| H1 Full Text Of Obama's Iraq Speech A New Strategy for a New World - NPQ Martin van Creveld: TO IRAN OR NOT TO IRAN New York Times Fed Chief Bleak on Economic Outlook A sense of economic gloom gripped Washington as the Federal Reserve chairman warned of the risks of a long slowdown U.S. Envoy to Join Meeting With Iranian IHT THREE BIG PROBLEMS America's next steps By RICHARD CLARKE, STEVEN SIMON AND RAY TAKEYH Iran, Iraq and Israeli-Palestinian turmoil will dominate the next president's agenda . With Soviet enemy gone, NATO polishes its brand The North Atlantic Treaty Organization has shown how determined it is to revamp its image as it approaches its 60th anniversary in 2009 Financial Times A year of living dangerously for the world It is almost a year since the US subprime crisis went global.The hope that the repricing of risk would be no more than a brief interruption has been disappointed. So where is the world economy now? Martin Wolf suggests some answers Bernanke highlights risks facing US economy Ben Bernanke highlighted the ‘numerous difficulties’ facing the US economy in sobering testimony that sent the markets on a rollercoaster ride as he signalled serious risks to growth and of higher than expected inflation Obama restates troop withdrawal pledge Barack Obama renewed his case for ending the war in Iraq, saying he remained committed to withdrawing all combat troops from the country within 16 months of taking office Stand up to Russia over Georgia The west should try to engage Russia in talks over Abkhazia and South Ossetia, and when Russia bullies Georgia, the west must back its vulnerable ally Europe told to expect doubled gas price The price of natural gas in continental Europe is to double in the space of a year as a result of the rise in oil prices, according to a leading consultancy US shifts policy to send envoy to Iran talks US Under Secretary of State William Burns will for the first time join the EU’s Javier Solana and envoys from China, Russia, France, Britain and Germany in a meeting on Saturday with Iranian negotiator Saeed Jalili in Geneva Washington Post The Baffled Economy By Robert J. Samuelson, The question about globalization is this: Is an interconnected world economy stable? Editorial The Iron Timetable Whether the war in Iraq is being lost or won, Barack Obama's strategy remains unchanged. American Envoy To Join Iran Talks Move Is Departure From Prior Policy Roubini Bloomberg TV Interview: Worst Financial Crisis Since the Great Depression and Worst US Recession in Decades Wall Street Journal The New Reality in IraqBy Frederick W. Kagan, Kimberly Kagan and Jack Keane Victory means an opportunity to contain Iran and stabilize the Mideast.
Newsweek Interview: How US Should Handle Iran’s Nukes
Guardian The withdrawal dynamic is shifting Iraq's political plates Simon Jenkins: The surge is at best a crime-cutting exercise. It is the promise of Obama and disengagement that really concentrates minds Is Europe ready for Serbia? Simon Tisdall: The Balkans' problem child now has a fortified, peace-seeking democracy and stronger institutions – but will Brussels admit it? Is Bin Laden Losing By: Jason Burke | Prospect In May, two articles by western experts on al Qaeda suggested that Bin Laden's terrorist organisation might be in sharp decline. Both were meticulously researched and received wide attention. What Iranian Leaders Really Say About Doing Away with Israel Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs A 24-page Israeli paper analyzing the statements of Iranian leaders about their intentions with regard to Israel Azerbaijan's View of the Security Situation in the Southern Caucasus
SDA The 20-page report of an event held to consider the Azerbaijani perspective on the security situation in the Southern Caucasus The Frontline Country Team: A Model for Engagement, AEI fellows Christopher Griffin and Thomas Donnelly AEI Scholars Propose a New Model for Building Security Partnerships - American Enterprise Institute Los Angeles Times Defense sec. plugs diplomacy He fears a "creeping militarization" of U.S. foreign policy and rules out a "slick PR campaign" to improve America's image. '08's emotional IQ tests By Joseph S. Nye Jr. Voters will be looking for more than intellect from the presidential candidates. NPQ Robert Reich: ONLY DEMOCRATS CAN SAVE GLOBALIZATION FROM REPUBLICAN-GENERATED BACKLASH Turning the Tables on the
Israel-Firsters by Michael Scheuer The New Lebanese Equation: The Christians’ Central Role International Crisis Group CEPS A Reinforced Obstacle to Democracy? Tom Barnett Conflict With Iran is a War That Nobody Wants but Everybody Needs Iran has missile that could hit parts of Europe, Pentagon says The Times Barack Obama - the security strategy The Democrats would prove more assertive abroad than America's allies expect Christian Science Monitor Obama takes show onto global stage His foreign-policy credentials will likely be tested as he travels abroad Harpers Six Questions for Jane Mayer, Author of The Dark Side by Scott Horton National Interest Uncle Sam
Knows Best by Doug Bandow Kennan had a Vision. Things aren't so Clear Now. - Council on Foreign Relations Tony Karon Behind the ‘Phony War’ on Iran
Obama Isn't Jimmy Carter - He's Ronald Reagan - Eli Lake, New Republic Economic Discontent is Well Founded - Irwin Stelzer, Weekly Standard
• 'Israel’s Airstrike on Syria's Reactor: Implications for the Nonproliferation Regime' by Leonard S. Spector and Avner Cohen, Arms Control Today FrontPage The War with Iran--7/16/2008 12:00:00 AM Asia Times A war just waiting to happen Washington has invested huge sums of money and effort in support of Georgia's inclusion into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, a move that will tighten the alliance's iron ring around Russia. Moscow in return is increasing its military backing of the breakaway Georgian region of Abkhazia, risking a a major escalation of tensions between Russia and NATO, in addition to disrupting vital energy corridors. - F William Engdahl Iran-US: A study in misperceptions The failure of United States-Iran rapprochement is invariably blamed on Washington's insistence on a suspension of Iran's uranium-enrichment program and on Tehran's intransigence on the same. The deeper reason is that neither side even tries to understand the other, and that suitable people who could help bridge the gap are not utilized. - Hossein Askari Afghan attack resonates in Washington The deaths of nine United States soldiers at the hands of the Taliban at a remote outpost in eastern Afghanistan is a sharp reminder that the central front in Washington's "war on terror" has moved from Iraq. This realization has already had a major impact on the US presidential elections. - Jim Lobe Why does Israel keep agreeing to prisoner exchanges?
