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| H1 New York Times Clinton Pledges Tough Diplomacy and a Fast Start
THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN Israel’s Goals in Gaza? The focus for Israel and Barack Obama’s team should be on creating a clear choice for Hamas for the world to see: Are you about destroying Israel or building Gaza?
Why Israel Can’t Make Peace With Hamas By JEFFREY GOLDBERGThe only small chance for peace in Gaza today is to help Hamas’s enemy, Fatah, prepare the West Bank for real freedom.
Jerusalem Report Mideast ShuffleA new order after the Gaza war?
Wall Street Journal, Gerald Seib's column "Obama Will Be Hands-On Chief."
Wall Street Journal Paul Kennedy: American Power Is on the Wane
Clinton to Engage Iran and Syria Soon Hillary Clinton said at her confirmation hearing for secretary of state that the new administration would move quickly to engage Iran and Syria. (Remarks)
Guardian Amid the horror and doom of Gaza, the IRA precedent offers hope Jonathan Freedland: The Northern Ireland example is instructive. Through dialogue even the most implacable of enemies can make peace
The change we need TA Frank: After eight long, tiresome years, President Al Gore won't be missed. Even if he did save the planet
Backing for invasion remains strong According to latest polls 90% of Jewish Israelis support war in Gaza but Israeli Arabs are less keen
Washington Post Guantanamo Detainee Was Tortured, Says Official Overseeing Military Trials Trial Overseer Cites 'Abusive' Methods Against 9/11 Suspect
At Confirmation Hearing, Clinton Talks of Engagement With Iran
Offensive Unlikely to Put End to Hamas, Israel Says Group Is Weakened, Military Officials Assert; Goal Is to Apply Pressure and Force a Truce
Will Communism Save China's Economy? John Pomfret | China's command economy might save it from economic doom. Or not.
The Times Israeli troops reveal ruthless Gaza tactics Soldiers recently back from front line have spoken of a 'shoot first' policy as Israel lays groundwork for 'third stage'
EU says no gas flowing, despite Russian claims Row between Russia and Ukraine continues, even after agreement is signed and gas is apparently turned on by Gazprom
Ha’aretz – Three rockets fired from Lebanon hit north Israel
Olmert ignoring calls from Barak, Livni for immediate Gaza truce Barak seeks week-long 'humanitarian cease-fire' in Gaza; Barak believes op achieved main objectives
Egypt tells Hamas it must commit to one year cease-fire in Gaza Hamas shows willingness to accept proposal; Egypt FM reportedly says cease-fire is a 'matter of days
U.S.: Olmert never asked us to abstain from UN vote on Gaza truce
U.S.: Olmert never asked us to abstain from UN vote on Gaza truce Israel is adamant that any cease-fire thoroughly deal with the matter of arms-smuggling tunnels
Diplomats: Gaza op causing long-term harm to Israel's imageThis is not a problem of public relations; it is difficult to impossible to explain the harm to civilians
Financial Times Why Obama’s plan is still inadequate and incomplete If the fiscal deficits are to fall sharply in the medium term, as they need to, the new president needs effective programmes for private sector deleveraging and global reform and adjustment, writes Martin Wolf
Europe’s banks need a federal fix Will the single market unravel, asks Howard Davies
The Group of Two that could change the world Zbigniew Brzezinski on US-China collaboration
A Team Obama of all the talents The appointment of both cabinet members and ‘tsars’ was not a notable success during the Bush years. We will see whether Obama can make it work better
US not certain of avoiding Japan-style 'lost decade'
EU must plan for the unlikely worst Monetary union is vulnerable in the current crisis because the EU has no fiscal powers. New thinking may be in order
Gaza: Israel under fire for alleged white phosphorus use On Tuesday, the Israeli army denied using white phosphorus munitions. A Norwegian doctor claims Israel is using Gaza as a 'test laboratory for new weapons,' including Dense Inert Metal Explosives, or DIME.
The Caucasus: A Region in Pieces BY: Thomas de Waal | Open Democracy The Caucasus region is a small and troubled place. It should be a common endeavor where its small and diverse nationalities - in Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan as well as Russia’s north Caucasus - work together to build an integrated region. Instead, no sense of common purpose is discernible: the sad reality is, that with its tangle of closed borders and ceasefire lines, the Caucasus more resembles a geopolitical suicide-pact.
