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H1 Washington Post The Next Iraq Phase By David Ignatius Military planning and political reality are at dangerous odds with one another. Ha’aretz – Winograd panel 'shocked' by IDF's war performance Leaks indicate PM will get off more lightly than he did in first half of probe into Second Lebanon War New York Times White House Shows Signs of Rethinking Cut in Troops Editorial The Fine Print The latest signing statements offer evidence, as if any were needed, that President Bush never intended to end the war in Iraq. White House Criticizes Envoy Over Iran Daily Star Sarkozy's Gulf gambit promises key changes in the region China's Trade Deficit: 'The $1.4 Trillion Question' Foreign Policy Seven Questions: The World According to Hamas Financial Times Bernanke’s reflation gamble may work too wellIf the US succeeds in its ‘risk management’, it will renew and, at worst, exacerbate the fragility, both domestic and international, that triggered the turmoil. If it fails, the US and, perhaps, much of the rest of the world could well suffer a prolonged period of economic weakness, writes Martin Wolf Date of Kosovo split hinges on poll The disputed Balkan province could declare independence from Serbia as early as next week depending on the outcome of the Serbian presidential election Ahmadi-Nejad under fire over jobless Unemployment is a growing problem in Iran, where more than two-thirds of the population is aged under 30 and 750,000 people enter the labour market each year Little to show for a long presidency The tone of Bush’s state of the union seemed to acknowledge that a miracle will be needed to save his reputation. One last do-nothing year will not suffice Asia Times The state of the (Iraqi) union It's more a state of disunion in Iraq, where George W Bush's invasion has left a divided nation in anger, sorrow and shambles. Not one of his possible successors has detailed a realistic plan to extricate the US from the quagmire. - Pepe Escobar Washington Monthly Competing Visions of the Presidency How do Clinton, Obama, Romney, and McCain understand the role of commander-in-chief? By Sean Wilentz WP Editorial A Potemkin Election Russia's presidential campaign takes on a distinctly Soviet flavor. Iraq not using oil cash to rebuild Increased Iraqi oil revenues stemming from high prices and improved security are piling up in the Federal Reserve Bank of New York rather than being spent on needed reconstruction projects, a Washington Times study of Iraq's spending and revenue figures has shown. Death Squads Undoing Surge's Progress By: Joseph L. Galloway | Miami Herald Some weeks ago, I issued a small warning against prematurely celebrating victory in the U.S. surge in Iraq because the level of violence has dropped, a phenomenon that I argued had far more to do with the Iraqis than it did with the Americans Daily Star After the NIE, the US needs a braver Iran policy U.S. Secretary of Defense Speaks at CSIS LISTEN TO THE EVENT | TRANSCRIPT CFR Lindsay: Bush Presidency Clouded by Iraq Missteps, ‘Missed Opportunity’ Contemplating a Post-NATO World Family Security Matters China and India are coming up in the world. The rest of us must treat this not as a threat, but as an opportunity for trade, investment, and exchange of ideas... more» Guardian The 'war on terror' licenses a new stupidity in geopolitics Simon Jenkins: The language loved by Bush and Musharraf has translated into a global disaster bringing death and misery to millions Europe leaders warned against 'artificial' cures for global crisis · French, German and Italian leaders meet Brown · Barroso urges 'targeted and proportionate' action Israel braces for critical war report Daily Star The teething pains of US-Iran conciliation Robert Wright & Francis Fukuyama: Unlikely Bumper Stickers Edition Policy for the Next President: Fair Trade or Free Trade Stratfor The Geopolitics of Dope Rand A Multi-Disciplinary Approach to Analyzing Global Risk and Security International Perspectives on Interagency Reform Time America's Future Middle East Policy: Liz Cheney Edition | H2 NYT News Analysis: For Many Turks, Head Scarf’s Return Aids Religion and Democracy FT Turkey to mull easing headscarf ban Constitutional amendments could herald a social revolution at state universities, where Islamic dress has been banned since a military coup in 1980 Washington Institute Turkey's Headscarf Dilemma: Is There a Way Out?By Soner Cagaptay EDM AKP PRIORITIZING HEADSCARF OVER EU Kinzer'den Türkiye Değerlendirmesi "Türkiye dünyada ve özellikle yakın coğrafyasında daha etkili bir rol oynamaya çalışıyor." Washington Times