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| H1 New York Times Global Forecast by American Intelligence Expects Al Qaeda’s Appeal to Falter
"Global Trends 2025: A Transformed World" (pdf) 33.5 mb Press Briefing " See also the earlier NIC efforts—Mapping The Global Future 2020 and Global Trends 2010 and Global Trends 2015
Washington Post Obama and Arab-Israeli Peace By Brent Scowcroft and Zbigniew Brzezinski We believe that the Arab-Israeli peace process is an issue that requires priority attention.
Success in Iraq By Michael Gerson, The approval of the status-of-forces agreement with Iraq would leave a chapter of history decorated with paradoxes
China's ‘Grim' Employment Picture Could Threaten Communist Party Hold on Power
NYT NEWS ANALYSIS; In Baghdad, Debating Post-U.S. Outlook
Time Deal on US Troop Withdrawal Spurs Fierce Debate in Iraq
Iran: Will talks happen under Obama? A period of reestablishing relations with Iran's partners seems likely. Also expect contacts with lower-tier Iranian officials.
Doubt greets IMF bailout offers The fund seeks to soften effects of the financial collapse, but many Asian leaders – citing bad advice from the '97 crisis – are wary of conditions attached to assistance
The Economist Iraq and America And now Iraq boots the Americans out It’s official (nearly): Iraq’s government wants America’s army out by the end of 2011
Iran The party's over Iran’s President Ahmadinejad has had a good run. For how much longer?
American Prospect The Cult of Counterinsurgency
Guardian 2025: the end of US power, says report US intelligence says incoming president will inherit country unable to 'call the shots' alone
No more them and us, with a farewell to American supremacy Wealth moving from west to east as China's clout grows, National Intelligence Council suggests
Blowing away certainties National Intelligence Council report repudiates Bush administration's foreign policy with sobering analysis
Financial Times Fear stalks the world’s economies US jobless figures drive long-term interest rates to record lows
World confronts a choice between chaos and order The US National Intelligence Council has produced Global Trends 2025, its four-yearly exercise in crystal ball-gazing, which tries to map the contours of the world more than 15 years hence. Barack Obama would do well to read it closely, writes Philip Stephens
Ha’aretz – Experts argue: How close is Iran to its first nuclear weapon? Some experts say Iran already has enough fuel for production of one atom bomb, at least in theory
Greybeards Urge Overhaul of Global Governance
Twenty Reasons Why We're Not Consuming - Nouriel Roubini, Forbes
Time Europe's Road Ahead By MICHAEL ELLIOTT Obama's win has filled Europe with joy, but the Old World has its own work to do
The China Challenge? (Excerpt) - Council on Foreign Relations
Los Angeles Times Putin vows to protect Russia's economy Russians fear a return to financial chaos. The current economic uncertainty is seen as a test of Putin's authority in Russia
Wall Street Journal Keep Gates By Peggy Noonan But Mrs. Clinton at Foggy Bottom? Can they be serious?
Daily Telegraph Obama will find Israel peace elusive The "peace wall" between Israel and the West Bank shows how far the two sides have drifted apart in the last decade, argues Con Coughlin.
Reforming US Public Diplomacy for the 21st Century Heritage.org
Jerusalem PostIsrael to Jordan: We don't plan to topple Hamas in Gaza soonOlmert, Barak assure Jordan's king Israel doesn't intend to launch major op in near future, but don't rule out less dramatic measures.
No Russian missile sale to Syria for nowMoscow won't export missile system to foreign clients before full deployment in Russian arm
Assad is getting away with murderSyria barely hides terrorist role, yet the West allows itself to be duped. Why Bibi may have to do a Tzipi [ DAVID KIMCHE
Yedioth Ahronoth 'IWhat Assad really wants/ BechorsraSyrian leader wants Golan so he can shift to new model of conflict with Israeleli strike more likely'
Intelligence sources say chances of preemptive military action against Iran's nuke facilities high
| H2 2025’te Türkiye güçlenecek, İslamileşecek
Interview: EU considers 'safeguards' for Turkish workers Commissioner Rehn: 'I am just the factory manager'
FT Turkey nears new IMF agreement Amount of funding is yet to be decided Ankara hopeful on IMF deal
TURKEY ADJUSTS ITS FOREIGN POLICY TO THE PLANNED US WITHDRAWAL ...
Irak Hükümetinden PKK Güvencesi
Iraq to Coordinate Fight Against Separatist Kurds
Rehn: Türk işçileri serbest dolaşamayabilir
Kurdish Official denies reports about a KRG-Turkey deal
President-Elect Obama, Is Turkey Western and European?
President-Elect Obama, Is Turkey Western and European?
