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H1 Obama and the Dawn of the 4th Republic - Michael Lind, Salon His victory really may mark the beginning of a new era in American history

NYT DAVID BROOKS Change I Can Believe In I have dreams. And right now I’m dreaming of the successful presidency — one that stretches beyond the normal Democratic base

On the White House Want a Security Post? Say Nothing.

LA Times Obama's thinkers By David Milne

Academics from top-notch universities likely lead the list of possible foreign-policy advisors, but they must be able to avoid the mistakes of their predecessors

The Economist Great Expectations of Barack Obama - Barack Obama has won a famous victory. Now he must use it wisely

Challenges facing Barack Obama Obama's world How will a 21st-century president fare in a 19th-century world?

The economic crisis Wolves at the door Financial mess and gathering recession dominate Barack Obama’s economic agenda

Washington Post Iraq Repeats Insistence on Fixed Withdrawal Date

Emanuel to Be Chief of Staff

Obama's Choice Could Signal Rapid Succession of Cabinet Picks - Names floated for Cabinet positions suggest Obama is focused more on projecting a reassuring image of continuity and competence than of quickly bringing wholesale change

FT Editorial Time to appoint a Middle East envoy The US really is indispensable to the resolution of the region’s most intractable problems – as long as it rediscovers the transformative power of hard-nosed diplomacy

Stratfor Geopolitical Diary: Iran and an Obama Administration

PAUL KRUGMAN The Obama Agenda Right now many commentators are urging Barack Obama to think small. Let’s hope he has the good sense to ignore their advice.

The Campaign Autopsy - Charles Krauthammer, Washington Post

WP - Editorial The New Order As Barack Obama names a chief of staff, Republicans ponder how to respond

Salon The new era of Obama Sherman Alexie, Joan Blades, Robert Dallek, Greil Marcus, Dan Savage and others weigh in on Obama's historic presidential win.

DT Iran's youths would back Barack Obama When Tehran's leaders claim America is leading a 'crusade' to wipe out Islam, young Iranians will know Obama's father was a Muslim, writes David Blair.

Return of President Putin The Kremlin has signalled that Vladimir Putin could return as the country's president with months.

The Times Putin could return as Russia's President as early as 2009

“Poverty and disadvantage are a better preparation for success than wealth and capitalizing on advantage.” Malcolm Gladwell wonders... more»

Obama's National Security Team Emerging by Robert Dreyfuss

Time The Meaning of Obama's Win: How He Rewrote the Book An election in one of the world's oldest democracies looked like the kind they hold in brand-new ones. Nancy Gibbs on a historic night

Obama's Victory Ushers in a New America (By Joe Klein)
Obama's victory heralds a new generation of leaders--and an America that is still taking shape

Paul Krugman The Financial Meltdown and the Future of American Politics

A Hard Landing in China? - Nouriel Roubini, Forbes

Abu Hussein's Invitation to Damascus by Sami Moubayed

Evangelical Foreign Policy Is Over by Andrew J. Bacevich

It Would Be a Mistake to Super-Size the IMF By: Kenneth Rogoff | The Japan Times Super-sizing the fund, without sufficient governance improvements and lending constraints, would give the world too much of a good thing.

Clinton's Former Secretary of State Has Some Advice for the Obama Team By: Warren Christopher | Los Angeles Times
The work of the president-elect has begun. There is no time to savor victory, no time to ease into the job. Two hot wars and the greatest economic crisis of our time have combined to create an unprecedented sense of urgency.

Iran Hard-Liners ‘Not Happy’ About Obama Win

Financial Times Iraq warns US on deal over troop withdrawal Iraq warned that an effort to reach an agreement sanctioning US military presence in Iraq beyond 2008 would collapse if no deal were reached by the end of this month

Obama’s victory: a change the world should believe in

His promise of engagement speaks to an understanding that America needs to gather its friends to defeat it enemies; and that the rules of the international system can be enforced on the weakest only if they are observed by the strongest, writes Philip Stephens

Chance for US to start afresh in Arab world

Moscow’s missiles Mr Obama’s victory is a real opportunity to revisit the bitter dispute which stems from Washington’s plans to establish missile shield bases in eastern Europe

Shock treatment The Bank of England has made the right call in using its firepower as conditions deteriorate fast. The ECB has to follow

Can we go up again? The world economy With rate cuts, cheaper food and oil and a US political feelgood factor, an early revival is possible

GAO Lists Top “Urgent Issues” for Next President and Congress; Unveils New Transition Web Site (PDF; 64 KB) Source: Government Accountability Office

Multitasking in the Middle East By: Brian Katulis and Steve Bowden | The Guardian
Obama -- the transition: To deal with challenges from Iraq and Afghanistan to Israel and Iran, Obama needs a comprehensive approach.

A Word of Support for the U.S. President Elect By: The Editors | World Politics Review
World Politics Review avoided endorsing either candidate. But today we feel the need to voice our support for the U.S. president-elect and our confidence that America is in good hands

Guardian Poker with missiles

Editorial: Russia's deployment of missiles in western enclave sends a warning to the US and Eastern Europe

All the cliches about colour obscure the real challenges awaiting Obama

Simon Jenkins: The world must get over its hysteria. The next US leader has Russia to deal with, and could face his own Cuban missile crisis

Obama and Medvedev: a lot to prove Simon Tisdall: The Russian leader's aggressive state of the nation speech is a first exploratory punch in a boxing match between novices

Where's Osama? Who cares?

