirkin: ABD'nin Orta Doğu Politikaları Ocak 2002
Unilateralism corrupts, absolute unilateralism corrupts absolutely Turkish News, May 21, 2002
ABD ve Afganistan: Çıkış Var mı? Kasım 2001
Realism and Change
Crime and Punishment - Deterrence and its Failure in Theory and Practice 2001
“Tüketebileceğimizden Daha Fazla Değişim” ya da Eskimeyen Dünya Düzeni Ekim 2001
“ABD-AB İlişkilerinde Metal Yorgunluğu” Haziran 2001
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