IHT SHIFTING POLLS Judging Israel By GEOFFREY WHEATCROFT A potential change of mood over Israel has been palpable for some time.
National Security Archive The Iranian Nuclear Program, 1974-1978 U.S.-Iran Nuclear Negotiations in 1970s Featured Shah's Nationalism and U.S. Weapons Worries
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Turkish affright Boston Globe -
Disputed Territories in Iraq - Brookings Institution
A tale of two wars, two Turks and a nation riding a wave - The ... Iason Athanasiadis
Turkey caught in a thickening plot Sami KohenTürkiye’nin ateşkesteki rolü...
Ankara, Hamas'ı denklemde tutuyor
Abdülhamit Bilici Türkiye, Hamas'ın neresinde?
ANALYSIS - Global aspects of the Turkey's Ergenekon probe
Politicization in the Turkish Judiciary System Deepens By: Emrullah Uslu
Mensur Akgün Bir dış politika verisi olarak Ergenekon
Ermeni meselesi ve Kıbrıs'a 'yakın ilgi' sözü verdi
"Turkey - On Track for a Trillion"
İç Basında Türk Dış Politikası Dış Basında Türkiye – BBC Türkçe 0700 1800 – VOA Türkçe 0630 1345 2130 DW - (UTC) 0830 1130 1530 Turkish Press Review Google News Turkey TurcoPundit ASAM
Google News Fırat News Agency KurdishMedia Kurdish Kurdish Aspect Dış Basında Irak BBC Monitoring Inter-national
Biden: Political Rivals Should Resolve Claims to Kirkuk
Sadr Bloc MP: Kurdish Separatist Threats 'Unrealistic'
Kurds Get Brad Pitt as Erdogan Breaks Turkish Taboo on Language
Biden Kerkük'te Temaslarda Bulundu, Erbil'e Gidiyor
Erdoğan-Laricani savaşı görüştü
'Eleştirilerim fosforlu bombalardan sert değil'
A transcript of The Times' interview with Kurdistan President ...
France convicts PKK-linked Kurds
Gaza dents Turkey-Israel ties
Gazze için 1 dakikalık saygı duruşu
US vice president-elect Joe Biden arrives in Kirkuk
Hamas, Refah sınırında Türk gücüne razı
İBRAHİM KARAGÜL Ey İsrail silahlarının gölgesine sığınanlar!
Türkiye'nin ateşkes planına çifte destek
Yarbay kaç telefonunu sevgilisinin evinde aldı
French court convicts 11 over Turkish site attacks
Report: PJAK Rebels Lay Down Arms
Türkiye'nin yardım kamyonları Gazze'ye bombalar altında giriyor
Mustafa Akyol Filistin’in kurtuluşu Nagerhan Alçı Obama'nın Ortadoğu çelişkisi
Ali Bulaç Filistin sorunu nedir?
DTP'li Baydemir hakkında soruşturma
PKK fena faka bastı !
