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H1 McClatchy Why the U.S. blinked on its troop agreement with Iraq The Pentagon has welcomed a new accord on U.S. troop withdrawal from Iraq. But privately, senior officials are criticizing President Bush for giving Iraq more control over U.S. military operations than had ever been contemplated. They blame U.S. negotiators for not understanding how upcoming elections would make Iraqi officials unwilling to compromise.
Text of Iraq Status of Forces Agreement (pdf)
The Meaning of Obama - Michael Lind, Prospect Magazine - The messianic cult around Obama was always at odds with his modest policy proposals. But events can force politicians to be bold. The new president has a chance to redefine American liberalism
Global Trends 2025 Panel Foresees Lesser US Role - Nicholas Kralev, Washington Times
Asia Times Iran cools on Iraq's US accord A considerable initial softening of Iran's fierce opposition to the security agreement between Iraq and the United States has been tempered by some hardline opposition. Tehran has at best given a yellow light to the accord, while the ability of Iraqi insurgents and al-Qaeda to exploit it remains a prime concern. - Kaveh L Afrasiabi
Iraq bids farewell to US arms
Ha’aretz – Latest poll gives Likud big edge over Kadima Riding on a wave of positive press and new additions to the party, Likud races forward in public opinion
ANALYSIS / Obama's embrace of Arab peace plan could benefit Livni Advocates of the Saudi plan and 'economic peace' both claim the president-elect's support
Stratfor Geopolitical Diary: Iran's Bond Announcement and High Hopes For Talks Iran's bond announcement can be read as a sign of Tehran's economic desperation -- or a sign of its optimism about negotiations with Washington
New Republic Debt Man Walking Every Economist Agrees On Our Fatal Flaw--Yet No Politician Will Mention It. by John B. Judis
NYRB The Crisis & What to Do About It By George Soros
New York Times NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF Obama, Misha and the Bear President-elect Barack Obama needs a new approach to Russia if we want to avoid a new cold war, and we also need to get over our crush on Georgia’s president, Mikheil Saakashvili.
Washington Post David Ignatius on Obama's Transition Reality Check The reality of becoming president is hitting Barack Obama.
U.S. Troops in Baghdad Take a Softer Approach Focus Shifts to Reconciling Factions
United Nations Report Says Destroyed Syrian Facility Looked Like Nuclear Reactor
Poland to Await Obama Decision on Placing Missile Defense System in Europe
Guardian Here, you can feel the power shift. But we all wrestle with the same problems Timothy Garton Ash: The people of this vertical meeting place sceptically trade between western and eastern models. We could learn from them
Syria to share intelligence on terrorism after Miliband visit Deal breaks years of isolation following accusations of involvement in assassination of Lebanese premier
Riches galore, but president's wasteful ways leave country in economic mess Rural support could win Ahmadinejad second term, despite his many critics
Petraeus had Bush's ear. Will Mike Mullen have Obama's? The Joint Chiefs chairman may come closer to the views of the new president
October saw one of only seven monthly drops in the core Consumer Price Index since 1947.
