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H1 New York Times Obama Takes Oath, and Nation in Crisis Embraces the Moment Barack Hussein Obama called on Americans to confront “our collective failure to make hard choices.” Text of the Speech ------ Video
Guardian The world watches and hopes Editorial: The events of 20 January 2009 are the greatest celebration of a purely democratic achievement in human history
UN chief demands Gaza HQ inquiry Furious Ban Ki-moon calls for full investigation into Israel's shelling of three UN buildings in Gaza Strip
Russian gas begins to flow into EU New 10-year deal on gas pricing and transit sees Kiev allow fuel to pass without interruption
'Long-Term Foreign Policy Challenges' As Barack Obama takes office on January 20, he faces challenges in nearly every aspect of foreign policy, according to Anthony Cordesman, a leading analyst with the Washington-based Center for Strategic and International Studies
Israel Loses, Again - John Mearsheimer, American Conservative
IHT David Brooks: The politics of cohesion Obama's challenge will be to translate the social repair that has occurred over the past decade into political and governing repair
Al Qaeda Bungles Arms Experiment BY: Eli Lake | The Washington Times An al Qaeda affiliate in Algeria closed a base earlier this month after an experiment with unconventional weapons went awry, a senior U.S. intelligence official said Monday.
Financial Times Why Obama must mend a sick world economy One idea the new US president should propose is a high-level committee to recommend a radical restructuring of global institutions, writes Martin Wolf. This would aim to lower the risk of emerging market crises like those that preceded the bubbles in advanced countries
Calm authority of a born leader In many ways Obama’s inauguration is a new start not just for the US but for the world. America’s friends must also seize the moment
Opinion: Five lessons in global diplomacy The accumulation of rules and institutions is what civilisation is built on. Agreed rules make states secure and people free, writes Javier Solana
Poll shows EU resistance on Afghan war Any attempt by Barack Obama to get European Union members of Nato to send more troops to Afghanistan will be strongly rebuffed by EU voters, according to a new opinion poll for the Financial Times
Obama should tell Israel to face facts For a year the Palestinian Authority has negotiated with Israel on a peace settlement, knowing nothing would come of it, says Roula Khalaf
Edward Luce: A bleak diagnosis Against the icy blue skies of America’s capital the speech struck a hard metallic note, writes Edward Luce
From The Washington Monthly, contributors suggest what Obama should read: Twenty-five books the new president should have by his bedside.
The Secret Briefing Obama Needs - Gregory Treverton, Foreign Policy Polls show Benjamin Netanyahu likely to be next prime minister as Israelis vote on Feb. 10.
Will all Palestinian factions honor Hamas's cease-fire? Hamas may not be able to prevent other factions from attacking Israel, analysts say.
Kosovo's quiet victory over violent ethnic nationalism Conflict-ridden world take note: Soft power and elections can work.
Obama Will Follow Bush in the Middle East - Michael Young, Forbes
Obama's World of Burdens - Richard Cohen, Washington Post Obama's Transatlantic Challenges - Soeren Kern, World Politics Review
Daily Telegraph Ban demands investigation into Gaza bombing The UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon has called Israel to account for shelling of a UN headquarters in the Gaza Strip during his visit to the territory
What future for the global financial system? New report explores a near-term outlook and long-term scenarios Source: World Economic Forum Full Report (PDF; 11.5 MB)
Washington Post ANALYSIS Obama Signals Sharp Break With Past to an Uncertain but Optimistic Nation
By David Ignatius, Obama didn't pull out all the rhetorical stops. He told the truth.
The Conservative Revolutionary By Michael Gerson, Obama's speech was rhetorically flat but substantively more compelling.
Ha’aretz – ANALYSIS / Aside from Iraq, Obama's plans for the Mideast are still vague
Bradley Burston: Mr. Obama, grant Hamas the freedom to fail
David Grossman: Gaza success proves Israel is strong, not right
Eldar: As Obama is sworn in, Israelis and Palestinians will be thinking 'no we can't'
ANALYSIS / Jordan's king is torn between U.S.-Egypt and Syria-Hamas axes
'Peace Without Syria Is Unthinkable' Der Spiegel Syrian President Bashar Assad discusses the war between Israelis and Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, the threat of an Iranian nuclear bomb and his expectations for incoming United States President Barack Obama.
