| H1 From Foreign Affairs, Fareed Zakaria on on The Future of American Power Is the world reverting to a struggle between great powers? Or is the democratising spirit of 1989 still alive? Robert Kagan and Robert Cooper debate. Washington Post Maliki Sees Sunni Bloc Rejoining Government 'Reconciliation' Follows Crackdown on Militias U.S. Details Reactor in Syria Americans Push Damascus, N. Korea To Admit Collusion New York TimesTop Sunni Bloc Is Set to Rejoin Cabinet in Iraq Iraq’s largest Sunni bloc has agreed to return to Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki’s cabinet after a boycott of nearly a year, several Sunni leaders said Thursday. Pakistan Asserts It Is Near a Deal With Militants A 15-point draft of the accord would lead to the gradual withdrawal of the Pakistani military from part of the tribal region of South Waziristan Al-Sadr Shift: Away From Politics and Favoring Fight Forward Middle East Policy Emerges as Wedge Issue in Clinton’s Pennsylvania Win Clinton captured 62% of Jewish voters in Pennsylvania on her way to defeating Democratic frontrunner Barack Obama in the Keystone State’s April 22 primary. The win represents Clinton’s strongest showing among Jewish Democrats, aside from an earlier contest in her home state of New York GuardianNuclear games in the desert Leader: The reasons for the release of evidence of Syrian nuclear reactor have nothing to do with the Middle East and a lot to do with North Korea US intelligence claims North Korea helped build Syria reactor plant White House claims that target of last year's Israeli bombing of Syria was covert nuclear plant FAQ: What did Israel bomb? Promoting Petraeus Robert Fox: Syria may be in the crosshairs of Washington's neocon hawks, but they will not find the new head of central command amenable to their purposes Ha’aretz – White House: Syria must 'come clean' about nuclear facility Ex-envoy Indyk: Syria won't talk to Israel unless U.S. present U.S. official: No green light for IAF strike on Syria nuke facility U.S. officials: Syrian reactor near completion when damaged beyond repair, built with N. Korean help Christian Science Monitor With Syria 'reactor' video, U.S. sends a warning It lets potential nuclear proliferators Iran and North Korea know it's watching. America's apartheid mentality toward the world Let's start treating the world's 6 billion non-Americans as equals. By Helena Cobban Brian Thomas Gallagher reviews Alex Abella’s Soldiers of Reason: The RAND Corporation and the Rise of the American Empire The introduction to Reluctant Crusaders: Power, Culture, and Change in American Grand Strategy by Colin Dueck. Senate FRC Hearing IMPLEMENTING SMART POWER: SETTING AN AGENDA FOR NATIONAL SECURITY REFORM Project on National Security Reform - Case Studies • Literature Reviews • Articles • Conference Proceedings • Literature Kissinger on War & Diplomacy: Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 U.S.-Azeri Military Cooperation Smooth By: Rovsham Ismayilov | Eurasianet Military cooperation between the US and Azerbaijan appears to be developing at a strong pace. A recent US delegation, though, expressed concerns about the country’s sluggish realization of agreements with NATO, as well as on Baku’s relatively high level of military spending New momentum for US-Iran dialogue This week's summit in Kuwait of Iraq and its neighbors, although not officially breaking any ice between Iran and the United States, points to the two countries showing a new willingness to demonstrate their support for the embattled Baghdad government, as well as the latter's attempts to build bridges with its Arab neighbors. - Kaveh L Afrasiabi Gap Opens Between Al Qaeda and Allies By: Josh Meyer | Los Angeles Times Al Qaeda increasingly faces sharp criticism from once-loyal sympathizers who openly question its ideology and tactics, including attacks that kill innocent Muslims, according to U.S. intelligence officials, counter-terrorism experts and the group's own communications What Petraeus' Nomination Means - Robert Kaplan, The Atlantic Gates' Grand Slam: Petraeus Moves Up - Ralph Peters, New York Post Foreign Policy Think Again: Israel Six decades after its founding, the Jewish state is neither as vulnerable as its supporters claim nor as callous and calculating as its critics imagine. But if it is to continue defying all expectations, Israel must first confront its own mythology.
By Gershom Gorenberg STUDY: Oil prices to double in next 4 years... WINEP Choices and Strategies for Dealing with Iran Time India and Iran: Getting Friendly? Juan Cole Syria Reactor Story a Diversion; But From What?
Seven Ways to Fix Obama's Image Problem - Howard Fineman, Newsweek | H2 White House Statement by the President on Armenian Remembrance Day Turkey relayed Israel offer to swap Golan for peace: Assad Turkey: a judicial coup? Ioannis N Grigoriadis Le Monde Equivoques euro-turques, par Thomas Ferenczi The Economist Cyprus A glimmer of hope, with ice cream Two presidents may be talking, but there is still a long way to go to resolve one of the world's most intractable problems It is easier to influence a country before than after it joins the club.