Independent Obama brings US in from the cold In a landmark speech, the next president ends American isolationism over climate change
Stratfor Europe: Skipping Out on Gazprom's Bill? Countries that buy natural gas from Russia's Gazprom reportedly told the firm that if prices increase, they will not be able to pay
The Times Damascene Conversion Syria must stop playing the spoiler and co-operate in peace-making
Ukraine begs Nato to ignore Russian pressure Speaking to The Times the President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko urged the alliance to offer membership to his country
Daily Telegraph Iran increasing uranium stockpile say UN Iran is growing its stockpiles of uranium as the country pushes ahead with its nuclear programme, says the UN nuclear watchdog has said
Antiwar Groups Fear Hawkish Cabinet
| H2 Irak, ABD ve Erbil’e PKK’ya karşı 7 talep
Soli Özel Yeni dönem
PKK'nın sınır eylemlerini üçlü komite engelleyecek
Türkiye-Irak-ABD Arasında Üçlü Mekanizma
Faruk Loğoğlu An open letter to President-elect Obama (I)
SETA "The Impact of EU Reform Process on Civil-Military Relations in Turkey" Read complete text (PDF)
Barçın Yinanç Ankara ile Bakü uluslararası tahkimin kapısından döndü
BBC Battle for rights Writers targeted as violent nationalism grips Turkey
Mete Çubukçu Tahran arabuluculuğa soğuk bakıyor
Turkey to get first Kurdish state channel after years-long ban
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
Türkiye-Irak-ABD Arasında Üçlü Mekanizma
No official Kurdish presence in Iran (UPI) -- The Kurdistan Regional Government in Iraq has not officially opened offices in the Iranian capital, the Kurdish representative in Tehran said Wednesday
YASİN DOĞAN Kürt meselesi raporları
Kadri Gürsel İçimizdeki İranlılar
[Yorum - Ali Ünal] Güneydoğu trajedisi ve PKK meselesi (2)
Semih İdiz Oyunbozanlar için Irak hâlâ bir fırsatlar dünyası...
PJAK Militanları Arasında Türk Vatandaşları
Başbakan Erdoğan işgal komutanı gibiydi
Obama'nın ilk savaşı ve yeni Süveyş krizi
Genelkurmay’ın yaptığı hükümete mesaj olsun
OKAN MÜDERRİSOĞLU
İran’ı vurmak için ABD’ye üs veren yanar
Nasuhi Güngör Batman’dan notlar
Gizli belgelerle yakalanan PKK'lı Karayılan'ın kuryesi
Ankara ve Bağdat, PKK'yı komite ile takip edecek
Erdoğan, 140 işadamıyla Hindistan seferine çıkıyor
Turkey to get first Kurdish state channel after years-long ban
'Türkiye'de 7 Bin Iraklı Mülteci Var'
Google News Greece Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Press ABHaber Dış Basında Türkiye-AB İlişkileri Günlük Haftalık
Kıbrıslı liderlerin yıl sonuna kadar takvimi belli
Fransa’da soykırım yasa teklifine darbe
Fransa’da soykırım yasa teklifine darbe
FT Green’s Obama wants a ‘colour-blind’ GermanyCem Ozdemir’s dream is to forge a society where no one is marginalised as the country struggles to integrate its ethnic Turks, many of whom came as ‘guest workers’
Lale Sarıibrahimoğlu From golf fans to jogging devotees: US ambassadors to Turkey
Erivan ile yakınlaşmaya yeşil pasaport darbesi
SETA "The Impact of EU Reform Process on Civil-Military Relations in Turkey" Read complete text (PDF)
PKK'nın sınır eylemlerini üçlü komite engelleyecek
Fransa'da Ermeni tasarısının önü kesiliyor
Hedo Okur Tuncay Nihat Altintop
Serdar Turgut
Türkiye’nin düşünce iklimi değişiyor
| H3 30 milyar dolarlık şartlı IMF paketi
Devletin gizli belgeleri PKK’lı hackerın arşivinde
AKP kapanmadıysa verdiği bir söz vardır
Gökçek panikledi heryere kömür dağıtıyor
Eleştirilere sert çıktı: Alevîlik soytarı işi değil
Bahçeli açılımına Alevilerden destek
Ergenekon'u öven hâkimden Kerinçsiz'e: Bir emriniz var mı?
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
Ahmet Taşgetiren Hani DTP’nin zemini?
Ruşen - Çakır Yoksa Kürt açılımını da Bahçeli mi yapacak! Taha Akyol Gündüz Aktan’a saygı
Sabahattin Önkibar Gündüz Aktan'a Bahçeli vefasızlığı!
Fikret Bila Başı örtülüler CHP’li olamaz mı?
Hasan Cemal 70 yıl önce Dersim’de yaşananlarla yüzleşmek!
Murat Yetkin Enerji Bakanı ile ABD, İran ve kriz üzerine
İsmet Berkan Büyüme paketi isteniyor
Fehmi Koru CHP AKP'lileştiriliyor mu?