Shmuel Rosner | H2 CIA ve MİT Kaide'nin peşinde
Obama Türkiye’ye muhtaç Dışisleri’nde ‘büyük patlama’ yaşanacak Crisis brews as Turkey's ruling party faces ban İMF yine gündemde
TURKEY REVERSES COURSE AND JOINS FRENCH-LED TALKS ON MEDITERRANEAN ... Eurasia Daily Monitor TURKEY: FREE-SPEECH ISSUE REMAINS A SENSITIVE SUBJECT EurasiaNet Dışişleri 3 saat elçisiz kaldı Envoys summit confirms EU goal, rising regional clout Türkiye'deki siyasi kriz dış basında Turkey to test locally developed ‘Cirit' laser-guided missile 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 Legislators object to the choices offered them: postpone voting or share power evenly among the oil-rich city's three main ethnic groups NYT Kurds Protest Iraqi Election Law PKK'ya ağır darbe 22 ölü Güneydoğu kavruluyor susuzluk terörden beter Der Spiegel Germany Becomes a Target of the Kurdish PKK Iraq elections law delayed over Kirkuk dispute Kirkuk refines its oil industry Kirkuk: Failure, complication and solution (KurdishMedia) 5. PKK fena karıştı Election Consulting 2 - A Kurdish Parliamentarian in America PKK rivalry behind kidnapping of Germans Iran, Iraqi Kurdistan review expansion of ties Tehran Times Iraqi Minister, News Official Comment on Iraqi-Turkish Agreement PKK Says Kidnapped Tourists Well, Urges Germany to Back Kurds
Bloomberg - Kurdish leader allegedly met plotters PKK'da 'dağcı' rahatsızlığı Dağcıları Suriyeli kaçırtmıs Iraqi Kurdish Press Highlights 15 Jul 08 Cevdet Aşkın Yeni Heron geliyor GAP'a 1,3 milyar YTL'lik ilk transfer ’Öcalan’ın saçı kesilmesin’ gösterisi Turkey’s role in the Israeli-Syrian talks Journal of Turkish Weekly Google News Greece Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Press ABHaber Dış Basında Türkiye-AB İlişkileri Günlük Haftalık TURKEY REVERSES COURSE AND JOINS FRENCH-LED TALKS ON MEDITERRANEAN ... Eurasia Daily Monitor Kouchner: 2 fasılda müzakereleri başlatacağız Fransa’da Türkiye’yi ilgilendiren oylama bugün Talat, Christofias consider unprecedented telephone hotline [Yorum - Herkül Milas] Balkanlar'da etnik arındırma Beril Dedeoğlu Bağdat-Paris hattı BM, kapsamlı müzakerelerin başlamasını bekliyor KKTC lideri Talat BM Genel Sekreteri ile görüştü Berlin'de Talat - Ban Görüşmesi Turkey pledges 30 mln euros for Kosovo The Mediterranean-Black Sea Union: The Ship Sets Sail ‘Bilgi işçiliği’nin öne çıktığı çağda Türk eğitim sistemine bakış SELÇUK PEHLİVANOĞLU
Turkish Crime Statistics
| H3 "Askeri soruşturma yok" İddianamede Sabancı cinayeti Susurluk, PKK ve Apo da var Faili meçhul cinayetler çözülebilir mi? Faili meçhuller de Ergenekon işi çıktı 'Karakutu Paşa'yı Rus firma saklıyor Ecevit için de darbe planı Ergenekon örgütünün mali kaynakları aydınlatılamadı Tarihî iddianamede sarsıcı iddia: ONLARI ERGENEKON ÖLDÜRDÜ Arslan'ı Görüm mü yönlendirdi? Ergenekon iddianamesi yeni bir dönemin başlangıcı Ergenekon iddianamesi yeni bir dönemin başlangıcı
Yargı YAŞ’a kuruya bakmaz Baykal: Darbe değil terör iddianamesi Çukurova'ya TMSF şoku Gazetecileri de fişlemişler
Danıştay-Ergenekon bağlantısının araştırılmasına savcı karşı çıkmış Peker’in yüzünü görmedim Baykal: Öcalan'ı afla çıkaralım... Güler: "Eylem doğrudan polise yönelik" Cumhuriyet Gazetesi avukatı: Soruşturma genişletilsin Savcılarla Kanada'da görüşürüm Ergenekon, Ecevit'e de darbe planlamış Kandıra Cezaevi'nde 'paşa disiplini' 'Onlar rahatsız olsun' Ersöz'ün şirketinin Erdoğan sevgisi!
