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15 May 2008
  May 15, 2008

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H1 Washington Post The Squeeze on the Middle East's Moderates By David Ignatius

Growing polarization has not produced positive changes in the region.

Gates: U.S. Should Engage Iran With Incentives, Pressure

Cabinet Backs Off in Scrap With Hezbollah Shiite Group Sees Victory as Government Rescinds Moves That Sparked Violence

Edwards Throws Support to Obama With Long-Coveted Endorsement, Former Rival Sends Signal to Clinton

Army's Next Crop of Generals Forged in Counterinsurgency

William Arkin Gates the Substitute Teacher

NYT New York Times Editorial Lebanon at the Edge If President Bush really wants to do more to help Lebanon, he will need to talk with Hezbollah’s masters in Syria and Iran.

Financial Times The downside of joining the superpower clubChina is feeling some of the political heat that has been directed exclusively at the US since the end of the Soviet Union, writes Victor Mallet

Israel at 60 Even though a majority of its citizens back a two-states solution, the country appears politically incapable of producing leaders who can close the deal

Oil Demand to Weaken as Prices Soar Signs that countries are buckling under the burden of $120 oil prices became clearer on Tuesday as the International Energy Agency slashed its forecasts of oil demand for this year

Signs of an end to soaring food prices UN index shows decline

Wall Street Journal The Tehran-Berlin Axis
By Matthias Küntzel
Germany's foreign policy establishment pushes a 'strategic partnership' with Iran

Maliki Stalls US Plan to Frame Iran

Four Policy Planning Stories in Search of a Theory Stephen Krasner, former State Department Director of Policy Planning

Matt Bai / New York Times:

The McCain Doctrines

Defense Issues for the Next Administration Source: National Security Outlook (American Enterprise Institute)

MEMRI Hizbullah's Victory in Lebanon and its Regional Implications

Enabling Hezbollah - Ralph Peters, New York Post opinion

How Iran Conquered Lebanon By: Frida Ghitis | World Politics Review While the world's diplomatic and media attention focused on the natural disaster in Burma, a major political and strategic move reshaped the Middle East, handing yet another defeat to the West and a crucial victory to Iran: In the blink of an eye, the Islamic Republic of Iran conquered Lebanon

Long Delays for Iran's LNG Projects The Economist
The indications that Shell and, most likely, Total will not meet Iran's mid-June deadline for them to commit themselves to going ahead with their long-standing liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects reflect both the difficulties of doing business in sanctions-hit Iran and the broader problem of escalating global costs of energy schemes of this sort

Russia's Oil Treasure Shows Signs of Decline By: Michael Richardson | The Japan Times
It's not just
Russia that should be worried about signs of the oil-rich nation losing its economic clout.

WINEP Bush's Last Middle East Trip Could Be More Than Just Farewells Given the urgency of the issues facing the United States and its allies, President Bush's second trip to the Middle East in 2008 may produce substantive results. David Pollock and Simon Henderson write

China’s political colours: from monochrome to palette, Jeffrey N Wasserstrom

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Russia's foreign policy: the choice, Dmitri Trenin

IHT Disasters, natural and man-made By PHILIP BOWRING What combination of nature, chance, human activity and government competence determines the death toll in natural disasters?

Road map to nowhere

By DANIEL LEVY The flawed logic of the Annapolis process is increasingly transparent

Guardian Expulsion and dispossession can't be cause for celebration Seumas Milne: The demand to make Palestinian rights a reality is no longer simply a matter of justice but also of self-interest

EU and the army now David Cronin A union-wide army would be expensive - and subordinate to Nato. Is that really what Europeans want?

World already hit by warming - study 90% of environmental damage around explained by rising temperatures driven by human activity

UPI Online warfare research outlined Procurement documents released by the U.S. Air Force give a rare glimpse into Pentagon plans for developing an offensive cyber-war capacity that can infiltrate, steal data from and, if necessary, take down enemy information-technology networks

Christian Science Monitor

Iran pumps iron in the Middle East Through its terrorist proxy Hezbollah, Iran builds up its Shiite influence in the region.

Independent Adrian Hamilton: Should we still view Israel as a 'special friend'?

Ha’aretz Bradley Burston: We owe the Palestinians a state

Guest: "Jews need America as much as Israel"

Foreign Policy Will Bush Get Engaged? When it comes to the Middle East peace process, the Bush administration has held firm on its refusal to talk to its enemies. Now, though, in the waning days of office, engagement with radicals doesn’t look nearly as bad as it once did. And if it works, Bush would have Israel to thank Laura Rozen

Iraqi Leader Takes Charge of Offensive in Mosul - Associated Press

Sadr retains clout, analyst says


'Angry' Iran Sharpens Tone with Baghdad's Leaders - Associated Press

US Says Iran Security Pledge Not On Table - Reuters

Iraqi Forces to Infiltrate Mahdi Army Stronghold

CFR The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict - Council on Foreign Relations

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Israel’s 60th Anniversary Issue Guide - Council on Foreign Relations

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Europeans Want Continued US Involvement in Iraq, Middle East - Council on Foreign Relations

Foreign Policy Seven Questions: When Disaster Strikes

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Wind Energy Could Produce 20 Percent of U.S. Electricity By 2030 Source: U.S. Department of Energy

Innovation in emerging markets: 2008 annual study
Source: Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu

U.S. Response to the Global Food Crisis: New Approaches

Void of leadership, Palestinian movement loses momentum (By Joshua Mitnick)

The Palestinian Narrative Is Here to Stay By: Rami G. Khouri | The Daily Star That both Israeli independence and the Palestinian catastrophe, or nakba, of 1948 are now acknowledged virtually simultaneously around the world is a great achievement for the Palestinians, just as the creation of Israel was a miracle in the eyes of the world's Jews

From Le Monde diplomatique, a review of The Holocaust Is Over: We Must Rise from Its Ashes by Avraham Burg

A Strategy to Promote Healthy Globalization

Strategic Agreement with US is in the Interest of Iraq - Official

H2 The Times Leader Britain and Turkey - a strategic bridge The Queen's state visit should reinforce ties between the two countries