LA Times Turkey mediating Israel-Syria peace talks A Golan Heights pullout would be part of an accord being outlined in indirect talks. 'What we need now is to find common ground,' Syrian President Bashar Assad says Senate FRC U.S.-TURKEY NUCLEAR COOPERATION (Closed Session) Iraq's simmering ethnic war over Kirkuk
Christian Science Monitor President Bush marks remembrance of WWI-era Armenian killings Daily Star Even 25 times more, Turkey won't defeat the PKK By Hiwa Osman France's Sarkozy opposes Turkish entry into EU, vows referendum LA Times Editorial A Turkey-Armenia reconciliation? Not quite, but recent niceties stir faint hope. Not Just Genocide By: Garin Hovannisian | Los Angeles Times
We mark today the 93rd anniversary of the Armenian genocide. It is a dull number, 93. It is a good number to forget, or else to spend on old arguments, old parallels and that famous quote from Hitler who, pondering if he could get away with a Holocaust of his own, reportedly remarked: "Who now remembers the Armenians?" The Armenian question, 2008 Primary Source: Harut Sassounian visits the editorial board to discuss genocide denial, changing governments, historical records and more. Discuss Guardian Remembering Anatolia, 1915 Harry Hagopian Today, April 24, is the day of commemoration of the Armenian genocide. Is it not time for Turkey to recognise this crime and enable a just closure? İç Basında Türk Dış Politikası Dış Basında Türkiye - BBC Turkish 0700 VOA Turkish Press Review Google News Turkey TurcoPundit Google News Fırat News Agency KurdishMedia Kurdish Kurdish Aspect Dış Basında Irak BBC Monitoring Inter-national Diyarbakır ne ister? Secretary Rice, Foreign Minister Babacan and Foreign Minister Zabari at the Kuwait Iraqi Neighbors Conference ERDAL ŞAFAK Ankara güvercini 41 yıl sonra Türk barışı Sami Kohen Türkiye şimdi resmen arabulucu Ferai Tınç Ortadoğu barışı ve Golan Assad: Turkey says Israel willing to give up Golan The big picture: ethnic challenges in post-AK Party Turkish politics MEHMET KALYONCU* Teröristsiz Kuzey Irak
MGK gives green light for talks with Iraqi Kurds Military hits PKK camps used in summer attacks Mehmet Altan Genelkurmay ve İran Cevdet Aşkın Google News Greece Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Press ABHaber Dış Basında Türkiye-AB İlişkileri Günlük Haftalık MUHARREM SARIKAYA Talat'ın umudu... Barçın Yinanç Şartlar değişince yarı yolda kalmayalım
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Zeynel Lüle Yunanistan'ın engelleyemediği toplantı Talat meets Turkish leaders after official start of new reunification talks Savaş Süzal Washington'da Ermeni soykırımı haftası Armenia vows to boost efforts for 'genocide' recognition Diyanet'ten ABD atağı Öger: If AK Party closed, EU dream ends Güler calls for German investment in Turkish energy projects Erivan'da Türk bayrağı çiğnediler Büyük küstahlık!
Bush’a Diaspora’dan yeni engel Turkey expects EU membership in 7-8 years Fransız masonlar sözde soykırım için AB'de lobi yapmış Ermeniler'den Bush'a sert tepki: İhanet etti Former DTP leader alledegly paid thousands for forgery The Transdniestr Powder Keg Strategy Page Bulgaria fears Turkish political "isolation" and would rather see Turkey as politically part of Europe than part of the Middle East Turkey's Genocide Dilemma Der Spiegel Fleeing 'Life in Hell': German Charity Helps Turkish Women Escape Forced Marriages Beril Dedeoğlu Gecikme bilançosu 900 bin YTL sorusu çıldırttı Okullar diken üstünde Gila Benmayor Türkiye tarımda biyotek ürünlere geçmezse kaybeder Üç karımla yaşıyoruz kime ne? Engellemenin son asaması o kazaydı Komisyonda sustu Devlet sırrı için kurul oluşacak Korsan CD çetesinin köstebek polisleri Saygıdan geldik, konuşmayız
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Demokrasi manifestosu gibi savunmayla tarihe not düşeceğiz Faturayı Maliye’yi görünce kesmişler AKP, 'İmam hatipleri Demirel açtı' diyecek Teröristsiz Kuzey Irak
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Serpil Yılmaz Çalık’ın ‘özkaynağı’ Tamince mi? [HABER YORUM] Petrol Ofisi'nden Trump Towers'a çelişkiler dizisi DMG uneasy over new competitor Selçuk'tan ilginç iddia Muhaliflerin DTP formülü itiraf daha Almanya'da bağışı belgeleyemeyen parti yönetimi 3 ayda tasfiye oldu Milliyet Son Dakika Cengiz Çandar Hükümetin “kimyası” bozulunca; Zincirleme Siyasi Hatalar... Ahmet Taşgetiren 'Cumhuriyetsiz ve halksız parti' Zihnî dönüşümü başarabilecekler mi? Ruşen - Çakır Krizde Gül’ün de sorumluluğu yüksek ama hâlâ çözüm üretebilir Taha Akyol Kapitalizm krizde! Fikret Bila CHP’de lider adayları Hasan Cemal Çalık grubu, Sabah-atv ihalesi ve iktidar gölgesi! Murat Yetkin İsmet Berkan Fehmi Koru Spora da bulaştırdılar Taha KıvançHuylu huyundan vazgeçmiyor Şamil Tayyar Ergenekon AK Parti'ye de sızdı, burada korku iklimi yaratıyorlar Ali Bayramoğlu24 Nisan 1915'den 24 Nisan 2008'e… Krizin tam öbeğinde suskun bir toplum... Yasemin Çongar Ertuğrul Özkök Çok özel bir mektup ERDAL ŞAFAK Ankara güvercini MAHMUT ÖVÜR 'Erken seçim' çözüm mü? Eser Karakaş 27 Nisan üzerinden iki Türkiye Nasuhi Güngör TSK nerede duruyor? Serdar Turgut Sabah ve global ekonomi
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| H4 New York TimesTop Sunni Bloc Is Set to Rejoin Cabinet in Iraq Iraq’s largest Sunni bloc has agreed to return to Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki’s cabinet after a boycott of nearly a year, several Sunni leaders said Thursday. Pakistan Asserts It Is Near a Deal With Militants A 15-point draft of the accord would lead to the gradual withdrawal of the Pakistani military from part of the tribal region of South Waziristan. Bush Administration Releases Images to Bolster Its Claims About Syrian Reactor U.S. Jews Create New Lobby to Temper Israel Policy Sarkozy, Admitting Errors, Vows to Speed Up Change Amid Sadr City Chaos, American Medics Tend to Iraq’s Wounded Bush Meets Abbas, but Palestinians Criticize Plans for Trip Editorial North Korea Redux Pyongyang’s promises to forsake future sales of nuclear technology must be vigilantly monitored and verified along with all of its nuclear activities. PAUL KRUGMANSelf-Inflicted Confusion aybe Barack Obama’s transformational campaign isn’t winning over working-class voters because transformation isn’t what they’re looking for. Editorial The Trouble