Roundtable Meeting with US Think-Tanks at USAK
Google News Greece Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Press ABHaber Dış Basında Türkiye-AB İlişkileri Günlük Haftalık
Turkey to be honorable member of EU- new chief negatiator
Turkey's full-time EU negotiator enters the fray
Gaz krizi korkuttu Nabucco hızlandı
Daşnaklar arşivde çalışma izni vermedi
H. Clinton'dan Kıbrıs'la ilgilenme sözü
Hedo Okur Tuncay Nihat Altintop
International Real Estate For Sale in ... Istanbul
TÜSİAD’la 70’li yıllara yolculuk
Obama'nın kültür danışmanı Türk
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Çevik Bir'den YÖK'e yazılı emir: ÖSS'de katsayıyı değiştirin
Yarbayın bombaları Ümraniye'dekilerle aynı
AKP’den Çankaya’ya Akarcalı sürprizi
Ergenekon'un üzerine cesaretle giden herkesi kutluyorum
Paşaları Erdoğan bıraktırdı iması
Yarbay kaç telefonunu sevgilisinin evinde aldı
Danıştay'dan Gökçek'e kötü haber
Göktaş’ın arşivinden ‘Mahrem ilişkiler’ çıktı
• AKP’nin Çankaya adayı Akarcalı
• Küçük Güney’e yazı yazdırıyordu
• Ergin kardeşlerden Ergenekon iddiaları
• ‘Terörle mücadelede hukuk dışına çıkıldı’
'Suikast planını Apo'ya ben haber verdim'
CHP'de İstanbul için Derviş'in adı
Danıştay: Belgeler ciddi, ön inceleme izni verin
Kalyoncu Paşa'nın ismi 'karargâh evleri'yle duyuldu
Deliller yasa dışı mı?"Ergenekon" soruşturmasını yürüten 3 Cumhuriyet savcısı hakkında şok suçlama
Faili meçhul cinayetleri aydınlatmada çok başarılıyız
CHP'ye oy vermeyen 'yuh' olsun
Ordu Yarbay Dönmez’i soruşturuyor
Ergenekon savcılarıyla görüştü
Zekeriya Öz'e inceleme gündemimizde yok
Yarbay ‘ölüm üçgeni’ ve Küçük’le ilişkili mi?
Bülent Ecevit, TÜSİAD'ın ilanlarını biliyordu ama önemsemedi
Uzmanların Ergenekon görüşü: Davayla demokrasinin üzerindeki gölge kalkıyor
İşte İbrahim Şahin'in ilginç af hikayesi
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 Ergenekon'un Susurluk'tan boşanma davası...
Ahmet Taşgetiren Kurtarılacaklar - Harcanacaklar
Ruşen - Çakır Ne savcıyım ne avukat
Taha Akyol YARSAV soruları
Fikret Bila Sezer, Şahin’i böyle affetti
Bilal Çetin Silahlar kafa karışıklığını bitirdi mi?
Can Ataklı İfadesi alınıp bırakılan nedense suspus oluyor
Hasan Cemal Kontrgerilla, Susurluk, Sarıkız, Ayışığı ve Ergenekon notları (1)
Murat YetkinBaşbuğ brifing düşünür mü?
İsmet BerkanBu kafa mı terörle mücadele edecekti?
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Şamil Tayyar Duyunca çıldırıyorum
Ali BayramoğluKısık gözler ve ahlakın tokadı
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Ahmet HakanSusurluk neydi? Ergenekon ne?
M Ali Birand Yargı hep böyle hoyrattı, siz şimdi farkettiniz…
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Mehmet Y YılmazProaktif dış politika böyle olmaz!
Hadi Uluengin Ergenekon: Nereden nereye?
Mehmet Tezkan Eski paşalar neden susuyor?
Yalçın Doğan Firari Yarbay’ın krokisi
Oray Eğin İşte adım adım sistematik medya operasyonu
Mehmet Altan MİT doğruluyor, TSK yalanlıyor
Mustafa Karaalioğlu Artık ne sulandırılır ne de durdurulur
Eser Karakaş Ergenekon üzerinden Ahmet Necdet Sezer
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AK Parti’ye öfke gözleri karartmasın... ORAL ÇALIŞLAR
Serdar Turgut Arkadaşınız yayın yönetmeni olunca
Atılgan BayarUğur Mumcu ile Tayyip Erdoğan aynı safta
Gülay Göktürk Susurluktan Ergenekon’a devamlılık ve farklılık
KÜRŞAT BUMİN Sağımız solumuz Ergenekon
A Turan Alkan Ergenekonculuğun tarihî izdüşümü
Mustafa Ünal Toprağın altı bomba... Tehlikenin farkında mısınız?
MUHARREM SARIKAYAÇekte 711 darbesi...
ENGİN ARDIÇViva la republica Turca!
EMRE AKÖZSıra muhakkak onlara da gelecek
HINCAL ULUÇ Amerika'yı şaşırtan Recep Tayyip Erdoğan!..
NAZLI ILICAKTÜSİAD gecesinde nostalji
MEHMET BARLASErgenekon'u artık hafife almak galiba mümkün değil...
Ece Temelkuran Yeni nesil Türkiye
Ekonomi
Ege Cansen Her önlem hatalıdır
Hurşit Güneş Semer devrildi mi?
