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| H1 New York Times Obama Expected to Hit Milestone in Tuesday’s Votes Barack Obama is poised to have a majority of pledged delegates after balloting in Kentucky and Oregon, but the situation is delicate as he tries to unify his party. CRS “The National Security Council: An Organizational Assessment,” updated April 21, 2008. Who's The Real Appeaser? - Fareed Zakaria, Newsweek This administration's few successes have come when it's agreed to engage with adversaries IDF Intelligence Briefing - Ari Shavit (Ha'aretz) Christian Science Monitor The heart of Lebanon's strife Violence is rooted in the flawed 1943 power-sharing pact. By Mohamad Bazzi Bush's Nazi-Iran Analogy Makes Attack Seem More Likely by Jim Lobe Will Jewish Votes Cost Obama the White House? - Mike Madden, Salon WSJ Obama and the Jews By Bret Stephens Global View: Does he really believe he understands Israel better than Israelis themselves? Jerusalem Post Obama's unique appeasement style [ CAROLINE GLICK Self-made Nakba [ BARRY RUBIN Financial Times Irrelevance, Europe’s logical choice Europe’s political leaders are forever swearing to turn a united Europe into a new superpower. But European citizens seem unconvinced. Being a superpower can be a burdensome and bloody business and many Europeans want to keep their heads down, writes Gideon Rachman US begins to break foreign oil ‘addiction’ High prices, more efficient cars and the use of ethanol significantly cut the share of oil imported into the US for the first time since 1977 A transatlantic opportunity for Britain Philip Stephens sees a chance to review ties US, Russia among least peaceful nations Iceland ranks first on the Global Peace Index, an annual study analysing countries in terms of international policy and domestic conditions Running on empty? Even oil executives are voicing concern over future output levels. Yet high prices could bring compensating changes Need for Religion in Foreign Policy - Adrian Wooldridge, World Affairs Afghanistan: State and Society, Great Power Politics, and the Way Ahead: Findings from an International Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2007 Wall Street Journal The Democrats' Dangerous Trade Games Los Angeles Times Food crisis creates an opening for Muslim fundamentalists In the Middle East, Islamist charity programs fill a gap by feeding the hungry as prices soar - and their political allies gain ground Sons of Iraq? Or Baghdad's Sopranos? Working with a U.S.-funded Sunni guard force can be a lot like dealing with the mob. Some of the armed men act like the dons of their neighborhood Bush criticizes Arab nations for repression The president wraps up his five-day trip by calling on Middle East nations to embrace economic reforms and women's rights Save Us From the Rescuers By: David Rieff | Los Angeles Times IHT Israel's 'American problem' By JEFFREY GOLDBERG U.S. political leaders and American Jews need to rethink what it means to be pro-Israel. Obama and Israel By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN The notion that a President Barack Obama would have a desire to walk away from America's bipartisan consensus on Arab-Israeli peace is ludicrous. France acknowledges contacts with Hamas Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner emphasized that there were no negotiations with Hamas, labeled a terrorist group by both the United States and the European Union As China opens up, it keeps a wary eye on the former U.S.S.R. By PHILIP TAUBMAN China's Communist Party has long worried about losing power and having the country split up like the former Soviet Union. With openness about earthquake coverage, the comparison is more pressing. Shaping a Nuclear Iran By: Ray Takeyh | The Washington Post Asia Times The mythical post-American era There is increasing talk of the decline of the United States and what the post-American world will look like. The ground realities are that the US's economic dominance will be challenged, notably by China and India. But there is no conclusive evidence that America's decline is "inevitable", or even that a new