| H1 Financial Times Why obstacles to a deal on climate are mountainous Tackling man-made climate change is much the most complex collective action problem in human history. Solving it will require concerted efforts from both developed and developing countries over at least a century. There is no choice but to try, writes Martin Wolf Washington Post Iraq Wants Withdrawal Timetable in U.S. Pact Iraq's national security adviser says his government will not sign agreement governing the future role of U.S. troops in Iraq unless it includes a timetable for withdrawal Wall Street Journal Maliki's Withdrawal Card He's playing hardball – and domestic politics.
Gates Downplays Iraq Call for Withdrawal FT Baghdad pushes for foreign troop pull-out Iraq’s national security adviser insisted that his government would not sign an agreement governing the future role of US troops in Iraq unless it included a timetable for their withdrawal Beijing must be tougher on Tehran China’s reluctance to forgo juicy economic and energy deals with Tehran is based on simple, almost syllogistic logic, writes Philip Gordon China's economy to become 'world's biggest' in less than 20 years... Iran Won't Go Away, the Saudis Realize By: Thomas W. Lippman The Daily Star The Saudis are putting a good deal of distance between themselves and Washington on one of the most important issues of American Middle East policy: Iran. Riyadh does not endorse American efforts to isolate Iran and to put additional pressure on the regime in Tehran. Reza Khalili / Pajamas Media: Former CIA Agent in Iran Comes In from the Heat — Going public for the first time in an article and interview on Pajamas Media, an Iranian who infiltrated Iran's Revolutionary Guard for the CIA accuses the mullahs of orchestrating — among other things — the 1988 explosion of Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland. American Conservative Looking Into the Lobby by Philip Weiss Amir Taheri A Syrian at the parade - GulfNews Strengthening the Partnership: How to Deepen U.S.-Israel Cooperation on the Iranian Nuclear Challenge (Washington Institute for Near East Policy) ANALYSIS-Fearing 'proxy' rockets, Israel engages Iran allies WP U.S. Joins G-8 Plan To Halve Emissions 2050 Pledge Marks Shift on Issue for Bush U.S. Finds It's Getting Crowded Out There Dominance in Space Slips as Other Nations Step Up Efforts China plans to conduct its first spacewalk in October. The European Space Agency is building a roving robot to land on Mars. India recently launched a record 10 satellites into space on a single rocket The Candor Gap By Robert J. Samuelson Candidates often avoid the big issues, because they involve unpopular choices and conflicts Candidates Refine Their Stances on a Changing Iraq The Times Progress in Iran may require regime change - in the United States A vicious attack on India’s crucial role The suicide bomb was aimed at the only regional power willing to assist the Kabul regime Amir Taheri Russia warns of military action over missile deal The threat followed a formal agreement with the Czech Republic to host part of the US missile defence network Afghanistan Blames Pakistan for Bomb Attack Foreign Policy Divide Trouble for GOP - Chollet & Goldgeier, The Politico Three Decades of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Guardian Bush signs deal to halve carbon emissions by 2050 US president paves way for successor to enact historic curbs on greenhouse gases Iraq presses U.S. to agree to timeline for troop withdrawal Iraqi parliament to vote on election law next week Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani rejects SOFA Iran leader plays down war talk Ahmadinejad says he sees no possibility of a war between Iran and the US or Israel. IHT U.S. and Czech Republic sign agreement on missile shield The landmark accord could allow the Pentagon to deploy part of its controversial missile shield on territory once occupied by the Soviet Union's Red Army Asia Times Tehran looks beyond Bush Iran's seemingly positive response to the latest international initiative on its nuclear program is attributed in some Western capitals to Tehran buckling under the threat of an attack. This is unlikely. Iranian leaders are already looking beyond the George W Bush presidency to an administration they feel they can deal with, be it Democratic or Republican. - Trita Parsi New York Times Fed Sees Turmoil Persisting Deep Into Next Year Ben S. Bernanke, the chairman of the Federal Reserve, outlined a series of steps the Fed is considering taking in the coming months to stem the crisis. Text of Speech by Ben S. Bernanke WINEP Winning the War of Ideas James Glassman, undersecretary of state for public diplomacy and public affairs, delivered a major policy address to The Washington Institute's Special Policy Forum on Tuesday. Read his prepared text or listen online. From Albright to Perry - Obama's War Room Oil falls $9 over two days as investors anticipate falling demand NY Sun Iran Diplomacy an Exercise in Self-Delusion - Benny Avni Juan Cole Maliki and Timetable for US Withdrawal A Syrian at the parade GulfNews US Trade With Iran Increases Tenfold Under Bush Today in The Nation: Iraqi Oil Ministry's New Fave Five | H2 A Modern Ottoman By: Ehsan Masood | Prospect Magazine
Over half a million people voted in our poll to find the world's top public intellectual—and Turkish cleric Fetullah Gülen won. Gülen is the modern face of Sufi Islam and influences Turkish politics through the ruling AK party. WSJ We Are Ready to Talk to Turkey By Serzh Sargsyan It's time for a fresh start.
