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6 March 2008
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H1 Bush to replace top commander Fallon? Esquire says Bush seeks commander more 'pliable' to war with Iran.

How to Negotiate With Iran By: John W. Limbert | Foreign Policy
It may only be a matter of time before the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran sit down for serious negotiations. But how can these two implacable foes get to “yes”? Herewith, a brief how-to guide.

Washington Post Melman: Forget Annapolis: Nine Steps to Peace

Zakaria: Democrats' Dangerous Rhetoric

POST-ABC POLL Both Obama And Clinton Hold Edge Over McCain

Turkey Resumes Strikes in Iraq's North

Editorial A Long March Tuesday's primary results extend the Democratic campaign -- and add time for needed clarification

Financial Times Energy: Europe needs to make up its mind With the US, China and Russia all vying for energy resources, EU weakness is compounded by its lack of a single voice, writes Josu Jon Imaz

Ceasefire for Gaza The US, helped by the mediation of its Arab allies such as Egypt or Saudi Arabia, should seek an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and an end to Israel’s siege

Between the lines: Medvedev’s chance for a ceasefire The ability of Russia and Ukraine to reach a compromise in the coming weeks will be seen as a first test of the president-elect’s leadership, writes Quentin Peel

US under fire over Iran N-plan report A US intelligence report into Iran’s nuclear arms programme was subjected to strong criticism by a senior UK diplomat

EDM SOUTH STREAM GAS PROJECT DEFEATING NABUCCO BY DEFAULT

ECONOMIST INTELLIGENCE UNIT BRIEFING Blood on the streets Post-election violence has killed eight people in Armenia

Christian Science Monitor

Armenia crackdown: an ex-Soviet pattern? A state of emergency remains in place, after protesters alleging election fraud were dispersed last week.

Dependence on Russian gas worries some – but not all – European countries Gazprom rattled the European Union by cutting – then restoring –Ukraine's

A Day in the Future: Accelerating Solutions to Security Threats EastWest Institute A 20-page paper assessing the future global security environment

Ha’aretz PM: Talks with Syria to be seriously considered Israel also planning diplomatic effort in order to reach agreement with Egypt over Gaza-Sinai border

Study: Gaza humanitarian situation worst since 1967 Report says more than 1 million Gazans dependent on food aid; Defense Ministry blames Hamas

Prospect China's new intelligentsia Mark Leonard
Despite the global interest in the rise of China, no one is paying much attention to its ideas and who produces them. Yet China has a surprisingly lively intellectual class whose ideas may prove a serious challenge to western liberal hegemony

WINEP Who Represents the Iraqi Sunnis?

EurasiaNet Armenia: The United States is Muted on the Armenian Political Crisis BY JOSHUA KUCERA The continuing political crisis Armenia stemming from the March 1 violence in Yerevan has unfolded with little comment from the United States, either from the US government or from influential Armenian-American lobbying groups.

Bush Admin: Congress Irrelevant on Iraq

White House Says Can Stay in Iraq Even After UN Mandate Expires

Democracy in Retreat By: Larry Diamond | Foreign Affairs The third wave of global democratization has stopped and begun to recede. Better governance is the key to a fourth.

New York Times Clinton Success Alters Delegate Race’s Dynamic After Tuesday’s primary victories for Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, her focus is momentum; for her Democratic rival, Senator Barack Obama, it is math.

President Fails to Budge OPEC on Production Record oil prices are suddenly creating the sharpest tensions in years between the oil cartel and the U.S.

Iraq in Talks With American and European Companies to Develop 5 New Oil Fields

Guardian Sanctions causing Gaza to 'implode' Palestinians are living through worst humanitarian crisis since the 1967 war says rights group

Fears of Iran still working on nuclear weapon British government believes Tehran could still be developing a nuclear weapon

Hamas' uncritical friends

Petra Marquardt-Bigman: While Islamist militants are increasingly criticised in the Middle East, it seems they can count on a hard core of western admirers who blindly applaud them

The crude fact Jeremy Leggett: Peak oil is no academic debate: the $100 barrel is a harbinger of the energy shortage to come

Failure to launch Daniel Levy: Condoleezza Rice's Middle East trip won't be enough to salvage the peace process unless the US changes its approach to Hamas

Don't abandon Afghanistan

Daniel Korski The international coalition's efforts have been hampered by internal tension and a lack of strategy, but all is not lost – yet

Gunboat diplomacy James Denselow Washington's latest gambit in the Lebanese stalemate harks back to colonial power politics of the crudest kind

Nato warns over cyber warfare threat Online espionage and internet-based terrorism taken as seriously as a missile strike, says senior

What's behind record oil prices?

Obama's Real Mideast Problem - Amir Taheri, New York Post

Stratfor Geopolitical Diary: Hezbollah as an Iranian-Israeli Flash Point ...

Iraq: Iranians Arrive for a Fourth Round of Talks With U.S. ...

Walker's World: Fearing the unknown y MARTIN WALKER (UPI) -- The most dangerous feature of the subprime crisis is that nobody knows how big the losses could be.

Joseph Stiglitz: THE $3 TRILLION IRAQ WAR HAS UNDERMINED AMERICAN SECURITY AND LED TO RECESSION

H2 Washington Post Turkey Resumes Strikes in Iraq's North

ABD'li çuvalcı generalden şok sözler: PKK ile müzakere edilebilir

'Teröristlerle Görüşmüyoruz'

'Çuvalcı' komutan: Baskı görsün ki PKK ile görüşelim

A Real Kurdish Solution By Dr. Günes Murat Tezcür Turkey and other regional states with sizeable Kurdish populations need to extend full recognition to Kurdish demands for greater cultural and political rights. In turn, Kurdish nationalism needs to recognize the geopolitical reality by eschewing the goal of rewriting the prevailing borders and denouncing armed struggle

Iraqi Official Reports Turk Air Attack

'Kürt endişelerini konuştuk'

Presenter: Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates and Chairman of ... “…when I was in Ankara last week, we talked a great deal about the importance of accompanying the security measures to go after these terrorists, the PKK terrorists, with efforts to try and address some of the civilian concerns among the Kurdish population, where they recruit people, where the PKK recruits people. And I think that both President Gul and Prime Minister Erdogan have both put forward proposals in the cultural, economic and political arenas to begin doing that.”

Washington Times Success of Iraq incursion questioned Confusing signals from the Turkish military cast doubt on the success of the eight-day incursion into Iraq amid signs that a new similar action is planned, according to diplomatic reports

Helikopterler yine bombaladı iddiası

Dili mi sürçtü baklayı mı çıkardı

İncirlik Üssü 6 hafta kapalı kalacak


FM Livni briefs visiting Turkish journalists

A question of sovereignty GulfNews

Turkey Refuses to Close Bases in Northern Iraq, Vatan Says

Turkey strikes northern Iraq: PKK spokesman

TURKEY WIDENS TRADE TIES WITH IRAN Eurasia Daily Monitor

Oxford Rektörü Patten’e Sabancı'dan “Türkiye” dersi

Google News Fırat News Agency KurdishMedia Kurdish Kurdish Aspect Dış Basında Irak BBC Monitoring

Iraklı Kürtler, operasyon ve medya METE ÇUBUKÇU

Semih İdiz Talabani’nin Irak Cumhurbaşkanı olduğunu unutmayın

Necati Doğru

Kürt kardeşim; sana Türk ufku bana Kürt bakışı!

