| H1 Financial Times What the presidential choice could mean This presidential election might well determine the character of the next, possibly final, epoch of Anglo-American global hegemony. The question is whether the American people will choose the instinct for conflict or that for co-operation, writes Martin Wolf Russia and a new democratic realism The past two US administrations could assume hegemony in economics and security. The next administration cannot, writes Francis Fukuyama Oil price of $100 a barrel on horizon Oil prices sank to a five-month low of just more than $105 a barrel as traders turned their sights on signs that slower growth was spreading beyond the US The National Interest The Neocons vs. The Realists by Joshua Muravchik and Stephen M. Walt A must-read debate about our foreign-policy future. Does realism offer the best solutions to today’s threats? Or will neoconservatism be responsible for our policy triumphs? The choice is clear after eight years of failed Bush policies, says Walt, but Muravchik thinks the House of Kristol may well be vindicated. League of Demagoguery by Anatol Lieven We live in a world where the failures of a botched freedom agenda are everpresent. Yet no one in the foreign-policy establishment of either party seems to understand the changing realities of international affairs—or articulate coherent policy alternatives. And that has disastrous effects on America’s place in the world. If Washington is to stave off catastrophe, the “indispensable nation” wisdom needs to be cast aside. Startfor Geopolitical Diary: The Diplomatic Phase of the Georgian War Clearly the diplomatic phase of the Georgian War has gotten under way and at this point at least, both the stakes and nature of the bargaining chips remain unclear.
The Coming Transatlantic Crisis By: Bruce Ackerman | The Guardian Russia's resurgence as a world power and America's decline mean that US and European interests are on a collision course Gallup Daily: Obama Hits 50% for First Time Report: Israel Planned Georgia's Help to Hit Iran New York Times Editorial Candidate McCain’s Big Decision Choosing Sarah Palin raises serious questions about John McCain’s qualifications OECD Weak activity to continue throughout 2008 - Interim economic assessment Financial market turmoil, the bursting of the housing bubble and high commodity prices continue to weigh on global economic growth, according to OECD’s latest interim economic assessment of the G7 countries A New Strategy for the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict - Lt.-Gen. (ret.) Moshe Yaalon (Institute for Contemporary Affairs-Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs) Guardian Iraqi Army Readies for Showdown With Kurds Bush Checkmated in Georgia
by Michael T. Klare and Tom Engelhardt Newsweek In Georgia, Cheney Has Some Explaining to Do
Newsweek Ha’aretz – Hamas leader Meshal 'leaves Syria for Sudan' Bar’el How long will the U.S. Army remain in Iraq? Syria President: Door is open to peace with Israel Assad: We'll wait until new U.S. administration takes office before trying direct negotiations Deceptive Calm in Nagorno-Karabakh By: Ben Judah | ISN Security Watch In the breakaway Armenian enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh inside Azerbaijan there is a feeling of short-term security and long-term dread Daily Telegraph Cheney's energy mission to Caucasus Dick Cheney, will arrive in the Caucasus on a mission to prevent Russia from gaining a stranglehold over Central Asia's vast reserves of energy U.S. Fights Islamic Anti-Defamation Push By: Betsy Pisik | The Washington Times The Bush administration, European governments and religious rights organizations are mounting a new effort to defeat a General Assembly resolution that demands respect for Islam and other religions but has been used to justify persecution of religious minorities From Commentary, how to manage savagery: The clash of civilizations has now, in the case of Islam, become primarily a clash within Christian Science Monitor Cracks in Putin's kingdom Serious voices in Russia are doubting his judgment on Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Russia exploits division in Europe Moscow's strategy to drive a wedge between European countries was on display during Monday's EU crisis meeting Oil price of $100 a barrel on horizon... Bridge On The River Euphrates
The National Interest Voting Blind by Justine A. Rosenthal and Dimitri K. Simes