Ending near for college scarf ban Outside View: Turks, Kurds won't fight Stratfor Iraq: Kurds, Foreigners and Oil Iraq wants Turkey to accept Baghdad's offer to deal with Kurd rebels Turkey: Democracy a Work in Progress - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette editorial BBC Turkish MPs plan headscarf reform ''AKP-MHP uzlaşması daha dindar bir topluma yol açacak'' Batı basını Türkiye’deki türban tartışmalarına büyük ilgi gösteriyor Org. Saygun ABD temaslarından memnun... Orgeneral Saygun Washington'da Türkiye ABD’den helikopter istedi Do As I Say, Not As I Do: Europe’s Minority Policy Justin Raimondo None Dare Call It Treason OxAn TURKEY: Telecoms key to privatisation programme Independent Erdogan moves to ease ban on wearing of Muslim scarf TURKEY: No Agreement, But a Breakthrough Sibel: US press stays away from any stories critical of Turkey A Sibel Edmonds Timeline by Gary Leupp [Fbis] OSC: Turkey: European Kurdish Associations Call on Bush To Reconsider Position on PKK Turkey warned over Iranian banks Turkey, USA to Cooperate on Clean Energy Technologies Turkish Minister Outlines Plans to Invest in Wind, Solar, Geothermal Energy Google News Fırat News Agency KurdishMedia Kurdish Kurdish Aspect BBC Monitoring Turkish Paper Claims Iraqi Kurds Help Fleeing PKK Members Irak doğalgazı, iran'a alternatif oluyor ‘Turkey should focus on Gulf to deal with credit squeeze in West’ Nuray Başaran Emine Ayna'nın düşündürdükleri Kirkuk Parliamentarians Denounce Iraqi Turkoman Delegation's Visit to Turkey Iraq Plugs Oil Flow to SK Energy 04:00 'Şiddet, Roj TV'de değil, Türkiye'de' Barzani 'soykırım tazminatı' istiyor Aryanism is as Unkurdish as Fanaticism and Kemalism Roj TV için ilginç karar 04:00 Hak-Par'ın kapatılması davasına ret Turkish Police Detain Nine in Anti-Kurdish Operations Iraqi Kurd Leader, Assyrian Church Envoy Discuss Ties Jalal Talabani and Freedom of the Press Iraqi Kurdish Press Highlights 29 Jan 08 Bucak düşünce özgürlüğünü ve federasyonu savundu Kurdish Sunni Cleric Said to Have "Disappeared" in Western Iran Turkey: Meeting Views Ways of Boosting Trade With Afghanistan, Pakistan MUST READ: BACK WITH A VENGEANCE: TURKISH HEZBOLLAH Armenian President, New Iranian Envoy Pleased With Bilateral Cooperation Filistinli temsilciler Ankara'da 'Nükleer enerjide Türkiye'ye yardıma hazırız' Turkish-Afghan-Pakistani cooperation forum discusses projects Mayın temizleme ihalesi yapıldı Ankara'dan Hindistan çıkarması Google News Greece Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Press ABHaber Sarkozy’s UMP: Turkish entry will render EU borderless Amanda Akçakoca Turkey-EU: Reforms remain on the shelf Beril Dedeoğlu Karamanlis’ Turkey visit Fransız vekillerden Türkiye karşıtı bildiri Energy security: A new buzzword for Europe Turkish Daily News Russia’s Gazprom plans to deliver gas to Israel via Turkey Salonica and Istambul: Cities of Ghosts 04:00 Schröder KKTC'ye gidiyor Slovenya, Erivan'a değil Ankara'ya yakın KKTC'de askerliğe yeni düzenleme AKP Clinton ve Obama'yı kınadı İsviçre'de, “soykırım yok” diyene dava IPA : 301 değişikliği kozmetik EU not happy with Yayla’s conviction, but keeps low profile Missing millions from UK robbery in KKTC Baskın Oran'ın kızı 'soykırım anıtı'na karşı yürüdüğü için baskı görmüş 'Çerkes İbrahim' davası Ergenekon'a bağlandı Orta yol formülüne büyük destek Kaynak savaşları uzak ihtimal değil Zorlu Enerji, Türkiye'den önce Kyoto'yu imzaladı Çiftçi cinayeti ve Ergenekon bağlantısı Polisten 4 ilde eşzamanlı çete operasyonu: 25 gözaltı Geçmez: Mumsöndü TDK sözlüğünden tamamen çıkarılsın İlahiyatçılar: Önce insan hayatı Ata'nın Nutuk'u İran'dan sonra Suudi yolunda Hangi padişahın annesi nereli? | Büyükanıt'tan Ergenekon açıklaması: Suçu işleyen cezasını çeker Ruşen Çakır Türban anlaşması, PKK anlaşmasını zedeler Artılar MHP’ye eksiler AKP’ye MHP, Erdoğan’ın İspanya’da yaptığı açıklamayı çok iyi değerlendirdi. Ruşen Çakır Prof. Özbudun: Endişe bertaraf edildi Taha Kıvanç: Veli Paşa ile Hüsnü Bey'e devam Ertuğrul Özkök Haber kolay manşet zor Şamil Tayyar ‘1’ numara kim? Ahmet Hakan Çok meşhur türban sorularına yanıtlarım M Ali Birand Türkiye yol ayrımında... Taha AKYOL Türban ve başörtüsü Murat Yetkin - Eğitim Bakanı'na göre türban açık liselerde serbest olmalı ABDÜLHAMİT BİLİCİ - Ergenekon'un dış bağlantıları İsmet Berkan - Laikler akıllı olmazsa laiklik korunamaz Sadece üniversite sadece çene altı Genelkurmay'dan canlı yayın daveti Cengiz Çandar ABD’deki siyasi yarışmayı izlerken... Ege Cansen Hacivatların Davos sefası Cevdet Aşkın PKK: Sakıp Sabancı değerli bir işadamıydı Ahmet Taşgetiren • Atatürk'ü korumak! ( 30.01.2008 ) Türkiye’ye ’laik’ demeyin lütfen Cumhurbaşkanı Gül'ün ABD ziyaretinden geriye kalan ilginç iddia Ahmet Taşgetiren Anayasa Mahkemesi ve başörtüsü Ali Bayramoğlu Ergenekon çetesi ve milat... Mehmet Yılmaz MHP hakkında tereddüt niye? Hasan CEMAL Bu pilav daha çok su kaldırır! AKP ve MHP arasında varılan uzlaşma ne içeriyor? 'Atatürk'e hakaret yok, eleştiri var' Atilla Yayla'nın avukatı Nalan Erken anlatıyor İç Basında Türk Dış Politikası Dış Basında Türkiye-AB İlişkileri Günlük Haftalık - Dış Basında Irak BBC Turkish 0700 VOA Dış Basında Türkiye Turkish Press Review Google News Turkey Turquie Türkei TurcoPundit