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Turkey cuts 2009 growth target below 1 pct - paper
Deniz Gökçe Merkez Bankası ve bankalar üzerine....
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| H4 New York Times Clinton Pledges Tough Diplomacy and a Fast Start Hillary Rodham Clinton parried doubts about her husband’s fund-raising and emerged from the hearing
THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN Israel’s Goals in Gaza? The focus for Israel and Barack Obama’s team should be on creating a clear choice for Hamas for the world to see: Are you about destroying Israel or building Gaza?
Why Israel Can’t Make Peace With Hamas By JEFFREY GOLDBERGThe only small chance for peace in Gaza today is to help Hamas’s enemy, Fatah, prepare the West Bank for real freedom.
Banks Are in Need of Even More Bailout Money Even some of the bailout program’s harshest critics acknowledge that things most likely would be even worse without it.
Editorial Principles and Pragmatism Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton’s confirmation hearing was evidence of the American potential for redemption and renewal.
Israel Says Hamas Is Damaged, Not Destroyed
Memo from Moscow: Gas Dispute Runs Deeper Than Pipes, Experts Say
Georgia’s Energy Minister Is Assailed for Deal With Russia
Critic of Chechen President Is Killed in Exile in Vienna
Hamas Fighters Display Mix of Swagger and Fear
Iran Says U.S. Helped Finance Overthrow Plot
Israel Halts Ship to Gaza, Iran Says
Changes in Iraq Election Law Weaken Quota for Women
MAUREEN DOWD Tim Geithner! Why Are Rich People So Cheap?How does a guy on the fast track to be Treasury secretary fail to pay $43,200 in back taxes plus interest, or forget to check on the immigration status of a house cleaner?
| H5 Washington Post Guantanamo Detainee Was Tortured, Says Official Overseeing Military Trials Trial Overseer Cites 'Abusive' Methods Against 9/11 Suspect
At Confirmation Hearing, Clinton Talks of Engagement With Iran
Offensive Unlikely to Put End to Hamas, Israel Says Group Is Weakened, Military Officials Assert; Goal Is to Apply Pressure and Force a Truce
Will Communism Save China's Economy? John Pomfret | China's command economy might save it from economic doom. Or not.
Moubayed: Out Of Touch On Gaza
Barometer: Gaza Fighting Heats Up
Israel, Aid Groups Have Long Feuded Tensions Only Heightened by Gaza War
European Union Say Russia, Ukraine Violated Accord on Gas Shipments
Fed Backs Obama's Bailout Request Officials Detail Plan To Overhaul Rescue
Iraq Contract Marked by Delays, Poor Planning, Cost Overrruns, Audit Finds
Build a Diverse Staff? Yes, He Can -- and Did. I n less than a week, President-elect Barack Obama will settle into the West Wing, surrounded by a senior staff in which white men are the minority.
Iran Stones Two Men To Death, a Third Flees The European Union, the United Nations and human rights advocates inside and outside Iran decry stoning, which is enshrined in the country's Islamic legal code as a punishment for homosexuality and adultery
Editorial Tapping TARP The new administration needs room to maneuver.
Treasury Nominee Accounts for Own Tax Errors
The Bush Verdict Is In By Dan Froomkin
If she accepted it, Hillary Clinton would find it easier to manage questions about her husband's foreign fundraising.
By Harold Meyerson, He's chosen regulators who have sided with banks against the public interest.
