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30 June 2008
  June 30, 2008

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H1 New Yorker Preparing the Battlefield The Bush Administration steps up its secret moves against Iran. by Seymour M. Hersh Video

Washington Post Talking to Iran Is Our Best Option By Ivo Daalder and Philip Gordon

New York Times Occupation Plan for Iraq Faulted in Army History In a broad study, the Army has documented a number of problems that hampered its ability to stabilize Iraq after the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003.

THE WORLD; For Iraq’s Oil Contracts, a Question of Motive Officially, Iraqis are in control. But critics suspect that Americans pull the strings

U.S. Advised Iraqi Ministry on Oil Deals The disclosure, on the eve of the contracts’ announcement, is the first confirmation of direct U.S. involvement in deals to open Iraq’s oil to commercial development

Amid Policy Disputes, Qaeda Grows in Pakistan U.S. accommodation to Pakistan’s government and a shift from counterterrorism efforts to preparations for the war in Iraq in 2002 helped make Pakistan a haven for Al Qaeda.

Editorial Israel’s Diplomatic Offensive Israel’s latest diplomatic initiatives come despite, not because of, seven years of malign Mideast neglect by

No Babies? By RUSSELL SHORTO Birthrates across the Continent are falling at drastic and, to many, alarming rates. Why are Europeans so hesitant to have children, and what does it mean for their future and for ours

FRANK RICH If Terrorists Rock the Vote in 2008 Since 2002, it’s been a Beltway axiom that Bomb in American City=G.O.P. Landslide. That equation was the creation of Karl Rove

THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN

Anxious in America We need nation-building at home, and we cannot wait another year to get started.

Ha’aretz Can Israel legally strike Iran with nukes?

Sunday Telegraph Israel has a year to stop Iran bomb, warns ex-spy

Bill Clinton says Barack Obama must 'kiss my ass' for his support

• 'Keeping an American Military Presence in Iraq' by Fouad Ajami, US News and World Report

Report: Iran will use oil as weapon if attacked

Sufism, Sophistry and Politics : Amir Taheri

Sunday Times Saudis press United States to put an end to rate cuts

Uzi Mahnaimi / Times of London: Iran ready to strike at Israel's nuclear heart

On Point II: Transition to the New Campaign: The United States Army in Operation Iraqi Freedom, May 2003-January 2005 Source: Combat Studies Institute Full Document (PDF; 103.5 MB)

Quickly, Carefully, and Generously: The Necessary Steps for a Responsible Withdrawal from Iraq (PDF; 284 KB)Source: The Commonwealth Institute

Partnership for Effective Multilateralism: EU Relations with Brazil, China, India and Russia ISS-EU This 180-page paper addresses the strategic partnerships that the EU seeks to set up with four important actors

Sarah Baxter / Times of London: Barack Obama may recruit defence chief Robert Gates

McClatchy Washington Bureau: Crisis grows in Iraq over U.S. raid that killed Maliki relative

Epic struggle for Iraqi oil
The National

Sunday Times Confident Obama maps out his landslide

By Andrew Sullivan

Oil is the key to world recovery

The shock of $140 oil has created inflationary and deflationary pressures that threaten world economy and policy tools

Newsweek The Other Contest: Who Will Be Iran’s Next President?

CRS “Iran’s Economy,” updated June 12, 2008.

What if We Leave the Middle East? (We Won't Be Missed) by Leon Hadar

Asia Times US and China go bump in the Middle East

Foreign Policy Seven Questions: Paul Wolfowitz

Der Spiegel 'We Could Do it Today': Israel Prepared to Use Force Against Iran

Financial Times Tough choices in a dangerous momentThe policy choices made in the next few months will matter both to America’s economic strength and to the global economy, warns Lawrence Summers

Options for Europe without a script

Simply to continue with Nice is out of the question. The negotiation of yet another treaty is not going to happen either, writes Wolfgang Münchau

A European crisis Mr Sarkozy must base a consensus on a proper understanding of why the Irish rejected Lisbon, not on reckless calls for Dublin to be pressured

FT REPORT - ENERGY 2008:

NYT 'The Hebrew Republic' By BERNARD AVISHAI Reviewed by ADAM LEBOR Bernard Avishai proposes an egalitarian democracy for Israel, unencumbered by Jewish privileges.

Nicolas Sarkozy: A True Friend of Israel? By: John Rosenthal | World Politics Review "Nicolas Sarkozy: A Demanding Friend of Israel" Thus ran the headline on Tuesday's edition of the French daily Le Figaro, a day after Nicolas Sarkozy became the first French president to address the Israeli Knesset since François Mitterrand in 1982.

Guardian The era of oil wars Michael Meacher: Growing competition for oil may escalate to something as hot and dangerous as nuclear proliferation

Russia's lost swagger William Harrison: Unable offer Ukraine a positive alternative to Nato, the Kremlin is resorting to a tactic it knows – threats and bullying

Washington Post China's Peek at Political Ferment One city's proposed relaxation of Communist Party rules shows democratization debate is bubbling

Enough Rope for Russia By Jim Hoagland, MOSCOW -- Vladimir Putin's switch from running Russia as its president to running Russia as its prime minister has changed traffic patterns here but little else.

Oil Cash a Shaky Crutch For Iran's Ahmadinejad Increasing oil revenue causes a widening gap between rich and poor, jeopardizing leader's populist appeal

WSJ Iran's Youth Embrace Self-Help Movement The self-help craze is taking the Iran by storm. While young people in other Middle Eastern are turning back to their Muslim identity for solace, Iran's mostly well-educated youth are more likely to seek seminars, New Age theories and yoga.

Christian Science Monitor

The path through Pakistan to a shorter war on terror In the 'epicenter of terrorism,' democracy will benefit from an ease in US military pressure.

France's military about-face

President Sarkozy wants to rejoin NATO's military command, a welcome move.

As price of oil soars, stock markets slump

Uncertainty over oil prices is a factor in Wall Street edginess.