PM Barzani on the PKK and Turkey
Kurdish Globe –

'Çözüm federal sisteme geçmek'

Ahmet Zeki Okcuoglu Kurdish Globe

Naci Kutlay Sivil çözüme şans tanımalıyız

[Yorum - Bejan Matur] Annelerin kalbini kaybetmek

Güneş'e gölge düşmesin

Çuvalcı Paşa'dan en acı PKK itirafı

Cevdet Aşkın PKK: Zagros bölgesine kara harekâtı başladı

Bir zamanlar peşmergeydi yarın Camlı Köşk’te

PKK’dan imam oyunu

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Abant Platformu 'Kürd Sorunu' için toplantı düzenliyor

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Kitaplı Bir Toplum Düşünmek!

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Türk askeri üsleri F.Kürdistan Bölgesin'den çıkmalı...

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Sınır içi harekât

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CHP 'Kürtçe televizyon olmalı' diyor

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Genelkurmay ilk kez hedefte

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ABD Korgenerali’nden çağrı: ''Bir noktada pazarlık etmeye başlanmalı''

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Kuzey Kürdistan İzlenimleri

Talabani resmi karşılama istedi

The Iraqi Turkmens

GES Komutanı ‘emekliliğini istedi’ iddiası

Tatbikatı yeni harekat zannettiler

Türk helikopterleri Sidekanı vurduiddiası

CSM Iraqi Christians cling to last, waning refuges Al Qaeda-linked militants and Kurdish ultranationalists are both pressuring Iraq's largest Christian enclave.

Google News Greece Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Press ABHaber Dış Basında Türkiye-AB İlişkileri Günlük Haftalık

Solution in Cyprus possible now?
Orhan KİLERCİOĞLU

Talat: Kıbrıs 2009'a kadar çözülecek

Yusuf KANLI
Cyprus plane is taking off again

Sarkozy'nin Türkiye karşıtı tavrı tüm Avrupa'ya zarar Marc Bernardın

Azeri-Ermeni cephesinde tansiyon yükseldi: 12 Ermeni, 3 Azeri asker öldü

NATO'nun gündemi genişleme

Rumların yeni lideri Hristofyas Atina’da

MAHMUT ÖVÜR Almanya'nın "Avrupa İslam'ı" projesi

An interview with Bernard-Henri Levy on Jews and the recognition of the Armenian genocide.

ECONOMIST INTELLIGENCE UNIT BRIEFING Blood on the streets Post-election violence has killed eight people in Armenia

Ermenistan: Hem uzak hem yakın

Kosova soslu Karabağ çatışması

Kadınlar AB’ye çıkarma yaptı

AB mücadelesine kadın eli değdi Funda Özkan -

Queen to visit Turkey for first time since 1971 The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh are to make their first visit to Turkey in almost 40 years, Buckingham Palace says

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Cyprus must overcome challenges and set up a partnership state

Ermenistan'a 'Basın Özgürlüğü' Eleştirisi

Bartholomeos Papa ile bugün görüşecek

Ergenekon A.Ş.

Alevilik İmam Hatip'te

Türbana 'mini' destek

Doktorlar full time çalışmalı

Malatya davasında mahkemeye suçlama

Ahmet Çakar'ın bikini çarkı

Biliyorum konutta dansöz oynatıldı

Meclis’e hassas güvenlik sistemi

‘Konsomatris değilim’ ‘Terbiyesiz, haddini bil’

İncirlik Üssü, uçuşa kapatılıyor

İsmail Türüt, cinayeti övmekten yargılandı

TTNet'ten bedava kablosuz internet

MTA’nın 1400 YTL maaşlı mühendisi holding kuracaktı

Üzerine yıldırım düşen 4 milyon dolarlık radar, çürümeye terk edildi

İşte dünyanın en zenginleri

ASELSAN’da 4. intihar

6 Mart 2008 Basın Özeti


H3 Taha Akyol Orduya baskı yapmak

Fikret Bila Hain ve seviyesiz sözleri kabul edilemez

Milliyet Son Dakika

Mustafa Karaalioğlu Muhalefet-asker çatışmasının anlamı nedir?

Tarihi kırılma

Anayasa Mahkemesi CHP'nin başvurusunu kabul etti

Gerilim tırmanıyor

CHP: Asker hakaret etti

Muhalefetten askere jet yanıt

‘Uyumdan rahatsız olanlar var’

İsmet Berkan - CHP neyin peşinde?

Murat Yetkin - Talabani'nin gelişi ve sonrası

Ruşen - Çakır Ziyaret olumlu, zaman yanlış

Mustafa Erdoğan AKP’lileştirmek Kürt sorununu çözer mi?

EKREM DUMANLI - Askerle polemik

Ergin Yıldızoğlu Kuzey Irak Operasyonu Üzerine Spekülatif Düşünceler

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ŞAHİN ALPAY - "Kemalist yobazlık"

Fehmi Koru: Bu muhtıraya da “Hayır” demek lâzım

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Ali Bayramoğlu: Türk militarizminin iç krizi

Youtube’daki Paşa affını istedi

Eğer doğruysa böyle skandal görülmedi

Ahmet Taşgetiren Danıştay kararında bir başka boyut

M Ali Birand Ben, Org.Büyükanıt'a inanıyorum, ancak…

İsmail Küçükkaya Büyükanıt-Başbuğ fotoğrafı...

Türkiye'ye büyük komplo

Facts and fiction about the 'Turkish exit' Burak BEKDİL

Time to question the role of the military! Orhan Kemal Cengiz

Cevdet Aşkın PKK: Zagros bölgesine kara harekâtı başladı

[NEWS ANALYSIS]
Row over military withdrawal reveals deep mistrust

Yalçın Doğan Fırtına gemisinden vazgeçmek yok

[Yorum - Prof. Dr. Recep Kaymakcan] Danıştay, din dersi konusunda niçin görüş değiştirdi?

Gözler Anayasa Mahkemesi'nde


'Türbanı tehlike gören psikiyatra başvursun'

Bilal Çetin Genelkurmay neden ‘alındı’?

Fatih Altaylı CHP Atatürk'ün de ordu değil mi?

Azeri-Ermeni cephesinde tansiyon yükseldi: 12 Ermeni, 3 Azeri asker öldü

Soli Özel Tehlikeli yarış

Cengiz Çandar Fenerbahçe'nin Sevilla'sı

İç Basında Türk Dış Politikası Dış Basında Türkiye - BBC Turkish 0700 VOA TSİ 06:30 Turkish Press Review Google News Turkey TurcoPundit

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Hayrettin Karaman: Filistinlilerin feryadı

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Tamer Korkmaz: Amiral Battı!

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İbrahim Karagül: Genelkurmay-CHP savaşı: Böylesini hiç görmedik!..

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Akif Emre: Tatminsiz ulusalcılık

Perihan Mağden - Barış için Hakikat için

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Türker Alkan - AKP'nin özgürlük anlayışı

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Altan Öymen - Gerçekler abartılınca

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Hasan Celal Güzel - Siz bu manzarayı beğeniyor musunuz?

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Nuray Mert - 'Cumhuriyet' sömürge idaresi mi?