Wildcatters Plunge Into North Iraq Oil executives lament that the age of "easy oil" is over. But it isn't over in Kurdistan, one of the liveliest exploration zones in the oil-rich Middle East and one of the world's last playgrounds for the old-fashioned explorers known as wildcatters. Photos: An Oasis of Oil in Kurdistan Political strife deepens in Turkey
Christian Science Monitor EDM PRO-AKP MEDIA STEPS UP DISINFORMATION CAMPAIGN OVER ERGENEKON Ha’aretz – ANALYSIS / Israel, Syria already have outline for direct talks Turkish official says Turkey will no longer serve as 'mobile phone' mediator between the sides Yabancı yatırımcının Türkiye'de cevabını aradığı 5 soru 'Türkiye'yi Kaybetmiş Değiliz' Turkish ambassadors to convene for brainstorming European court OKS Turkey’s election threshold "% 10 barajı insan hakları ihlali değil" Türk askeri Lübnan'da 1 yıl daha kalacak Beril Dedeoğlu İç siyasette Amerikan etkisi Türkiye'den dev yatırım CIA,Türkçe bilen ajanlar arıyor 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 ‘Kürt sorunu: Barışı ve geleceği birlikte aramak’ CEVAT ÖNEŞ Mustafa Akyol Kürdistan’ı nasıl bilirsiniz? [Yorum - M. Naci Bostancı] Türkiye'nin vicdanı olmak Wildcatters Plunge Into North Iraq
Wall Street Journal Ha’aretz Turkey to Syria: Talk openly to Israel Karayılan'dan Barzani'ye tehdit mektubu Ergenekon-PKK terror link emerges as probe widens Wilson: ABD, PKK'ya karşı yeni cephe açtı Genç subaylar dağa çıkıp PKK'yı yönetecekmiş Kurdish and Turkmen Figures Hold Closed-door Seminar Iraq and KRG Agree on Kurdistan's Complementary Budget for 2008 Erdoğan yarın Bağdat'a gidiyor Al-Taaie proposes solution to Kirkuk issue US commander in Kirkuk lowers profile, raises popularity McClatchy A Kodak moment Khaleej Times Israeli intelligence and military operatives are now quietly at work in Kurdistan, providing training for Kurdish commando units and Iraqi Kurd, Arab, Turkoman Figures in Kirkuk Discuss UN Envoy's ... Ergenekon-PKK terror link emerges as probe widens Iraqi Kurdish MP Says Superpowers Behind UN Report on Ethnically ... Iraqi Kurdish Press Highlights 8 Jul 08 'Edibese' Bıçakla çorba içiyoruz DTP'li şahinler Ergenekon operasyonuna tavır aldı Cevdet Aşkın Dr Muzaffar Arslan, Advisor to Iraqi President Jalal Talabani ... Türk askeri 1 yıl daha Lübnan'da Türk askerinin görev süresi uzatıldı HAKAN ALBAYRAK AKP’ye mıntıka temizliği yaptırıyorlar DTP’ Ayna finds Ergenekon operation insincere Ali Bulaç Dizilerin diliyle Güneydoğu! Democratic rights and ornamental plants of Turkey by BEJAN MATUR* No meeting with Barzani envisaged for PM, say diplomats PKK Tamil’e bile silah satıyor
Mehmetçik Lübnan’da kalıyor Başkanı sıkıştıran soru neydi? Kürsüde afişli Ergenekon protestosu Kayıplar kürsüde Sınırdaki PKK'lılar top ateşine tutuldu Töreden kaçtı, PKK'lılar tecavüz edip öldürdü Ya törerist ya terörist Turkish Troops to Stay One More Year in Lebanon Google News Greece Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Press ABHaber Dış Basında Türkiye-AB İlişkileri Günlük Haftalık Erdoğan tells Sarkozy he may attend Med union launch AİHM: Fener Rum Patrikanesi haklı Sarkozy, Erdoğan'ı telefonla aradı: Akdeniz Birliği'ne katılın Erdoğan tells Sarkozy he may attend Med union launch