Operasyonlar için Irak güvence verdi
Operasyonlar için Irak güvence verdi
US, Turkey, Iraq Cooperate to Fight PKK
Guardian Pressure is on to rescue Turkey and Latvia after Iceland receives $11bn
Turkey, IMF in Talks for Possible Loan
Turkey's Botas, Shell Sign Gas Deal in Iraq
'ABD gerileyecek Türkiye güçlenecek'
'Avrupa'nın akıl sağlığı en bozuğu Türkler'
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
Maliki Condemns Kurdish Leadership Over Unspecified Constitution Violations Nasuhi Güngör AK Parti, Güneydoğu ve hizmet Turkey's Botas, Shell Sign Gas Deal in Iraq
Arabuluculuğu reddetti gaz anlaşmasıyla eğlendi
Turkey, U.S., Iraq agree on PKK actions (UPI) -- Turkish, Iraqi and U.S. officials met in Baghdad to address security concerns pertaining to the outlaw Kurdistan Workers' Party.
Hükümet, Avrupa'nın uyarısı üzerine İmralı'ya yeni hükümlü naklediyor Türkiye, Irak ve ABD'nin yeni girişimini Edip Başer'e sorduk
Anlaşmayı anlatmaya gelen Iraklı bakan: İçeriği bilmiyorum
Irak toprakları terör örgütüne üs olmayacak
PJAK denies it ended its campaigns in Iran ) -- The militant Free Life Party of Kurdistan, or PJAK, released a statement denying Iranian media reports claiming the group had laid down its weapons
[Yorum - Ali Ünal] Güneydoğu trajedisi ve PKK meselesi (3)
Adem Yavuz Arslan Öcalan’ı F tipine atmadan spekülasyonlar bitmez Beril Dedeoğlu ABD-Irak askeri anlaşması İBRAHİM KARAGÜL İHH'nın Kürt Raporu
Kirkuk Night Raid
Kurdish lawmaker speaks about differences with Baghdad
American University takes root in northern Iraq
Kurds Urge China to Invest in Kurdistan (Voices of Iraq)
Italy sends high-level trade delegation to Erbil
Erdoğan'ın arabuluculuk teklifine ABD'den ret
Irak'tan Ankara'ya ilk Şii kökenli büyükelçi
DTP'li vekil: Barış elimiz havada kalınca silaha sarıldık Türkiye’nin aracılığına gerek yok iması
Bir kardeş şehit, diğeri dağda
Serdar Akinan
Kürt sorunu demokrasiyle çözülür
ABD'nin yeni Afrika stratejisi ya da AFRICOM
Erdoğan ve Singh’in gündemi yoğun Said Nakvi YASİN DOĞAN Gandi'nin memleketi…
First Kurdistan news agency launched
Mosul Christians Reluctant to Return
GAP’ın tarım toprakları Araplara mı satılıyor
Kürtlerin tek bayraklı üniter Türk devletine itirazları var
Google News Greece Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Press ABHaber Dış Basında Türkiye-AB İlişkileri Günlük Haftalık
The Russian trail in Turkey’s Ergenekon scandal: Who is Alexander Dugin? by ANDREAS UMLAND*
Rehn: Türk işçileri serbest dolaşamayabilir
Egemen Bağış kimi canavara benzetti?
Özdemir: Türkiye’den çok şey bekliyoruz
Türk El kaide zanlısı Almanya'ya iade edildi
The Economist The Greens in Germany Cem difference
Rıza Türmen İnsanlı ve insancıl bir İstanbul
Norveç’ten bakınca Kafkas İşbirliği hayal değil
Ermenistan'la randevu 24 Kasım'da
'Kıbrıs, Girit gibi elden gidiyor'
Deniz Gökçe
Hedo Okur Tuncay Nihat AltintopDenizaltında arkadaş gezdiren komutana dava
Eczacıbaşı: “Türkiye’nin geleceğinden ürküyorum”
Serdar Turgut Statü endişesi | H3
Ankara, Gündüz Aktan’ı uğurladı
Biliyor musun az kalsın Cumhurbaşkanı'ydı
AK Parti'ye göre CHP'nin açılımı demokratikleşme için fırsat
Beni sen ihbar etmedin mi Şahin
Avukatı: Bazı medya organları Gülen davasını Türkiye'ye yanlış aktardı
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
Cengiz Çandar Barzani ile işbirliğinin zayıf halkası
Ahmet Taşgetiren CHP'deki çarşaf fırtınasının anlamı
Taha Akyol ‘Orada dur!’
Fikret Bila Mütedeyyin kesim çantada keklik değil
Hasan Cemal “Moskova’ya Moskova'ya!”dan “Ya sev ya terk et!”e bunca yıl ne değişti ki?..
Murat Yetkin Gül-Erdoğan: Neler oluyor?
İsmet Berkan Sopayla ekonomi yönetimi
Fehmi Koru Basiretli olunursa...
