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H1 Wall Street Journal U.S. Woes Open Door for China The meltdown has tarnished the U.S. economic model, and may reduce Washington's influence. Conversely, China stands to benefit from the mess
The U.S. will fund an effort to recruit armed local militias in the battle against the Taliban, exporting the tactic to Afghanistan from Iraq.
Financial Times Insight: Light at the end of a dark tunnel The world economy faces a severe recession in 2009 before returning to growth in 2010, says Nouriel Roubini
How to Reinvent Globalisation - Robert Skidelsky, Prospect Magazine The markets have ruled for a third of a century, but it has all ended in tears. A return to selfish nationalism is possible. If we are to avoid this sombre outcome, we must find ways to rub the rough edges off globalization
McClatchy Iran's unpopular president is favored to win re-election In many other countries it would be a slam-dunk for the opposition: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is increasingly unpopular, his economic policies are blamed for 30 percent annual inflation and his foreign policy has left the country more isolated than at any time in recent memory. However, this is Iran, where things are never simple
RFE/RL2008 In Review: Russia, EU See Caspian Energy Dreams Deferred Entering the year, Russia appeared to have the upper hand in securing a lion's share of the immense natural gas and oil reserves in the Caspian basin.
Asia Times MUJAHIDEEN BLEED-THROUGH, Part 2
A shot at Iran via Iraq Robert Gates has called on the six members of the Gulf Cooperation Council, of which Saudi Arabia is a key member, to forge closer ties with Iraq as a way to limit Iran. On the contrary, such a move could help the six countries maintain healthy and normal relations with Tehran. - Kaveh L Afrasiabi
TakiMag Incoherent Empire: The Case for Getting Out of NATO by Doug Bandow
Stratfor Geopolitical Diary: Countdown to a Crisis on the Subcontinent Indian military action against Pakistan could come within days. The extent of such a campaign -- and its effects on U.S. supply lines into Afghanistan -- remains to be seen.
New York Times Clinton Moves to Widen Role of State Dept. As she prepares to helm the State Department, Hillary Rodham Clinton is seeking a bigger budget and an expanded role in dealing with global economic issues.
Prospect's "overrated and underrated" events of the year are divided alphabetically, by author surname, into four parts: click here to read parts one, two, three and four.
Financial Times What we will remember from 2008 Will the election of Obama or the collapse of Lehman prove the more significant event? That depends whether you believe history is shaped by the actions of remarkable individuals or by ‘vast, impersonal forces’. I am opting for the vast, impersonal forces, writes Gideon Rachman
Sarkozy’s stage His hyperactive style and disdain for protocol have been assets amid the tumult of the past six months
Fixing cracks in the crystal ball Sometimes large bets must be made on what the future might hold. But there are sensible ways and foolish ways to go about the task
Daily Star As in Greece, a specter of chaos haunts Europe's streets
Germany Failing as Europe's Leader - Joschka Fischer, Der Spiegel
Washington Post Iraq's Year of Elections By J. Scott Carpenter The stakes during Iraq's year of elections couldn't be higher.
Power Barometer: Toward Global Instability?
Ha’aretz – Bradley Burston: Can the First Gaza War be stopped before it starts?
U.S. warns Russia against sale of advanced missiles to Iran Russia says reports on deliveries of the anti-aircraft S-300 missile systems to Iran are untrue
Yoel Marcus / Have politicians pushing for Gaza war forgotten Lebanon debacle?
Christian Science Monitor Azerbaijan threatens to muzzle independent radio Foreign licenses, such as the BBC's, could be yanked as Baku tilts away from the West.
A surge of Special Forces for Afghanistan likely Defense officials say it will fill urgent gaps but Special Forces officers are skeptical.
Bush pushes Persian Gulf nuclear agreement But critics say the US should go slowly on a deal that would help Iran's biggest trading partner.
By OLIVIER ROY AND JUSTIN VAISSE Barack Obama's idea of trying to reconcile Islam and the West by convening a conference of Muslim leaders is well intentioned, of course. But the premise is wrong.
Philip Bowring: Free trade under threat China's role in global trade is more important than its trade volumes suggest.