Dokunulmazlığı AİMH kaldırdı Avrupa'yı Ankara korkusu sardı... NATO'nun askeri kanadına dönmek isteyen Sarkozy yol arıyor. NATO'dan AB'ye Türkiye uyarısı Ankara, tüm büyükelçilerini beyin fırtınası için topluyor [Yorum - Prof. Dr. Beril Dedeoğlu] Sarkozy, AB ve Türkiye AİHM Fener'i haklı buldu
Hristofyas: Çözümün anahtarı Ankara'nın elinde Belçika'dan Kıbrıs karar tasarısı Kıbrıs birleşsin Eker: Rusya ile anlaşma Ekim'de imzalanacak 40 percent of women, 15 percent of men obese in Turkey “Ogün Samast’ın göz çevresi benzemiyor” mu? 'CHP benim günahımı bile alamaz' | H3 Hilmi Özkök: Ne vardır, ne yoktur derim Ergenekon'a uzanan şifreler - Hürriyet aslında Rahmi Koç'un Bugün seçim olsa... TÜRKİYE'NİN NABZI Başsavcı'ya suikast planı evinden çıktı Ya el konulan CD’lere sonra delil eklendiyse Darbe günlüklerin yazarı Örnek, iddiaları cevapladı Ergenekon iddianamesinden ilginç ayrıntılar Erdoğan'dan Ergenekon'a temiz eller benzetmesi Baykal'dan Erdoğan'ın konuşmasına sert yanıt Baykal'dan 'AK Parti kapatılacak' iması: Herkes bu tabloya hazır olsun ‘Eşimin istimlak sorununu Başbakan Erdoğan çözdü’ Paşanın arşivinden darbe planları çıktı Medya dünyasını sarsacak şok iddia Paşa, iki büyük medya patrounun görüşmesini Taraf sends Dağlıca intelligence report to military Çalık Holding'den 'Örnek' savunması - Ergenekon zanlısı Osman Gürbüz'den açık mektup Ergenekon Savcısı Zekeriya Öz'e sıkı koruma
’Ölüm timi’ne karşı özel koruma Neyle suçlandığı Tolon Paşa’ya söylenmemiş Bakanlık Baykal'a hemen yanıt verdi Danıştay saldırısına 60 sayfa ayrıldı Anayasa Mahkemesi CHP kararını açıkladı Baykal'dan emekli orgeneral Özkök'e üstü kapalı yanıt Savcı, Balbay ve Büyükçelebi'nin yeniden gözaltına alınmasını istedi Ergenekon sanığı Okkır'ın ölümüyle ilgili soruşturma başlatıldı "Bombaları Tekin'den Ataşehir'de almıştım" CMK'yı iyi bilmiyorlar
18 yaşını geçti istifa etmeyi kendi bilir Abdüllatif Şener Demirel ile görüştüğü haberlerini yalanladı Erbakan kararı, Baykal ve Çiller'i yakacak Erbakan'a yapılan uygulama Çiller ve Baykal'ı korkutuyor. Eruygur'un tansiyon oyunu Şener'in AKP'den ihracı gündemde Şener'e destek vermeyecek! Destek ver seni bakan yapalım Darbeyi Erdoğan yapsın! Cezaevinde sürpriz evlilik Hodri meydan! İsteyen vekil yargılanabilir Karamehmet'e TMSF operasyonu Erdoğan, Ergenekon operasyonunu İtalya'daki 'Temiz Eller'e benzetti Ergenekon, 'derin mafya' kuracakmış Hrant Dink cinayetinin anatomisi Bir güvercin nasıl vuruldu?
Son Dakika Milliyet Hürriyet Zaman Cengiz Çandar “Korku imparatorluğu”nun “mağdurları” ve “mazlumları”na ağıt... Ahmet Taşgetiren Hürriyet'in duruşu Ruşen - Çakır Beş kritik Ergenekon sorusu Taha Akyol Şeriat korkusu Fikret Bila Hilmi Özkök: Ne vardır, ne yoktur derim Hasan Cemal Paşalar tutuklanınca ‘hukuk’u anımsayanlara bir çift söz... Murat Yetkin Ergenekon’un rekoru kırmasına üç gün kaldı İsmet Berkan Şablonlar ve Ergenekon Fehmi Koru Taha Kıvanç Şamil Tayyar Bu ekip darbeyi nasıl yapar? İsmail Küçükkaya Türk Silahlı Kuvvetleri’nin Ergenekon’a bakışı...