Şamil Tayyar Solcu Müslüman olur mu? Hüseyin Gülerce Abant ailesinin acı kaybı: Gündüz Aktan
Ertuğrul Özkök Gay'e parti rozeti takar mısınız
Ahmet Hakan Dört maddede avanta kömür
M Ali Birand Nedir bu bölünme korkusu?
Mustafa Ünal Velev ki seçim yatırımı olsun
İhsan Dağı Muhafazakârlar bu oyuna gelir mi?
Mümtazer Türköne 'CHP'nin çarşafı' tükendi mi?
İLHAN BAŞGÖZ
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Oktay Ekşi 1921 Anayasası’nın ’özerklik’ maddeleri neden değişti?
Mehmet Y Yılmaz Kamu İhale Yasası, 9. kez değişiyor!
Yalçın Doğan On dört, bir hırs rekoru
Mustafa Karaalioğlu Medyadaki değişim rozetten daha önemli Eser Karakaş Vecdi Gönül’e mesleki sorular
Güneri Civaoğlu Siyaset, tarih yazamaz
Erhan Başyurt Baykal başardı... Darısı TSK’ya
Gülay Göktürk Devlet eliyle hayırseverlik
İsmail Küçükkaya
MUHARREM SARIKAYA "Abartma..."
EMRE AKÖZ Beni bile ADD'yi savunmak zorunda bıraktınız
Yavuz Baydar Is it Baykal’s ‘taqiyya’?
Bülent Keneş An invisible hand redesigning the entire political landscape
MEHMET BARLAS Krizi dövemeyen önce bankaları sonra da dizini döver...
Alevis and provocation by BEJAN MATUR*
MAHMUT ÖVÜR CHP İstanbul'da 1994'ün rövanşına hazırlanıyor
YAVUZ DONAT Baykal'ın keyfi yerinde Mehmet Altan Aleviler MHP’ye, türbanlılar CHP’ye Nagehan Alçı
Ekonomi
Hükümetten krize karşı paket hazırlığı
Ercan Kumcu İtibar böyle kaybedilir
IMF ready to extend $40 billion loan to Turkey
Erdal Sağlam Faiz indirimi kredi vermeyi değil tahvil alımını özendiriyor
Hasan Ersel Türkiye'nin dış ticareti üzerine
Hurşit Güneş Neden dış kaynağa ihtiyaç var?
Güngör Uras Bankaları korkutarak sorunu çözemeyiz
Piyasalar virajı dönebilecek mi?
Ali Ağaoğlu Merkez neden 300 baz puan indirmedi?
Faiz indirimi kredi vermeyi değil tahvil alımını özendiriyor Turkey can attract $19.2 billion in FDI by raising commitment to IPR
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| H4 New York Times Global Forecast by American Intelligence Expects Al Qaeda’s Appeal to Falter
NEWS ANALYSIS; In Baghdad, Debating Post-U.S. Outlook
Stocks Drop Sharply and Credit Markets Seize Up As a new bout of fear gripped the financial markets on Thursday, stocks fell sharply again, and the credit markets seized up as confidence in the nation’s financial system ebbed.
Looking to Washington Again, So Far in Vain The sell-off in the stock market has been stunning, and quick government action is needed to restore confidence.
Editorial Talking With the Taliban There should be a serious effort to negotiate with militants and tribal leaders, provided they reject the Taliban and accept civil and political freedoms.
From Russia With Loathing By CATHY YOUNG While some conciliatory signals followed after Barack Obama was elected president, it seems clear that the Kremlin intends to keep the “new cold war” going.
DAVID BROOKS The Insider’s Crusade The next administration will be a valedictocracy — rule by those who graduated first in their high school class. If an enemy attacks United States during a Harvard-Yale game, we’re in trouble.
PAUL KRUGMAN The Lame-Duck Economy The prospects for the economy look much grimmer now than they did a week or two ago. Yet economic policy, rather than responding to the threat, seems to have gone on vacation.
Judge Declares Five Detainees Held Illegally A federal judge issued the Bush administration a sharp setback, ordering the release of five Algerian men who had been held at Guantánamo Bay for nearly seven years
Hezbollah Marshals the Young via Scout Troops In Lebanon, Hezbollah is educating a younger generation to continue its military struggle against Israel.
Putin Vows to Avoid a Replay of Past Economic Collapses
Governor of Arizona Is in Line for Cabinet
An Option for Clinton: Enhanced Senate Role
Yes, Play Politics in the White House By EDWARD J. ROLLINSBarack Obama should use a political office to communicate with his supporters and mobilize them to push his legislative agenda.
Democrats Oust Longtime Leader of House Panel
| H5 Washington Post Obama and Arab-Israeli Peace By Brent Scowcroft and Zbigniew Brzezinski We believe that the Arab-Israeli peace process is an issue that requires priority attention.