Jamestown Turkish and Iraqi Kurdish Rapprochement Ominous for PKK

"Russo-Turkish Rapprochement through the Idea of Eurasia: Alexander Dugin's Networks in Turkey"

Morgan Stanley Turkey The ‘Art’ Side of Monetary Policy

Asia Times Turkey combines dialogue with bullets In a significant change of policy, Turkey has held high-level talks with the Kurdistan Regional Government in Iraq in an attempt to isolate Kurdish rebels based in northern Iraq. Both Ankara and the regional government recognize the benefits - especially trade - of working closer together, but Turkey's military option is still very much alive By David Romano

Turkey says its mediation could result in direct talks between Syria and Israel - International Herald Tribune

TÜSİAD ABD'de konferans verecek

Queen dons headscarf for Mosque visit The visit to the Green Mosque is one of just a handful of Islamic places of worship she has visited in her 55 year reign

Islamcı Türk vaiz hayırsever mi tehdit mi?

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

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

Türk: PKK Kürtlere zarar veriyor

Türk'ün konuşması DTP'yi karıştırdı

Mehmet Altan Karakol nasıl basıldı?

Experts Urge Power-Sharing for Kirkuk Institute for War and Peace Reporting

Arkadaşıma minnettarım

İBRAHİM KARAGÜL

Bu da bizim 'Büyük Ortadoğu' projemiz!

Iraqi Kurdish Press Highlights (in Arabic) 14 May 08

Iraqi Kurdish Press Highlights 14 May 08

Turkey says its mediation could result in direct talks between ...

Semih İdiz İsrail’in bize yanıtı

Ali Akel BM'nin Kerkük planı: Referandumsuz çözüm

Olmert: Erdoğan iyi arkadaş

Musul operasyonu
Sünni gruplara karşı operasyonu gazeteci Patrick Cockburn'le konuştuk

"PKK'nın silahlı mücadelesi Kürt halkına zarar veriyor"

MAHMUT ÖVÜR

Doğu'da yatırım yapmak suç mu!

[YORUM - ESER KARAKAŞ] GAP'ın anlamı nerede?

Damla ARAS The AK Party: Perfect intermediary between Israel and Arabs?

Separatist terrorism hurts Kurdish people, says Türk

Three oil fields containing 2 billion barrels discovered in Iraqi Kurdistan

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Turkish court sentences Kurdish Imam Muhittin Eryilmaz to prison for PKK Propaganda

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Iranian artillery shells PEJAK rebel positions in Iraqi Kurdistan region

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Diyarbakir Bar’s Sezgin Tanrikulu: Kurds are losing their faith in democratic solutions

Cevdet Aşkın

DTP'li Türk: PKK'ya karşı çıkarız ama...

KRG establishes mechanisms to enforce laws protecting women from ...

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

Paris'in Türkiye formülü

France, once again forces EU to delete ‘accession'

Yine Fransa yine sorun

YASİN DOĞAN AB uzlaşı zemini olabilir mi?

Batı gözüyle laiklik (2) NURAY MERT

Andrew Finkel EU friends in need

Lale Sarıibrahimoğlu The queen’s visit and Turkey’s vicious circle

Mustafa Akyol The Kemalist Crusade Against 'Imperialism' (aka the EU)

TÜSİAD ABD'de konferans verecek

BBC Queen visits mosque in Turkey

DT The Queen's Turkish mosque tour

‘Olgun karşılama’

Rauf Denktaş Açık konuşuyorlar

Police and gendarmerie oppose EU negotiating chapter

France upbeat after Mediterranean Union talks

Sami Kohen Kraliçe’nin siyasi mesajı

Metin Münir KKTC’de ekonomik krize doğru

Murat Aksoy Kıbrıs'ta sorun: Geçmişle yüzleşememe

Ömer Lütfi Mete İngiltere gibi dostun varsa

Priority in Armenian foreign policy: The US or Iran? by HATEM CABBARLI*

Mehmetçik Yunanistan’da tatbikatta

Hükümetleri yargıç değil, halk seçer

Giscard d’Estaing, Türkiye için ABD-Meksika modelini istedi

Sarkozy’nin kafası çok karışık

Turkey tells Finland PKK active in the country

Turkey’s headscarf issue to be appealed to UN for first time

In pictures
Images of the Queen and Prince Philip on their visit to Turkey

Gül, 37 yıl sonra yine heyecanlandı

Hedo Okur Tuncay Nihat Altintop

Sen misin eleştiren?

Yolsuzlukları eleştiren başmü-fettiş hakkında, “Mesai saatle-rinde yerinde bulunmadığı” için soruşturma başlatıldı

Male viewpoint dominates employment package, says KEİG

Büyükanıt da sigarayı kapı önünde içecek

Lider Özkan’ın şoklatan satışı
PERİHAN MAĞDEN

Necati Doğru

Çalık’lama Meclis’e geldi!

Amasra’da santral TARHAN ERDEM

Uzi’lerin sırrı çözüldü: TEHDİT

Zirve’de ürküten iddia

Rüşvet alan memurlara polisten balans ayarı

Koruma ordusu kurmuş

Vekillere yeğen kıyağı

Eurodizel benzine yetişti

Örgüt üyesine film gibi operasyon...

15 Mayıs 2008 Basın Özeti

H3 AKP’nin ara seçim senaryosu

Paksüt, tedirginliği 2 aydır yaşıyormuş

Paksüt, takip korkusunu iki aydır yaşıyormuş!

Polis takibi yok basın olayı abarttı

Bir değil iki araç takip etti

'Dinleme değil görüntüleme'

Toptan 'oh' dedirten bir karar bekliyor

Türk: PKK Kürtlere zarar veriyor

Türk'ün konuşması DTP'yi karıştırdı

Pimi çekilmiş kentin işsiz ve öfkeli gençleri

Çalık’ı Erdoğan’a yüz yüze soracak

Emniyette Gülen kavgası

Köşk’te sürpriz görüşme

Arkadaşıma minnettarım

Şimşek CIA’de hiç çalışmamış

Peki ama Çömez'in orada işi ne?