Şamil Tayyar
Ertuğrul Özkök Odaya kapanan erkekler
Hasan Ünal Gündüz Aktan vefat etti
Yalçın Doğan Devletin düşünce kuruluşunda paydos
Ahmet Hakan Camiaya açılan Baykal’a 8 taktik
M Ali Birand Merkel uçağına kimleri alıyor?
Cüneyt Ülsever Taşlar yerinden oynadı (II)
Güneri Civaoğlu Muhafazakâr AKP Mutaassıp CHP
Can Dündar Çarşaflıyı bırakın, asıl kocasının ne işi var CHP’de?
Hüseyin Gülerce Örtülü hanımlar CHP'de, hile hurda yok mu?
Baykal ‘tarihsel yanılgı’yı keşfetti mi? “Almanya’daki Türk-Alman dostluğu”nun önemi... Mustafa Karaalioğlu Alevi’ye, türbana değil normalleşmeye övgü
Mustafa Akyol The Turkification of Turkey
ERGUN BABAHAN Çarşaflı zihni okuma makinesi
Mümtazer Türköne Siyaset toparlanıyor mu?
Muhammet Çetin Georgetown University conference: the Gülen movement
Nuh Gönültaş Erdoğan’ın Baykallaşması, Baykal’ın Tayyipleşmesi...
Andrew Finkel Georgetown University conference: the Gülen movement
İsmail Küçükkaya
MEHMET BARLAS MEHMET BARLAS
MAHMUT ÖVÜR AK Parti, CHP ve MHP 'değişiyor' mu?
Ekonomi Merkez Bankası dünyaya uydu faizde sürpriz indirim yaptı
Seyfettin Gürsel Ergenekon'u öven hâkimden Kerinçsiz'e: Bir emriniz var mı?
Ercan Kumcu Dünya durgunluktan ne zaman çıkar
Erdal Sağlam Bankacılar başbakanı değil, ekibini suçluyor
Güngör Uras Dövizde yüksek faiz ucuz döviz politikasının faturasını ödüyoruz
Eyüp Can Başbakan Erdoğan bankacılara neden yükleniyor? Aydın Ayaydın Krizi ciddiye alalım
Asaf Savaş Akat IMF’le anlaşma (devam)
Bilal Çetin Krizin neresindeyiz?
Ercan İnan Biri çıkıp Başbakan’a dünyada neler olup bittiğini lütfen anlatsın |
H4 New York Times NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF President-elect Barack Obama needs a new approach to Russia if we want to avoid a new cold war, and we also need to get over our crush on Georgia’s president, Mikheil Saakashvili.
Stocks Are Hurt by Latest Fear: Declining Prices The Dow fell below 8,000 as concern spread that the economy might be facing a chronic and debilitating decline in prices
Talks Continue as Bill Clinton Is Said to Accept Terms of Obama Team Other leading contenders for cabinet posts emerged late Wednesday: Gov. Janet Napolitano of Arizona and Penny Pritzker, a Chicago businesswoman.
Al Qaeda Coldly Acknowledges Obama Victory Al Qaeda’s deputy, Ayman al-Zawahri, sought to dampen enthusiasm for Mr. Obama’s election by saying that the “new face” of America only masked a “heart full of hate.” Transcript of Ayman al-Zawahri's Statement (pdf)
What’s So Special About a Team of Rivals? By JAMES OAKES There’s more mythology than history in the idea that Lincoln showed exceptional political skill in offering cabinet positions to the men he had beaten in the race for the 1860 Republican nomination
U.S. Strike Reportedly Killed Five in Pakistan
Iran Said to Have Enough Nuclear Fuel for One Weapon
Brawl Halts Session of Iraqi Parliament
U.S. Urges Merchant Ships to Try Steps to Foil Pirates
Memo From Seoul: Latest Threats May Mean North Korea Wants to Talk
Editorial Flunking the Electoral College The Electoral College is more than just an antiquated institution: it actively disenfranchises voters. American democracy would be far stronger without it
| H5 Washington Post David Ignatius on Obama's Transition Reality Check The reality of becoming president is hitting Barack Obama.