With Not Being Earnest Since Senator John McCain is running for president as Mr. Straight Talk, he ought to live up to the standard that he sets for himself. McCain Faults Bush Response to Gulf Storm Costly Lesson on How Not to Build a Navy Ship A project heralded as the dawning of an innovative era in Navy shipbuilding is over budget and behind schedule Using New Math, Clinton Contends She’s Ahead A Nation at a Loss By EDWARD B. FISKEWhile the theory behind “A Nation at Risk” may no longer hold, the report’s desperate language may be more justified than ever, for American education is in turmoil. | H5 Washington Post Maliki Sees Sunni Bloc Rejoining Government 'Reconciliation' Follows Crackdown on Militias U.S. Details Reactor in Syria Americans Push Damascus, N. Korea To Admit Collusion Syrian President Open to Israel Talks Putting the War on Autopilot By Dan Froomkin Editorial A Seasoned Command President Bush wisely promotes his two most successful generals in Iraq Obama's 'Distractions'? By Charles Krauthammer, As people begin to learn about this just-arrived pretender, his magic will dissipate. America's Power Paradox By Michael Gerson, While international institutions have never been more needed, they have seldom been less effective Taliban Leader Calls Cease-Fire Within Pakistan Move Part of Peace Talks Iraq War Is Everyone Else's Fault, Feith Explains Presidential Transition Citing Risks, Study Suggests Ways To Ease National Security Handoff Editorial Who'll Cover the Checks? The Democratic candidates' tax and spending plans are costly and ambitious -- and probably short on fiscal realism. Pennsylvania Fault Lines By E. J. Dionne Jr., The Democrats' battle for the presidential nomination has led us into the thicket of race and religion Bush Tells Palestinian Leader Peace Is Possible The Race That Wouldn't Die By Eugene Robinson, Fighting for the nomination in such a way as to give the presidency to McCain is unforgivable. It's Just Not Fair By Geoff Garin, Obama's campaign has been mean-spirited and personal -- and yet Hillary is criticized for her tactics Clinton's Hopes May Lie With N.C. Loss Would Shake Her Big-State Claims Senators Seek Deeper Air Force Investigation McCain Offers Tax Policies He Once Opposed | H6 GuardianNuclear games in the desert Leader: The reasons for the release of evidence of Syrian nuclear reactor have nothing to do with the Middle East and a lot to do with North Korea US intelligence claims North Korea helped build Syria reactor plant White House claims that target of last year's Israeli bombing of Syria was covert nuclear plant FAQ: What did Israel bomb? Promoting Petraeus Robert Fox: Syria may be in the crosshairs of Washington's neocon hawks, but they will not find the new head of central command amenable to their purposes Sermons row resurfaces for Obama Second chapter in the pastor story leaves Democrat candidate vulnerable to rightwing attacks The last excuse for the Iraq war is founded on a myth Peter Wilby: Seeing the second world war as a pure struggle to defeat an evil dictator has led us into foreign policy traps ever since The White House race is a catalogue of misspeaking Simon Jenkins: When no great issues divide the political tribes, aspirants are defined by their mishaps - and how they bounce back Face scans for air passengers to begin in UK Passengers to be screened using automated facial recognition technology in bid to improve security Kosovo mission for British troops Deployment of troops likely to revive claims that government demands too much from its forces |
| H7 STUDY: Oil prices to double in next 4 years... Foreign Affairs After Guantanamo: Kenneth Roth on the case against preventive detention; Andrew S. Natsiosa (Georgetown): Beyond Darfur: Sudan's Slide Toward Civil War; a review of A Splendid Exchange: How Trade Shaped the World by William J. Bernstein; and a review of The Great Experiment: The Story of Ancient Empires, Modern States, and the Quest for a Global Nation by Strobe Talbott. The Economist Gulf economies The rise of the Gulf The Gulf countries are managing their wealth better during this oil boom than they did during the last one Gulf economies How to spend it Iraq Nuri al-Maliki, a dogged survivor Recent military and political developments offer a gleam of hope that Iraq's government can start building a stronger consensus towards an eventual peace Saudi Arabia Our women must be protected The Palestinian territories Chickens and eggs Lullaby of Baghdad By: Paul Starr | The American Prospect
Are we winning the Iraq war, or is what little progress we have achieved actually an illusion? Middle East: No Solutions Before Bush Leaves By: Huda Al Husseini | Asharq Alawsat
Approximately two months ago an American delegation, made up of both Republicans and Democrats, paid a visit to Egypt, Israel and Syria. While in Damascus, the delegation met with Syrian President Bashar Assad and left reassured We Must Guard Against the Worst in a Nonpolar World By: Richard N. Haass | The Daily Star
Today's world is dominated not by one or two or even several powers, but rather is influenced by dozens of state and nonstate actors exercising various kinds of power. Cheney Obsessed With Iraqi WMDs and Syrian Nukes by Steve Clemons The Perilous Punditocracy
by Glenn Greenwald Jacob’s Jottings: Israeli Imbroglio by Jacob Heilbrunn The Israeli-American relationship may be souring once again. What the newest spy scandal means for Israeli security. The Trillion-Dollar War By: Veronique de Rugy | Reason
The War on Terror is now more expensive than Vietnam or World War I--but the dishonest way Washington is paying for it may prove costliest of all Petraeus Promotion an Ominous Sign of Possible War With Iran by Farrah Hassen The Role of Speculators in the Global Food Crisis By: Beat Balzli and Frank Hornig | Der Spiegel