Son Dakika Milliyet Hürriyet Zaman

Günün gazete manşetleri için tıklayın

Cengiz Çandar Beyrut’ta “Hizbullah darbesi”; Lübnan’da “İran-Suriye” hamlesi...

Mehmet Altan Karakol nasıl basıldı?

Ahmet Taşgetiren Siyasi etiğin gerektirdiği

Ruşen - Çakır DTP-PKK ilişkisinin yararları ve zararları

Taha Akyol 68 Kuşağı ve Atatürk Osmanlı’ya yeni bir bakış

Fikret Bila

Seyfettin Gürsel Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi'nin seçimi

Hasan Cemal Deniz Gezmiş’lere mısır patlatır gibi bomba patlattıranlar...

Murat Yetkin Toptan: Mahkeme üçüncü bir yol bulsun

İsmet Berkan

Fehmi Koru Fehmi Koru: Biraz da sevinelim Parallel histories

Taha Kıvanç

Şamil Tayyar

Ali Bayramoğlu Ufukta görünen ne?

OKAN MÜDERRİSOĞLU
Gökçek, 'Özelleştirme parasını vermem' dedi 'Hacizle alırız' yanıtı aldı

Mehmet Tezkan

Genel seçim mi, ara seçim mi?

Bilal Çetin

Belediyelerde AKP’yi yıkma projesi...

Yasemin Çongar

Ertuğrul Özkök AB'den önce TB'ye girelim

Güneri Civaoğlu Türkiye, Mısır olur mu?

Kerim Balcı Islamic identity and the AK Party

Ahmet HakanHelal olsun Emine Hanım’a

M Ali BirandKraliçe, Doğuşun çocuklarına bayıldı

İsmail Küçükkaya
Gül-Erdoğan dengesinde neler beklenmeli?

TAMER KORKMAZ

Hürriyet'in 'rakı kadehli' yalan manşeti, kapatma davası için eşsiz bir delildir!

Lâikçi olmanın dayanılmaz hafifliği
HASAN CELAL GÜZEL

How would you like your 'Islamist?' Burak BEKDİL

Cüneyt Ülsever Dünyadaki devinimler ve kapatma davası (III)

Yalçın Doğan Akbabalar Anayasa Mahkemesi’nde

EKREM DUMANLI - Meyhane baskısı

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ŞAHİN ALPAY - Myanmar ve Çin'den gelen uyarılar

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MÜMTAZ'ER TÜRKÖNE - "Bir Kadeh Rakı"

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HÜSEYİN GÜLERCE - Bu defa hemen demokrasiye geçilmeyecekmiş...

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ETYEN MAHÇUPYAN - Doğu'nun modernist parantezleri kapanıyor

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Reuters'ın Gülen yorumu: Modern hayata kök salan mutedil İslam'ın savunucusu

Enis Berberoğlu

Oktay Ekşi Özcan’ın önerisi

Özdemir İnce

Mehmet Y Yılmaz Bir tabu yerle bir olurken

Vakıfbank'tan 'Çalık'a kredi' cevabı

Başbakan'a Atv-Sabah için gensoru

‘Erdoğan atv’nin Çalık’a geçmesi için her şeyi yaptı’

Sözünü tutmayınca, piyasanın Çalık’a biçtiği faiz 16.4’e çıktı

Sürpriz yakınlaşma

Eski AKP Milletvekili Turhan Çömez sürpriz bir şekilde Baykal'ı ziyaret

Mustafa Mutlu AKP eriyor mu?

Yalçın Bayer ’Cumhuriyet’ ve İlhan Selçuk düşmanlığı

İbrahim Kalın Turkey’s smart power (II)

MUHARREM SARIKAYA

ERDAL ŞAFAKKomşunun ruh hali

ENGİN ARDIÇwww. siznezaman akillanacaksiniz. com.tr

ERGUN BABAHANKraliçe ile bir akşam yemeği

EMRE AKÖZSarıktan smokine

Umur Talu

'Benim işçim istediği hastaneye gidebiliyor'

HASAN BÜLENT KAHRAMAN

NAZLI ILICAKSorular ve cevaplar

MEHMET BARLASKraliçe'nin ziyareti bilgilerimizi tazelemek için fırsattır

MAHMUT ÖVÜR

Doğu'da yatırım yapmak suç mu!

YAVUZ DONATAkın İpek: "Her şey bir hafta, on günde oldu"

AKİF EMRE Bir kraliçe iki imparatorluk mirası

Eyüp Can Attali’den Erdoğan’a 3 çocuk uyarısı:

Oray Eğin Ertuğrul Özkök’e sesleniyorum Hürriyet ne olacak?

Yusuf KANLI Freedom to criticize proves very expensive

OKAN MÜDERRİSOĞLU
Gökçek, 'Özelleştirme parasını vermem' dedi 'Hacizle alırız' yanıtı aldı

Şükrü Küçükşahin Çarşı ile Teksas’ı Gül barıştıracak

Hadi Uluengin Millet meselesi

Erdoğan: Yola devam edeceğiz

Küfür ederken gözleri doldu!

AKP tüzüğünü unuttu!

Baykal’dan Özkan’a Kanaltürk yanıtı

AKP’nin smokin doktrini: BİRİ DEVLET, DİĞERİ HALK

‘Deli Dumrul’a dur!

Korumalara ‘işkence yaptılar’ tepkisi...