| H6 Guardian Amid the horror and doom of Gaza, the IRA precedent offers hope Jonathan Freedland: The Northern Ireland example is instructive. Through dialogue even the most implacable of enemies can make peace
The change we need TA Frank: After eight long, tiresome years, President Al Gore won't be missed. Even if he did save the planet
Backing for invasion remains strong According to latest polls 90% of Jewish Israelis support war in Gaza but Israeli Arabs are less keen
UN climbdown Ehud Olmert claims that last-minute intervention by Bush stopped US voting for UN ceasefire resolution
Russia blames US as EU gas supplies halt again Gazprom deputy chairman describes Ukraine as 'like a madman with a razorblade'
Easy ride for Clinton in Senate hearing despite new fears Secretary of state confirmed by Senate despite concerns over conflict of interest with husband's fundraising
Obama's Guantánamo challenge: a boy soldier's trial Human rights lawyers say Barack Obama should stop trial of Omar Khadr, aged 15 when arrested in Afghanistan
Israel may face ruling on Gaza legality Prospect of UN intervention raised amid growing concerns actions in Gaza violate humanitarian law
Paddy Ashdown and Joseph Ingram: A fundamental rethink of military strategy can turn failure under Bush into success under Obama
The perfect gift to soothe Obama's British suspicions Tristram Hunt: To repair the president-elect's UK impressions, Gordon Brown should begin by presenting him with Hope in a frame
'They've killed us. Me, Amal and Soso. They've gone to heaven' More than half of Gaza's 1.5 million inhabitants are children, so far 292 have been killed and 1,497 injured
Opportunity knocks Editorial: Brown firmly believes that a big state will make Britain fairer but the public need convincing that the government manages money well
Gitmo: No More BY: Ken Gude | The Guardian By ordering the closure of Guantánamo as one of his first acts as president, Obama will show leadership and signal real change.
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H7 A Good Time to Improve the United Nations BY: Cesar Chelala | The Japan Times The U.N. as an instrument to preserve peace and security is as valid now as it was at the time of its creation in 1945. As the more powerful country in the world, however, the U.S. should allow and understand dissent from other member states.
DAVID ROTHKOPF The real top three in foreign policy: definitely not Kerry, maybe not Hillary
Return of the Iraqi Baathists
Only an America First PAC Can Stop the Madness by Juan Cole
New Direction for Foreign Relations BY: U.S. Sen. John F. Kerry | The Boston Globe The common element in the incoming Obama administration's formula for a new foreign policy is replacing military solutions and unilateral action with diplomacy and multi-national consensus
Moderate Arab States Need Israel to Succeed BY: Douglas Davis | The Spectator
Updated: OPEC Revenues Fact Sheet
A Russian naval task force led by aircraft carrier docks at Syrian port
Daily Star Arabs fiddle and squabble, again, as Palestine bleeds and burns, again
Reports Suggest Obama Faces Early Choice On Iran Covert OpsThe arrests of four Iranians for alleged involvement in a U.S.-financed plot to topple Tehran's Islamic government come amid fresh U.S. media reports that President George W. Bush has authorized a major program for covert operations in Iran
Iran pushed to the pre-electronic age
| H8 Iraq Updates IraqSlogger Google News Iraq Iran Syria Mideastwire.com - NPR Iraq
New Paths to Power Emerge in Iraq BY: Anthony Shadid | The Washington Post Nadhim Khalil wears the clothes of the cleric he is. He bears the scars of the insurgent he was. And in a country where business these days is power, he talks the speech of the merchant he has become, plying his trade in a contest for authority.
Iranians 'worried about economy' Unemployment is the biggest issue facing Iranians, a BBC poll suggests, as its new Persian TV channel launches.
Reformists to Run in Iranian Election Iran’s former reformist president, Mohammad Khatami, on Monday said that either he or former prime minister Mir-Hossein Mousavi would run for president. Iraqi Shi'ite Denies Rift Among Ruling Parties
Changes in Iraq Election Law Weaken Quota for Women
Biden Assures Leaders Of Ongoing US Amity
Maliki presides over U.S.-Iraqi committee
PMOI expecting State ruling, lawyers say
Persian vision BBC - and Iran - await reaction to new TV channel
| H9 Ha’aretz – Three rockets fired from Lebanon hit north Israel
Olmert ignoring calls from Barak, Livni for immediate Gaza truce Barak seeks week-long 'humanitarian cease-fire' in Gaza; Barak believes op achieved main objectives
Egypt tells Hamas it must commit to one year cease-fire in Gaza Hamas shows willingness to accept proposal; Egypt FM reportedly says cease-fire is a 'matter of days
Barak seeks to promote week-long 'humanitarian cease-fire' in Gaza
Border Control / A UN force? Depends when you ask
U.S.: Olmert never asked us to abstain from UN vote on Gaza truce
Don't play with fire At this sensitive moment, when it is clear to everyone that Hamas is seeking a way out of this mess, Israel must not be tempted to play power games.