New Policies and Old Realities in the Middle East FPRI
After Iraq: The Search for a Sustainable National Security Strategy SSI
Regional Spillover Effects of the Iraq War SSI
Capitalism's demise?: An interview with Immanuel Wallerstein.
RFE/RL Asks: What Does The World Want From Obama?
Geopolitical Diary: Barack Obama and Ronald Reagan Obama's term begins in an atmosphere similar to that which surrounded the beginning of U.S. President Ronald Reagan's first term.
Europe: Obstacles to Escaping the Russian Energy Grip Europe's dreams of escaping Moscow's energy clutches face a daunting future. (With Stratfor Interactive Map)
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FT Popular outrage and personal affront complicate Ankara's efforts to play the honest broker
Turkey warning over gas pipeline
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Turkey May Rethink Nabucco If EU Talks Stall BY: Elitsa Vucheva | EU Observer Turkey may reconsider its support for the EU-backed Nabucco pipeline - intended to transport gas from the Caspian Sea basin to Europe, bypassing Russia and Ukraine - if there is no progress on the energy chapter of its EU accession talks, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said
Turkey's Decisive Role BY: Simon Tisdall | The Guardian After its mediation efforts in the Middle East, Turkey's influence is expanding. But will it ever be accepted by the EU?
FT Ban tells Israel to open Gaza borders United Nations secretary-general Ban Ki-moon said he was promoting the idea of a third party – perhaps the European Union or Turkey – to police the border crossing
Russia-Ukraine Gas Conflict Helps Azerbaijan, Nabucco The gas conflict between Russia and Ukraine may be over, but the row has strengthened Azerbaijan’s image as a potential alternative source for large-scale gas supplies to Europe, local experts believe
Russia on Nabucco: If You Can’t Beat Them, Join Them
. Geopolitical Diary: Barack Obama and Ronald Reagan January 21, 2009 0254 GMT U.S. President Barack Obama's term begins in an atmosphere similar to that which surrounded the beginning of U.S. President Ronald Reagan's first term. [more]
Europe: Obstacles to Escaping the Russian Energy Grip January 20, 2009 1919 GMT Europe's dreams of escaping Moscow's energy clutches face a daunting future. (With Stratfor Interactive Map)
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'Kurdish militias' eyed ahead of elections Baghdad should send a neutral security force to the northern city of Mosul to protect voters from Kurdish militias, the head of the Iraqi National List said.
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UN focuses minds in Cyprus - and clears mines
Hedo Okur Tuncay Nihat Altintop
Hussein Chalayan's fashion fantasies For a decade he's propelled fashion into the future, crafting awe-inspiring clothes from paper, wood and even fibreglass. On the eve of a major retrospective, Hussein Chalayan reveals the art and engineering of his designs to Susannah Frankel.
Carrying Several Passports? It’s Not Just for Spies
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H4 New York Times Obama Takes Oath, and Nation in Crisis Embraces the Moment Barack Hussein Obama called on Americans to confront “our collective failure to make hard choices.” Text of the Speech Video
Editorial President Obama In his Inaugural Address, President Obama gave Americans the clarity and the respect for which they have hungered.
THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN My most fervent hope about President Obama is that he will be as radical as this moment — that he will put everything on the table.
WASHINGTON MEMO; Obama Embarks on His Honeymoon. The Question: How Long Will It Last?
MAUREEN DOWD Exit the Boy King Not since Klaatu landed in a flying saucer on the Ellipse has Washington been so mesmerized by an object whirring through the sky.
The Op-Ed page asked seven experts in finance and economics to pose the questions they would like to hear Timothy Geithner answer when he appears before the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday.
Rejecting Bush Era, Reclaiming Values Though couched in indirect terms, the inaugural address was a stark repudiation.
In First Family, a Nation’s Many Faces The new president was sworn in while surrounded by a clan that redrew the image of the first family
2 Confirmed for Economy and for National Security
Debating the Blame for Reducing Much of a Village to Rubble
U.N. Chief Visits Gaza as Forces Leave
Few Israelis Near Gaza Feel War Achieved Much
Tensions in the Mideast Reverberate in France
| H5 Washington Post ANALYSIS Obama Signals Sharp Break With Past to an Uncertain but Optimistic Nation
By David Ignatius, Obama didn't pull out all the rhetorical stops. He told the truth.
The Conservative Revolutionary By Michael Gerson, Obama's speech was rhetorically flat but substantively more compelling.
Words Made Flesh By Harold Meyerson, American reality just came a little closer to American ideals.