Jason Burke: The new president should scale back Bush's obsessive hunt for Bin Laden, and focus instead on fostering regional stability

First punch is thrown as novices square up Simon Tisdall: Dmitry Medvedev and Barack Obama, as leaders of the world's two great nuclear powers, have a lot to prove

Let's throw away the rule book

Joseph Stiglitz: Bretton Woods II must establish economic doctrines that work in emerging economies as well as in capitalism's heartland

Barack Obama’s America: richer, smarter, less white... Daniel Finkelstein ... Louis Henry Gates Jr. ... Sara Hebel ... John McWhorter ... Laurence Tribe ... Elizabeth Wurtzel ... Frank Furedi ... Anne Applebaum ... Robert Fulford ... Richard Cohen ... Joel Kotkin ... Gerard Baker ... Brendan O’Neill ... Roger Cohen ... Michael Gerson ... Ward Connerly et al. ... John Dickerson ... Irwin Stelzer ... Maureen Dowd ... Shelby Steele ... Alan Wolfe

ANALYSIS-Georgia's Saakashvili tries to answer war critics

Geopolitical Diary: Medvedev's Carefully Timed Address

Bush Team Lays Ground for Obama Foreign Policy

Stratfor Global Credit Markets and the Persistence of Fear

Viewed from a different angle, it becomes apparent that fear still persists in global credit markets.

Oil falls below $60...

Wonkish Ambitions by Daniel W. Drezner Update that resume—with a shift of power in Washington, it’s time for some new faces in foreign policy. Let the clawing begin.

Advice to the New Administration: UM Foreign and Domestic Policy Guide

The Road Ahead
Harvard Political Review

Brookings and the Presidential Transition
By Brookings Press

H2 İzleyeceği siyaset, kuracağı kadroda gizli

M Ali Birand Obama ile, Ermeni şokuna hazır olun…

Cevdet Aşkın Karayılan, Obama'ya yazdığı mektupta neler söyledi?

Mustafa the movie divides Turkey with a portrait of the 'real' Ataturk
Independent

Erdoğan: Randevu için girişimlere başladık

Büyük kayıp ilk temastan Erdoğan’a verilen brifingde, 4 aylık komando eğitiminin hayati önem taşıdığı vurgulandı.

[NEWS ANALYSIS] Obama era to bring more US pressure on reforms ...

EU envoy sees Caspian gas deal with Turkey in 2009

EUROPEAN COMMISSION 2008 PROGRESS REPORT ON TURKEY DETAILS AKP ...
Eurasia Daily Monitor

’Obama laiklikte daha duyarlı olur’

Atılacak adımlar çözüme katkı sağlar

ÖMER TAŞPINAR
Obama ve yeni ABD yönetimi

TAMER KORKMAZ Ne olur?

İhsan Dağı Ulusalcılar Amerika'yı kaybetti

[NEWS ANALYSIS] Lira devaluation to affect Turkey's long-range missile project

Turkey moves to host trilateral summit with Armenia, Azerbaijan

Turkish-American ties to grow stronger, says US envoy

İç Basında Türk Dış Politikası Dış Basında Türkiye - BBC Turkish 0700 VOA TSİ 06:30 Turkish Press Review Google News Turkey TurcoPundit ASAM

Google News Fırat News Agency KurdishMedia Kurdish Kurdish Aspect Dış Basında Irak BBC Monitoring Inter-national

YASİN DOĞAN

DTP'nin Diyarbakır adayı

Kurdistan and US-Iraq strategic agreement

Cevdet Aşkın Karayılan, Obama'ya yazdığı mektupta neler söyledi?

Adem Yavuz Arslan Terör sadece AK Parti'nin sorunu mu?

PKK issues celebratory message for Obama

‘Turkey must cross river of Kurdish woes’

DTP'ye göre PKK 'terörist' değil, ayrılıkçı örgüt

Obama’ya iki mesaj

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

AB'ye katılım zorlu bir süreçtir Marc Pierini - Avrupa Komisyonu Türkiye Delegasyonu Başkan

Beril Dedeoğlu Türkiye’deki Amerikan seçimleri

EU's Piebalgs in Turkey on Nabucco talks United Press International

İlerlemedin raporu

Gila Benmayor Obama, AB sürecini etkiler mi

Zeynel Lüle İlerleme (me) raporu

Seyfettin Gürsel Değişim umudu Barak Obama

İBRAHİM KARAGÜL Cool America…!

Abdurrahman Bilici Reformlar neden yavaşladı?

Mehmet Yılmaz Obama'nın ilk samimiyet testi: Guantanamo

[Yorum - Prof.Dr. Beril Dedeoğlu] Amerikalıların seçimi ve Türkiye

Karabakh Summit Yields No Breakthrough for Armenia By: Emil Danielyan | Eurasianet Armenian officials have expressed general satisfaction with the results of the November 2 meeting in Moscow involving the presidents of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia, but many observers in Yerevan doubt that the summit will produce a breakthrough in the Nagorno-Karabakh peace process.

From the Bosphorus: Straight - Count the Daily News as a "Blue State"

The right man at the right time
MUSTAFA AKYOL

Sami Kohen Dünyada “umudumuz Obama” havası...

Metin Münir Yeni bir dünya kurulurken Türkiye nerede olacak?

Ece Temelkuran Obama sadece Obama değildir!

Eser Karakaş ABD, biz ve istatistiki tuhaflık

Nasuhi Güngör ‘Yeni dünya’nın Obama’sı

Turkey to carefully watch Obama saga

Turkey, Azerbaijan discuss 'new era' for Caucasus

Turkey in the Security Council

'Düşes'in dürüstlüğü şüpheli'

Chomsky kuşkulu

Ünlü düşünür, ABD başkanlık seçimini BBC Türkçe'ye değerlendirdi

Duchess defends undercover Turkey trip CNN International

Hedo Okur Tuncay Nihat Altintop

Turkey to petition EU classification of borate as toxic

Transvestites in Turkey Gender-benders

H3

Limited Turkish press coverage today

PKK'yı kurarken örtülü ödenekten para aldım

CHP'nin adayı olmam Baykal'ın tercihinin ötesinde Ankaralı'nın talebi

'Dosyada Güney’in ifadesi eksik'

Nitelikli dolandırıcı davası

Sancak’ın adı iddianamede neden yok

Eruygur’a üst düzey ziyaret

Son Dakika Milliyet Hürriyet Zaman GH Türkiye

Birinci Sayfalar Akşam Birgün Bugün Cumhuriyet Dünya Hürriyet Milli Gazete Milliyet Posta Radikal Referans Sabah Star Taraf Tercüman Türkiye Vakit Vatan Yeni Şafak Zaman Arşiv

Video NTV CNNTürk Milliyet

Cengiz Çandar Obama ya da 'Yeni Amerika'nın doğuşu

Ahmet Taşgetiren Değişim: Bir atımlık barut mu?