Ali Bayramoğlu: Başörtüsü yasağında son durak…
Kürşat Bumin: 'Birinin kuyuya attığı taş'
İbrahim Karagül: Başörtüsü, karşı devrim ve yeniden Tandoğan!..
Hakan Albayrak: Kemalizm'i eleştirmek yasak! Mustafa Akyol Liberal laiklik din için de iyidir Ergenekon'a ilk davayı Yaşar Büyükanıt açtı CHP, 'başörtüsü özgürlüğünü' de Anayasa Mahkemesi'ne götürecek Başörtüsü açılımını sabote etmek için provokasyonlar olabilir Özbudun formülü "sakıncalı" buluyor
Hakkı Devrim - İlim ile dinin bize ettiğine bakın!
Haluk Şahin - Türban maçından devre arası notlar
M.Ali Kışlalı - Demokrasi için darbe
Avni Özgürel - Vatan elden gidiyor çetesi!..(1) Ergenekon örgütü kilise ayininde... Ahmet Taşgetiren Başörtüsünde doğru çözüm çağrısı
MEHMET KAMIŞ - Düşünüyorum, o halde tutuklayın
MUSTAFA ÜNAL - Provokasyon uyarısı
ALİ BULAÇ - Başörtüsü neyin simgesi(2) Headscarf heading for emancipation JITEM hitman: Veli Küçük conceals masterminds Ergenekon coup planner called army friends for help Olay rektörden olay açıklamalar
Tasfiye edilen Gladio mu, başkaları mı? [Yorum - M. Naci Bostancı] MHP'deki halkçı dönüşüm Mensur Akgün Danıştay'ın söyleyecek sözü yok mu Cüneyt Ülsever Türk Eğitim Derneği:Sivil şûra! Bekir Coşkun Çene altı laikliği... Tufan Türenç Bakalım Prof. Özbudun verdiği sözü tutacak mı Mehmet Barlas İnsanlar ve toplumlar metallerden daha fazla yorulur Mehmet Y Yılmaz Bakan eşleri üniversiteye giremeyecek Yalçın Doğan O kaleler bu sefer düşmedi Gülay Göktürk İşte bu kadar basit... Nuh Gönültaş Erkenekon! Hakan Aygün Erdoğan, Baykal'la görüşsün! Mehmet Acet Meclis Başkanı Genelkurmay Başkanına aslında ne dedi? Yavuz Baydar Necessity and caution Bülent Kenes Dauntless gangs and fainthearted judges Doğu Ergil Alevi dilemma Ece TEMELKURAN Metin MÜNİR Bazı Müslümanlar dimağlarını kapattılar Can Ataklı Cumhuriyet yeteri kadar taviz verdi Bilal Çetin Kaygılar giderilip, ortam sakinleştirilebilecek mi? Mehmet Tezkan Türbanla ilgili endişeleri haklı kılan nedenler.. Serdar Akinan İsmail Küçükkaya Eser Karakaş Tuhaf bir telefon konuşması Mehmet Altan Türbanın referansı ne? Nuh Gönültaş Asker neden suskun? Vekillere yasak koydu! Serdar Turgut Havada kaos 'Laiklik dinsizliktir...' Fatih Altaylı'nın Teke Tek programına katılan yazar Emine Şenlikoğlu'ndan şok sözler... Ülkeyi terketmek istiyorum! Türban üniversitelerle sınırlı kalmayacaktır! 'Peçe, burka ve çarşafa geçit verilmeyecek'
Cemaati değil malı olan patrikhane
Anayasa’ya türbanın sokulmaması geri adım İşte Erdoğan'ı kızdıran fotoğraflar
Türkiye’ye ’laik’ demeyin lütfen
İslamiyet yeniden mi yorumlandı
Baykal: "Türban dışarıdan dayatılan kıyafet"
Provokasyonlar bertaraf oluyor Çetin, Kâbil'e BM temsilcisi olabilir Büyükanıt basının önüne çıkıyor Çene altı bağlama formülü MHP'den Amaç devrimlerin içini boşaltmak DTP'li Ayna: Türban anayasa sorunu değil ‘Ergenekon’u masaya yatırdılar MUHARREM SARIKAYA"Orduevi" formülü ERGUN BABAHANÖzgürlüğe düğüm atmak EMRE AKÖZ Ben karamsarım: Bu hakem golü vermez HASAN BÜLENT KAHRAMANAtilla Yayla'yı 'denetlemek Türkiye, Amerikalıların tabiriyle "asla sıkıcı olmayan" bir ülke. Her sabah gözümüzü bir olayla açıyoruz ve akşama ... NAZLI ILICAK Anneannemin başörtüsü serbest! YAVUZ DONAT"Türkiye gerçekleri" ve devlette uyumun "önkoşulları"
Değişiklik teklifine Özbudun formülü Başörtüsü açılımını sabote etmek için provokasyonlar olabilir
Eleştirilere sert çıktı: Kimseden alacağımız ders yok, tahrik etmeyin
CHP, 'başörtüsü özgürlüğünü' de Anayasa Mahkemesi'ne götürecek
Gerekçede, Atatürk'ün sözüyle başörtüsüne özgürlük istendi
[HABER YORUM] Millet, kriz değil çözüm bekliyor ABDURRAHMAN YILDIRIMPiyasalara yeni barometre: portföy şoku Ercan Kumcu Herkes aynı yere bakıyor Hurşit GÜNEŞ Hadi 2008'i atlattık, ya 2009? Economist: Enflasyon hedefi ikiye katlar Güngör URAS 'Decoupling' (ayrışma) umudu! Metin Ercan - Öncü göstergeler ve durgunluk Erdoğan bugün ekonomi kurmayları ile görüşecek Ergin Yıldızoğlu “De omnibus dubitandum est” Turkey Earns Nearly 19bn Dollars From Tourism in 2007 INTERVIEW-Turkey Sabanci to pick nuclear partner by mid-March Turkey leads Europe for tourism growth Turkey to pay $11.7 bln for gas imports in 2008 ‘Structural reforms may boost Turkey's credit rating' 04:00 IMF: Yükselen piyasalar kısmen etkilenecek 'Likidite' baharının sonu - Kadir Dikbaş Deniz Gökçe What price glory? İ.Hüseyin Yıldız ABD ekonomisindeki kriz bizi neden etkilemesin? |