world is emerging with power centers that are capable of counterbalancing the United States. - Ehsan Ahrari SPENGLER The monster and the sausages Call it the missing "link" in deciphering German President Horst Koehler's denouncement of the world financial market as a monster for making "massive leveraged investments with minimal capital". Think of a sausage: the gross parts of a pig are ground into an appetizing package. Just don't blame the sausage-maker, Koehler, when it is time for financial heartburn. Guardian Free trade escapes US onslaught Bill Emmott: Fears of a protectionist backlash by economic nationalists have proved unfounded on both sides of the Atlantic Past Problems Threaten Future Russian-Indian Arms Deals By: Richard Weitz | World Politics Review Russian defense firms have been counting on continuing orders from India to help cushion the decreasing opportunities in China. Although the Indian market appears to have some growth potential, major problems with past deals could lead New Delhi to decrease its future purchase of Russian weapons. Bring on the Foreign Policy Debate By: John R. Bolton | The Wall Street Journal The Obama view of negotiations as the alpha and the omega of U.S. foreign policy highlights a fundamental conceptual divide between the major parties and their putative presidential nominees. This divide also opened in 2004, when John Kerry insisted that our foreign policy pass a "global test" to be considered legitimate. Round One to the Dove with the Dodgy Name By: Michael Tomasky | The Guardian Republicans used to beat Democrats on foreign policy every time. But now Obama is changing the nature of the fight. U.N.: Six million children in Ethiopia face malnutrition risk RFE/RLPresidential Summit To Explore Gas Options Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov comes to Azerbaijan for the first visit by a sitting Turkmen president in more than a decade, highlighting recent fence mending and shared interests | H2 Turkey's AK Party expects to be closed - sources AKP'li bir bakan: Bizi kapatacaklar ALİ H. ASLAN - ABD'nin, çileden çıkaran Türkiye politikası ÖMER TAŞPINAR Türkiye ABD'nin gündeminde değil WSJ We Are Making Progress in Iraq Barzani Rice ve CIA Direktörü ile görüştü Israeli Source Says USA Asked Turkey to Assist Syrian-Israeli Talks Newsweek: Türkiye'de siyasi durum istikrarsızlaştı EDM FIGHTING THEM ON THE BEACHES: TURKISH SECULARISTS AND ISLAMISTS PREPARE FOR THE VACATION SEASON Babacan planning to visit Washington early next month US companies battle for Turkish helicopter project ‘Foreign companies can’t comprehend the closure case’ Israeli arrested in Turkey after gun found in suitcase Ha'aretz Zeit: Laikler son direnişe girişti Turkish Ambassador to US Calls Iran "a threat to Turkey as well as ... Energy prices to push Turkey c/a gap wider in 2008 Turkey rushes to ratify ‘Kyoto’ before Parliament breaks Hedef, Türkiye'nin demokrasi ülkesi olmasını engellemek Emerging Turkey extends economic reach globally Turkey, Smoking Nation, Tries Out Ban New York Times Turkey: Bleak future prospects as youth mark their day Parasını verelim arşivleri açın 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 Kuzey Irak'a mesaj verdi: PKK'ya karşı somut adımlar gelirse, diyaloğumuz derinleşir Iraqi Kurdish prime minister visits US Cevdet Aşkın Talabani'den PKK'ya barışçıl çözüm, Ankara'dan Erbil'e yakın takip Savaş Süzal Washington'da PKK değerlendirmesi Article 140 and the Future of Iraq Baathist turns focus to Kurdish north Iraqi Kurdish Press Highlights 18 May 08 Iraqi Kurdish Press Highlights 17 May 08 Turkey warns against imposing change in Middle East Turkish FM stresses tangible measures against PKK Hüsnü Mahalli Bush’un İran sevdası K. Irak yönetimiyle temaslara devam Bush, Türk demokrasisini örnek gösterdi Young Civilians spend nights with poor Kurdish families on Youth Day Middle East musings (By Tulin Daloglu) Zana, İngiltere parlamentosunda Kürdçe konuşma yaptı
Artık Kürd sorununun siyasi çözümünden söz eden yok
Avusturya Petrol şirketi Kürdistanda bir projeye katıldı Kürd sorununa kalıcı çözüm” ve “Ateşkes” oylanacak