Ruşen - Çakır Kürt sorununa Gül el atsa hiç fena olmayacak

Taha Akyol Beyaz ve siyah yurttaşlar

Fikret Bila Yüreğinizi ikiye bölmeyin

Hasan Cemal Obama'yla Türkiye deyince akla gelenler...

Murat Yetkin Obama görevi devralana dek bölgemiz diken üstünde

İsmet Berkan Obama’sını arayan ülke

Fehmi Koru ABD'nin tercihi ve bizim tercihlerimiz

Taha KıvançBüyükşehirlere adaylar

Şamil Tayyar Ergenekon şakaları

Yeni ABD yönetimi ve Türkiye
HASAN CELAL GÜZEL

Değişim ABD’yi bile hizaya sokuyor...
ORAL ÇALIŞLAR

Hüseyin Gülerce Obama; Ergenekon ve CHP'ye kötü haber...

Gerçek Obama nasıl biri?
HALUK ŞAHİN

Ali Bayramoğlu Bataklık büyüyor…

Yasemin Çongar Amerikan İç Savaşı nihayet bitiyor

Ertuğrul Özkök Meğer orijinal bir şey değilmiş

Hasan Ünal Obama’yı bekleyen Ortadoğu

Ahmet Hakan Bir ev zencisi: Obama

M Ali Birand Obama ile, Ermeni şokuna hazır olun…

Cüneyt Ülsever

Enis Berberoğlu

Bülent Korucu McCain'den Baykal'a demokrasi dersi

Oktay Ekşi Obama’sı az yazı

Bekir Coşkun Benzerlik...

Tufan Türenç Siyah adamı bekleyen zor ve pis dosyalar

Özdemir İnce 1921 Anayasası’nın 11. maddesi

Ferai Tınç Üç örnek üç keşke

Mehmet Y Yılmaz Sistematik koruma!

MUHARREM SARIKAYA

ERDAL ŞAFAK Prag notları

ENGİN ARDIÇ

ERGUN BABAHAN

EMRE AKÖZ Türk zihnindeki emperyal vizyon

Umur Talu

HASAN BÜLENT KAHRAMAN

NAZLI ILICAK Bizde Obama çıkmaz. Çünkü...

Mümtazer Türköne ABD'nin emperyal vaziyeti

MEHMET BARLAS

MAHMUT ÖVÜR Beyaz Saray 'siyah beyaz'

Güneri Civaoğlu AKP oyları geriliyor

YAVUZ DONAT

Ekonomi

ABDURRAHMAN YILDIRIM

Ercan Kumcu Ülkeler arasında eşitsizlik yaratılıyor

Hasan Ersel Banka kredilerinin düşmemesi için neler yapılabilir

Erdal Sağlam

Turkey banks' assn says no demand on debt guarantee

UPDATE 1-Turkey stocks, lira fall on global recession fears

Krizde kan akışını kesmeyin

Erdoğan bankacıları uyardı: Kredileri geri çağırmayın

Türkiye gelişmiş piyasalara göre krize daha bağışık

ŞELALE KADAK
Obama'nın başkanlığı AB'de işimizi kolaylaştıracak mı?

Hurşit Güneş Beklentiler karamsarlaştı; yatırımlar da düşüyor

Güngör Uras Hüseyin Bey hem üreticiyi hem halkı düşünüyor

Deniz Gökçe
Obama’nın ekonomi yaklaşımı!

Editorial

H5 Washington Post Iraq Repeats Insistence on Fixed Withdrawal Date

Editorial The New Order As Barack Obama names a chief of staff, Republicans ponder how to respond.

The Campaign Autopsy By Charles Krauthammer, McCain is the most worthy presidential nominee ever to be denied the prize. What went wrong?

Saudis on Strike Pressure for democratic change in the Middle East will continue, with or without U.S. help

Obama Gets First In-Depth Intelligence Briefing

Emanuel to Be Chief of Staff

Obama's Choice Could Signal Rapid Succession of Cabinet Picks

A Different Kind of White House By Dan Froomkin

The Decency of George W. Bush

By Michael Gerson, I've seen him show more loyalty than he's been given, more generosity than he's received

Ahmadinejad Congratulates Obama, Urges 'Real' Change

No Mideast Deal Under Bush, White House Says

A Real Realignment By Harold Meyerson, How the power shifted from Karl Rove's Republicans to Barack Obama's Democrats.

Democrats Craft Economic Plan

$100 Billion Stimulus in the Works

Republicans' Road Back

By John Boehner, Rebuilding the GOP will mean fighting the left's out-of-step agenda and selling a better vision.

The Decency of George W. Bush

By Michael Gerson, I will never be cynical about government -- or about President Bush.

Treasury Is Working To Widen the Rescue A Dramatic Expansion Beyond Banking

Among Democrats in Congress, Disputes on Leaders and Agenda

Bush, Obama to Meet Monday at White House

H6 Guardian Poker with missiles

Editorial: Russia's deployment of missiles in western enclave sends a warning to the US and Eastern Europe

All the cliches about colour obscure the real challenges awaiting Obama

Simon Jenkins: The world must get over its hysteria. The next US leader has Russia to deal with, and could face his own Cuban missile crisis

Obama and Medvedev: a lot to prove Simon Tisdall: The Russian leader's aggressive state of the nation speech is a first exploratory punch in a boxing match between novices

Where's Osama? Who cares?