Toplumda kutuplaşmalara yol açan Ergenekon operasyonu şeriatçı örgütü de ikiye böldü
Doğu Perinçek, iddianamenin basına sızan ayrıntılarına cezaevinden itiraz etti. Son Dakika Milliyet Hürriyet Zaman ‘Bilgi işçiliği’nin öne çıktığı çağda Türk eğitim sistemine bakış SELÇUK PEHLİVANOĞLU Cengiz Çandar Ergenekon ya da “iç savaş”ta tarafsızlık... Ahmet Taşgetiren TSK ne yapacak? Ruşen - Çakır Fatih Altaylı Doğu Perinçek, iddianamenin basına sızan ayrıntılarına cezaevinden itiraz etti. Taha Akyol ‘Dağ fare doğurdu’ Fikret Bila Baykal: Turnusol kâğıdı Danıştay olayıdır Hasan Cemal Murat Yetkin Çiçek: ‘Tutuklamalar nedeniyle askerden bir olumsuzluk gelmedi’ İsmet Berkan Tarihten ders alınsaydı... Fehmi Koru Baykal'a uyarı: Aculluk zamanı değil Taha Kıvanç Sarı Çizmeli Mehmet Ağa Şamil Tayyar Günlükler iddianamede neden yok? Ali Bayramoğlu Vicdan, siyaset, usûl Yasemin Çongar Hilmi Paşa yaklaşımı
MEHMET ALİ KIŞLALI Ertuğrul Özkök Garip bir olay Ahmet Hakan Sulandırıyorum M Ali Birand Büyükanıt savcıları harekete geçirmeli Cüneyt Ülsever İddianame! (II) Enis Berberoğlu Oktay Ekşi Kim kirletti? Sabahattin Önkibar Ağustos ayında bunlar olacak! Darbe, siyasi parti değildir ki!
ORAL ÇALIŞLAR Uğur Mumcu ne yapardı?
HALUK ŞAHİN Aynı trende farklı vagonlar
AVNİ ÖZGÜREL Özdemir İnce CHP ve sosyalist enternasyonal sosu Yılmaz Özdil İster misin günlükleri de Yusuf Has Hacib yazmış olsun... Mehmet Y Yılmaz Martin Mystere’yi bul, Diana’yı çöz! Yalçın Doğan Başsavcı Engin sır vermiyor Tufan Türenç Ergenekon oldu, AGARTA Mehmet Altan Ergenekoncu mu, şeriatçı mı? Gülay Göktürk Bırakın etkilensinler… Nuh Gönültaş Agarta! Hakan Aygün Ergenekon’da Danıştay Ve Cumhuriyet saldırısı (!!!) MUHARREM SARIKAYA Agartha'nın büyük sırrı ERDAL ŞAFAK Ankara'da beyin fırtınası
ENGİN ARDIÇ Güler'i niçin kovdunuz? ERGUN BABAHAN Restorasyon
Nasuhi Güngör Değişimin kodları Perihan’da! Mustafa Akyol Değişimin kodları Perihan’da! EMRE AKÖZ Baş-yazmaz Oktay Ekşi Umur Talu HASAN BÜLENT KAHRAMAN Sivil siyaseti sivillere öldürtmek NAZLI ILICAK Denge olabilir mi? MEHMET BARLAS Ergenekon bir cunta mı yoksa bir terör örgütü mü? MAHMUT ÖVÜR Melih Aşık Kanıtlara dikkat! Güneri Civaoğlu Asimetrik bilgi YAVUZ DONAT Derin devleti de aşan işler
Hadi Uluengin Tarihin Ergenekon’u Askeri darbeleri önlemenin yolu
TÜRKER ALKAN İBRAHİM KARAGÜL Türkiye'nin Soros'u! Mensur Akgün Yargı, yargıyı mahcup eder mi
Merkeze oynayan Şener startı neden Konya’dan verdi? Baykal'a uyarı: Aculluk zamanı değil Ekonomi ABDURRAHMAN YILDIRIM Ercan Kumcu Ticari ilişkilerde devletin rolü Şükrü Kızılot Cari açığın finansmanında tablo bulanık Ege Cansen Ekonomi balonları Erdal Sağlam Eser Karakaş Büyüme, istihdam, parti kapatma Hurşit Güneş Dış borçlar ileride sorun olacak Güngör Uras Özel sektörün dış borcu 172 milyar dolar Akbank May Bid for Turkey's State-Owned Halkbank (Update1) İBRAHİM KAHVECİ Dünya çöküyor Türkiye direniyor İşsizlik oranı azaldı ama işsiz sayısı değişmedi |
| H4 New York Times Fed Chief Bleak on Economic Outlook A sense of economic gloom gripped Washington as the Federal Reserve chairman warned of the risks of a long slowdown U.S. Envoy to Join Meeting With Iranian Editorial Who Spread False Tales of Heroism? We may never know whether top officials helped spread two bogus stories of heroism used to bolster support for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan Court: Bush Can Detain Civilians in US Indefinitely MAUREEN DOWD May We Mock, Barack? It would seem a positive for Barack Obama that he is hard to mock. But is it another sign that he’s trying so hard to be perfect that it’s stultifying? THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN So Popular and So Spineless There was something filthy about Russia’s and China’s vetoes of the American-led U.N. Security Council effort to impose sanctions on Robert Mugabe’s ruling clique in Zimbabwe Between Presidents, a Dangerous Gap By JAMIE GORELICK and SLADE GORTON Our presidential transition process needs to adjust to the threats the United States faces Suicide Bombers Kill 35 Iraqi Recruits Kurds Protest Iraqi Election Law Bush Emphasizes His Opposition to Timetable for Iraq Withdrawal Blair Cancels Visit to Gaza After Israel Warns of Threat Hero’s Welcome Expected in Lebanon for Captive of Israel World Briefing | Europe: Russia: Medvedev Criticizes the West World Briefing | Europe: Turkey: Kurdish Rebels Killed Blurry Peek at Questioning of a Guantánamo Inmate Germany Convicts 3 in 2004 Plot to Kill Iraqi Leader Pakistan Post Was Not in U.S. Records NATO Hires a Coke Executive to Retool Its Brand Poll Finds Obama Candidacy Isn’t Closing Divide on Race Blacks and whites hold vastly different views of Senator Barack Obama and the state of race relations, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News poll. Complete Poll Results (pdf) How the Poll Was Conducted Prisoner Deal Reopens an Israeli Wound The prospect of exchanging one of the country’s most despised prisoners for corpses has raised hackles. | H5 Washington Post The Baffled Economy By Robert J. Samuelson, The question about globalization is this: Is an interconnected world economy stable? Editorial The Iron Timetable Whether the war in Iraq is being lost or won, Barack Obama's strategy remains unchanged. American Envoy To Join Iran Talks Move Is Departure From Prior Policy A War of Convenience? By Dan Froomkin Afghanistan as the New Iraq? Gates Warns of Militarized Policy Defense Secretary Stresses Civilian Aspects of U.S. Engagement Blame the Government By David Ignatius, It is not getting fair value for your tax dollar with its intervention into the housing market. Obama Leads by 8 Points