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Hakkı Devrim - TSK'dan ikinci inter-nâme

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Tarhan Erdem - Sivil çözüm tartışması

Can Ataklı

Paşam’ı hayretle izliyorum

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MÜMTAZ'ER TÜRKÖNE - "Hainlerden daha fazla zarar veren muhalefet"

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HÜSEYİN GÜLERCE - CHP, bugünleri de mi görecekti?

Bilmesi gereken biliyor

Ertuğrul Özkök Podyumda yürüyen totem

Ahmet Hakan Ne yapsaydı Yaşar Paşa?

Hasan Cemal Çok cephede savaştan kaçmak için yalnızlık!

Cüneyt ÜlseverCanım Fenerim benimc

Şükrü Küçükşahin Darbe olsaydı asker başa geçerdi

Enis Berberoğlu

Oktay Ekşi Önce sağduyu

Özdemir İnce

Mehmet Y Yılmaz Bina kendi kendine yanıvermiş!

Bekir Coşkun Fazla kimsemiz yok...

Yalçın Bayer Asker ile siyasetçi sözü karşılaştırılmaz

Genelkurmay maksadını aştı

Ömer Lütfi Mete Devlet adamı ile kabile eşrafı

Can Dündar Kaosistan

Türban basit ve karmaşık

Nuh Gönültaş Güneş'e muhalefet!

Hadi Uluengin Öteki Aşkale

Rauf Tamer Sürpriz mi?

MUHARREM SARIKAYA

ERDAL ŞAFAK Şeytanla dans

ENGİN ARDIÇ Ofuna of

ERGUN BABAHAN

EMRE AKÖZ Cehalet numunesi

Umur Talu

HASAN BÜLENT KAHRAMAN

NAZLI ILICAK CHP ve asker

MEHMET BARLAS Bazen susmak fazla konuşmaktan daha etkili olabilir....

MAHMUT ÖVÜR Almanya'nın "Avrupa İslam'ı" projesi

YAVUZ DONAT Kurumsal hassasiyet

Mehmet Altan Bu ülkeyi tanıdınız mı?

Ardan Zentürk O çocuklardan özür dileyin...

Güler Kömürcü
Ulusalcılık şaibesi

Uyan Mustafa Suphi, uyan!

Muhalefetten Genelkurmay'a karşı bildiri

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Hakaret, haksız olduğunuzun karinesidir

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Konumu ne olursa olsun, bize kimse 'hain' diyemez

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Başbakan Yardımcısı Cemil Çiçek: Operasyon sürüyor tartışma bitsin

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[TEPKİLER]

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Başörtüsü, üniversiteli kızların özgür seçimi


Zapsu: AKP'den değil MKYK'dan istifa ettim

ABDURRAHMAN YILDIRIM

Ercan Kumcu

TÜSİAD: Ekonomideki son verilerden kaygılıyız

Erdal Sağlam Merkez Bankası mali disiplini bozacak kararlara bakmalı

Stanley Fischer: Turkey a hot spot for investment

Deniz Gökçe
Bakalım Roubini ne diyecek?

OKAN MÜDERRİSOĞLU
Kıdem Tazminatı Fonu'ndan 5 yıldan önce çıkış olmayacak

Brezilya ekonomisi bizden güvenli mi? Korkmaz İlkorur

Faize ilişkin 'dışarıdan ahkâm' Fatih Özatay

Hurşit Güneş Dış açığın finansmanı sorun yaratacak boyutta

Güngör Uras Yabancılar Türkün taşıyla Türkün kuşunu vurup yiyorlar!

İBRAHİM KAHVECİ

Enflasyon uğruna yâ rab; nice şirketler batıyor

MELİKŞAH UTKU

Türkiye krizden ne ölçüde etkilenir?

Sosyal Güvenlik Yasası tam gaz görüşülüyor

2001 krizinin perde arkası

Refah payı ihmal edilince çalışanlar büyümeyi hissedemiyor

'Hasta adam' dediği Türkiye'yi yatırım için adres gösterdi

Kişi başına gelir 10 bin dolar olursa otomobil satışlarında patlama yaşarız

Türkiye, Avrupa’da üçüncü milyarder

H4 New York Times Clinton Success Alters Delegate Race’s Dynamic After Tuesday’s primary victories for Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, her focus is momentum; for her Democratic rival, Senator Barack Obama, it is math.

Iran’s Religious Conservatives Are Expected to Solidify Power at Polls

Lesson of Defeat: Obama Comes Out Punching After appearing nearly invincible last week, Barack Obama now faces questions about whether he can win states vital to a Democratic victory in November.

News Analysis: Looking at the Math and the Map, and Hoping the Tide Can Turn

State Department Gives India a Deadline for a Nuclear Pact

New Forum to Try to Improve Catholic-Muslim Ties

Editorial What We’d Like to Hear It’s unclear how the Democratic campaign will end, but we’d like to hear fewer character attacks and a lot more discussion of the nation’s many problems

Grand Old Protectionists

By ROBERT E. LIGHTHIZER John McCain may be a conservative, but his unbridled free-trade policies don’t help make that case.

Take a Deep Breath It is hard to believe that in the 21st century the democratically elected governments of Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela would be talking about war.

GAIL COLLINS Hillary’s Edge Of all the things that went right for Hillary Clinton on Tuesday, the Ohio primary win was most impressive.

ROGER COHEN The Obamas of the World Piecing together Barack Obama’s family is like piecing together the world. It’s a rich experience, but not easy

H5 Washington Post Melman: Forget Annapolis: Nine Steps to Peace

Zakaria: Democrats' Dangerous Rhetoric

POST-ABC POLL Both Obama And Clinton Hold Edge Over McCain

Turkey Resumes Strikes in Iraq's North

Editorial A Long March Tuesday's primary results extend the Democratic campaign -- and add time for needed clarification

Where's the Exit Strategy? By Harold Meyerson The Democrats can't find their way out of a primary contest that almost surreally refuses to end.

A Cliffhanger for Democrats By David S. Broder, This has been a magnificent campaign on both sides. And the best of it may still lie ahead.

Why Clinton Isn't Dead By Robert D. Novak A convention showdown in Denver may be unavoidable, much to the chagrin of Democratic insiders. They have themselves to blame

Eye on the Ball, America Daoud Kuttab: If the U.S. wants to salvage Mideast peace, it needs to step up its game.

Results Refocus Democratic Campaign Clinton, Obama Clash Over Superdelegates

Commander Rejects Article of Praise

By Thomas E. Ricks The top U.S. commander in the Middle East is the subject of a glowing magazine article describing him as the only person who might stop the Bush administration from going to war against Iran

West Bank Barriers Keep Rising Despite Promises of Relief Commute Becomes 'Daily Humiliation'

Abbas Agrees to Resume Peace Talks With Israel; Monitoring Group to Meet

Homeland Security's Struggle

By David Ignatius The Department of Homeland Security celebrates its fifth birthday this week, and hopefully not with a bang.

Agencies Build National Intelligence Network Fledgling Justice Department system enables authorities to examine enormous caches of digital records and raises civil liberties concerns.

Bush Claims Iraq Pact Authority

Critics say dismissal of Congressional oversight on long-term plan could permit "war in Iraq forever."