Jason Burke: The new president should scale back Bush's obsessive hunt for Bin Laden, and focus instead on fostering regional stability

In praise of ... life imitating art

Editorial: The election of Obama has prompted many to talk about the prescience of The West Wing

This U-turn shows the Bank to be way behind the curve Larry Elliott: The late cut in interest rates raises doubts over the competence of those who set them

The Hispanic vote shaped the contours of this electionMartin Kettle: Huge swell of support for Obama in south-western states is the real race story behind this victory

Russia fires warning shot over US missile plan Dmitri Medvedev's move to station missiles in Europe clouds potential meeting with Barack Obama

Czech and German targets in reach of new armoury Ballistic missile system seen as response to Washington plans for interceptor missiles in Poland

Who'll blink first? Kamil Tchorek: Russia's announcement that it will target Poland is more bravado than a statement of bellicose intent

Competing for reflected glory

Lance Price: If Gordon Brown fails to capitalise on Labour's common values with Democrats, David Cameron will exploit the idea of 'change'

A waiting game Bill Emmott: The benefits of slashing interest rates are indirect and won't be seen to boost the economy for quite some time

Winning back hearts and minds

Ian Williams: Obama – the transition Unlike its predecessor, the Obama administration should use the UN to restore America's image all around the world

Let battle commenceLinda Hirshman: Obama – the transition The appointment of Rahm Emanuel as chief of staff shows, above all, that Barack Obama is prepared to fight

First punch is thrown as novices square up Simon Tisdall: Dmitry Medvedev and Barack Obama, as leaders of the world's two great nuclear powers, have a lot to prove

Let's throw away the rule book

Joseph Stiglitz: Bretton Woods II must establish economic doctrines that work in emerging economies as well as in capitalism's heartland

Bush is like a child who has smashed up his toys inviting another to come and play in his nursery Alexander Chancellor: To inherit two wars and a broken economy would not be most people's idea of fun

A letter to Barack Brian Whitaker: Please resist the temptation to fix the Middle East, and make sure your own country leads by example

We don't do change here

Ilana Bet-El: Deep down, the EU will be wary of Obama's policies towards political hot potatoes such as the Middle East and Afghanistan

New Labour's lessons for Obama

Matthew Taylor: Obama – the transition: The incoming American president could learn from post-1997 Blair mistakes

Stranded port still strategic base

Kaliningrad, where Russia are deploying nuclear missiles, is wedged between hostile neighbours

Economic rescue plan main priority as new chief of staff named Appointment of Illinois congressman Rahm Emanuel comes amid mounting speculation over top cabinet posts

Rapid CIA briefing starts crash course in presidency Autumn ritual of presidential transitions under way as Obama starts to map out his White House

Thanks, but no thanks

Silvio Berlusconi and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad reserve praise for the president-elect Barack Obama

After the loss, the recriminations

James Antle: The Republican party is at its lowest point in a generation. Who's to blame? And will it forever be shut out of power?

You can't beat brains Tim Fernholz: Obama – the transition: What will Barack Obama's cabinet look like? A mix of steady hands and fresh faces. In other words, a lot like John Kennedy's

Retaking America Sarah Posner: Is the US still 'one nation under God'?: Obama's victory is a defeat for the fundamentalists who have sought to claim this concept for themselves

How Obama can save the US economy Dean Baker: Obama – the transition: What's the best way for the government to stimulate the US economy? Spend money on healthcare

Fox News and McCain aides turn on Palin Controversy over Republican vice-presidential candidacy shows no sign of abating as attacks continue to roll in

Multitasking in the Middle East By: Brian Katulis and Steve Bowden | The Guardian Obama -- the transition: To deal with challenges from Iraq and Afghanistan to Israel and Iran, Obama needs a comprehensive approach.

Socialists seek new leader to end feuding and challenge Sarkozy

Candidate will be charismatic enough to reinvent the French left and provide a viable opposition

Economy Obama's main priority as new chief of staff named

Appointment of Rahm Emanuel comes amid mounting speculation over top cabinet posts

CIA briefing starts crash course in presidency

Obama's workout has predecessors gasping

First lady in Vogue as she fashions her new role

Will the Terminator star in Obama's next act?

Democratic converts narrow 'God gap'

'Rock-bottom' Republicans begin inquest Barack Obama's election triumph leaves opposition searching for remedies to malaise

Record opium harvest in Afghanistan threatens new heroin crisis in Britain EU agency fears glut of opium on world market while UK tops cocaine abuse table for fifth consecutive year

Will we ever see a British Obama?

Ethnic minority politicians divided over how soon UK will follow America's lead

Arnold Schwarzenegger rumoured for Obama energy job Speculation swirls about the future of Hollywood star and governor of California

H7 Abu Hussein's Invitation to Damascus By: Sami Moubayed | Asia Times Syrians affectionately call Barack Hussein Obama "Abu Hussein" (father of Hussein), even though he has no son, and look forward to him visiting the country.

Hoping for change Obama's victory offers intriguing possibilities to Iran

Can a Nuclear Iran be Deterred or Contained? AEI A US article calling for a clear strategy to deter Iran from its nuclear ambitions

America's Next President and a New Approach to Iran By: Suzanne Dimaggio | The Daily Star While talking to an Iranian official in Tehran earlier this year, he reminded me of Ayatollah Khomeini's fondness for comparing the relationship between the United States and Iran to that between a wolf and a lamb.

Iran, Lebanon: Fadlallah and Tehran Make Up With Lebanese Shiite cleric Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah back on its side, Iran has an additional Shiite asset to promote its interests in the region

Obama's America: One Nation, Two Visions
Asharq Alawsat - London,UK
By Amir Taheri

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

Iraqis Seek More Talks; US Says They're Over

Ready to go? No easy way out of Iraq for next US commander-in-chief

Obama Victory Alters the Tenor of Iraqi Politics

Iran Hard-Liners ‘Not Happy’ About Obama Win

Iran Sends Mixed Signals on Obama Victory By: Borzou Daragahi | Los Angeles Times Civilian officials cautiously welcome the results while the military issues a postelection warning on airspace breaches. Some analysts say Obama's win will take the wind out of hard-liners' sails.