McCain and Obama share energy goals, not methods

The candidates would take very different steps to greater energy independence for Americans.

OPEC Leader: $170 in next 6 months...

Wall Street Journal The Anthrax Fiasco
The FBI wanted a domestic culprit.

The Tragic End of Bush's North Korea Policy
By John R. Bolton An administration in meltdown is a sad thing to see.

Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky rattled the role of reason in the pantheon of human motives. For them, homo economicus was ironic, skeptical, almost wickedly complex... more»

H2 Ali H Aslan [WASHINGTON] ABD'den darbecilere yeni(lenen) mesajlar

Arato: The Turkish Constitutional Crisis and the Road Beyond

Eissenstat: Slouching toward Disaster in Turkey

The Times Leader Turks Court Disaster Turkey's judges are being asked to ban the country's ruling party and its leading politicians. If they want to save democracy they will refuse

Judgment for Turkey's ruling party

FT Turkish court case worries EU The constitutional court will hear arguments in a case that seeks to ban the ruling party, which is accused of trying to impose Shariah law, as Turkey prepares to join EU

Ali H Aslan [HABER ANALİZ] Gülen'in vize davasında doğrular ve yanlışlar

Yeni vize savunması

SOLİ ÖZEL Komadaki ilişkiler

Oral Çalışlar İncirlik Üssü konusundaki sessiz ittifak

[MONDAY TALK]
‘Political deadlock no excuse for Cyprus peace delay'

The Kurds, Israel and the Future of Syria FrontPage

Kurdish Activism in Europe: Terrorism versus Europeanization
Jamestown Foundation

Turks find it difficult to navigate the European Union funding maze

Ferai Tınç Bölünme eskisi kadar korkutucu değil

Semih İdiz Kıbrıs’ta derin güven bunalımı

Putting 'Turkey experts' under the microscope
Turkish Daily News

İran’ın başı Türklerle dertte
AVNİ ÖZGÜREL

Kadri Gürsel Siyasal İslamı yükseltenler

Armenian Revolts: A Documentary

‘Türkiye’ koruması

Enver İbrahim, Türk elçiliğine sığındı

EDM TURKEY INITIATES PRODUCTION OF NATIONAL ATTACK HELICOPTERS

Stiglitz konuşuyor: IMF ile ilişkiyi hemen kesin

Turkish rights abuses have very often not been investigated

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

PKK terör örgütü elebaşı Karayılan AFP'ye konuştu

MAHMUT ÖVÜR DTP'de şahinler mi güvercinler mi kazanacak?

Kurdish Activism in Europe: Terrorism versus Europeanization
Jamestown Foundation

DTP'li Baydemir yine tahrik etti: Kürtçe resmî dil olsun

New Yorker'den şok belge: ABD, İran'a yönelik gizli operasyonlara hız veriyor

Irak'a, 'sınırda ortak sanayi bölgesi kuralım' önerisi

‘PJAK, İran’da ABD adına çalışıyor’

ÖMER TAŞPINAR
İran-İsrail cephesi ve ABD seçimleri

Iran and the US elections

US forces in Iraq: How long? by ROBERT OLSON*

Öcalan’a kamera zırhı

Cevdet Aşkın

Ankara, Tehran ganging up against Kurds: rebel chief

LA Times Kurdish 'men of the night' ply dangerous trade with Iran

Barzani: Petrol anlaşmaları iptal edilmeyecek

DTP ‘Kapatma çözüm değil’ çağrısı yapacak

Kürşad Tüzmen, Başbakan’dan önce Irak'ta

Kurdish Regional Leader Stands by Oil Deals

Tüzmen, Irak'ta el sıkışacak Başbakan anlaşmaları bağlayacak

Tüzmen prepares ground for fruitful outcome from Erdoğan’s visit

Germany Urges Turkey to Honor Ilisu Dam Pledge or Face Pull-Out

Senior Turkish diplomat in Washington, Kurdistan stand-off

Kurds say oil deals will stand despite opposition from Baghdad

Şeyh Sait asıldığı yerde anıldı

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

SOLİ ÖZEL Komadaki ilişkiler

Ferai Tınç Bölünme eskisi kadar korkutucu değil

Why are the new EU members against Turkey? Gila BENMAYOR

Newsweek: Kıbrıs'ta görüşmeler olumlu sonuçlanmazsa bölünme kalıcı olur

Fransa sorun istemiyor

Eser Karakaş AKPM’de ne görüşüldü?

Mensur Akgün Avrupa Konseyi

Türk suyu mu, ölürüm de içmem

Faruk Şen İçin Görevden Uzaklaştırma Talebi

Turkey has trouble facing up to its past
WELT ONLINE

Russian foreign minister to visit Turkey on July 1

Bartholomeos Papa ile görüştü

The year for a settlement in Cyprus? By Hugh Pope

Şahin Alpay End of the road to accession?

France Telecom, TeliaSonera in Talks

France Telecom and TeliaSonera were in negotiations for a takeover deal after the French firm indicated it would sweeten its bid for the Swedish phone company

Ermeni lobisi �yüzde 5� için bastırıyor

Hedo Okur Tuncay Nihat Altintop

Bu kütüphanede en yeni kitap 100 yıllık

“Babam yakından takip ederdi, ben uzaktan bakarım”

Tekaüt bile olsan saat 9’da evden çıkacaksın

İçişleri Bakanı: Kapkacı gündemden çıkardık

MHP: Cinsel suçların cezasını artırmak gerek

Andrew Finkel Democratic kitsch

Soner Yalçın İki evladını yitirmiş bir annenin hazin öyküsü

Madımak’ı hissettim

Bu liste yanlış

‘Fatih Terim hep aynı senaryoyla ayrılıyor’

Kaza anı görüntüleri Organize’nin elinde

Arşivi şöminede yakmaya kalkışınca yakalandılar

Tackling hate crimes can no longer be postponed

AKPM: Rumlar adalara geri dönsün

1 kavanoz dışşkının 40 satırı
PERİHAN MAĞDEN

1394 hâkim ve savcıya görev yeri değişikliği

50 bin kişi ‘Madımak’a müze’ diyecek

Harp okulu öğrencisine uyuşturucu tuzağı

H3

Dağlıca baskınıyla ilgili şok iddialar!