Success in Iraq By Michael Gerson, The approval of the status-of-forces agreement with Iraq would leave a chapter of history decorated with paradoxes
Falling Prices Raise a New Fear: Deflation
China's ‘Grim' Employment Picture Could Threaten Communist Party Hold on Power
Financial System Suffers Relapse Shattering Lull, Fears of Deep Recession Roil Markets
Obama's Once-Disciplined Team Springs Leaks During Transition Rumors Disrupt Plan For Announcing Cabinet Nominees
Unconvinced Congress Tables Auto Decision
Editorial -- Five Guantanamo prisoners must be released A court's ruling exposes the travesty of holding 'enemy combatants' on flimsy -- or nonexistent – evidence
Closing Guantanamo Won't Be So Easy By Benjamin Wittes,
Answering the Auto Executives' Pleas By Eugene Robinson The chief executives of the Big Three automakers should be shown the door.
Approaching the Midnight Hour By Dan Froomkin
Obama's Vast Grass-Roots Network By E. J. Dionne Jr., Page A23 Obama's lieutenants see the 2008 campaign as having fundamentally altered the contours of American politics
If Clinton's the Pick, Where Does That Leave Richardson?
Homeland Security Pick Napolitano Praised by Left and Right Alike
Verizon Staff Viewed Obama's Account
ICC Prosecutor Seeks Arrest Warrants for Three Sudanese Rebel Leaders
Argentina to Nationalize Pension Funds Senate Approves Plan Aimed at Protecting Savings From Global Crisis
| H6 Guardian 2025: the end of US power, says report US intelligence says incoming president will inherit country unable to 'call the shots' alone
No more them and us, with a farewell to American supremacy Wealth moving from west to east as China's clout grows, National Intelligence Council suggests
Blowing away certainties National Intelligence Council report repudiates Bush administration's foreign policy with sobering analysis
Brutal share sell off in US markets Wall Street suffers biggest battering in over 10 years as oil drops to below $50 a barrel
Oil concerns from the Kremlin to Caracas
Legal or not, Iraq's legacy is a boost to the rule of law Martin Kettle: The public's judgment on the war came long before Lord Bingham's. States and leaders will hesitate to repeat the experience
We must dare to rethink the welfare that benefits no one Jenni Russell: The left has long been blind to the dependency culture that deters adults from flexible work and damages their chlidren
End the siege of GazaAzzam Tamimi: It was not Hamas that broke the truce - but it is willing to revive it if Israel shows its commitment
Release Guantánamo five - US judge No legal basis to justify holding Algerian prisoners in detention camp, district court judge rules
Don't fear for the pound Larry Elliott: There are many reasons to worry in this financial turmoil, but a sterling crisis is not one of them
US judge orders release of Guantánamo five No legal basis to justify holding Algerian prisoners, judge rules
Europe joins international contest for Arctic's resources Mineral riches opened up by global warming could be key source of energy, according to EU paper
Life on Mars Editorial: The enthusiasm for space exploration is growing keener as the world's emerging economies join in
All who practise politics are dazzled by the dictatorship of the short term Simon Jenkins: Leaders always enjoy a boost in national crises. History suggests that the Tories should lie low and wait for the polls to turn
The trouble with team Obama Marcy Wheeler: Are two Washington insiders, Greg Craig and Eric Holder, the men to undue George Bush's legal excesses? I'm not convinced
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| H7 Intelligence study sees risks in rapid global power shift
UPDATE 2-US clout down, risks up by 2025 -intel outlook
Intel Analysts See Multi-Polar, Risky World By 2025
The Devil We Know: Dealing with the New Iranian Superpower by Robert Baer. Published by Crown, 2008.
Stratfor Lebanon, Syria: Cutting Strands in a Militant Web Syria has decided to cut ties with Fatah al-Islam, a murky Islamist militant group operating in Lebanon, according to Stratfor sources
Geopolitical Diary: The Global Recession We are now seeing the first economic downturn since 1975 to affect the entire developed world simultaneously
Geopolitical Diary: Iran's Bond Announcement and High Hopes For Talks
The Financial Crisis Seen Through a Global Lens By: Claude Salhani | The Middle East Times
Stuff Happens: The Pentagon's Argument of Last Resort on Iraq by Tom Engelhardt
Syria and Britain all ears now | H8 IraqSlogger Google News Iraq Iran Syria Mideastwire.com - NPR Iraq
U.S.-Iraqi pact needs changes, Sunni says Reaching an agreement on the legal framework for a U.S. troop withdrawal may not be possible without some amendments, a Sunni lawmaker said.