In Poll Economy Remains The Top Concern Candidates Find Some Accord on Afghanistan Blame the Government By David Ignatius, It is not getting fair value for your tax dollar with its intervention into the housing market. U.S. to Give Czechs Ballistic Missile Defense Provision Is Part of Agreement Allowing American Radar Site in the Republic Moscow Remains Overtly Contentious Twin Suicide Attacks Kill 28 Iraqi Army Recruits Calibrating Climate Change By Michael Gerson It's as obvious as the melting ice sheets and glaciers of the Arctic Circle. Let Them Fend for Themselves By Franklin D. Raines, The government shouldn't bail out Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Detainee Describes Treatment Lawyers for Another Captive Release Interrogation Tapes China Expresses 'Grave Concern' Over Indictment of Sudan's Bashir | H6 Guardian The withdrawal dynamic is shifting Iraq's political plates Simon Jenkins: The surge is at best a crime-cutting exercise. It is the promise of Obama and disengagement that really concentrates minds Obama lays out foreign policy plan US Democratic candidate sets out goals of ending Iraq war and defeating al-Qaida and Taliban US election: Obama offers a Marshall plan for the 21st century Is Europe ready for Serbia? Simon Tisdall: The Balkans' problem child now has a fortified, peace-seeking democracy and stronger institutions – but will Brussels admit it? Don't let him off Editorial: This indictment is a big step towards breaking down national barriers and supporting the international rule of law Short-term he gets, and long-term, too. But Brown's lost on the bit in between Jonathan Freedland: Neither fixation on the headlines tomorrow nor wisdom on the decades ahead will win an election two years from now Ocampo's great gamble Julie Flint: The ICC's issuing of charges against the Sudanese president for war crimes is a desperately high-risk strategy which may backfire The Singapore model Michael Teo: Liberal democracy works for the west – but in south-east Asia, we have different views The energy debate needs to be rational - not shrill soundbites Response: There are good and bad biofuels, so a moratorium could make climate change worse, says Peter Cotgreave Cameron: absent black fathers must fulfil duties Exclusive: Tory leader backs Barack Obama on race and family breakdown Israel exchanges Lebanese murderer for bodies of two captured soldiers Israel gives approval for prisoner swap with Lebanon in which it will give up Lebanese militant Grim swap that draws a line under Lebanon war FAQ: Prisoner exchanges in the Arab-Israeli conflict Blair cancels Gaza visit after threats First Guantánamo video released Footage showing interrogation at detention camp released by teenager's lawyers Blog: What does this tell us about Guantánamo? Q&A: Guantánamo Bay |
| H7 Daily Star Better a lame duck in the Mideast than what we've had
By Yossi Alpher Pan-Arab Editorial Says Syrian Moves Cause Embarrassment for Egypt, Saudi Opposition Alliances and Democratization in Egypt USIP Long Odds: Columnist Gwynne Dyer offers odds of six-to-one that there will be no U.S. or Israeli attack on Iran this year. Jordan Times Iran Crisis: In an editorial, the paper says diplomacy must be given more time to work out a solution to the crisis over Iran, especially when there are signs that the Iranian authorities will blink first. Middle East Times Syria’s Chance:In an editorial on the current indirect negotiations between Israel and Syria, the paper says the time has come for Damascus to make a bold move toward the Israelis. Times of India Mediating Role: In an editorial, the paper judges that New Delhi could usefully offer to play the role of interlocutor between the U.S. and Iran since it has good relations with both. U.S. Presidential Candidates' Bellicose Rhetoric Benefits Iran's Hardliners By: Nicholas Van Zandt | World Politics Review
The presidential candidates tend to treat Iran as if its politics and policies are invulnerable to outside influence. John McCain, Barack Obama, and especially President Bush and his spokesmen do not appear to understand the affect of their rhetoric regarding Iran and military force A Matter of Loyalty in Iraq By: Padraig O'Malley | The Boston Globe It seems that the psychological pathology that pervades Iraq five years after Saddam Hussein's toppling is the same: instantaneous capitulation to the whims of the most powerful, with orders from the top implemented unquestioningly No to the US-Iraqi Agreement By: Saleh al-Mutlag | Asharq Alawsat If some Iraqi politicians believe that signing a long-term strategic agreement with the United States will bring good, they are quite wrong WINEP Afghanistan's opposition as a peasant-based insurgency, by Bob Spencer America’s Obligations to Protect the Iranian Opposition
