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H1 The Economist The financial crisis What next? Global finance is being torn apart: it can be put together again A special report on globalisation A bigger world Globalisation is entering a new phase, with emerging-market companies now competing furiously against rich-country ones. What will that mean for capitalism? Globalisation's new phase - Capitalism's new champions - Is “emerging markets” obsolete? - Rich-world multiationals strike back -The political risks of doing business The rise of state capitalism Partnerships in the Gulf -The dangers of protectionism • 'Rethinking the Two-State Solution" by Giora Eiland, The Washington Institute Time How Financial Madness Overtook Wall Street ( Cover Story) For years the financial markets roared along as if there were nothing to fear. Now it's payback time--and all of us will be feeling the pain Where's the Fire? Barack Obama has Democrats worried. But the candidate is calm. Here's why Liberalism’s notion that morality is merely rights and obligations empties life of ethical meaning. We need a return to pre-modern virtue ethics... more» Stratfor Geopolitical Diary: Israeli Politics and Movements in the Middle East Today in The Nation: Ten National Security Myths Jerusalem Post Israel can't attack Iran alone [ DOUGLAS BLOOMFIELD Washington Post History Will Judge by Charles Krauthammer, President Bush exudes a sense of calm and confidence in eventual vindication. Name That Doctrine By Michael Gerson, Whether or not they can identify it, the next occupants of the White House will live by the Bush doctrine Maziar Bahari | The 'father' of Iran's nuclear program speaks out Citing Grave Financial Threats, Officials Ready Massive Rescue Lawmakers Work With Fed, Treasury To Try to Restore The Flow of Money NYT Gates Urges Cautious NATO Stance on Russia After Georgia Conflict Gates made his comments as Russia’s president struck a conciliatory tone about improving relations between Russia and the U.S. Agreement With Iraq Over Troops Is at Risk The major remaining point of contention between the American military and Iraqi leaders involves immunity, said officials on both sides. PAUL KRUGMAN Crisis Endgame Faced with the financial crisis spinning out of control, much of Washington appears to have decided that government isn’t the problem, it’s the solution. DAVID BROOKSThe Post-Lehman World Everybody says we’re about to enter a new political era, rich in global financial regulation. The herd might just be wrong once again Rand Meeting America's Security Challenges Beyond Iraq The Economist Russia’s armed forces Advancing, blindly A more aggressive Russian army is still no match for NATO, but is strong enough to scare some neighbours Los Angeles Times U.S. military advisors may soon head to Pakistan The U.S. and Pakistan have cleared remaining obstacles, so the long-delayed team may arrive within weeks, Joint Chiefs Chairman Michael Mullen says NATO rapid-response unit proposed to address fears about Russia Western defense ministers are set to consider a new force that could be deployed in nations that feel in threatened by Moscow. Insurgents in Afghanistan show strength, sophistication This summer, foreign troop deaths have exceeded those of U.S. forces in Iraq. 'We feel that things are going very, very well for us,' one Taliban fighter says Bipartisan Study Group Questions Military Action Against Iran Newsweek Israel: Can Tzipi Livni Form a Government? Ha’aretz – Kadima divided after Livni's victory, Mofaz exit Mofaz resignation marks loss of party's most prominent Mizrahi member, man most identified with security First test of leadership If Livni wants to lead and not to be led, she must build a government that reflects her agenda Benn From wimp to winner Yedioth Ahronoth West’s decline threatens us Only fools fail to understand that weak Western world is disastrous for Israel, Eitan Haber says Guardian US eyes $20bn to fund Afghan effort Bush administration expects monetary contribution from those who did not send troops Livni set to form Israeli government New head of ruling Kadima party prepares to put together a coalition government after narrow win Public losses for private gain Nouriel Roubini: The effective nationalisation of huge sectors of the economy means US taxpayers are picking up the tab for failing banks An End to the 'Anglosphere'? By: Matthias S. Klein | The Guardian An Argument for Open Source Intelligence Secrecy The Bush Era in Perspective By: Robert Kagan | Foreign Affairs No Oil for Blood By: Frederick W. Kagan | The Weekly Standard The Economist Global business In praise of the stateless multinational Not without its flaws, but infinitely preferable to the state-bound version Asia Times Muqtada reinvents himself Daily Telegraph Britain is out in the cold as Brown loses the ear of the White House It isn't Brown that has stepped into Blair's shoes, its Sarkozy, writes Con Coughlin