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| H1 Financial Times Advice for seasonal seers: future is not in the stars The lesson of 2008 has been about how hard we find it to peer into the present. Economic interdependence and the shift in power east have been a commonplace for some time. It is only this year we have begun to see what the changes mean, writes Philip Stephens
The age of obligation As efforts to combat the financial crisis add to debt, our choice is between default, bankruptcy, inflation – and forgiveness
Russia and Georgia close to deal Russia and Georgia have come close to agreement on a mechanism for resolving continuing violence around Georgia’s breakaway regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia
White House mulls Chapter 11 for carmakers The White House said it was considering an “orderly” bankruptcy for the US’s stricken auto companies in its clearest warning yet that General Motors or Chrysler could be forced to file for Chapter 11 protection or similar measures
Pressure on Khatami to run again Growing numbers of Iranians are urging the former president to stand in June’s election. Those clamouring for his return include many reformists but also some prominent conservatives
Lessons from the original New Deal Samuel Brittan on fighting the slump. When fighting a slump concentrate on demand and output. Do not interfere with prices and wages,
Five ways to start the world economic recovery George Magnus on macroeconomic policy
Washington Quarterly Current Issue
USIP Iraq in the Obama Administration
Washington Post China's Navy on the Move John Pomfret | Back after 500+ years and ready for action - Somalia today, where tomorrow?
The Economist Trade and the world economy Fare well, free trade With the global economy facing its worst recession in decades, protectionism is a growing risk
Barack Obama's BlackBerry Subject: Iran
THE TANGLED US-IRAN KNOT, Part 5 Iran's power rooted in Shi'ite ties
Ha’aretz – Israel: We hold Hamas responsible for any future Gaza violence Hamas announce Gaza cease-fire officially over; Israel: Truce in 'best interest of both sides
U.S. report: Hezbollah fought Israel better than any Arab armyU.S. Army War College document warns: American military must learn the lessons of 2nd Lebanon War
Iranian obstacle course Engagement needs a deadline and a red line: Once both have been crossed, Obama must kiss Tehran goodbye, and muster America?s allies? support to use the stick.
Olmert: Syria is more ripe than ever for peace deal Israeli official: Syria talks will be high on agenda when Olmert meets Turkish PM Erdogan on Monday
A short path, from Gaza to Somalia Israel must do more than extend a cease-fire − Israel must allow Gaza to breathe, to live on more than international handouts and to reclaim its dignity.
Al Awsat Why Ahmadinejad Fears Khatami : Amir Taheri
Esquire Brent Scowcroft: What I've Learned A successful president has to have two qualities. He has to be a good judge of people so that he can get really good people around him. And not be afraid to have really good people around him. Secondly, he has to know when to listen to them, and when not to. And that's judgment. Now, experience helps judgment, but I know a lot of people who are extremely experienced who have terrible judgment.
Israel to Face Huge Security Challenges in 2009 (Xinhua-China)
Stratfor Oil: A Counterintuitive Price Drop Oil prices dropped precipitously Dec. 18, despite a number of factors that, by rights, should have pushed them higher.
Guardian Rosy rewriting of the Iraq debacle will fuel worse disaster in Afghanistan Simon Jenkins: An inquest into Blair's support for the invasion could fit on a postcard. Eager inquirers should turn their gaze to Kabul
Hamas answers Israeli air raid with rockets as truce ends early Militant Islamists who rule Gaza fire eight rockets and five mortars at Israel's southern towns
Iason Athanasiadis: Despite the riots in Athens, the absence of charismatic student leaders means little will change in Greek politics
Concept of national security
Bigger Gov't = More Prosperous Country - James Surowiecki, New Yorker
Helicopter Ben's Zero Interest Rate Policy - Nouriel Roubini, Forbes
PAUL KRUGMAN The Madoff EconomyThe vast riches achieved by those who managed other people’s money have had a corrupting effect on our society as a whole.
After 30 Years, Economic Perils on China’s Path Chinese leaders are facing a new era in which Deng Xiaoping’s export-led economic model faces unprecedented challenges.
The Coming Food Coups BY: Andrew S. Natsios and Kelly W. Doley | The Washington Quarterly The doubling of grain prices over the past two years has already set off violent protests in over 30 developing countries and led to the overthrow of the Haitian prime minister.
Weekly Standard Thirty Years of Reform in China Economic collapse may soon bring political crisis.
Conscience of a Nationalist BY: Mara Hvistendahl | The New Republic - Midway through China's economic boom, Western observers accepted as fact that the country's democracy movement is dead. And it's true: Capitalism, it turns out, does not usher in Western-style democracy.