Iraqi army structure taking shape -- Less than half of the new Iraqi army will consist of light infantry divisions, with the majority evolving toward mechanized and armored units, a report say
Pentagon Officials Privately Condemn Iraq Pact
Al-Qaeda Has Been 'Dramatically' Reduced in Iraq: US General
Russia Will Not Sell Iskander Missiles to Syria in Near Future
The Economist Iraq and America And now Iraq boots the Americans out It’s official (nearly): Iraq’s government wants America’s army out by the end of 2011
Iran The party's over Iran’s President Ahmadinejad has had a good run. For how much longer?
Security draws Iraqi doctors home
Contractors in Iraq could face charges in earlier incidents Private security contractors operating in Iraq could face Iraqi prosecution for acts committed when they supposedly had immunity from Iraqi law, U.S. officials said Thursday
Is al-Maliki Creating a Personal Militia in Iraq?
| H9 Ha’aretz – Experts argue: How close is Iran to its first nuclear weapon? Some experts say Iran already has enough fuel for production of one atom bomb, at least in theory
General elections That's how it is in America and other properly run countries: National security is too complex and serious an issue to be left in the hands of Petraeuses and Bogies.
ANALYSIS / A state within a state has arisen in the territories
For now, Israel and Hamas both seek to maintain Gaza calm Involvement in clashes with Israel will harm the image of the victim Hamas prefers to cultivate
Jerusalem PostIsrael to Jordan: We don't plan to topple Hamas in Gaza soonOlmert, Barak assure Jordan's king Israel doesn't intend to launch major op in near future, but don't rule out less dramatic measures.
No Russian missile sale to Syria for nowMoscow won't export missile system to foreign clients before full deployment in Russian arm
No Russian missile sale to Syria for nowMoscow won't export missile system to foreign clients before full deployment in Russian arm
Why Bibi may have to do a Tzipi[ DAVID KIMCHE
Yedioth Ahronoth 'IWhat Assad really wants/ BechorsraSyrian leader wants Golan so he can shift to new model of conflict with Israeleli strike more likely'
Intelligence sources say chances of preemptive military action against Iran's nuke facilities high
Daily Alert.org – Hebrew Press Editorials (2008) - Middle East Progress - EJC Israeli Press Review – Google News Israel - Palestine
As Israel’s Labor Party Declines, a Rival Emerges on the LeftAfter 40 years as the voice of the left in Israel, the Labor Party appears to be losing its political heft, and many powerful politicians are now moving to form a replacement
Arab plan explained in Hebrew ads The Palestinian Authority has placed a full-page advert in Israel's Hebrew newspapers to promote an Arab peace plan.
Military Consequences of a Gaza Ceasefire Collapse Washington Institute
Economy first in Palestine? Ben White: For some, reviving the Palestinian economy is the route to peace. For others, it's the route to fragmentation
MESH A Middle East envoy? |
| Iran: Will talks happen under Obama? A period of reestablishing relations with Iran's partners seems likely. Also expect contacts with lower-tier Iranian officials.
Doubt greets IMF bailout offers The fund seeks to soften effects of the financial collapse, but many Asian leaders – citing bad advice from the '97 crisis – are wary of conditions attached to assistance.
The housing-bubble collapse makes recovery hard to predict.
Is Kashmir key to Afghan peace? Barack Obama says resolving the Indian-Pakistani dispute over Kashmir will be a goal of his presidency, ending eight years of silence on the issue.
US airstrikes put Pakistan's leaders on defensive It summoned the US ambassador Thursday to formally complain after an attack hit deep inside Pakistani territory.
Obama's key nonappointment: Bernanke The Fed chief is needed to slay the dragon of deflation. But Bernanke must be careful.
What to do with Guantánamo's detainees Saudi Arabia's rehabilitation plan works. Imitate it.
Arab countries meet to tackle Somali pirate threat Egypt hosted Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Sudan, Yemen, and the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia on Thursday in a bid to protect valuable maritime trade routes from pirates
US kills senior Al Qaeda in Iraq leader Hajji Hammadi, a senior member of Al Qaeda in Iraq, was believed by US military officials to have been responsible for the abduction and murder of US Army Staff Sgt. Matt Maupin in 2004.
The China Challenge? (Excerpt) - Council on Foreign Relations
China's ‘Grim' Employment Picture Could Threaten Communist Party Hold on Power
IHT CHINA RISING Beijing's thrust into Latin America By DAVID SHAMBAUGH China's presence in Latin America has grown quietly but dramatically in recent years, paralleling China's growing roles in Africa and the Middle East
China fears grow over job losses Beijing says its employment outlook is "grim", amid concerns of increasing social unrest caused by economic problems.