Vast amounts of money are flooding the world's commodities markets, driving up prices of staple foods like wheat and rice. Biofuels and droughts can't fully explain the recent food crisis -- hedge funds and small investors bear some responsibility for global hunger. Exchange Rate Policies in the Gulf INSS Petraeus' rise lets Cheney loose on Iran By Austin Bay Al Hayat Let There Be Internationalization Hassan Haidar - Syria remained in Lebanon for almost 30 years before it pulled out its army in 2005. It may need another 30 years to digest this withdrawal - i.e. a whole generation of Lebanese and Syrians. This probably will not happen without the internationalization Iran’s Conservatives Are Deceiving Themselves : Tariq Alhomayed | H8 IraqSlogger Google News Iraq Iran Syria Mideastwire.com - NPR Iraq Sadr May Restart Full-Scale War on US Gates: Iranians Kill US Soldiers Syria Denies US Nuclear Claims Iraqi Army Claims It Is in Full Control of Basra New Data: Iraqi Oil Revenues Could Reach $70 Billion This Year Syria's Secret: Did North Korea Help to Build a Nuclear Plant? Syria 'had covert nuclear scheme' The United States accuses North Korea of helping Syria build a nuclear reactor "not intended for peaceful purposes". Full text: US allegations 'Not yet ready'
Doubts surround Iraq's forces after offensive in Baghdad and Basra
Syria Is Ready for Peace If Israel Returns Land, Moallem Says Petraeus promotion to CENTCOM keeps U.S. on its war course Syrian Foreign Minister Asked About Golan, Iraq During Iran Visit Mullen: We ‘Will Have to Deal with Iran in the Very Near Future’ Sunnis Agree to End Boycott, Rejoin Iraq Government Syrian president ready to talk to Israel once Bush term ends Al-Sadr shift: away from politics and favoring fight 5 U.S. bills seek 'fair share' of war costs Iraqis would be forced to pay for U.S. efforts in their country directly or with loans from the United States if any of at least five similar pieces of legislation introduced on Capitol Hill this month are approved. Bilal Hussein and the Looming Battle Over Iraqi Sovereingty By: Michael Wahid Hanna | World Politics Review The U.S. military's decision last week to release Bilal Hussein, an Associated Press photographer who has been held by U.S. military forces since April 2006 on accusations of links to terrorism, was not just a blow to the U.S. military's case against one prisoner Beirut Paper Reports David Miliband's Comments About Lebanese Political Crisis Jordanian Paper Urges Arabs to Support "Pro-Arab Shi'I Revolution" in Iraq Pan-Arab Paper Views Issue of Writing Off Iraq's Debts, Opening Embassies Arabic Paper Views Lebanese Crisis, Al-Zawahiri's Threat to UNIFIL Syrian Foreign Minister Conveys Message From Al-Asad to Ahmadinezhad Iraqi Figures React to Outcome of Kuwait Iraq Conference - Paper Protest in Egypt
Witnesses blame poverty and bad policing for food riots Senators Want Oil Linked to Middle Eastern Arms Deals | H9 Ha’aretz – White House: Syria must 'come clean' about nuclear facility Ex-envoy Indyk: Syria won't talk to Israel unless U.S. present U.S. official: No green light for IAF strike on Syria nuke facility U.S. officials: Syrian reactor near completion when damaged beyond repair, built with N. Korean help Israeli envoy to UN calls Carter 'a bigot' for meeting Meshal Hamas set to agree on staged truce starting in Gaza Strip In accepting Egypt's compromise, Hamas can claim it pushed Israel into a cease-fire in W. Bank too Ari Shavit: We can't fix Bush's mistakes with Carter's appeasement Golan community heads: Golan belongs to people of Israel Israel warns Syria may retaliate in light of nuclear revelations Senior defense officials: Too early to gauge Damascus response to strike on alleged Syrian nuclear reactor Jerusalem Post Analysis: Can Israel afford to live without the Golan? Analysis: Assad's PR peace promise A Golan peaceIf Assad wants a treaty, he is going to have to take some chances too. Olmert's Syria gestures hurt Barak - Labor official [ DAVID KIMCHE Column One: Hardball with Washington[ CAROLINE GLICK Snap Judgment: The last journey of Pippa Bacca [ CALEV BEN-DAVID US: Syria must tell truth about reactor 'Mossad did not have spies in US' US knows there have been no Israeli spies since Pollard, says David Kimchi. Yedioth Ahronoth We already have peace with SyriaQuiet that has prevailed on Syria-Israel border for years may be better than peace Attempt to cede Golan doomed to fail, say local leaders Hamas offers 6-month truce Group leader al-Zahar says Islamist movement prepared to observe temporary period of calm Gillerman calls Carter 'bigot' UN suspends aid to Gaza Hamas hasn’t changed Recent declarations by Hamas no more than Arafat-style manipulations, writes Moshe Elad Daily Alert.org – Hebrew Press Editorials (2008) - Middle East Progress - EJC Israeli Press Review – Google News Israel - Palestine Foreign Policy Think Again: Israel Six decades after its founding, the Jewish state is neither as vulnerable as its supporters claim nor as callous and calculating as its critics imagine. But if it is to continue defying all expectations, Israel must first confront its own mythology. By Gershom Gorenberg A new CFR.org interactive Crisis Guide on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict includes in-depth discussion of the history of the Golan Heights, which Israel gained control of during the 1967 war and then annexed in 1981. Jacob’s Jottings: Israeli Imbroglio by Jacob Heilbrunn The Israeli-American relationship may be souring once again. What the newest spy scandal means for Israeli security. Hezbollah rearms Israel Air Force Chief: We're Ready For Anything, Especially A Nuclear Iran... Israel's UN ambassador calls Jimmy Carter 'a bigot' Durban II Is Going to Make Durban I Look Like a Picnic - Anne Bayefsky UN Chief Calls for Hizbullah Disarmament Daily Star- Read the UN Report "Palestinian refugee camps continue to pose a major challenge to stability and security in Lebanon, in particular due to the presence of a range of non-state actors in the camps. I remain concerned that threats from al-Qaeda-inspired militias in Palestinian refugee camps continue." "Al-Arabiya's Camera" Said to Have Seen Israeli Soldiers in Southern Lebanon Pan-Arab TV Interviews Palestinian President on US Trip, Talks With Israel Syrian Foreign Minister Links Talks Revival to Israel's Pullout From Golan Syrian President Confirms Turkey's Mediation Between Syria, Israel Hamas offers truce in Gaza Strip Palestinian group Hamas proposes a six-month truce in the Gaza Strip, with a possible extension to the West Bank. Bush and Abbas in push for peace US President George W Bush meets Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas as he pushes for a Middle East settlement. Gaza voices