Mr. Obama's Summons Before a crowd of astonishing size and spirit, the new president issues a call to duty.
Control Of Gaza Subject Of Debate Many Wonder if Fatah Will Assume Leadership Role
Iraq Accuses Iranian Opposition Group of Plotting Attack Against Its Troops
A Vast, Diverse Sea of Humanity Celebrates the Dawn of an Era From Across the Country, A Jubilant Crowd Converges
Senate Confirms 7 Obama Cabinet Picks, but Clinton Is Kept on Hold Her Husband's Foundation Remains an Issue
President Obama's Inaugural Address 'What Is Required of Us Now Is a New Era of Responsibility'
Re-Creating America By Ruth Marcus, Until Obama's swearing in, I didn't absorb the overwhelming emotional force.
Sell-Off Is Sobering Welcome From Wall Street
In Obama's Moment, Many in Crowd Feel Echoes of Their Own Stories
| H6 Guardian The world watches and hopes Editorial: The events of 20 January 2009 are the greatest celebration of a purely democratic achievement in human history
UN chief demands Gaza HQ inquiry Furious Ban Ki-moon calls for full investigation into Israel's shelling of three UN buildings in Gaza Strip
Russian gas begins to flow into EU New 10-year deal on gas pricing and transit sees Kiev allow fuel to pass without interruption
President 'will restore nation's moral standing'
Naomi Wolf: No more fake optimism Jonathan Freedland on Obama's message The inauguration was brimming with tradition – just the platform for a president who could be truly transformational
Obama's speech: More prose than poetry Michael Tomasky: The inaugural address was firmly rooted in the current moment – signalling that the president knows it's time to get to work
Obama inauguration: A new tone. No more fake optimism for the people New president's speech so sophisticated, you have to gaspPut away childish things Terry Mancour: Barack Obama's inaugural address was an extraordinary event. Instead of preaching, he spoke to Americans as adults
America, under new managementSimon Tisdall: Barack Obama sent out a double-edged message today: the US is ready to make a fresh start – but iTaking responsibility for BushHugh Jackson: As we bid farewell to George Bush today, Democrats should acknowledge that they gave him a blank cheque after 9/11 t will be no soft touch Biden shushes wife after secretary of state slip
World reacts to arrival of new US president
JFK's speechwriter hails Obama's address Barack Obama's inauguration speech ... crafted by 27-year-old in Starbucks
A vision for a digital age Ed Richards: The old BBC-based model can't hold. We need new ways to sustain the spirit of public broadcasting
Obama's message to the Middle East Heather McRobie: In Jordan, Obama's inaugural message of hope to the Muslim world is overshadowed by the Gaza conflictTears and jeers in Tibilisi Jonathan Steele: Even in Georgia's capital, there were few people mourning the end of George Bush's presidencyMy fellow Americans Guardian round table
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'Peace Without Syria Is Unthinkable' Der Spiegel Syrian President Bashar Assad discusses the war between Israelis and Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, the threat of an Iranian nuclear bomb and his expectations for incoming United States President Barack Obama.
New Policies and Old Realities in the Middle East FPRI
After Iraq: The Search for a Sustainable National Security Strategy SSI
Regional Spillover Effects of the Iraq War SSI
Capitalism's demise?: An interview with Immanuel Wallerstein.
Comparing Regionalism in Asia and Europe: What Can the Regions Learn From Each Other? SIPRI
Brad DeLong (UC-Berkeley): What Has Happened to Milton Friedman's Chicago School?
In the first index of its kind, Foreign Policy ranks the world’s best think tanks.
Why David Halberstam’s The Best and the Brightest should serve as a cautionary tale as Obama reconsiders the Iraq war — and Iran.
Whatever happened to preemption? Max Boot on the Bush Doctrine after Bush.
The worst is yet to come: Five economists whose prophetic warnings went unheeded preview the next stage of the global financial crisis.