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Hakan Aygün Turan Çömez 40'ından sonra solcu oldu... Emin Pazarcı Yazıcıoğlu'na selam neden? Serdar Turgut Halk projesi Bekir Coşkun Baston ile darbe... Ekonomi Ege Cansen Dünya ekonomisinde yeni denge ABDURRAHMAN YILDIRIM Şirketlerin dış borcunun bir limiti yok mu? Ercan Kumcu Petrolün tüketiciye maliyeti azaltılabilir mi Erdal Sağlam İ.Hüseyin Yıldız
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| Iraq: Following the Oil Money Editorial | H5 Washington Post Iraq Wants Withdrawal Timetable in U.S. Pact Iraq's national security adviser says his government will not sign agreement governing the future role of U.S. troops in Iraq unless it includes a timetable for withdrawal U.S. Joins G-8 Plan To Halve Emissions 2050 Pledge Marks Shift on Issue for Bush U.S. Finds It's Getting Crowded Out There Dominance in Space Slips as Other Nations Step Up Efforts China plans to conduct its first spacewalk in October. The European Space Agency is building a roving robot to land on Mars. India recently launched a record 10 satellites into space on a single rocket The Candor Gap By Robert J. Samuelson Candidates often avoid the big issues, because they involve unpopular choices and conflicts Candidates Refine Their Stances on a Changing Iraq Climate Change Economics By Peter R. Orszag, The flexibility of carbon caps needs to be balanced with the impact of their economic costs. Ex-Secretaries Suggest New War Powers Policy Commission Criticizes 1973 Resolution Deadly Kabul Attack Government spokesman avoids direct reference but hints that scale and complexity of strike against embassy bears markings of previous attacks linked to Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence agency Why Were We in Vietnam? By Harold Meyerson, U.S. companies prefer communist countries like Vietnam for their stability. So why did 58,000 Americans die Editorial FISA's Fetters Concerns about the new foreign surveillance measure are overblown. China Says N. Korea Talks to Resume This Week Six-Party Negotiations to Focus on Verification of Recent Nuclear Declaration In Colombia Jungle Ruse, U.S. Played A Quiet Role Ambassador Spotlights Years of Aid, Training Around the World, Activists Assemble to Press China on Rights | H6 Guardian Bush signs deal to halve carbon emissions by 2050 US president paves way for successor to enact historic curbs on greenhouse gases Do more for climate, US told G8 summit: US signs new deal to reduce carbon emissions but emerging economies demand more Clunking fist counted out Simon Tisdall: Gordon Brown's bruising G8 encounter with Russian president Dmitry Medvedev is symptomatic of his perceived political weakness EU agrees to keep migrants out David Cronin: The EU's new asylum and immigration pact will please the far right, and disappoint the compassionate Virtually combating real terror Robert Fox: Long an instrument of Bin Laden and al-Qaida, the internet is now showing potential as a tool to fight terrorism How Chechnya came to Ingushetia Tanya Lokshina: Ingushetia has gone from a haven of peace to a place where suspected rebels are gunned down in cold blood Pay heed to Pyongyang Lawrence Korb and Sean Duggan: The US could have struck a deal with North Korea years ago - it would be foolish to wait with Iran Prague signs US 'star wars' pact Agreement on central Europe missile defence scheme prompts threats of military retaliation from Russia Why back a man who claims society is broken but admits he can't fix it? Jonathan Freedland: David Cameron now says that there is no top-down remedy to Britain's social problems. Voters will expect more from him When the going gets tough, economists go very quiet Simon Jenkins: They're happy to take the credit in the good times, but the disciples of this false science are hard to find as recession looms Ex-spy boss: 42-day plan impractical Peers round on anti-terror detention legislation as PM's former cabinet colleagues join critics US exports to Iran up tenfold US exports to Iran have jumped during George Bush's years in office despite his tough rhetoric and sanctions US's hostile rhetoric fails to stem flow of exports to regime under sanctions American exports to Iran have risen dramatically during George Bush's years in the office, report says Saudis treat domestic staff like 'slaves' Watchdog calls for change in Saudi labour laws, claiming migrant workers are routinely abused Swiss far right wants minarets ban Swiss People's Party-run Islamophobia campaign gets enough support to force a vote on banning minarets Bernanke says Fed may extend bank discount rate Comments by chairman of the US Federal Reserve boost US stock markets Pentagon to seek 'less deadly' cluster bombs US announces policy shift on cluster munitions which kill and maim civilians long after they are fired The toxic legacy of Jesse Helms Cliff Schecter: His notorious race-baiting and Red-bashing political campaigns molded the modern Republican party |