Senior Iraqi Backs Obama Troop Withdrawal Plans

Syria airs car bomb 'confessions'
Syrian state TV airs what it says are confessions by 11 militants behind the Damascas car bombing which left 17 people dead.

After Years of Bush, Arabs See Hope in Obama

H9 Ha’aretz – World Bank: Palestinian economy could flourish if Israel eased restrictions

ANALYSIS / Obama will star in Israel's election campaigns Though Israel's candidates try to ride the Obama effect wave, none of them display the change he represents

ADL blasts Greek paper for branding Obama win `end of Jewish domination` Abraham Foxman: Paper took leap back to time when public expressions of hate for Jews were norm

Buruma Obamamania

Segev One battle over the soul of America

Obama, Olmert agree on need to advance Mideast peace talks Outgoing PM discusses with U.S. president-elect need to preserve and strengthen U.S.-Israel friendship

Iran's Ahmadinejad offers congratulations to Obama Livni: U.S. president-elect's readiness to talk to Iran could be seen in Middle East as sign of weakness

Relax the trigger finger

Brutal realities may dim Obama's fire

Yes, change here too

IDF concludes drill simulating war with Syria and Lebanon

Jerusalem Post Obama and the Challenge of Iranian Islamist Ambition - David Horovitz

Analysis: The conviction gap

By JONATHAN SPYER No shared conviction of urgency of hour is apparent in the states aligned with the US and the West

· Livni is closest thing we've got to Obama

[ LARRY DERFNER

Analysis: So, nu, can we?

What, exactly, can Israel expect from the Obama presidency?

Mazal Tov, Obama - Editorial

Israel sets new rules for selecting targets in Lebanon

J'lem will likely cite Hizbullah's increasing influence on Lebanese cabinet as legitimate reason to target country's entire infrastructure.

Yedioth Ahronoth Livni: Realistic about peace Foreign minister is first stop on Secretary Rice's Mideast tour to safeguard Annapolis momentum

Obama’s team is the key US president-elect's aides, advisors will likely have most prominent effect on his policies

No rose garden for Obama

Yoram Ettinger believes President Obama will face greatest challenges, threats since 1930s

King of the universe/ Plocker Billions of people worldwide pin their hopes on Obama, but can he deliver?

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

Fatah and Hamas in unity government talks Rival Palestinian factions to meet in Egyptian-led effort to end Gaza economic blockade

Rice says Mid-East deal unlikely US Secretary of State Rice appears to concede that a Mid-East peace deal will not come by the end of the year.

Obama's First Pick Disappoints Palestinians

H10 Christian Science Monitor

Will Obama change course in the Middle East? Some Arabs see him as more of an 'honest broker' in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. But that conflict may not be a priority.

Do Republicans have a 'Yes, we can'? They can still be for limited government, but the kind that also creates opportunities.

For Obama, the economy can't wait His top priorities are stimulus proposals, the 'G-20' summit, and picking a Treasury chief.

With Obama victory, Europe's minorities sense new possibilities

A new discourse is emerging in France and Europe that urges a focus on ability – rather than on race or skin.

Europe, not the US, can get Russia to behave Europe must take advantage of its special pull on Russians.

A smarter North Korea policy

It will take a combination of diplomacy and blunt threats.

In a desert camp, Iraqis find aid and zone of trust Camp Mittica gives average Iraqis access to international aid groups, such as Smile Train volunteers who treated about 100 children with cleft lips and

ASIA

The China Challenge as Myth and Reality

China and Financial Reform

The Weak, the Bad and the Ugly: Policy Options in Afghanistan

Brookings Institution

Afghan Government Reaches Out to Tribes - Jim Michaels, USA Today

The Right Kind of Leadership By: David Howell | The Japan Times
When America considers how best to reassert its world leadership and influence, it could do worse than look to Japan as an example

A Hard Landing in China? - Nouriel Roubini, Forbes

Fragile success against Afghanistan's opium economy Poppy cultivation fell by about 20 percent, after two years of record harvests.

Taiwan and China Resisting China's charm offensive

The war in Pakistan Predator and prey

Pakistan and Barack Obama

Barracking

DT China and Taiwan: Where from here? One of the world's hot spots, the Taiwan Strait, has cooled with the visit by the most senior Chinese official since they split nearly 60 years ago.

Japan Sliding By: Richard Halloran | The Washington Times
An Australian intelligence agent in Tokyo many years ago was asked what was his nation's essential interest in Japan. Without hesitation, he said: "To keep Japan onside."

An Indian hymn to Obama
People in India, accustomed to a culture in which certain citizens are deemed "untouchable", will understand the Reverend Jesse Jackson's tears during Barack Obama's victory speech; the monumental significance of a black man heading for the White House. Great statesmen transmute as men of history when they overcome huge challenges, and Obama has won the first of many to come. - M K Bhadrakumar

Asian markets continue to slide Japan's Nikkei index is down 4% by midday, following a day of sharp falls across global financial markets.

LA Times China's 'action plan' on human rights meets with skepticism Beijing's announcement comes three months before a U.N. council is to review the status of human rights programs in the communist nation. Critics call it a public relations ploy

H11 IHT Philip Bowring: Obama in the Orient Despite the public statements, some Asian governments are less than enthusiastic about an Obama presidency

Rumor mill sees groundwork for another Putin presidency A proposal in Dmitri Medvedev's state of the nation address has sparked rumors that a plan is being mapped out to allow Vladimir Putin to seek a new presidential term.

Obama's mission to the world

Obama will have to know how to make the most of the world's good will.

In Moscow, Berlusconi describes Obama as 'young, handsome and even tanned' The Italian prime minister appeared to be joking about America's first black president at a news conference following talks with the Russian president.