IHT Global Agenda: Where are we headed in 2009? Roger Cohen: A leader who gives us hope
Serge Schmemann: Arise and shine, America
Zbigniew Brzezinski: The global political awakening
Felix G. Rohatyn: How we got into this mess
Jack Ma: China discovers its future
Viktor Erofeyev: The bear's market
Expectations: What's in store in 2009? Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Bertrand Delanoë, Mira Nair, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, Garrison Keillor, Ban Ki Moon, Tzipi Livni, Christine Ockrent, Anne-Marie Slaughter
EDM U.S.–Georgia Security and Military Agreement in the Works
A Military Reform That Does Not Seem to Satisfy Anyone By: Pavel Felgenhauer
WSJ Russia's Economic Woes Spur Unrest Russia's economic outlook is following oil prices lower, leading to stirrings of public unrest that have the Kremlin struggling to respond
Afghanistan: Soviet failures echo for US Control of roads and rural areas vexes coalition effort.
Big Three's future still in balance Plans for lengthy plant shutdowns hint at a turning point in automaker history
Israelis, Gazans brace for cease-fire's end A six-month truce with Hamas ends Friday. Violence between Israel and Gaza militants has flared in recent days
UN court convicts architect of Rwandan atrocities Justice experts hailed the guilty verdict against Theoneste Bagosora as a victory for Rwandans and a milestone for international courts.
The Times Gazprom threatens to cut off gas to Ukraine The Russian utility will cut supplies to Ukraine in January if the former Soviet republic fails to settle a $2.4 billion bill
| H2 ABD, Irak çıkışında kapımızı çalacak
"Sanctionner l'Iran ne fait qu'aggraver la situation" Le Monde,
FT Turkey's president steps into row
Turkish Central Bank Cuts Rates by Most in Four Years
ÖZDEM SANBERK
Sami Kohen Stratejik önem yetmez!
Davutoğlu:Büyük Ortadoğu Projesi Çöktü
Geri dönülmez bir eğilim başladı ABD’de bulunan Amerika Ermeni Asamblesi (AAA) adlı kuruluş, Ermenilerden özür dileme kampanyasını, Türkiye’nin Ermeni iddialarıyla yüzleşmesinin "ilk adımı" olarak nitelendirdi
Kampanyaya da, bildiriye de karşıyız
Claims Vary on Status of Kirkuk
EDM Turkish Military in Need of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles By: Emrullah Uslu
Kerkük satrancında son hamleler Ranj Alaaldin
Daily Star Turkey faces obstacles in changing its constitution By Liam Hardy
‘French presidency shows Europe does not want to build walls’
'CIA bilgi verdi' iddiasına Cerrah'tan yanıt: Göbeğimizi kendimiz keseriz
It's Back PBS What is broadly described as the "Armenian Genocide" — the epic saga of what many, but not all, historians and many, but not all, countries describe as the genocide against the Armenians carried out by the Young Turks of the Ottoman Empire during World War I — will never be forgotten. Nor should it be.
LA Times TURKEY: Ataturk's grave, head scarves and the call to prayer ...
İç Basında Türk Dış Politikası Dış Basında Türkiye – BBC Türkçe 0700 1800 – VOA Türkçe 0630 1345 2130 Turkish Press Review Google News Turkey TurcoPundit ASAM
Google News Fırat News Agency KurdishMedia Kurdish Kurdish Aspect Dış Basında Irak BBC Monitoring Inter-national
No promise made to make Kirkuk a federal region
Kurdish forces in Kirkuk and Mosul are part of Iraqi Army
Will DTP distance itself from the PKK?
Beril Dedeoğlu Bağdat-Kerkük ve Ankara Okay Gönensin AKP’nin Güneydoğu formülü Kerkük satrancında son hamleler Ranj Alaaldin
Davutoğlu:Büyük Ortadoğu Projesi Çöktü Nasuhi Güngör Kürtçe TRT gelirken -II- Kürt yönetimi, Türkiye'yi protesto eden PKK'lıları tutukladı
A dubious democracy
Gerçekleri daha iyi fark ediyor
DTP davasında takvim belli değil
Could De Mistura 'pour water on fire' this time?
TRT’s Kurdish channel starts broadcasts this weekend
Hava harekátında 7 terörist öldü
‘Kürt coğrafyası’ tanımına tepki
The Naqshbandi shaikhs of Hawraman and the heritage of Khalidiyya ...
Türkiye’ye orta düzeyli tehdit
Ferai Tınç Irak’ta hesapta olmayan aksilikler
Bülent Korucu CHP Güneydoğu'da ne yapabilir?
İhsan Dağı Neden ve nasıl bir TRT Kürtçe TV?
Ankara, Hamas ile El Fetih'in uzlaşması için somut talep gelirse devreye girecek
Ankara seeks mediation between Palestinian factions
Türkiye'den arabuluculuk iddiasına yalanlama
AP üyelerinden Zana için Erdoğan ve Şahin'e mektup (ingilizce)
Doğu’nun gelişimi için 1.6 milyar avro
DTP'ye açılan kapatma davasıyla ilgili süre vermedim
Aydın Ayaydın TRT’s Kurdish channel starts broadcasts this weekend
Google News Greece Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Press ABHaber Dış Basında Türkiye-AB İlişkileri Günlük Haftalık
Rıza Türmen Cemaat vakıfları ve AİHM
Bizden kim özür dileyecek?