John McCain and Barack Obama are busily offering foreign-policy platitudes on the campaign trail, mostly about spreading freedom, working with allies and hunting down terrorists. But what exactly would they do if elected? Digging ourselves out of our current diplomatic hole will require more from the next commander in chief than mere vagaries The Iranian Fallout by David Kay Deciphering Tehran’s nuclear ambitions may prove the most pressing issue of our time. As Iran draws frighteningly close to a full-blown nuclear capability, a former weapons inspector gives a hardheaded analysis of Tehran’s program, divines how close it is to completion, and explains how we might prevent disaster. Thomas Pickering How the Georgia Conflict Impacts US-Russian Relations
Kosovo and Georgia by Shmuel Rosner McCain's Interventionist Schizophrenia by Matt Welch WINEP Terrorist Threat and U.S. Response: A Changing Landscape
Forward The Front Against Iran Is Unraveling Yossi Alpher Yedioth Ahronoth The Jordanian option Giora Eiland says time to consider other options as two-state solution increasingly unlikely 'Peace with Israel possible'
Syrian President Bashar Assad tells France-3 television indirect Turkish-mediated negotiations with Jerusalem have been promising, but adds 'Israel could try to launch different attacks against Iran, Lebanon or Syria' Jerusalem Post US-Iranian tango By CHUCK FREILICH
While Iran deeply resents the US telling it what to do, it doesn't want to become a pariah. Can Ahmadinejad lose the election? The Iranian president's second term seems far from assured Amir Taheri Obama's foreign policy deal - GulfNews
YaleGlobal America and the World into a New Era – Part I Wall Street Journal The Market Will Punish Putinism
By Judy Shelton Russian leaders never seem to understand that despotism isn't compatible with national greatness Kremlin Calls White a U.S. Agent Russia's Putin has said he suspects that U.S. agents provoked last month's brief war in Georgia. The Kremlin's Exhibit A? A passport belonging to Michael Lee White, a U.S. Army veteran from Texas, found in an outpost used by Georgian special forces Reconsidering Hamas: A View from Amman, The Washington Institute You want change? How about drama? The Democrats chose Nodrama Obama and the channel switches to Soap Opera McCain. (By Ellen Goodman, Boston Globe) SPENGLER How Obama lost the election Obama may spend the rest of his life wondering why he rejected Hillary Clinton as his vice presidential pick and lost a surefire path to victory. As Obama marches to defeat, John McCain has made the masterful choice of an Alaskan amazon with a steelworker spouse Iran’s Fantasy: A Renewed Cold War between "Infidels" Russia and America by Walid Phares Iran: Nuclear Hedging or Acquisition? Foreign Policy The List: Obama’s 10 Worst Ideas Time Six Ways to Fix the CIA by Robert Baer Dick Cheney arrives in Azerbaijan | H2 Hilterman: Kurds See the Future and Don't Like It Guardian Iraqi Army Readies for Showdown With KurdsMost serious threat of clashes since fall of Saddam Hussein hangs over city of Khanaqin Asia Times Iran tightens screws on Iraq's Kurds Iran is carefully monitoring the health of ailing Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, a Kurd, who has helped maintain a delicate balance between the pro-Tehran ruling Shi'ite bloc and the Kurdish community. Already, Baghdad has introduced an Iranian-inspired crackdown to ensure the Kurds remain "tamed". - Sami Moubayed US may join the peace talks in Turkey GulfNews Obama ve McCain'in Türkiye Politikaları FT Optimism at new bid for unity in Cyprus Reporter expert poll on trends in Armenia-Turkey relations Gül, Bush'la görüştü John McCain, Türkiye'nin Amerika için önemini biliyor
ABD Ticaret Bakanı Carlos M. Gutierrez, Cumhuriyet Parti'nin başkan adayı John McCain'in Türkiye ile güçlü ilişkiyi »» Turkey's Caucasus peace plan deemed infeasible Georgia Looms Over Cyprus Talks
Wall Street Journal Cyprus launches historic talks for peace deal [Yorum - Mustafa Zeyn] Türkiye-Fransa-Suriye-Katar zirvesi: Gerçekçi dönüşümler Assad to host Sarkozy, Turkey, Qatar leaders Nabi Yağcı Türkiye'nin güvenlik stratejisi nedir Sadi Somuncuoğlu Bölücü terörle topyekun mücadele planımız var mı? [Yorum - Bülent Keneş] Türkiye, Kafkaslar'da ne yapmak istiyor? KÜRŞAT BUMİN Oppositon raises voice to prevent Gül's visit to Yerevan Tüzmen: Cabinet refused long-term plan, not increased customs controls Abdullah Gül'ün ziyareti için Erivan'dan garantiler bekleniyor Gül gidecekmiş gibi hazırlık
Barlas Yurtsever yazdı... Sami Kohen Jest, yeni bir süreç başlatabilir Mensur Akgün Gül Ermenistan'a gitmeli Mustafa Ünal Gül, Erivan'a niye gitmesin? Mustafa Akyol Ermenistan yolu açık olsun Aç-kapa Montrö Israeli Manufacturers Win $150M Turkish UAV Contract (Updated) Rusya kapıyı kapatmadı ama acil çözüm yok Is Turkey getting away from the US in Caucasus? Sedat Laciner Polarization seen as possibility in world yet to globalize ABD Kıbrıs'a özel temsilci atayabilir