U.S. Troops in Baghdad Take a Softer Approach Focus Shifts to Reconciling Factions
United Nations Report Says Destroyed Syrian Facility Looked Like Nuclear Reactor
Poland to Await Obama Decision on Placing Missile Defense System in Europe
Anne Applebaum on the Propaganda Battle over Georgia The war in Georgia has become an important propaganda tool in an ongoing transatlantic war of words
Stocks Slump As Signs Point To Harder Times Key Indicators Suggest Deep Recession
Barometer: What About the Israel-Gaza Truce?
Suspected U.S. Airstrike in Pakistan Kills Six Fighters
Al-Qaeda Leader Uses Slur Against Obama in Web Video Zawahiri Says Next President Has Proved to Be 'House Negro'
Obama Reserves the Right to Change His Mind on Clinton and Holder
Editorial Detroit at the Brink The carmakers cannot get out of their crisis unless they first get out of denia
Report Faults U.S., Saying Its International Aid Isn't Always Apolitical
Mohamed Eljahmi on Libya's Brutality Toward Dissidents By Mohamed Eljahmi, Page A23 While engaging with Gaddafi, the U.S. shouldn't ignore the plight of my brother and other dissidents.
| H6 Guardian Here, you can feel the power shift. But we all wrestle with the same problems Timothy Garton Ash: The people of this vertical meeting place sceptically trade between western and eastern models. We could learn from them
Syria to share intelligence on terrorism after Miliband visit Deal breaks years of isolation following accusations of involvement in assassination of Lebanese premier Riches galore, but president's wasteful ways leave country in economic mess Rural support could win Ahmadinejad second term, despite his many critics Efforts to tackle epidemic hindered by lack of internationally agreed definition Attempts to tackle piracy through international law are being hampered by the lack of a consistent definition
Peril on the seas Editorial: Piracy has returned to haunt the waves, and only an international solution can rid an international problem
After 30 years, Greece welcomes back stolen icon Detective work and British judges close case of missing Byzantine masterpiece
Democrats go all out for Senate seats Democrats seeking magic 60-seat majority that could help shape Barack Obama's presidency
Indian frigate destroys pirate 'mothership' as raids continue Vessel sunk after exchange of fire, but three more ships taken as Saudis negotiate for return of Sirius Star
Refocus on the family Morra Aarons-Mele: Barack Obama isn't just the president-elect. He's poised to become America's daddy-in-chief
Don't forget the oil companies Brian Beutler: US automakers are asking Congress for a $25bn bail-out. But why not have the oil industry foot the bill?
Closing Gitmo is just the beginning Suzanne Nossel: Building US credibility on human rights will be a long-term project - and closing Guantánamo might just be the easy bit
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H7 NYRB Iraq: Before & After, and Now By Joshua Hammer
Raidar Visser Signs of Competition in the Struggle about Basra and Federalism? iqlim_al_janub.asp
Daily Star Arabs have heard Western promises before, Mr. Miliband
George W. Bush: good, bad, and ugly
Peter Singer on Obama’s global ethical challenges.