How the fuel shortage is affecting education and healthcare By Cal ThomasJimmy Carter has a history of serving the interests, not of peace or of his own country but those of the dictatorial regimes whose prestige was elevated by the visit of a former U.S. president |
| H10 Christian Science Monitor With Syria 'reactor' video, U.S. sends a warning It lets potential nuclear proliferators Iran and North Korea know it's watching. America's apartheid mentality toward the world Let's start treating the world's 6 billion non-Americans as equals. By Helena Cobban US to heighten Afghan role? Pentagon weighs lead role in NATO's combat mission in the south to betterfight Taliban. Israeli ex-soldiers expose abuse of Palestinians In a report this week, 39 soldiers give eyewitness accounts from their patrols in and around the West Bank city of Hebron. World to Peace Corps: Skilled volunteers needed Debate is brewing over how the agency can attract greater numbers of older, more experienced volunteers. One key target group: retiring baby boomers. Now, Democrats target McCain The party's 30-second spot highlights US economic woes Latin American leftist leaders vow to fight food price hikes The four countries, joined in a trading bloc called ALBA, said they would step up agricultural production efforts. ASIA India and Iran: Getting Friendly? Analysis: India faces new security threats (UPI) -- An Indian parliamentary standing committee has asked the government to monitor the country's eastern border, saying large-scale illegal migration from Bangladesh and a flourishing counterfeit currency racket are threatening the country's security and economy U.S. Candidates' Top Target: China By: Frank Ching | The Japan Times
Ever since the Tiananmen Square crackdown, China-bashing has been a favorite tactic of U.S. presidential candidates. From Words Without Borders, a special issue on China. The Economist Chinese nationalism Flame on Rather than shout themselves hoarse, maybe foreign and Chinese protesters could try talking Hong Kong Paper Assesses Sino-Japan Military Relations Awakening the dragon Simon Tisdall China may have been taken by surprise by the scale of the Olympic protests, but it is now fighting back White House revises N. Korea nuke deal The Bush administration is renegotiating a tentative deal with North Korea on a declaration of its nuclear activities to include better verification provisions, after the agreement upset some on Capitol Hill and even in the administration, officials said yesterday. India’s New Intelligence Experts
Intelligence Online Pakistan: Dawn reports on a peace agreement recently finalized between Pakistan's government and warring Mehsuds in South Waziristan. US Stance Wrinkles Delhi Red Carpet for Ahmadinejad Enough Misguided Maligning of China Trust Is Crucial to China's Trade With Europe By: Chen Deming | International Herald Tribune
On Friday, the first China-European Union high-level economic dialogue will be held in Beijing, a major event in the trade and economic relationship between the two markets and the beginning of a new stage of our ties. Japanese exports to the United States are down sharply. Fukuda to woo Russia on tradeJapan’s prime minister flies to Russia on Friday for talks aimed at strengthening the two countries’ growing commercial relationship The Indian elephant returns to Africa Shared history and culture have long framed India's relations with its "sister" continent, Africa, but now the desire to improve Africa-India ties is driven by Delhi's quest for "great power" status. At the same time, India tries to distinguish itself from other nations, such as China, that have been accused of exploiting the region. - Chietigj Bajpaee | H11 IHT Sarkozy banking on prime-time miracle Acknowledging mistakes of both substance and image, President Nicolas Sarkozy of France vowed to accelerate his program of systemic reform. Poland calls for stronger EU militaryIn a major shift in policy, Poland, long considered a close ally of the United States, wants the European Union to strengthen its military role EUROPE European press review France Wants to Join NATO to Ease the Way for European Defense By: Soeren Kern | World Politics Review Sarkozy says he will decide by late 2008 or early 2009 whether France will fully rejoin NATO. Even if Sarkozy has pro-American leanings, he also is thoroughly Europe-centric in his worldview Sarkozy admits he made mistakes France's President Nicolas Sarkozy says he made some mistakes in his first year in office, in a live TV interview Fighting back
France's president uses TV interview to reassert his authority
Macedonian Minister Sees Greece Damaging NATO Credibility Over Name Issue Michael J. TottenTo the Middle East of Europe Sarkozy: I've erred, but reforms go on EU deal on immigrant detentions
After years of wrangling, the EU says new rules have been agreed on the return of illegal immigrants. Greece still bristles over naming Macedonia | H12 RFE/RL U.S.-Azeri Military Cooperation Smooth By: Rovsham Ismayilov | Eurasianet Military cooperation between the US and Azerbaijan appears to be developing at a strong pace. A recent US delegation, though, expressed concerns about the country’s sluggish realization of agreements with NATO, as well as on Baku’s relatively high level of military spending Google News Azerbaijan Tymoshenko Chooses Parliamentary Republic By: Pavel Korduban | Eurasia Daily Monitor
Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko has suffered a crashing defeat over his plan to change the constitution. Not only has it become clear that Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko will not support his plan to boost presidential powers, but she has sided with his eternal opponents, the Party of Regions (PRU), in order to change the constitution in the opposite direction Equating Holodomor With Genocide By: Georgy Bovt | The Moscow Times
This spring marks an anniversary that Russia will not commemorate. In fact, Moscow will make a point of ignoring it, as if the event had never happened. I am speaking of Holodomor, in which millions died of starvation in Ukraine, the Northern Caucasus and the Volga region in the spring of 1933. Ukraine feels strain as inflation soars At 26 per cent year-on-year, last month’s jump in consumer prices was Europe’s biggest and among the highest in the world Russia-Greece cooperation in energy has prospect for expansion-PM Czech Company in Georgia Turns Off Electricity to Russian Peacekeepers Turkmenistan set to drop late dictator's month names New president suggests dumping names invented by Saparmurat Niyazov in favour of traditional ones Boston Globe Editorial New title, same old Putin |