Is Putin getting an opening to return as president? The Kremlin's plan to extend the term of the Russian presidency to six years from four years received final legislative backing on Monday.
| H2 From the Archive The National Committee on American Foreign Policy report on "Disarming, Demobilizing and Reintegrating the Kurdistan Workers Party." By David L. Phillips Printable PDF Version
PKK, Kandil'den Kuzey Irak'a indirilecek!
Ankara-Bağdat-Erbil denklemi Kerkük'ü çözecek
Asia Times Business beats politics for Turks, Kurds
Hüsnü Mahalli Talabani faktörü
Fransa’da Türkiye’nin AB üyeliğine destek yüzde 61’e çıktı
IMF'den gelecek para için ABD Hazinesi devrede
Turkey plans to purchase 32 strike helicopters from Russia
Russia sells Turkey Cobra helicopters after US refuses
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
Talabani backs DTP methods, not PKK
Diyarbakır'da bomba yüklü araç ele geçirildi
Diyarbakır’da tek aday adayı Baydemir
PKK'yı tasfiye planı
İki Kürt’ten biri göçmek istiyor
HÜSEYİN EL AVDAT
After all, what is the PKK? by EMRE USLU & ÖNDER AYTAÇ*
Cevdet Aşkın PKK ile pazarlık tam gaz, Öcalan istedi, Talabani başrolde
Sami Kohen Ortadoğu’da domino oyunu
Asia Times Business beats politics for Turks, Kurds Turkish construction projects can be found all over Kurdish Iraq, while the region's supermarket shelves are stacked with products imported from across the border. This is despite political relations between the two officially being cool, leading to fears Ankara has more than business on its mind. - Caroline Tosh and Muhamad Shekh Fatih
The 'other Iraq' forges ahead The semi-autonomous Kurdish Regional Government in northern Iraq encourages tourists with imagery of breathtaking scenery and promises of relative calm. More important in terms of politics, it is looking to exploit the most valuable asset in its possession, oil. It is on this point the region's stability hinges - disagreements with Baghdad over oil ownership could be far more divisive than the Sunni-Shi'ite conflict that spawned the 2005-2007 sectarian war. - Stephen Starr
Iraq security pact with US has Kurds nervous
Türkiye'deki her gelişme Arap dünyasını etkiliyor
Serpil Yılmaz Baydemir: Açık konuşalım!
Necati Paşa Zeli Kampı skandalı için konuştu...
Ha’aretz Olmert to Turkish PM: We must advance toward direct Israel-Syria talks Assad: Direct talks possible and will happen; Netanyahu: If I`m elected, Israel won't cede Golan
Erdoğan ve Gül, Olmert’le barış sürecini konuştu
Başbakan'ın bazı açıklamaları (2)
Özel eğitimli komandoların son kafilesi de Doğu'da
Hamas lideri Erdoğan’dan destek istedi
Erdoğan, Hamas’ın talebini Ehud Olmert’e iletecek
Israeli PM Visits Turkey for Mideast Peace TalksArabs press Talabani on Kirkuk (UPI) -- Arab lawmakers in Kirkuk called on Iraqi President Jalal Talabani Monday to divide authority equally among provincial constituents. FT Germany drops support for Turkish dam The future of Turkey's Ilisu dam has been put in jeopardy after the German government suspended financial support for one of Europe’s most controversial development projects
Beş yıl sonra da onun 'büyük' projesi çöker! Kurds hail human-rights achievements (UPI) -- Iraqi Kurdistan has made impressive gains, with the help of international groups, on the issue of human rights, a Kurdish official told a delegation in London.
Nothing new from CHP regarding ‘Kurdish initiative'
Dağdan hapishaneye değil eve götürün
Dr Hawrami: Just and fair oil management ensures Iraq's unity ...
Iraqi Turkmen: Unity in Wake of Attack
Kerkük’te Türkçe tabela da olacak
Baydemir: Diyarbakır Belediyesi'ne şirket kurma izni yok
Arabs press Talabani on Kirkuk
Türkiye sözünü tutmadı Ilısu projesi suya düştü
Kirkuk parliament passes decision to give official status to the ...
Study underscores depth of divisions at heart of Turkey
Google News Greece Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Press ABHaber Dış Basında Türkiye-AB İlişkileri Günlük Haftalık
Eser KarakaşBabacan: 2008 AB yılı olacak, şaşıracaksınız [Yorum - Muhammed Nureddin] Kopenhag Kriterleri'nden Ankara kriterlerine
Şahin Alpay Niçin 'özür diliyorum'?