EUROPE European press review

General report on the activities of the European Union 2007 Source: European Commission Part 1 (PDF; 0.05 MB) + Part 2 (PDF; 1.45 MB)

The Economist Charlemagne Russian lessons

Europe quietly caves in to agree to new partnership talks with Russia

Spain After the fiesta A European success story; but it is time for José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero to step outside his comfort zone

A special report on Spain The morning after

Where's Europe's Obama? - Jess Smee, Der Spiegel

Kosovo's Regional Recognition Almost Complete By: Risto Karajkov | World Politics Review
Kosovo's regional recognition can be considered almost completed with Macedonia's and Montenegro's acceptance of its statehood early last month

Change at the EU

The Czech Republic will take over the reins of the European Union on Jan. 1.

Croatia on Track for EU Accession in 2011 By: Rikard Jozwiak | European Voice Croatia receives clear timetable and Serbia makes significant progress against an otherwise lacklustre backdrop.

Polish subsidies unfair, rules EU
The European Commission orders Poland to reclaim subsidies paid to two ailing shipyards, effectively forcing their sale.

Spain wants to go to Washington for financial meeting Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero has been on a very public mission to get Spain, which is not a Group of 20 member, a seat at the G20's table to discuss the global financial crisis in Washington

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Georgia Claims on Russia War Called Into Question

Geopolitical Diary: Medvedev's Carefully Timed Address

The Economist Russia Getting Medvedev's message A belligerent state-of-the-nation address from Russia’s president

Charlemagne Russian lessons

Europe quietly caves in to agree to new partnership talks with Russia

Karabakh Summit Yields No Breakthrough for Armenia By: Emil Danielyan | Eurasianet
Armenian officials have expressed general satisfaction with the results of the November 2 meeting in Moscow involving the presidents of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia, but many observers in Yerevan doubt that the summit will produce a breakthrough in the Nagorno-Karabakh peace process.

Deadly blast hits Russian minibus

At least 11 people die in a bomb blast that hit a minibus in Vladikavkaz in the Caucasus, Russian officials say.

Kazakhstan reins
in oil majors
The Kazakh government, concerned about the failure of ExxonMobil and other oil giants to get production flowing from the vast Kashagan oil reserves in the Caspian, has beefed up its role in the mostly foreign-run consortium running the project. The group, led by Italy's Eni, also now risks losing millions of dollars in sunk costs if a new deadline is not met.- R M Cutler

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Ukraine, Georgia and MAP: Time for Plan B Brookings Institute

A US opinion discussing the prospects of Ukraine and Georgia joining NATO

Georgia Claims on Russia War Called Into Question

Weapons Point at Viktor Yushchenko By: Alexander Gabuev | Kommersant
As the battle for power heats up in Ukraine, the subject of Russia is coming to the forefront. The Supreme Rada commission investigating arms supplies to Georgia completed its visit to South Ossetia and Russia yesterday.

Friendlier Relations or Mean Streets By: Alexander Golts | The Moscow Times
Ironically, the U.S. presidential elections have proven one of the Kremlin's basic propaganda points: that its foreign policy has become completely impervious to outside influences

Russian-Libyan Relations Warm Up; With the West they Get Colder By: Jason Vaughn | Diplomatic Courier
The new President elect, Barack Obama has barely had a chance to enjoy his historic win; the morning after the Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said that Russia will deploy missiles in a territory near Poland—a NATO member—in response to U.S. missile defense plans. And while relations with the West have been getting increasingly colder, the Russians have been cozying up to other countries, amongst them Libya.

YUGOROSGAS: Another GAZPROM Scandal By: Roman Kupchinsky | Eurasia Daily Monitor
Russian Gazprom’s opaque European network of subsidiaries and silent partners, which have been mired in numerous scandals over the past decade, is once again involved in what appears to be a major scam. This time it involves YugoRosGas, a gas middleman operating in Serbia with 75 percent Gazprom ownership.

Missile message Russian tactics pose tricky problem for new US leader

Inside a Misunderstood Conflict Zone: Scott Taylor in the Caucasus by Christopher Deliso

H13 The Times Only in America

Even right-wing curmudgeons have to admit that the election of Barack Obama uplifted the spirit

Gerard Baker

New world order Obama must use the world's excitement to restore confidence in America

Obama prepares to spike euphoria with reality Barack Obama will make his first public appearance in over 48 hours as he starts to come to terms with the job he has won

World leaders vie to be friends with Obama Second race for the White House begins as Gordon Brown jostles with other leaders to get to the ear of the President-elect

'Enforcer's' tough choice after White House offer Rahm Emanuel is forced to balance needs of his children and the nation before accepting place on Barack Obama’s team

Clintons pleased to still be needed

Barack Obama is faced with the reality that nearly the only Democrats with experience of national governance are Clinton veterans

Hispanic voters swing from red to blue A new generation of Latino voters helped to shift the electoral balance towards the Democrats at the polls on Tuesday

South sees little cause for celebration

Cumming, the biggest town in America’s only county with officially no black residents, is as conservative as the US gets

My No 1 job as First Lady? First Mom Helping working families is dear to the heart of the President-elect's wife. So are sleepover strategies... Michelle Obama

Just the man to clear up an unholy mess Black guys get all the worst jobs. That's why as the bad times roll Obama finds himself President Martin Samuel

Cutting the losses A 1.5 per cent cut in interest rates is the right thing to do but it has come very late. Things will get worse before they get better

Wall Street Journal The Children Are Watching By Peggy Noonan
Declarations: America makes history, but the mandate is for moderation.

Will Marshall: Obama Needs a Strong Foreign Policy

Obama's Russia Test The Kremlin makes Biden a prophet.

Emanuel Criticized As Partisan Voice Obama drew fire from Republicans, and a few Democrats, who noted that a candidate elected on a call for change had turned to a partisan pugilist for his chief of staff.