| H7 From Albright to Perry - Obama's War Room Oil falls $9 over two days as investors anticipate falling demand NY Sun Iran Diplomacy an Exercise in Self-Delusion - Benny Avni Juan Cole Maliki and Timetable for US Withdrawal A Syrian at the parade GulfNews Foreign Policy How the Media Ruined the G-8
Salon Inside the Army's fake Iraq
US is not backing the idea of broadening G-8 summits The Ocean Swallows the Mediterranean Dar Al-Hayat G8 talks for developing nations Leaders from emerging nations are meeting their developed-world counterparts, at the G8 summit in Japan Rich nations, poor policies WITH THE PRICE of oil shooting upward, food security a danger for billions of the world's poor, and climate change already taking its toll on crops, water, and health, members of the Group of 8 rich nations need to cooperate now - and not make vague promises for the distant future. (Boston Globe) Signs of Sunni Conflict in Iraq : Tariq Alhomayed Assad's moment of truth
Newsweek How the Kabul Embassy Attack Could Affect the Region | H8 IraqSlogger Google News Iraq Iran Syria Mideastwire.com - NPR Iraq Iraq presses U.S. to agree to timeline for troop withdrawal Iraqi parliament to vote on election law next week Iran leader plays down war talk Ahmadinejad says he sees no possibility of a war between Iran and the US or Israel. Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani rejects SOFA US Chief: Iraq Needs Time to Stabilize After Fight Alcohol Returns to Baghdad US Holds Navy Exercise After Iran Comments on Gulf Report: Iran Begins War Game With Warning to US and Israel Iraq gov't embraces 'tyrannical mentality' UN: One-Sixth of Iraq's Residents Displaced Russia, Yemen Discuss Development of Military Cooperation Iraqi Foreign Minister Discusses Ties With British Defence Minister; Update Organization of the Islamic Conference Opens Office in Iraq Amid oil price boom, high inflation makes Saudis feel poor | H9 Ha’aretz – ANALYSIS / Israel, Syria already have outline for direct talks Turkish official says Turkey will no longer serve as 'mobile phone' mediator between the sides Iran's bomb-building potential more than doubled (WTR) Olmert, Assad to sit together at Med summit, handshake or not Leaders from 40 countries,, including Syria, expected to attend conference which opens Sunday in Paris Syrian envoy to UK: Damascus will renew ties with France Syria, peace, and the Kinneret Water isn't really the source of our differences with Syria. [ JOSEPH PUDER 'US shouldn't change Mideast policy' US public diplomacy chief: We need to follow what is in our national interest, despite world opinion. Appeasers Make Poor Patriots By: Jonathan Tobin | The Jerusalem Post Even as we debate the largely unpopular wars being fought with Islamists in Iraq and Afghanistan, the focus of another crucial debate currently raging on the bookshelves and television screens is one over the merits of something that most of us had long thought was not debatable: the wisdom of the American involvement in World War II. Yedioth Ahronoth Iranian 'spy' reveals Mossad methods In interview with Iranian television, man convicted of spying for Israel exposes tactics and technology used by his Mossad handlers Can Obama be trusted? 'Counter Hizbullah armament'
Security Cabinet to hold special meeting Wednesday on Shiite group's rearmament; Barak tells French FM international forces in south Lebanon must boost activities countering transfer of weapons to organization Why are we doing nothing?/ Fishman While Hamas uses lull to build up strength, Israel has not done a thing Daily Alert.org – Hebrew Press Editorials (2008) - Middle East Progress - EJC Israeli Press Review – Google News Israel - Palestine Why Israel probably won't bomb Iran during the transition
Spectator Palestinian Unity Sought With Foreign Troops in Gaza By: Benny Avni | The New York Sun The prime minister reportedly has already sounded out the idea, aimed at bringing Hamas's armed soldiers in Gaza under the umbrella of the Palestinian Authority, with Arab and Western diplomats. Jerusalem’s Arabs – A Fifth Column? By: Rachelle Kliger | The Media Line
Many Arabs in east Jerusalem live on the western side of Israel’s security barrier, which facilitates their access to employment and services, but also makes it easier for them to perpetrate terror attacks. Ehud Olmert, just an opportunist trying to survive
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| H10 Christian Science Monitor Political strife deepens in Turkey Two cases have the nation on edge. While the government goes after an ultranationalist gang, prosecutors want to ban the ruling party on charges of Islamist subversion. A wave of Islamic insurers gears up to woo Syrians As the secular government eases its firm control over society, Islamic firms are increasingly cropping up. Shebaa Farms: key to stability? Claimed by Lebanon and occupied by Israel, it will get new attention as the two countries' last remaining major dispute if a Hezbollah-Israeli prisoner swap is successful. Top task for Air Force: rebuild credibility New leaders must better secure nuclear weapons after snafus led to firing of their predecessors. ASIA China's economy to become 'world's biggest' in less than 20 years...