A Surge to Wipe Out the Pirates - Everett Pyatt, RealClearWorld
Bracing for a Major Disappointment
Al-Qaida No. 2 insults Obama with racial epithet …
Education in Iraq and the Specter of Sectarianism By: Osman Mirghani | Asharq Alawsat
| H8 IraqSlogger Google News Iraq Iran Syria Mideastwire.com - NPR Iraq
Iraqis doubt security agreement will end U.S. presence
Syrian site 'resembled reactor' A Syrian site bombed by Israel last year had features resembling those of a nuclear reactor site, a UN atomic watchdog report says
Al-Qaeda vows to hurt Obama's US
Suspected Iranian Quds Officer Arrested in Baghdad
IAEA, Iran in Silent Standoff Over Nuclear Probe
Syrian business Long-isolated Syria warms to tourism in Damascus
| H9 Ha’aretz – Latest poll gives Likud big edge over Kadima Riding on a wave of positive press and new additions to the party, Likud races forward in public opinion
ANALYSIS / Obama's embrace of Arab peace plan could benefit Livni Advocates of the Saudi plan and 'economic peace' both claim the president-elect's support
IAEA: Syria site bombed by Israel bore features of nuclear reactor
Peres: Settlement evacuation may lead to civil war
Abdullah II warns Olmert, Barak: Gaza action could snowball into Jordanian instability On secret visit to Jordan, PM and Defense Min. reiterate Israel cannot watch as its citzens are attacked
Defense Min. turns blind eye as Israelis sell arms to enemies Sources tell Haaretz the ministry has approved deals with Arab states including Libya and Yemen
Bradley Burston: Dividing Jerusalem, one wall at a time
Yedioth Ahronoth Secret summit held in Jordan
Daily Alert.org – Hebrew Press Editorials (2008) - Middle East Progress - EJC Israeli Press Review – Google News Israel - Palestine Israeli Analyst Proposes New Mideast Plan: Deal with Jordan, Egypt - Oakland Ross
Video: The Future of the Two-State Solution - Maj.-Gen. (res.) Giora Eiland (Institute for Contemporary Affairs-Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs)
UN head fears over Gaza blockade UN chief Ban Ki-moon tells Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert he is deeply concerned over conditions in the blockaded Gaza Strip
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Petraeus had Bush's ear. Will Mike Mullen have Obama's? The Joint Chiefs chairman may come closer to the views of the new president
October saw one of only seven monthly drops in the core Consumer Price Index since 1947.
Al Qaeda No. 2 insults Obama with racial slur in new video In what terrorism analysts say is an attempt to show that the president-elect may not meet Muslims expectations for change in the Middle East, Ayman al-Zawahiri called Obama 'dishonorable.'
In Hillary, Obama would be launching a superstar diplomat.
Obama as a 'science president' The US needs to back research and education that can solve problems like climate change.
India leads fight against Somali pirates An Indian warship sank a Somali pirate 'mother ship.' At least 91 ships have been hijacked this year off the coast of Somalia
FT China can be more than 350 Albanias The country lacks confidence, says David Pilling
How to Fix AfghanistanFareed Zakaria (CNN) talks with Dr. David Kilcullen and Dr. Barnett Rubin about the best possible way to proceed in Afghanistan.
Stratfor United States: Pushing Deeper into Pakistan With its latest missile strike, the United States is testing the limits in its war against al Qaeda and the Taliban
How The Global Economic Crisis Could Bring Down The Chinese Government by Joshua Kurlantzick
Asia markets follow US share drop Asian markets plummet after New York's main share index slumps to its lowest level in five years, amid recession fears.
Asia held hostage on the high seas It has been centuries since armed robbery on the high seas has taken on the dramatic geopolitical dimensions it has today. But piracy is back, and the brazen recent successes of Somali buccaneers has shocked governments and navies, and thrown oil companies and shipowners into panic. As this week's hijacking of a Saudi oil supertanker shows, the risk of pillage and plunder is getting worse, and leaders from Japan to South Korea to Hong Kong and India want action to protect their trade routes. - Keith Wallis
Taliban, US wrestle for the upper hand
Once more fear stalks the streets of KandaharFive years after his last visit, Robert Fisk finds the Taliban back in charge of their spiritual home – and girls attacked with acid simply for attending school.