OPEC: Members Won't Pump More Oil

In Cuba, Ignorance In Amber

By George F. Will, Fidel Castro's departure means nothing. Castroism remains, and Cuba still suffers.

Even in Victory, Clinton Team Is Battling Itself Some advisors say strategy worked; others say wins occurred "despite us, not because of us."

Bush and McCain Stress Their Unity, and So Do the Democrats

Russia Pumps Tens of Millions Into Burnishing Image Abroad Flush with reserves from oil and natural gas sales, Kremlin aims to promote Russian culture, charm opinion-makers and scrutinize the failings of Western democracy

FBI Chief Confirms Misuse of Subpoenas Security Letters Used to Get Personal Data

ANALYZING OBAMA'S DEFEAT

How to Read the Buckeye Vote?

Some Say the State Isn't as Representative of America as It Once Was

H6 Guardian Sanctions causing Gaza to 'implode' Palestinians are living through worst humanitarian crisis since the 1967 war says rights group

Fears of Iran still working on nuclear weapon British government believes Tehran could still be developing a nuclear weapon

Hamas' uncritical friends

Petra Marquardt-Bigman: While Islamist militants are increasingly criticised in the Middle East, it seems they can count on a hard core of western admirers who blindly applaud them

The crude fact Jeremy Leggett: Peak oil is no academic debate: the $100 barrel is a harbinger of the energy shortage to come

Failure to launch Daniel Levy: Condoleezza Rice's Middle East trip won't be enough to salvage the peace process unless the US changes its approach to Hamas

Don't abandon Afghanistan

Daniel Korski The international coalition's efforts have been hampered by internal tension and a lack of strategy, but all is not lost – yet

Gunboat diplomacy James Denselow Washington's latest gambit in the Lebanese stalemate harks back to colonial power politics of the crudest kind

Nato warns over cyber warfare threat

Online espionage and internet-based terrorism taken as seriously as a missile strike, says senior

Brown survives EU referendum vote

Commons agrees not to hold referendum on EU treaty despite Lib Dem and Labour rebellions

Democrats face long, dirty campaign

Party fears boost for Republicans as animosity between Clinton and Obama grows

Characterising the Clinton comeback

Dan Kennedy: US elections 2008: Last night's victories mean her campaign isn't dead, but the media are still struggling to find a scenario by which she can win

Texas tea leaves Sasha Abramsky: US elections 2008: What the convoluted result in the Lone Star state portends for the rest of the race

There's only one winner from this Democratic battle - the Republicans

Jonathan Freedland: Clinton and Obama face months of bitter rancour and division

Never ending story

Leader: Many seasoned observers convinced themselves a week ago that Hillary Clinton's campaign was dead in the water

A fascinating, gracious man

Gerry Adams: Ian Paisley helped to radicalise my generation. But his lasting legacy will be helping secure peace

Economy centre stage in Spanish poll

The fallout from the global credit squeeze has put paid to Spain's spectacular economic growth

Q&A: the Spanish elections

Profile: José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero

Profile: Mariano Rajoy

'Coalition failures provoked Iraqis'

Sir Hilary Synnott publishes indictment of Whitehall and Washington failures following invasion of Iraq

After 13 years of Gates, enter the new richest man in the world: The Sage Warren Buffet tops Forbes list with $62bn fortune, while survey shows there are 49 billionaires living in Britain

China tries to apply brakes to economy

China's economy faces a 'difficult' battle against inflation and overheating, warns premier

H7 What's behind record oil prices?

Obama's Real Mideast Problem - Amir Taheri, New York Post

Stratfor Geopolitical Diary: Hezbollah as an Iranian-Israeli Flash Point ...

Iraq: Iranians Arrive for a Fourth Round of Talks With U.S. ...

Hindu In an editorial on the Security Council vote for the further tightening of international sanctions against Iran, the paper says the council has wilfully and unnecessarily escalated a crisis that was heading towards a peaceful end.

Daily Star The USS Cole and America's election
By Michael Young

Concept at UK Foreign Office - Bronwen Maddox, London Times


Elusive Middle East Peace - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette editorial

USIP Event: Riding the Surge? The Progress of Iraq's National Government

Balancing Diplomacy and Force - Baltimore Sun editorial

Putting Iran on Notice - Los Angeles Times editorial


Iran's Nuclear Shell Game - Chicago Tribune editorial

Stiglitz the Nobelist Gets Math Wrong on Iraq War By: Amity Shlaes | Bloomberg News
Three trillion is the amount Nobel Prize winner Joseph Stiglitz puts as the cost of the Iraq war. In a new book with Linda Bilmes of Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government, the Columbia University economist argues that the Bush administration has underestimated outlays for the war by hundreds of billions of dollars.

A region essential to peace

It is definitely through development and democratization that the Mideast will contribute to peace in the world, and certainly not by exacerbating nationalisms.

Turning the Resource Curse into a Blessing SEF This 6-page German papwer presents two views as to how to overcome the resource curse and further development in resource-rich developing countries

John D. McKinnon / Wall Street Journal: Sentiment on Iraq Is Changing

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

US: Iran Broke Vow to Quit Aiding Iraqi Militias

Iraqi Cabinet Gives Green Light to Oil Ministry to Sign Oil Deals

US Makes Show of Force at Sea in Mideast

U.S. general points to Iraqi future

UPI) -- The departing U.S. commander in Iraq said the situation there is coming to the point where the past gains are irreversible.

Mosul al-Qaida network focus of new effort (UPI) -- U.S. military leaders in Iraq say they are boosting operations in the northern city of Mosul, described as "the strategic center of gravity for al-Qaida."

Improved security aiding local Iraq forces (UPI) -- The improved security situation in Iraq led by the U.S. troop surge created an opportunity for Iraqi security forces to grow in rank and number.

US Denies Talks With Iran Scheduled

Iran's Deputy FM Talks to Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran Still Fuels Iraq Violence, U.S. says By: Peter Spiegel and Julian E. Barnes | Los Angeles Times
Two top military commanders allege that Tehran continues to direct Shiite militias and is trying to permanently weaken the government in Baghdad

Egypt Detains Opposition Activists Ahead of Poll By: Ian Black | The Guardian Egyptian authorities have rounded up hundreds of members of the banned Muslim Brotherhood in a crackdown apparently designed to stop the Islamist movement from taking part in local elections next month.

Sunni anger at Iraq trial failure
A Sunni Arab party criticises the collapse of a trial of two Iraqi ex-officials accused of aiding death squads.

U.S.: Iran reneged on pledge to quit supporting Iraqi militias

An Iraqi pilgrim finds kindness in the "Triangle of Death"

State Dept.: U.S. will examine captured rebel hard drives

Trade On The Rise, But Mostly One-Way

Trade and tourism are booming between the former foes, highlighted by deals signed during the Iranian president's historic visit to Baghdad. But not everyone is happy about an apparent imbalance.

H9 Ha’aretz PM: Talks with Syria to be seriously considered Israel also planning diplomatic effort in order to reach agreement with Egypt over Gaza-Sinai border

Who Leaked the Details of a CIA-Mossad Plot Against Iran?