AB Genel Sekreteri Demiralp, Paris'te isyan etti Mehmet Altan Ermeni general?
Solution in Cyprus could deter a crisis with EU
A plan for Cypriots written by Cypriots
Nükleer santral için Türk-Rus ortaklığına olumlu rapor
Hüseyin Gülerce Özür, bir işe yararsa kıymetli olur...
Ermenistan, sınırın açılmasına hazırlık için Gümrü'de adım attı
Céengiz Aktar İlk bilânço
Mehter adımıyla AB’ye
Önce ben özür dilerim...
Köşk'ten sert yanıt
Yavuz Baydar Devil is hidden in ‘urgent’
Russia to build Turkey’s 1st nuclear plant
Yorum - Haluk Özdalga] AB müzakereleri için en iyi seçenek
CHP'li Arıtman'ın ayıbına Çankaya'dan sert tepki
Tufan Türenç Gençler için bazı gerçekler
Türkiye-AB Katılım Konferansı bugün
Moskova'da düzenlenecek Eurovision'da bu yıl farklı bir rakebet yaşanacak.
Hedo Okur Tuncay Nihat Altintop
Photographs of Longstanding Diplomatic Ties to be Displayed in Isparta Photo Album. Online exhibit for Between Friends: Turkish-American Diplomatic Relations : Part I | Part II | Part III
Askeri gözlem uydusu için görüşmeler başladı
Gov’t may finalize long delayed military satellite project
Hava kirliliğinde dünya rekoru: Ankaralılar boğuluyor
Fadıl Akgündüz'ün davası zamanaşımından düştü
KOM Daire Başkanı'ndan polislere: Telefon kayıtlarını görüntüyle destekleyin | H3 Kemal Bey’den artçı belge
Al sana Anadolu’nun dillere destan hoşgörüsü
Baskı sadece mahalleden değil iktidar ve cemaatlerden
Ötekileştirilen artık laiklerÜ AKP iktidarı, cemaatlerin güçlenmesi gibi etkilerle laikler yalnızlaştırıldı. Mahalle baskısından uzak bir yaşam alanı kurmak oldukça zor. Sünni-Türkler diğer kesimlerin taleplerine duyarsız İslami kesimin şikâyetleri azaldı, laik kesimin şikâyetleri arttı
Tuncay Güney yurt dışında sorgulanacak
Gökçek'e şok belgeGökçek, Ergenekon ile ilişki-lendirilen SESAR’a, “Erdoğan nasıl yıpratılır?” araştırması yaptırmış, 354 milyar ödemiş
Güney, yurtdışında dinlenecek
Güney'in ifadesi interpol kanalıyla alınacak
Bahçeli, Baykal'ı çarşaf tartışmasına davet etti
Atabeyler iddianamesi de Ergenekon savcısında
Devlet Bahçeli’yi dinlerken Baykal’ı düşünmek
MHP ’yeniden yazım’ yapılsın
Anayasa reformu için ilk toplantı seçim sonu
Atabeyler Ergenekon belgelerini bekleyecek
Ergün Poyraz, İstanbul'a geldiğinde evimde kalır
Herkes ayıpladı Gökçek takmadı: Pişman değilim
Tivnikli, Adabank’ın da ortağı çıktı
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 Başbakan ve 'kantarın topuzunu kaçırmak'
Ahmet Taşgetiren Acıları kıyaslamak deyince
Ruşen - Çakır Baskı sadece mahalleden değil iktidar ve cemaatlerden
Taha Akyol Özür tartışması
Fikret Bila Bahçeli'den Baykal'a yüz yüze tartışma çağrısı
Hasan Cemal
Murat Yetkin Ermeni meselesi, imza kampanyası ve Gül
İsmet Berkan Kişisel bir şey
Fehmi KoruTürkiye normalleşirken İstanbul Üniversitesi
Taha Kıvanç Herkes kendine yakışanı yapsın Şamil Tayyar Tuncay Güney’den Muhsin Bey’e mesaj Oray Eğin Amerika’daki Türk polislerin yeni maceraları
Ece Temelkuran Suçluyorum!
Ali BayramoğluÖzüre dair ve Ergenekon'da yeni ufuklar…
M Ali Birand Brezilya da krizin yeğet geçmesini bekliyor
Mehmet Y YılmazHepsini ’ömür boyu siyasete’ mahkûm ediyorum!
Yalçın Doğan CHP’de ’Örgüt’ sizlere ömür
Sizler aydınsanız ben aydın değilim! (2) HASAN CELAL GÜZEL
Serdar Turgut Fethullah Hoca’yı bekleyen post-modern tehlike
İsmail Küçükkaya Baykal’dan şaşırtan Sabah yorumu
Bahçeli'nin hedefi ve kaygısı...