China warns Sarkozy not to see Dalai Lama... Time China's Lost Generation
Delhi Carries a Small Stick By: Chietigj Bajpaee | Asia Times
India talks a good game, but it could play a much more proactive role in regional and international security, if not for the greater good, then for its own motives to stabilize its periphery and gain access to the natural resources and markets on its doorstep Bush pushes for nuclear fuel deal with India at G-8 summit IHT Rumors and riots By MINXIN PEI Local Chinese authorities have repeatedly demonstrated incompetence in handling incipient crises Tibet's Conundrum By: Jonathan Mirsky | The Wall Street Journal
"China's Tibet?" is an admirable, if discouraging, book. Admirable because it lays out in jargon-free language the political and cultural nature of the China-Tibet relationship Pakistan's Deal With the Devil By: Walter Mayr | Der Spiegel
Beheadings, martial law, kidnappings: The Taliban is making its presence felt at the gates of Peshawar. The Pakistani army is trying to fight back, but is doing so only half-heartedly against a committed enemy. Reports Warn of More Strikes in Kabul By: Sara A. Carter | The Washington Times
Afghan authorities are on the lookout for suicide bombers in cars, burqas and other disguises after a massive attack on the Indian Embassy on Monday - the biggest attack in the capital since the fall of the Taliban in 2001. Now it's war against India in Afghanistan The Taliban and Pakistan have denied responsibility for the devastating suicide attack on the Indian Embassy in the Afghan capital Kabul on Monday. Delhi doesn't believe a word of it. The Taliban have frequently targeted projects sponsored and constructed by India in Afghanistan, fearing India's growing influence at the expense of Pakistan. Delhi is being urged to send troops into Afghanistan. This might add to India's stature, but it would be a disaster. - Sudha Ramachandran Underinvesting in the Future By: Philip Bowring | International Herald Tribune
South Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore have over 40 years averaged roughly the highest consistent economic growth rates in the world. All but Korea have steadily accumulated massive surplus savings and foreign reserves. But change the national accounting principles behind these rosy numbers and a different picture emerges Reconstruction Starts in Areas of China Hit by Earthquake The Economist In the wake of freak snowstorms, violent ethnic protests and a massive earthquake this year, China's vision of a stable and developed western region seems more distant than ever. Of course, the need to rebuild will pull considerable investment into quake-hit Sichuan province and surrounding areas in the coming months. | H11 IHT G-8 leaders pledge to cut emissions in half by 2050 Environmentalists criticized the pledge because it failed to set a short-term goal for emissions cuts. U.S. and Czech Republic sign agreement on missile shield The landmark accord could allow the Pentagon to deploy part of its controversial missile shield on territory once occupied by the Soviet Union's Red Army Abkhazia rejects U.S. proposals for an international police presence The breakaway Georgian region pledged to keep Russian peacekeepers on the ground, despite calls from the U.S. State Department to deploy an international police force in areas where recent bombings killed four people and wounded five. EUROPE European press review Injecting More Differentiation in European Neighbourhood Policy
IFRI This 25-page French paper urges the EU to recognise the European aspirations of countries such as Ukraine Commentary Terms EU's Hostile Policy Towards Iran As 'Political Insanity' US, Czech Republic sign defense agreement Czechs Do Not Want Radar Treaty With USA Approved By Parliament - Poll U.S.-Czech Missile Defense Deal Complicates Maintenance of European, Global Security - Russian Foreign Ministry Official Diplomatic Diary: Bulgaria, France sign strategic partnership ... EU Won Over to France's Hard Line on Immigration and Asylum By: Renata Goldirova | EU Observer
EU interior ministers have thrown their weight behind French-drafted proposals that aim to give the 27-nation bloc new tools to crack down on clandestine migrants, rejecting concerns that they are erecting a wall around Europe. U.N. Report: Balkans Safer Than Thought By: Risto Karajkov | Osservatorio sui Balcani
The Balkans is safer than thought. This is the basic message from a recently published report, "Crime and Its Impact on the Balkans," by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.The report, which was launched last week, made global headlines as some of its arguments run counter to common wisdom—that the Balkans is a gloomy and risky place A Creeping Crisis: The Serbian Government's Plan for Kosovo IFIMES | H12 RFE/RL Google News Azerbaijan US criticises 'bellicose' Russia The US says Russia's reaction to its missile shield plan is designed to make Europeans nervous about their involvement. Q&A: US missile defence Medvedev: No Progress With US After Bush Meeting GUAM Summit Held Amid Adverse Trends on Energy and Frozen Conflicts By: Vladimir Socor | Eurasia Daily Monitor Under the motto, “GUAM: Integrating Europe’s East,” a signal that the European Union could not miss, this year’s summit registered adverse trends on the issues of uppermost concern to GUAM countries: the secessionist conflicts and Caspian energy transit Medvedev Makes Splash in Baku By: Shahin Abbasov | Eurasianet