'Başıma poşet geçirdiler'

Demokrat Parti’den Çiller’e ‘dön’ çağrısı

İpek: Kanaltürk 30 milyon dolar

Dink cinayeti terfiyi önledi

Köksal Toptan: Anayasa Mahkemesi istikrarı gözetip, herkesi rahatlatabilir

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DTP Grup Başkanı Türk: PKK, Kürtlere zarar veriyor

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Yargıtay, CHP'yi 'laikliği ihlal ettiği' gerekçesiyle inceleyecek

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Turhan Çömez'den Baykal'a sürpriz ziyaret

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Maliye Bakanlığı, Erbakan'ın takas teklifini kabul etmedi

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CHP'den bir gensoru daha

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Hedefe gerilimle değil, Yunus Emre'nin yoluyla varacağız

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Özkan'dan Baykal'a sitem: Çok iyilik yaptık; ama aramadı

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14 Mayıs, 'Demokrasi Bayramı' olarak kutlansın

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ABDURRAHMAN YILDIRIM

19 Mayıs'a bir anlam daha: Sigaradan kurtuluş günü

Ercan KumcuPara azalarak gelmeye devam ediyor

Erdal SağlamTelekom özelleştirmesi başarılı

Bakır mı pahalı koyun mu?
MAHFİ EĞİLMEZ

İBRAHİM KAHVECİ

Faizciler sıcak para diyor şirketler tel tel dökülüyor

Seyfettin Gürsel Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi'nin seçimi

Merkez'de kritik toplantı

İzin verilsin Telekom hisselerini kime sattık tek tek açıklayayım

Bankaların yabancıya satışında sınır olmalı

Asaf Savaş Akat

İlk çeyrekte dış ticaret

Anlamak o kadar zor mu?
FATİH ÖZATAY

KOBİ'lere 500 milyon dolarlık kredi müjdesi

Hurşit Güneş Beş saat bekletmenin anlamı

Güngör Uras Amerikalılar çarşıda pazarda daha az para harcıyor

Vergi konulmadan kalktı

H4 New York Times Editorial Lebanon at the Edge If President Bush really wants to do more to help Lebanon, he will need to talk with Hezbollah’s masters in Syria and Iran.

Ex-Rival Edwards Throws His Support to Obama The long-awaited endorsement could offer Senator Barack Obama help in his efforts to win over working class white voters in the general election.

A War Over a Wall Defies Truce in Sadr City

Lebanon Reverses Decisions That Prompted Violence

Razansai Journal: In a Kyrgyz Garden, Unburied Soviet Memories

Italian Trial of C.I.A. Operatives Begins With Torture Testimony

2 Baghdad Attacks Attributed to Teenagers Kill 11 Others

French Court Convicts 7 for Helping to Send Youths to Join Jihadist Fight in Iraq

Republican Election Losses Stir Fall Fears After three losses in special Congressional races, some senior Republicans urged their party’s candidates to distance themselves from President Bush.

Chinese Soldiers Rush to Bolster Weakened Dams The Chinese government said that nearly 400 dams suffered damage and the death toll estimate was raised to 15,000.

Specter Says Patriots’ Spying Wider Than Admitted Senator Arlen Specter is raising questions about the legitimacy of the Patriots’ accomplishments and calling for a wider inquiry

NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF

The Terrified Monks When President Bush visits China for the Olympics, he should strongly encourage serious negotiations between Beijing and the Dalai Lama

GAIL COLLINS A Victory Plan for Hillary If Hillary Clinton wants to continue, there’s $11 million that says she has paid for the right to go the distance. But is it hopeless? Not entirely

H5 Washington Post The Squeeze on the Middle East's Moderates

By David Ignatius, Page A15

Growing polarization has not produced positive changes in the region.

Cabinet Backs Off in Scrap With Hezbollah Shiite Group Sees Victory as Government Rescinds Moves That Sparked Violence

Edwards Throws Support to Obama

With Long-Coveted Endorsement, Former Rival Sends Signal to Clinton

Gates: U.S. Should Engage Iran With Incentives, Pressure

Army's Next Crop of Generals Forged in Counterinsurgency

In Israel, Bush Speaks Of Hope

Fresh Mideast Violence Underlines Challenges That Negotiators Face

The Opposite of a Victory Lap
By Dan Froomkin

Egypt's Unrest in Perspective

Child Bomber Kills 23 In Iraq

Suicide Attack Targets Family Members of Fallujah Police Chief

Improvised Sea Passage to Beirut, for a Price

China Expedites Vast Rescue Operation 'We Must Race Against Time,' Premier Says in Televised Visit to Quake Scene

After String of Losses, Republicans Face Crisis

45 Years of Me By Robert D. Novak Celebrating the nation's longest-running syndicated political column

Misogyny I Won't Miss By Marie Cocco, Hillary's campaign has showed that hatred of women is an accepted part of our culture.

For Obama, a Lost Moment

By David S. Broder In West Virginia, Obama could have showed he can win working-class white voters.

7 Convicted in France On Terrorism Charges

H6 Guardian Expulsion and dispossession can't be cause for celebration Seumas Milne: The demand to make Palestinian rights a reality is no longer simply a matter of justice but also of self-interest

EU and the army now David Cronin A union-wide army would be expensive - and subordinate to Nato. Is that really what Europeans want?

World already hit by warming - study 90% of environmental damage around explained by rising temperatures driven by human activity

From global to local Leader: World markets are starting to make themselves felt, both at the jobcentre and at the checkout

Poland is overtaking Britain on the road to Europe - and to the euro

Timothy Garton Ash: In a world transformed, Poles in Oxford prove the potential of the EU - while Brits travel here for little but the boozing

Wanted: an Iraq strategy Thorsten Benner Europe has failed to develop a common strategy for building peace in Iraq - but it is vital to do so

Serbia turns a corner Kim Bytyci Boris Tadic's victory last weekend is good for Serbia, and holds out the hope that the country can let go of Kosovo and start tackling its own problems

Edwards gives backing to Obama

John Edwards has endorsed Barack Obama for president, dealing a major blow to Hillary Clinton

Survivors urged to hang on

Chinese government officials warn that situation is 'much worse than expected' close to epicentre

Bush in Israel for anniversary celebration but little hope for peace in Middle East President flies in to mark the country's 60th birthday as violence continues in Gaza

Spirit of the Wombles

Libby Brooks: If the anti-globalisation movement disappeared after 9/11, its lessons have entered the mainstream

Recession alert as Brown fights back Bank chief's gloomy outlook casts shadow over package of new laws

Ending the golf war Open Thread: George Bush says he gave up golf in solidarity with the US troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. What sacrifices would you make?

