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H1 New Rules for the World in 2009 - Fareed Zakaria, Newsweek
Guardian War and peace: Israel's military and political optionsSix days into Operation Cast Lead, Tel Aviv debates sending in tanks or seeking settlement
2009 brings hard choices over the future of capitalism Timothy Garton Ash: Either a large part of humankind has to be excluded from the happy benefits of growth or our way of life has to change
Heat and light Editorial: Russia's reputation as a reliable supplier of energy to the EU, which gets a fifth of its gas supply through Ukraine, is questioned
The struggle to reduce dependence on Gazprom Fresh eruption of gas wars between Russia and Ukraine expose Europe's vulnerability to Kremlin's energy policies
The Economist Israel's war in Gaza Gaza: the rights and wrongs Israel was provoked, but as in Lebanon in 2006 it may find this war a hard one to end, or to justify
Washington Post Moral Clarity in Gaza By Charles Krauthammer, Some geopolitical conflicts are morally complicated. The Israel-Gaza war is not.
A Letter From Baghdad A New Struggle Begins in Iraq The war, in a sense, is over. But while there may not be peace, or victory, citizens ask: What next?
Two Advisers Reflect on Eight Years With Bush Chief of Staff Joshua Bolten and national security adviser Stephen Hadley express frustration over inability to improve the president's popularity.
Will Banks & Markets Recover in '09? - Nouriel Roubini, Project Syndicate
9 Possibilities Heading Into 2009 - Investor's Business Daily
New Year Holds Promise and Problems for Iraq - Ned Parker, The Los Angeles Times
Change Is in the Air in Iraq BY: Trudy Rubin | Miami Herald
Los Angeles Times Key Hamas leader killed in Gaza strikes The targeting of ideologue Nizar Rayan, seen as a major blow to the group, raises speculation that Israel may revive its assassination policy. Israeli leaders say calls for a truce are premature.
Gaza conflict can make or break Ehud Barak's fortunes Trailing as Israeli elections loom, the defense minister is now front and center in a leadership role.
New year holds promise and problems for Iraq The planned withdrawal of U.S troops from urban areas and a set of key elections could help Iraqis consolidate their nation, or send it spinning back into chaos
Iran adopts a bellicose posture on the Gaza conflict Public displays and rhetoric have two purposes: to assert leadership in the Islamic world and to bolster Tehran's hard-liners at home. But they also may link Iran unfavorably with Hamas' militancy.
New York Times For Afghans, a Price for Everything, and Anything for a Price The state built on the ruins of the Taliban regime now often seems to exist for little more than the enrichment of those who run it
In a Broadening Offensive, Israel Steps Up Diplomacy
News Analysis: Clinton, Familiar With Pitfalls of Mideast Politics, May Face Early Test in Gaza
Russia Cuts Off Gas Deliveries to Ukraine
Czechs Take Presidency of Europe
By RAMI G. KHOURI A year-end look at trends in the Arab world during the past 12 months reveals little to be optimistic about.
Three impressive ideas could relieve the stresses on America's soldiers and keep the country safe over the long term
Gazprom shuts off gas links to Ukraine For the second time in three years, Russia's natural gas monopoly, Gazprom, on Thursday halted the entire flow of fuel intended for Ukraine's domestic consumption
Peering into the Horrible 2009 - Arnaud de Borchgrave, Washington Times
Yoda's World. TIME
Hard Truths About the Gaza Conflict - Robert J. Lieber (Washington Post)
Why Israel Is Bombing Gaza - Ephraim Sneh
Israel's Policy Options in the Gaza Conflict - David Makovsky
Air Power Alone Won't Force the Hamas Response that Israel Wants - Jeffrey White
How The fighting In Gaza Will Affect Israeli Politics, Iranian Nuks, Moderate Arabs, And The Future Of The Two-State Solution by Yossi Klein Halevi
Ten Key Trends for Investors To Notice in 2009 - Jim Jubak, MSN Money
2008: The Longest Year - James Zirin, Washington Times
Good Riddance to a Bad Year - Gwynne Dyer, Japan Times
The World That Awaits President Obama - The Telegraph
Growing Challenges to Asian Stability - Brahma Chellaney, Japan Times
FT Asia in 2009: A rough ox ride to powerDavid Pilling on a tricky year for the continent
Bengladesh Rising BY: Tahmima Anam | The Guardian Something spectacular happened in a small corner of the world on Tuesday. After two years of military-backed rule, a free, fair, incident-free election was held in Bangladesh, with decisive results: a record voter turnout routed the incumbent party in favour of a secular, progressive alliance.