Savaşın nedeni PKK değildir. Kürdlerin inkarı ve imhasıdır Meğer büyük bir savaş son anda engellenmiş! Baba mirası ‘askeri yasak bölge’ olursa... Iraklı Kürtler: Türkiye'yle Google News Greece Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Press ABHaber Dış Basında Türkiye-AB İlişkileri Günlük Haftalık Avrupa'da yükselen sağ, AB üyeliğini tehdit ediyor Türkmenistan Devlet Başkanı Bakü'de Bakü'de Nabucco için umut doğdu Türkiye’den gelecek barış suyuna Rumlardan geçit yok CHP, anti-AB'ci imajından kurtulmak için atağa geçiyor Kıbrıs gezisinin düşündürdükleri Common Security Concerns Kept US And Turkey Together , Yalcindag Armenian Lobby In US Submits New Bill Against Turkey 'AKP'li mi olmalıyız?' Xenophobia across Europe threatens Turks, Turkey’s EU accession ... Turkey's top business association releases Armenian bill report Brussels reaffirms Med union won’t affect Turkey George Bush'un Türkiye'yi örnek göstermesi normal Cem Özdemir: Kıbrıs ’ta başarı sağlanamazsa bölünme olur Türkiye, AB’nin Taklit Mallar Listesinde AP�den 1 Mayıs uyarısı geliyor Yaman Törüner Yine Gümrük Birliği İngiltere’den ‘Ankara Anlaşması’yla ilk izin FİKRET ERTAN - Medvedev'in Kazakistan ziyareti İngiliz’in döneminde bile kutladık Laiklik kaygılarına daha hassas olmalıyız ATHENS — Greece and Turkey have concluded a rare military exercise. Turkey approved to become full member of EBRD Orhan KİLERCİOĞLU Is solution possible in Cyprus? Turkish society’s perception of Christianity (1)by Kudret Bülbül* Hasan Kambolat What is the significance of May 21? Cumhurbaşkanı Fischer Ankara'da Hedo Okur Tuncay Nihat Altintop Guardian Orhan Pamuk's Istanbul Ben Quinn follows the Nobel-prizewinning writer's guide to the city Bale yapsanız o kadar insan ölmez Açık lise sınavında türbanlı yokmuş! Turkey, Smoking Nation, Tries Out Ban New York Times Reluctant Turks prepare for smoking ban Turkey rushes to ratify ‘Kyoto’ before Parliament breaks Ali Rıza Efendi ile Zübeyde Hanım evliliğinin trajik hikáyesi Güngör Uras THY, 75 yaşında dünya ölçüsünde başarılı bir KİT Serdar Turgut Kötülük insanın içinde Sigara yasağı tiryakileri kapı önüne çıkardı 25 percent of İstanbul water wasted or stolen Atatürk,20. yüzyılın en büyük lideri ‘Pasha supports the Turkish “Fuelless Motored Machine”’ Başkanın temiz dediği suya bakanlık pis dedi Terim: Vekil çok, ben tekim Sakık: O vekilleri halk seçti | H3 Denizde kum Ankara'da senaryo AKP kulisleri karıştı! Olay aynı, tanıklar aynı anlatılanlar farklı farklı More than 80 percent of Turks against coups d'état Toptan: Türkiye ’Oh’lu bir imkánı aramazsa yazık olur ASLI AYDINTAŞBAŞ HABERTURK.COM'DA Baykal'ın aklında erken seçim var Kanadoğlu: "Laikliğin evrensel tanımı yoktur" Bakan Aydın ’dan Vatan gazetesine Dolmabahçe cezası! Son Dakika Milliyet Hürriyet Zaman Cengiz Çandar Washington, Brüksel’e yaklaşırken; 19 Mayıs’ta Madeleine Albright ile... Ahmet Taşgetiren Üçüncü yol ehven-i şer midir? Ruşen - Çakır AKP’nin önündeki 6 seçenek 45 günde nasıl 3’e düştü! Taha Akyol Nutuk üzerine araştırma Fikret Bila Hasan Cemal Hey, yoksa cigarayı bırakmanın pişmanlığı mı? Murat YetkinAnkara’da seçim senaryoları İsmet BerkanÇıkmazdan çıkış için ortak akıl Fehmi Koru Münasebetsizlik ancak bu kadar olur Taha Kıvanç Garanti veriyorum, yetmez mi? Şamil Tayyar Sağlar’ı kim kandırdı? Eyüp Can Haşim Kılıç’ın umudu Ali BayramoğluSiyaset canlanmadan perde kapanmaz… Bilal Çetin AKP’nin ruh hali... Ertuğrul ÖzkökBüro şefinin robot portresi Güneri Civaoğlu Gül’ün sezgisi M Ali BirandOtağtepe kriterleri tek tek açıklanıyor Cüneyt ÜlseverKarıştırılan iki kavram: Hukuk ve kanun Enis BerberoğluTürban raporuna güvenen yanılır (mı?) Hakan Aygün İşte Dolmabahçe diyaloğu... Mustafa Akyol Why Most 'Educated' Turks are Hopelessly Illiberal? Mustafa Karaalioğlu Kim ana eksen, kim marjinal? Sami Selçuk Böyle de konuşulmaz ki (!) Mahir Kaynak Siyaset nerede? Yağmur Atsız Ortak değerler değil ortak kurallar Kerim Balcı Bothersome leaks Andrew Finkel Charm has its limits Ali Bulaç Mindset of judge not fond of parties İlter Türkmen Türban yasasının akıbeti BÜLENT KORUCU - Majestelerine saygınız sonsuz, ya Cumhurbaşkanı'na?