Devletin Gülen’e bakışı netleşti

Gülen'in beraat kararı AKP kapatılırsa tepkileri azaltır

Dağlıca belgesini sızdıran yakalandı

AK Parti'nin son oy oranı

Genelkurmay: Baskından önce taburu uyardık

TSK'nın rotası Ağustos'ta çizilecek

Sözlü savunmada yok yok!

AKP için kritik hafta

Sarıkız ve Ayışığı Meclis'e geliyor

Kapatma davasında sözlü savunma haftası

Gençliğe İnönü hitap etmiş

“Babam yakından takip ederdi, ben uzaktan bakarım”

500 devin Türkleri

3 başlıklı savunmada Bülent Ecevit de var

Volga’dan önce karar çıkar mı?

Atina’ya gitmiyor

CHP, Sosyalist Enternasyonal’e katılmıyor

CHP demokrat değil ki, sosyal demokrat olsun

Başkan Yardımcısı Dengir Mir Mehmet Fırat: AK Parti Anayasa’ya rağmen kapatılamaz

Taraf confident about its future despite thorny road ahead

Öymen: CHP ile Sosyal Enternasyonal arasında görüş farkı var

Sosyalistler zirveye Baykal dut şenliğine

Yalçınkaya'nın sözlü açıklaması 1 Temmuz'da

10 yıldır şeker hastasıymış

Sağlık karnesine 1 Temmuz’da ilaç yok

Meclis’in gündemi ‘telekulak’

Onbinler, darbeye karşı 'Ortak Akıl'da buluştu

Demokrasi dışındaki seçeneklere 'hayır'

Ne olacak bu sosyal demokratların hali!..

Bir eleştiri de Şener'den

Güneşi kapan sürpriz isim

Büyükanıt istedi, mahkeme erkene alındı

Nüfuz’ suçlaması

Bal gibi de travma

Çankaya Köşkü: Protokol değişikliği haberleri maksatlı

Dinde reform tartışmaları İslam dünyasındaki imajımıza zarar veriyor

Ünlü profesörün deprem isyanı... "Deprem raporu sunduk ne Başbakan ilgilendi ne MGK!"

Devletin zirvesinden askere övgü

Yargıtay�dan protokol isyanı

Al sana özgürlük!

Sosyalistlere Baykal resti

Eski bakan, çete takibine takıldı

Erdoğan: İlaç konusu Bakanlar Kurulu’na gelecek

Rektör hakkında soruşturma isteyen başsavcı Ankara’da

Türkiye’de siyaset riskli biliyoruz...

Türkiye'nin kritik haftası

Eski bakan telefonda öbür uçta mafya

Darbe önergesi için Meclis'ten destek yok

‘Gülen İslam devleti istiyor’

Atalay: "Kimse Türkiye'nin huzurunu bozamaz"

Baykal: "AKP'nin ekonomi karnesi kırıklarla dolu"

Bugün yaşayanların çoğu İstanbul depremini görecek

Son Dakika Milliyet Hürriyet Zaman

Cengiz Çandar

Ahmet Taşgetiren Paşa olmak kolay değil

Ruşen - Çakır "Askeri müdahaleler yapan için de ülke için de iyi değil"

Taha Akyol Bir hukuk bilgini

Fikret Bila Baykal’dan Sosyalist Enternasyonal’e rest

Hasan Cemal

Murat Yetkin

İsmet Berkan Kapatma davası nasıl bir dava?

Fehmi Koru Mezarımı taştan oyun A hidden hand

Taha Kıvanç

Şamil Tayyar Genelkurmay bildirisinin düşündürdükleri

Serdar Akinan Basit sorular, zor yanıtlar

Şükrü Küçükşahin Şener’in AKP’den istifası

Ali Bayramoğlu

Enis Berberoğlu Hoca’nın yıldızının parladığı anlar (3) Oran darbesi DSP’de tutmadı

Sabahattin Önkibar KPK toplantısındaki AKP ihanetinin perde arkası!

Fatih Çekirge Açıklamadaki en kritik cümle

Yasemin Çongar Kültleri yenilerini yaratmadan kırmak

Ertuğrul Özkök

Travmayı yanlış yerde aramak ÖZDEM SANBERK

Bülent Keneş Slow-motion coup against Turkish democracy

İhsan Dağı Military’s political gluttony

Durmuş Hocaoğlu Büyük Kitle’nin Derinliksiz ve Kaba Milliyetçiliği: Ekzistansiyel Milliyetçilik Ekzistansiyel Milliyetçilik'in Kör Noktası

Mustafa Akyol Asya’nın yükselişinden Türkiye’ye dersler

Bomb the Kurds, curb the Muslims, save the Republic!
Mustafa AKYOL

Ahmet Hakan Ne yaptın Sevan

Kemalist baba ile aykırı kızı

M Ali Birand

Cüneyt Ülsever

Ferai Tınç Dağlıca’dan Karabük’e köprü

İsmail Küçükkaya
Raportör “darbe karşıtı” sempozyumda

Ömer Lütfi Mete Erdoğan ve 'milli duruş' Türkiye'nin kritik haftası

Oktay Ekşi

Tufan Türenç Dengir Mir Mehmet bu anıyı dikkatle okusun

[CAFE CAPITAL] Probability AK Party will not be closed: 51 percent

Özdemir İnce Yeni ekonomi modeli, yeni insan

Mehmet Y Yılmaz

MUHARREM SARIKAYA "Karanlık savaş..."