Time Nicolas Sarkozy: At Home Abroad By DOMINIQUE MOISI Nicolas Sarkozy's diplomatic panache has charmed the French public, but it hasn't yielded only successes McClatchy Stock-market woes highlight risk U.S. families now face Whether it's disappearing work-based health care, the move from traditional pensions to 401(k)s, the push to privatize Social Security or just making it harder to file for personal bankruptcy, safety nets that were designed to make Americans more secure have been watered down, abandoned or altered so that individuals bear a greater share of the risk and cost WSJ Israel and Palestine Can Still Achieve Peace By Mahmoud Abbas Daily Star Will Livni be any different from those who have gone before her? Four crises are blocking a resolution in Jerusalem By Mahdi Abdul Hadi Der Spiegel Israel's Kadima Election: Why Livni's Victory Hurts the Peace Process OpenDemocracy Pakistan: the new frontline, Paul Rogers Reading Russia, rewiring the west, Roderic Lyne America’s election faultline, Godfrey Hodgson | H2 The Times Threats of fresh political turmoil in Turkey Turkey's ruling party faces crisis as court begins preliminary inquiry into allegations that it accepted embezzled money The Economist Less than white? A growing row over claims of government corruption Guardian Turkey bans Richard Dawkins' website Internet users unable to access homepage after Turkish author calls contents blasphemous Barçın Yinanç Kafkaslar'dan ABD'yi dışlamak Washington Post Letter The Kurds' Vision of Iraq Üçüncü buluşmada da 'güç paylaşımı'nı konuşacaklar Why, when and how Turkey becomes a nuclear power (2) MEHMET KALYONCU* WALL STREET CHAOS AFFECTS TURKEY AKP Türkiye’nin ‘yol işaretleri’ni değiştirdi SEMİR ATALLAH Rusya ikna oldu, 800 tanksavar füzesi yolda Basın özgürlüğü ve yolsuzlukla mücadelede ısrarlıyız Kıbrıs’ta hava sertleşti Leaders exchange bitter words ahead of peace talks Turkey to seek new mandate for Iraq operations Rusya-Türkiye ilişkileri Karadeniz ve Kafkaslar'ın güvenlik teminatı Black Sea Euroregion to be launched next week İç Basında Türk Dış Politikası Dış Basında Türkiye - BBC Turkish 0700 VOA Turkish Press Review Google News Turkey TurcoPundit ASAM Google News Fırat News Agency KurdishMedia Kurdish Kurdish Aspect Dış Basında Irak BBC Monitoring Inter-national A Talk with Kurdistan Security Chief, Masrur Barzani Asharq Alawsat Kurds demand removal of Article 23 of Iraq-US pact Washington Post Letter The Kurds' Vision of Iraq US envoy meets Kurdish president Japan names consul in Kurdistan region India in Talks With Israel, Turkey for Oil Pipeline Project İhsan Dağı DTP neden kapatılmamalı? Mümtazer Türköne DTP kapatılırsa... Chief of Intelligence denies CIA/Mossad operations in the Region Gündemde İran'ın yerini Rusya aldı Assad: Relations between Syria and Iran Tightening Daily Kurdish officials wrap up DC visit KRG postpones Gas City launch over contract row Sami Kohen Livni ile barış olur mu? DTP davası, Türk ve Tuğluk Kurds compliant despite political row DTP deputy reports discrimination against girl with Kurdish name State Minister says PKK takes the most external support in the world Google News Greece Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Press ABHaber Dış Basında Türkiye-AB İlişkileri Günlük Haftalık Beril Dedeoğlu Ulusal Program-I Rauf Denktaş Daha iyi Helen olmak.. Basına şantaj AP heyetini şaşırttı Irkçı zirve Ülkelerimiz bölge istikrarının teminatı TURKEY WITHOUT US INTERVENTION? Türkiye, Özbekistan ile 'yeni bir sayfa' açıyor EU must look beyond Nabucco for gas - US envoy Turkey Vents Frustration Over EU Talks By: Elitsa Vucheva | EU Observer US to help solve Nagorno-Karabakh conflict Cenap Çakmak Obama ve Mccain'in muhtemel dış politikaları Matthew Bryza: The US is paying more attention to the settlement ... AB’nin Türkiye’ye bakışı değişti A glance at Armenian press freedoms Hedo Okur Tuncay Nihat Altintop Danıştay’ın devrim niteliğindeki kararı Kızılay to establish world’s largest disaster management center in İstanbul | TBMM Başkanı Toptan'dan Zahid Akman'a üstü kapalı istifa çağrısı Erdoğan: Bu gazeteleri almayın! Yıldırım’dan Ergenekon itirafı Cumhuriyet Yıldırım’a Danıştay Alparslan’a Başbakan Atabeyler’e Ergenekon’da 5 teğmene gözaltı Toptan’dan Akman’a ‘istifa et’ çağrısı Alooo Türkiye!.. Ses geliyor mu? Başbakan'a suikast işi Atabeyler'e ‘Deniz Feneri’nin baş sanığından mektup Deniz Feneri'nde ceza alan Gürhan'dan şok iddia: Türkiye aleyhine konuşmamı istediler Deniz Feneri sanığı kendini savundu Deniz Feneri iddialarını savcılar soruşturuyor kimseyi korumayız Bakan Şahin: Dava dosyası Almanya'dan talep edilecek Başbakan özgür basınla iftihar etmeli Deniz Feneri davası AKP’de sıkıntı yarattı Akman için Almanya'da soruşturma Savcılık üç koldan incelemeye alıyor Eruygur en kritik 24 saati atlattı İzlemeye açık kapı Başbakan’ın soruşturma izni gereksiz Albay ve Yüzbaşı’ya suç örgütü gözaltısı ‘Tuncay Güney’in ifadeleri tahrif edildi’ iddiası ’Sağlığım kötü’ raporu dikkate alınmamış ‘Asıl sorumlu AKP ve bizzat Erdoğan’ Akman’ın soruşturulması için Erdoğan’ın iznine gerek yok Gül Erdoğan’ı frenleyebiliyor mu YÖK'ten rektörlere: Sadece bilimsel çalışmalarla uğraşın Fırat'tan Baykal'a 'vergi kaçırdı' iması Son Dakika Milliyet Hürriyet Zaman GH Türkiye Cengiz Çandar 28 Şubat'ta 'hata'; TSK'da 'dogma' Ahmet Taşgetiren Bir musibet bin nasihat Taha Akyol ‘Kara günler’de iktidar Fikret Bila Toptan’ın uyarıları dikkate alınmalı Hasan Cemal 'Asıl failler' konusunda top Türk yargısında! Murat Yetkin Gürcistan Cumhurbaşkanı Saakaşvili pişman değil: Yine yapardım İsmet Berkan Yardımseverlik ölmesin ama... Fehmi Koru Böyle gelmiş, ama... Taha Kıvanç Olanı bir de ben anlatayım Mehmet Yılmaz Kripto ve içimizdeki Almanlar! Şamil Tayyar Kod adı Başbuğ Sabahattin Önkibar Zahid Akman bu serveti nasıl edindi? Ali Bayramoğlu Yanılgı ve bedeller: Özkök, Hürriyet, generaller, vs… Hüseyin Gülerce Medyanın büyüsü çözülürken... Ertuğrul Özkök Yan masa da düştü Ahmet Hakan Gerçekten de ar damarları çatlamış M Ali Birand Başbuğ, gerçekleri görüyor; biz görüyor muyuz? Semih İdiz Basın özgürlüğü ve yolsuzlukla mücadelede ısrarlıyız Mustafa Ünal Son Ergenekon gözaltıları ne anlama geliyor? Aydın Ayaydın AKP ve CHP büyükşehirler için popüler aday arayışında Mehmet Tezkan Alman yargıç da RTÜK’ten frekans istemiş olmasın! Okay Gönensin Devleti elinde tutan bütün gücü elinde tutar Etyen Mahçupyan Coup strategy fresh and alive! Bülent Keneş The military criteria for the press Yavuz Baydar Corruption and the media Fatih Altaylı Ne olacak şimdi? Deniz Feneri Olayı Asker açılışı Mehmet Altan ‘Yaratıcı yıkım’ Özdemir İnce CERN’deki deney ve Engin Arık Mehmet Y Yılmaz Bugün bir misafir var Ferai Tınç Dışarıda itibarlı içeride tersi olabilir mi Tufan Türenç Başbakan’ı kızdıracak sürpriz başlıklar Bekir Coşkun Erbakan iki... Güneri Civaoğlu Çanta Yalçın Doğan Hay Allah, şimdi de Akman derdi CHP’nin kendini yenileme kararı ENGİN ÜNSAL Eser Karakaş Refah, eğitim, mesleki eğitim İsmail Küçükkaya Nasuhi Güngör Yassıada cinayetlerinden sonra Türkiye Oray Eğin Nagehan Alçı MUHARREM SARIKAYA İzinsiz yardımın cezası ERGUN BABAHAN Ergenekon davası ve Deniz Feneri MEHMET BARLAS Her musibetten bir ders almayı da, hesap sormayı da öğrenmeliyiz MAHMUT ÖVÜR DSP'nin Sarıgül hesabı tutar mı? YAVUZ DONAT Alooo Türkiye!.. Ses geliyor mu? Mustafa Akyol The Obstacles to Islamo-Liberalism Gelin bir ‘Yel Değirmeni’ kuralım desem... Eczacılar SGK ile ilaç firmalarının kıskacında... Mustafa Mutlu Sayın Şener... AKP kime kaynak aktardı? Bunu açıklamak size de düşer! Güngör Mengi Tayyip Erdoğan’a “savcı ol” çağrısı Ruhat Mengi Ergenekon’u hortlatarak bu kez kurtulamazsınız! Mehmet Metiner Başbuğ dönemi Ali Atıf Bir Genelkurmay madem beyaz sayfa açmıştı... Derya Sazak Bakan’ın üzüntüsü Ece Temelkuran Vicdanın Kaybedenleri ve Kazananlar Kulübü Kanal 7'de garip operasyon Deniz Feneri Almanya’da karardı Kanal 7 Türkiye’de ’daraldı’ Ekonomi Ercan Kumcu Küresel çöküşte yeni bir aşama İşadamları hükümete kriz yönetiminden düşük not verdi Deniz Gökçe ABD neleri acilen değiştirmeli? Serdar Turgut Krize tepki Hasan Ersel Delik kovaya su koymak ve şişman kadının şarkıya başlaması Hurşit Güneş Amerika (Sovyet Sosyalist) Birleşik Devletleri Güngör Uras Kart ve tüketici kredisi faizleri artabilir Yiğit Bulut Türkiye'de borsanın çakılması hariç görünürde birşey yok ama! Güven Sak Nedir bu yüzde 79,9'un sırrı? Krize karşı ne yapıyoruz? Ertuğ Yaşar Kriz Türkiye'ye gelir mi Asaf Savaş Akat Ali Ağaoğlu | ||
H4 New York Times Fed and Treasury Offer to Work With Congress on Bailout Plan Top officials at the Treasury Department and Federal Reserve began discussing with Congressional leaders a plan to buy up large numbers of distressed mortgages held by ailing financial institutions. Gates Urges Cautious NATO Stance on Russia After Georgia Conflict Agreement With Iraq Over Troops Is at Risk PAUL KRUGMAN Crisis Endgame Faced with the financial crisis spinning out of control, much of Washington appears to have decided that government isn’t the problem, it’s the solution. DAVID BROOKSThe Post-Lehman World Everybody says we’re about to enter a new political era, rich in global financial regulation. The herd might just be wrong once again. War and Drought Threaten Afghan Food Supply Iran’s President Denies Hostility to Israelis U.N. Study Finds More Women in Politics A New McCain on the Campaign Trail For Rivals, Finance Crisis Is Posing on-the-Fly Tests A Bid to Curb Profit Gambit as Banks Fall , backlash against short sellers has begun, with regulators in the U.S. and Britain tightening rules and authorities in New York intensifying investigations. Pain Spreads as Credit Vise Grows Tighter As the credit crisis on Wall Street moves to Main Street, borrowers are finding that the nation’s lenders are tightening up in numerous ways. a political leader | H5 Washington Post History Will Judge y Charles Krauthammer, President Bush