Obama the infidel Richard Silverstein: US elections 2008: Edward Luttwak pollutes the pages of the New York Times with his crack-pot theories

Time for science Adam Rutherford We have allowed the debate on stem cells to be hijacked by religious groups. Instead, scientific evidence should be at the forefront of the debate


Seismic realities
Chris Dalby

China's catastrophe is a formidable tragedy: fortunately the government has responded quickly, but it must now accept foreign aid

H7

MEMRI Hizbullah's Victory in Lebanon and its Regional Implications

Enabling Hezbollah - Ralph Peters, New York Post opinion

How Iran Conquered Lebanon By: Frida Ghitis | World Politics Review
While the world's diplomatic and media attention focused on the natural disaster in Burma, a major political and strategic move reshaped the Middle East, handing yet another defeat to the West and a crucial victory to Iran: In the blink of an eye, the Islamic Republic of Iran conquered Lebanon

Long Delays for Iran's LNG Projects The Economist
The indications that Shell and, most likely, Total will not meet Iran's mid-June deadline for them to commit themselves to going ahead with their long-standing liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects reflect both the difficulties of doing business in sanctions-hit Iran and the broader problem of escalating global costs of energy schemes of this sort

Letters From Iraq: Reconciliation, sort Of By: Ann Badkhen | ISN Security Watch
In an upscale Baghdad neighborhood, what is being touted as 'reconciliation' is characterized by an ominous wall, Sunni and Shia separation and fear of venturing beyond 'our block.'

Does the Arab League Matter? by Noah Pollak

Iran or Golan? American Chronicle

The Iranian threat is real (By Rami Loya)

Egyptians Take One Step Toward Change, One Step Back By: Matthew Stein | World Politics Review What had been planned as a much-anticipated follow up to an April 6 strike that shook Cairo with protests for several days never really materialized. Few shunned work, stayed home and wore black, as the organizers of the silent strike had called for: a not entirely surprising result in a country where every step forward towards change is often followed with one step backwards.

How the Internet Is Challenging Egypt's Government By: Ahmad Zaki Osman | The Daily Star
Although the general strikes of April 6 and May 4 drew limited public participation, they have revealed an important new political phenomenon in Egypt: political mobilization by young, second-generation internet users via blogs, YouTube, and Facebook

Wait a Minute -- Shop 'til You Drop in the Green Zone? By: Jim Shea | Miami Herald The Pentagon has put together a $5 billion plan to transform the Green Zone into a shopping mecca complete with luxury hotels and condos

Daily Star You can bring a politician to the table, but you can't make him talk sense

In 2008 as in 1948, only conflict looms
By Abdel Jawad Saleh

Iran is winning; can the US bolster the Arab center? By David Ignatius

Al Awsat After You, Nasrallah : Tariq Alhomayed

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

Iraqi Leader Takes Charge of Offensive in Mosul - Associated Press


'Angry' Iran Sharpens Tone with Baghdad's Leaders - Associated Press

US Says Iran Security Pledge Not On Table - Reuters

BBC Lebanon revokes Hezbollah curbs Lebanon has cancelled measures targeting Hezbollah that triggered a week of violence between political factions.

Iraq's Tricky Relationship With Iran

Feith: Israel Warned Attacking Iraq Could Undermine Targeting Iran

Gates: US Will Teach Iran a Lesson

Bush Seeks to Mend Saudi-US Relations in Trip to Riyadh

Iraqi Shi'I MP Rejects Iranian Criticism of Iraqi-US Strategic Agreement

Syria Reportedly Used Threats at Arab Foreign Ministers' Meeting on Lebanon

May 14 SD# 1929 - Syrian Ambassador to U.S. Slams Bush Administration over Syrian Nuclear Plant Allegations: 'Sometimes It Amazes Me That My Enemy Is So Naïve, Superficial, and Stupid'

Oil Hits Record Near $127 as Iran Mulls Output Cut

FM Livni: Lebanon an example of weakened moderates succumbing to Iranian-backed extremists

Debka What caused Lebanon’s rapid fall to Hizballah?

H9 Ha’aretz Bradley Burston: We owe the Palestinians a state

Guest: "Jews need America as much as Israel"

Plan to put synagogue in heart of Arab East Jerusalem likely to be approved

Bush: Hezbollah, Hamas, Al-Qaida are all the same

Israel dismayed over allies' burgeoning trade with Tehran Switzerland, Germany and Austria's business ties with Iran are inviting criticism from U.S., Israel

Jerusalem is waiting for Bush A close friend of the Israelis is not permitted to stand on the sidelines while their government is playing with matches next to a barrel of explosives

Shmuel Rosner: Bush is trying to change the world, for the good

Bush, in Jerusalem: Israel is our strongest friend, ally in Mideast

J Street does not represent American Jews (WTR)

Senior defense source: 'Israel on collision course with Hamas'

Obama ignores Clinton, tries to inch closer to Israel

Jerusalem PostBarak: Ashkelon residents won't have to bite their lips for long

Is it about borders?

If Palestinians declare their dispute with us is about borders, everything else will fall into place

Bush and his Mideast footpath

His 360-degree turn may be meant to lay groundwork for his successor.

'Hizbullah's digging its own grave'

Lebanese politician says after cabinet cancels two measures previously taken against Hizbullah.

Yedioth Ahronoth Real peace must wait/ Moshe EladIsraelis, Palestinians not ready for peace, instead resorting to cynical talks

'Rocket fire must be quelled'
Defense Minister Barak tours Ashkelon mall hit during Wednesday evening's Grad rocket attack; 10 injured shoppers remain hospitalized. Deputy mayor: We can hold on for a little while longer, but a solution must be found

Mediators to seal Beirut deal

Arab League delegation to announce talks aimed at resolving power struggle in Lebanon

'1/3 of Israelis unproductive'

'Facing Tomorrow' conference sparks debate among economists as to State's future GDP

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

Void of leadership, Palestinian movement loses momentum (By Joshua Mitnick)

The Palestinian Narrative Is Here to Stay By: Rami G. Khouri | The Daily Star That both Israeli independence and the Palestinian catastrophe, or nakba, of 1948 are now acknowledged virtually simultaneously around the world is a great achievement for the Palestinians, just as the creation of Israel was a miracle in the eyes of the world's Jews

Salon On armies, war and an aging Israel As the country turns 60, a novelist reconsiders Zionism amid revealing encounters with the Israeli military.
By Arnon Grunberg

From Le Monde diplomatique, a review of The Holocaust Is Over: We Must Rise from Its Ashes by Avraham Burg

an article on the "ethnic cleansing" of Palestine: Are the Jews an invented people?