ERDAL ŞAFAK CHP ve sosyal demokrasi Bir lokma, bir hırka, CHP

ENGİN ARDIÇ Modeli var modeli

Goralı tost

ERGUN BABAHAN Kurbağa ve CHP

EMRE AKÖZKurbağa ve CHP

Umur Talu

HASAN BÜLENT KAHRAMAN

Kemalizmle mutsuz olmak

NAZLI ILICAK Şiddete hayır
Tartışma sürüyor

Türkiye’de siyaset riskli biliyoruz...

Mehmet Metiner Fethullah Gülen “Humeyni” midir?

Emin Pazarcı Başbakansız Türkiye

Yiğit Bulut Çalık’a hangi kriterlerle kredi verdiniz? Ne aldınız?

MEHMET BARLAS Sosyopolitik davranış bozukluklarımızın kaynakları...

Orta vadeli plan
TARHAN ERDEM

MAHMUT ÖVÜR Fethullah Gülen üzerine 'ince' hesaplar DTP'de şahinler mi güvercinler mi kazanacak?

Mustafa Ünal CHP sıkıntıda

Eser Karakaş Çıkarın ağzınızdan şu rejim baklasını

Mehmet Altan Baykal neden gidemedi?

YAVUZ DONAT Türkiye'nin ayarını kim bozdu? Manisa'nın 'neyi' meşhur?

Yavuz Baydar Yürüyüşe katılanlar

Ece Temelkuran Türkiye’nin pazartesi sendromu

Mümtazer Türköne Kalemle yaşayanlar

Nasuhi Güngör Diyanet’i itip kakmak

TAMER KORKMAZ

'Kayıp Trilyon' değil, 'Kayıp CHP' davası açılmalı

Okay Gönensin

Ekonomi

Halk ekonomik durgunluktan endişeli

ABDURRAHMAN YILDIRIM

Petrolde 3. şok, dalgada 3. ayak

OKAN MÜDERRİSOĞLU
Abi n'olcak?

Ercan Kumcu Yüksek faiz ve enflasyon Yüksek faiz ve enflasyon

Sarıkız ve Ayışığı Meclis'e geliyor

Erdal Sağlam Bugünkü sıcak paranın derecesi çok yüksek

Osman Ulagay ‘Kriz aşılıyor’ diyenlere borsa şoku

Türkiye yüzde 4,5 holdingler yüzde 22 büyüdü

Deniz Gökçe
Doğruyu zaman gösterecek!

Yaman Törüner Para politikaları bizi nereye götürüyor?

Fethullah Gülen “Humeyni” midir?

Düşük büyüme hızımızın nedenleri FATİH ÖZATAY

Turkey eyes $10 bln from sales

Bankacılar konut kredisinden bu yaz umudu kesti

Hasan Ersel 2009 için yüzde 7,5'lik enflasyon hedefi gerçekçidir

Asım Erdilek The rich around the world and in Turkey

Turkey aims high as global economic turbulence continues

H4 New York Times Occupation Plan for Iraq Faulted in Army History In a broad study, the Army has documented a number of problems that hampered its ability to stabilize Iraq after the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003.

THE WORLD; For Iraq’s Oil Contracts, a Question of Motive Officially, Iraqis are in control. But critics suspect that Americans pull the strings

U.S. Advised Iraqi Ministry on Oil Deals The disclosure, on the eve of the contracts’ announcement, is the first confirmation of direct U.S. involvement in deals to open Iraq’s oil to commercial development

Amid Policy Disputes, Qaeda Grows in Pakistan U.S. accommodation to Pakistan’s government and a shift from counterterrorism efforts to preparations for the war in Iraq in 2002 helped make Pakistan a haven for Al Qaeda.
Editorial Israel’s Diplomatic Offensive Israel’s latest diplomatic initiatives come despite, not because of, seven years of malign Mideast neglect by the Bush administration

No Babies? By RUSSELL SHORTO Birthrates across the Continent are falling at drastic and, to many, alarming rates. Why are Europeans so hesitant to have children, and what does it mean for their future and for ours

FRANK RICH If Terrorists Rock the Vote in 2008 Since 2002, it’s been a Beltway axiom that Bomb in American City=G.O.P. Landslide. That equation was the creation of Karl Rove

THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN

Anxious in America We need nation-building at home, and we cannot wait another year to get started.

The Petro-Manipulators By TIMOTHY EGAN The root of the current energy crisis goes back years, and has more to do with manipulation than inefficiency

MAUREEN DOWD ‘It’s Over, Lady!’ Though the victor and vanquished stood side by side, there was plenty of ambiguity, duality and ferocity in Unity, N.H

Thinking the Unthinkable: A World Without Nuclear Weapons

By CARLA ANNE ROBBINS After eight years of neglect and denial, a proposal to rid the world of nuclear weapons sounds like progress

Paul Krugman The Obama Agenda We could do a lot worse than a rerun of the Clinton years. But Barack Obama’s most fervent supporters expect much more

ROGER COHEN A Terrible Bust Is Born Yes, a bear market is upon us. But not everyone is suffering as the Dow dives.

Hoarding Nations Drive Food Costs Ever Higher After at least 29 countries sharply curbed their food exports, impoverished importing countries are finding it more difficult to afford the food they need.

Editorial The Air Force’s Tanker Mess Healthy competition among defense contractors is the best way to ensure that the Pentagon buys the best midair refueling tanker for the lowest possible price

NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF

If Only Mugabe Were White

Zimbabweans suffered for so many decades from white racism that the last thing they need is an excuse for Robert Mugabe’s brutality because of his skin color

One Reason Gas Is Emptying Your Wallet: Nigeria The impact of local strife is rippling across the global oil market

Pakistan Shells Islamic Militants Near Peshawar

Group Claims Responsibility for Iraq Attack

Zimbabwe Faces Wider Sanctions Under Bush Plan After Zimbabwe’s widely denounced presidential runoff, President Bush announced new steps aimed at what he called an “illegitimate government.”

William Kristol The Choice They Made The Declaration of Independence is an example of how liberty sometimes requires the bold leadership of a few individuals.