Samuel P. Huntington, versatile scholar whose idea of a “clash of civilizations” was vastly influential, is dead at 81... Forbes ... WSJ ... Wash Post ... London Times ... Harvard
The Economist Lexington Huntington's clash One of America’s great public intellectuals died on Christmas EveThe Cuban revolution at 50 Heroic myth and prosaic failure All the Castro brothers have to celebrate this week is survival. But that in itself is a remarkable achievement
After Sarkozy, a Czech takes EU helm Czech President Vaclav Klaus, an economist and self-proclaimed 'Euro-dissident,' is critical of much of the governing body's efforts.
Will stimulus plans go global? Efforts outside the US tend to amount to 1.5 percent of GDP or less, one tally finds.
How Hamas is altering Israeli politics The conflict in the Gaza Strip is already having an impact on the political landscape in Israel ahead of parliamentary polls in February
Afghanistan and Pakistan take center stage in 2009 Under Obama, the US may send 20,000 more troops and encourage talks with the Taliban in an effort to reclaim the upper hand in Afghanistan
Financial Times The problem with all this economic doom and gloom It is a logical absurdity that there should exist unsatisfied wants side by side with idle workers willing to supply them, writes Samuel Brittan
‘As night from day’Just as the Obama team offers fresh impetus on climate change, the economic crisis threatens to hold up a new global treaty
Asia in 2009: A rough ox ride to powerDavid Pilling on a tricky year for the continent
Drawing on the rich legacy of 1989With the world economic crisis striking ex-Communist Europe hard, it is the end of an era. The eastward advance of the western alliance has reached, for now, its limits
Green options for US energy policy The best way to shift the pattern of energy use forcefully and intelligently is a strong and credible price signal
Independent Climate scientists: it's time for 'Plan B' Poll of international experts by The Independent reveals consensus that CO2 cuts have failed – and their growing support for technological intervention
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The Economist Turkey and the Kurds Television diplomacy Hopes that a new channel may herald fresh reforms
Gaza operation strains ties with Turkey Jerusalem Post
Turkey Launches First Kurdish Language TV Channel
Tough UN mandate underway for Turkey
US Secretary of State Rice due in Turkey on Jan 5 - TV channels
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
Erdoğan seeks to mobilize Arab states for Gaza truce
Iraqi Kurd leader blames Arabs for growing rift
Saudi Daily: Turkey Can Mediate In Region – To Counterbalance Iran ...
Turkey Asks Israel to Halt Fire, End Gaza Blockade
Ethnic divide in Kirkuk puts government to test - The Boston Globe
VOA News - Turkey to Launch 24-Hour, Kurdish-Language TV Channel
Turkish prime minister hails Kurdish language TV
Google News Greece Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Press ABHaber Dış Basında Türkiye-AB İlişkileri Günlük Haftalık
2009 is a make or break year for the EU and Turkey Daily Star
Turkey boosts 2008-Russia eco ties despite political hurdles Turkey became the fifth biggest trade partner for Russia, leaving behind countries such as Germany, Japan, Britain, France, India and South Korea.
FT Europe better prepared to weather gas supply storm
AGİT'in Yeni Dönem Başkanı Yunanistan
The year ahead, 2009 Armenian Reporter
Hedo Okur Tuncay Nihat Altintop
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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
Taha Akyol
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H4 New York Times For Afghans, a Price for Everything, and Anything for a Price The state built on the ruins of the Taliban regime now often seems to exist for little more than the enrichment of those who run it
In a Broadening Offensive, Israel Steps Up Diplomacy
News Analysis: Clinton, Familiar With Pitfalls of Mideast Politics, May Face Early Test in Gaza
Russia Cuts Off Gas Deliveries to Ukraine
Czechs Take Presidency of Europe
DAVID BROOKS The Sidney Awards As essays become op-eds and op-eds become blog posts, the Sidney Awards, which recognize long-form journalism and thought, stand athwart technology, yelling stop.