exudes a sense of calm and confidence in eventual vindication. Name That Doctrine By Michael Gerson, Whether or not they can identify it, the next occupants of the White House will live by the Bush doctrine Maziar Bahari | The 'father' of Iran's nuclear program speaks out Citing Grave Financial Threats, Officials Ready Massive Rescue Lawmakers Work With Fed, Treasury To Try to Restore The Flow of Money Plan B, With All Deliberate Speed Column | In an effort to get out ahead of the crisis, officials may create an entity to do ... something. Rice Says Russia Has Taken a 'Dark Turn' Rice Sharply Criticizes Russia's Recent Actions Secretary of state says invasion of Georgia failed to achieve Moscow's objectives and has put Russia on a path to "self-imposed isolation and international irrelevance." Editorial Anthrax Suspicions Why an independent look at the FBI probe is essential Relaxing as a coping mechanism is not a new concept for nation, which just lost a war. PostGlobal: Death of American Capitalism Bush's Vapid Reassurances By Dan Froomkin By R. Glenn Hubbard, How McCain and Obama should respond to the failures on Wall Street. GOP Sees Rebound in Battle for Congress Party Hopes Momentum Will Help Limit Losses McCain Slights Spanish Prime Minister Obama, McCain Trade Shots Over Responses to Financial Meltdown For Georgians, a Much-Needed Break John McCain's record on Wall Street oversight gets some misleading spin from Barack Obama. Despite Late Surge, Markets Still Show Signs of Instability As Michigan Goes . . . by E. J. Dionne Jr., If Obama can't win here, he's got a big problem. Flunking Economics By Eugene Robinson, John McCain was telling the truth when he said that economics wasn't his strong suit. DECISION-MAKERS Goldman Alumni Now Call the Shots In Washington In Crucible of Crisis, Paulson, Bernanke, Geithner Forge a Committee of Three | H6 Guardian US eyes $20bn to fund Afghan effort Bush administration expects monetary contribution from those who did not send troops Livni set to form Israeli government New head of ruling Kadima party prepares to put together a coalition government after narrow win Public losses for private gain Nouriel Roubini: The effective nationalisation of huge sectors of the economy means US taxpayers are picking up the tab for failing banks Russia faces pariah status, US warns Kremlin accused of aggression as OSCE monitoring forces refused entry to South Ossetia Obama edges ahead of McCain Michael Tomasky takes a look at the latest election polls and explains why Obama has inched ahead After the firestorm Editorial: A land of mirrors in which nothing was real and now everything is shattered An End to the 'Anglosphere'? By: Matthias S. Klein | The Guardian 'Greater transparency' is the mantra of the ignorant John Eatwell: After such a financial debacle, the tired old regulatory priorities must finally be binned FBI on the trail of Palin hackers Information from private account posted online, including messages, digital photos and address book Selling out the ownership society Melissa McEwan: Republicans are refusing to take responsibility for the Wall Street crisis, even though John McCain's policies mirror George Bush's Zero tolerance of religious discrimination Inayat Bunglawala: Both Islamophobia and antisemitism have gone up in Europe. The media must shoulder some of the blame Khaled Diab: Belief in the sacredness of the Holy Land has long bedevilled the quest for peace. It's time to challenge the 'God veto' | ||
H7 Asia Times Muqtada reinvents himself UN Secretary-Generals - Council on Foreign Relations Treasury Designates Individuals and Entities Fueling Violence in Iraq Source: U.S. Department of the Treasury Cairo Cool to Tehran's Clinch - Adam Morrow and Khaled Moussa al-Omrani (Asia Times-Hong Kong) Russia Eyes Naval Bases in Syria – | H8 IraqSlogger Google News Iraq Iran Syria Mideastwire.com - NPR Iraq US-Iraq Pact Facing 'Dangerous' Obstacles: PM Major powers to discuss Iran amid Russia tension Iran Official Says Caucasus Crisis Has "Serious Consequences" Iranian Al-Alam TV Interviews Syrian President for First Time Iraq parliament fails to approve power-sharing deal over new ... Civil Service Corps Takes Root in Iraq's Kirkuk Province Iraq Seeks British Help in Oil Industry: PM | H9 Ha’aretz – Kadima divided after Livni's victory, Mofaz exit Mofaz resignation marks loss of party's most prominent Mizrahi member, man most identified with security First test of leadership If Livni wants to lead and not to be led, she must build a government that reflects her agenda. Benn From wimp to winner Day after losing Kadima race, Mofaz announces 'time out from politics' Welcome to the club Livni must not neglect the relationship with President Bush during a period liable to see a conflagration in Gaza and possibly a confrontation with Iran. Hope is in her hands Livni must use the trust the public has given her to surprise us with a new kind of government. Neri