ERDAL ŞAFAKHüzün ve utanç veren rekorlar
EMRE AKÖZMaraş katliamı hâlâ karanlıkta
NAZLI ILICAKGökçek-Kılıçdaroğlu düellosu
MEHMET BARLASYeni bir heyecana ve vizyoner siyasete özlem duyuyoruz...
MAHMUT ÖVÜR'Goodbye Melih Gökçek'
YAVUZ DONATDevlet Bahçeli'nin "ölçüsü"
Atılgan Bayar Melih Gökçek’in siyasi kariyeri bitmiştir
Nagehan Alçı Gökçek-Kılıçdaroğlu: Kontrol:1-Kavga:0
Serdar Akinan
Ekonomi
‘Enflasyon düşer’ dedi, faizde şok indirime gitti
Kredi musluklarını kısan bankalar bonoya yüklendi
Botaş'ın özelleşmesi Türkiye'ye sabotajdır
Durgunluk vergi gelirlerini vurunca bütçe açığı rekora koştu
Hurşit Güneş Üretmeden tüketmenin sonu
Güngör Uras Dolar inişe geçti
Deniz Gökçe
Hasan Ersel Ekonomideki duraklama ve küresel kriz
Eyüp Can Ekonomideki duraklama ve küresel kriz
Ertuğ Yaşar Faizi düşürmeyin
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| PAUL KRUGMAN The Madoff EconomyThe vast riches achieved by those who managed other people’s money have had a corrupting effect on our society as a whole.
After 30 Years, Economic Perils on China’s Path Chinese leaders are facing a new era in which Deng Xiaoping’s export-led economic model faces unprecedented challenges.
Editorial You Mean That Bernie Madoff? The Securities and Exchange Commission — which failed to adequately investigate Bernard Madoff — urgently needs new leadership and political backing to recover its role as Wall Street’s top cop
Bankruptcy Seen as an Auto Rescue Option A Bush administration official said a managed bankruptcy would be a last resort if an agreement for a voluntary overhaul could not be reached.
In Clinton List, a Veil Is Lifted on Foundation Former President Bill Clinton disclosed the names of more than 200,000 donors to his foundation as part of a deal with the Obama transition team.
Rwandan Officer Found Guilty of 1994 Genocide
An Inquiry in Baghdad Is Clouded by Politics
News Analysis: A Gaza Truce Undone by Flaws May Be Revived by Necessity
Violent Protests Flare Again in Central Athens
Wounds Heal, but Grief Lingers in Mumbai
Iraqi Shoe-Hurling Journalist Said to Ask for Pardon
Tensions Rise As Afghans Say U.S. Raid Kills Civilians
President of Brazil Unveils Plan to Upgrade Military in Effort to Be Global Power
| H5 Washington Post Editorial Bound for Zero The Fed's risky foray into anti-deflation economics
Bush to Steer Course Of Aid to Automakers Managed Bankruptcy Raised as One Option
Arrests in Iraq Seen as Politically Motivated Government Offers Contradictory Explanations for Interior Ministry Detentions
Iraqi Held in Shoe-Tossing Reportedly Asks Maliki's Pardon
Bill Clinton's Donor List, Including Foreign Governments, May Pose Conflicts for Hillary
NATO Materiel Threatened in Pakistan Taliban Attacks on Goods for Afghanistan Mission Viewed With Growing Concern
Iraqi Held in Shoe-Tossing Reportedly Asks Maliki's Pardon
Obama Team Assembling $850 Billion Stimulus
Retired Admiral Picked as Spy Chief, Officials Say
Bush's Counterterrorism Record: 0 for 1 By Dan Froomkin
Barrier-Breaking Bahraini Masters Diplomatic Scene Nonoo Is First Jewish Ambassador From an Arab Nation
With an economic crash in sight, Venezuela's strongman calls another referendum on his tenure in office
What Clinton's Donor List Reveals By Eugene Robinson
By Michael Gerson, Page A35 When diplomats such as Christopher Hill are deployed it means that hope is fading
By Dana Milbank, Page A03 Slowly, painfully, self-awareness has come to George W. Bush
Advocates for Action on Global Warming Chosen as Obama's Top Science Advisers
By Charles Krauthammer, Page A35 If Princess Caroline wants a seat in the Senate, let her do it by election.