The Next World Order By GURCHARAN DASBoth the Chinese and the Indians are convinced that their prosperity will only increase. In China it will be induced by the state; in India, it may well happen despite the state.
Cuba Marks Revolution’s Anniversary
Attacks Occur as Iraq Takes Control of Key Sites
PAUL KRUGMAN Bigger Than Bush Forty years ago the G.O.P. decided, in effect, to make itself the party of racial backlash. And everything that has happened in recent years is a consequence of that decision
Editorial The Woman the Mullahs Fear We urge the United States, Europe and other powers to keep pressure on Iran to ensure that human rights activist Shirin Ebadi remains free to do her essential work
The Evil Behind the Smiles - Nicholas Kristof
| H5 Washington Post Moral Clarity in Gaza By Charles Krauthammer, Some geopolitical conflicts are morally complicated. The Israel-Gaza war is not.
A Letter From Baghdad A New Struggle Begins in Iraq The war, in a sense, is over. But while there may not be peace, or victory, citizens ask: What next?
Two Advisers Reflect on Eight Years With Bush Chief of Staff Joshua Bolten and national security adviser Stephen Hadley express frustration over inability to improve the president's popularity.
Airstrike Kills Senior Hamas Leader; Israel Prepares for Possible Gaza Invasion Israelis Stand Ready to Invade Gaza by Land
In Ukraine, Rivals Unite Over Russian Gas President, Premier Stand Firm After Moscow Halts Deliveries
US Jews, Muslims Need a New PlaybookFaith Divide | It's time for our us to find a Middle East solution together, not circle the wagons.
Defining Victory for IsraelBy Michael Gerson, The objectives are an end of rocket and mortar attacks on Israel and an end of large-scale arms smuggling to Hamas.
On Both Sides of the Border, Wounded Bodies and Minds Fear Defines Conflict as Much as Missiles, Bombs and Blood
Green Zone Handed Off With Little Fanfare Embassy Ceremony Hints at Uncertainty
Editorial Mr. Putin's Bailout As Russia's economy crashes, No. 1 looks out for himself.
Chinese Migrants Return to Rural Roots Laid Off by Struggling Factories in Distant Cities, Laborers Find Few Prospects Back Home
Teach Our Children Shared Sacrifice - David Ignatius
Cubans Mark Half-Century of Revolution Celebration Far More Subdued Than Triumphant Rallies in Past
Discovery suggests a comet strike 13,000 years ago caused Earth to revert to glacial conditions.
The Oil Forecast Energy Wire | The cost has been up, and now it's down. Where will it be in three months? Make your predictions.
Fifty Years of Failed Cuba Policies By Eugene Robinson, Page A15 It is time to bring five decades of counterproductive Cuba policy to a definitive end.
| H6 Guardian War and peace: Israel's military and political optionsSix days into Operation Cast Lead, Tel Aviv debates sending in tanks or seeking settlement
2009 brings hard choices over the future of capitalism Timothy Garton Ash: Either a large part of humankind has to be excluded from the happy benefits of growth or our way of life has to change
Heat and light Editorial: Russia's reputation as a reliable supplier of energy to the EU, which gets a fifth of its gas supply through Ukraine, is questioned
The struggle to reduce dependence on Gazprom Fresh eruption of gas wars between Russia and Ukraine expose Europe's vulnerability to Kremlin's energy policies
Jitters across EU as Russia cuts Ukraine fuel supply US and European leaders urge rapid end to row between Kiev and Moscow
What is at heart of Russia's 'gas war' with Ukraine and who is likely to prevail?