| H13 The Times Men in black vanish and Basra comes to life Local people are daring to hope that the dark days of death squads and kidnap are over as life in the city improves Iraq: back in Basra The Maliki Government must build on the new chance for stability in Iraq CIA reveals secrets of ‘Syrian nuclear plant’ Michael Hayden ends seven months of silence from the US Administration over the reasons for an airstrike on September 6 An in-tray full of foreign policy problems If the new president survives the torrent of issues there is a chance to set a different tone for the US role in the world Olmert and Abbas losing support Israeli and Palestinian leaders are pursuing diplomatic initiatives on three fronts as both fight for their political survival Sarkozy takes blame for 'mistakes' President Sarkozy partly blames world economic slump for woes of France as he responds to deep public disappointment Britain sends mandarins to China on mission UK’s top diplomats are to follow through PM’s initiative on reforming leading institutions, say Foreign Office officials Napoleon was undone by complacency The problem with the French is that every time they look at Waterloo they say that Napoleon won on points Obama and Clinton: two cynical losers Despite having all the trumps, the Democrats have squandered the chance of a lifetime Gerard Baker Food crisis - but it's no surprise From the riots in Mexico to the US dropping grain subsidies, the signs have been there Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein Wall Street Journal Iranian Arms Found in Iraq, U.S. Says The U.S. military says it has found caches of newly made Iranian weapons in Iraq, leading senior officials to conclude Tehran is continuing to funnel armaments into Iraq despite its pledges to the contrary. The View From Gate 14 By Peggy Noonan
Declarations: America is fed up with Bush, but not yet sold on Obama. Clinton Foundation Secrets
Donations soared as his wife began planning a presidential run. Somebody seems to think there's value in being generous to the Clintons. The New Strategy for Afghanistan's Cops
By Ann Marlowe
Basic policing is a crucial challenge. Dying Russia
By Nicholas Eberstadt and Hans GrothNo modern society can expect to enjoy an Irish standard of living on an Indian survival schedule. Food and Free Trade
By Nancy Birdsall and Arvind Subramanian
How rising prices relate to trade barriers. The Sad End of Jimmy CarterBy Bernard-Henri Lévy
The former president has demonstrated an unusual capacity to transform political error into moral mistake. McCain and Taxes
The Senator needs to understand that he can't win the election by playing on this economic turf Bagehot's Lessons for the Fed
By Ronald McKinnon
Why we need higher interest rates in a crisis. The War on Terror Is Not a Crime
By David B. Rivkin Jr. and Lee A. Casey
Bush antiterror policies have been repeatedly vindicated in the courts Jagadeesh Gokhale and Thomas Firey of the Cato Institute warn of the dangers of the Federal Reserve continuing to cut interest rates: a vicious cycle of higher inflation, increased inflation expectations, reduced Fed anti-inflationary credibility, slower capital reallocations and, eventually, a weaker economy. Allan HubbardEconomic Challenges Facing the United States | H14 Financial Times North Korea ‘helped’ Syria build N-plant North Korea helped Syria construct a nuclear reactor that was “within weeks of completion” when Israel destroyed the facility last September, according to a senior US official Clinton goes nuclear in battle for White House When I first heard that the Democratic presidential candidate had promised to annihilate someone, I assumed the chosen target was Barack Obama, writes Philip Stephens. On closer inspection, however, it turned out that this time she was aiming her Minutemen at Iran Foreign bidders left out in the coldRich countries appear increasingly prepared to block investments in assets that are deemed to be strategic Sarkozy attempts to regain initiative Nicolas Sarkozy sought to inject some fresh momentum into his presidency, saying he was on the right course to modernise France’s economy and welfare state but needed time Paris and Berlin in bid for closer ties The two governments seek to heal strains between their leaders by strengthening co-operation in sensitive policy areas as France prepares to take over the EU presidency Why this crisis is still far from finished Financial dislocations have now caused the real economy to become, in itself, a source of potential disruption, writes Mohamed El-Erian Bubble trouble China’s regulators should let shares find their own level. Beijing’s intervention will merely ensure that volatility remains a feature of the equity markets Banks on the back foot over overdrafts The starting point for setting charges should be the underlying cost of running the accounts, not cross-subsidising the mass of customers who do not pay them A third way on immigrationThe cause of toleration is not helped by relying on bad economics – which the British government so often does, writes Samuel Brittan Business gloom hits Germany and France Business sentiment in the eurozone’s two biggest economies has fallen sharply in the clearest signs yet that global economic storms are hitting growth Wheat drops to six-month low Ukraine cuts back on export restrictions Politics and the killer instinctClive Crook’s blog: The contrasting characters of Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama have been prominently on display since the Pennsylvania results came in | H15 Los Angeles Times U.S. offers evidence of North Korea-Syria nuclear plant White House officials tell Congress that Pyongyang helped build a reactor. Timing of disclosure raises questions. Photos Sunni bloc ready to rejoin Iraq CabinetThe move is expected to boost Prime Minister Nouri Maliki's government, especially as it continues a crackdown on Shiite militants Data on Iraqi forces unreliable, study finds The U.S. military has no way of knowing how many men are actually trained and ready for duty, an oversight agency says GOP targets Obama in new wave of ads; Dems debate his electability The flurry of attacks underscores how Republicans sense an opportunity in the increasingly battered image of the candidate Petraeus promotion ensures future for Bush war policy The promotion of a like-minded general to a post lasting into the next administration could help perpetuate high troop levels in Iraq and heighten attention on Iran My winning strategy Rosa Brooks: Forget the delegates, the rules, the votes: I deserve it EditorialThe Democrats' war of attrition The Democratic race is beginning to erode party unity and solidify voter resentment Re-reading 'A Nation at Risk' A 1983 report warning of a decline in U.S. education provides a blueprint for schools today.