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MÜMTAZ'ER TÜRKÖNE - 'Sigara içmek süründürür' İlnur Çevik The Turkish Parliament speaker does not see the real goal of the adversaries The contradictions of Turkish secularismby Sevgi Akarçeşme* Güler Kömürcü Kadersel karar tarihleri öne mi çekildi? [YORUM -DOÇ. DR. MUSTAFA ŞENTOP] Başörtüsü davası ile kapatma davası arasındaki ilişki Gözleri çekik olmayan Türk? Yalçın Doğan Son kara delik Sabahattin Önkibar Baykal'a göre Tayyip Erdoğan tutuklanmaktan korkuyor Güven Sak Tuzla tersanelerindeki ölümler mi önemli, 3 çocuklu aileler mi Nuray Başaran Son yaşananlar ve gözden kaçanlar Mehmet Tezkan Laik demokrasiden ‘Müslüman demokrasi’ye.. Can Ataklı Kapatma ve siyasi yasak gelmesi üzerine çeşitlemeler MUHARREM SARIKAYASezer: Solda ittifak yok... ERDAL ŞAFAK"Oh" dedirtecek formül EMRE AKÖZSulandırılan bayramlar İyimser bir yazı denemesi NAZLI ILICAK Büyükanıt'a iftira MEHMET BARLASAgitprop modeli siyasetin sonu felakettir MAHMUT ÖVÜRTurizmde yüzler gülüyor! YAVUZ DONATFitne fücur, Ankara'da durum budur ÖTV’nin yarısı belediyeye ‘Kökün türban mı Karacaoğlan mı!’ Bakan’ı istifaya çağırdılar IMF sonrası, 'yüksek faiz düşük kura' dönüş mü? Ercan KumcuPara politikasında sıkılaştırma Ergin Yıldızoğlu ‘Küresel Stagflasyon’ Erdal SağlamGençlere sorumluluğumuz iyi eğitim Gıda almak için servet harcayacağız Hoş geldin popülizm Merkez bankacılığı tartışılıyor Energy prices to push Turkey c/a gap wider in 2008 TÜSİAD'dan hükümete IMF tavsiyesi Eser Karakaş Küreselleşme, ABD ekonomisi ve biz Turkey does dangerous dance with hedge funds Turkey importing inflation, says trade minister Seyfettin Gürsel İşgücü piyasasında karmaşık dinamikler Murat Yülek Agriculture may reshape the world -- and Turkey Anadolu'da girişimcilik ve Ankara'nın frenleri Asaf Savaş Akat Aydın Ayaydın |
| H4 New York Times Obama Expected to Hit Milestone in Tuesday’s Votes Barack Obama is poised to have a majority of pledged delegates after balloting in Kentucky and Oregon, but the situation is delicate as he tries to unify his party. Editorial Mr. Bush’s Travels The next president will have to appoint a skilled and creative team of advisers on the Middle East and be a more honest broker than President Bush has been. Thomas L. Friedman: Obama and the Jews Op-Ed Contributor: Israel’s ‘American Problem’ Hizbullah's Actions Ignite Sectarian Fuse in Lebanon – General Apologizes for Desecration of Koran DAVID BROOKS Talking Versus Doing Barack Obama’s vote for a recent farm bill may help him win Iowa, but it will lead to higher global food prices and more hunger in Africa. Many Hands, Not Held by China, Aid in Quake Thousands of Chinese have streamed into the quake region or donated record sums of money in a striking and unscripted public response France Admits Contacts With Hamas Memo From Tehran: Iranian Clerics Tell the President to Leave the Theology to Them Iraqi Forces Find Weapons Cache in Baghdad Mosque U.S. Says It Is Holding 500 Youths in Iraq McCain Finds a Thorny Path in Ethics Effort The messy process of trying to purge John McCain’s campaign of conflicts of interest has so far focused only more attention on the backgrounds of his advisers | H5 Washington PostShaping a Nuclear Iran - Ray Takeyh Rice and Baloney By: Sebastian Mallaby | The Washington Post Iran Remains Key Concern as Bush Returns By: Michael Abramowitz | France Discloses 'Contacts' With Hamas Former Envoy Met Top Leaders Putin's Puppet Press By Masha Lipman In today's Russia, journalists know better than to press top officials. Democrats Observe A Fragile Cease-Fire The Hitler Analogy By Anne Applebaum, Frustration with the inexplicable need to inject the Nazis into current political debate. Why She Fights On By Richard Cohen, In 2012, she will be positioned to run as a gritty fighter who would not quit. Hizbullah Emerges Ahead in Lebanon – Mutual Dismay Over Jewish Settlements Israeli Premier Seeks To Balance Growth New Troops in Iraq Will Keep Number at 140,000 There's only one priority in Burma: aid for the thousands who have been abandoned. King as He Was By Eugene Robinson Like most great figures in history, Martin Luther King was a complicated man. Candidates Vie to Be The Anti-Lobbyist Obama Cites Conflicts in McCain Camp Justices Uphold Child Porn Law Case Involved Criminalization Of 'Pandering' | H6 Guardian Free trade escapes US onslaught Bill Emmott: Fears of a protectionist backlash by economic nationalists have proved unfounded on both sides of the Atlantic France admits contacts with Hamas Contacts with Hamas leaders in breach of an international boycott were informal, Paris insists Ding! Round one goes to the dove with the dodgy name Michael Tomasky: Republicans used to beat Democrats on foreign policy every time. But now Obama is changing the nature of the fight Pakistani army attack Taliban area 200,000 inhabitants of remote mountain village driven from homes in siege on militant stronghold What's your terror rating? Jason Burke The idea that we can prevent terrorism by testing people for their susceptibility to radical ideas is badly misguided Bush urges more freedom in Arab states Labour's poll rating worst since Thatcher Confidence in PM is disintegrating as Tories open biggest lead since 1987, Guardian/ICM poll reveals MPs vote by majority of 160 that hybrid embryos should be allowed, and by a majority of 179 that 'saviour siblings' should not be banned A fruitless evil Philippe Sands: The outcome of the squalid treatment of a Guantánamo prisoner once labelled the 20th hijacker shows torture doesn't even work The gathering storm Dylan Loewe: US elections 2008: A string of Republican losses suggests that US politics is ripe for a Democratic revolution This government has been the most rightwing since the second world war George Monbiot: The prospect of a Tory in No 10 does worry me - but no more so than another term for this cabinet of war criminals The war to end all wars Rosie Boycott: The climate change threat needs drastic action. Only a cross-party approach can deliver it, Buffett has $35bn to spend in four-city shopping spree World's richest person tries to raise European profile by planning to buy more companies |