Is It Possible for an American Politician to Love Israel Enough? by Glenn Greenwald

Rocket attack mars Bush's visit to Israel

Bush visits Israel as Olmert scandal clouds peace hopes

Israel's Doom Would Be Bad News for the West - Mark Steyn

Premier Champions "Smaller, Democratic, Jewish" Israel

American Jewish Groups Break With Hawks

H10 Christian Science Monitor

Iran pumps iron in the Middle East Through its terrorist proxy Hezbollah, Iran builds up its Shiite influence in the region.

Can McCain overcome the G.O.P. brand? House Republicans lose a third seat in special elections, as voters signal desire for change.

Memo to candidates and my liberal pals: Southerners aren't stupid Head's up, y'all: The South is filled with intelligent people. Treat them accordingly.

Volunteers flood in but China quake toll rising In one Sichuan town, Chinese relief workers fill the streets as the overall death toll nears 15,000.

If inflation is up 3.9 percent, why does it feel worse? One reason: Wages aren't keeping up with price rises.

Violence flares as Bush marks Israel's anniversary On his second trip to Israel, President Bush will address the issue of settlement building and try to push for progress on a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

In literature, too, an Israeli-Palestinian split Two first-time literary festivals – one Israeli, one Palestinian – coincided without a nod to the other, creating one more divide in a troubled land.

Despite Bush's opposition, Congress votes to halt stockpiling oil The move, which passed the Senate and House Tuesday with a bipartisan majority, may reflect changing GOP ideas on energy.

ASIA

'Warm Spring' Greets Hu-Fukuda Summit, but Tensions Persist By: Richard Weitz | World Politics Review On Saturday, Hu Jintao concluded the first state visit by a Chinese president to Japan in almost a decade. President Jiang Zemin traveled to Japan in 1998, but the subsequent deterioration in relations between Beijing and Tokyo severely curtailed high-level meetings.

CSM Indian bombings fit pattern of efforts to foment interreligious strife Seven synchronized bombs exploded in the city of Jaipur Tuesday evening.

U.S. Increases Estimate of N. Korean Plutonium By: Glenn Kessler | The Washington Post
U.S. intelligence analysts have prepared a fresh estimate of the size of North Korea's stockpile of plutonium -- larger than previous assessments -- that will be compared with the information contained in 18,822 pages of reactor production records turned over by North Korea last week, according to U.S. officials

A Tale of Two Devastated Countries By: John Berthelsen | Asia Sentinel
Nothing underscores the criminal nature of the Burmese junta more than the contrast between its neglect of its people and China’s immediate reaction to the massive earthquake that devastated large parts of Sichuan province on Monday, killing as many as 10,000 people

The Dalai Lama’s frequent meetings with Western leaders are now seen by China as provocations and used as an excuse not to meet with him... more»

The introduction to The China Diary of George H. W. Bush: The Making of a Global President (and an interview).

WSJ Democracies Don't Let People Die By Daniel Henninger Wonder Land: China and Burma prove the need for accountability.

Chinese Reactions to New Maritime Strategy - Galrahn, Information

India braces for surge in terror
The string of eight bomb blasts in the Indian tourist city of
Jaipur on Tuesday, in which 80 people were killed, was preceded by a cross-border flareup with Pakistan after years of relative calm. The two incidents are believed to be connected, with fears in intelligence circles of more attacks on Indian cities to come. In Delhi, though, beyond the usual knee-jerk reaction, politicians do not appear to see any problem. - Sudha Ramachandran

H11 IHT Disasters, natural and man-made

By PHILIP BOWRING What combination of nature, chance, human activity and government competence determines the death toll in natural disasters?

Road map to nowhere

By DANIEL LEVY The flawed logic of the Annapolis process is increasingly transparent

Russia offers warm welcome to German foreign minister

The Kremlin rolled out the red carpet Wednesday for Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier of Germany, the first foreign official to hold talks with President Dmitri Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin since they took up their new positions last week.

Among Czechs and Poles, same missile shield, differing sense of threat The Czech Republic believes that the threat the shield is designed to counter comes from Iran and other "rogue" regimes. But Poland's stance is dramatically different

NATO allies sign agreement on cyber defense center Seven NATO allies signed a deal Wednesday to create a research center to boost the alliance's defenses against cyber attacks, which are seen as a growing threat to military and civilian computer networks

EUROPE European press review

Serbia Chooses Europe By: Igor Jovanovic | ISN Security Watch
Serbians have given the vast majority of their votes in Sunday general elections to President Tadic's EU-bound Democrats, but forming a new government still presents a major challenge

Britain’s nearest neighbor and oldest enemy: No nation stirs such conflicting emotions in the British breast as France... more»

Eta blamed for Spain bomb death

Russia/Europe may team up for moon flights...

Sarkozy Suffers Legislative Blow

RFERL Romania, Bulgaria Under The Microscope Both countries have become the "problem kids" of the European Union since they were admitted in January 2007, amid much celebration in Bucharest and Sofia.

Now That The Surprise Party's Over Serbia's elections made a few things clear, including that the value of the Kosovo card is falling. But RFE/RL's Gordana Knezevic warns that it's still a delicate moment

H12 RFE/RL

Google News Azerbaijan

Russia's Oil Treasure Shows Signs of Decline By: Michael Richardson | The Japan Times
It's not just Russia that should be worried about signs of the oil-rich nation losing its economic clout.

Restructuring Without Repopulating By: Dmitry Butrin | Kommersant
In the structure of the new Russian government, approved by President Dmitry Medvedev and announced by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, all suggestion given were used, including ones that directly contradicted each other

Rescuing a Revolution By: Elmar Brok, Jas Gawronski and Charles Tannock | The Moscow Times
There is no more depressing sight in politics than a leader who, desperate to cling to power, ruins his country in the process.