Bir ABD savaş gemisi daha Karadeniz’de İBRAHİM KARAGÜL 'Dostların bazı konularda farklı düşünceleri olabilir' Bülent Keneş The Caucasus crisis and Turkey’s constructive role Türkiye Osetya krizinde çok fena arada kaldı Jan Keetman 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 Abdülhamit Bilici Kürt valinin hayali The Kurds and Kirkuk Koşaner: Bölücü terör güvenliği tehdit ediyor DTP ‘AKP’ninki gibi siyasi karar’ istiyor Barzani: Irak ordusunun Xaneqin`e gönderilmesine gerek yoktu! Türk Tümgenerali: Mayınlanan arazileri sivillere açın, çobanlar ve göçerler geçsin Conflicting statements over Khanaqin crisis PKK'dan iki hain saldırı: 1'i uzman çavuş 3 şehit Relations sour between Kurds and central government (Azzaman) İftar vakti hain pusu: 2 er şehit Iraqi Government, Kurds Reach Agreement on Khanaqin - TV Iraqi Kurdish Official Denies Sending Force to Mosul - Website Cevdet Aşkın Iraqi MP Accuses Peshmerga of 'Kurdizing' Mosul Bakan Babacan, körfez işbirliği konseyi toplantısına katıldı Kurds question Baghdad's rhetoric (UPI) -- Kurdish President Massoud Barzani said he doubts the sincerity of Baghdad regarding a national partnership but supports broader security goals nonetheless. Google News Greece Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Press ABHaber Dış Basında Türkiye-AB İlişkileri Günlük Haftalık AB Ulusal Programı görücüye çıktı Yavuz Baydar Turkey must surely balance, but it has to make choices Olağanüstü AB Liderler Zirvesi sonuç bildirgesi (Orjinal tam metin) Robert Fisk's World: A voice recovered from Armenia's bitter past SETA "Joe Biden: A Realist Cold War Liberal" by Nuh YILMAZ Yunanistan, Bulgaristan, Kıbrıs ve Romanya'dan ortak tatbikat The American promise 'Obama'by MUSTAFA GÖKÇEK* Halit Kakınç Talât ile Hristofyas KIBRIS için şanstır
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Amanda Akçakoca Azerbaijan: The cork in the Caspian bottle [Yorum - Orhan Gazigil] Rusya'nın yeni dış politika konsepti Arslan Bulut Gül ve TÜSİAD'ın Ermenistan sevdası
Gemide Montrö görüşmesi Rusya: Ayrımcılık yok, mevzuatı bekleyin Sabahattin Önkibar Türkeş-Petrosyan ve Gül-Sarkisyan görüşmeleri neden farklı? Nuh Gönültaş Cumhurbaşkanı olsam Erivan’a giderdim... İbrahim Öztürk Turkey as the axis of great power politics (1) Türkeş'in Ermeni teması Kıbrıs’ta beşinci buluşma
Russian FM denies trade discrimination against Turkey Rusya Doğalgaz Tekelini Güçlendiriyor Rusya'dan misilleme korkusuFelaket senaryosuna göre Türkiye karanlığa gömülecek. Kürşad Tüzmen, bundan sonra nasıl bir tavır sergileyecek Babacan reminds Bahçeli of Türkeş' talks with Ter-Petrosian Hadi Uluengin İki malûm gelişme Beril Dedeoğlu The EU: Russia’s gift to the US? Emin Pazarcı Kime rest çekiyoruz ki AKP'den vekillere 'Erivan' izni yok Reporter expert poll on trends in Armenia-Turkey relations Turkey to rebuild houses in Gori Tanıl Bora haftayı değerlendirdi Bordo'nun kıvamını ararken Teknik takipten sorumlu emniyet amiri 'fuhuş çetesi'ne bilgi sızdırmış 874 bin cingöz Türk Mezarda emeklilik yasasını atlattılar Interview with Kurdish rapper Siwan Erdal | H3 Ergenekon'un ne olduğu belli değil AK Parti'den ilk yolsuzluk istifası Şaban Dişli ile geldi Arkadaşları 'aklan da gel' deyince AK Partili Dişli istifa etti
Devlet bize Duyar’ı öldürttü AK Parti gerekçesinde 'odak tanımı' üyeleri böldü
Sabancı'nın katili Duyar'ı öldürme emri Veli Küçük'ten Çürük Dişli'ye dolgu yetmez ’Sen bilirsin’e 22 gün sonra istifa MYK 'Ya siyaset ya ticaret' dedi, Dişli gitti AKP'de ikinci Dişli vakası Dışişleri Bakanlığı'ndan ahiret soruları!
3. köprü piyangosu Tarabya-Beykoz'a
Belgeyi sızdıran muvazzaf tutuklandı Toptan ile Başbuğ 1.5 saat görüştü Ergenekon'dan Dev-Sol'a sansasyonel eylem servisi Son Dakika Milliyet Hürriyet Zaman GH Türkiye Cengiz Çandar Gül'den Ermenistan'a 90+60 dakikalık ziyaret Ahmet Taşgetiren Erivan: Gitmek mi zor kalmak mı? Ruşen - Çakır Ortadoğu’da olduğu gibi Kafkasya’da da en doğru yol: ortayol Taha Akyol Ermenistan gezisi Fikret Bila Baykal: İlker Paşa'nın dediklerine baksınlar Hasan Cemal Türkiye'nin öylesine belalı bir coğrafyası var ki... Murat Yetkin AK Parti’de yeni dönem sancıları İsmet Berkan Haydi maça maça maça Fehmi Koru Taha Kıvanç Kulağı kesik gazeteciler Şamil Tayyar Bahçeli, Türkeş’i anlamadı Ali Bayramoğlu Kendini sokan akrep ve asker… Yasemin Çongar Ertuğrul Özkök Bakan var da gören olacak mı Ahmet Hakan Kötü yönetilen AKP:Şaban örnek vakası M Ali Birand Türkiye, Rusya’ya sırtını dönemez... Cüneyt Ülsever Kafkaslar meselesi (I) Mustafa Karaalioğlu Gül gitmeli... Sezer, Demirel, Özal da gitmeliydi Enis Berberoğlu Oktay Ekşi Zor geldi Serdar Turgut AKP’nin yumuşak karnı
Nasuhi Güngör CHP-Ordu ittifakının sonu Neden konuşuyorlar?