Human Events – Daily Star The warrant for Sudan's leader sends a message to many others Indict Bashir, Arab justice would gain By Rami G. Khouri New Day New Way: U.S. Foreign Assistance for the 21st Century Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network A 15-page report calling for a fresh start for US foreign assistance programmes Washington Times Bold Step: In an editorial, the paper welcomes the action taken by the International Criminal Court against the Sudanese President, Omar Al-Bashir, describing it as a bold step in the right direction. | H8 IraqSlogger Google News Iraq Iran Syria Mideastwire.com - NPR Iraq U.S. diplomat to meet Iranian nuke negotiator for first time American Envoy To Join Iran Talks US official to attend Iran talks A top Washington official will attend talks with Iran's nuclear negotiator, in a significant shift in US policy. Iranian Official Warns Syria Ties Would Change If Peace Signed With Israel Iranian Foreign Minister to Visit Syria to Discuss France Trip Outcome - Paper Iraqi Kurds block vote on election plan (AP) Iranian Official Warns Syria Ties Would Change If Peace Signed ... Iran Paper Speaks of Failing Strategy of US in Middle East Iranian Press Menu 15 Jul 08 Russia, Saudi Arabia May Sign "Several Large Arms Contracts" - Source Iran to Powers: No More 'Condescending' Atom Talks Voice From Saddam Regime Issues a Call to Arms High US official to attend nuclear talks with Iran, capping secret US-Tehran diplomacy High military tension over Iranian presence on strategic Lebanese peak Obama, McCain sharpen their dispute over Iraq war Russia, Saudi Arabia Prepare Several Big Arms Contracts - Source Saudi Arabia Supports Moscow As Mideast Conference Venue Saudi Arabia Against Threats, Pressure in Solving Iran's Nuclear Problem Military-Technical Cooperation Between Russia, Saudi Arabia in Interests of Peace, Security - Prince Bandar | H9 Ha’aretz – ANALYSIS / In Lebanon, prisoner swap is Hezbollah victory Nasrallah to use prisoner swap to prove justness of Hezbollah's path to Lebanese government A Hezbollah victory Bradley Burston: The pleasure that Hezbollah takes in torture Jerusalem Post Hizbullah's triumph By JUSTUS REID WEINER AND DIANE MORRISON
The long-term price of prisoner exchanges. Yedioth Ahronoth Image is everything Obama, PA embody world where symbols more important than substance, Yigal Walt writes Assad can relax/ Eitan Haber Peace deal can only be secured by returning Golan, but no Israeli PM will do that Daily Alert.org – Hebrew Press Editorials (2008) - Middle East Progress - EJC Israeli Press Review – Google News Israel - Palestine Israelis Ponder Obama Victory: Many Express Concern That a Democrat in White House Might Take Foreign Policy in an Unknown Direction Israel and Hezbollah set for swap Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah prepare to exchange prisoners under a UN-mediated deal. New Republic Waltzing with Beirut - Michael Oren Israeli Doubts over Syria Peace - Jonathan Marcus (BBC News) The Long-Term Implications of Prisoner Exchanges - Justus Reid Weiner and Diane Morrison |
| H10 Christian Science Monitor Obama takes show onto global stage His foreign-policy credentials will likely be tested as he travels abroad. Afghan fight drawing foreign jihadis They seem to be moving from Iraq to Pakistan and Afghanistan. Woes deepen for U.S. economy Bush says banking system 'basically sound,' but his team urges federal intervention. Could an Obama win hurt Chávez? Without Bush to rail against, Chávez will be left without a foil, say analysts. Peace before justice in Darfur The UN must suspend an indictment of Sudan's leader if it will bring a peace settlement. ASIA The Asian Challenge Revisited RSIS A 9-page Singaporean paper considering whether the international balannce of power is moving from the US to Asia Beijing: flat, sprawling, smoggy, jammed with traffic, and nearly all new. A kind of People’s Republic of Houston... more» The Singapore model Michael Teo: Liberal democracy works for the west – but in south-east Asia, we have different views China's War on Nature By: Niall Ferguson | Financial Times
Climate and social strains of rapid growth are generating conflicts that Beijing may struggle to keep off the internet. CHINA: The Economist reports that wariness toward outbound Chinese investment is a problem increasingly affecting Chinese firms and the country's government. Foreign Policy How to Save Karzai Afghanistan's opposition as a peasant-based insurgency, by Bob Spencer KARZAI: RFE/RL has an interview with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, who says he opposes the use of Afghan territory for fighting other conflicts, particularly any possible military operations targeting Iran. Indonesia struggles to capitalize on its oil OPEC's only Asian member, it has failed to meet its production quota and is quitting the cartel this year. Heritage Combating Terrorism in Pakistan: Going on the Offensive India in Afghanistan: Pressurized Presence By: Kanchan Lakshman | Open Democracy The bombing of India's Kabul embassy is part of a pattern of assaults whose source lies in Pakistan Pakistan's Afghan Border Controls Are `Real Concern,' U.S. Says By: Paul Tighe | Bloomberg News
Pakistan's security controls on its border with Afghanistan are a ``real concern'' for the U.S., the State Department said after an attack two days ago killed nine American soldiers at a camp near the frontier. ``There is a deep concern about cross-border infiltration from Pakistan into Afghanistan and then back over the border,'' department spokesman Sean McCormack said at a briefing in Washington yesterday North Korea's Nuclear Moves