Study: Gaza humanitarian situation worst since 1967 Report says more than 1 million Gazans dependent on food aid; Defense Ministry blames Hamas

Hezbollah: We're ready for war with Israel, but we won't start it IDF intel says Iran arming Hezbollah via Turkey; Beirut daily: Group unhindered by UN presence

Leviev: Zionism is bankrupt due to 'new American religion'

Moshe Arens: It was too much to hope for that the IDF would invade Gaza

Dennis Ross: I am not an Obama advisor (WTR)

What does the American voter want?

Debka Exclusive: Israeli cabinet okays Hamas, Jihad Islami targets for attack

Jerusalem Post The conventional wisdom is wrong......young American Jews do feel connected to Israel.

Right of Reply: It's Barack Obama's advisers who concern me LAWRENCE MARC ZELL

Europe is facing a triple threat Counter-terrorist experts are nervous about the likelihood of an attack on European soil in 2008

Dershowitz: British intelligence smarter than US's - and than Gary Hart
Our intelligence community seems to have fallen for Iran's version of two-card monte. That, or they are deliberately trying to pull the wool over the eyes of the American public.

Yedioth Ahronoth 'Worst Gaza crisis since '67'
International boycott, Israeli blockade on Gaza caused situation in Strip to reach 40-years' low, claims report compiled by human rights groups. Organizations call on UK, EU to pressure Israel into lifting closure immediately

'More Americans pro-Israeli'

New Gallup poll reveals Israel is one of five countries Americans feel most favorably about

New envoy to Israel named

US President Bush names career diplomat James Cunningham next ambassador to Israel

Kill their leaders/ Amos Carmel

Daily Alert.orgHebrew Press Editorials (2008) - Middle East Progress - EJC Israeli Press Review Google News Israel - Palestine

BBC Gaza conditions 'at 40-year low' Gaza's humanitarian situation is the worst it has been since the Israeli occupation began, say human rights groups.

The Middle East's asymmetric war

Israel's unpalatable Gaza options

Shadow of Hamas
Tough obstacles to the resumption of Mid-East peace talks

Memorandum: Dennis Ross and the Presidential Campaign

Abbas calls for calm before talks

Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas says peace talks with Israel can only resume when calm is restored in Gaza

Daily Star Rice's insistence on Palestinian-Israeli talks can work - if she means it

Israel's only outlet is to rescue the Annapolis process By Shlomo Ben-Ami

Help the Good Guys in the West Bank By: Walter Isaacson | The Washington Post The rocket attacks on Israel launched by Hamas militants in Gaza, coupled with Israel's retaliation, have disrupted peace talks between Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. The U.S. should work to strengthen the moderate Palestinian opponents of Hamas

Hopeless in Gaza Alex Renton Today, despite Hamas's offers of ceasefire, no Israeli politician wants to talk—and so the people of Gaza continue to suffer

Anti-Semitic Incidents Decline For Third Straight Year In U.S., According To Annual ADL Audit
Source: Anti-Defamation League

Iran-Israel: An opinion paper from the Strategic Studies Institute of the U.S. Army War College says ideological and practical constraints make an Iranian attack on Israel unlikely in the short term (PDF).

Mar 6 SD# 1861 - Abbas in Briefing to Jordanian Daily Al-Dustour: I Am Against the Armed Struggle – But In Future Stages Things May Change

Forward Are Jews Less Attached to Israel? Maybe Not A new study is challenging the notion that American Jews are growing less attached to Israel. According to a study released by three researchers at the Steinhardt Social Research Institute, a prominent demographic research center at Brandeis University, an analysis of survey data going back more than a decade suggests that American Jewish attachment to Israel has remained consistently strong

Mysteries of the Menorah An investigation of the historical (and spiritual) enigma surrounding a gold candelabrum pillaged from the ancient Temple in Jerusalem.

H10 Christian Science Monitor

Armenia crackdown: an ex-Soviet pattern? A state of emergency remains in place, after protesters alleging election fraud were dispersed last week.

Dependence on Russian gas worries some – but not all – European countries Gazprom rattled the European Union by cutting – then restoring –Ukraine's gas supply this week

McCain clinches; Clinton rallies, checking Obama's momentum She wins three of four March 4 primaries, reviving her campaign and setting the stage for a long duel for the Democratic nomination.

Clinton victories in Texas and Ohio give McCain time to craft his message While the Democrats battle, McCain can see which attacks are effective.

Iraqi Christians cling to last, waning refuges Al Qaeda-linked militants and Kurdish ultranationalists are both pressuring Iraq's largest Christian enclave.

Gloves off for Clinton and Obama? A nasty campaign may push the party to cut short the primary season next time.

Stop playing the race card Hyped-up charges of bias distract from the real work of correcting racial inequalities.

In budget wrangling, cost of doing nothing grows At stake are competing visions of how to restore fiscal stability and ward off a recession.

ASIA

Analysis: Chinese cyberattacks on experts
Defense-related think tanks and contractors, as well as the Pentagon and other U.S. agencies, were the target of repeated computer network intrusions last year apparently originating in China, the Department of Defense said this week. UPI has exclusive details

The China Syndrome by Michael T. Klare

China faces 'critical period' in economy China's prime minister yesterday extolled the prosperity the communist government has brought to many Chinese, yet he sounded an alarm that inflation could derail the country's rapid emergence.

Prospect China's new intelligentsia Mark Leonard
Despite the global interest in the rise of China, no one is paying much attention to its ideas and who produces them. Yet China has a surprisingly lively intellectual class whose ideas may prove a serious challenge to western liberal hegemony

James Fallows - As discussed previously here: The same people -- same individuals, same organizations, same publications, same blog sites - that ginned up a war with Iraq, and that have supported ginning up a war with Iran, are settling in for a longer term confrontation with China. These people need to be judged on their track record. And compared with a confrontation with Iraq or Iran, a military showdown with China would be 10 times as unnecessary and 100 times as stupid.

China tries to apply brakes to economy China's economy faces a 'difficult' battle against inflation and overheating, warns premier

Nouveau riche
How China's young and rich spend their new-found wealth

Afghanistan: The Forgotten War - Tom Kenworthy, USA Today

Slate Dispatches From China's Wild West The grimy underside of China's cleanest city. Joshua Kucera

Pakistan's Record on Terrorism: Conflicted Goals, Compromised Performance By: Ashley J. Tellis | The Washington Quarterly
Islamabad's inability to defeat the terrorist groups operating from its soil is rooted in many factors that go beyond its admittedly serious motivational deficiencies to combat terrorism

China Through the Back Door By: Joshua Kucera | Slate Xinjiang is the traditional home of the Uighur (pronounced WEE-gur) people, Muslims who speak a language related to Turkish and whose European features and olive skin easily distinguish them from the Han Chinese, who represent more than 90 percent of the people in China but who are a minority in this province.

FT How fractured politics harm India’s financesSharp stock market falls since the budget show investors are punishing poor policymaking by a weak coalition government, writes Jo Johnson

An Empty Revolution By: Francisco Rodríguez | Foreign Affairs Even critics of Hugo Chávez tend to concede that he has made helping the poor his top priority. But in fact, Chávez's government has not done any more to fight poverty than past Venezuelan governments, and his much-heralded social programs have had little effect

Asia Times Pakistan's grand bargain falls apart
Pakistan has no option, given pressure from the United States, but to continue military operations against Taliban and al-Qaeda militants in the tribal areas. Yet under a scheme devised by the new top brass, the militants were to be given an easy ride as long as they retreated to remote border areas. Militants, initially receptive, have shown through a spate of suicide attacks on the military in cities across the country that they are having grave second thoughts. - Syed Saleem Shahzad

China confirms inflation is enemy No 1Premier Wen Jiabao told China's Parliament on Wednesday the government would take more steps to curb inflation and cool the economy. His determination was underlined by setting a GDP growth target well short of non-government forecasts. - John Ng and Olivia Chung

H11 IHT George Bush's gift to Ahmadinejad Bush's bungling has given Iran predominant influence in Iraq.