MEHMET ALİ KIŞLALI Abdullah Gül’ün bir yılı
AVNİ ÖZGÜREL Bekir Coşkun Dış politikanın içi... Tufan Türenç Tabağa, bardağa bakmıyor ama lokantalar kapanıyor Özdemir İnce Mehmet Altan Amur kaplanı Alevi İslam bilgini anlatıyor
NAMIK KEMAL ZEYBEK Mustafa Özyürek’ten mektup...
ORAL ÇALIŞLAR Mehmet Y Yılmaz İki gazetecinin işlediği suça bak! Yalçın Doğan ’Benimle ilgili iyileştirme yok’ Yılmaz Özdil CHP kapatılsın! MUHARREM SARIKAYA Org. Babaoğlu: Ergenekon'un ne olduğu belli değil...
ERDAL ŞAFAK Toprak bütünlüğü ve selfdeterminasyon ENGİN ARDIÇ Abraham Sweetvoice ERGUN BABAHAN Üniter devlet
EMRE AKÖZ Meğer hepsi biliniyormuş! Umur Talu İsteyene üniversite, isteyene limon!
HASAN BÜLENT KAHRAMAN 'Toptan' anayasa
NAZLI ILICAK Baykal'ın şuuraltı MEHMET BARLAS Temel eğitim eksikliği toplumsal yaşamı çığırından çıkartır
MAHMUT ÖVÜR YAVUZ DONAT Türkiye 'kaptanla' gurur duyuyor
Ankara’da büyük iktidar savaşı
‘Formalite istifa’ yetmez... Şaban Dişli, AKP’den ve vekillikten de istifa etmeli!
Ülkeye bir gün ‘milli görüş’ gömlekli siyasiler geldi!
Bombayı kendi elinde patlatan Tüzmen ne yapmak istiyor? İsmail Küçükkaya Spor asla sadece spor değildir Güler Kömürcü örgütteki görevini telefonda söyledi YARSAV Başkanı'nın 'çürük raporu'nda top Savunma Bakanlığı'nda Cerrah'tan Emniyet'e taltif sitemi Yargı eliyle darbe olursa rejim kurtulur Ekonomi ABDURRAHMAN YILDIRIM Yine zula parası mı devrede? Ege Cansen Açıkolik Güngör Uras İthalat 7 ayda yüzde 36 arttı Ercan Kumcu Dünya ve Türkiye Erdal Sağlam Deniz Gökçe Stratejiler değişmek zorunda! İ.Hüseyin Yıldız
Vergileme adil ve uygulanabilir değilse... Bunalım yayılıyor
MUSTAFA AYSAN Gıda fiyatlarının gazı
METİN ERCAN Ekonomi Şurası’ndan arda kalan
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| H4 New York Times Editorial Candidate McCain’s Big Decision Choosing Sarah Palin raises serious questions about John McCain’s qualifications THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN And Then There Was One With his choice of Sarah Palin, John McCain has completed his makeover from the greenest Republican to run for president to just another representative of big oil. How the Fed Can Fix the World By ROGER C. ALTMAN In order to prevent our financial system, and the Fed, from being stretched like this again, our entire regulatory system must be rebuilt. McCain’s McGovern Moment By GARRY WILLS The lesson from George McGovern’s campaign was that a vice-presidential candidate should be thoroughly vetted — a lesson apparently neglected by Senator John McCain. MAUREEN DOWD Life of Her Party Unable to stop the onslaught of wild soap opera story lines erupting from the Palin family, the McCain campaign offered a new mantra: “Life happens.” From a Distance, Bush Praises McCain President Bush’s speech to Republican convention on Tuesday night seemed to highlight how eager Senator John McCain is to usher him off the stage. | H5 Washington Post Impulse, Meet Experience By George F. Will, Sarah Palin represents a vice presidential test for McCain's gut instinct. McCain Comes Through By Robert D. Novak His unexpected VP pick has the party faithful in raptures Who is Gov. Palin? Questions abound Palin's Learning Curve By David S. Broder, The governor faces a quantum leap in the level of scrutiny The Real Economic Scorecard By Robert J. Samuelson, The real economic report card is both better and worse than imagined. In Secret Letter, Tough U.S. Line on India Nuclear Deal McCain Strategist Blasts Media Top Aide Says News Organizations Are 'on a Mission to Destroy' Palin Obama Met With Fox News Executives Economy? What Economy? By Harold Meyerson, The Republicans plainly don't believe that the economy needs fixing McCain Praised as His Own Man Bush Talks Of Iraq War, Lieberman of Bipartisanship Aides Say Team Interviewed Palin Late in the Process Before Speech, Running Mate Gets Some Coaching U.S. Rejects Claims of Afghan Deaths Military Probe Discounts U.N. Finding of 90 Civilians Killed, Says Only 5 Died Iranian Parliament Delays Vote on Bill That Upset Judiciary, Women's Activists | H6 Guardian Iraq: Iraqi army readies for showdown with Kurds Who knows if Palin will bring victory or defeat? But the culture wars are back Jonathan Freedland: The furore surrounding McCain's running mate is a return to the old American politics of red state versus blue state Bush administration set to announce $1bn in aid for Georgia Proposal calls for spending about half the total in the administration's remaining five months in office To Russia, with love Edward Lucas: Why has an odd alliance of leftwingers, Tories and bankers come out for this fascist kleptocracy? Ways Forward in Afghanistan By: Zuhra Bahman Military intervention into Pakistan may succeed, but ridding Afghanistan of the Taliban requires strategic soft power. Recession alert piles
misery on Brown Stamp duty move undermined by OECD warning over weak economy Troops bring power to 1.8m Afghans Giant turbine moved to hydroelectric dam by coalition forces in bid to transform lives of residents Republicans get off the ground with help from Lieberman and Bush Speeches criticise media for getting into a frenzy over the vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin Martin Kettle: Party pulled in two directions Oil slips to $105 a barrel after Gustav Price hits lowest since early April as fears of disruption to US oil supplies recede Alaskan independence views hit Palin Emergence of fresh details supports the view that McCain made an impulsive choice Tomasky talk: Palin's problem |