Russian leader Dmitry Medvedev concluded 3 July talks with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev by pronouncing Baku to be Moscow's "strategic partner." Meanwhile, the head of the Kremlin-controlled conglomerate Gazprom, Alexei Miller, announced that talks would soon begin on the Russian firm's purchase of Azerbaijani gas. But experts remain unconvinced that the upbeat rhetoric surrounding Medvedev's visit will lead to any change in the existing bilateral relationship Moscow's Proposals on Collective Missile Defense Remain on the Table - Russian Diplomat A review of The Magical Chorus: A History of Russian Culture From Tolstoy to Solzhenitsyn by Solomon Volkov REPUTED RUSSIAN CRIME BOSSES DISMISSED MEDVEDEV AS PUTIN’S “PUPPET”
- MEDVEDEV’S BUSINESS-TOUR YIELDS MORE PROMISES THAN FRUIT
Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan Agree on Free Access to Water of River Georgian President Hails Importance of US State Secretary's Visit Kazakhstan: Astana’s Anniversary Celebration Serves as Showcase for New National Identity |
| H13 The Times Progress in Iran may require regime change - in the United States A vicious attack on India’s crucial role The suicide bomb was aimed at the only regional power willing to assist the Kabul regime Amir Taheri Russia warns of military action over missile deal The threat followed a formal agreement with the Czech Republic to host part of the US missile defence network Obama prepares for European tour Democratic nominee likely to come under fire for appearing to backtrack on plans to pull out US troops from Iraq Russia talks are cold comfort for PM Relations may be at their frostiest for years but Gordon Brown was still hoping for a warm welcome from Dmitri Medvedev Shock tactics force UN showdown on Mugabe Wall Street Journal Maliki's Withdrawal Card He's playing hardball – and domestic politics.
My Plan to Escape the Grip of Foreign Oil
By T. Boone Pickens
Over the long run, petroleum prices are not coming back down. Bernanke Floats Bigger Fed Role Bernanke outlined sweeping measures designed to shore up mortgage lending. The proposals may give the central bank broader authority and extend its emergency credit facility program for Wall Street banks. (Text of speech) • Econ Blog: 6 Key Points From Bernanke's Speech McClatchy In reversal, Washington now seeks more financial regulation For more than two decades, Washington officials have expressed faith that financial markets were best left alone to regulate themselves. But that faith has been shaken by the collapse of the investment bank Bear Stearns, and a growing chorus of officials are calling for tougher government regulation. On Tuesday, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke joined the chorus. » read more | H14 Financial Times Why obstacles to a deal on climate are mountainous Tackling man-made climate change is much the most complex collective action problem in human history. Solving it will require concerted efforts from both developed and developing countries over at least a century. There is no choice but to try, writes Martin Wolf Baghdad pushes for foreign troop pull-out Iraq’s national security adviser insisted that his government would not sign an agreement governing the future role of US troops in Iraq unless it included a timetable for their withdrawal Beijing must be tougher on Tehran China’s reluctance to forgo juicy economic and energy deals with Tehran is based on simple, almost syllogistic logic, writes Philip Gordon Medvedev gives Britain no ground The Russian president has refused to yield on issues such as the Litvinenko murder, Russia’s closure of two British Council offices and the TNK-BP row Biofuel for thought G8 leaders should end subsidies for biofuels which are of uncertain environmental merit but definite harm to some of the world’s poorest people Fractured Knesset hinders peace Political gridlock and mistrust from voters are hampering Israel’s government at a challenging time Tehran threatens ‘crushing’ reply if attacked Iran will hit Tel Aviv, US shipping in the Gulf and American interests around the world if it is attacked over its disputed nuclear activities, an aide to Iran’s Supreme Leader was quoted as saying WORLD NEWS: Hunger for victory defines Obama Russians warn over US-Czech missiles barrier Russia warned that it would be forced to make a military response if elements of the planned US missile defence system began to be deployed in the Czech Republic Gingrich is to blame A poisonous absence of bipartisanship has debased the currency of US political debate over the past generation, writes Jurek Martin WORLD NEWS: Iraqi PM suggests US withdrawal timetable WORLD NEWS: Oil price 'poses risks to the global economy', warns group COMMENT: Campaign aims to wrest control of BP venture Forget the meltdown, worry about goo and asteroids The best way of dealing with grave uncertainties, as with more banal disasters, is to buy options against them, writes John Kay Call for Saudi labour law reform Human Rights Watch asks authorities to implement reforms in order to protect foreign domestic workers from abuse that could amount to slavery in some cases US hopes of housing recovery subside Hopes that the beleaguered US housing market may be in the early stages of a recovery were dented after an index of pending home sales recorded an unexpectedly steep 4.7 per cent drop in May | H15 Los Angeles Times The aid Africa can't afford By Edward N. Luttwak and Marian L. Tupy If the G-8 really wants to help, it should cut off funds for dysfunctional states . New law is urged on war powers G-8 endorses greenhouse gas cuts, but details are few Leaders of wealthy nations back a goal of halving greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, but analysts criticize the declaration, saying it lacks specific targets Crude's fall now $9 in two days New law is urged on war powers U.S., Czech Republic sign missile defense pact The United States signed a pact Tuesday to build part of a U.S. missile defense shield in this former Soviet satellite, prompting Russia to warn it will react with military means if the shield is deployed Editorial Roadside bombs kill 5 in Iraq, U.S. military says A U.S. soldier dies in a blast west of Baghdad, a day after a similar attack in northern Iraq kills four contractors |
| H16 American Politics Obama denies shifting to reach political center Time The Veep Picks: What's the Rush? Foreign policy divide trouble for GOP Politico McCain, Obama at odds over Iraqi withdrawal demand Voters Perceive Obama Moving to the Middle STILL HURTS: Obama/Clinton camps straining under weight of continued resentments... Peter Nicholas / Los Angeles Times: Adding up the cost of Obama's agenda realclearpolitics memeorandum ABC’s The Note – US News Political Bulletin Early Bird GovExec Swamp Gas The Swamp Deconstructing Barry: Literary critic Andrew Delbanco reads Obama, The works that have influenced Obama illustrate that he would be the most literary president in recent memory — and one likely to govern from the center. It isn't just that young voters like Obama—more importantly, over the last eight years, they've come to believe in liberalism. Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish: Misreading Obama In 2004, McCain Admitted We'd Leave Iraq if the Iraqi's Wanted Us To | H17 Daily Telegraph Russia needs a lesson in manners Brown is not used to taking "niet" for an answer. But that is precisely the response he received from Russia's new president. Iran's 'fire' threat to Israel and US navy Regime says it would "set fire" to Israel and the US navy in the Gulf if it were attacked Russia rattles sabre over missile shield New Argentina threat to Falklands Argentina to post military forces in the Antarctic region. Britain 'is already in recession' The economy started shrinking last month and will continue to contract until Spring 2009, according to one of the world's major investment banks | H18 Independent Economic fears lead to slump in confidence Consumer confidence has slumped to a record low following chaos in the financial markets, months of misery in the property sector and spiralling household bills. G8 accused of 'failing the world' on carbon cuts Leaders of the world's richest nations have kept alive hope of a global agreement to combat climate change by agreeing to cut carbon emissions by at least 50 per cent by 2050 Former head of MI5 says 42-day detention plan is 'unworkable' Plans to hold terror suspects for up to 42 days are neither practical or principled, the former head of MI5 warned yesterday |
| H19 Military Intelligence Terrorism Virtually Combating Real Terror By: Robert Fox | The Guardian
Osama bin Laden and al-Qaida were the first to master the art of terror through cyberspace. Now, however, there are signs that al-Qaida is finding that the internet is a two way street. And it is giving them a severe jolt. CSM Top task for Air Force: rebuild credibility New leaders must better secure nuclear weapons after snafus led to firing of their predecessors. Meeting to address security at EU events | H20 Slate A new Independent Task Force Report argues that U.S. domestic policy must be overhauled to enable effective international climate change policy Chronic Poverty Report 2008-09: Escaping Poverty Traps CPRC
A 164-page report examining possible solutions to global chronic poverty | H21 YouTube Ad Push Hits Snags Google faces challenges in wringing ad revenue from YouTube. Although users of the video-sharing site view clips more than one billion times on most days, the site hasn't been as popular with big corporate advertisers. Internet security breach tackled A patch is released to protect computers against a security flaw that could direct internet users to fake websites. Spider bot? US scientists design robots that climb walls
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