Bush wants a deal on Palestinian state by end of term Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, on a visit to Washington, agrees that 'time is of the essence,' but sees many obstacles. |
| H16 American Politics Charlie Cook / National Journal Online: Hillary's Political Purgatory — CLINTON HAS SPENT WEEKS IN A HORRIBLE SITUATION. EVEN IN VICTORY, SHE ISN'T GETTING ANY CLOSER TO WINNING THE NOMINATION. Obama struggling to win older voters Barack Obama has admitted that he is struggling to win over older voters as he faced fresh questions about his White House candidacy after his defeat in Pennsylvania. Clinton raises $10 million in 24 hours PBS: Jeremiah Wright Obama Memo: On Electability Joe Klein / Time: The Incredibly Shrinking Democrats Reid, Pelosi, Dean may intervene in nomination Gallup Daily: Democratic Gap Narrows, Obama Stays Ahead The glamour of Obama may be hard to resist, but could it get the country into trouble if he wins the presidency? realclearpolitics memeorandum ABC’s The Note – US News Political Bulletin Early Bird GovExec Swamp Gas The Swamp Pelosi asks Bush to stop stockpiling oil as gas prices surge Obama's former pastor says he was unfairly painted a fanatic
How did the Democrats lose in 1972, and by a historic margin? An excerpt from Nixonland: The Rise of a President and the Fracturing of America by Rick Perlstein (and a review) Jon Chait on how conservatives have perfected working class PC. | H17 Daily Telegraph North Korea gives Syria nuclear help The CIA believes North Korea shared expertise with Syria that assisted in the creation of a nuclear reactor, according to reports in Washington. Real reason Syrian base was destroyed Unless there is a radical change of policy soon in Tehran, the Iranian programme will suffer a similar fate to the demolished Syrian base, writes Con Coughlin. Tory lead over Labour hits 21-year high As economy sinks so does Government Out of touch, disunited, uncommunicative, dithering, lacking direction: not since the dark days of John Major has any government looked so estranged from the electorate as Labour does today. Big advance in war on Afghanistan poppy Opium production in Afghanistan is expected to fall significantly this year due to British and Afghan anti-drug efforts. UN halts Gaza food aid to a million The United Nations says it is being forced to stop delivering food aid to Gaza because of the fuel shortages caused by Israel's response to militant attacks. 7/7 plotter's video farewell to daughter The leader of the July 7 bombers is shown saying an emotional goodbye to his baby daughter in a home video now made public Pakistan signs deal with 'Bhutto killer' Iraq 1,500 troop pullout 'stays on hold' | H18 Independent Georgia urges Western backing in territory row British troops in Basra face clashes with Mehdi Army Gaza fuel crisis forces UN to stop food aid deliveries The United Nations has suspended food aid to 650,000 Palestinian refugees in the Gaza Strip after it ran out of fuel for its delivery vehicles. 'Gang of Four' could decide Obama's fate after May primaries Barack Obama's hopes of emerging as the first black Democratic presidential nominee could now depend on top party officials intervening to stop the fight with Hillary Clinton in the name of unity. Leading article: The limitations of the military US says North Korea helped Syria build nuclear reactor Robert Fisk 'You become accustomed to the smell of blood during war' Dominic Lawson: If you want to see a display of pure political courage, then John McCain is your man |
| H19 Military Intelligence Terrorism British Police "Have Foiled 15 Terror Plots Since 7/7" – U.S. Navy Ship Pioneers New 'Partnership Station' Security Strategy By: David Axe | World Politics Review
Last week the U.S. Navy amphibious ship Fort McHenry quietly slipped into Naples harbor in Italy, home of the U.S. Sixth Fleet, ending a six-month deployment to the West African coast. The 16,000-ton vessel's mission, though largely unheralded, signaled a sea change in the Navy's strategy. William Arkin King David at the Helm Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Gates: Moderate to a Fault Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. TV Generals Make for a Dangerous Picture
Who is America Fighting - Jihadists or Extremists? ‘Jihadist’ booted from government lexicon Gap opens between Al Qaeda and allies A backlash builds over the network's tactics, including suicide attacks. Its leaders try to defuse the anger. A review of Warrior's Dishonour: Barbarity, Morality and Torture in Modern Warfare. IHT Nation-building is not the army's job alone Stabilizing areas of conflict is a job for engineers, teachers, aid workers, diplomats, linguists and agronomists - not just soldiers. Tubegazing: 'Carrier' PBS's monumental 10-hour documentary about the USS Nimitz goes below decks during its recent deployment to the Gulf. Video: Home Video Shows U.K. Bomber, Baby Daughter CIA Admits They Will Continue Rendition Program Analysis: New DHS airline fingerprint plan
(UPI) -- Angry airline executives are criticizing federal rules proposed Tuesday that would make them collect fingerprints from foreigners leaving the United States by air as part of the Department of Homeland Security's biometric border system, U.S.-VISIT. India’s New Intelligence Experts
Intelligence Online | What the shifting of generals bodes for Afghanistan and Iraq.