Don't look for change quite yet

By IAN BREMMER

Cuba's Communist greybeards are likely to soldier on a while longer

U.S. expects defense deal with Poland to be wrapped up soon

Vatican and Muslims agree to start regular dialogue

EUROPE European press review

Prospect Europe's failing left


Ernst Hillebrand The European centre left's electorally successful technocratic reform project of the 1990s seems to have run its course. So now what?

Serbs Struggle to Understand Western Support for Kosovo By: Ljiljana Smajlovic | World Politics Review
As editor-in-chief of Serbia's oldest and most prestigious daily newspaper, Politika, I am at a loss to explain the West's stubborn support for Kosovo independence to my readers

BBC Pope to host talks with Muslims Pope Benedict XVI will host historic Catholic-Muslim talks in November to improve ties, the Vatican says

All in a name
Why Greece wields a veto over Macedonia's international future

Generational shift
Young French Muslims promote radical new understanding of Islam

NATO and the Postmodern European Generation By: Roger Cohen | The Boston Globe A whole post-Cold War European generation has grown up in peace, give or take "some Balkan horror on television," which makes it hard to explain that "it's a political and moral imperative to fight for our core values in the Hindu Kush."

Kostunica Tells Serb Parties to Reject EU Entry Without Kosovo By: Michael Heath | Bloomberg News Serbian Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica told political parties to reject European Union membership unless Kosovo's declaration of independence is overturned and the province is restored to the Balkan state.

Selling Arms to All the Wrong People - Reuben Johnson, Weekly Standard

Michel Rocard, a Socialist and former prime minister of France, says it is now blindingly obvious that capitalism is too unstable to survive without strong public regulation, and calls for the return of the social-democratic project.

From New Left Review, Alan Badiou on The Communist Hypothesis: Why does the spectre of May 68 still haunt French discourse?

H12 RFE/RLGeorgia: South Ossetia Cites Kosovo 'Precedent' In Call For International Recognition

Armenia: The United States is Muted on the Armenian Political Crisis BY JOSHUA KUCERA The continuing political crisis Armenia stemming from the March 1 violence in Yerevan has unfolded with little comment from the United States, either from the US government or from influential Armenian-American lobbying groups.

Stealth Move: American Troops to Return to Uzbekistan amid Thaw
After a concerted campaign by Washington to reopen the channels of communication with Uzbekistan, American troops may be returning to the Central Asian nation almost three years after being unceremoniously booted out amid the fallout over the 2005 Andijan events. Uzbekistan’s apparent readiness to make a sudden geopolitical turn could prompt consternation in the Kremlin, and have important implications for the Caspian Basin energy contest

Media Situation Remains Appalling In Most CIS Countries, Experts Say BY JEAN-CHRISTOPHE PEUCH The ongoing effort by Armenia’s government to dam the free flow of information during the country’s state of emergency fits nicely into a distressing pattern concerning press freedom in CIS states. Far from thriving, independent media outlets in most CIS nations are struggling merely to keep operating

Google News Azerbaijan

CSM Armenia crackdown: an ex-Soviet pattern?A state of emergency remains in place, after protesters alleging election fraud were dispersed last week.

ECONOMIST INTELLIGENCE UNIT BRIEFING Blood on the streets Post-election violence has killed eight people in Armenia

CRS “Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia: Security Issues and Implications for U.S. Interests,” updated January 31, 2008.

Armenia, Azerbaijan Promise Cease-Fire

Analysis: Medvedev victory sparks hope (UPI) -- European officials hope that Russia's future President Dmitry Medvedev will break the ice in relations with the West.

A second Gorbachev?

Andreas Umland Although he owes his advancement to Vladimir Putin, Dmitri Medvedev may prove a surprisingly liberal president of Russia

BBC Gazprom restores Ukraine gas flow Russian energy giant Gazprom says it has resumed full gas supplies to Ukraine following a dispute over payments.

Energy giant flexes its muscles

Why Europe needs Russian gas

PBS Experts Answered Your Questions on Russia's New Political Leadership

We Will Buy You By: Gideon Rachman | The Moscow Times
Nikita Khrushchev, the leader of the Soviet Union in 1956, told the Western world, "We will bury you." Now Dmitry Medvedev, the newly elected president of Russia, has come back with a revised offer -- "We will buy you."

Frequent Crashes Cast Doubt on Russian-Made Jets in Kazakh Air Force By: Farkhad Sharip | Eurasia Daily Monitor
Russian arms manufacturers seem to be in an awkward position. On the one hand they see Central Asia as an enormous market in which to dump their obsolete weapons, while simultaneously limiting their neighbors’ access to cutting edge military hardware. On the other hand, Russian arms manufacturers are desperately short of qualified workers to modernize the outdated military aircraft.

Armenia Under State of Emergency By: Asbed Kochikian | ISN Security Watch The Armenian government's use of force to stop protests could reveal its insecurity and boost the opposition's resolve.

Flap Between Russia, Ukraine Threatens Natural Gas Supplies By: Alex Rodriguez | The Chicago Tribune
A new natural gas war brewing between Russia and Ukraine threatened to reduce gas supplies to Western Europe on Tuesday, triggering fears among EU countries of a repeat of the politically charged shutdown of gas supplies in 2006.

Medvedev's Weak Start - Toronto Star editorial


Putin's Successor or Puppet? - Baltimore Sun editorial


Memo to Medvedev - Mikhail Gorbachev, London Times

Moscow: new world capital for billionaires...


Russia: Was this Democracy? - Tony Halpin, London Times

Azeri Expert Believes Latest Karabakh Clash Unlikely to Escalate

No one's hero


Lesley Chamberlain What might Chekhov have made of modern Russia's slide into authoritarianism?

Peacemaker Prescott heads for Armenia Former deputy prime minister heads a European human rights delegation to Armenia

EDM SOUTH STREAM GAS PROJECT DEFEATING NABUCCO BY DEFAULT


- TOP YELTSIN-ERA FIGURE REPORTEDLY ON MEDVEDEV’S LIST OF POTENTIAL APPOINTEES

From FT, a review of books on Russia and the return of the cold warriors.

H13 The Times Who knows there's a food crisis? The early signals are there, but the world seems to be sleepwalking towards disaster Magnus Linklater

Clinton hints at a dream ticket with Obama Victory in Ohio and Texas last night emboldened Hillary Clinton to talk of a double bill - with her as President

Clinton: the campaign they couldn't kill The comeback kid has ensured she stays in the race at least until the next big contest in Pennsylvania on April 22

Gerard Baker

The Democrats have months to run

The Republican race is over. But American politics has reached a fork in the road

Not how many delegates, but how good Democratic 'superdelegates' could hand Hillary Clinton the nomination even if she is still trailing in August, says Tim Hames

They must go for Hillary Clinton

Forget all the razzmatazz over Obama. The Democrats have only one option for president Anatole Kaletsky

Israel and the Palestinians 'agree to restart talks' Condoleezza Rice tells a Jerusalem press conference that negotiations will resume after the violence of recent days

Wall Street Journal

Alive! By Karl Rove
Hillary still faces an uphill climb. But there's a lot of time and contests left.