ESSAY; Cultural Crossoads of the Levant An Israeli publisher reprints a controversial novel about the evacuation of a Palestinian village in 1948.

Political Freelancers Use Web to Join the Attack In the 2008 election, the most attention-grabbing attacks are often coming from people outside professional politics.

Editorial The Air Force’s Tanker Mess Healthy competition among defense contractors is the best way to ensure that the Pentagon buys the best midair refueling tanker for the lowest possible price

H5 Washington Post Talking to Iran Is Our Best Option By Ivo Daalder and Philip Gordon

Enough Rope for Russia By Jim Hoagland, MOSCOW -- Vladimir Putin's switch from running Russia as its president to running Russia as its prime minister has changed traffic patterns here but little else.

All Speculation Aside

» Sebastian Mallaby The federal government's intervention won't make the price of oil any lower.

Why Not A Debate In Dubai? By David Ignatius, Here's a crazy idea that's being discussed by the rulers of the Persian Gulf city-state of Dubai: What if they were to invite Barack Obama and John McCain to come to the desert oasis for a presidential debate?

China's Peek at Political Ferment

One city's proposed relaxation of Communist Party rules shows democratization debate is bubbling

Oil Cash a Shaky Crutch For Iran's Ahmadinejad Increasing oil revenue causes a widening gap between rich and poor, jeopardizing leader's populist appeal

Israel to Free Prisoners: Swap With Hezbollah Involves Abducted Soldiers

Troops Take Control In Pakistan's North: Top Insurgent Leader Vows Revenge

Pakistani Forces Move In On Taliban

U.S. Has Urged Action Against Insurgents

Army's History of Iraq After Hussein Faults Pentagon

Obama Plans Meetings With Leaders in Mideast, Europe

Assurances From Rice Fail to Sway S. Koreans Protests Triggered by Fears About Beef Expand in Scope

Reported U.S. Raid Triggers Outrage

In Courts, Afghanistan Air Base May Become Next Guantanamo

India's Moderate Muslims See Peril In Growth of Stricter Form of Islam

Dumbing Down the Presidency

By David S. Broder People campaign for the presidency by talking their heads off. By the time the winner reaches the White House, the habit is so ingrained that it is impossible to shake.

A New Political Geography W.Va. moves red as Va. turns blue, mirroring national shifts with deep implications for Nov

Striking Back Against the Mob

By Roberto Saviano, Page B02

In Italy, the tide may be turning against the mafia.

5 Myths About the Death Of the American Factory By Gilbert B. Kaplan

A Win by McCain Could Push a Split Court to Right

Beyond Guantanamo

Where False Obama Rumors Fly Ohio town represents the challenges faced by the Democrat's campaign in clarifying his past

A Death Penalty Puzzle

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Cass R. Sunstein and Justin Wolfers

| How the Supreme Court misread our research on the effects of capital punishment.

Ready, Aim, Misfire

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Robert D. Novak

| How the Supreme Court's reversal of D.C.'s gun ban hurts Obama's campaign

H6 Guardian McCain talks the party line Michael Tomasky: For a change, it's the Republicans who are keeping their candidate on a short leash

The era of oil wars Michael Meacher: Growing competition for oil may escalate to something as hot and dangerous as nuclear proliferation

Russia's lost swagger William Harrison: Unable offer Ukraine a positive alternative to Nato, the Kremlin is resorting to a tactic it knows – threats and bullying

The world's will to tackle climate change is irresistible Rajendra Pachauri: Far from stymying the environmental cause, the downturn in the world's economies highlights just how pressing it is

The Observer Silvio Berlusconi remains an embarrassment to democracy Editorial: The great paradox of democracy is that the political freedom it needs to thrive also gives succour to its enemies

Principles give way to politics as Obama courts mid-America

Michael Crowley: Obama is treading that reliably time-worn path every nominee follows to the political centre

'Blue card' plan for EU migrants

Sarkozy proposal to end amnesties for illegal residents and vet newcomers' qualifications

War rumours as Israel flexes muscle

Israeli fighter jets carried out a dry run this month for an attack on Iran's nuclear facilities

Berlusconi resumes battle with law

Italy's leader accused of persecuting gypsies and targeting judges but finds time to promote actresses

Iraq invites oil investment but the majors stay away

H7

Newsweek The Other Contest: Who Will Be Iran’s Next President?

CRS “Iran’s Economy,” updated June 12, 2008.

What if We Leave the Middle East? (We Won't Be Missed) by Leon Hadar

Asia Times US and China go bump in the Middle East
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Sharing pretzels with Mohammad Khatami By Rami G. Khouri

Al Awsat Religious and Political Shiism in Syria

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US-Israel Moment of Truth? - Arnaud de Borchgrave, Washington Times opinion

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Iraq - Angry Hearts And Angry Minds Source: The Senlis Council Full Report (PDF; 7.8 MB)

Global Oil Price: A Crisis Waiting to Become a Disaster

Oil rises back above $141 on weak dollar, Mideast tensions

Geopolitical Diary: Oil, Speculators and Politics

MESH Mapping of vulnerabilities in Lebanon

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

Secret US Op Kills Iraqi, Strains Relations

Iraqi Lawmaker: Security Agreement With US Still 'Draft'

Iraq Invites Oil Investment but the Majors Stay Away

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The handover of security control in Iraq's Anbar province to Iraqi forces has been put on hold, the U.S. military said on Friday, blaming a sandstorm forecast to hit the region

The Rise and Fall of a Sons of Iraq Warrior

http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-06-29-voa19.cfm

US to Expand Covert Operations in Iran - Joby Warrick, Washington Post

Iraqi President Holds Meeting in Washington; Security and Political Roundup

Arab League Head Comments on Lebanon, Mideast, Mediterranean, Darfur

Despite U.S. Efforts to Isolate Syria for Alleged Terrorism Ties, Its Economy is Flourishing

Iran Ready to Counter Any Probable Invasion - Defence Minister

Program in Iraq against al - Qaida faces uncertainty

Iran exiles back armed opposition Thousands of supporters of Iran's outlawed opposition rally in France to end international bans on its armed wing.