A review of The Magical Chorus: A History of Russian Culture from Tolstoy to Solzhenitsyn by Solomon Volkov

WSJ Bullish on the Bear's Markets
By Alexander Potemkin
Russians are working to earn investors' trust.

Kazakhstan Remains Upbeat Despite Negative Credit Rating

There are no unresolved issues between Baku and Moscow — Azeri prime minister

New Political Party Promotes Church as Georgia’s Strongest Defender A new political party that advocates a stronger role for the Georgian Orthodox Church is making waves on Georgia’s political landscape on the eve of the country’s May 21 parliamentary vote

Russia Versus NATO In The CIS Moscow's hostile actions toward Georgia and Ukraine are not one-off policies but logical extensions of Russia's belief that it is the only true "sovereign" state in the post-Soviet region

Central Asia: Kazakh, Tajik Presidents Show Oil And Water Do Mix

Is Bigger Better for Azerbaijan’s Budget? It’s a question that other countries in the South Caucasus would love to ask: How best to use a 42-percent increase in state revenues? Surging oil prices have kicked off a debate in cash-rich Azerbaijan about spending practices and inflation that analysts say highlights dangerous pitfalls in the country’s budget planning.

H13 The Times More than 40,000 dead or missing in China quake China rushed 2,000 troops to a damaged dam above the town of Dujiangyan amid fears it could collapse, deluging civilians

Obama secures Edwards endorsement Barack Obama will hope John Edwards brings with him the crucial blue-collar and white votes that have so far eluded him

Obama v Clinton is not a contest, it's a census Demographics made the West Virginia result predictable - and that is what the Democratic race has become

Cloud over Bush visit to Israel

Celebrations to mark 60 years of the Jewish state are running alongside a criminal inquiry into its Prime Minister

Foreclosures soar as US property slump deepens More than 8,000 American households are entering foreclosure every day, with more than one million forecast for 2008

Gulf promises a new media era in Middle East The most obvious sign of liberalism in the Middle East is the launch of The National, an English-language daily in Abu Dhabi

Queen dons headscarf for Mosque visit The visit to the Green Mosque is one of just a handful of Islamic places of worship she has visited in her 55 year reign

It all looks like Enron government

The 10 U-turn has destroyed the authority of No 10. We have no idea where we are heading

Anatole Kaletsky

Churchgoing isn't always religious Britain is still a Christian country, even if attendances have been declining for a century

Camilla Cavendish

Gordon Brown: words and deeds

The Prime Minister has the time to be bolder than this draft Queen's Speech. He should use it

Wall Street Journal The Tehran-Berlin Axis
By Matthias Küntzel
Germany's foreign policy establishment pushes a 'strategic partnership' with Iran.

The GOP Must Stand for SomethingBy Karl Rove
Why is it tough sledding for Republicans? The Iraq war and a struggling economy.

The Republican Panic
Maybe they'll finally be scared enough to stand for something.

Israel at 60
A democracy that's faithful to the rule of law.

The Way Forward on Darfur
By Mia Farrow and Nancy Soderberg
The U.S. should use its Security Council presidency.

Keep the Immigrants, Deport the Multiculturalists
By Jason L. Riley Social conservatives who want to seal the border are directing their wrath at the wrong people.

Economic markers

Whether the economy has already succumbed to recessionary forces or will do so in the near future or will avoid a recession altogether, four points should be indisputable.

H14 Financial Times The downside of joining the superpower clubChina is feeling some of the political heat that has been directed exclusively at the US since the end of the Soviet Union, writes Victor Mallet

Israel at 60 Even though a majority of its citizens back a two-states solution, the country appears politically incapable of producing leaders who can close the deal

Oil Demand to Weaken as Prices Soar Signs that countries are buckling under the burden of $120 oil prices became clearer on Tuesday as the International Energy Agency slashed its forecasts of oil demand for this year

Signs of an end to soaring food prices

UN index shows decline

Blow to Clinton as Edwards backs Obama John Edwards, former candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination and champion of organised labour, sought to rally his party and bring the primary race to a close by providing Barack Obama with his highest-profile endorsement in months

Republicans fear election juggernaut

Polls suggest the Democrats could increase their Senate lead from a 51-49 split to a safer 55-45 majority and add to their majority in the House of Representatives by 10 to 15 seats in the elections in November

Brown’s best shot is a clearer focus

The embers of indiscipline and rebellion are still smouldering in the UK Labour party. It will not take much to set them ablaze again

The great asset price controversy

Central banks must revisit their response to bubbles – and the possibility of using regulation, not monetary policy, to target them

Gideon Rachman’s blog The League of Democracies revisited: The league will only take off if and when the world’s democracies become convinced that they face a common threat so obvious and dangerous that it is worth forming a new alliance

Comment: Europe needs a single market for gas An integrated, flexible market would create a better position from which to speak with one voice to Moscow, writes Pierre Noël

Shuttle diplomacy aims to avert civil war A delegation of Arab League ministers yesterday shuttled between Lebanon's warring politicians in an attempt to stem the country's slide into civil war. The violence

Saudis accuse Iran of Lebanon ‘coup’

The kingdom described Hizbollah’s military actions in the country as a coup backed by Tehran, illustrating the regional tensions the crisis threatens to exacerbate

Kuwait pays price for democracy

As the Gulf enjoys the oil boom, questions are being raised about the Kuwaiti system amid growing concerns that constant political bickering is hampering its development

Köhler attacks markets ‘monster’

The German president, a former head of the International Monetary Fund, called for tougher regulations and the reconstruction of a ‘continental European banking culture’

On the offensive: How Gunvor rose in Russian oil trading The secretive group is now the world’s third largest dealer of crude, and some see political connections at work

Italy to join ‘very firm’ approach on Iran Foreign minister Franco Frattini says the new government is prepared for closer ties with Israel and take a tougher line on Iran along with the US and big European powers

Cameron must not shirk the Scottish problem Harry Reid on the Tories’ northern dilemma

Keep hold of the basic rules of finance Hope cannot sustain the system, says Roger Altman

H15 Los Angeles Times John Edwards endorses Barack Obama "The Democratic voters in America have made their choice, and so have I," the former candidate tells a Michigan rally

One state, or two? Judea Pearl says a single state in the region is unacceptable. George E. Bisharat replies that it provides a better shot at a durable peace

Lebanon reverses decisions that angered Hezbollah

The government's move follows days of violence. It had outlawed the militia's communications network and fired a pro-Hezbollah official at Beirut's airport.