Stocks Plunge as Oil Hits 4-Year Low Warning on GE's Rating Stokes Sell-Off By Renae Merle,
A Father of Modern Conservative Movement
An Illinois Special Senate Election Would Put the Decision Where It Belongs Illinois Democrats have second thoughts about how to fill Barack Obama's Senate seat.
| H6 Guardian Rosy rewriting of the Iraq debacle will fuel worse disaster in Afghanistan Simon Jenkins: An inquest into Blair's support for the invasion could fit on a postcard. Eager inquirers should turn their gaze to Kabul
Hamas answers Israeli air raid with rockets as truce ends early Militant Islamists who rule Gaza fire eight rockets and five mortars at Israel's southern towns
Iason Athanasiadis: Despite the riots in Athens, the absence of charismatic student leaders means little will change in Greek politics Russia should recognise its faults Irina Filatova: If relations with the west are strained, let's not blame it on 'Russophobia' – Russia has to take responsibility Brown rules out early inquiry into Iraq war
Watching the watchdogs Walter Mattli and Ngaire Woods: The only way to avoid future financial crises is to push for robust global regulatory oversight
Bribery inquiry into Nobel jurors Jurors who accepted all-expenses-paid trips to China to discuss awards investigated
Foreign donors to Clinton charity could prompt Hillary debate Biggest donor to the William J Clinton Foundation was Saudi Arabia, which gave a a total of $41m (£27m) Iraqi shoe-thrower says sorry to Bush Journalist who insulted George Bush and threw his shoes at him says his 'ugly act cannot be excused'
Pound driven ever closer to the euro Sterling sinks to €1.05 with currency traders claiming parity is now a clear possibility
Cliff Schecter: By opposing a bail-out for the US auto industry, Senate Republicans have set their party up for long-term failure
Jonathan Fenby: Thirty years after his reforms, China is crying out for another great shake-up
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| H7 Violence as usual in Iraq
NATO Looks to Obama BY: Daniel Rackowski | ISN Security Watch NATO is hoping the new US administration will take a fresh view of Afghanistan, and Obama must act fast and decisively to capitalize on the good feelings from across the Atlantic
Daily Star Lebanon cannot afford to get caught between a Russian-US power struggle
President Bush Addresses the American Enterprise Institute
McClatchy What's it like to be a pirate? In dirt-poor Somalia, pretty good Nothing comes easily in one of the poorest and most unstable countries on Earth, and when you consider the dearth of career options for Somalis on land, a pirate's life starts to look more than cushy by comparison. "Is there any Somali who can earn a million dollars for any business? We get millions of dollars easily for one attack," bragged Salah Ali Samatar, a 32-year-old pirate who spoke by phone from Eyl, a pirate den on Somalia's desolate northern coast.
Orwell revisited: Iran and dirty bombs Iran fear-mongers in the United States are now seeking other evidence to disprove US intelligence reports that Tehran is not developing a nuclear weapon. Some of them have settled on the next best alternative - the "hostile other" has the capability to produce dirty bombs, even though such devices can be made by using material from literally tens of thousands of sources. - Kaveh L Afrasiabi | H8 Iraq Updates IraqSlogger Google News Iraq Iran Syria Mideastwire.com - NPR Iraq
US Military Defiant on Key Terms of Iraqi Pact Warrants Present Hurdle in Iraq - Richard Tomkins, Washington Times Iraqi arrests Baghdad swirls with rumours about detained officials
Security Council Extends Probe of Hariri Slaying
Iraq may ask for foreign economic assistance
Iraqi Arrests Extend Beyond Key Ministry
Iraqi Provinces Seek to Delay Crucial Elections
Blackwater May Be Banned From Iraq, Report Says
Iraqi government plays down arrests of 23 police officers
Israelis dissatisfied with leaders, 40% may opt out of national ballot
| H9 Ha’aretz – Israel: We hold Hamas responsible for any future Gaza violence Hamas announce Gaza cease-fire officially over; Israel: Truce in 'best interest of both sides
U.S. report: Hezbollah fought Israel better than any Arab armyU.S. Army War College document warns: American military must learn the lessons of 2nd Lebanon War
Iranian obstacle courseEngagement needs a deadline and a red line: Once both have been crossed, Obama must kiss Tehran goodbye, and muster America?s allies? support to use the stick.
Olmert: Syria is more ripe than ever for peace deal Israeli official: Syria talks will be high on agenda when Olmert meets Turkish PM Erdogan on Monday
A short path, from Gaza to Somalia Israel must do more than extend a cease-fire − Israel must allow Gaza to breathe, to live on more than international handouts and to reclaim its dignity.
Benn Is Obama on the way to Dimona?
ANALYSIS / Barak's restraint in Gaza is a huge elections gamble
Jerusalem PostHamas chiefs go into hiding as crumbling cease-fire ends |
| Afghanistan: Soviet failures echo for US Control of roads and rural areas vexes coalition effort.
Big Three's future still in balance Plans for lengthy plant shutdowns hint at a turning point in automaker history
Israelis, Gazans brace for cease-fire's end A six-month truce with Hamas ends Friday. Violence between Israel and Gaza militants has flared in recent days
UN court convicts architect of Rwandan atrocities Justice experts hailed the guilty verdict against Theoneste Bagosora as a victory for Rwandans and a milestone for international courts.
Election '08 is causing a 'brain drain' on Capitol Hill But many exiting lawmakers also bring years of experience to the Obama administration.