Iraq plans to close Iranian dissidents' border camp Decision to shut base used for sabotage sharpens political differences between Baghdad and Washington
Inside view: 'You have to be totally dedicated' Former MEK member, believes Camp Ashraf closure will give people chance to escape pressures of cult
Nasa climate expert makes personal appeal to Obama James Hansen warns of 'profound disconnect' between public policy and real scale of climate change
Israeli bomb kills Hamas leader Nizar Rayan becomes first high-level assassination of offensive as Israel targets hardliners
An alliance of values Tariq Ramadan: While governments stand mute, Muslims must unite with the majority to resist the violence done to Gaza
Special spin body gets media on message, says Israel Inquiry into 2006 Lebanon war led the Israeli government to set up PR department to deliver clear 'explanation'
The failure of Unamid Rebecca Tinsley: So long as the UN panders to President Bashir, the peacekeeping mission in Darfur will remain ineffective
Israel's friends must say 'stop' Nick Palmer: Sometimes friends need to tell you when you've gone too far. This is one of those times
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H7 Change Is in the Air in Iraq BY: Trudy Rubin | Miami Herald America's relationship with Iraq will undergo a sea change this week. On New Year's Day, the status-of-forces agreement recently signed by Washington and Baghdad will take effect
A Specter Is Haunting the World, His Name Karl Marx BY: Harold James | The Daily Star German Finance Minister Peer Steinbruck recently said that Marx's answers "may not be irrelevant" to today's problems. French President Nicholas Sarkozy allowed himself to be photographed leafing through the pages of Marx's "Das Kapital."
America and the Middle East How to learn from history
ANALYSIS-Bush administration struggles over Gaza approach
The Cuban revolution at 50 Heroic myth and prosaic failure All the Castro brothers have to celebrate this week is survival. But that in itself is a remarkable achievement
| H8 Iraq Updates IraqSlogger Google News Iraq Iran Syria Mideastwire.com - NPR Iraq
Iraq Takes Control of Green Zone and Basra Airport
Iraq takes control of Green Zone Iraq takes control of the Green Zone in Baghdad and assumes more powers over foreign troops based in the country.
Next in Iraq A year of change ends, but what about the future?
As Clock Strikes 12, US Hands Iraq Control of Green Zone
Iraq to Open More Oil Fields to Bidding - New York Times
British Defy Court on Iraqi Suspects - Associated Press
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US, Israeli Policies Helped the Rise of Hamas
Gaza Attack Strengthens Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood
IAF strikes Jabalya mosque that was used as launching ground
Daily Alert.org – Hebrew Press Editorials (2008) - Middle East Progress - EJC Israeli Press Review – Google News Israel - Palestine
US, Israeli Policies Helped the Rise of Hamas
The Economist Israel and Gaza Pummelling the Palestinians
Gaza and Hamas What can we do?
The laws of war Proportional to what?
Hard Truths About the Gaza Conflict - Robert J. Lieber (Washington Post)
Why Israel Is Bombing Gaza - Ephraim Sneh
Israel's Policy Options in the Gaza Conflict - David Makovsky
Air Power Alone Won't Force the Hamas Response that Israel Wants - Jeffrey White
How The fighting In Gaza Will Affect Israeli Politics, Iranian Nuks, Moderate Arabs, And The Future Of The Two-State Solution by Yossi Klein Halevi
Hamas leader killed in air strike A top Hamas leader has died in an Israeli air strike on the Gaza Strip, the most senior figure to be killed for nearly five years. Obituary: Nizar Rayyan
Hamas is a Taliban State by Martin Peretz
Oliver Kay / Times of London: Gaza rockets put Israel's nuclear plant in battle zone
Israel's Policy Is Perfectly 'Proportionate' Wall Street Journal By ALAN M. DERSHOWITZ
Our Fight, Too BY: Benny Avni | New York Post By routing Hamas in Gaza, Israel can improve its security -- and perhaps enhance prospects for eventual peace in the region. But the defeat of a US-certified terrorist group will also be a boon to America's strategic interests.