Bernanke's 'Principal'
The Federal Reserve Chairman tells bankers to create more losses by writing down mortgage loans.

Clinton, Obama on AttackClinton and Obama stepped up attacks on each other as both camps sought to woo superdelegates, who likely will sway the contest, a day after the Democrats' presidential-nominating marathon. Democratic leaders worry the nomination battle will drain the party of cash and unity.

New Spasm Jolts Credit Markets

Despite repeated doses of medicine from central banks, short-term lending markets around the world are struggling again. The renewed turmoil marks the latest fallout from the deflation of U.S. housing values and the subprime-mortgage crisis

Asia Times THE SUBPRIME ICEBERG A year later, the band plays on A year after the subprime crisis came to public attention, the rot in the financial system continues to spread, leaving the US Federal Reserve with at least one very important question to answer - should it come directly to the rescue? As the Fed and other actors dance the subprime twostep, the tune is reminiscent of the music on the Titanic as the lifeboats sailed away. - Julian Delasantellis

H14 Financial Times Energy: Europe needs to make up its mind With the US, China and Russia all vying for energy resources, EU weakness is compounded by its lack of a single voice, writes Josu Jon Imaz

Ceasefire for Gaza The US, helped by the mediation of its Arab allies such as Egypt or Saudi Arabia, should seek an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and an end to Israel’s siege

Between the lines: Medvedev’s chance for a ceasefire The ability of Russia and Ukraine to reach a compromise in the coming weeks will be seen as a first test of the president-elect’s leadership, writes Quentin Peel

US under fire over Iran N-plan report

A US intelligence report into Iran’s nuclear arms programme was subjected to strong criticism by a senior UK diplomat

Iran bank chief takes realistic tack

Tahmasb Mazaheri, who took over as Iran’s central bank governor last year, is not only facing intense financial pressure from abroad because of US and United Nations sanctions, but is also grappling with rising inflation

Invest oil money in food, UN says

Oil-producing countries of the Middle East should focus on developing agriculture to address serious threats to food security posed by water scarcity and climate change

Democrats at war as Bush backs McCain The Democratic presidential race descended into acrimonious infighting with supporters of Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama trading accusations that their candidates had concealed tax returns

McCain faces tough VP choice

While John McCain insists he is healthy, his age makes it more important than usual for his running mate to be considered capable of becoming commander-in-chief at a heartbeat’s notice

McCain’s chance to rally the party

George W. Bush threw his support behind John McCain to replace him in the White House after the Arizona senator sealed the Republican presidential nomin­ation

WORLD NEWS: Bush tells Opec oil price is hurting economy

That 3am phone call Gideon Rachman’s blog: How would the different US presidential candidates deal with a foreign policy emergency?

Haven evasion Action on tax havens should be measured and proportionate, but the European Union and other large jurisdictions should act together to put pressure on them

Analysis: Raids aim to halt Europe’s havens Berlin’s subterfuge in securing a list of Liechtenstein bank accounts is prompting a rethink both by Europe’s evaders and authorities in its microstates

Buffett now richest person in the world

Warren Buffett has overtaken his friend and bridge partner Bill Gates to become the world’s richest person with an estimated fortune of $62bn, according to Forbes magazine

Johnson tipped to win London mayoral contest

WORLD NEWS - IRAN: Senators urge formal sanctions

Gates defends EADS tanker deal

Robert Gates, US defence secretary, defended the air force’s decision to award a $35bn deal for refuelling tankers to EADS, the European defence contractor, over Boeing

Democrats at war as Bush backs McCain Clinton and Obama supporters trade blows

Gazprom and Kiev end gas standoff

Gazprom and Ukraine have stepped back from the brink of a gas dispute that threatened supplies to Europe after the Russian gas giant agreed to resume shipments to Kiev in full

Russia halves gas supply to Ukraine

Europe was preparing itself for possible reductions in gas supply as Gazprom halved shipments to Ukraine and warned it could make further cuts if an escalating energy standoff over unpaid debts was not resolved.

Belgrade urged to embrace Brussels

EU’s enlargement commissioner says Serbia’s government should listen to the desire of its people to join the bloc and reaffirm its commitment to eventual membership

H15 Los Angeles Times

Bush embraces McCain; Clinton grabs momentum Obama insists Texas and Ohio are only small bumps in the road to the nomination.

EditorialPutting Iran on notice

The latest U.N. sanctions may be narrow, but they send a broader message to Tehran: Stop!

Whose liberty? Do conservatives believe in citizens' freedom from federal snoops, or only in corporate freedom from regulation?

H16 American Politics

New poll: McCain trails Clinton, Obama

Obama says he'll sharpen criticism

Obama camp: What's Clinton hiding' — (CNN) - Barack Obama's campaign took fresh aim at Hillary Clinton Wednesday for refusing to release her tax returns, asking in a memo circulated to reporters, “What does Clinton have to hide?”

DNC Lays Out Choice For Florida And Michigan: Rules, Re-Vote

Delegate Scorecard...

FOURNIER: Clinton now has little chance of closing the gap...

NYT: 'Simple math is still her enemy'...

realclearpolitics memeorandum ABC’s The Note US News Political Bulletin Early Bird GovExec Swamp Gas The Swamp

Long-Term Cycles in American National Electoral Politics Found to Occur More Rapidly Than Previously Believed Source: American Political Science Association Full Paper (PDF; 407 KB)

Obama: ‘Premature’ to talk joint ticket

The 2008 Veepstakes: Who should round out the Democratic ticket?

Mark Halperin / Time:

Clinton Wins Big, But Math is Troubling

James Fallows: More on Clinton, Obama, and the OODA loop

Clinton's lesson: Attacking Obama works

H17 Daily Telegraph The US presidential race's main event As the next US president will inherit the hideous fall-out of George W Bush's war on terror, argues Mary Riddell, there is a crucial tension in the three-way battle for the US presidency: hawk versus dove.

Gaza humanitarian crisis is 'acute'

Charities claim situation is at its worst for 40 years

Labour defeats EU treaty referendum Campaigners for a referendum on the new EU treaty suffered a potentially fatal setback tonight when Labour and the Liberal Democrats united to block a national vote.

The EU's Lisbon Treaty explained

Andrew Gimson: Will the EU destroy Brown?

What powers would Britain give up?

'Kitchen strategy' revived Hillary Clinton's bid Toby Harnden, on the senator's jet, traces the roots of Hillary's latest comeback in her quest for the White House.

Strikes add to Merkel's woes

Angela Merkel, the German chancellor, is facing strikes and political paralysis after more than 100,000 public sector workers walked out of their jobs.

H18 Independent

Strategy, timing and luck: why Clinton won

Republicans the real winners as Democrat battle goes to the wire

In matters presidential, Republicans tend to like things nice and tidy. Democrats, on the other hand, deep down, seem to prefer a mess.