How to beat Hamas The difference between the calm in the West Bank and the war in the Gaza Strip can only prove that withdrawing from territories without an agreement, and imposing a siege, are acts of folly.
To deter or to defeat Hamas cannot be deterred; as the organization is struck, its support among the local population grows.
U.S.: Olmert never asked us to abstain from UN vote on Gaza truce Israel is adamant that any cease-fire thoroughly deal with the matter of arms-smuggling tunnels
Diplomats: Gaza op causing long-term harm to Israel's imageThis is not a problem of public relations; it is difficult to impossible to explain the harm to civilians
Bradley Burston / Gaza War Diary IV - Can people die of ambivalence?
Amos Harel with IDF in Gaza / 'Let's finish what we started'
Jerusalem PostAnalysis: Where to talk tough
Analysis: IDF still not there |
| Gaza: Israel under fire for alleged white phosphorus use On Tuesday, the Israeli army denied using white phosphorus munitions. A Norwegian doctor claims Israel is using Gaza as a 'test laboratory for new weapons,' including Dense Inert Metal Explosives, or DIME.
The economy needs a bullish Obama In pressuring Congress to pass his recovery plan, he sounds too much like a bear.
History shows the power of people-to-people contact.
It's hardly heresy for the US to talk to its enemies.
Launch point for Mumbai attacks, Karachi faces rising militancy City officials fear Pakistan's commercial capital could be paralyzed if militants become more unified.
Most US Christians define own theology More than half say other faiths can also lead to salvation.
Bush pushed the limits of presidential power With Cheney's urging, he insisted that he had that right under the US Constitution, especially during wartime
India's Israel envy is bound to remain unfulfilled
China's Military Goes Global BY: Jonathan Holslag | European Voice China is developing a formidable navy to protect its economic interests, but China's growing military range does not have to develop into a threat
China's exports in record decline
Red Tide: The Chinese Navy Sets Sail for Somalia BY: Michael Auslin | The Weekly Standard The real reason the PLA Navy's flag now flies off the Arabian peninsula is the continuing failure of the international community to engage and effectively respond to the pirate attacks in that region
Geopolitical Diary: The Pakistan Problem David Petraeus is working to solve the problem with Afghanistan, but that problem centers on Pakistan
US Marines Find Iraq Tactics Don't Work in Afghanistan "As China's Jobless Numbers Mount, Protests Grow Bolder" in the Washington Post and "Trade Losses Rise in China, Threatening More Jobs" in The New York Times.
We need a "Plan B" in Afghanistan
| Judging Israel By GEOFFREY WHEATCROFT A potential change of mood over Israel has been palpable for some time.
TORTURE I Forgive not By DAHLIA LITHWICK If we declare that there can be no justice for high-level government officials who acted illegally then we exhibit the same contempt for the rule of law.
TORTURE II Let history judge By CHARLES FRIED In this instance, justice won't come via trials.
Russia gas dispute runs deeper than pipes, experts say By ANDREW E. KRAMER A deal to restore Russian gas shipments to Europe seemed to be unraveling hours after it took effect.
Germany announces two-year €82 billion spending program With an eye toward federal elections in September, Chancellor Angela Merkel managed to give something to almost everybody Tuesday in announcing the program.
EUROPE European press review
What Can Be Expected from the Czech EU Presidency? CEPS
Russian gas flow disappoints EU The EU tells Russia it is disappointed that little gas has flowed into Europe from Ukraine, despite a deal to resume supplie
Macedonia Name Dispute Threatens EU Balkan Strategy
The New Northern Dimension of the European Neighbourhood CEPS
Nuclear energy is becoming less of a taboo for the European Union after the latest Russian natural gas cutoff. (With Stratfor maps
Gaza conflict fuels Arab-Jewish tensions in France
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The Caucasus: A Region in Pieces BY: Thomas de Waal | Open Democracy The Caucasus region is a small and troubled place. It should be a common endeavor where its small and diverse nationalities - in Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan as well as Russia’s north Caucasus - work together to build an integrated region. Instead, no sense of common purpose is discernible: the sad reality is, that with its tangle of closed borders and ceasefire lines, the Caucasus more resembles a geopolitical suicide-pact.