H4 New York Times White House Shows Signs of Rethinking Cut in Troops Editorial The Fine Print The latest signing statements offer evidence, as if any were needed, that President Bush never intended to end the war in Iraq. White House Criticizes Envoy Over Iran McCain Defeats Romney in Florida Vote Clinton Wins in Florida, but Without Any Delegates to Sweeten the Victory News Analysis: For Many Turks, Head Scarf’s Return Aids Religion and Democracy Kicking Democracy’s Corpse in Russia Most people who manipulate elections usually try to pretend otherwise. Vladimir Putin does not even bother MAUREEN DOWD Seeing Red Over Hillary It would have been the natural thing for Barack Obama, only hours after his emotional embrace by the Kennedys, to greet the rebuffed Hillary Clinton at the State of the Union address. Instant Nutrition By SUSAN SHEPHERDThe United States is the largest single donor of food aid in the world, but it doesn’t provide enough of what young children really need. U.S. Failed to Oversee Corps on Iraq Work, Agency Says Stimulus Plan Advances The House deserves credit for passing a stimulus bill speedily, and the Senate does, too, for quickly improving on the effort. | H5 Washington Post McCain Beats Romney in Florida REPUBLICANS: Giuliani a Distant Third in State He Counted On Winning DEMOCRATS: Clinton Defeats Obama but Gets No Delegates McCain Seizes Momentum ANALYSIS | Candidate enters frontrunner status, an unthinkable prospect just a few months ago The Next Iraq Phase By David Ignatius Military planning and political reality are at dangerous odds with one another. Editorial A Potemkin Election Russia's presidential campaign takes on a distinctly Soviet flavor. IMF forecasts U.S. growth will slow, but experts note world economy increasingly resists spillover Power Barometer: Iran Goes Nuclear In Background, a Battle for Superdelegates Clinton Ahead Among Party Leaders, but Threat of a Wholesale Shift Remains $146 Billion Stimulus Plan Passes House Compassionate to the End By Michael Gerson Did President Bush, in the course of seven years, cast aside compassion and become the 'same kind of Republican'? Democrats Out of the Desert By Harold Meyerson Can the Democrats ever push beyond the politics of entrenchment? Giuliani's Bet Now a Bust The candidate who gambled all on a Florida victory pays a heavy price by placing third WASHINGTON SKETCH | The only piece missing from Sen. Hillary Clinton's Florida victory party Tuesday night was a victory Suharto Had It Right Pranay Gupte | Suharto transformed Indonesia when and where it mattered most. Prime Time for Putin's Anointed Favorite for Election, Medvedev Is Heavily Favored in Coverage Europe Election Monitors Might Forgo Russian Vote Restrictions by Moscow Called Too Severe | H6 Guardian The 'war on terror' licenses a new stupidity in geopolitics Simon Jenkins: The language loved by Bush and Musharraf has translated into a global disaster bringing death and misery to millions Europe leaders warned against 'artificial' cures for global crisis · French, German and Italian leaders meet Brown · Barroso urges 'targeted and proportionate' action Israel braces for critical war report Passports to progress Daniel Barenboim: Israelis and Palestinians alike should join me in taking dual citizenship - for we share one destiny Neve Gordon
McCain wins Florida primary Danish library plans to house Muhammad cartoons National library risks re-opening international political storm by housing cartoon images of the prophet Muhammad Syria arrests leading political dissident IMF cuts global economic growth projections Forecast for global growth this year cut amid warning of possible chain reaction from the six-month-old credit crunch Party clashers Michael Tomasky: US elections 2008: John McCain's narrow Florida win sets up a confrontation between Republican voters and the leaders of the conservative establishment Crispin Black: The Pakistan leader's comments on Britain's failing counter-terror measures were not all that far-fetched: we could learn from some of them James Ker-Lindsay The Serbian Radical party candidate in this weekend's presidential election runoff has not been as anti-Europe as you might have expected Labour's US catch-22 Gregor Gall Unions and their members frequently go unrepresented in the US, as there is no party to champion their interests. Why? Giuliani expected to endorse Florida winner McCain Former New York mayor suffers humiliating third place in state where he staked his campaign No change Jonathan Spyer It's time to herald the Arabic science that prefigured Darwin and Newton |