| H7 Interview: Tensions Rise As Tehran Expands Regional Influence Food Crisis Creates an Opening for Muslim Fundamentalists - Borzou Daragahi (Los Angeles Times) Former Iranian Envoy to Syria Discusses Role in Founding of Hezbollah - Part 1 Press Briefing By the National Security Advisor, Stephen Hadley Remarks By the President to the World Economic Forum Why Doha When Beirut Has a Parliament? By: Chibli Mallat | The Daily Star The Real Iraq - Michael Totten, City Journal BBC Getting nasty Billionaire investor tells BBC global boom may be over Darfur: Dimensions and Dilemmas of a Complex Situation Walker's World: Bush with the pharaohs How to rule the world after Bush | H8 IraqSlogger Google News Iraq Iran Syria Mideastwire.com - NPR Iraq Iran Should Solve Differences With Saudi Over Lebanon - Paper Lebanese unity plan 'in trouble' Bush to Press Mideast Leaders to Isolate Iran U.S.-Syrian Trade on Rise Despite Tensions Bin Laden Lashes Out at Arab Leaders Iraq to Hold Provincial Polls on Different Days Former Iraqi PM Allawi Interviewed on Regional Tour, Iran, Other Issues Iraqi Security Official Comments on Iran-US Talks, "Terrorists" From Syria Iranians-Swiss in Gas Deal, Despite U.S. Pressure By: Yaniv Berman | The Media Line The National Iranian Gas Export Company (NIGEC) has signed a long-term agreement with the Swiss-based EGL Group to bring natural gas from Iran to Europe, beginning in 2009 Hard-Liners' Win in Kuwait Puts Reformers' Goals in Doubt By: Jamie Etheridge | The Christian Science Monitor Lebanon Resumes Fragile Dialogue By: Dominic Moran | ISN Security Watch Iraqis Who Helped the US Face Grave Danger Al Jazeera English Tries to Extend Its Reach | H9 Ha’aretz – IDF Intelligence Briefing - Ari Shavit Separating the Gaza Population from Its Radical Leadership - Amir Oren Arens: Truce with terrorists - ludicrous, self-destructive Amos Harel: Iran's fingerprints all over Gaza strife Harel & Issacharoff: Can Israel deter Hezbollah and Hamas? What makes Nancy Pelosi pro-Israeli? Pelosi's pro-Israeli dictionary Israel, the largest Jewish ghetto? (WTR) Conference asks: Iraqi Israeli, Arab Jew or Mizrahi Jew? Jerusalem PostOlmert skeptical of cease-fire, but going along for MubarakHamas likely to accept Barak's truce proposal in meeting with Suleiman, but PM says IDF preparing for large-scale Gaza operation Urban Legend The idea that US Jews could speak with one voice on Israel couldn't have originated within the community. Obama's unique appeasement style [ CAROLINE GLICK Self-made Nakba [ BARRY RUBIN Negotiating through the drums of war [ GERSHON BASKIN Have we lost our mission statement? Neither secular nor 'exclusivist' Jews want to be a light unto the nations. US ElectionsWhy they can't stop talking about talking with Hamas. 'Truce doesn't mean end of resistance' 'Bush pledged funding for Arrow 3' Yedioth Ahronoth America is tired US silence on Lebanon coup shows we can only count on ourselves, writes Nahum Barnea Cairo is the key/ Ron Ben-Yishai Daily Alert.org – Hebrew Press Editorials (2008) - Middle East Progress - EJC Israeli Press Review – Google News Israel - Palestine Will Jewish Votes Cost Obama the White House? - Mike Madden, Salon WSJ Obama and the Jews By Bret Stephens Israel's 'American Problem' By: Jeffrey Goldberg | The New York Times American Jewish leaders, who live in Chicago and New York and behind the gates of Boca Raton country clubs, loathe the idea that Mr. Olmert, or a prime minister yet elected, might one day cede the Arab neighborhoods of East Jerusalem to the latent state of Palestine. Air Force Chief: Expect Thousands of Rockets on Israel in Future War IDF: Iran-Trained Terrorist Arrested in Gaza Raid – Israel to Egypt: IDF Will Not Act in Gaza If Hamas Stops Firing Rockets Egypt discusses Hamas with Israel The Egyptian president meets Israel's defence minister amid Egyptian efforts to broker a truce in Gaza with Hamas Mullen, Israeli General Meet to Discuss Iran Strategy Palestinian Police Training: Too Little, Too Late By: Steven Smith | International Herald Tribune |