Livneh: Tzipi Livni is Israel's Barack Obama Gideon Levy: Arabs who back Kadima, Likud, and Labor are sellouts Ahmadinejad: Israel won't survive in any shape or form ANALYSIS / Livni's victory is a big crack in the glass ceiling If new Kadima head forms cabinet, Israel will have women heading all three branches of government A New Dialogue in the Arab Middle East - Zvi Bar'el The implications of isolation After its occupation of Georgia, one begins to wonder how Russia sees its role in the world. Jerusalem Post Israel can't attack Iran alone [ DOUGLAS BLOOMFIELD Livni stunned as Mofaz decides to 'take break' from politics FM tries to reach opponent to persuade him to reconsider, but he refuses to meet her; Labor MK: It's the beginning of the end for Kadima. Abbas welcomes Livni's Kadima victory Believes she'll be a partner for peace; PA officials had 'tremendous concern' over possible Mofaz win. Livni's challenges Can she reshape her party and form a new gov't in her own image? Yedioth Ahronoth West’s decline threatens us Only fools fail to understand that weak Western world is disastrous for Israel, Eitan Haber says 'Peace efforts at crossroads'
Livni’s limited mandate Tiny percentage of Israeli public voted for woman who may become our next PM Daily Alert.org – Hebrew Press Editorials (2008) - Middle East Progress - EJC Israeli Press Review – Google News Israel - Palestine WSJ Israel and Palestine Can Still Achieve Peace By Mahmoud Abbas Daily Star Will Livni be any different from those who have gone before her? Four crises are blocking a resolution in Jerusalem By Mahdi Abdul Hadi Key Players in Israel Coalition Talks Biden & Israel: The Lobby Has Spoken by Susan Abulhawa BBC Livni begins new government talks Tzipi Livni begins putting together a new government after being elected leader of Israel's ruling Kadima party. Tzipi Livni, Israel's foreign minister who emerged this week as the leader of the governing Kadima Party and the favorite to succeed Ehud Olmert as prime minister, deserves a chance to save Israel from the course it has been following. (Boston Globe) Damning UN report on Gaza strike Archbishop Desmond Tutu delivers a scathing report to the UN on an Israeli shelling in Gaza in 2006. Le Monde La maladie d'Israël Place Onus for Peace Where It Belongs - on Palestinians - David A. Harris (Philadelphia Jewish Exponent) | ||
Next step in economic crisis: a giant resale agency? Some lawmakers and economists are calling for the US to absorb damaged assets of firms. U.S. airstrikes test alliance with Pakistan Militants are targeted by drones to keep them from entering Afghanistan. Israel's next big hope Livni's victory as head of the ruling party help cut the despair among Israelis. Can Livni clean up Israeli politics? Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni won the Kadima Party primary to replace Ehud Olmert who has been beset by corruption charges Investors' guide to stormy market: Find havens Fund managers who have made money this year point to longer-term bonds and a careful selection of stocks. Keep military aid separate from aid organizations Even the perception of bias undercuts humanitarian help Real change in campaign ‘08: Stop hating the other party. Hate can turn into hypocrisy, and it kills thinking. So I'm trying to watch it. China threat? It's a blessing The Economist Pakistan’s tribal areas A wild frontier It will take more than American missiles to bring order to Pakistan’s north-western border region The Chinese Absence : Amir Taheri Vested interests drive US's Pakistan policy IHT AFTER THE BEIJING GAMES What we learned By FEI-LING WANG The Chinese state is very rich but remains fundamentally frightened US-Pakistan Ties Deteriorate Over Air Strikes From Vanity Fair, Sebastian Junger returns to the valley of death in Afghanistan Insurgents in Afghanistan Show Strength, Sophistication By: Laura King | Los Angeles Times Gates: US Reviewing Its Afghanistan War Strategy Pakistan's tribal areas need vast reform China, India resume Himalayan dance Afghanistan's Forgotten Frontline By: Terri Judd | The Independent Asia Still Suffering From a 'Leadership Deficit' By: Robert Sutter | The Japan Times Japan Spinning Its Wheels By: Masahiro Matsumura | The Japan Times 'The Rumors Are Absurd': An Interview With Zardari Adviser Matloob Warraich By: Urs Gehriger | World Politics Review Gold: Why Asia was spot on s the carnage on Wall Street intensified, the flight to safety this week started across the Pacific in the gold markets of Sydney and Hong Kong on Tuesday, before the gold price rocketed in the US market on Wednesday morning. Investors trying to spot a gold trend early would have been well served looking at the spot price in Asia, rather than waiting for guidance from New York. - R M Cutler | H11 IHT Gates urges cautious NATO stance on Russia after Georgia conflict Defense Secretary Robert Gates made his comments as the Russian president struck a conciliatory