USIP Should India Continue its Present Course in Afghanistan? IDSA Asia Times Karzai nods to US, winks to Iran Afghan President Hamid Karzai uses cautious language to give praise equally to the United States and Iran for their roles in his embattled nation. Even with US officials pointing to Iranian-made weapons bound for Taliban militants, Karzai says "both countries have helped us in our reconstruction" and vows his government does not want its "soil to be used" in any conflict between other countries | H11 IHT THREE BIG PROBLEMS America's next steps By RICHARD CLARKE, STEVEN SIMON AND RAY TAKEYH Iran, Iraq and Israeli-Palestinian turmoil will dominate the next president's agenda . With Soviet enemy gone, NATO polishes its brand The North Atlantic Treaty Organization has shown how determined it is to revamp its image as it approaches its 60th anniversary in 2009 Sarkozy says Irish will have to vote again on EU treaty Ireland will have to hold a second referendum on the European Union's reform treaty after Irish voters rejected it last month, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Tuesday. CHARGES OF GENOCIDE Prosecuting Sudan's leader By RICHARD GOLDSTONE Criticisms of the International Criminal Court's decision to seek an arrest warrant for Sudan's president, Omar Hassan al-Bashir, are misdirected. Belgium in crisis again as prime minister offers to quit Yves Leterme, a Flemish Christian Democrat, took office in March after the country had been without a permanent prime minister for nine months. Spain moves to block Basque region's plan for referendum The Spanish government filed a lawsuit Tuesday with the Constitutional Court to block plans by the Basque region to hold a referendum that many see as a move toward independence. EUROPE European press review Sarkozy's Club Med: Desperately Seeking Relevance By: Frida Ghitis | World Politics Review
A myriad of obstacles to the idea of a Union for the Mediterranean becoming reality were on display this weekend at a summit of Mediterranean nations in Paris. In the end, the summit's main accomplishment was that it managed to happen at all American missile defense plans hit a snag in Europe By Richard Weitz Mediterranean Pomp
Europe's Crime Capitals - Forbes.com Nicholas Sarkozy's Foreign Policy: Old Wine in New Bottles By: Anouar Boukhars | The Daily Star
When Nicolas Sarkozy cruised to power on May 7, 2007, his foreign policy plans were sweeping. The triumphant president envisioned a grand scheme for the Middle East and North Africa. Under Sarkozy's guidance, France's supposed "Arab policy" was to be rectified with a more "balanced" policy Making Bosnia Work: Why EU Accesion is not Enough USIP The Lisbon Treaty and the ESDP: Transformation and Integration Egmont, AIES The 57-page report of a seminar held to assess Europe's defence effort and explore the potential of the Lisbon Treaty to realize a quantum leap The View From Club Med The Economist Amid exceptionally tight security, and beneath the magnificent glass roof of the Grand Palais, the leaders of 43 European and Mediterranean countries met in Paris on Sunday July 13th to launch a new club: the Union for the Mediterranean The Pressing Logic of Anglo-French Defence By: Philip Stephens | Financial Times
Britain’s armed forces are badly overstretched. Iraq and Afghanistan have extracted a heavy toll. The army needs more infantry and new equipment. Morale across the services is low. A pressing task for the next government, whatever its political stripe, will be to realign capabilities with commitments. Or vice versa. Balkans: Safer Than You Think ISA
The myth is collapsing. Not only have conventional crime rates dropped significantly in the Balkans, but the countries of Southeastern Europe are among the safest in the world, with personal security higher than in Western Europe and lower violent crime rates, according to a UN report Serbia: Mortal Enemies Unite By: Igor Jovanovic | ISN Security Watch
Serbia has a new government, but the cumbersome coalition and its diverse partners must now stick to their guns and work towards a single, unifying issue: EU integration | H12 RFE/RL WORLD NEWS: US troops train in Georgia amid tensions Azerbaijan's View of the Security Situation in the Southern Caucasus
SDA The 20-page report of an event held to consider the Azerbaijani perspective on the security situation in the Southern Caucasus Google News Azerbaijan GAZPROM on a Shopping Spree for Gas By: Vladimir Socor | Eurasia Daily Monitor
Gazprom has embarked on a grand shopping tour for gas. Although Russia is the world’s largest gas producer and exporter, the Kremlin seeks to maximize gas imports into Russia from other producer countries. This effort is accelerating under the recently inaugurated President Dmitry Medvedev, who had helped initiate this strategy as Gazprom chairman alongside then-president Vladimir Putin, now prime minister Blows Below the Belt By: Andrei Soldatov | The Moscow Times
The latest round in a boxing match between Russia's and Britain's secret services began on July 4, when an article appeared in the British press quoting the MI5 counterespionage unit as saying that the number of Russian spies flooding the country had made Russia the third-greatest threat to Britain after Iran and al-Qaida Stop the Russian Bully By: Ronald D. Asmus | The Washington Post
There is war in the air between Georgia and Russia. The issue appears to be the future of Abkhazia, a breakaway province of Georgia and the focus of a so-called frozen conflict. The real issue, however, is Moscow's desire to subjugate Tbilisi and thwart its aspirations to go west. The Arab Seduction By: Alexander Gabuev | Kommersant
Yesterday Russia’s President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin held negotiations with Bandar bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz, Secretary-General of the National Security Council. Czechs See Shenanigans in Oil Cuts By: Miriam Elder | The Moscow Times
The Czech Foreign Ministry finds implausible Russia's explanation that oil supplies have dipped for technical reasons, the Czech Embassy in Moscow said Monday, after a meeting in Prague meant to assuage fears that the Kremlin was punishing the Czech Republic for backing U.S. missile-defense plans EDM MEDVEDEV PATIENTLY COURTING CENTRAL ASIAN LEADERS
- KAZAKHSTAN HOSTS OSCE PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY
- RUSSIA CUTS OIL SUPPLIES TO CZECH REPUBLIC WITHOUT EXPLANATION Uzbekistan Continues To Drift Away From Russia, But Not Necessarily Toward the West
For those striving to divine the intentions of the Uzbek government, all signs suggest that Russia’s star, from Tashkent’s perspective, is in retrograde. But local experts stress that Uzbekistan’s recent efforts to downgrade relations with Russia are not necessarily a harbinger of a renewed alliance with the United States and European Union. |
| H13 The Times Barack Obama - the security strategy The Democrats would prove more assertive abroad than America's allies expect Under way: an intellectual revolution Go and look in your bookshop: new thinking is seeping into politics Daniel Finkelstein Obama: we will lead, not alienate the world Barack Obama promised a 'new era of international co-operation' and pledged the US would devote its energies to Afghanistan Sarkozy demands new Irish vote on EU treaty Opponents accuse the French President of making 'insulting' remarks before his meeting with the Taoiseach in Dublin Guantanamo: the breaking of a boy Lawyers release film of Omar Khadr, the boy accused of a US soldier's death, being interrogated in an attempt to gain his repatriation US troops poised to cross Afghan border Pakistan under pressure after failing to prevent al-Qaeda and Taleban militia from launching attacks in Afghanistan Dispatches from the battle for the Afghan soulTheir bravery and good humour are astonishing. But British troops in Helmand face a long, slow struggle Magnus Linklater Panic in America as safety of savings questioned Banking crisis in US reaches new levels of hysteria as police order angry customers of IndyMac to remain calm or face arrest Wall Street Journal The New Reality in IraqBy Frederick W. Kagan, Kimberly Kagan and Jack Keane Victory means an opportunity to contain Iran and stabilize the Mideast.
Keep the Fed Away From Investment Banks
By Allan H. Meltzer Clear capital requirements are all we need. The Indians Are Coming!
And what the Chinese should know if they want to come too.
Review & Outlook More Darfur Posturing
A global court strikes a moral pose. Mikhail Sergeyevich Obama
By James Taranto What the Democratic nominee has in common with the communist reformer.
| H14 Financial Times A year of living dangerously for the world It is almost a year since the US subprime crisis went global.The hope that the repricing of risk would be no more than a brief interruption has been disappointed. So where is the world economy now? Martin Wolf suggests some answers Bernanke highlights risks facing US economy Ben Bernanke highlighted the ‘numerous difficulties’ facing the US economy in sobering testimony that sent the markets on a rollercoaster ride as he signalled serious risks to growth and of higher than expected inflation Obama restates troop withdrawal pledge Barack Obama renewed his case for ending the war in Iraq, saying he remained committed to withdrawing all combat troops from the country within 16 months of taking office Stand up to Russia over Georgia The west should try to engage Russia in talks over Abkhazia and South Ossetia, and when Russia bullies Georgia, the west must back its vulnerable ally Europe told to expect doubled gas price The price of natural gas in continental Europe is to double in the space of a year as a result of the rise in oil prices, according to a leading consultancy US shifts policy to send envoy to Iran talks US Under Secretary of State William Burns will for the first time join the EU’s Javier Solana and envoys from China, Russia, France, Britain and Germany in a meeting on Saturday with Iranian negotiator Saeed Jalili in Geneva Boom time for the global bourgeoisie Commentators often depict a shrinking middle class, with rising financial inequality. But, globally, this is simply not true, writes Jim O’Neill Iraq recruits hit in dual suicide attack At least 28 Iraqi security force recruits were killed in two bombings in Diyala province, where the government has said it plans a military offensive against insurgents Mediterranean Union The new grouping is a welcome refocus of European Union members’ attention towards their neighbours, writes Roula Khalaf US troops train in Georgia as tension mounts US troops begin a military training exercise in Georgia amid growing friction between Russia and the strategically important western ally in the volatile Caucasus region Fannie Mae and the limits of public obligation John Kay on the big bills for taxpayers Boom time for the global bourgeoisie Jim O’Neill on a startlingly positive phenomenon Europe: a piquant recipe for a Silicon Valley Esko Aho and Frank Brown on a cluster challenge Data security is not just a matter of technology Kieran Poynter on data management | H15 Los Angeles Times Defense sec. plugs diplomacy He fears a "creeping militarization" of U.S. foreign policy and rules out a "slick PR campaign" to improve America's image. '08's emotional IQ tests By Joseph S. Nye Jr. Voters will be looking for more than intellect from the presidential candidates. Doing the right thing for Darfur By Sara Darehshori An ICC indictment of Sudan's president serves peace and justice. • End war in Iraq, focus on Afghanistan, Barack Obama says The Democrat works to bolster his foreign policy credentials. John McCain, also calling for more troops in Afghanistan, says that Obama should see the situation for himself before he talks strategy. 