Mümtazer Türköne Niçin 'özür dilemiyorum'?
İhsan Dağı 1915 modeli demokrasi!
Kıbrıs'ta Yılın Son Görüşmesi de Bitti
KKTC'den Rumlara et ve süt misillemesi
Kıbrıs'ta ABD Büyükelçiliği'nde Şüpheli Paket
Hedo Okur Tuncay Nihat Altintop
IPI’dan ’gazete kapatma’ kınaması
| H3 Talabani'den CNN TÜRK'e özel açıklamalar
İki Kürt’ten biri göçmek istiyor
Diyarbakır'da bomba yüklü araç ele geçirildi
100 bin aile imaretten gelecek yemeği bekliyor
AKP: Gül’ün açtığı dava ‘Ermeni’ sözü için değil
Tuncay Güney bu yıl Türkiye’ye geldi mi?
Yeni programımız iktidar programı
Partilere çağrı
46 ilin başkan adayları için vekillerin nabzını tutuyor
CHP'nin yeni programı Güneydoğu'yu tatmin etmedi
Erdoğan’ın aile doktoru Gül’e birinci sırada gitti
Erdoğan’ın İzmir adayı Adnan Menderes mi?
Trabzon'daki el bombalarıyla ilgili bir Özel Harekat'çı tutuklandı
Eslen Paşa ile o kaset için erkek muhabbeti
Arıtman: Hukuki tek geçerlilik DNA bilgileri
Alevi açılımı genişliyor
Ajandalarında kaybolan istihbaratçı: Veli Küçük
Ergenekon, Ankara'ya alınırsa şaibe altında kalır
Baykalcarsaflıyıaskere sordu mu
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 Kmtrsşvytlmnszplmnvjz
Ahmet Taşgetiren Bilimin suiistimali Devlet aklı mı?
Ruşen - Çakır ‘Senin baskın benim baskımı döver’
Taha Akyol
Fikret Bila Gül-Arıtman tartışmasında iki yanlış
Hasan Cemal
Murat Yetkin Zafer Çağlayan: Ankara Belediyesi’ne aday değilim
İsmet Berkan En alttakiler
Taha KıvançMuhataralı bir yerel seçim
Şamil Tayyar
Ali BayramoğluGündeme dair hissiyat ve gazap… Canavar kuyruğundan yakalanmışken...
Ertuğrul Özkök Soyağacımın tepesindeki maymun
Ahmet Hakan Ermenilerden özür diliyorum
Cüneyt ÜlseverBinnaz Toprak’ı kutluyorum
Enis BerberoğluKürtçe TRT kötü fikir
Güneri Civaoğlu Siyaset aritmetiği: 2>1
Sedat Ergin Gazete kapama otokrasilere yakışır, demokrasilere değil...
Yalçın Bayer Deniz Baykal tam ’başkan’ oldu
Seeking success by learning from others and our failures by MEHMET ÖĞÜTÇÜ & MEHMET AKTAŞ*
Cumhurbaşkanı’na iftira ve ırk ayrımcılığı
Ne seçim sistemimiz böyleydi, ne de partilerimiz... ALTAN ÖYMEN
Belediyelerde kadınlar yine yok mu? ORAL ÇALIŞLAR
Özdemir İnce Cehalet, geldiysen üç kez vur!
Mehmet Y Yılmazİmam hatipli büyükelçi aranıyor
Yalçın Doğan ’Almanya’ya giremiyor ama Meclis’te oturuyor’
ERGUN BABAHANUtanç verici bir şey!
EMRE AKÖZBilimcinin her yaptığı "bilimsel" değildir
Umur TaluUtanç verici bir şey!
Bülent Korucu Bu rapor, din dersi mecburiyetinin gerekçesi olabilir
NAZLI ILICAKAnkara'da adaylık meselesi
MEHMET BARLAS Ya başbakanlar da "Battık, bittik" diye konuşsalardı...
MAHMUT ÖVÜRCHP bu kurultayı niye yaptı?