| H7 Bush Checkmated in Georgia
by Michael T. Klare and Tom Engelhardt Middle East Space Race Heats Up By: Dominic Moran | ISN Security Watch The test launch of a faux Iranian satellite earlier this month has again drawn attention to nascent efforts to counter Israel's dominion as a regional celestial power A Realist Rally by Leslie H. Gelb Realism can lead the way out of our foreign-policy shambles. But first the camp’s heavyweights need to bridge the partisan divide. The heirs of Truman and Acheson on the left and traditional realists on the right must join forces to forge a more effective national-security strategy The New World Order Anthony C. Zinni, Retired U.S. Marine Corps four-star general Justin Raimondo September Surprise | H8 IraqSlogger Google News Iraq Iran Syria Mideastwire.com - NPR Iraq Maliki Says Security Pact With Washington Will Go to Parliament 'Within 10 Days' Rice to make historic Libya visit
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is to make a historic first visit to Libya, the state department announces Sarkozy: Peace in the Middle East Passes Through France and Syria Petraeus Sees 'Enormous Progress' in Iraq Iranian Air Force Announces Extensive Drill Assad: Door Is Open to Peace With Israel Move to evict Baghdad squatters
Iraqi security forces in Baghdad begin to evict squatters from houses abandoned by people who fled sectarian violence. Problems Plague Iran's Satellite Project – Lebanon's economy
looks to a revival Renewed tourist interest in Lebanon points to a sense of stability in the wake of the Doha accords signed in May. Even so, the government of President Michel Suleiman has much to do before the country again becomes the Switzerland of the Middle East. | H9 Ha’aretz – Hamas leader Meshal 'leaves Syria for Sudan' Bar’el How long will the U.S. Army remain in Iraq? Syria President: Door is open to peace with Israel Assad: We'll wait until new U.S. administration takes office before trying direct negotiations Biden: Obama and I will be strong on protecting Israel Jerusalem Post US-Iranian tango By CHUCK FREILICH
While Iran deeply resents the US telling it what to do, it doesn't want to become a pariah. Can Ahmadinejad lose the election? The Iranian president's second term seems far from assured. 'Israel less secure than before Bush' Biden: Obama will be strong on protecting Israel; Palin also pledges commitment to Israel's safety. Comparing the Olmerts & Palins How 'family values' play out differently in the US and Israel. Analysis: Thwarting Hizbullah's 'terror spectacular' What 'occupation'? [ ASHLEY PERRY Yedioth Ahronoth The Jordanian option Giora Eiland says time to consider other options as two-state solution increasingly unlikely 'Peace with Israel possible'
Syrian President Bashar Assad tells France-3 television indirect Turkish-mediated negotiations with Jerusalem have been promising, but adds 'Israel could try to launch different attacks against Iran, Lebanon or Syria' Daily Alert.org – Hebrew Press Editorials (2008) - Middle East Progress - EJC Israeli Press Review – Google News Israel - Palestine Hamas Denies Its Damascus-Based Politburo Will Move to Sudan Biden: Obama and I Will Be Strong on Protecting Israel A New Strategy for the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict - Lt.-Gen. (ret.) Moshe Yaalon (Institute for Contemporary Affairs-Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs) Jewish voters may be wary of Palin Palin Meets With AIPAC Forward On the Jewish Agenda(s), Part 2 Gideon Aronoff, Nathan J. Diament, Jerome M. Epstein, Nancy Falchuk, Rachel Goldberg, Richard S. Gordon, Ruth Messinger, Tom Neumann, Nancy Ratzan, Hadar Susskind and Susan B. Tuchman After a Year of Hamas Rule, Popular Support Seems Thin in Gaza - a review of books on Jews and their DNA. |
| H10 Christian Science Monitor Cracks in Putin's kingdom Serious voices in Russia are doubting his judgment on Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Russia exploits division in Europe Moscow's strategy to drive a wedge between European countries was on display during Monday's EU crisis meeting A Chinese experiment in democracy meets fierce resistance One villager's fight against corruption results in abuse and arrests Daunting tasks face Japan's next premier After Fukuda, Japan is looking for a leader who can fix a flagging economy and political stagnation. ASIA Ways Forward in Afghanistan By: Zuhra Bahman | The Guardian
Military intervention into Pakistan may succeed, but ridding Afghanistan of the Taliban requires strategic soft power. Old Rivalries and the Thirst for Revenge By: Susanne Koelbl | Der Spiegel Pakistan lawmakers are voting for a new president next Saturday to replace Pervez Musharraf. Despite mounting problems facing the country, the contest seems to be centered on the old rivalries of the 1990s between Nawaz Sharif and the Bhutto clan. Dialogue Missing as Kashmir Erupts IHT JAPAN Vacancy at the helm By MICHAEL AUSLIN By any accounting, Japan is in for a rough ride in the coming months, and the United States may have significant problems with its key Asian ally. Time to Decide The Economist