Key Iraqi al-Qaeda figure 'dead'

Turkish PM, Jordan's King to Visit Iraq; Iraqi PM Meets Al-Jubur Tribes

"Enemies Cannot Harm Iran-Pakistan Ties" - President

Syria put troops in Lebanon ahead of Israeli drill - report
Daily Star - According to Jane's, the level of mistrust between Syria and Israel is reportedly rendering the Turkish-brokered peace talks much more difficult.

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Ministers opposed to prisoner swap: Deal is victory for Hezbollah

Cabinet approves Hezbollah prisoner exchange

German prof.: Israeli athletes willfully sacrificed themselves in Munich massacre

Hamas won't recognize Abbas presidency past January 2009

Bar’el Preferring Hamas and Hezbollah

Jerusalem Post Despite assessments troops are dead, Israel approves deal

Israel agrees to swap Hizbullah bodies, Palestinian prisoners, intelligence on Ron Arad for IDF reservists, but PM says they're likely dead.

Hizbullah: Deal shows our strength Group calls Israel's decision on prisoner swap proof that "resistance is faithful, strongest, supreme

A map for the road not taken

Caroline Glick's columns are a wake-up call to Americans and Israelis.

The private character of John McCain

Much of his sterling character remains largely unknown to the public

Yedioth Ahronoth

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

NYT 'The Hebrew Republic' By BERNARD AVISHAI Reviewed by ADAM LEBOR Bernard Avishai proposes an egalitarian democracy for Israel, unencumbered by Jewish privileges.

Nicolas Sarkozy: A True Friend of Israel? By: John Rosenthal | World Politics Review "Nicolas Sarkozy: A Demanding Friend of Israel" Thus ran the headline on Tuesday's edition of the French daily Le Figaro, a day after Nicolas Sarkozy became the first French president to address the Israeli Knesset since François Mitterrand in 1982.

New Israel Lobby Advocates Diplomacy Over Force

'We Could Do It Today': Israel Prepared to Use Force Against Iran

'We Could Do It Today': Israel Prepared to Use Force Against Iran

Another Side to the Jewish Story By: Rachel Shabi | The Guardian
Many Jews left Arab countries because they wanted to live in Israel, not because their lives back home were miserable.

Israel approves prisoner exchange Israel's cabinet backs a controversial prisoner swap with the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah.

Understanding the Hamas Takeover of Gaza - Amir Kulick (Strategic Assessment-Institute for National Security Studies-Tel Aviv University)

Tony Karon Biggie Smalls Says Israel Won’t Bomb Iran

An Iranian is on trial in Tehran, accused of spying for Israel.

H10 Christian Science Monitor

The path through Pakistan to a shorter war on terror In the 'epicenter of terrorism,' democracy will benefit from an ease in US military pressure.

France's military about-face

President Sarkozy wants to rejoin NATO's military command, a welcome move.

As price of oil soars, stock markets slump

Uncertainty over oil prices is a factor in Wall Street edginess.

McCain and Obama share energy goals, not methods

The candidates would take very different steps to greater energy independence for Americans.

Israel's prisoner swap with Hezbollah: too risky?

Israel's cabinet approved a controversial prisoner swap of 'terrorists' to recover two soldiers abducted in 2006.

Will Africa take action against Zimbabwe's Mugabe?

ASIA

WSJ China's Exports Threatened by Rising Costs

Manufacturers of low-cost products have been a key engine of China's economic miracle, but the sector may be entering middle age. As material and labor costs rise and China's currency strengthens, these manufacturers with thin margins are among the least able to absorb the costs.

Tiananmen's Wake: A Novel of Hope and Cynicism By: Pankaj Mishra | The New Yorker It is still not clear how many unarmed civilians the People’s Liberation Army (P.L.A.) killed in Beijing on the night of June 3, 1989, as it sought to expel protestors from Tiananmen Square. The names of the victims, who were officially denounced as “counter-revolutionaries,” were never published.

Japan's Mixed Signals By: Richard J. Samuels | International Herald Tribune
Japan's leaders seem confused. And their confusion comes at an awkward moment, when domestic Japanese politics are paralyzed and a great security debate is afoot. The region and the world still await the realization of Japan's vision for itself as a great -- or even middle -- power and provider of global public goods.

Taliban Imperil Pakistani City, a Major Hub

Pakistan claims success in pushing back Islamic extremists

Christianity is flourishing in China

From the Chicago Tribune The religion, long repressed and often outlawed in the communist nation, appeals to citizens seeking a moral framework amid the chaotic rise of capitalism

H11 IHT The Europeans stop foot-dragging on IranThe European Union has decided to impose new sanctions on Iran, but it must lose no time in rigorously implementing them.

Roger Cohen: A terrible bust is born

An adjustment is taking place between the world's old economic power structures and emergent ones.

EUROPE European press review

Kosovo Serbs launch new assembly

An assembly set up by Kosovo Serbs holds its first session in defiance of the majority ethnic Albanian government.

Crisis looms over Kosovo future

The EU's final shape will be defined by its problems By Constantinos Simitis

FYR of Macedonia after Bucharest: Avoiding Another European Failure in the Balkans ISS-EU
This 6-page paper offers an analysis of the precarious state of the FYR of Macedonia

H12 RFE/RL Tatars Remember A Hero

Thirty years ago, Musa Mamut poured gasoline over himself and set himself alight to protest the injustice being suffered by his fellow Tatars

EDM GEORGIA HIGH ON THE EU-RUSSIA SUMMIT AGENDA


- WHAT WILL RUSSIA GAIN FROM KAZAKHSTAN’S OSCE CHAIRMANSHIP?