| H10Christian Science Monitor The heart of Lebanon's strife Violence is rooted in the flawed 1943 power-sharing pact. By Mohamad Bazzi Myth of the white working-class voter You might as well poll left-handed divorcées. What Clinton gains from carrying on By finishing out the primaries, Clinton keeps faith with her fans – and maybe helps retire her debt. Bush contrasts Arab, Israeli paths In speeches during his Mideast swing, the president lectured Arab regimes but praised Israel. Dalai Lama meets a top German official – but only one European leaders are struggling to balance growing trade ties with China and deep public sympathy for Tibetans and their exiled leader, wrapping up his first stop on a global tour Barack Obama - Muslim Apostate? By: Shireen K. Burki | The Christian Science Monitor ASIA As China opens up, it keeps a wary eye on the former U.S.S.R. By PHILIP TAUBMAN China's Communist Party has long worried about losing power and having the country split up like the former Soviet Union. With openness about earthquake coverage, the comparison is more pressing. Past Problems Threaten Future Russian-Indian Arms Deals By: Richard Weitz | World Politics Review Russian defense firms have been counting on continuing orders from India to help cushion the decreasing opportunities in China. Although the Indian market appears to have some growth potential, major problems with past deals could lead New Delhi to decrease its future purchase of Russian weapons. Pakistani militants savor a sweet deal Chinese Foreign Policy in Hu's Second Term: Coping with Political Transition Abroad FPRI A US paper analyzing China's challenge of juggling a passive foreign policy with its new role as a global power Indian Inflation Spurs Intervention Call By: Joe Leahy and Amy Lee | Financial Times Malaysia’s Prime Minister Goes After His Nemesis By: Jed Yoong | Asia Sentinel A royal commission investigation into judicial corruption in Malaysia has turned into a weapon in the struggle for primacy between Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and his rebellious predecessor and relentless critic, Mahathir Mohamad. Afghanistan: State and Society, Great Power Politics, and the Way Ahead: Findings from an International Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2007 Building Democracy and Fighting Terrorism in Pakistan: A Role for the EU Another China Trade Opportunity By: Jeremy Haft | The Wall Street Journal As the Chinese recover from the aftermath of the devastating earthquake, it's worth remembering that they can't rebuild Sichuan province alone. They need America's help. China's Silver Lining By: James Fallows | The Atlantic CRS “Japan’s Nuclear Future: Policy Debate, Prospects, and U.S. Interests,” May 9, 2008. NATO Rejects UN Report on Afghan Civilian Killings | H11 IHT Israel's 'American problem' By JEFFREY GOLDBERG U.S. political leaders and American Jews need to rethink what it means to be pro-Israel. Obama and Israel By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN The notion that a President Barack Obama would have a desire to walk away from America's bipartisan consensus on Arab-Israeli peace is ludicrous. France acknowledges contacts with Hamas Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner emphasized that there were no negotiations with Hamas, labeled a terrorist group by both the United States and the European Union Sarkozy set to collide with culture of protest By JOHN VINOCUR Nicolas Sarkozy was elected as a reformer, so he has no choice but to confront the French notion that political change can be vetoed in the streets. ISLAM AND THE OLYMPICS Bar countries that ban women athletes By ALI AL-AHMED Countries banning women from participation in the Olympic Games should be suspended from the Olympic community Dalai Lama is snubbed during visit to Germany The spiritual leader ended a five-day visit that was mired in controversy because only one government minister agreed to meet with him. Comment stirs confusion in France over 35-hour workweek The head of France's governing party called Monday for a definitive end to the nation's 35-hour week - but within hours he was contradicted not only by the government but by President Nicolas Sarkozy himself. EUROPE European press review Global competition and European companies’ location decisions - Background paper Source: Eurofound Full Paper (PDF; 392 KB) Revisiting the European Security Strategy: Beyond 2008 EPC Row in Denmark over judges' headscarf ban German Minister Criticized for Planned Meeting with Dalai Lama Der Spiegel | H12 RFE/RLPresidential Summit To Explore Gas Options Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov comes to Azerbaijan for the first visit by a sitting Turkmen president in more than a decade, highlighting recent fence mending and shared interests. Uzbekistan: Authoritarian President Publishes Tome On ‘Morality’ Analysis: Georgian Opposition Sounds Alarm Over Parliamentary Elections Google News Azerbaijan New Leaders Unlikely to Ease US-Russian Tensions EDM OBSERVERS DEBATE WHETHER THE SILOVIKI HAVE WON OR LOST
- GEORGIA HOLDS PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS IN A DANGEROUS SECURITY ENVIRONMENT Past Problems Threaten Future Russian-Indian Arms Deals By: Richard Weitz | World Politics Review Russian defense firms have been counting on continuing orders from India to help cushion the decreasing opportunities in China. Although the Indian market appears to have some growth potential, major problems with past deals could lead New Delhi to decrease its future purchase of Russian weapons. Putin's Gulag Stability - Oleg Kozlovsky, Washington Post Spy Charges Fuel Georgian Tensions By: Francesca Mereu and Alexander Osipovich | The Moscow Times The Federal Security Service said Friday that its agents had caught a Georgian spy and accused Tbilisi of aiding rebels in the North Caucasus in an episode likely to heighten tensions between the countries Transit Threat By: Vladimir Solovyov | Kommersant Belarusian President blackmails the EU using the energy resources trump card. Azeri, Turkmen Leaders Start Talks in Baku Georgia: Optimism Prevails in Tbilisi-Controlled Section of Abkhazia Afghanistan: NATO Allies Experiencing "Battle Fatigue" |