Google News Azerbaijan
A War Like No Other: Putin Mishandles Another Gas Conflict BY: Pavel K. Baev | Eurasia Daily Monitor Two weeks after the traditional turn of the valve in the first minute of the new year, the disagreement between Russia and Ukraine over the trade and transit of natural gas is still not resolved, and it is not only the duration that makes this “gas war” different from the previous quarrels
Russia's Gas War BY: Ariel Cohen | The Washington Times Despite feverish negotiations with participation of the European Union, Russia and Ukraine failed to agree on resolution of the gas dispute between them.
Kazakhstan: Astana Refocuses Attention on National Unity amid Economic Uncertainty With Kazakhstan experiencing a sudden economic downturn, and with memories of the Russian-Georgian war still fresh, officials in Kazakhstan are refocusing attention on the issue of inter-ethnic harmony. President Nursultan Nazarbayev�s administration has long sought to forge a unified national identity in Central Asia�s most ethnically diverse country. The process, however, is perhaps not as straightforward as the country�s leaders might like to think.
Old Equipment, Multiple Routes Make Ukraine Gas Transit Difficult To Guarantee Report Says Decline In Freedom Accelerates Across Former Soviet Union |
| H13 The Times Israeli troops reveal ruthless Gaza tactics Soldiers recently back from front line have spoken of a 'shoot first' policy as Israel lays groundwork for 'third stage'
EU says no gas flowing, despite Russian claims Row between Russia and Ukraine continues, even after agreement is signed and gas is apparently turned on by Gazprom
America to start playing 'smart', says Clinton Hillary Clinton indicated that she will put diplomacy back at the heart of a 'smart power' strategy for the Middle East
China now world's third largest economy A statistical revision by the Chinese government shows the country's GDP growth rocketed in 2007, over-taking Germany's economy
Blair looks to new pastures as Bush bows out As Tony Blair receives award from President Bush, he looks beyond his old ally to prospects of a significant role in the world
'Obama stimulus will not save US economy' Ben Bernanke calls for revival of previous bank bailout scheme that was launched and then ditched by Henry Paulson
Israel delays all-out assault on Gaza 'Shocked' Hamas leaders are ready to accept ceasefire to avoid an all-out attack on the heart of Gaza, Israel says
China is under threat Chinese dissident predicts the Government will be trapped between the angry poor and powerful rich
The new BBC Persian television service is timely, necessary and challenging
Israeli troops reveal ruthless Gaza tactics Soldiers recently back from front line have spoken of a 'shoot first' policy as Israel lays groundwork for 'third stage'
Wall Street Journal Paul Kennedy: American Power Is on the Wane
Clinton to Engage Iran and Syria Soon Hillary Clinton said at her confirmation hearing for secretary of state that the new administration would move quickly to engage Iran and Syria. (Remarks)
Graphic: Obama's Cabinet, Agency Picks
THE TILTING YARD
Obama Should Make Doha a Priority By Peter Mandelson
The Gaza-Egypt Smuggling Tunnels Must Be Closed By Dore Gold Defensible borders protect both Israel and its neighbors.
Global Trade Posts Sharp Decline Foreign trade fell 18% for the U.S. from July to November, part of a global trend that makes the world-wide slump harder to fight.
Vice President-elect Joe Biden told Iraqi leaders that the incoming U.S. administration is committed to a responsible troop withdrawal that does not endanger improvements in security, an Iraqi spokesman said.
Report: China Growth Slump Poses Risk A report by the World Economic Forum singled out a drop in China's growth below 6% as a major further ri
Holman Jenkins: Long Live the Financial Supermarket
It needs to be small enough not to pose a systemic risk.