Michael Goldfarb / Weekly Standard: Inheriting Victory in Iraq
The Woman Behind Smart Power - Hendrick Hertzberg, New Yorker
Can Obama Win the Middle East? - Jonathon Gatehouse, Maclean's
Israel Imposes Will on Humbled Hamas - David Bercuson, Globe & Mai
Bush's Finest Hour in Iraq - Marc Lynch, Foreign Policy
The challenges for the new presidentEven as he rooted himself in traditional values, Obama made it clear in his inaugural speech how distinct a break his presidency will mark with the last administration. (By Scot Lehigh, Globe Columnist)
Bye to Bush; hello to ObamaFor most Americans, the departure of the 43rd president came none too soon. Now it is Obama's turn to try and bank the fires of partisan rancor. (By Jeff Jacoby, Globe Columnist)
| H8 Iraq Updates IraqSlogger Google News Iraq Iran Syria Mideastwire.com - NPR Iraq
Iraq Willing to See US Troops Leave Early
Obama to Discuss Iraq Troop Drawdown on Wednesday
Tribal Rivalries Persist as Iraqis Seek Local Posts BY: Sam Dagher | The New York Times Here in barren Anbar Province, the tribes that were once the main source of support for killing American soldiers are now running in provincial elections that, in the best case, could fulfill American promises to create stability in Iraq by the ballot box.
Iraq Accuses Iranian Opposition Group of Plotting Attack Against Its Troops
Iraq's Top Shiite Cleric Urges Participation in Upcoming Vote BY: Anthony Shadid | The Washington Post Iraq's most powerful Shiite Muslim cleric urged Iraqis to vote in provincial elections this month, the first since 2005, even if they were disenchanted with the performance of the politicians they elected last time, his office said Monday. Iranian Official Warns U.S. On Spying In a message aimed at the incoming Obama administration, a top Iranian intelligence official cautioned the United States on Monday not to spy on Iran. Iran Ready to Open to Energy Ties With EU
| H9 Ha’aretz – ANALYSIS / Aside from Iraq, Obama's plans for the Mideast are still vague
Bradley Burston: Mr. Obama, grant Hamas the freedom to fail
David Grossman: Gaza success proves Israel is strong, not right
Eldar: As Obama is sworn in, Israelis and Palestinians will be thinking 'no we can't'
ANALYSIS / Jordan's king is torn between U.S.-Egypt and Syria-Hamas axes
Editorial Not by force alone
Report: Hamas leader says he never expected scale of IDF op in Gaza
Editorial: Bush will be remembered as a friend of Israel, despite his mistakes
IDF completes pullout of all soldiers from Gaza
Olmert: U.S.-Israeli relations will grow even stronger under Obama
Israeli human rights activists: Arrest Olmert, Livni, and Barak for war crimes
India, Israel closing weapons deals worth $600 million
India, Israel closing weapons deals worth $600 million
Jerusalem PostUS Mideast comments not expected until after electionsOfficials have no information on who'll be Obama's Middle East envoy; Olmert sure "close ties between the US and Israel will get stronger." Analysis: Glimpses, sans poetry, into his program |
H10 Christian Science Monitor Gaza war gives edge to Israel's conservative Likud Party Polls show Benjamin Netanyahu likely to be next prime minister as Israelis vote on Feb. 10.
Will all Palestinian factions honor Hamas's cease-fire? Hamas may not be able to prevent other factions from attacking Israel, analysts say.
Kosovo's quiet victory over violent ethnic nationalism Conflict-ridden world take note: Soft power and elections can work.
On Inauguration Day, one nation Obama's appeal for a 'new era of responsibility' has its roots in America's shared ideals.
Obama's election network can transform US consumer culture Our sense of entitlement may ingrained, but change is possible.
Pakistan: Do school texts fuel bias? The curriculum, critics charge, promotes revisionist views and intolerance. Others say they don't see such imbalance.
In China, a rush to be home for New Year's Millions – many now jobless – pack the railways during the world's largest annual migration.
Obama Wrestles the Ox BY: Simon Roughneen | ISN Security Watch Amid economic flux, Obama faces challenges and opportunities across Asia, with the possibility of revolutionary change in China, but state failure in Pakistan.
Obama and the Alliance BY: Kazuo Ogoura | The Japan Times Under the Bush administration, the Japan-U.S. alliance has undergone a quiet but important transformation in the eyes of most Japanese people: It has become a global alliance instead of a regional or bilateral one.
China Seeks a Stronger Military China's military said it needs to be stronger to face containment abroad and threats at home, including separatists in Tibet and Xinjiang, even as it said relations with Taiwan had improved.
Indian army 'backed out' of Pakistan attack
Afghanistan hit by friendly fire Afghanistan Caught by Friendly Fire - M K Bhadrakumar, Asia Times
2012: A Choice Between China and Taiwan - Chen Shui-bian, FT
Chinese PM's trip 'snubs France' Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao is due to travel to Europe next week - but his trip will pointedly exclude France.