Erhan Başyurt Suikastlar zinciri ve Kazıma Operasyonu... Mehmet Altan Doksan bin Türk’ten özre de karşı mısınız? Mustafa Karaalioğlu Ayrımcılığa ironik bir cevap lazım Sami Selçuk Duruşma gereksizleşince... Berat Özipek Arıtman ve ayrımcılığın aynasındaki yüzümüz Can Ataklı Deyin ki Gül’ün ailesi Ermeni
Serdar Turgut Krize altın vuruş
Oray Eğin Uğur Dündar’ın serveti Emin Çölaşan’la yarışır mı?
Atılgan Bayar Canan Hanım, o kampanyaya imza atacak mısınız?
Ekonomi
Güngör Uras Amerika’nın Kastelli’si Madoff’un batırdığı paralar kimin cebinde?
Erdal SağlamPiyasalar yeni yılın ilk çeyreği için karamsar
Eyüp Can Şaşkınlıktan küçük dilimi yuttuğum an
Asaf Savaş Akat 2008 mali krizi
Deniz Gökçe
Güven Sak Şirketler kesimine nasıl kaynak aktarılır
Seyfettin Gürsel Merkez Bankası'nın önceliği değişti mi
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H4 New York Times Clinton Moves to Widen Role of State Dept. As she prepares to helm the State Department, Hillary Rodham Clinton is seeking a bigger budget and an expanded role in dealing with global economic issues.
Editorial The World According to Cheney It must be exhausting to rewrite history as much as Vice President Dick Cheney has done in a series of exit interviews.
Car Slump Jolts Toyota, Halting 70 Years of Gain The grim forecast from Toyota is the latest sign of the global auto industry’s slowdown after years of profits and expansio
Obstacle in Bid to Curb Afghan Trade in Narcotics
European Group to End Georgia Mission
Russian Lawmakers Back Longer Presidency
India Gives Pakistan Letter Said to Be Gunman’s
Charges Dismissed in Iraq Against Ministry Detainees
Security Council Extends Protection of Iraq’s Assets
Iranian Resistance Group Criticizes Iraq’s Efforts to Expel It
BOB HERBERT A Race to the Bottom It’s time we refocused our lens on American workers and tried to see them in a fairer, more appreciative light.
| H5 Washington Post Iraq's Year of Elections By J. Scott Carpenter The stakes during Iraq's year of elections couldn't be higher.
Power Barometer: Toward Global Instability?
Editorial Interrogation Wiggle Room? If it considers some leeway for the CIA, the Obama team shouldn't give ground on torture.
Israel must protect its citizens -- but can it do so by military action?
What Fans the Athens Rioters' Rage By Anne Applebaum, The Greek political class has come to romanticize civil disobedience. This is what they get.
Suspected U.S. Strikes Kill Eight in Pakistan
Pakistan Scrambles Military Jets as Top Indian Official Talks Tough All Options Open, Minister Says in New Delhi
European Nations Discussing Accepting Guantanamo Detainees Under Bush, Nations Refused to Resettle Guantanamo Prisoners
Plunge in Exports Reverberates Across Asia Japan Reports Record Drop as Regional Trade Slows; Toyota Warns of First Loss in 70 Years
Appointment of Kremlin Critic Reveals Political Uncertainty in Russia
Iraqi Shoe-Thrower Defiant, His Brother Says After Visit Zaidi Was Tortured in Prison, His Brother Says After Visit
A Hope That History Throws the Book at Bush and Cheney By Eugene Robinson, History will judge what George Bush achieved -- and at what cost to the Constitution.
Obama's Choice of Rick Warren Ruined a Party By Richard Cohen, The real problem is Obama's inability or unwillingness to be a moral leader.
Obama's Invitation to Warren Is a Risk Worth Taking . . . And a Risk for Rick Warren, Too By E. J. Dionne Jr.,
5 Men Convicted in Plot to Kill Soldiers at Fort Dix Conspirators Face Possible Life Sentences
Families of Americans Killed in 1989 Bombing See Victory Over Libya Nullified U.S. Pact Nullifies $6 Billion Award in '89 Bombing Over Africa
| H6 Guardian 'The Iraqi psyche may be scarred for decades' Psychiatry specialist Dr Hassan says the war has weakened the mental health landscape of Iraq
Vote delayed on legality of British troops Legality of continued presence of British troops in Iraq is far from certain
Russia warns Europe over gas supply Long-running dispute with Ukraine could disrupt supplies to Europe this winter, says Gazprom
The new Iraq: The bombing goes on, but the building has begun
Bulgaria 'needs time to defeat corruption' Sergei Stanishev, the Prime Minister, is told by the EU to speed up reforms but insists his country is making progres
Green futuresEditorial: Politicians hope green revolution can rescue jobs and economy, as well as the planet
My Christmas message? There's probably no God Polly Toynbee: It is neither emotionally nor spiritually deficient to reject religions that seek to infantilise us with impossible beliefs
'Merchant of death' denies arms deals Viktor Bout, accused of being world's biggest arms smuggler, faces court in fight against US extradition
Turning a blind eye to war crimes Brad Friedman: The US torture policy approved by George Bush and Dick Cheney should spark a public outcry. So where's the outrage?