Top pollster to Republicans: don't rush the comeback
Policing in Afghanistan: Still Searching for a Strategy International Crisis Group
Conscience of a Nationalist BY: Mara Hvistendahl | The New Republic Midway through China's economic boom, Western observers accepted as fact that the country's democracy movement is dead. And it's true: Capitalism, it turns out, does not usher in Western-style democracy.
Weekly Standard Thirty Years of Reform in China Economic collapse may soon bring political crisis.
Obama to redefine Asia ties? Not so fast The cabinet of United States president-elect Barack Obama is filling up with heavy-hitting Asia experts, and there is talk that Beijing might be his first official visit. But as Obama's team looks eastward, his secretary of state will have a tough time making inroads in the region. Asia is expecting much out of the next president - maybe too much. - Patrick Burns
Stratfor Part 1: The Perils of Using Islamism to Protect the CorePart 2: A Crisis in Indian-Pakistani Relations
The Economist Pakistan United against the wrong enemy Pakistan has made a modest start against the likely culprits of the Mumbai killings. But fulminating against India is more fun
Afghanistan The next surge Can more American troops and a new strategy beat the Taliban?
South Korean lawmakers brawl over U.S. free trade pact
Geopolitical Diary: India's Invisible War Footing India has not mobilized its military against Pakistan in the wake of the Mumbai attacks, but there are signs suggesting the clouds of war have not yet passed
Angry Karzai Makes Demands Ahead of US Surge
Obama's War by Patrick Buchanan | H11 IHT Global Agenda: Where are we headed in 2009? Roger Cohen: A leader who gives us hope
Serge Schmemann: Arise and shine, America
Zbigniew Brzezinski: The global political awakening
Felix G. Rohatyn: How we got into this mess
Jack Ma: China discovers its future
Viktor Erofeyev: The bear's market
Expectations: What's in store in 2009? Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Bertrand Delanoë, Mira Nair, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, Garrison Keillor, Ban Ki Moon, Tzipi Livni, Christine Ockrent, Anne-Marie Slaughter
FAITH AND GLOBALIZATION An alliance of values By TONY BLAIR Confidence cannot be restored by regulatory means alone, but by a restoration of values.
HAMAS Taking the long view By RAMI G. KHOURI For militant Islamists, agreements with Israel must reflect mutual respect.
Minister under fire for Germany's role in Iraq The credibility of Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier came under sharp attack Thursday over continuing allegations that - under his tutelage - Germany aided the U.S. "war on terror" and in its Iraq invasion that Berlin opposed.
Barroso tells Bulgaria to speed up reform The president of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso, called on Bulgaria on Thursday to speed up reforms after it was stripped of EU funds last month for failing to deal with fraud.
Greek rioters go on holiday season spree in Athens The protesters broke away from a peaceful rally and hurled rocks and firebombs at police and buildings near Parliament, overturned a car and set fire to trash bins.
U.S. official sees 'test' looming from Russia The Russian government will probably "test the mettle" of Barack Obama when his administration assumes power by taking a tougher stance against the U.S. missile defense project in Europe, a senior State Department official says.
EUROPE European press review
The Economist France and the European Union Supersarko leaves the podium Even as he vacates the European Union presidency, the French president contemplates a comeback
German neo-Nazis A stabbing pain Charlemagne The magnificence of Nicolas Sarkozy France tries a novel approach: anticipating the Lisbon treatyNATO Commander: NATO Allies’ Afghan Commitments Not Enough
The Post-2010 Lisbon Process: The Key Role of Education in Employment and Competitiveness CEPS This 14-page paper points out that education should be the central objective of the post-2010 Lisbon Process. The paper asserts that education is beneficial for employment rates, that it is a key driver for long-term economic growth and that it appears to be beneficial for social cohesion
Employment in Europe 2008
NATO in Palestine? Not a Good Idea by Robert Dreyfuss
Central Europe and the Bear - David Howell, Japan Times
France 'set for 2009 recession' The French national statistics agency predicts that the country will officially enter recession in the early months of 2009.
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EDM U.S.–Georgia Security and Military Agreement in the Works
A Military Reform That Does Not Seem to Satisfy Anyone By: Pavel Felgenhauer
WSJ Russia's Economic Woes Spur Unrest Russia's economic outlook is following oil prices lower, leading to stirrings of public unrest that have the Kremlin struggling to respond
Russia: Economic Crash Could Fuel Aggressive Behavior by the Kremlin
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Russia Has Two Major Problems: China and the Caucasus BY: Yulia Latynina | The Moscow Times In reality, the Caucasus was never really integrated into Russia, and the problem with China is that, in the Russian Far East, people are living in the 21st century on the Chinese side of the Amur River, while on the Russian side they are still stuck in the 19th century.