| H13 The Times Cluster bombs: victory now may mean loss later If Britain achieves an ugly compromise in Dublin, like the bombs themselves, it may bring short-term relief at a long-term cost Bronwen Maddox A salute to arms More should be done to bolster respect and support for the Armed Forces Wall Street Journal The Democrats' Dangerous Trade Games We Are Making Progress in Iraq Obama and the Jews By Bret Stephens Global View: Does he really believe he understands Israel better than Israelis themselves? Clinton Keeps Up Fight as Tensions Rise Clinton is vowing to stay in the race even as her staff and supporters show signs of fraying. She is getting conflicting advice from within her own camp, as some aides warn of injury to her political future while others push to continue the fight. Europe's Soft Powerlessness The Lawyers War Khosla's Conspiracy | H14 Financial Times Irrelevance, Europe’s logical choice Europe’s political leaders are forever swearing to turn a united Europe into a new superpower. But European citizens seem unconvinced. Being a superpower can be a burdensome and bloody business and many Europeans want to keep their heads down, writes Gideon Rachman US begins to break foreign oil ‘addiction’ High prices, more efficient cars and the use of ethanol significantly cut the share of oil imported into the US for the first time since 1977 A transatlantic opportunity for Britain Philip Stephens sees a chance to review ties US, Russia among least peaceful nations Iceland ranks first on the Global Peace Index, an annual study analysing countries in terms of international policy and domestic conditions Running on empty? Even oil executives are voicing concern over future output levels. Yet high prices could bring compensating changes A Bear market JPMorgan’s move to helped sacked staff has merit, but Wall Street and the City may find that the normal levels of business brutality still work best Taking on the free trade bogeyman America’s presidential contenders are missing the point: a protectionist response against competition would do nothing to address the real problems Arab ministers struggle to save Lebanon talks Several proposals failed to win a consensus from the pro-western governing coalition and the Iran-backed Hizbollah-led opposition on the fourth day of talks in Doha Beirut rivals take battle to Arab League Lebanon’s government coalition and the Hizbollah-led opposition forced to engage in talks as mediators struggled to broker an agreement that will restore political balance Township tensions The violence against immigrants should serve as a warning to South Africa’s rulers that the patience shown by the country’s poor has an end McCain stands up for free trade John McCain argued that low taxes and free markets were the best remedy for the US’s slowing economy and cast Barack Obama as a traditional “big-government Democrat” who would raise taxes and stifle growth Germany through the looking glass For a country that is so good at globalisation, Germany’s political class is not exactly embracing the idea: raving about locusts, monsters and mutants Inflation is a subtler threat than it appears Governments need to act, says George Magnus How to cure America’s health system A universal voucher is the way forward German rift over Dalai Lama visit Splits on key foreign policy issues that have dogged Germany’s uneasy grand coalition government come to the fore as Tibet’s spiritual leader visits Berlin Apartheid is too much for American justice Michael Skapinker on companies and human rights | H15 Los Angeles Times Food crisis creates an opening for Muslim fundamentalists In the Middle East, Islamist charity programs fill a gap by feeding the hungry as prices soar - and their political allies gain ground Sons of Iraq? Or Baghdad's Sopranos? Working with a U.S.-funded Sunni guard force can be a lot like dealing with the mob. Some of the armed men act like the dons of their neighborhood Bush criticizes Arab nations for repression The president wraps up his five-day trip by calling on Middle East nations to embrace economic reforms and women's rights In Iraq, U.S. apologizes for soldier using Koran in target practice American military commanders apologize to Iraqi tribal leaders and promise that the soldier, who has been removed from Iraq, will be disciplined Barack Obama expects big day in Oregon and Kentucky primaries Morocco arrests 11 suspected of extremist ties to Belgium Police in Europe, surprised by the raids, are investigating whether the group may have plotted attacks in Brussels. Congregations come to grips with gay marriage Liberals and conservatives alike discuss whether to allow same-sex weddings in their places of worship Clinton's 'curious support': Rove By Andrew Malcolm BLOG: The Democrat draws ammunition for her campaign from an unusual source: Karl Rove's colorful maps. Gregory Rodriguez: Hillary Clinton's outreach to working-class voters signals the group's declining economic security |