Senators Raise Questions About Geithner's Nomination at Treasury
US trade deficit at five-year low The US deficit dropped to its lowest level in more than five years in November, official figures show.
| H14 Financial Times Why Obama’s plan is still inadequate and incomplete If the fiscal deficits are to fall sharply in the medium term, as they need to, the new president needs effective programmes for private sector deleveraging and global reform and adjustment, writes Martin Wolf
Europe’s banks need a federal fix Will the single market unravel, asks Howard Davies
The Group of Two that could change the world Zbigniew Brzezinski on US-China collaboration
A Team Obama of all the talents The appointment of both cabinet members and ‘tsars’ was not a notable success during the Bush years. We will see whether Obama can make it work better
US not certain of avoiding Japan-style 'lost decade'
EU must plan for the unlikely worst Monetary union is vulnerable in the current crisis because the EU has no fiscal powers. New thinking may be in order
Israeli army moves into Gaza City A United Nations aid official called for better protection of civilians in Gaza as Israel extended its campaign into built-up areas of Gaza City and sent thousands of reserve soldiers into the Hamas-controlled territory
Hamas demands ceasefire conditions The Palestinian militant group insisted that Egypt’s peace plan for Gaza required serious changes, while Israeli officials said they had dealt the Islamist movement a severe blow with 18 days of bombardment
Saudis cut oil output beyond Opec limit Riyadh’s decision to step outside the group underlines how severely the cartel is struggling to reverse the slide in crude prices, despite the record 2.2m barrels-a-day cut it announced last month
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Weasel words have teeth to kill great ventures John Kay on language and deception
Europe baffled by broken gas promises Russia accuses the US of meddling
Clinton promises pragmatic diplomacy Closer ties with Russia and China
Trade flows suffer as oil price plunges World trade volumes are falling fast as the credit crisis bites and oil prices plummet, with the latest official figures showing export and import declines in Britain, Canada, China and the US
Citigroup moves towards break-up Plan to separate higher-risk businesses
Germany to ban excessive borrowing Merkel unveils two-year €49bn growth package
Congress gets tough on bail-out funds A top Democrat warned banks that they must re-lend any fresh funds received from the federal government, as Congress prepared to consider a request for the remaining $350bn of bail out money.
Bernanke calls for banking clean-up Action over bad assets must back stimulus
Banks, business and a credit carrot It is unlikely the loan scheme will do all that government claims for it. But a jump-start for bank lending to smaller businesses needs to happen – now
-BBC launches Persian language TV The BBC World Service is launching a Persian-language television channel this week, dismissing fears from Iranian officials that it could turn into a mouthpiece for critics of the Islamic regime
| H15 Los Angeles Times Obama team makes plans for permanent campaign structure The vast network that helped elect Obama will be tapped to lobby lawmakers for the president, with an eye toward reelection. A service organization is also being considered.
Hamas is weakened but still dangerous, Israeli official says Civilians flee a fierce battle in a Gaza City neighborhood. A cease-fire agreement remains elusive.
Olmert's boast on U.N. Gaza vote is 'completely not true,' U.S. says Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert says he persuaded Bush to reverse a vote on a Gaza cease-fire resolution. But the State Department says Condoleezza Rice already had decided to abstain
Hillary Clinton addresses Senate in confirmation hearings Obama's choice for secretary of State advocates a new 'smart power' approach to diplomacy.
Russia, Ukraine trade blame as Europe sees no gas Prime Minister Vladimir Putin led European experts into the high-tech control room of Russia's energy giant Gazprom today, to show that Moscow is blameless in a dispute with Ukraine that has slashed gas shipments to Europe.
Israel's Gaza offensive stokes anger among Jordan elite Public protests against Israel have grown larger, and officials of the staunch U.S. ally have strongly criticized the Jewish state and begun to hedge their bets diplomatically Security no longer Iraqis' key worry, Pentagon says Concerns about the supply of food, water, electricity and healthcare top Iraqis' concerns, a quarterly report by the U.S. military says
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| H18 Independent Israel pushes deep into Gaza City Palestinians say residents waving white flags shot dead as they flee their homes.Netanyahu casts himself as player on a world stage Anne Penketh: Gaza negotiations are the battleground for Egyptand Syria's 'Arab Cold War' Jonathan Wittenberg: A rabbi's plea for a ceasefire in Gaza Clinton announces dawn of 'smart power'
Bernanke tells Obama $775bn fiscal package is not enough Ben Bernanke, chairman of the US Federal Reserve, warned yesterday that the economic recovery package planned by the incoming Obama administration will not succeed unless financial stability is restored.
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