H19 Military Intelligence Terrorism

Countering Violent Extremism: Videopower and Cyberspace EastWest Institute A 45-page paper proposing a strategy for countering the use of cyberspace by terrorists

An arms treaty nears orbit While asserting there is no need for a treaty, the United States has been actively developing both the doctrine and hardware needed to "control" space in a time of conflict and — possibly — to place weapons into orbit.,

At 5, Homeland Security is still very much a work in progress
By David Ignatius

Study: Security Spending Fails to Curb Terror Toll

The Responsibility to Protect: A Way Forward - Or Rather Part of the Problem? SEF This 8-page German paper presents two views on the viability of the Responsibility to Protect principle

Commercial Satellites as “National Technical Means” U.S. intelligence agencies could do more to incorporate commercial satellite capabilities into the U.S. intelligence satellite architecture, an advisory panel told the Directors of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) and the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) in a study last year. The report (pdf) laid out several scenarios for integrating commercial capabilities into the government’s “National Technical Means.”

Jerusalem Post In an editorial on terrorism, the Post says Europe is facing a triple threat that makes counter-terrorist experts nervous that the likelihood of a successful attack on European soil in 2008 remains quite high.

CRS “Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI),” updated February 4, 2008.

“Botnets, Cybercrime, and Cyberterrorism: Vulnerabilities and Policy Issues for Congress,” updated January 29, 2008.

Russian spymasters eager to show their artistic side

Winning the battle, losing the war

By JAMES H. WILLBANKS

One general lesson from the Tet offensive is the importance of not putting the best face on a military situation for political reasons.

Air Force changed tanker-bid criteria, lawmaker charges

H20 Slate Pennsylvania Polls

Clinton is already ahead in the new must-have state, but Obama has shown signs of a surge.

Education and Economic Growth
Source: Hoover Institution Full Report (PDF; 782 KB)

Bush Administration Delivers Annual Trade Report To Congress
Source: Office of the United State Trade Representative Full Report (PDF; 4.8 MB)

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Gideon Rachman’s favorite book here

Faith 2.0: The internet has changed even the way people practise religion

Moses saw God 'because he was stoned - again' Israeli academic says most God episodes in Old Testament and Bible are records of visions by ancient Israelites high on hallucinogens

'Mind-reading' machine developed

Scientists develop mind-reading technique that allows them to accurately predict images being viewed

Pope to rehabilitate Martin Luther

The reformer did not mean to split Christianity but only to purge the Church of corrupt practices, Benedict XVI will say

A review of Against Happiness: In Praise of Melancholy by Eric G. Wilson (and more from Bookforum).

The free-thinking reader is not dead, but found online Stephen Page: As most book publishers bow to bestsellers and celebrity culture, serious literature can still thrive thanks to the internet

Zimbabwe currency at 25m to $1

Google’s challenge to Microsoft Office

PEW: Americans love mobile phones more than Internet...

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ABD ve Karadeniz Nisan 2011

Türkiye Beşar’a Ne Demeli? Suriye'de “52 Cuma” Reformsuz Geçmez 20 Nisan 2011
Amerika-Sonrası Dünyanın Provası Olarak Libya Krizi ve Türkiye 22 Mart 2011
“Demokratikleştiremediklerimizden misiniz?”: Orta Doğu’daki Değişim Dalgasının Neden, Şekil ve Olası Sonuçları 10 Şubat 2011
Analiz Üzerine Notlar 14 Ocak 2011
Wikileaks Üzerine Notlar ve Yorumlar 23 Aralık 2010
Enerji ve Güvenliği Üzerine Notlar 29 Kasım 2010
Amerikan Travması ve Kongre Seçimleri 23 Kasım 2010
Füze Savunması Üzerine 20 Soru ve 5 Seçenek 20 Ekim 2010
Obama Ekibinde Yaprak Dökümü - Beyaz Saray’dan Kaçış mı? 12 Ekim 2010
"Kürt Devleti" Üzerine Notlar ve Çeşitlemeler 23 Eylül 2010
Mullen’ın Ankara Ziyareti 7 Eylül 2010
ABD’nin Afganistan’daki Seçenekleri 24 Ağustos 2010
Financial Times Haberinin Türk-Amerikan İlişkileri Üzerine Düşündürttükleri 18 Ağustos 2010
İsrail-ABD-İran-Türkiye Dörtgeni 26 Temmuz 2010
Bay Netanyahu Washington’a Gitti: Böyle mi Olacaktı, Obama? 16 Temmuz 2010
Stratejik Dehlizlerde Derinlik Sarhoşluğu: Bir AKP Dış Politikası Eleştirisi Temmuz 2010
Rus Casusluk Olayı: "John Le Carre mi, Austin Powers mı?" 5 Temmuz 2010
“Mahalleye Hoş Geldin”:Türkiye’nin Orta Doğu’da İlk Günü 02 Haziran 2010
Nükleer Takas: “Savaşı Bitiren Anlaşma” mı, “Acem Oyunu” mu? 20 Mayıs 2010
ABD Irak’tan Çekilirken Riskler ve Hesaplar 1 Mayıs 2010
ABD-İsrail İlişkilerinde “Normalleşme” Sancıları 22 Nisan 2010
Obama’nın Nükleer Cazibe Taarruzu: Bardağın Üçte Biri Dolu 9 Nisan 2010
ABD-İsrail İlişkilerinde “Tektonik Kayma” mı? 5 Nisan 2010
Irak Seçimleri: Sonun Başlangıcı, Başlangıcın Sonu 19 Mart 2010
Ermeni Karar Tasarısı Üzerine Notlar, Yorumlar ve Öneriler 8 Mart 2010
Ermeni Karar Tasarısı Üzerine Notlar, Yorumlar ve Öneriler 8 Mart 2010 (word)
Bütçe Açığı ve Amerikan Gerilemesinin Ekonomi Politiği 19 Şubat 2010
Cemaat-skeptic 6 Ocak 2010
AKP bir seçim daha kazanırsa burası FC olur 4 Ocak 2010
ABD bu işin neresinde? 29 Aralık 2009
Türkiye-Ermenistan Protokolü Üzerine Düşünceler 3 Eylül 2009
"Obama’nın Savaşı":AfPak Üzerine Notlar 20 Nisan 2009
Obama’nın Ardından 17 Nisan 2009
Obama’nın Türkiye Gezisi ve Türk-Amerikan İlişkileri 19 Mart 2009
ABD ve Orta Doğu Barış Süreci Mart 2009
Obama’nın “Kırkı Çıkarken” Mart 2009

ABD-PKK “İlişkisi” Üzerine Notlar Şubat 2009
Mahşerin Üç Atlısı: Ross, Holbrooke ve Mitchell 5 Şubat 2009
SOFA ABD için Irak’ta “Sonun Başlangıcı” mı? Ocak 2009
Obama Döneminde ABD ve Asya 15 Ocak 2009
Obama’nın Güvenlik Kabinesi Üzerine Notlar 4 Aralık 2008
Yeni ABD Başkanı Obama ve Türk-Amerikan İlişkileri 6 Kasım 2008
ABD Başkanlık Seçimlerinin Türk-Amerikan İlişkilerine Muhtemel Etkileri 30 Ekim 2008
ABD Başkanlık Seçimleri Ekim 2008
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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