There Will Be No Peace While Hamas Controls Gaza - Con Coughlin
Saudis Blame Hamas - Ian Black
Hamas Is Not Interested in Peace - Jack Kelly
Time Once More to Blame the Jews - Wesley Pruden (Washington Times)
The Gaza Rules - Victor Davis Hanson, RealClearPolitics
The Bloody Nonsense of Gaza War - Robert Fisk, The Independent
Obama Needs to Stand Up to Israel - Sandy Tolan, CS Monitor
Has Israel Learned Its Lesson? - Jeff Jacoby, Boston Globe
Geopolitical Diary: Israel's Strategy in Gaza
Israel Running Out of Things to Bomb
Ground Invasion of Gaza Appears Imminent
Israel: No More Nice Guys - Jeff Barak, Jerusalem Post
Hamas' Goal: Israeli Retaliation BY: Frida Ghitis | Miami Herald Hamas provoked Israel relentlessly until at long last it persuaded Israeli leaders to attack Gaza. Anyone surprised that Israel launched a massive attack has simply not been paying attention
Ezra Klein / American Prospect: AN OCCUPIED NATION AND A THREATENED ONE.
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After Sarkozy, a Czech takes EU helm Czech President Vaclav Klaus, an economist and self-proclaimed 'Euro-dissident,' is critical of much of the governing body's efforts.
Will stimulus plans go global? Efforts outside the US tend to amount to 1.5 percent of GDP or less, one tally finds.
How Hamas is altering Israeli politics The conflict in the Gaza Strip is already having an impact on the political landscape in Israel ahead of parliamentary polls in February
Afghanistan and Pakistan take center stage in 2009 Under Obama, the US may send 20,000 more troops and encourage talks with the Taliban in an effort to reclaim the upper hand in Afghanistan
Israel's 'victories' in Gaza come at a steep price The Jewish ethical tradition means embracing Palestinians, too.
Bush opened the door to oil shale, a huge energy source. Will Obama close the door too soon?
The meaning of the 'Oval' Office In the room with two centers of power, there's a place for us, too.
China favors jobs at home over freer trade Beijing restores tax breaks and other perks for Chinese exporters. It's worried that declining exports mean more social unrest.
Growing Challenges to Asian Stability - Brahma Chellaney, Japan Times
Bangladesh's election The tenacity of hope
India, Pakistan and KashmirA good vote in the angry valley
TurkmenistanShadow movement
Bengladesh Rising BY: Tahmima Anam | The Guardian Something spectacular happened in a small corner of the world on Tuesday. After two years of military-backed rule, a free, fair, incident-free election was held in Bangladesh, with decisive results: a record voter turnout routed the incumbent party in favour of a secular, progressive alliance.
A Close-Up on Japan's 'Lost Decade' BY: Philip Bowring | International Herald Tribune Not a day goes by without Japan's so-called "lost decade" being wheeled out in support of pleas for bigger and faster injections of government money into wobbly financial systems and weakening economies.
A Good Vote in Angry Kashmir - The Economist
The Year That Was in Asia - Todd Crowell, RealClearWorld
China Wants Its T-Shirt Industry Back
| H11 IHT Arabia's troubling trends By RAMI G. KHOURI A year-end look at trends in the Arab world during the past 12 months reveals little to be optimistic about.
Three impressive ideas could relieve the stresses on America's soldiers and keep the country safe over the long term
Gazprom shuts off gas links to Ukraine For the second time in three years, Russia's natural gas monopoly, Gazprom, on Thursday halted the entire flow of fuel intended for Ukraine's domestic consumption
By MIKHAIL GORBACHEV Are we finally beginning to understand the importance of global governance?
Czechs take EU helm The Czech Republic on Thursday took over the European Union's six-month rotating presidency from France
Rare look at a Russian prison reveals contradictions The only firm conclusion about Russia's penal system after two days of carefully supervised visits to Prison Colony No. 7, a high-security jail, is that it is as contradictory as the vast country itself.
EUROPE European press review
Russia reassures Europe over gas Russia assures EU countries they will face no disruption after it halted gas supplies to Ukraine in a row over payment. Why Europe needs Russian gas
Ten Years On, the Euro is Vindicated - The Independent
The Economist The euro at ten Testing times Europe’s currency has been more successful than sceptics expected, but it now faces its stiffest test
The euro at ten Demonstrably durable
Onwards and Upwards BY: Ralph Atkins | Financial Times Ten years of the euro: as the currency enters its second decade, the value of membership is clearer than ever.