In a dangerous and unstable world, isn’t cementing friendship with an up-and-coming power such as India worth breaking a few rules for? That is the reasoning behind the Bush administration’s championing of a controversial civilian nuclear deal with India, which George Bush and India’s Manmohan Singh struck in 2005. To take effect it now needs only an India-sized hole to be punched next week in the global rules on nuclear trade and then a final nod from America’s Congress. Chinese-S.Korean Summit Aims to Shore Up Nuclear Deal By: Richard Weitz | World Politics Review Immediately after the end of the Beijing Olympics, Chinese President Hu Jintao and his South Korean counterpart, President Lee Myung-bak, reaffirmed their mutual support for achieving the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. Inflationary India By: Ajay Shah | The Wall Street Journal
In the mid-1990s, India achieved a major decline in inflation at the price of a highly restrictive monetary policy. After that, policy makers and the public alike thought economic policy had been put on a sound footing, and that inflation greater than 5% was unlikely to materialize Fukuda's heir faces daunting task Taro Aso faces few obstacles to replacing Yasuo Fukuda, who dramatically announced his resignation as Japan's prime minister on Monday. Aso's real test will be to sufficiently revive the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's fortunes to prevent it from being trounced at an expected snap election. - Kosuke Takahashi Thailand teeters on the brink Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej's declaration of a state of emergency for the capital, Bangkok, effectively places Thailand under military rule yet again. The escalating conflict is driven partially by intra-military competition, pitting hardliners against moderates. The dissolution of parliament and new democratic elections are unlikely to resolve anything. A government of national unity could be the only way forward. - Shawn W Crispin | H11 IHT The North Korea nuclear deal is worth keeping President Bush should salvage the denuclearization deal by taking North Korea off the terrorism list, as he said he would. Georgians eager to rebuild army Weeks after Georgia's military collapsed in the face of the Russian Army, its leaders hope to train its armed forces as if another war with Russia is almost inevitable. Germans charge 3 Islamists in major terror plot The German federal prosecutor charged three men with plotting massive bombing attacks that targeted locations in Germany frequented by Americans. EUROPE European press review Are Europeans Again Starting to Like Their American Cousin? By: Frida Ghitis | World Politics Review
Moments after takeoff on a flight from Amsterdam to London, everyone on board, it seemed, had disappeared into a newspaper. With front pages from across Europe held aloft, a glance down the aisle showed one story -- the American election -- dominated the news that day in dailies across the region. Analysis: NATO's new significant threats (UPI) -- In a rapidly changing world where terrorism and the proliferation of nuclear weapons are replacing conventional enemies, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization is finding that it needs to reinvent itself in order to address what it has identified as "significant threats." OECD: Avrupa ekonomisi karanlık French head to begin Syria visit French President Nicolas Sarkozy is due to visit Syria as part of efforts to improve ties between the two countries. Britain: Russia to Suffer Economically and Politically Sarkozy Visit to Consolidate Ties With Syria | H12 RFE/RL Saakashvili a 'political corpse'
President Medvedev says Russia will no longer recognise Georgia's President Saakashvili, calling him a "political corpse". Deceptive Calm in Nagorno-Karabakh By: Ben Judah | ISN Security Watch In the breakaway Armenian enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh inside Azerbaijan there is a feeling of short-term security and long-term dread Google News Azerbaijan Georgians Eager to Rebuild Army Cheney to Rally US Allies in Russia's Backyard Uzbekistan Wants Medium, Long-Term Energy Agreements With Russia - Karimov Kremlin’s Grip on Troops Tested By: Charles Clover | Financial Times
As Russian troops advanced further and further into Georgia last month, some officials within the Kremlin became concerned that frontline officers, or even the military high command of the general staff, were overstepping the limits of their authority. Georgia Hesitates to Break off Relations with Russia By: Vladimir Solovyov and Georgy Dvali | Kommersant
Despite the military conflict with Russia and the recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, the Georgian government hasn’t dared undertake extreme measures – breaking off diplomatic relations with Moscow. Tbilisi says it’ll soon make its mind. Today it plans to officially register the Russian troops’ occupation of several Georgian territories |
| H13 The Times Mass chattering class changing the US The racist South was always Democrat. But Obama may be able to shake party's legacy of shame Daniel Finkelstein Republicans fearful over McCain's gamble on Palin Party faithful increasingly worried over presidential candidate's vetting procedure as one senior member claims to be 'disgusted' Line in the Sand British derring-do in Afghanistan could change millions of lives Loveable, but an appalling candidate Sarah Palin's zest for life gives her an appeal. But is she really White House material? Alice Miles Sarah Palin set to take centre stage John McCain's controversial running-mate prepares to make the speech of her career at the Republican National Convention Fresh Palin revelations delight Democrats Wall Street Journal The Market Will Punish Putinism