Overplaying the anti-Russian card James Marson: Do not brand those of us who criticise Vladimir Putin and his Kremlin policies as Russophobes
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H7 Asia Times MUJAHIDEEN BLEED-THROUGH, Part 2
A shot at Iran via Iraq
Will Syria Get Away with Murder? - Benny Avni, New York Post
WINEP Views of Arab Democrats: Advice to America on Promoting Middle East Reform
They Lied About Iraq in 2003, and They're Still Lying Now by Yasmin Alibhai-Brown
Daily Star The Iraq accord grants the US permission to stay
Obama and Bush: not as different as you might think
| H8 Iraq Updates IraqSlogger Google News Iraq Iran Syria Mideastwire.com - NPR Iraq
It Could Be More Than Three Years to US Departure Russia Giving Iran 'Only Defensive Weapons'
Iraqi Christians Flee Gunmen for Sanctuary of Monastery
Iraqis hope to sue U.S. troops under new accord The families of three men who were killed last week during a search of a grain warehouse want to press charges against American soldiers under the terms of a new security agreement between the U.S. and Iraq
Iranian resistance slams Iraqi exile order UN Extends Protection for Iraqi Assets Investors Ready for Iraq Business as Troops Pullout
Tehran Deplores Arabs' Involvement in Nuclear Dispute
| H9 Ha’aretz – Bradley Burston: Can the First Gaza War be stopped before it starts?
U.S. warns Russia against sale of advanced missiles to Iran Russia says reports on deliveries of the anti-aircraft S-300 missile systems to Iran are untrue
Yoel Marcus / Have politicians pushing for Gaza war forgotten Lebanon debacle?
Olmert to Turkish PM: We must advance toward direct Israel-Syria talks Assad: Direct talks possible and will happen; Netanyahu: If I`m elected, Israel won't cede Golan
Assad: 'Direct talks will happen'
Russia giving Iran only defensive weapon systems
Jerusalem PostDefense officials: Drop in rocket attacks won't stop Gaza opSenior Hamas official to 'Post': 24-hour cease-fire follows warnings from Egypt of impending IDF assassination attempts on leaders.
PM: We must advance direct Syria talksIn ME, "what you don't do today, you might not succeed in doing tomorrow," Olmert tells Erdogan
Analysis: Barak maneuvering between Cairo and Livni
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H10 Christian Science Monitor Azerbaijan threatens to muzzle independent radio Foreign licenses, such as the BBC's, could be yanked as Baku tilts away from the West.
A surge of Special Forces for Afghanistan likely Defense officials say it will fill urgent gaps but Special Forces officers are skeptical.
Bush pushes Persian Gulf nuclear agreement But critics say the US should go slowly on a deal that would help Iran's biggest trading partner.
He's expanding the definition of diversity beyond race and gender to include differing views.
Corruption's cost, beyond Blagojevich 'Rent-seeking' hurts society and perverts the work of government.
Obama weighs a supersized stimulus planHis team looks ready to spend at least $675 billion on projects to jolt the US economy.
Domestic politics fuels Gaza conflict Israelis and Palestinians both face heated political contests that are adding to the volatility between Israel and Hamas after a six-month cease-fire broke down last week.
Grievances rise among young Europeans Job prospects and dreams fade with crisis.
IHT Philip Bowring: Free trade under threat China's role in global trade is more important than its trade volumes suggest.
Asia Reels From Export Plunge Japan's record 27-percent drop in exports in Nov. signals collapse of boom that lifted many nations.