Americans' money worries grow

By Abigail Goldman Poll: For the first time since 1993, the percentage of people who say their finances are secure falls below 60%.

A generation in the red By Erica Sackin Bush's tax rebates won't do much to help us younger, debt-laden working stiffs.

Keep stockpiling oil Congress voted to stop filling the strategic reserve. But the U.S. could be in for trouble if it stops now.

H16 American Politics

Edwards, NARAL back Obama in big setback for Clinton

John Edwards Endorses Barack Obama

Clinton: It'd be a ‘grave error’ to pick McCain over Obama

Edwards gives long-awaited endorsement to Obama

Does Edwards Matter? - Andrew Romano, Newsweek


The GOP Must Stand for Something - Karl Rove, Wall Street Journal

For Obama, a Lost Moment - David Broder, Washington Post

38% of Democrats Want Clinton to Drop Out

Silver lining for Obama: A bruising primary season has had the unintended side effect of laying general-election groundwork.

Will whites vote for him? John Judis on the political psychology of race.

McCain's 7 Steps to Beating Obama

Kingmaker card
Could Edwards clinch the 'hurting classes' for Obama?

McCain outlines vision of Iraq victory, reduced partisanship

An exit strategy for Hillary

QUITTING isn't easy. Especially if you're a Clinton. Imagine a strategy session at Hillary '08 campaign headquarters. . . (By Todd Domke, Boston Globe)

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

A review of The Revolution: A Manifesto by Ron Paul.

H17 Daily Telegraph Recession is looming, says Mervyn King The British economy faces the real risk of falling into recession, the Governor of the Bank of England has admitted.

John Edwards boosts Barack Obama

Former US presidential candidate John Edwards gives Barack Obama a significant boost which could help the White House hopeful to victory in the Democratic race.

Obama must woo 'Reagan Democrats'

Lebanon backs down in stand-off

H18 Independent Adrian Hamilton: Should we still view Israel as a 'special friend'?

Flooding is new fear after quake leaves dams at breaking point

The death toll from China's strongest earthquake in more than half a century rose to nearly 15,000 yesterday, as thousands of Chinese troops rushed to shore up "extremely dangerous" cracks in a dam strained to bursting point.

The only ones: how China's single-child policy doubled the agony of parents

Johann Hari: Are there just too many people in the world?

H19 Military Intelligence Terrorism

Army's Next Crop of Generals Forged in Counterinsurgency

Online warfare research outlined Procurement documents released by the U.S. Air Force give a rare glimpse into Pentagon plans for developing an offensive cyber-war capacity that can infiltrate, steal data from and, if necessary, take down enemy information-technology networks.

Defense Issues for the Next Administration Source: National Security Outlook (American Enterprise Institute)

Congressional Oversight and Related Issues Concerning the Prospective Security Agreement Between the United States and Iraq (PDF; 255 KB) Source: Congressional Research Service (via Federation of American Scientists)

Home Spying Far Outpaces Terror Prosecutions

Air Force Aims for 'Full Control' of 'Any and All' Computers

Was Karl Rove Involved in the Military Analyst Program?

Protection of Classified Information by Congress: Practices and Proposals (PDF; 73 KB) Source: Congressional Research Service (via Federation of American Scientists)

Public Health, Safety and Security for Mass Gatherings (PDF; 568 KB) Source: U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Homeland Security

The Philippines: Counter-insurgency vs. Counter-terrorism in Mindanao,* the latest report from the International Crisis Group

Highlighting al-Qaeda's Bankrupt Ideology Contesting al-Qaeda's message is no less important than capturing or killing the group's operatives. Recognizing the need for a refocused communications offensive against al-Qaeda's ideology is a critical -- albeit overdue -- part of a reengineered counterterrorism strategy

H20 Slate

Wind Energy Could Produce 20 Percent of U.S. Electricity By 2030 Source: U.S. Department of Energy

Innovation in emerging markets: 2008 annual study
Source: Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu

U.S. Response to the Global Food Crisis: New Approaches

Protectionism Won't Solve Crisis By: Hugh Cortazzi | The Japan Times
The cyclone that devastated
Burma has raised wider questions about the world's ability to feed itself.

Measuring Immigrant Assimilation in the United States
Source: Manhattan Institute

Pearls, Politics, and Power: How Women Can Win and Lead

Widening of Socioeconomic Inequalities in U.S. Death Rates, 1993–2001

H21

Money doesn’t buy happiness, but success does — capitalism, moored in values of hard work, honesty, and fairness, is key.

Is time travel possible? Not all scientists agree but according to Einstein and quantum theory, time travel could be possible.

The human brain is a less-than-perfect device; Kludge explains how our minds work and sometimes don't (and more).

The less you know, the more wisely you seem to choose: An article on the mental toolbox you use when the facts are scarce.

Google announces a free service that allow any Web site to become a social site (and more).

From Literary Review, Michael Burleigh reviews The Return of History and the End of Dreams by Robert Kagan;

From LiveScience, a series of articles on humans, the strangest species.

Steven Pinker on the stupidity of dignity: Conservative bioethics' latest, most dangerous ploy.

Virgils Aeneid is no stiff antiquarian pageant. It’s immediate and primal, about love, abandonment, death – and ultimate triumph... more»

A Sex and the City guide to the entertainment industryThe world is larger than America; the small screen is larger than the big screen; paid-for entertainment is larger than free; and adults are larger than teenagers. The television series Sex and the City says a lot about the future of film and TV, says John Gapper

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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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