Death Squads Undoing Surge's Progress By: Joseph L. Galloway | Miami Herald Some weeks ago, I issued a small warning against prematurely celebrating victory in the U.S. surge in Iraq because the level of violence has dropped, a phenomenon that I argued had far more to do with the Iraqis than it did with the Americans Contemplating a Post-NATO World Family Security Matters Iran will have a biased election The real state of the union (By Harlan Ullman) Iraq's Up, Economy's Down - USA Today editorial The Big Schmooze | H8 IraqSlogger Google News Iraq Iran Syria Mideastwire.com - NPR Iraq stratfor Pivotal year IraqSlogger US Papers Wed: 'New' Strategy: Hold the Line! US Troop Reductions in Iraq May Slow or Stop BBC Monitoring Quotes From Middle East Arabic Press for 29 Jan 08 Lebanon: A new briefing from the Economist Intelligence Unit surveys recent violence in Lebanon and the country’s political deadlock, questioning what it will take to install a president in the country. Syria arrests leading dissident A former MP and democracy campaigner Riad Seif is arrested in Syria, local human rights groups say. Al Hayat The Attack of the Defiant Axis and the Predicament of the Moderate Camp Abdullah Iskandar - Egypt's leadership is struggling to absorb the repercussions following the destruction of border barriers between the Gaza Strip and Sinai by Hamas and to return the situation to the status quo ante with minimal losses. Analysis is More Essential than the News : Algerian Daily Report Analyzes Files of Country's Jihadists in Iraq [Fbis] OSC: BBC Monitoring: Conservatives Set To Keep Iran's Majles Following Vetting of Reformists Iraq Could See Windfall From High Oil Prices Beirut Riots a Warning By: Dominic Moran | ISN Security Watch Hezbollah's Dark Hand By: Tom Harb | The Washington Times Syria: The BBC reports that the Syrian government has arrested a prominent dissident after he attended a meeting on promoting democratic reforms in Damascus | H9 Ha’aretz – Winograd panel 'shocked' by IDF's war performance Leaks indicate PM will get off more lightly than he did in first half of probe into Second Lebanon War Obama and the Jewish question Not a year has passed since Danny Ayalon completed his term as Israel's ambassador in Washington, but he has already seen fit to criticize Barack Obama, who may well be the next U.S. president or vice president PM's camp pressures Labor to stay in coalition post-Winograd Panel set to release findings on gov't handling of Second Lebanon War; Shas rabbi urges PM to stay strong Finally, a popular uprisingThe fall of the Rafah wall was a fitting combination of planning and the precise reading of the social and political map by the Hamas government, mixed with a mass response to the dictates of the overlord, Israel. Jerusalem PostWinograd Committee to issue final report on Wednesday Government, military expect harsh judgment but no direct sanctions regarding failures in the management of the Second Lebanon War IDF leadership braces for Winograd Senior officers to 'Post': Military fearing most of war's failures will be pinned on IDF, not gov't. Report: Israeli Security Delegation Secretly Visits Cairo to Discuss Gaza UNSC fails to formulate Gaza statement US: No disagreement on concern over humanitarian situation; Arab League may call emergency meeting. Yedioth Ahronoth Israel braces for war report 'Report will hold up a mirror to Israel's face' War failure our fault/ LevyIsraeli public, which overwhelmingly backed Lebanon war, to blame for failure Daily Alert.org – Middle East Progress - EJC Israeli Press Review – Google News Israel - Palestine Final chapter? UN fails to agree Gaza statement Disagreement on wording forces the UN Security Council to abandon efforts for a statement on Gaza. Gaza diary 4 Daily Star Punishing Gaza only harms those backing peace Cobban Waiting for Winograd... Syrian Paper Details Results of Palestinian Conference in Damascus Give Gaza to Egypt Daniel Pipes. |