US warned of China 'cyber-spying'
Crucial partner China's trade ties with Latin America are on the rise
Asian economies Sittin' on the dock of a bay Trade slows and gloom mounts. But Asia’s economic downturn will be milder than the one it endured a decade ago
Newsweek Economic Crisis Hits Poor In India, China
China All at Sea Off Africa By: Bright Simons | Asia TImes
Tashkent Can Influence Afghan War Outcome Eurasianet
The US strikes deeper in Pakistan | Beijing's thrust into Latin America By DAVID SHAMBAUGH China's presence in Latin America has grown quietly but dramatically in recent years, paralleling China's growing roles in Africa and the Middle East.
DESPERATE MEASURES By BILL FRELICK The Dublin II asylum system fails to consider the legitimate interest asylum seekers have in choosing where to apply and unfairly allocates the burden of processing claims to the states on the EU's external frontiers
What Obama needs in his secretary of state Barack Obama shouldn't appoint a secretary of state until he is sure his nominee is capable of reviving a much-diminished State Department.
OBAMA'S CABINET 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 nominatio
Sarkozy plan for another economic conference annoys some diplomats The French president left the financial summit meeting in Washington declaring that it had tamed American capitalism. Then he announced his own meeting in a few weeks in Paris.
No collapse coming, Putin tells Russia Mindful that Russians have been traumatized by two other financial crises in the last two decades, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin tried to assure the country Thursday that it would be able to weather the current one.
European rights organization issues scathing report on French prison system French prisons are dirty, overcrowded and run-down, the Council of Europe said in a report issued Thursday.
EUROPE European press review
The Economist Germany's chancellor Where's Angela? It would be good for Germany and the world if Angela Merkel had a higher profile The Greens in Germany Cem difference
Poland Won't Lobby Obama on Missile Defense
Time Europe's Road Ahead (Europe) By MICHAEL ELLIOTT Obama's win has filled Europe with joy, but the Old World has its own work to do By JOSEF JOFFE The E.U. must recognize its strengths (and Russia's weaknesses) as it pushes Moscow to be more responsible
For tens of thousands of desperate immigrants from central Asia and the Middle East, the Greek islands have become the new back door into Europe. As authorities in Athens struggle to cope with the influx, can Greece regain control of its borders?
Dante to dialects: EU's online renaissanceSite recording centuries of culture crashes with 10m hits an hour on launch day Europeana - Connecting Cultural Heritage
French Socialists in run-off vote
| H12 RFE/RLTurkmenistan: Germany, Austria Embrace Realpolitik in Their Dealings with Ashgabat
Russia: Bully No More?
Stratfor Russia: Granting Favors to Select NATO Members Russia is showing its willingness to work with those NATO members that cooperate with Moscow on vital geopolitical issues
Foreign Policy Georgia Without the Spin
Kazakhstan’s gas: Exports Markets and Export Routes Oxford Institute for Energy Studies This UK study examines the politics and geopolitics of Kazakhstan’s gas sector, its evolution and current state as well as the various scenarios under which Kazakhstan could deliver its gas to potential export markets.
RUSSIA'S RADICAL MILITARY REFORM IN PROGRESS
Google News Azerbaijan
Russia's economy The flight from the rouble Russians and their government wake up to their deepening economic woes
Unpaid Wages in Russia Recall 1998Russians have begun to feel the chill of the crisis, as it triggers layoffs and wage-payment delays reminiscent of the 1990s
The Kremlin Pretends the Heat Is Off By: Marc Schleifer and Aleksandr Shkolnikov | The Moscow Times Watching Russian television over the past month, it might be easy to miss that the country is mired in the same twin crises gripping the world -- the ongoing credit crunch and the emerging downturn in the real economy
Georgia says checkpoint attacked from Abkhazia Georgian officials said Russian and separatist forces attacked a Georgian police checkpoint Thursday near the breakaway province of Abkhazia.