tone about improving relations between Russia and the U.S. AFTER THE BEIJING GAMES What we learned By FEI-LING WANG The Chinese state is very rich but remains fundamentally frightened EUROPE European press review The Economist British politics Who killed New Labour? The death throes of Britain’s ruling party suggest several possible culprits Serbia A new strongman Charlemagne Who cares about Europe? Moving Beyond the Destructive Myth of 'Eurabia' By: Muhammad Abdul Bari | The Daily Star NATO Should Stop Expanding, Says UK Think-Tank Germany’s Steinmeier hit by spies' double-dealing | H12 RFE/RL The Economist Russia’s armed forces Advancing, blindly Russia and its neighbours Bang, crash US to 'Help' Solve Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict What Russia Wants by Ted Galen Carpenter WSJ Putin Is Ruining Russia's Economy By Garry Kasparov Russia-Expert Rice Tries Taming Putin While Still Engaging Him Projecting power Ukraine's headache over Russia's fleet in Crimea Rice says U.S. will resist Russian moves against its neighbors Rice criticises 'isolated' Russia Russia's "aggressive" attitude at home and abroad risks leaving the country "isolated and irrelevant", the US secretary of state warns U.S. Pledges Stand Alongside Azerbaijan After August Crisis in Caucasus Lavrov Outraged By Attempts to Revise Sarkozy-Medvedev Accords Google News Azerbaijan Shaking Hands with One Dictator to Oppose Another By: Jason Vaughn | Diplomatic Courier Russia Will Recover By: Steven Dashevsky | The Moscow Times Russian Crisis: Investors Take Flight By: Charles Clover and Catherine Belton | Financial Times From Prospect, Russia's brutal expansionism must be checked now — or we will pay the price later. Greetings from Abkhazia: The forlorn seaside resort where Soviet rulers once frolicked. Armed Clash in Ashgabat By: Roger McDermott | Eurasia Daily Monitor Georgia's Road to NATO Membership Still Open By: Giorgi Lomsadze | Eurasianet Yushchenko Advocates NATO as Balance By: Natalie A. Feduschak | The Washington Times Russia Puts South Ossetia Off-Limits to International Monitors | ||
H13 The Times Russia rattles sabre with arms sales to Iran In a snub to the US it is thought Iran will get anti-aircraft missiles capable of guarding its threatened nuclear sites Iran a distraction but Palestinian pact is vital Tzipi Livni's seriousness will be tested only if she forms a government, and if the next US president also wants a deal Livni's Hours Israel's likely new Prime Minister faces many hurdles on the road to peace McCain loses ground as Palin bounce shrinks Republican accuses Barack Obama of being a high-taxing threat as the economy takes centre stage Who's to blame? It is easy to cast bankers and hedge funds as the villains in the credit crisis; but the fundamental weakness is that bank lending has seized up How will they respond to a dovish woman leader? Indira Gandhi, Golda Meir, Margaret Thatcher... Tzipi Livni finds herself in a tough line of female heads of state Britain under pressure for a troop surge US Secretary of Defence expects Britain to match Washington’s commitment by enlarging its troop presence in Afghanistan More regulation will harm, not help It is easy to feel that ‘Something Must be Done. But it is a temptation we should resist Livni begins Kadima tightrope walk The newly elected leader of Israel's ruling party must also offer hope of a breakthrough in talks with the Palestinians Central banks in $180bn emergency action Concerted bid to ease pressure on international markets equivalent to three times the fortune of the world's richest man Peggy Noonan: Why It's Getting Mean Be It Resolved Paulson and Bernanke ask Congress for a resolution agency. How to Save the Financial System By William M. Isaac We need to change our bad accounting rules, not create another rescue bureaucracy. Israel and Palestine Can Still Achieve Peace By Mahmoud Abbas History will judge none of us kindly if we squander this opportunity. Putin Is Ruining Russia's Economy By Garry Kasparov Pakistan Says U.S. Israel's Livni Must Craft Coalition Israeli Foreign Minister Livni won a Kadima Party election to replace outgoing Olmert as party leader, and must now pull together a coalition government. Rush Limbaugh: Obama Is Stoking Racial Antagonism BBC US pledges financial rescue plan US officials say they will hammer out a "comprehensive" plan to try to ease what has become a global financial crisis. | H14 Financial Times Georgia weakened NATO case, says IISS Georgia has weakened its case for NATO membership as a result of its “irresponsible” decision to try and recover South Ossetia, a leading UK-based think-tank said on Thursday, warning that US attempts to bring the Georgians into the alliance risked dividing the west US push for crisis breakthrough A breakthrough agreement to create a giant US government-sponsored vehicle to take on toxic assets looked possible on Thursday night as Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson, Fed chairman Ben Bernanke and top lawmakers convened a dramatic meeting to discuss the financial crisis Why global capitalism needs global rules Wise after the calamity, central bankers, market regulators and the rest are calling for tighter rules, closer oversight and a premium on sobriety. The rest of us may ask why it has taken so long for these guardians to stir from their complacency, says Philip Stephens Greenspan’s sins return to haunt us The former Fed chief bears responsibility for his role in ensuring that the era of cheap interest created a speculative bubble, writes David Blake Livni in uphill task to build coalition Tzipi Livni has begun the arduous task of assembling a coalition behind her attempt to become Israel’s next prime minister after narrowly winning the race to head the governing Kadima party Central banks: a survival guide The follies of a generation of irresponsible financiers will fall on future generations of taxpayers. But today is about survival Short-sellers find themselves in dock In these febrile conditions, acting against short-selling may well be necessary but is far from certain of achieving its aims Saakashvili scorns aid package ‘nonsense’ The Georgian president dismissed some of the conditions attached to international aid pledged to his country since its clash with Russia. But he said the money would be used to re-ignite the economy Pressure grows on Kremlin liberal clique Amid the market turmoil, there are signs that political pressure may be building from those in the government that favour a more statist course and less economic integration with the rest of the world Rice rounds on ‘paranoid’ Moscow The US secretary of state has issued her most stinging criticism of Russia yet, accusing Moscow of being authoritarian at home and “paranoid aggressive” abroad Changing the rules of the game Two days after allowing a large investment bank to fail as a stern statement of free market discipline, Ben Bernanke and Hank Paulson in effect nationalised the insurance giant Not the time to worry about moral hazard The priority is to get out of the present hole. Worrying about moral hazard in current circumstances is like refusing to sell fire insurance just after the Great Fire of London, writes Charles Goodhart How we were all blinded by the golden calf Raise an institution such as the unfettered financial world to the role of an idol and you are not critical of anything it does, writes David Bodanis ‘Last dictator’ caught between east and west Alexander Lukashenko has a grip on power at home in Belarus, but he is feeling outside pressures – chiefly from Russia, his political sponsor, aid donor and energy supplier Al-Qaeda resurgence threatens Yemen An attack against the US embassy in the capital Sana’a, which left 16 people dead, was the most dramatic of recent strikes by a new generation of jihadis ‘Ms Clean’ must navigate treacherous waters Tzipi Livni is the kind of politician who would rather finish a national security speech than latch on to a photo-opportunity with smiling children. She is seen as aloof, but has a reputation for integrity and probity Economic crisis refocuses presidential race The Wall Street financial crisis has forced the presidential candidates and media into a more grown-up conversation as voters attention turns to who would best handle the economy US walks delicate line in Pakistan Islamabad’s failure to tackle extremists frustrates Washington, but the Pentagon is aware that putting too much public pressure on Pakistani military leaders could backfire US urges allies to fund Afghan army growth Washington is putting pressure on its Nato partners to provide the $20bn that it believes is necessary to fund plans to double the size of Afghanistan’s military over the next five years Yemen arrests 30 after US embassy bombing Yemeni authorities have arrested 30 people suspected of belonging to al-Qaeda following an attack on the heavily fortified US embassy in Sanaa, a security source said Ahmadi-Nejad backs aide over Israel Iranian president defies the clergy and defends the vice-president for tourism against calls to sack him for saying Iran was ‘a friend of [the] Israeli people’ Gulf states approve monetary union plan Gulf finance ministers have approved a draft agreement on monetary union as part of a plan to create a unified currency and a central bank which they hope will eventually lead to full regional economic integration | H15 Los Angeles Times U.S. military advisors may soon head to Pakistan The U.S. and Pakistan have cleared remaining obstacles, so the long-delayed team may arrive within weeks, Joint Chiefs Chairman Michael Mullen says NATO rapid-response unit proposed to address fears about Russia Western defense ministers are set to consider a new force that could be deployed in nations that feel in threatened by Moscow. Insurgents in Afghanistan show strength, sophistication This summer, foreign troop deaths have exceeded those of U.S. forces in Iraq. 'We feel that things are going very, very well for us,' one Taliban fighter says Facebook reflects struggle over Islam's role In the Middle East, the devout and the secular are duking it out online. But does one side hear the other? Palin said yes, thanks, to a road to nowhere in Alaska While seeking votes, she backed the 'bridge to nowhere.' As governor, she spent the money elsewhere and moved ahead with a $26-million road to the nonexistent bridge Officials move swiftly to resolve financial crisis A proposal is expected to be presented to Congress "in a matter of hours, not days," Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says Editorial | ||