H10 Christian Science Monitor New commander's Baghdad strategy: 'preserve gains' Incoming US Gen. Jeffery Hammond plans to add US-Iraqi command outposts. Better U.S. image abroad: how to attain it? Presidential candidates cite intent to improve US stature, but retooling policies is complicated. Genocide prevention: 60 years of abject failure Darfur reinforces the impotence of this UN mandate. Democratic primary: Quiet battle for the other delegates Superdelegates, or party professionals, could play a decisive role in the outcome of the Democratic race. Terror threat hitting home in Pakistan Attacks aren't just a US concern, more Pakistanis say. At 'JTAGs,' Japan and the U.S. press ahead on missile defense The shield has implications for Asia's security balance. Bush's much maligned climate talks may yet help global warming treaty At the meeting of the world's biggest polluters in Hawaii this week, host US has a chance to show it is serious about action on climate change Chávez sees U.S.-Colombian war plans But critics say Venezuela's president is trying to distract from economic problems at home How can Kenya avoid ethnic war? Former UN chief Kofi Annan launched formal peace talks Tuesday as a fresh round of reprisal killings swept the country ASIA Whose Problem Is It? By: Drew Thompson and Nikolas Gvosdev | International Herald Tribune Coal Shortages Put Pressure on Beijing By: Richard McGregor and Tom Mitchell | Financial Times Asia Times US homes in on militants in Pakistan With or without Pakistan's approval, the United States is set on striking at Taliban and al-Qaeda militants inside Pakistan. The completion of a new US military base in Afghanistan's Kunar province, just a few kilometers from the Pakistan border, will make such attacks all the easier. For the militants in the crosshairs, the response is likely to be stepped up efforts to drive a wedge between Washington and Islamabad by attacking NATO supply lines. - Syed Saleem Shahzad CFR Khan: Pakistan’s Elections may Worsen Situation US-Pakistan Relations: Assassination, Instability, & the Future of US Policy India's Trade Policy Choices: Managing Diverse Challenges China Cracks Down on Dissent Human rights advocates say the arrest of an activist named Hu Jia is an example of a broadening crackdown. FT FRONT PAGE - FIRST SECTION: New year crisis hits China WORLD NEWS - CHINA CRISIS: Icy blast puts freeze on holiday rush WORLD NEWS - CHINA CRISIS: Friction over coal at root of power shortage WORLD NEWS - CHINA CRISIS: Scramble to end transport emergency "Pakistan-U.S. Relations," updated January 11, 2008. "North Korea: Terrorism List Removal?," updated January 14, 2008. Karzai Had to Hang Tough on Ashdown By: David Blair | The Daily Telegraph If Afghanistan's Hamid Karzai is to survive, he must have powerful Afghan allies. Yet this causes immediate tension with his Western supporters. Musharraf’s Big Charm Offensive By: Bronwen Maddox | The London Times A paper from the Institute for Public Policy Research, a British think tank, examines security challenges in Pakistan and what balance the European community should strike in its efforts to help secure the country Independent Panel on Canada Suharto's Corrupt Legacy Lives On in Indonesia By: William Pesek | Bloomberg News Haves and Have Nots By: Kiroku Hanai | The Japan Times Seoul Rethinks U.S.'s Marching Orders By: Donald Kirk | Asia Times Don't play with Olympics, says Beijing Chinese Government's sensitivity to criticism laid bare as human rights activists highlight abuses in run-up to summer Games By PHILIP BOWRING Suharto deserves more nuanced coverage than he has received from the foreign media. | H11 IHT Kiev seeks bigger role in EU energy securityThe prime minister of Ukraine, Yulia Tymoshenko, signaled Tuesday that she wanted to reposition Ukraine as the country that could buttress the European Union's energy security by improving Kiev's relations with Moscow. Kosovo's independence won't end its struggleCelestine Bohlen on the struggles facing Kosovo, even after it declares its independence. State votes said to signal change in German politicsThe country faces the prospect of more grand coalitions or unwieldy coalitions involving smaller parties that could prove too unstable and ideologically diverse to pursue bold economic or political reforms, analysts said Monday. EUROPE European press review Russia’s position on Kosovo: Are changes possible? CRS "Future of the Balkans and U.S. Policy Concerns," updated January 10, 2008. "Long-Range Ballistic Missile Defense in Europe," updated January 9, 2008. EU leaders call for transparency The leaders of Europe's biggest economies call on financial institutions to be more open. Belgians Limp Along, Hobbled by Old Language Barriers Kosovo's Next Struggle Will Be Fixing Economy, Repairing Roads By: Celestine Bohlen | Bloomberg News [Fbis] OSC: European Leaders Brown, Sarkozy, Prodi, Merkel Call For Financial Transparency CEPS Radicalization in the West More on God’s Crucible: Islam and the Making of Europe, 570 to 1215. The Ins and Outs of European