In End, McCain Played to the GOP The Republican ran a traditional campaign, appealing to conservative voters who make up the base of his party -- a decision that confounds those who missed the "old McCain."

Emanuel's Elbows Obama's new chief of staff may restrain the wackier Members of Congress.

Palin and the GOP

Kimberley A. Strassel: How to Block the Liberal Agenda

'Compassionate' Conservatism Was a Mistake By Dick Armey

It's big government that's cruel and uncaring.

U.S. Backs Changes to Iraq Security Deal The U.S. told Maliki it has accepted many of the changes proposed by the Iraqi cabinet in a draft security agreement between the two countries

Obama Ran a Capitalist Campaign By Bret Swanson
Unleashing entrepreneurs could be the secret to governing success.

Oil Majors Await Obama's Plan

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Oil companies want a substantial boost in federal research funding before committing to renewables.

H14 Financial Times Iraq warns US on deal over troop withdrawal Iraq warned that an effort to reach an agreement sanctioning US military presence in Iraq beyond 2008 would collapse if no deal were reached by the end of this month

Obama’s victory: a change the world should believe in

His promise of engagement speaks to an understanding that America needs to gather its friends to defeat it enemies; and that the rules of the international system can be enforced on the weakest only if they are observed by the strongest, writes Philip Stephens

Chance for US to start afresh in Arab world

Moscow’s missiles Mr Obama’s victory is a real opportunity to revisit the bitter dispute which stems from Washington’s plans to establish missile shield bases in eastern Europe

Shock treatment The Bank of England has made the right call in using its firepower as conditions deteriorate fast. The ECB has to follow

Time to appoint a Middle East envoy The US really is indispensable to the resolution of the region’s most intractable problems – as long as it rediscovers the transformative power of hard-nosed diplomacy

Can we go up again? The world economy With rate cuts, cheaper food and oil and a US political feelgood factor, an early revival is possible

Deep rate cuts in Europe

The European Central Bank cut borrowing costs by half a percentage point to 3.25% and the Bank of England slashed 1.5 percentage points off its main rate to 3%

America needs a bipartisan coalition on trade US workers are suffering because of some of our competitors’ more mercantilist, unfair and even illegal practices, write Leo Hindery and Shanker Singham

A Polish missile crisis?Gideon Rachman’s blog: The Russians deploy missiles in a way that threatens US strategic interests and tests a new, young US president - what does that remind you of?

Ukraine welcomes $4.5bn stand-by IMF loan Kiev welcomed the IMF decision to approve the bail-out package, calling it a ‘signal to the international community to boost the rating of trust in our country’

H15 Los Angeles Times Power struggle may open rift among House Dems Rep. Henry Waxman wants to replace Rep. John Dingell as head of a key committee that will take the lead on Obama's plans on global warming.

Retailers post worst October sales figures since at least 1971 The report sends stocks lower for a second straight day. More bad economic news is expected as the government reveals unemployment figures for October.

Iraq continues to insist on firm U.S. troop pullout date Iraq also wants the right to prosecute U.S. soldiers who commit grave crimes outside their bases and warns that efforts for a pact on the U.S. troop presence risk collapse.

Rahm Emanuel agrees to lead Obama's staff

Rift between McCain, Palin camps emerges

Africans' hopes surge with Obama's win Many anticipate a new era of assistance from the U.S., but analysts say such expectations are unrealistic given the two wars and global recession Obama has to tackle.

Iraq: Newspapers Baghdad speculate about Barack Obama | Babylon & ...

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China's 'action plan' on human rights meets with skepticism

Beijing's announcement comes three months before a U.N. council is to review the status of human rights programs in the communist nation. Critics call it a public relations ploy

Afghan aid to insurgents alleged in attack on U.S. troops A U.S. military report identifies two officials suspected of being involved in the July attack that killed 9 U.S. soldiers and wounded 27

Berlusconi greets Obama's win with 'humor'; Ahmadinejad has advice

The Italian premier says the president-elect is 'young, handsome and even tanned.' The Iranian leader wants the U.S. to overhaul its policies

Is there any hope for the GOP?

Bruce E. Cain says demographic trends and a poor record of...

H16 American Politics

Obama and the Dawn of the 4th Republic - Michael Lind, Salon

Great Expectations of Barack Obama - The Economist

Will Obama Have a Honeymoon? - Joan Walsh, Salon

How Rahm Helps Obama

The shape of Obama's new team,,

Time A Blue Tide (The Well / ELECTION 2008)
Democrats expand their reach at all levels of government

Will a Black President Really Heal the Racial Divide? Obama's victory won't heal all racial divisions. To succeed as President, he must still look past them

Doing the Math Twenty months, 50 states and tens of millions of voters are only some of the numbers this Obama pollster had to manage as he steered his boss to victory. This is how he did it

10 Elections That Changed America Sure, the outcome is remarkable. But how will the '08 campaign hold up to history? Can any President shape a country like Lincoln? Save the U.S. like F.D.R.? From Washington to (surprise?) McKinley to Bush 43, these winners left an indelible legacy.

Do Rookies Make Good Presidents? (The Well / Election 2008)
Obama joins a long list of relative political newbies who have won the nation's highest office. Here's what he can learn from all of them

10 Things That Never Happened in a Campaign Before (The Well / Election 2008)
A black nominee. A presidential spouse on the trail. This campaign created more firsts than any other in U.S. history

What I Saw at the Obama Revolution - Rick Moran, Pajamas Media

Obama Must Keep Promise to Unify Country - Mort Kondracke, Roll Call

Rahm Emanuel: Pit Bull Politician - Nina Easton, Fortune

How McCain Lost: Message, Funding Woes - David Jackson, USA Today

Hands Across The Aisle - Senator Tom Coburn, Forbes

Obama the Figurehead - Andrew Klein, Splice Today

Do You Need an Obama to Believe? - Larry Elder, Townhall

Hello, World! America's Back. - Rosa Brooks, Los Angeles Times

The Meaning of Obama's Win - Nancy Gibbs, Time

Now We Need to Know What 'Change' Means - Simon Heffer, The Telegraph

Who Will Lead the GOP?