Long Live the Euro - Oliver Kamm, The Times | H12 RFE/RL
Gazprom Cuts Off Gas Deliveries to Ukraine
Google News Azerbaijan
The Economist Russia Uncle Volodya's flagging Christmas spirit The Russian government is beginning to run out of the goodies that it has traditionally used to buy popular acquiescenceIndependent Leading article: The blunted claws of the Russian bear Time to Thaw Russia-US Ties - Dominic Ross, China Post
Putin's Year of Living Dangerously - Nina Khrushcheva, RealClearWorld
A Moscow State of Mind - Mark Teeter, Moscow Times
Pro-Stalinist books – journalism, fiction, pseudo-history – are found all over the bookstalls of Russia today. Even school history texts... more» |
H13 The Times Gaza rockets put Israel’s nuclear...
Markets Limp Into 2009 After a Bruising Year - Vikas Bajaj, NY Times
Ten Key Trends for Investors To Notice in 2009 - Jim Jubak, MSN Money
9 Possibilities Heading Into 2009 - Investor's Business Daily
| H14 Financial Times The problem with all this economic doom and gloom It is a logical absurdity that there should exist unsatisfied wants side by side with idle workers willing to supply them, writes Samuel Brittan
‘As night from day’Just as the Obama team offers fresh impetus on climate change, the economic crisis threatens to hold up a new global treaty
Asia in 2009: A rough ox ride to powerDavid Pilling on a tricky year for the continent
Drawing on the rich legacy of 1989With the world economic crisis striking ex-Communist Europe hard, it is the end of an era. The eastward advance of the western alliance has reached, for now, its limits
Green options for US energy policy The best way to shift the pattern of energy use forcefully and intelligently is a strong and credible price signal
Russia halts gas to Ukraine
Gaza assault boosts Barak Conflict could sway general electionRecession: How will this recession develop over the next twelve months? Will we see the green shoots of recovery by this time next year?Risks: What are the three main risks that could profoundly exacerbate the recession? How concerned should people be?
Republicans threaten to delay stimulusPaulson says crisis sown by imbalance Investors driven towards riskier assets
Europe better able to ride out gas storm When Russia cut natural gas supplies to Ukraine three years ago, the impact was felt immediately across the European Union as Kiev made good its losses by diverting transit shipments
Israeli airstrike kills Hamas leader Israel again stepped up its air strikes on the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip, killing a senior leader of the Islamist group for the first time since the attacks began five days ago-Arab League calls for UN action on Gaza Arab foreign ministers meeting in Cairo to forge a unified response to the Israeli offensive against Gaza have asked the Security Council to convene and issue a resolution compelling Israel’s aggression
US hands over control of Green Zone<>
Outside Edge: In Spain the gaffe is now an art form Victor Mallet reviews a spate of howlers
| H15 Los Angeles Times Key Hamas leader killed in Gaza strikes The targeting of ideologue Nizar Rayan, seen as a major blow to the group, raises speculation that Israel may revive its assassination policy. Israeli leaders say calls for a truce are premature.
Gaza conflict can make or break Ehud Barak's fortunes Trailing as Israeli elections loom, the defense minister is now front and center in a leadership role.
Editorial
Russia cuts off natural gas to Ukraine The dispute could interrupt fuel supplies to other European countries. The clash over fees and debts reflects the ongoing tension between the two former Soviet neighbors
New year holds promise and problems for Iraq The planned withdrawal of U.S troops from urban areas and a set of key elections could help Iraqis consolidate their nation, or send it spinning back into chaos
Gaza police back on the beat amid Israeli attacks Wearing civilian garb to avoid detection by warplanes, the officers are busy arresting merchants suspected of price gouging during the crisis.
U.S. hands control of Baghdad's Green Zone to Iraq It's a big first step toward withdrawal from Iraq -- a 'day of sovereignty,' Prime Minister Nouri Maliki says, that should become a national holiday.
Iran adopts a bellicose posture on the Gaza conflict Public displays and rhetoric have two purposes: to assert leadership in the Islamic world and to bolster Tehran's hard-liners at home. But they also may link Iran unfavorably with Hamas' militancy.