Unemployment Source: Institute for the Study of Labor Full Paper (PDF; 167 KB) Power beckons for Silvio Berlusconi again The former Italian leader says that early elections are the only way out of the crisis sparked by the fall of Romano Prodi | H12 RFE/RL Where The Dollar Is Still King The dollar once stood for everything Russians craved: wealth, status, stability. And while its plummeting value has made euros and rubles the new must-have currencies, there's one place where the greenback still rules -- Chechnya's black market. In a dwindling presidential field, candidate Andrei Bogdanov presents himself as a pro-Western figure who wants to lead Russia into the EU. But as is frequently the case in Russian politics, all is not as it appears. Signs Of Western Rapprochement? Once friendly with Tashkent, the West put its relations with Uzbekistan into deep freeze following the 2005 Andijon massacre. But memories of that tragedy might be fading with signs of rapprochement. Google News Azerbaijan Armenia: Measures to Promote Free-and-Fair Presidential Vote Face Scrutiny With Armenia’s presidential election less than a month away, attention is focusing on measures taken by the government to promote a free-and-fair vote. Critics are quick to cite shortcomings in official anti-fraud efforts, and some go so far as to accuse the government of plotting to stuff ballot boxes. Officials are downplaying the opposition criticism and accusations, with one calling them the byproduct of an "ardent imagination." US Diplomats Set their Sights on Turkmenistan’s Berdymukhamedov Putin's hardline young guards face retirement Youth movement created to keep democracy at bay and intimidate opponents of the Kremlin will be dissolved after March 2 U.S., EU seeking to renew ties to 'regional player' (By David R. Sands) EDM OMV JOINS WITH GAZPROM TO UNDERCUT NABUCCO
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H13 The Times Don’t panic, say EU leaders in call for financial shock absorbers Issues discussed included transparency of banks’ balance sheets and cross-border cooperation to deal with financial crises Sarko’s late-show settles Euro pecking order We knew that Sarkozy would be last. This is because he is French. That’s not xenophobia, that’s reality The host is flattered by weakness of guests Gordon Brown inevitably faced gibes that he was sidling up to the European Union by the back door Will anti-racists cheer for Obama? We can see African-Americans (and black leaders in Britain) as bargainers and challengers Daniel Finkelstein McCain takes Florida as Giuliani hopes destroyed Clinton hails Florida win as Obama cries foul At the Abyss The world must act now to save Kenya from disaster Wall Street Journal Israel's Lebanon Disaster McCain won Florida's presidential primary, thrusting him into the forefront of the Republican contest. Romney came in second place. Giuliani is expected to pull out of the race and endorse McCain. Winging It By John Fund John McCain has a golden opportunity to make peace with conservatives. Will he take advantage of it? | H14 Financial Times Bernanke’s reflation gamble may work too wellIf the US succeeds in its ‘risk management’, it will renew and, at worst, exacerbate the fragility, both domestic and international, that triggered the turmoil. If it fails, the US and, perhaps, much of the rest of the world could well suffer a prolonged period of economic weakness, writes Martin Wolf Date of Kosovo split hinges on poll The disputed Balkan province could declare independence from Serbia as early as next week depending on the outcome of the Serbian presidential election Ahmadi-Nejad under fire over jobless Unemployment is a growing problem in Iran, where more than two-thirds of the population is aged under 30 and 750,000 people enter the labour market each year Little to show for a long presidency The tone of Bush’s state of the union seemed to acknowledge that a miracle will be needed to save his reputation. One last do-nothing year will not suffice McCain frontrunner after Florida win John McCain won the Republican primary contest in Florida after a close-fought battle with Mitt Romney, reinforcing his position as frontrunner ahead of next week’s potentially decisive Super Tuesday contests Lebanon verdict puts Olmert in line of fire A critical report from the high-profile Winograd committee on the disastrous war in Lebanon is expected to challenge the Israeli prime minister’s embattled tenure Corporate America braced for recession Leading US companies are shifting into recession mode and preparing to cut costs, freeze hiring and reduce capital spending as they brace for an economic