India tests cruise missile Tests close to the Pakistan border set to raise tensions with neighbours
Time for Change in Japan By Jesper Koll | H11 IHT David Brooks: The politics of cohesion Obama's challenge will be to translate the social repair that has occurred over the past decade into political and governing repair
As part of his pledge to use government to do what individuals cannot do for themselves, Barack Obama must include foreclosure relief in his economic recovery package.
By RENÉE LOTH Obama’s historic inauguration has as many meanings as there are Americans.
Center of the universe By MONA ELTAHAWY President Obama, you still dream. Talk to the young people in the Middle East and tell them their dreams matter.
EUROPE European press review
Europe Braces for 'Spring of Discontent' - Jason Burke, The Observer
Skating on Thin Ice: Europe’s Internal Climate Policy and its Position in the World
The 2009 European elections: expectations of the Europeans
| H12 RFE/RL
Russia opens gas taps to Europe Russian starts pumping gas to Ukraine and on to Europe, raising hopes of an end to weeks of shortages.
Google News Azerbaijan
Corporate Governance Requires More Than PR BY: Paul Goncharoff | The Moscow Times For many Russian companies, corporate governance and transparency are not priorities. These concepts sound pleasant and Western to their ears, but they treat them as PR tools rather than fundamental corporate principles.
The 18-Day Gas War – Why was it fought? Who Won?
The Georgia-Russia Stalemate: Do’s and Don’ts for Avoiding a New Cold War This 32-page discussion paper reflects on the August 2008 conflict between Georgia and Russia
Russia Should Start Fresh with Obama - Mikhail Margelov, Moscow Times
A New Russia Strategy Is Needed - Janusz Bugaski, Washington Times
Gas quandary Impasse broken, but Europe still needs Russian gas
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H13 The TimesA Statement of Intent Barack Obama’s inaugural address did not match his finest displays of oratory, but it was as serious as the moment demanded
Israel 'admits' using phosphorus munitions Country's military has come close to acknowledging that they have used white phosphorus shells in its war against Hamas
Obama: America is ready to lead once more The President said that the United States must recognise that it had duties 'to ourselves, our nation and the world'
ANALYSIS: the inauguration speech translated
He may be the 'no we can't' President After the waves of optimism, this was an inaugural speech that dared to set limits on expectations Daniel Finkelstein
Now it's time in Israel for electoral warfare The country is about to embark on another brutal three-week conflict — only this time the battlefield is political Oil companies get ready to do business Fall in price has left investment in new frontier oilfields uneconomic and Kremlin’s unofficial banker, Gazprom, is troubled
Wall Street Journal A 'Responsibility' Era
Symposium: Hopes for the Obama Presidency
Peggy Noonan: Meet President Obama
Lincoln's Lessons for a New President By Jay Winik
Judge Obama on Performance Alone By Juan Williams
By James Taranto
Pound Tumbles on Fear Bailout Will Fall Short The British pound tumbled and U.K. bank shares sank as London's latest bailout plan underscored the depth of the crisis it faces.
Bush's Real Sin Was Winning in Iraq BY: William McGurn | The Wall Street Journal Mr. Obama seems aware that, at the end of the day, he will not be judged by his predecessor's approval ratings. Instead, he will soon find himself under pressure to measure up to two Bush achievements: a strategic victory in Iraq, and the prevention of another attack on America's home soil.