All roads lead out of Afghanistan
War Continues to Create Ideal Conditions for Poppy Growth - The Guardian
Report of the Secretary-General on children and armed conflict in Afghanistan
China's Year of Living Precariously Asia Sentinel An extraordinary domestic study lists concerns about rents in the social fabri China's role in commercial space on hold
| By OLIVIER ROY AND JUSTIN VAISSE Barack Obama's idea of trying to reconcile Islam and the West by convening a conference of Muslim leaders is well intentioned, of course. But the premise is wrong.
Philip Bowring: Free trade under threat China's role in global trade is more important than its trade volumes suggest.
Is Putin getting an opening to return as president? The Kremlin's plan to extend the term of the Russian presidency to six years from four years received final legislative backing on Monday.
A little respect By ABUBAKAR N. KASIM I wish that society at large would show some respect toward me and my Muslim faith.
COMBATING TERRORISTS By AMI PEDAZHUR Given the complex nature of the attacks in Mumbai, the Indians should be praised, not criticized, for their careful gathering of intelligence and planning of counterattacks.
European security agency must end mission in Georgia The mission of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe expires on Dec. 31, and Russia's envoy to the organization refused to extend the Georgia mission unless members agree that South Ossetia and Abkhazia are separate countries.
EUROPE European press review
Daily Star As in Greece, a specter of chaos haunts Europe's streets
Germany Failing as Europe's Leader - Joschka Fischer, Der Spiegel
Croatia’s EU Bid Hits Snag as Slovenia Blocks Talks
What's Going On in Greece?
Financial crisis fells Belgian leadershipOfficials accused of trying to influence Fortis court decision
| H12 RFE/RL2008 In Review: Russia, EU See Caspian Energy Dreams Deferred Entering the year, Russia appeared to have the upper hand in securing a lion's share of the immense natural gas and oil reserves in the Caspian basin.
Armenia: A Test Case for Political Freedom is Underway in Yerevan
Is Putin getting an opening to return as president? The Kremlin's plan to extend the term of the Russian presidency to six years from four years received final legislative backing on Monday.
US, Russia: Hard Facts and Soft Diplomacy - Richard Lourie, Moscow Times
Dissecting Obama's 'perestroika' Russia is eyeing the election of Barack Obama with mixed views, aware that the next US president's foreign policy moves - including engaging Iran - could cause serious problems for Moscow. Russia may even find itself looking at the George W Bush years with nostalgia. After all, he diverted Islam's attention from Russia and made oil expensive. Obama's "perestroika" might have the opposite effect. - Dmitry Shlapentokh
Russia keeps distance from OPEC
Google News Azerbaijan
Russia to OSCE: Recognize South Ossetia or Get Out
Analysis: Beware of Russians with gifts (UPI) -- The Russians are coming, the Russians are coming ... to Lebanon. Indeed, the Russians are coming to Lebanon with unusual gifts. Moscow announced last week it would deliver to the Lebanese air force 10 MiG-29s as a gift. This is an incredible number of fighter planes for a small country such as Lebanon. Ten new war planes will double, if not triple, the size of the current Lebanese army's air fighter wing.
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Beijing's dispatch of ships to Somalia is a perfect pretext for power projection
The shoe is mightier than the grenade One may protest in Baghdad but not Damascus. That is part of the legacy of the Iraq war David Aaronovitch
The architect of history's biggest fraud depended on so many others to perpetuate his crimes that his downfall must be seen as an indictment of his era
Wall Street Journal U.S. Woes Open Door for China The meltdown has tarnished the U.S. economic model, and may reduce Washington's influence. Conversely, China stands to benefit from the mess
The U.S. will fund an effort to recruit armed local militias in the battle against the Taliban, exporting the tactic to Afghanistan from Iraq.
Germany's Way Out of the Crisis STATE OF THE UNION By Peer Steinbrück
Bernanke Is the Best Stimulus Right Now By Robert E. Lucas Jr. A zero interest rate isn't the last weapon in the Fed arsenal.