New law in Russia ends jury trials for 'crimes against state' President Dmitry Medvedev signs the controversial measure with little publicity. A pending Putin-backed law widens the definition of treason. Government critics fear the stage is set for a crackdown
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The South's Third Reconstruction? - Ed Kilgore, Dem Strategist
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The Woman Who Blew the Whistle on Blago - Nina Burleigh, New Yorker
| H17 Daily Telegraph The biggest threat to our future lies abroad
The recession will hit hard on the home front, but Gordon Brown needs to act to prevent conflicts that could tear the world apart, says Mary Riddell. Russia turns off the gasTelegraph view: Vladimir Putin has sent an ominous message to his neighbours as the global balance of power shifts. EU gas shortage fears as Russia cuts supplyRussia cut all gas supplies to Ukraine today raising the threat of shortfalls across Europe.
The end of the world? No, just madnessThe economic upheavals of 2008 did not bring financial armageddon, but don't expect any respite next year, says Martin Vander Weyer. Gaza assault offers the best hope of peaceThere is no excuse for the loss of life, but Israel is right to seek the destruction of Hamas, says Con Coughlin. We didn't join the EU for defence reasonsLiam Fox, the shadow defence secretary, argues that Gordon Brown is misleading the nation by claiming that the EU does not affect military policy.
| H18 Independent Climate scientists: it's time for 'Plan B'Poll of international experts by The Independent reveals consensus that CO2 cuts have failed – and their growing support for technological intervention 50 years of Castro The Cuban revolution is half a century old this week. But to many of its children, the Communist regime is as rickety as the crumbling buildings of Old Havana.
Gazans face ‘humanitarian crisis’ as raids intensify Aid agencies warn of looming disaster with supply shortage inflicting more suffering on families.Israeli bomb strike kills senior Hamas leader Blackout fear for EU as gas row escalates Leading article: The blunted claws of the Russian bear Fares Akram: Dancing missiles, singing drones – what a way to begin the new year Professor Samuel Huntington: Political scientist who wrote 'The Clash of Civilisations' |
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A Few Big Ideas - New York Times editorial
MILITARY TIMES Poll: Troops wary about Obama...
The National Security Council 282735-1 : C-SPAN Video Library ...
Irregular Warfare and Revolts from the Margins ORG A 4-page UK overview of the international security situation, focussing on the 'war on terror', the related conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the implications of US and UK foreign policy for the majority world.
US Hands Over Green Zone Authority to Iraq"High Time" To Move Marines To Afghanistan - Cami McCormick, CBS News
Germans don’t always find it easy to come to terms with their past. The Nazis come to mind, of course, but there is also the Baader-Meinhof gang... more»
Obama Moves to Counter China in Space With Pentagon-NASA Link | H20 Slate
Re-training America's workers The people puzzle Thousands of workers are losing their jobs. America now faces the hard task of getting them back to work
A special report on the sea Troubled waters
| H21 Printing – electricity – radio – antibiotics: after them, nothing was the same. Intellectual impresario John Brockman asks a select group of thinkers, “What will change everything?”... more»
Maimonides’s Guide of the Perplexed was written for those who, like the author, were committed both to faith and reason... more»
Revisiting Marx: is Marxism still relevant?
Rowan Williams: Our real treasure is in our fellow human beings
Valley view How Silicon Valley sees 2009 panning out for technology
Higher education The future is another country
Internationalising American universities The Americans are coming
Asked where he’d be willing to go to teach philosophy, the young job seeker replied, “Anywhere on the planet, paid or not”... more»
A Clue to Ancient Extinction? Discovery suggests a comet strike 13,000 years ago caused Earth to revert to glacial conditions.
Emerging economists International bright young things
China Wants Its T-Shirt Industry Back
Could we be a little more polite, please? 2008 saw an increased amount of rudeness. This New Year we should try to make common courtesy more common
Hollywood starts '09 with little to celebrate There is no Hollywood ending in sight in 2009 for the entertainment industry, which along with the rest of the nation is experiencing its worst economic slump in decades.
My Secret LifeBy ELLEN ULLMAN One’s origins — the exact mother and father — are not nearly as important as one’s “circumstances.” |
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