Asia Held Hostage on the High Seas By: Keith Wallis | Asia Times
Pakistan and Turkey Are at a Crossroads on Religion in Politics By: Ozlem Gemici and Rehan Raafay Jamil | The Daily Star
| H11 IHT Britain grapples with role for Islamic justice The tenets of Shariah, or Islamic law, are increasingly being applied to everyday life in cities across Britain. Above, a woman seeking a divorce in an Islamic court in London
More than three months after their war over the breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, Russia and Georgia on Wednesday got down to "intensive" and "productive" talks aimed at defusing the conflict, but some participants said the process could last for year
EUROPE European press review
Re-Energising Europe's Security and Defence Policy ECFR This 77-page report argues the need for a concerted effort to revitalise the European Union’s Security and Defence Policy (ESDP)
NATO: Back to the Future? Chatham House A 10-page UK paper addressing the future of NATO
Green’s Obama wants a ‘colour-blind’ GermanyCem Ozdemir’s dream is to forge a society where no one is marginalised as the country struggles to integrate its ethnic Turks, many of whom came as ‘guest workers’
Bosnia tension spurs EU to seek control A rise in political tensions and nationalist rhetoric among main political parties is causing alarm, with fears that central government institutions may not hold up under the pressure
Obama Envy in France, and Elsewhere - Lionel Tiger, Forbes
Athens and Skopje in UN Court Over Name Dispute By: Elitsa Vucheva | EU Observer
Eurozone Membership Is Still No Answer for UK By: Martin Wolf | Financial Times
Call for ambitious German stimulus The country should launch a much more ambitious economic stimulus package as part of a concerted European response to the gathering economic crisis, a European Central Bank policymaker has urged
Berlin rejects spending its way out of recession Politicians and civil servants around Angela Merkel, chancellor, have no shortage of arguments why going down the Keynesian route would be wron
| H12 RFE/RL
Stratfor Europe: Skipping Out on Gazprom's Bill? Countries that buy natural gas from Russia's Gazprom reportedly told the firm that if prices increase, they will not be able to pay
Ukraine’s Political Crisis: The Domestic and Foreign Policy Implications of the Georgia Conflict Chatham House
Rouble trouble Jason Corcoran: A slide in the value of Russian currency has led many to cash out their modest savings and punt for either dollar or euro
What really drew Russia and Georgia into conflict this summer? James Rubin wants to know.
Google News Azerbaijan
As stocks and oil prices fall, Russians worry about the ruble The value of the ruble is crucial for Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, who's built much of his reputation on returning financial stability to the nation during his eight years as president. Now the price of oil has fallen to $55 a barrel from a high of $147 this summer and stocks have lost 70 percent of their value, and there are fears the ruble could slide as well.
Crisis -- What Crisis? By: Yulia Latynina | The Moscow Times
South Ossetia and Abkhazia: Placing the Conflict in Context SIPRIThis 4-page Swedish policy brief argues that attention must be paid to some of the less publicized but no less important local, regional and broader international developments related to the conflict around South Ossetia
Georgia Mounts Fight-Back After Accusations of Aggression By: Anne Penketh | The Independent
Ingushetia Insurgency Adds to Russia's North Caucasus Instability By: Kevin Daniel Leahy | World Politics Review
IMPRISONED LAWYER By CATHY YOUNG A Russian lawyer and mother has become the unlikely heroine of a drama that is both intensely personal and highly political - and that may have far-reaching effects on Russia's public life.
Russia shows it can play in US backyard Dmitry Medvedev will begin a tour of Latin America in a move that experts say is motivated primarily by Moscow’s desire to show it can meddle in a traditional US sphere of influence
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H13 The Times Damascene Conversion Syria must stop playing the spoiler and co-operate in peace-making
Ukraine begs Nato to ignore Russian pressure Speaking to The Times the President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko urged the alliance to offer membership to his country
Obama bailout may be too late for US giants President-elect says he is in favour of helping motor industry but there appear to be too few votes to get such a Bill passed
Wall Street Journal Now Obama Has to Govern By Karl Rove There may be more difficulties than he realizes in closing Gitmo.