Palin vs. McCain

The Trouble with Rahm

McCain Outs Leaker

Bill Clinton's Third Term

Stepping into the Sunshine - Eugene Robinson, Washington Post

Closing the Door on Victimhood - Joan Vennochi, Boston Globe

Make Haste Slowly, President Obama? - Victor Davis Hanson, NRO

Note to Obama: Now Is the Time to Be Bold - Errol Louis, NY Daily News

Now We Know: The Left's View of US Is Wrong - Greg Sheridan, Australian

'Yes We Can.' But Can He? - Timothy Garton Ash, Globe and Mail

How the President-Elect Did It - Karl Rove, Wall Street Journal

Landslide That Doesn't Feel All Liberal - Froma Harrop, Providence Journal

Unity? No, Thank You - David Harsanyi, Denver Post

Glow of Obama's Win Good Enough For Now - John Heilemann, NY Mag

Republicans Need to Stop Digging - Rep. Marsha Blackburn, RealClearPolitics

Republicans: 1st Day of the Rest of Your Lives - Stuart Rothenberg, Roll Call

What Would Goldwater Do? - George Will, Washington Post

A Crash Course for the New President - Claus Christian Malzahn, Der Spiegel

Obama's Miraculous March to the White House - Steve Forbes, Forbes

A Real Realignment - Harold Meyerson, Washington Post

The Mandate is for Moderation - Peggy Noonan, Wall Street Journal

Rahm Pick Shows Obama Wants to Win - Ben Smith & John Harris, Politico

Curb Your Enthusiasm, Dems - Englund, Victor, & Friel, National Journal

The Campaign Autopsy - Charles Krauthammer, Washington Post

EXCLUSIVE: Emanuel accepts White House job —

The Economist Lexington

The unhappy warrior Fate dealt John McCain an impossible hand

Exclusive: Gibbs will be WH press secretary

Begala: 'Rahm a cross between hemorrhoid and toothache'...

David Corn: Is Rahm Emanuel Right for Obama's White House of Change?

David Frum / Telegraph:
US elections: Republicans must choose between two futures

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Religious Right Power In Washington Is Greatly Diminished, Says Americans United
Source: Americans United for Separation of Church and State

A Few Things You'd Have to Believe to Believe What McCain Staffers Say About Sarah Palin

H17 Daily Telegraph America revels in making history A startling thing happened in Washington on Wednesday, says Simon Schama: the city ran out of newspapers.

An unprecedented grassroots campaign This was always going to be the first internet election, says Robert Colvile, but Obama exploited it to the hilt.

Iran's youths would back Barack Obama When Tehran's leaders claim America is leading a 'crusade' to wipe out Islam, young Iranians will know Obama's father was a Muslim, writes David Blair.

Barack Obama in race to save economy The Obama revolution may prove as far-reaching as Reagan's, writes Ambrose Evans-Pritchard.

Obama, the Tiger Woods President

This was Washington's equivalent of the storming of the Bastille: polite, gracious and legitimate, says Matt Frei.

Obama will want more European soldiers America's enemies are not going to change because there is a new president, writes Con Coughlin.

British politics must learn from Obama Michael Gove is impressed by Obama's use of technology in his campaign, and says Britain must quickly catch up.

Palin still has a lot to offer Republicans

Gerald Warner is careful not to write off the former vice-presidential candidate as the new Dan Quayle.

Obama faces daunting environment task Earthlog by Charles Clover: It is too early to tell whether the US is ready to return to the fold on climate change.

The Remarkable Rise and Run of Obama Ruth J Simmons says Barack Obama's historic victory has aroused new possibilities for African-Americans.

H18 Independent Steve Richards: Is our relationship with the US about to become special again?

Leading article: Threat – or opportunity?

Banks ordered to pass on rate cut The Bank of England slashed interest rates by 1.5 percentage points to 3 per cent yesterday, their lowest level in more than 50 years, as the IMF forecast that the UK would be the world's worst-performing major advanced economy next year.

H19 Military Intelligence Terrorism

Emerging Cyber Threats Report for 2009 (PDF; 385 KB)
Source: Georgia Tech Information Security Center

What Do You Mean, Bin Laden Doesn't Exist? By: Anthony Lyod | The London Times
As Barack Obama's face shone from a huge wide screen television into the officers' mess at a Pakistani army fortress in Khar, in the tribal area of Bajaur, the room shook to heavy artillery blasting from gun positions at the gates. Barely a mile up the road Pakistani troops traded fire with Taleban raiding parties.

Bush: Terrorists May Attack During Transition

H20 Slate

H21 “Poverty and disadvantage are a better preparation for success than wealth and capitalizing on advantage.” Malcolm Gladwell wonders... more»

No matter the money or effort you lavish on your body, regardless of pampering or cholesterol monitoring, it has no future. Your genes know this... more»

Star Pundit Ponders Future

Scientists say a rock can soak up carbon dioxide...

“Oh dear, oh dear, how I sometimes wish I were respectable and dead,” he wrote. Now Benjamin Britten is both... more»

International Comparison of Academic Salaries (PDF; 686 KB)
Source: Boston College Center for International Higher Education
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Medicine in the Popular Press: The Influence of the Media on Perceptions of Disease

French happiest at 65, says study

A study reveals that French people are at their most content between the ages of 65 and 70

Samuel Adams burned letters the British might use against him. He wasn’t playing for the history books, he was trying to plot a revolution... more»

Why do Fred Astaire’s old movies still shimmer with glamour and enchantment, why do so many still find that the sight of him casts a lovely lilting glow?... more»

Internet generation make bad jurors, says top judge

The Big Question: What is a World Heritage Site, and does the accolade make a difference?

Oxford compiles list of top ten irritating phrases...

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