Fred Kaplan OECD Environmental Outlook to 2030 OECD
The 14-page executive summary of a report analyzing environmental trends to 2030 Climate change hitting Arctic faster, harder Source: World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Full Report (PDF; 2.2 MB) Evolving Badly: American manhood is in crisis, judging by a surge of manifestos such as The Decline of Men, The Disposable Male, and Save the Males From Der Spiegel, an article on the global food crisis and the fury of the poor. Economical with the truthiness: In our Wiki-world, first-hand knowledge seems unnecessary and the story more important. Too Young to Leave the Nest? The Effects of School Starting Age IZA A 59-page discussion paper examining the role of school starting age on long-term outcomes The world’s food emergency, Paul Rogers The global ruling class Billion-dollar babies Human evolution Before the exodus For two-thirds of its history, Homo sapiens lived exclusively in Africa. Only now are the details of that period becoming clear Human reproduction Sugar and spice... Skip breakfast for a daughter, eat up your cereals for a son Learning and longevity Critical thinking Learned flies die young The brain Early warning system It is possible to predict human errors from brain activity Yin and yang of ethanol (By Colin A. Carter/Henry I. Miller) | H21 From Prospect, many 68ers now feel ambivalent about their heritage — was too much of value discarded, and were the hippies just carriers of a new strain of capitalism? (a symposium) many geneticists now think that the behaviour of our genes can be altered by experience—and even that these changes can be passed on to future generations. Does life have meaning? If so many people today feel that life is a sound and fury signifying nothing, Friedrich Nietzsche, Sigmund Freud and Richard Rorty are partly to blame In the second Foreign Policy/Prospect list of top public intellectuals, here are the thinkers who are shaping the tenor of our time. From TLS, is there any subject on earth that isn't grist to Slavoj Zizek's intellectual mill? Terry Eagleton reviews In Defense of Lost Causes What was Herodotus trying to tell us? Master of a fading craft By BETH KNOBEL Edward R. Murrow showed us that journalism can and must help solve the woes of the world. a review of David Reynolds' Summits: Six meetings that shaped the twentieth century Images of intergalactic collisions revealed Mind-bogglingly huge galaxy merges documented by biggest ever release of images from the Nasa and Hubble project If prediction markets are so great, why have they been so wrong lately? China overtakes US in use of internet More than 221 million Chinese were online at the end of February compared with 137 million at the start of 2007 From Newsweek, a cover story on The Divorce Generation. Rupert Murdoch is launching an old-fashioned newspaper war against The New York Times — not since William Randolph Hearst took on Joseph Pulitzer have we seen such a fight. an excerpt from Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness by Richard H. Thaler and Cass R. Sunstein (and an interview and more). The age of entitlement: The diverse values and disputes of the baby boomers retain a strong influence on society. Evolving Badly: American manhood is in crisis, judging by a surge of manifestos such as The Decline of Men, The Disposable Male, and Save the Males A review of On Desire: Why We Want What We Want by William Irvine. Hubble telescope's clashing galaxies Majestic images revealed from colliding galaxies. Under-road radiators may beat ice Government plans to recycle sunshine collected by Britain's roads to keep them ice-free in winter Jeff Jarvis v Michael Tomasky Take Two: Should the internet's new breed of 'citizen journalists' have the responsibilities of journalists or the rights of citizens? Inmates refuse to escape 'cushy' prison Inmates enjoy such comfort in jail that they are ignoring chances to escape, a prison officers' leader has claimed. Rattawut Lapcharoensap reviews David Goldblatt’s The Ball Is Round: A Global History of Soccer The DNA Defense Genetic predisposition goes to court.
William Saletan Even hard-core skeptics can't help but find sympathy in the fabric of the universe—and occasionally try to pull its strings. Arthur Brooks on why free people are happy people, especially when strong personal morality guides their choices From Prospect, from '68 agitator to staunch supporter of George W. Bush's Iraq war—what explains Hitchens's political journey? People don't read anymore; translation is expensive; the Internet!: At the London Book Fair, the sky was most definitely falling. |