Russia, Georgia and the European Union: The Creeping Finlandization of Europe The Cicero Foundation A 5-page paper on Europe's reaction to the Russian invasion of Georgia
Central Asia Becomes A Nuclear-Weapon-Free-Zone CNS
Stalin, violent? Yes, but extreme measures were needed to modernize an agrarian economy. That’s what Russian school kids are taught today... more»
Kyrgyzstan Cracks Down on Islamist Group BY: Samantha Brletich | Diplomatic Courier The Kyrgyz government is following in the footsteps of other Central Asian governments and is cracking down on Islamists. Taking a tougher stance on violence, protests, unregistered and registered religious groups, and Islamists in general, the Kyrgyz government believes it is increasing its security.
Kazakhstan: Astana’s Proposed Political Reforms Draw Criticism BY: Joan Lillis | Eurasianet As the end of the year approaches, Kazakhstan is pushing through political reforms designed to meet commitments given to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe ahead of Kazakhstan’s 2010 OSCE chairmanship. Officials are billing the reforms as a major liberalization. But opposition leaders inside the Central Asian nation are deriding the proposed changes as a sham
Russia, Spain: LUKoil's Iberian Ambitions If Russian oil firm LUKoil forges a partnership with Spanish energy company Repsol YPF, Russia's energy industry -- and the Kremlin -- will have increased influence abroad. (With Stratfor maps) [more]
Uzbekistan looks to its own good
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| H13 The Times Gazprom threatens to cut off gas to Ukraine The Russian utility will cut supplies to Ukraine in January if the former Soviet republic fails to settle a $2.4 billion bill
It's dramatic! It's sensational! It's the Fed rescue Quantitative easing may not sound exciting, but it is as momentous as the Gettysburg Address or the D-Day landings
Corruption claims engulf the Nobel prize Prosecutors are to study whether pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca exerted undue influence on medical award
Rwandan genocide mastermind gets life Special UN tribunal found Theoneste Bagosora and two co-defendants had plotted and organised killings of ethnic Tutsis
Donors list raises fears over Clinton role US security firm Blackwater, whose fate is likely to be decided by Hillary Clinton, donated to her husband’s foundation
Reading between President Karzai's lines Behind the Afghan leader's stomach-churning platitudes lies a history of mistrust and rancour Anthony Loyd
Iraqis held in anti-Saddam party swoop Interior Ministry officials are held for belonging to Baath Party, but reports of attempted coup are being downplayed
Seat for sale scandal puts US politics on trial The scandal over a Governor's alleged attempt to sell Barack Obama's Senate seat is causing wider concerns over corruption
Hamas says it will not renew ceasefire Official from the Islamic militant group in Gaza said that it will not extend a six-month truce with Israel that ends today
Wall Street Journal A Dollar Referendum Currency markets reflect a lack of faith in Bernanke . Obama Keen to Regulate Finance Introducing his financial-regulatory team, Obama said that remaking the system will be one of his first initiatives, and pledged to spread oversight far beyond banks. Russia's Economic Woes Spur Unrest Russia's economic outlook is following oil prices lower, leading to stirrings of public unrest that have the Kremlin struggling to respond Oil Falls Below $37; Stocks Down New Administration Takes Two Shapes DECLARATIONS
China's Human-Rights Activists Need Support By Vaclav Havel Briton Under Scrutiny for Role in Georgia Blame Game A former British army captain helped Moscow turn the tide of opinion over who started the Russia-Georgia conflict. But his position as a fair observer is now being questioned.
The Real 'Torture' Disgrace
The Economist The Madoff affair Dumb money and dull diligence
GM-Chrysler Merger Talks Resume
| H14 Financial Times Advice for seasonal seers: future is not in the stars The lesson of 2008 has been about how hard we find it to peer into the present. Economic interdependence and the shift in power east have been a commonplace for some time. It is only this year we have begun to see what the changes mean, writes Philip Stephens
The age of obligation As efforts to combat the financial crisis add to debt, our choice is between default, bankruptcy, inflation – and forgiveness
Russia and Georgia close to deal Russia and Georgia have come close to agreement on a mechanism for resolving continuing violence around Georgia’s breakaway regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia
White House mulls Chapter 11 for carmakers The White House said it was considering an “orderly” bankruptcy for the US’s stricken auto companies in its clearest warning yet that General Motors or Chrysler could be forced to file for Chapter 11 protection or similar measures
Pressure on Khatami to run again Growing numbers of Iranians are urging the former president to stand in June’s election. Those clamouring for his return include many reformists but also some prominent conservatives
Lessons from the original New Deal Samuel Brittan on fighting the slump. When fighting a slump concentrate on demand and output. Do not interfere with prices and wages, Five ways to start the world economic recovery George Magnus on macroeconomic policy
How to give banks confidence to lend to businesses Lucian Bebchuk and Itay Goldstein on credit
Economists’ Forum Normality is just a few steps away: Economic agents of all sorts, from creditors to consumers, are frozen waiting for some sense of normality to be restored amid the financial crisis. But normality is just a few bold policy steps away
Sterling nears parity with euro Chancellor irritated by BoE deputy governor’s ‘musing’
Taiwan and Mideast among main Clinton Foundation donors The Taiwanese government and a host of Middle Eastern donors are among the leading supporters of Bill Clinton’s philanthropic foundation, according to figures released
German minister denies spy claim
Banks lent billions to Madoff ‘feeder funds’ Investors able to treble or quadruple exposure
Obama signals change with Schapiro Financial regulation revamp will be a priority for SEC chairman
Obama to name trade representative Senior Democratic officials say that the president-elect will nominate Ron Kirk, the former mayor of Dallas, to the post in a move expected to reassure supporters of free trade
Chrystia Freeland: Saving US from hell Barack Obama might find much of his legacy depends on how effectively he can restructure, and how swiftly he can re-privatise, the companies taken over by his Republican predecessor
S Arabia to back green fuel with $75 crude Saudi Arabia, the world’s biggest oil supplier, will voice its support for the development of alternative energy to complement fossil fuels
Allegations emerge of attempt to influence Fortis case
Schapiro takes on an unhappy legacy As Barack Obama’s choice to chair the Securities and Exchange Commission, her experience as a regulator and tough-mindedness will be sorely-needed
Planet Strasbourg Lord Mandelson, business secretary and former EU commissioner, has vowed to protect Britain’s opt-out on working hours. We hope he is successful
| H15 Los Angeles Times How much debt is too much?How big should the national debt be in relation to the U.S....