Tashkent Can Influence Afghan War Outcome Eurasianet
Changing Priorities in Belarus By: David Marples | Eurasia Daily Monitor Several recent events suggest that changes are underway in Belarus as it emerges from isolation and begins new dialogues with the countries of the European Union |
| H13 The Times Intelligence report: American domination is ending Frighteningly bleak assessment by US intelligence community raises threat of nuclear war and environmental catastrophe
Syrians pin hopes on Obama presidency Despite the enormity of the task, hopes grow that Obama could close the chapter of wars and conflict of the Bush era
Trade threat as ships reroute to avoid piracy Blow for global economy as the world's largest shipping company Maersk refuses to use key route over piracy fears
Shares plunge as US car bailout stalls Wall Street slumps 444 points after Democrats delay decision on $25 billion rescue package until December
Iran 'has enough uranium to build a bomb' Talks to follow watchdog report indicating Iran may have stockpiled enough enriched uranium to make a nuclear bomb
No drama? With Hillary? Forget it The Clintons have a knack of turning politics into their own personal stage. Obama must know that Gerard Baker
The risks of currency weakness The depreciation of sterling gives some respite to UK exporters, but the effect on growth will be limited and a loss of investor confidence would be disastrous
Team Obama Two presidents from Illinois; one valuable lesson
A plaque of pride Seventy years on, Britain honours the diplomats who save Jews
Jewish settlers prepare for Hebron fight West Bank hardliners deface mosque and gravestones with racist graffiti as they defy a court eviction order
Drama and leaks begin to tarnish Obama President-elect team tries to stamp out discord over Hillary and Bill Clinton marring his transition to the White House
Palestine and Israel clash through the media Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas uses newspaper adverts and Israel launches Arabic YouTube channel
Pentagon wants UK troops for Afghan surge America is to deploy thousands more troops against the Taleban in Afghanistan and expects Nato allies to do the same
Putin seeks power as Russian economy dips The prime minister may lose popular support as new financial insecurity hits voters preoccupied with personal wealth
Wall Street Journal Keep Gates By Peggy Noonan
REVIEW & OUTLOOK
In Crisis, Opportunity for Obama As economic signs grow ever more grim, the opportunities for the Obama administration to drive through its agenda actually are getting bette
Michael B. Mukasey: Al Qaeda Detainees and Congress's Duty
America the Popular A lesson from students about foreign exchange.
Congress 'bails' on helping the auto industry. Now what? Everybody agrees the auto industry needs help. But congressional leaders decided at a private meeting Thursday that they simply couldn't agree to do anything until they had a better idea of how executives of the Big 3 American automakers would use the money. Showing up in private jets didn't help the auto executives' cause, everyone agreed
No agreement for US car bail-out US carmakers are given a deadline to produce a viable recovery plan if they want a $25bn government bail-out.
The Economist Modern management All you need is cash The increasingly desperate search for the stuff is changing modern management—not always for the better
American fiscal policyNo time to waste The American economy urgently needs a big fiscal stimulus. Too bad both parties are putting politics first
| H14 Financial Times Fear stalks the world’s economies US jobless figures drive long-term interest rates to record lows
World confronts a choice between chaos and order The US National Intelligence Council has produced Global Trends 2025, its four-yearly exercise in crystal ball-gazing, which tries to map the contours of the world more than 15 years hence. Barack Obama would do well to read it closely, writes Philip Stephens
US report sees shift of power to east A multi-polar system is emerging with a less dominant US and a more powerful China and India and a ‘historic’ transfer of wealth from west to east, according to the Global Trends 2005 report
Turkey nears new IMF agreement Amount of funding is yet to be decided
Opec disarray as oil sinks to $50
Demand jitters push crude below $50 Global benchmark in raw materials hits five-year low
Get out and spend Europe’s best route out of recession is probably a co-ordinated fiscal expansion, led by Germany, where people must be encouraged to go shopping
China’s rise rattles foreign nerves With Beijing setting its sights on an aircraft carrier, its neighbours are, not unreasonably, nervous about the one-party state’s military clout
Detroit bail-out: a nation in denial
Stumbling to stability The financial crisis is exposing strengths as well as weaknesses among the EU’s national leaders
Why the Brown critics are wrong Samuel Brittan welcomes a stimulus package
We need a ‘safe-fail’ approach against crises Benn Steil on how to limit systemic damage
Keynes’ magic can work for the sunrise industries David Smith on a fiscal stimulus for the future
Obama urged to prioritise Mideast Saudi Arabia urged Barack Obama to tackle the Israeli-Palestinian
Detroit bail-out: a nation in denial Michael Moritz on the US car crisis
The case for negative interest rates now: Pervasive negative rates would underpin equity market recovery, and governments can levy taxation of banknote hoards to achieve that
EU urges action to exploit Arctic oil and gas European Union policymakers have called for a concerted international effort to exploit the Arctic’s oil and gas resources and said its vast untapped reserves could enhance Europe’s energy security
Planned $250m investment fails to lift Citi Citi’s directors consider selling options
Basel outlines stricter limits for banks’ capital Effort to prevent repeat of the credit crisis Bosnia urged to focus on EU membership Brussels, Russia and the US say political conditions in Bosnia are not calm enough to permit the transfer of controls from the international high representative to EU authorities