The Economist America not quite at its best The election has taken a nasty turn. This is mainly the Republicans’ fault Lexington Richard Milhous McCain Americans cannot escape from the shadow of Tricky Dick The financial crisis and the election The politics of despair Wall Street’s meltdown readjusts the race in unexpected ways Top Republican says Palin unready Republican Senator Chuck Hagel says John McCain's running mate Sarah Palin has no foreign policy credentials. Gallup Daily: Obama 48%, McCain 44% — Poll: Americans doubt bailouts will stop economic chaos Time The Lying Game ( Salon Rabbi Michael Lerner: Why Isn't Obama Ahead by a Landslide as the Economy Collapses? The Psychodynamics of the 2008 Election Come Into Fierce Relief - If Obama understood how to answer these blue-staters and their all-too-ready-contempt for the Americans who don't agree with them, he'd have a far greater chance of winning this election. realclearpolitics memeorandum ABC’s The Note – US News Political Bulletin Early Bird GovExec Swamp Gas The Swamp Biden looks like a yacht owner, acts like a man of the people Joe Biden's look said "yacht owner": navy blazer with handkerchief, crisp oxford shirt, pressed khakis, silver hair. But as he toured Ohio this week he talked like a high school buddy, loudly and casually. He invaded personal space with gusto, squeezing arms and shoulders, handing out hugs, hamming it up with strangers as if they were old friends What's in the Palin e-mails posted on the Internet? | H17 Daily Telegraph Britain is out in the cold as Brown loses the ear of the White House It isn't Brown that has stepped into Blair's shoes, its Sarkozy, writes Con Coughlin Who's to blame for the financial crisis? Governments and central bankers role in creating the current financial crisis. Tzipi Livni should get a chance Tzipi Livni should take her turn at the helm of the Middle East's only democracy Palinmania peaked? Growing signs that the Sarah Palin effect is wearing off on voters. | H18 Independent Exclusive: Now the grassroots turn against Brown The Labour Party's grassroots have turned decisively against Gordon Brown and a majority want him to stand down, according to an exclusive poll for The Independent. Livni faces coalition demands after slim win Tzipi Livni, the newly elected leader of Israel's ruling Kadima party, last night began the daunting task of trying to assemble a workable coalition government as her narrowly defeated rival announced he was taking a "break" from politics. The peacemaker and the hawk who is ready to swoop As America's economy reels, the battle for votes may still be won far from home. Obama vs McCain: Which presidential candidate has the best campaign knick-knacks? The Big Question: Does the rise of Tzipi Livni make peace in the Middle East possible? | ||
H19 Military Intelligence Terrorism When the military takes power: The coup d'etat has been a staple of history; its modus operandi and results are all too consistent An Argument for Open Source Intelligence Secrecy Counter Terror with Justice: The Dispatches of Terror and the Axis of Evil New jihadism Blood-stained pursuit of revenge FBI's Anthrax Tale Unravels US, China Urged to Work Out Space Security Regime Treasury Designates Individuals and Entities Fueling Violence in Iraq Source: U.S. Department of the Treasury | H20 Slate A discussion with Jan Egeland, author of A Billion Lives: An Eyewitness Report from the Frontlines of Humanity. From TED, Peter Collier on four ways to improve the lives of the "bottom billion". | H21 Liberalism’s notion that morality is merely rights and obligations empties life of ethical meaning. We need a return to pre-modern virtue ethics... more» Are you a born conservative (or liberal)? A new study suggests that your political attitudes are wired in from the beginning. Man under siege: Living under Albania’s repressive regime spurred the creative spirit of Booker Prize winner Ismail Kadare Here are 9 would-be countries looking forward to paying U.N. dues. Can Cell Phones Contribute to Male Infertility? Google promises to open a new round in the Browser Wars The establishment outsider: An interview with Roger Scruton | ||
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