Hamas formally ends truce with Israel The militant group refuses to extend the cease-fire. It blames Israel for not lifting a crippling blockade of the Gaza Strip
Bush and the new soft-shoe By Rosa Brooks People around the world understood why an Iraqi journalist threw his shoes at...
Editorial The SEC's $50-billion Madoff lessonWhy the SEC did not move against Madoff remains to be seen. But the next..
Iraq detains police officials, including Interior Ministry generals Up to 35 officials are accused of being in the Baathist insurgent offshoot group Al Awda. Gordon Brown, in a surprise visit, says British troops will leave Iraq by July 31
Riot police, youths clash in Athens, shoppers flee Riot police clashed with rock-throwing demonstrators in central Athens today, sending Christmas shoppers and people in cafes running for cover. Frightened parents scooped up their children from a Christmas carousel in the city's main square and fled
Rwandan military official gets life in prison for genocide The ringleader of the 1994 Rwanda genocide was sentenced Thursday to life in prison for his role in the early days of an ethnic slaughter that eventually killed an estimated 800,000 people.
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Lexington Shenanigans and seriousness The road to a successful presidency runs through the Senate
Bush on economy moves: I didn't want to be Herbert Hoover
Obama pledges quick regulation of financial markets
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Bill Clinton Discloses Donors
Conservative Icon Dies
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| H17 Daily Telegraph A new approach is needed to tackle Iran In the Iranian nuclear debate, all eyes are fixed on the incoming Obama administration in the hope that it will launch a new initiative, writes Sir Richard DaltonBritish troops leave Iraq a far better place The Armed Forces can look back with considerable pride on a job well done in Iraq in difficult circumstances, says Con Coughlin.
Hamas ends ceasefire with Israel Hamas has ended its ceasefire with Israel after fresh fighting flared across the Gaza border
| H18 Independent Hamish McRae: If the traditional policies don't work, unconventional ones carry risks too
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Policing in Afghanistan: Still Searching for a Strategy International Crisis Group
Gates orders development of plans to close Guantanamo
Army Releases Newest Manual - Associated Press
Obama Chooses Adm. Blair as Intel Chief
War without Borders: The Colombia-Ecuador Crisis of 2008 Strategic Studies Institute
Intelligence, and making sense of it Indian Express
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America's New Foreign Legions
Guantanamo closure plan ordered US defence chief Robert Gates has ordered plans to be drafted for the closure of Guantanamo Bay, the Pentagon says.
Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the United States: Interim Report to Congress Source:
Problems in Closing Guantanamo Detention Camp
| H20 Slate Top 10 Jazz Albums of 2008
The Coming Food Coups BY: Andrew S. Natsios and Kelly W. Doley | The Washington Quarterly The doubling of grain prices over the past two years has already set off violent protests in over 30 developing countries and led to the overthrow of the Haitian prime minister.
Climate change diplomacy Fiddling with words as the world melts
Global protest Rioters of the world unite
| H21 Why we love music Biologists are addressing one of humanity's strangest attributes, its all-singing, all-dancing culture: see article
Appearing to be sick is not a goal chosen by an hysteric so much as it is one gradually assumed, indeed, learned. The symptoms change with the culture... more»
Maestro Alfred Brendel has advanced and enriched the universal language of high art
Robot wars: The rise of artificial intelligence The robots are not so much coming; they have arrived. But instead of dominating humanity with superior logic and strength, they threaten to create an underclass of people who are left without human contact.
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The Unwisdom of Crowds
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So many awards, judge for yourself In the vast sea of prizes, none is more coveted than the great Nobel prize, founded by the inventor of dynamite
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