| H16 American Politics The Fall of Conservatism - George Packer, The New Yorker The Conservative Movement: From Failure to Threat by Paul Craig Roberts Will Jewish Votes Cost Obama the White House? - Mike Madden, Salon The Prize Clinton Isn't Owed - George Will, Washington Post U.N. puts its scope on U.S. racism U.N. expert on racism and xenophobia arrived in Washington yesterday for a three-week fact-finding visit to examine human rights lapses in the United States. Striking out on energy President Bush and Sen. John McCain went to bat on energy policy recently. And guess what? They both struck out. Mr. Bush went hat in hand to the Saudis and asked for more oil production in order to bring down world prices. He whiffed. They said no for the second time this year. realclearpolitics memeorandum ABC’s The Note – US News Political Bulletin Early Bird GovExec Swamp Gas The Swamp Clinton to Obama: 'If you don't have the votes, it doesn't matter' McCain's Path to Victory - Dick Morris, Washington Post If Not Hillary, Another Woman? - Kate Zernike, New York Times McCain Can Run, but Bush Won't Hide - Frank Rich, New York Times Obama vs. Murdochization of Media - Katrina vanden Heuvel, The Nation The Next President & the Economy - James Pethokoukis, US News & WR The Next American Frontier - Michael Malone, Wall Street Journal Dems Will Lose This Foreign Policy Debate - John Bolton, Wall St. Journal Are Today's Immigrants Assimilating? - Jacob Vigdor, Boston Globe | H17 Daily TelegraphGordon Brown avoids cracks in the euro The euro's one-size-fits-all approach is not appropriate for this turbulent financial climate. To give Brown credit where it is due, his hostility to it has paid dividends. MPs back the creation of hybrid embryos Scientists will be allowed to create hybrid human-animal embryos after MPs overwhelmingly voted in favour of radical stem cell research. Exodus of two million Britons Two million have left the UK in a decade. | H18 Independent Obama to 'complete circle' in Iowa as final votes loom Barack Obama will make a symbolic return trip to Iowa tonight even as results from the primary votes in Kentucky and Oregon begin to flow in Georgia's leader vows to prevent Russia reviving the Soviet Union This week's parliamentary polls come at a crucial time in Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili's battle with the Kremlin. With both countries refusing to blink first in the showdown over the renegade province of Abkhazia there is a very real prospect of war. Lebanon: So Just Where Does the Madness End? by Robert Fisk The Big Question: Has research on embryos produced any significant medical advances yet? |
| H19 Military Intelligence Terrorism Pentagon announces deployments of more than 42,000 troops Jason Burke May 19 08, 04:00pm: The idea that we can prevent terrorism by testing people for their susceptibility to radical ideas is badly misguided 40,000 told to prepare for action Pentagon officials notified about 40,000 active-duty and National Guard soldiers yesterday that they will be deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan in the upcoming months and years. Better Secrecy for Open Source Intel Collectors Urged Open Source Center Keeps Public in the Dark Rethinking Counterinsurgency: RAND Counterinsurgency Study — Volume 5 Source: RAND Corporation Summary (PDF; 325 KB) + Full Document (PDF; 645 KB) “Homeland Security Department: FY2009 Request for Appropriations,” May 6, 2008. India's CRPF urges new intelligence wing Homeland security: The week ahead | South Ossetia is a self-proclaimed independent country that is, in fact, neither. Save Us From the Rescuers By: David Rieff | Los Angeles Times Send in the Latrines By: Rose George | The New York Times Understanding and Containing Food Price Inflation | H21 From the cosmic to the commonplace By MICHAEL JOHNSON How does a thinker from the 16th century keep his momentum going? Postwar Britain: shabby frocks, sallow faces, and dreary meals of ground meat stretched with grated potato and oatmeal... more» My space If we really want to explore space, maybe we should sell it off to the highest bidders (By Drake Bennett, Boston Globe) The freedom to say 'no' Why aren't there more women in science and engineering? Controversial new research suggests: They just aren't interested. (By Elaine McArdle, Boston Globe) Our hypocrisy obsession forces politicians to tour the daytime-TV sofas trying to show their human side. It doesn’t work: we end up trusting them even less... more» Surprising insights from the social sciences Universities award honorary degrees with many noble motives in mind. Getting a rich person to give them money is only one. Sheer vulgar publicity is another... more» Geek + nerd = ? Ian Stewart
How I learned to live with divorce Moscow's Stray Dogs Have Cushy Lives Moscow's stray dogs can often be spotted traveling on the subway and waiting to cross the street with pedestrians. They've adapted their habits and begging strategies to a rapidly changing city, prompting zoologists to study their techniques. Google may be Yahoo's white knight Dominant force in market ran trial of its technology on Yahoo's site in the US during takeover talks Bollywood goes global with Hollywood movie deal Anil Ambani announces his media group will be making 10 Hollywood movies for a billion dollars Bombay Boulevard As Hollywood weds Bollywood, will Oliver Stone's George Bush movie benefit? No Crisis For Boys In Schools, Study Says Academic Success Linked to Income |
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