2 Iraq suicide bombers kill 23, wound 68 Bush to Obama: Avoid politics on any trip to Iraq, and listen to officials there During an extended news conference, Bush said he would urge any politician proposing new Iraq policy to listen to Ambassador Crocker, Gen. Petraeus and Prime Minister Maliki. Throwing gas on the oil fire Jonah Goldberg: Both parties are wrongly blaming 'speculators' for our energy problems Some fear move for Sudan arrest warrant will hurt chances of Darfur peace Some praise the International Criminal Court prosecutor's request for a warrant against Sudanese President Bashir as necessary for accountability, but others fear it will worsen the situation. Gitmo video offers glimpse of interrogations In a video released today, a 16-year-old captured in Afghanistan cries out for his mother and says he needs treatment for his battle wounds during questioning by Canadian officials at the U.S. military prison in Guantanamo Bay In Iraq, Kurd lawmakers walk out of Kirkuk election session Legislators object to the choices offered them: postpone voting or share power evenly among the oil-rich city's three main ethnic groups Europe awaits Obama with open arms The continent's leaders and ordinary citizens are enthusiastic about Obama, but they recognize that their embrace could backfire in the U.S. Editorial Cover charges If Obama's campaign is upset by a magazine satire, what will it do when the real attacks begin? |
| H16 American Politics Washington Post: Obama Leads by 8 Points In Poll Polls: Obama leads McCain, undecided voters increase Rasmussen Reports: Obama Leads Bush by Twenty, But Clinton Does Better Against McCain Newsweek Parsing Obama’s Iraq Speech Poll Finds Obama Candidacy Isn't Closing Divide on Race Economy Will Stay Sluggish, Bernanke Tells Congress In God We Trust: The Role of Faith in Politics
realclearpolitics memeorandum ABC’s The Note – US News Political Bulletin Early Bird GovExec Swamp Gas The Swamp From CQ, an article on the vice presidency, an office under scrutiny Civil Rights and the Conservative Movement By William Voegeli
From the Claremont Review of Books: How the right got it wrong. Barack Obama's super marketing machine
| H17 Daily Telegraph Obama to offer tough love on tour The Democratic contender will be able to boost his 'presidential' profile, but will come home empty handed, suggests Irwin Stelzer. Obama to shift focus off Iraq Huntung al-Qa'eda the priority. White House buries climate change report The White House buried a report prepared by US government scientists which detailed a rising death toll from heat waves, fires, disease and smog they predicted would be caused by global warming. Sarkozy: Irish must vote again on treaty President Nicolas Sarkozy of France angered politicians in Ireland by declaring that the country will have to hold a second referendum on the Lisbon treaty. Barack Obama plays safe with foreign advisers Christian doctrine offends Muslims, says Archbishop Key elements of Christian doctrine are offensive to Muslims, the Archbishop of Canterbury has said in a letter to Islamic scholars. Beijing stands by its basket-case friends It was time to admit, a prominent Chinese academic said recently, that Beijing's ambitions for the Olympics had changed, writes Richard Spencer | H18 Independent US foreign policy cannot begin and end with Iraq, warns Obama Pope rides to Rowan's rescue Exclusive: The Pope is leading an unprecedented drive by the Roman Catholic Church to prevent the fragmentation of the Anglican Communion The Independent has learnt. Leading article: Peace is more pressing than justice Revealed: How Guantanamo pushes inmates to the edge An unprecedented glimpse into the harsh conditions at Guantanamo Bay has emerged via a grainy video of a weeping Canadian teenager undergoing interrogation after he had been tortured by sleep deprivation |
| H19 Military Intelligence Terrorism Joint Publication (JP) 3-57, Civil-Military Operations, was revised and approved 8 July 2008 and supersedes JP 3-57, dated 8 February 2001; and JP 3-57.1, dated 14 April 2008. Is Bin Laden Losing By: Jason Burke | Prospect In May, two articles by western experts on al Qaeda suggested that Bin Laden's terrorist organisation might be in sharp decline. Both were meticulously researched and received wide attention. Guantanamo Ruling May End the Nightmare By: Cesar Chelala | The Japan Times The recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that recognizes the rights of Guantanamo detainees to challenge their detention in U.S. civilian courts may pave the way for the facility's permanent closure. Tensions seen boosting US missile defense exports | H20 Slate Global warming may increase kidney stones: researche | H21 Reuters Institute report on the “Power of the Commentariat” “Human beings,” writes Roger Scruton, “have an innate need to conceptualize their world in terms of the transcendental, and to live out the distinction between the sacred and the profane”... more» So what has the feminist revolution really given women? Sisterhood, empowerment, and eight hours a day in a cubicle... more» If economics is the study of the allocation of scarce goods and services, what could be scarcer or more precious than love? Homo Neoconus by Jacob Heilbrunn Everyone knows about Bill Kristol and Robert Kagan. But what about their intellectual godfather? A look at the original democracy-promoting liberal defense hawk, JFK and LBJ advisor Walt Rostow. If-Then Contingencies and the Differential Effects of the Availability of an Attractive Alternative on Relationship Maintenance for Men and Women (PDF; 110 KB)
Source: Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
From press release (American Psychological Association) More and more and more and more on The Post-American World by Fareed Zakaria. |