| H15 Los Angeles Times Putin vows to protect Russia's economy Russians fear a return to financial chaos. The current economic uncertainty is seen as a test of Putin's authority in Russia
Israel rebuffs U.N. plea to ease Gaza blockade U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon urges Israel to allow food aid trucks into the Gaza Strip. But top Israeli officials say Palestinian militants must first stop their rocket attacks
Editorial
Obama and Foreign Policy: It Shouldn't Be Personal When President Obama looks into the eyes of foreign leaders in the months ahead, he should search out their interests, not the depths of their souls
Egypt and other Red Sea nations target pirates Egypt, which makes $5 billion a year in Suez Canal fees, holds talks in Cairo on how to stop Somali gunmen from hijacking tankers and other ships in the area
World grapples with pirate problem Nations and shipping companies have different takes on how to battle piracy at sea
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BOOKS OF THE TIMES; Voters Are Red, Voters Are Blue
Aides: Obama plans to nominate Clinton
Time Why Obama Wants Hillary for His 'Team of Rivals' By considering Hillary Clinton for Secretary of State, Barack Obama is trying to put together a team of rivals. But that comes with big risks
Rebooting the Right The public has turned on the Republican Party. Here's how the GOP can become relevant again By Ramesh Ponnuru
Obama 'set to offer Clinton job'
The Economist Lexington How new a deal? Comparisons between Barack Obama and FDR are misguided
Time America's Health Checkup (Cover Story) It's hard enough to make it to your own annual physical. In this issue, TIME takes the entire nation to the doctor
Why Reform's Moment Is Now ( Although it's no slam dunk, the President-elect's health-care plan has a fair shot at success
Obama 'to choose security chief'
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Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Obama calls on his Internet campaign army to march again
Politico ABC’s The Note – MSNBC FirstRead – Time ThePage Politico Playbook PoliticsHome fivethirtyeight US News Political Bulletin
GOP Takes Another Image Hit Post-Election
Mort Kondracke / Real Clear Politics: First Steps to GOP Recovery — How can the Republican Party rebound? The first step would be to quit letting Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity and Laura Ingraham set its agenda. — A second step would be for Congressional Republicans to actually try to help President-elect Barack Obama succeed
Tension Between Gates And The Obama Team?
Attorney General Mukasey collapses while giving speech; Federalist Society dinner in Washington...
| H17 Daily Telegraph Obama will find Israel peace elusive The "peace wall" between Israel and the West Bank shows how far the two sides have drifted apart in the last decade, argues Con Coughlin.
NIC says US influence will 'substantially' decline The political, economic and military influence of the United States will substantially decline over the next two decades, according to the country's leading intelligence organisation.Imaginary diary of new US President
| H18 Independent Hillary's quest for her 'legacy' job hits trouble Fears that Clinton as Secretary of State would create rival centre of power to challenge Obama
Rupert Cornwell: Where can the Republicans go now? |
| H19 Military Intelligence Terrorism
American Prospect The Cult of Counterinsurgency
The General - Brian Bennett, Time Ray Odierno, the top commander in Iraq, turned the surge into a success. As U.S. troops start to withdraw, his job now is to make it last
What to do with Guantánamo's detainees Saudi Arabia's rehabilitation plan works. Imitate it. America's Best Leaders: US Junior Officers, Military - Anna Mulrine, US News and World Report Whither Peace Operations? USIP
The Case for Robert Gates - Joe Conason, New York Observer
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Spencer Ackerman / The Washington Independent:
Obama, Gitmo and the War on Terror By: Glenn M. Sulmasy and David Kaye | Los Angeles Times
Norway picks U.S. fighters to replace aging fleet The U.S.-developed F-35 Joint Strike Fighter has been chosen to replace Norway's aging F-16 aircraft in a deal worth about $8.5 billion, the Norwegian defense minister said Thursday.
PIRACY THREATENS TO BLOCK GLOBAL TRADE ARTERY...
The New Commander in Chief Can Take on the CIA by Nat Hentoff | H20 Slate Obama's White House, Clinton's Team Who's (loyal to) who in the Obama administration: an interactive chart.
How To Read the Quran A new translation captures the confusion.
How Do You Measure a Nation's Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Anyway? By: Brian Palmer | Slate | H21 In meritocracy – or so it seemed fifty years ago – we would look up to the best of us. It turns out now, however, that we look up to celebrities. A big difference... more»
White House Ghosts: Presidents and Their Speechwriters
Europe Launches Its Own Digital Library
Europe's Answer to Google Book Search Crashes on Day 1
Dante to dialects: EU's online renaissanceSite recording centuries of culture crashes with 10m hits an hour on launch day Europeana - Connecting Cultural Heritage
Google allows users to personalise results SearchWiki allows users to delete results they dislike, promote ones they like to the top of the listing and to post comment
Thinking allowed Four philosophical questions to make your brain hurt
Connoisseurs take serious interest in the high arts of painting, music, and literature. Why is great perfume not seen as in the same class?... more»
Pupils and teachers protest after Beijing imposes daily winter jog Ministry of education hopes move will boost patriotism and health but critics say it will distract students from study
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Angelina Jolie’s Carefully Orchestrated Image In exchange for pictures of hers and Brad Pitt’s new twins, the actress Angelina Jolie got the magazine People to agree to offer positive coverage of her and her family.
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