Google News Azerbaijan

H13 The Times Cash fears worst for 26 yearsPlunging confidence threatens to exacerbate Britain’s economic woes as hard-pressed consumers rein in their spending

Barack Obama embarks on seven-nation tour

Democratic candidate will arrive in Britain this summer as part of a world tour, to answer doubts among global leaders

Sunday Times Confident Obama maps out his landslide

By Andrew Sullivan

Oil is the key to world recovery

The shock of $140 oil has created inflationary and deflationary pressures that threaten world economy and policy tools

Saudis press United States to put an end to rate cuts

Uzi Mahnaimi / Times of London: Iran ready to strike at Israel's nuclear heart

Start worrying and learn to ditch the bomb It won't be easy, but a world free of nuclear weapons is possible Douglas Hurd, Malcolm Rifkind, David Owen and George Robertson

Disarming Ideas It is time to start negotiating reductions in nuclear stockpiles

Why doesn't Obama take on Wal-Mart? The US presidential candidate is playing politics by singling out Tesco for its union policy Ross Clark

Wall Street Journal The Anthrax Fiasco
The FBI wanted a domestic culprit.

The Tragic End of Bush's North Korea Policy
By John R. Bolton
An administration in meltdown is a sad thing to see.

There Is No 'The Economy' By Zachary Karabell Our global markets make data incomplete and misleading.

Never Mind Machiavelli
By Aram Bakshian Jr.
Bookshelf:
Simple words, a paternal tone, a willingness to lead by example and enough modesty to acknowledge error.

H14 Financial Times Tough choices in a dangerous momentThe policy choices made in the next few months will matter both to America’s economic strength and to the global economy, warns Lawrence Summers

Options for Europe without a script

Simply to continue with Nice is out of the question. The negotiation of yet another treaty is not going to happen either, writes Wolfgang Münchau

A European crisis Mr Sarkozy must base a consensus on a proper understanding of why the Irish rejected Lisbon, not on reckless calls for Dublin to be pressured

One-way street in South Korea

The country’s protectionism increasingly looks old-fashioned as well as economically damaging. Seoul opposes inward investment at its peril

Gazprom chief warns Ukraine on gas price The price Kiev pays for Russian gas imports could more than double next year if the Moscow-controlled monopoly has to pay more for gas supplies it buys from Central Asia

Gazprom chief warns Ukraine on gas price The price Kiev pays for Russian gas imports could more than double next year if the Moscow-controlled monopoly has to pay more for gas supplies it buys from Central Asia

Israel approves prisoner swap with Hizbollah

G8 leaders ready to backtrack on aid

Leaders of the Group of Eight rich nations are set to backtrack on their pledge at the Gleneagles summit in 2005 to increase development aid to Africa to $25bn a year, according to a draft communiqué obtained by the Financial Times

Nudge people to do what you want

Management blog: How ‘choice architects’ can dictate what the masses do through the use of subtle cues for noble or dark ends

The highest political bearpit in the landTell me what a conservative blogger would wish and what a liberal blogger would wish, and I will tell you how eight of the nine US Supreme Court justices will rule, says Clive Crook

Inflation worry limits Fed flexibility

The past few days of trading have seen financial markets rocked by a realisation of just how fraught with dangers the US macroeconomic outlook still is – and the limitations on the power of the Federal Reserve to dispel them

Workers reject McCain overture

On the day Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton staged their first joint rally, John McCain was trying to undermine their reconciliation by wooing Clinton’s blue-collar base

H15 Los Angeles Times High emotions as Israel reaches deal for soldiers' return

Hezbollah, which will receive some Lebanese and Palestinian prisoners and the bodies of other fighters, declares a victory. In Israel, some question the cost of the prisoner swap

McCain's unorthodox campaign

Who will Obama and McCain pick for running mates?

Pakistani operation against militants raises questions

Officials deem the action near Peshawar a success. But residents say the militants, who got plenty of warning, just melted away and will return when it suits them

Iraq to investigate 4 shooting deaths

The prime minister will appoint a judge to hear evidence in two cases in which Iraqis say U.S. troops killed civilians. Iraq plans to file suit to recover funds in the U.N. oil-for-food program

Number of abortions rising in Middle East, experts say

Changing social values and economic realities, along with demographic shifts, are among the reasons, observers in the Arab world say

Iran threatens to shut down Persian Gulf oil lanes if attacked

A military official is quoted as saying Tehran would respond to a confrontation over its nuclear program

Pentagon paints a bleak picture for Afghan south

Britain contends with widening terror threat Officials look out for 'lone-wolf' militants and converts as new cases involve suspects from diverse backgrounds -- one man arrested recently is mentally ill, and another is from a privileged home.

H16 American Politics

Gallup Daily: Obama 46%, McCain 42%

Rolling Stone Full Metal McCain Haunted by the ghosts of Vietnam, the one-time maverick has transformed himself into just another liberal-bashing fearmonger MATT TAIBBI

McAuliffe: Bill Clinton and Obama to talk within 48 hours

Clark hits McCain's military credentials

Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:

Obama, Take Note

US rivals clash over immigration

US presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain spar over immigration as they court Hispanic voters.

Election issues: Immigration

Election issues guide

Unequal America The gap between rich and poor is growing: that much is certain. But of the consequences of the gap... more»

'Grand New Party'

By ROSS DOUTHAT and REIHAN SALAM Reviewed by NORMAN ORNSTEIN Two analysts urge Republicans to appeal to the working class.

'White Protestant Nation' By ALLAN J. LICHTMAN Reviewed by DAVID FRUM Allan J. Lichtman traces the origins of modern conservatism to the 1920s.

'Right Is Wrong'

By ARIANNA HUFFINGTON
Reviewed by JACK SHAFER
Arianna Huffington blames the Democratic Party and the press for the Republican ascendancy.