Obama Should Look Into Putin's Record, Not His Eyes By Garry Kasparov The U.S. has the chance for a fresh start on Russia relations
An Auto Bailout Would Be Terrible for Free Trade By Matthew J. Slaughter
Debt Man Walking Every Economist Agrees On Our Fatal Flaw--Yet No Politician Will Mention It. by John B. Judis
| H14 Financial Times Double blow for Syria’s energy security Declining crude prices and an energy supply shortage are forcing Damascus to rethink its international isolation and to accelerate the restructuring of its economy
Editorial Comment: Dallying with Syria The need is to get Iran interested in regional stability, not a dalliance with Damascus premised on an illusion
Iran increases stockpile of uranium IAEA reports breakdown of communications with Ahmadi-Nejad
Fed vows to fight against deflation US consumer prices fall 1% in October How Obama can energise the economy Glenn Hubbard outlines fiscal strategies
Europe must act as one on the world stage Marta Dassù on improving representation
China can be more than 350 Albanias The country lacks confidence, says David Pilling
Russia shows it can play in US backyard Dmitry Medvedev will begin a tour of Latin America in a move that experts say is motivated primarily by Moscow’s desire to show it can meddle in a traditional US sphere of influence
Al-Qaeda criticises Obama’s support for Israel Second-in-command calls president-elect opposite of Malcolm X and says attitude to America remains the same
Indian warship sinks Somali pirate vessel An Indian warship deployed in the Gulf of Aden fought Somali pirates and destroyed their vessel after a brief battle, the navy said
The Federal Reserve is already engaged in unorthodox “quantitative easing” and should prepare for the possibility that more extreme measures could be needed to guard against deflation, Don Kohn, its vice-chairman, said
Democrats edge closer to Senate safety The defeat of Ted Stevens, the longest-serving Republican senator, when Alaska’s senate race was finally declared on Tuesday night chalked up one more seat for a Democratic majority grasping for the magical 60-seat threshold that would immunize it from opposition filibuster.
US mindset changes on gas-guzzling The 5% fall in oil demand – the biggest since 1981 – reflects a shift among consumers towards more efficient energy use after the jump in fuel prices and the credit crisis
Food security deal should not stand Competing with local farmers for scarce food is bound to fail unless old-style colonialism is resurrected. That day must not come
Paulson’s billionsThe Troubled Asset Relief Programme must remain the firewall against financial collapse. It must not become pork-barrel investor of first resort
Dallying with Syria The need is to get Iran interested in regional stability, not a dalliance with Damascus premised on an illusio
Call for ambitious German stimulus ECB policymaker urges more action
Asian shares fall as economic gloom deepens Japanese export data and US auto woes weigh on market
Obama gives Daschle healthcare role Reform is one of the top domestic priorities
The perils of having a passionate helmsman nWhat Jerry Yang thought was right for Yahoo turned out not to be, and his enthusiasm for the enterprise he built, which he thought could flourish independently, was misguided. Sometimes a company requires a dispassionate leader, writes John Gapper
| H15 Los Angeles Times Iraqi session on U.S. pact ends in shouting matchBy Saif Rasheed and Tina Susman Legislators' squabbling could hinder quick passage of security plan extending the American troop presence
'The Ayatollah Begs to Differ: The Paradox of Modern Iran' by ...
Envoy reports 'quantum leap' in Russia-Georgia talksAssociated Press Feuding neighbors make progress on border, refugee issues
U.S. strikes farther into Pakistan, kills 6 suspected militantsAssociated Press The missile attack is the first allied assault beyond the tribal belt bordering Afghanistan. The Pakistani government denounces it as another 'great provocation.'
Al Qaeda No. 2 insults Obama in new audio messageThe Associated Press | 1:37 PM PST Al Qaeda's No. 2 slurred Barack Obama with a demeaning racial term for a black American who does the bidding of whites in a new Web message today intended to dent the president-elect's popularity among Arabs and Muslims and claim he will not change U.S. policy
EditorialObama, Gitmo and the war on terrorismGlenn M. Sulmasy and David Kaye debate the president-elect's...
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Now Obama Has to Govern - Karl Rove, Wall Street Journal
Kathleen Parker / Washington Post: Giving Up on God — As Republicans sort out the reasons for their defeat, they likely will overlook or dismiss the gorilla in the pulpit. — Three little letters, great big problem: G-O-D.