By Judy Shelton Russian leaders never seem to understand that despotism isn't compatible with national greatness Kremlin Calls White a U.S. Agent Russia's Putin has said he suspects that U.S. agents provoked last month's brief war in Georgia. The Kremlin's Exhibit A? A passport belonging to Michael Lee White, a U.S. Army veteran from Texas, found in an outpost used by Georgian special forces GOP Tightens Image Control Over Palin The McCain campaign scrambled to take control of the debate over vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin, canceling her appearances and teaming her up with high-powered operatives as she prepares for her prime-time speech. Why Obama Can't Close the Sale
By Al Hubbard And Noam Neusner Because Americans are paying attention. Financials Rebound, Commodities Fall Concerns about a slowing global economy are trumping investors' worries about the troubled financial system. The shift is sending commodity prices lower, while lifting the dollar and financial stocks The Beltway Boys
Why the Washington crowd is sneering at Sarah Palin. Bush Has a Good Economic Record
By Keith Marsden The U.S. has outperformed by almost any international measure. New Republic No Manufacturing. No New Ideas. What's Our Economy Based On?
by Joseph Stiglitz | H14 Financial Times What the presidential choice could mean This presidential election might well determine the character of the next, possibly final, epoch of Anglo-American global hegemony. The question is whether the American people will choose the instinct for conflict or that for co-operation, writes Martin Wolf Russia and a new democratic realism The past two US administrations could assume hegemony in economics and security. The next administration cannot, writes Francis Fukuyama Oil price of $100 a barrel on horizon Oil prices sank to a five-month low of just more than $105 a barrel as traders turned their sights on signs that slower growth was spreading beyond the US Baghdad and Beijing oil deal confirmed Iraq’s cabinet has approved a $3bn oil service contract with China, the government of Nouri al-Maliki said, in a move that could signal the shape of future oil deals OECD slashes forecasts for UK and eurozone Forecasts weak G7 activity to end of year Murdoch brokers Obama ‘truce’ Rupert Murdoch brokered a “tentative truce” between his Fox News network and Barack Obama at a secret meeting with the Democratic presidential nominee, according to the author of a book on the News Corp chairman Nato urged to bolster Baltic defence The US has called on Nato to be better prepared to defend the three Baltic states – Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania – from military attack, after Russia’s recent incursion into Georgia The EU and other leading economies should set up a global body to track down market abuse and to co-ordinate investigations into such crimes, a French government report urges Bush hails McCain’s security credentials President George W. Bush invoked the September 11 attacks at the Republican convention, hailing John McCain as a president in waiting who would prevent such attacks before they occurred Politicians cannot be trusted to set the fiscal rules Too many subjective issues involve people whose careers depend on pleasing ministers to make the assessment Palin is a true feminist role model Chrystia Freeland on McCain’s choice Thailand must resist mob rule If Mr Samak is to fall, it should be by parliamentary means. Coalition politicians may have grounds for ousting the PM if he mishandles the crisis Not safe as houses Having raised expectations that it would help people with housing, the government had to do something once the political season began Abu Dhabi County Some supporters may regret the passing of the good old days, but it is good that more clubs enjoy the financial backing to be serious competitors Chechen refugees fear Ivan's advance | H15 Los Angeles Times A Georgian soldier of the Velvet Revolution Nini Gogiberidze is among the activists, often funded by American philanthropist George Soros, who travel abroad to teach others how to agitate nonviolently for change. Sarah Palin: the new life of the Grand Old Party Jonah Goldberg John McCain's running mate has been met with enthusiasm -- and donations -- from the conservative wing of the Republican Party. In Iraq, Muslims hope for calm during Ramadan Violence has marred Islam's holiest month since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion. It's quieter this year, but electricity is still in short supply, and heat is not With Palin revelations, McCain's gamble is clearer Details emerge one after another, and the campaign can't be sure what will capture and hold public interest. In Iran, women's rights activists score victory on marriage legislation Parliament shelves a bill that the activists say would have curtailed the rights of women. But four of their leaders are sentenced to prison for contributing to banned websites Joe Lieberman fires up Republican convention The Democrats' 2000 VP candidate speaks after Fred Thompson lashes out at Obama and President Bush praises McCain via satellite. Delegates eye 'liberal media' in Palin hubbub The questions raised about Sarah Palin and her daughter Bristol allow those attending the convention to attack a familiar enemy, trying to score political points in the process. |
| H16 American Politics Gallup Daily: Obama Hits 50% for First Time — McCain Manager: ‘This Election is Not About Issues’ Jewish voters may be wary of Palin The New Republic: Republicans Heading For an Iceberg A Democrat's Case for McCain - Senator Joe Lieberman