Lack of funds hobbling the 'Republican attack machine'

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

Obama’s Fundraising Slowdown: Will It Cause Him to Look More toward Large Donors?
Source: Campaign Finance Institute

Americans Oppose Income Redistribution to Fix Economy

Hagel, Republican for Now, Says He Has No Plans to Back McCain

Conservatives warm to McCain's view of the law

Evangelicals Are Crucial to Winning the 2008 Election

Glenn Greenwald / Salon:

The baseless, and failed, “Move to the Center” cliche

Derrick Z. Jackson / Boston Globe: Holding Muslims at arm's length

Retiring Repubs: Rather Quit Than Fight - Fred Barnes, Weekly Standard


Clinton's VP Stock Is Rising - Michael Goodwin, New York Daily News

An Election of Flip-Flops We Didn't Expect - Evan Thomas, Newsweek

A Silver Bullet for Obama? - Jeff Jacoby, Boston Globe

Obama is shifting toward the center

H17 Daily Telegraph

Sunday Telegraph Israel has a year to stop Iran bomb, warns ex-spy

Hugo Chavez's allies desert him Venezuela president faces crisis as elections approach.

British death toll nears record high

The death of another British soldier is the 13th in four weeks, making June the second bloodiest month since the US-led invasion of the country six-and-a-half years ago.

'Al Qa'eda' may attack with ambulances Terrorists may be planning to launch suicide bomb attacks in Britain using former NHS ambulances and police cars bought on auction website eBay, police chiefs warn

Israel makes a deal over dead soldiers Israel has announced it will release a notorious Lebanese guerrilla in exchange for the corpses of two soldiers whose capture sparked the 2006 war with Hizbollah.

Mugabe could be toppled within a month Former Foreign Secretary Malcolm Rifkind considers the pros and cons of military intervention in Zimbabwe.

Israel makes a deal over dead soldiers Israel has announced it will release a notorious Lebanese guerrilla in exchange for the corpses of two soldiers whose capture sparked the 2006 war with Hizbollah.

Cheney 'tried to block N Korea deal'

H18 Independent Smoking ban has saved 40,000 lives

The nationwide smoking ban has triggered the biggest fall in smoking ever seen in England, a report says.

Gordon Brown's not a centre court player, says Johnson Gordon Brown faced fresh questions over his leadership after a top party donor said the Prime Minister faced electoral doom and a senior cabinet minister likened him to outsiders playing on Wimbledon's outer courts

John Rentoul: The key to leadership? Personality not policy Why does Barack Obama remain popular in spite of his left-wing policies, and what are the lessons for British politicians?

H19 Military Intelligence Terrorism

Managing national security policy: The President and the Process

Foreign Internal Defense Tactics Techniques and Procedures for Special Forces (1994, 2004)

The Principles of War: 8. Flexibility

CRS “The Cost of Iraq, Afghanistan, and Other Global War on Terror Operations Since 9/11,” updated June 23, 2008.

“Conventional Warheads For Long-Range Ballistic Missiles: Background and Issues for Congress,” updated May 16, 2008.

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Missile Defense in Europe Needs Testing, Pentagon Says

Tom Barnett KnoxNews. The coming battle in the Pentagon

Shock of the Seven Hundred By: Abdul Rahman Al-Rashed | Asharq Alawsat We are under no illusion that Al-Qaeda has been destroyed. The question that keeps cropping up is: When, where and how will it strike again?

General David H Petraeus: The General's Knowledge - Charles Sennott, The Sunday Times

How Europe's Counterterrorism Laws Differ from America's by Daniel Pipes

The Torture Taint By: Brian Beutler | The American Prospect
Even as they worked out the details of how interrogation techniques widely regarded as torture would be used on detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, Pentagon officials sought to keep the blood off Defense Department hands.

Top Interrogators Declare Torture Ineffective in Intelligence Gathering
Source: Human Rights First

Bush's Top General Quashed Torture Dissent

Leaks, Focus on Single Suspect Undercut Anthrax Probe

AT&T Whistleblower: Spy Bill Creates 'Infrastructure for a Police State'

H20 Slate Presidential Impotence

Why Obama or McCain won't be able to cure the ailing economy.
Daniel Gross

World Wealth Report 2008
Source: Capgemini U.S. LLC. Full Report (PDF; 2.4 MB)

World Trade Indicators 2008
Source: World Bank

World Drug Report 2008
Source: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Executive Summary (PDF; 2 MB)
+ Full Report (PDF; 8.9 MB)
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+ Seizures of illicit laboratories (PDF; 113 KB)
+ Interactive seizures tables and graphs

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Source: World Health Organization Full Report (PDF; 2.6 MB)

Global FDI Policy: Correcting a Protectionist Drift
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Governance matters VII : aggregate and individual governance indicators 1996-2007
Source: World Bank Policy Research Working Papers

Impacts on U.S. Energy Expenditures and Greenhouse-Gas Emissions of Increasing Renewable-Energy Use
Source: RAND Corporation

International Energy Outlook 2008 - Highlights Source: Energy Information Administration

H21 Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky rattled the role of reason in the pantheon of human motives. For them, homo economicus was ironic, skeptical, almost wickedly complex... more»

SPORTING LIFE - SIMON KUPER: Still caring about who wins? That's so 20th-century

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Attention class Paying attention is a more important skill than you might think - and new evidence suggests it can be taught

What lies beneath Why fewer Americans believe in hell than in heaven (Boston Globe)

Surprising insights from the social sciences Friendly foxholes, and why conservatives are happier people (Boston Globe)

Considering the cancer risk in cellphone use Scientists still can't say with certainty that placing a cellphone against the head is completely safe.

You say you know what you’re doing. But what if your brain has made up its mind ten seconds before it tells you?... more»

Multiculturalism and Secularism

Man goes to the doctor and says, “Doctor, my penis is burning.” Doctor explains, “That means somebody is talking about your penis.” What is it about jokes? ... more» ... more» ... more»

Yellow journalism was invented by editors who were more interested in selling papers than verifying truth. Today, it’s the rise of yellow science... more»

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Johnjoe McFadden: It is 150 years since Darwin expounded the theory that illuminates our world to this day

The Top 100 Public Intellectuals—the Final Rankings

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American Time Use Survey — 2007 Results (PDF; 311 KB)
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'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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