The Politico: Exclusive: Bill may give up foreign income
David Corn / MoJoBlog: Obama's First Drama: Hillary Clinton
change.gov: Policy Working Groups
Politico ABC’s The Note – MSNBC FirstRead – Time ThePage Politico Playbook PoliticsHome fivethirtyeight US News Political Bulletin
Daschle the choice for Health and Human Services —
Failure No Longer Allowed - Victor Davis Hanson, National Review
Debt Man Walking: The Economy's Fatal Flaw - John Judis, New Republic
| H17 Daily Telegraph Iran increasing uranium stockpile say UN Iran is growing its stockpiles of uranium as the country pushes ahead with its nuclear programme, says the UN nuclear watchdog has said.
Pirates exploit existing chaos Somalian pirates may have crossed that line which turns a triumph into the start of a downfall, says Harry de Quetteville.
| H18 Independent Obama brings US in from the cold In a landmark speech, the next president ends American isolationism over climate change.
Once more fear stalks the streets of KandaharFive years after his last visit, Robert Fisk finds the Taliban back in charge of their spiritual home – and girls attacked with acid simply for attending school.World Focus: He may give Hillary the foreign job, but is it a trap? Nuclear watchdog warns Syria over 'reactor' Dr Thomas Fingar: Education is vital to securing a stable future for the Middle East Al-Qa'ida chief brands Obama a 'house negro'Al-Zawahiri tries to undermine President-elect's appeal to Muslims in first video message since election
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H19 Military Intelligence Terrorism
Slowing Military Change SSI This 107-page US monograph revises, reexamines, and reevaluates the contemporary military environment. It finds that the environment is a period of relative military stasis, of slow technological development, and of little novelty in broader issues
NATO: Back to the Future? Chatham HouseA 10-page UK paper addressing the future of NATO
How to Fix Afghanistan
Petraeus had Bush's Ear, Will Mike Mullen have Obama's? - Gordon Lubold, Christian Science Monitor
Al-Qaida No. 2 insults Obama with racial epithet …
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McKiernan Discusses Challenges in Afghanistan - Jim Garamone, American Forces Press Service
Closing Guantánamo By: Elisa Massimino | International Herald Tribune
Pirates Exploit Confusion About International Law By: David B. Rivkin and Lee A. Casey | The Wall Street Journal
World Arms Trade Surging, But for How Long? By: Richard Weitz | World Politics Review
U.S. Troops in Eastern Afghanistan Won't Rest for Winter By: Julian E. Barnes | Los Angeles Times
David Kilcullen Joins CNAS as a Senior Fellow
Paul Rogers on the latest SWISH Report: In light of Barack Obama's victory in the United States presidential election, the al-Qaida movement once more solicits advice from the renowned management consultancy
The Money Trail: Finding, Following, and Freezing Terrorist Finance - Matthew Levitt and Michael Jacobson Download the Study (84 pp., pdf) (Washington Institute for Near East Policy)
Chemical and Biochemical Non-lethal Weapons: Political and Technical Aspects SIPRI This 50-page Swedish Policy Paper describes and analyses biological and chemical substances that have the potential to be used as weapons or can improve the efficacy of other, more traditional, weapons.
A grateful nation needs to do more Tim Rutten Veterans of the first conflict with Iraq waited nearly two decades for Washington to acknowledge the existence of the mysterious Gulf War Syndrome
Obama, Gitmo and the war on terrorismGlenn M. Sulmasy and David Kaye debate the president-elect's...
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The Green Pseudo-Revolution By: Bjorn Lomborg | The Japan Times
Coal Power in a Warming World UCS A 70-page US paper examining the options for reducing CO2 emisssions due to coal powe
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Refocus on the family Morra Aarons-Mele: Barack Obama isn't just the president-elect. He's poised to become America's daddy-in-chief
Blame it on the Brits
Liberals and Libertarians: Common Ground or Separate Agendas?
Frozen Scandal By Mark Danner Scandal is our growth industry. Revelation of wrongdoing leads not to definitive investigation, punishment, and expiation but to more scandal. Permanent scandal. Frozen scandal. Scandal is permanent, frozen before us. Scandals metastasize, ramify, self-replicate, clogging cable news, the blogs, and the bookstores. Scandal everywhere... more» |
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