McCain Comes Through with Palin Pick - Robert Novak, Chicago Sun-Times
The Palin Problem - Maureen Dowd, New York Times
Palin Reignites Culture Wars - Jim VandeHei & David Paul Kuhn, Politico
A Stark Contrast with Obama on Abortion - Jeff Jacoby, Boston Globe
McCain Picked an Extremist - Bob Shrum, The Week
Palin Choice Paying Off Big Time - Pat Buchanan, Pittsburgh Trib-Review
The Right in the Rearview Mirrow - E.J. Dionne, American Prospect
realclearpolitics memeorandum ABC’s The Note – US News Political Bulletin Early Bird GovExec Swamp Gas The Swamp Joshua Green / The Atlantic Online: The “Eagleton Scenario” — ‘October Surprise’ Over Palin Investigation? Why The Religious Right Doesn't Care About Bristol Palin's Pre-Marital Sex by Alan Wolfe Palin Meets With AIPAC You want change? How about drama? The Democrats chose Nodrama Obama and the channel switches to Soap Opera McCain. (By Ellen Goodman, Boston Globe) SPENGLER How Obama lost the election Obama may spend the rest of his life wondering why he rejected Hillary Clinton as his vice presidential pick and lost a surefire path to victory. As Obama marches to defeat, John McCain has made the masterful choice of an Alaskan amazon with a steelworker spouse Sarah Palin: the new life of the Grand Old Party Jonah Goldberg John McCain's running mate has been met with enthusiasm -- and donations -- from the conservative wing of the Republican Party Selling judgment in St. Paul McCain's choice of Palin suggests that he is far more willing than Obama to make high-risk decisions with the potential for a high yield. (Boston Globe) The GOP hopes that character is trump The GOP is hoping for a Gipper gestalt. Ronald Reagan won in 1980 despite being out of sync with voters on some key issues. (By Scot Lehigh, Boston Globe) Buchanan: McCain took 'biggest gamble in presidential history'; is 'paying off, big-time'... A charmed political career launched Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin from small-town mayor to the Republican National Convention, where she's set to accept the nomination for vice president Wednesday night. Call it luck, the hand of providence or perfect timing, but it has blessed Palin throughout her public life International Press Assess U.S. Presidential Race | H17 Daily Telegraph Cheney's energy mission to Caucasus Dick Cheney, the US vice-president will arrive in the Caucasus on a mission to prevent Russia from gaining a stranglehold over Central Asia's vast reserves of energy. McCain needs to explain his policies The Republicans must offer concrete policies on the economy, healthcare and energy supplies to distance themselves from the utopian Democrats, says Simon Heffer Politics needs real people Sarah Palin is a mother of five children, who had a career before she went into politics, who personifies many of the anxieties, ambitions of millions of people, not just in America. Is Gordon Brown living on borrowed time? With recession looming and the Government sinking, Gordon Brown and Alistair Darling have launched a rescue plan for the housing market. But will it work, ask Edmund Conway and Andrew Porter. | H18 Independent Operation Eagle's Summit: the inside story of a daring foray into Taliban territory Yesterday, the British Army completed its largest route-clearance operation since the Second World War, to transport a giant turbine 115 miles by road from Kandahar to the massive Kajaki hydroelectric power station, which has remained stagnant for years, surrounded by Taliban territory. OECD says UK is worst placed in G7 to withstand global downturn |
| H19 Military Intelligence Terrorism How the UN Can Help Stop Terrorism CFR The Candidates on Homeland Security WINEP Terrorist Threat and U.S. Response: A Changing Landscape
From Homeland Security Affairs, David Tucker (NPS): Terrorism, Networks, and Strategy: Why the Conventional Wisdom is Wrong; an article on paramilitary terrorism, a neglected threat; and a review of Catastrophe: Risk and Response by Richard Posner. Here's the full text of War Inc. by Seymour Melman. | H20 Slate The Bizarro GOP The first real night of the Republican Convention was all about contradictions. John Dickerson McCain's Magic Formula? We're raising expectations! Mickey Kaus Working-Class Hero How the Palins' enviable blue-collar lifestyle could help the McCain campaign. Adriaan Lanni and Wesley Kelman Solar panels 'take 100 years to pay back installation costs' Solar panels are one of the least cost-effective ways of combating climate change and will take 100 years to pay back their installation costs, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has warned. FT Thirst for food As increasing water scarcity threatens the ability of farmers to produce enough food for growing populations, how will governments ensure food security? Is virtual water trade the answer Economic Impacts of Immigration: A Survey (PDF; 277 KB) Source: Harvard Business School Working Papers | H21 Women’s liberation, yes! Women across the globe need the liberty to be what they are: not, as radical feminism insists, liberation from what they are... more» From History Now, a special issue on "books that changed history". Review: intuitive system that guards against crashes Anything with the clout and brains of Google behind it should look good and operate efficiently and Chrome does. But it's early days PUTIN TOPS VANITY FAIR NEW ESTABLISHMENT LIST; MURDOCH NO. 2... Google: Cloud Computing's Chrome Lining |