Daily Star Revise regulation, the theory of market equilibrium is wrong By George Soros | H14 Financial Times Insight: Light at the end of a dark tunnel The world economy faces a severe recession in 2009 before returning to growth in 2010, says Nouriel Roubini
What we will remember from 2008 Will the election of Obama or the collapse of Lehman prove the more significant event? That depends whether you believe history is shaped by the actions of remarkable individuals or by ‘vast, impersonal forces’. I am opting for the vast, impersonal forces, writes Gideon Rachman
Sarkozy’s stage His hyperactive style and disdain for protocol have been assets amid the tumult of the past six months
Fixing cracks in the crystal ball Sometimes large bets must be made on what the future might hold. But there are sensible ways and foolish ways to go about the task
Iran remains defiant over oil industry The country’s oil minister refuses to be drawn on the barrel price that Iran needs to balance its budget, insisting instead that its ‘needs’ were sure to be met
Unfounded panics and unexpected disasters Michael Skapinker on why predictions are empty
How to resuscitate the private equity industry Charles Martin on investor-manager relations
Boards must be made fitter for their purpose Assess vulnerabilities, urges David Walker
Short View: Has Opec stopped the slide? The price difference between cheap and dearer oil has narrowed, pointing to a tighter market
EU and US must ‘turn goodwill into action’ Europe’s enthusiasm for Barack Obama, the US president-elect, bodes well for the transatlantic relationship but must be turned into concrete results to be of lasting importance, according to the US ambassador to the European Union
French presidency: The hyperactive style and disdain for protocol that have sometimes exasperated fellow European leaders proved to be assets amid the tumult of the past six months
Saudi Arabia to boost public spending Saudi Arabia said it expects to run a budget deficit in 2009 for the first time in seven years. The world’s largest oil producer is seeking to bolster the economy by increasing public spending in spite of the collapse in crude oil prices
Fears for migrant workers in Gulf The global financial crisis threatens to unravel progress made in labour reforms as the credit crunch hits the real estate and construction industry in the Gulf
Russian arms suspect claims US framed him
Tainted political tradition resurfaces in Illinois When Barack Obama won the US presidential election last month, Chicago’s political and business elites boasted the city had at last thrown off its reputation for crooked politics and underhand deals.
Food prices flatter sales across Europe Some retail chains are exepcted to costs and slow expansion as they begin to feel the effects of the recession
| H15 Los Angeles Times Editorial Must-reads for Obama Reports on Iraq reconstruction and detainee treatment offer cautionary tales for...
Conflicting reports on Iran-Russia missile deal Russian officials publicly say the country will not sell long-range defense weapons to Iran, but a 'military diplomatic' source says the sale already has taken place
Afghanistan's President Karzai laments coalition use of 'thugs' The leader of Afghanistan faults U.S.-led forces, saying they have hired warlords who have then been sent to mistreat ordinary Afghans
Russians protest plan to raise taxes on imported cars The tax hike pits the nation's ailing auto industry against working people, many of whom depend on the import of foreign cars for transportation and jobs
For Israel, the Gaza question resurfaces as hostilities resume The truce over, politicians renew the debate over what to do about the Hamas-controlled territory -- this time in the context of approaching elections.
Rick Warren, who will give the invocation on Inauguration Day, has insulted some of the president-elect's most ardent supporters as perverts and murderers
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EXCLUSIVE Interview With Sarah Palin
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H19 Military Intelligence Terrorism
On the Future and Options (Full PDF Article)
Soldiers beheaded in Mexican drug wars Decapitated bodies found as drug cartels step up terror and violence to protect $15 billion-a-year supply trade
Are US officials guilty of war crimes?
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| H21 Prospect's "overrated and underrated" events of the year are divided alphabetically, by author surname, into four parts: click here to read parts one, two, three and four.
From Standpoint, a series on reputations overrated/underrated, including Noam Chomsky/Mary Midgley, Eric Hobsbawm/Jeremy Black, Slavoj Zizek/Leszek Kolakowski, John Stuart Mill/Roger Bacon and Edward Said/Elie Kedourie.
God Is a Problem, Sources Say - Vincent Carroll, Wall Street Journal
Would you Adam and Eve it? Quarter of teachers would teach creationismPoll of science teachers reveals 29% would teach creationism alongside evolution and Big Bang theory
As Economy Dips, Arrests for Shoplifting Soar
"Sex Chip" to Turn You On
Newspaper Shuns Web, and Thrives
The Death of Deep Throat and the Crisis of Journalism
Media's Biggest Losers
High flyers: bees on cocaine 'behave like humans'
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