slowdown, senior executives and industry experts said US denies missile attack in Pakistan Suspected militants were killed in a missile strike near the Afghan border, prompting speculation the attack was carried out by the Afghanistan-based US forces using unmanned aircraft Peace proves elusive in Taliban heartland Syria arrests prominent dissident Syria has arrested prominent dissident and former MP Riad Seif – described as a symbol of the ‘Damascus spring’, the brief political opening after President Bashar Assad took over – as part of an intensifying crackdown on dissent House passes Bush stimulus package The Bush administration’s attempt to rush through a stimulus package to prop up the deteriorating economy passed its first hurdle when the House of Representatives approved a $146bn deal in a burst of bipartisan zeal The case for a targeted fiscal boost Dominique Strauss-Kahn suggests a way forward Back to ‘the economy, stupid’ A bad economy trounces other issues and should favour the Democrats in this election Kenya is burning It should be clear that tensions over access to land, wealth and power, exposed by the election crisis, cannot be resolved through violence In hock to Hesse The political landscape in Germany looks frozen in the centre while melting at the edges. Regional elections left both the big political families with Pyrrhic victories IMF slashes US growth forecast The International Monetary Fund slashed its forecast for US growth and warned that no country would be immune from what it termed a ‘global slowdown’ Business lessons from chess grand masters John Kay advocates a mix of flair and strategy America’s middle classes are no longer coping Robert Reich on the recession A better strategy to deal with mortgage fallout David Miles advises preparing for the worst The debate about recessionEconomists’ Forum: Willem Buiter and Guillermo Calvo respond to Lawrence Summers’ argument that further action is needed beyond fiscal stimulus EU leaders take credit rating agencies to task Credit rating agencies were warned by European leaders at a ‘credit crunch’ summit in London to address conflicts of interest and provide better information to the markets or face new regulation French consumer confidence plunges French consumer confidence plunged to a record low in January according to officials figures, reflecting deepening concern about financial market turmoil and rising prices WORLD NEWS: Red Cross presses Bush on detainees | H15 Los Angeles Times Border crisis bolsters Islamists In Egypt, the Muslim Brotherhood and secular political groups rally for Gazans -- and against Mubarak Iraq: Where the candidates stand U.S. troops allegedly killed detainees The Army is investigating a case in which soldiers are accused in the deaths of suspects they captured last year in Baghdad Editorial Giuliani looks to be out of the race U.S. envoy debates Iranians -- a no-no We were warned Jonah Goldberg Clinton and Bush promised to be different. Sadly for both parties, they delivered. |
H16 American Politics Can the 'maverick' now close the sale? Review & Outlook For Giuliani, a Dizzying Free-Fall As Rudolph W. Giuliani ponders his political mortality, many observers point to the hubris and strategic miscalculations that plagued his campaign. Hoover's legacy Presidential hopeful Edwards remains just that realclearpolitics – ABC’s The Note – US News Political Bulletin Early Bird GovExec Swamp Gas The Swamp | H17 Daily Telegraph George W. Bush's positive legacy The US president's final State of the Union address contained several themes that should be of interest on the British scene | H18 Independent Power of the scientific accident Scientists discover way to reverse loss of memory Scientists performing experimental brain surgery have stumbled across a mechanism that could unlock how memory works. Colin Blakemore: An organ so complex we may never fully understand it Leading article: Memory remade Jailing mothers 'damaged a generation' Mothers of young children should not be jailed unless they pose a risk to society, the Children's Commissioner for England says in an outspoken condemnation of sentencing policy Our economies are strong, say EU leaders European leaders insisted last night that the continent's major economies remain strong in an attempt to reassure the markets after days of turmoil. IMF deepens US recession fears by cutting global growth forecasts The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has slashed its growth forecast for the world economy in 2008, virtually confirming the United States is heading for recession. |
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