Old bottles will test Obama's vintage The milestone that is Barack Obama's inauguration as 44th US president may indeed herald much-desired change in Washington. An early measure will be the extent Obama compromises on tax cuts as he faces the possibility that getting the economy moving and bi-partisan consensus are mutually exclusive goals. Will the world, and Republicans, discover there are fangs behind the smile? - Julian Delasantellis
SPENGLER | H14 Financial Times Why Obama must mend a sick world economy One idea the new US president should propose is a high-level committee to recommend a radical restructuring of global institutions, writes Martin Wolf. This would aim to lower the risk of emerging market crises like those that preceded the bubbles in advanced countries
Calm authority of a born leader In many ways Obama’s inauguration is a new start not just for the US but for the world. America’s friends must also seize the moment
Opinion: Five lessons in global diplomacy The accumulation of rules and institutions is what civilisation is built on. Agreed rules make states secure and people free, writes Javier Solana
Poll shows EU resistance on Afghan war Any attempt by Barack Obama to get European Union members of Nato to send more troops to Afghanistan will be strongly rebuffed by EU voters, according to a new opinion poll for the Financial Times
Obama should tell Israel to face facts For a year the Palestinian Authority has negotiated with Israel on a peace settlement, knowing nothing would come of it, says Roula Khalaf
Spirit of JFK evoked in praise of public service
Obama: We must change with the world President Barack Obama signalled a decisive break with the Bush years, vowing a “new era of responsibility” in which he would rebuild the economy and restore America’s standing in the world
Chrystia Freeland: Collective euphoria For all the national adoration of its chosen one, what was also striking was how strongly Barack Obama’s message of collective responsibility had resonated with the crowd
A greeting of biblical proportions Standing on Capitol Hill surveying the almost endless sea of faces stretching out towards the Potomac River, Steven Spielberg, the filmmaker, admitted: ‘I couldn’t afford to do this shot in a movie’
Edward Luce: A bleak diagnosis Against the icy blue skies of America’s capital the speech struck a hard metallic note, writes Edward Luce
Moscow and Kiev rebuked over gas stand-off José Manuel Barroso, European Commission president, has criticised both countries for their ‘really incredible’ behaviour in talks to end the two-week energy dispute
Arab League discusses aid disbursement Saudi monarch King Abdullah pledges $1bn for Gaza’s reconstruction and threatens to pull the plug on an Arab peace initiative with Israel as he sought to unite the region’s leaders
Chrystia Freeland: Collective euphoria For all the national adoration of its chosen one, what was also striking was how strongly Barack Obama’s message of collective responsibility had resonated with the crowd.
Commitment to foreign policy 'humility' is welcomed by allies
Obama – the man is the message It’s who he is not what he says, writes Gideon Rachman
“Ban tells Israel to open Gaza borders UN secretary-general ‘appalled’ by destruction
A natural gas find off its northern coast could supply the small country for decades – and is a bitter pill for the Palestinian Authority
We have to bring the banking sector back to life Mohamed El-Erian on US banks as utilities
Gideon Rachman’s blog Obama’s inaugural anti-climax: Parts of the speech sounded like they were written by a 27-year-old sitting in Starbucks. There was also a bad case of mixed metaphors
Obama: We must change with the world New president repudiates Bush era
| H15 Los Angeles Times U.N. chief tours Gaza Strip, Israel town Ban Ki-moon says he saw 'heartbreaking' scenes of destruction in the Palestinian territory. In Sderot, in southern Israel, he calls militants' rocket attacks 'appalling.'
World leaders welcome Barack Obama But their messages contain hints of the challenges the new U.S. president will face.
Cheers for Obama are heard around the world People in Kenya, Iraq and as far away as Indonesia who feel a kinship with Obama watch the inaugural and join Americans in the celebration
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The Real Test: Creating a Grand Bargain - David Brooks, New York Times Time Will Tell If He Lives Up to Hype - Richard Brookhiser, New York Post - John Barry, Newsweek
How will Bush’s legacy fare? Politico asked the experts to consider his place in history.
Jonah Goldberg / Los Angeles Times:
Worse than Hoover: Alan Brinkley on the personality flaw that's made Bush one of the worst presidents ever.
Politico ABC’s The Note – MSNBC FirstRead – Time ThePage Politico Playbook PoliticsHome fivethirtyeight US News Political Bulletin
From Esquire, what the hell just happened? A look back at the last eight years (and more); and Nate Silver on how Obama won the election. From FP, here are 5 new jobs for George W. Bush. How George W. Bush can be the best ex-president he can be, but will anyone give ex-President Bush a job?
Some commentators are finding a tempting comparison between the Madoff scandal and the Social Security system — here's why it's wrong.
Michael Isikoff / Newsweek:
Tone and Challenge in the Obama Era - Katrina vanden Heuvel, The Nation
| H17 Daily Telegraph Ban demands investigation into Gaza bombing The UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon has called Israel to account for shelling of a UN headquarters in the Gaza Strip during his visit to the territory
US strikes Afghan supply deal The US has signed agreements allowing it to transport military supplies for Afghanistan through Central Asia following attacks by the Taliban on the Khyber Pass.
The Plague: Al-Qaeda's bio weapon? An al-Qaeda cell killed by the Black Death may have been developing biological weapons when it was infected, it has been reported.Barack Obama wants more than words from Brown The US is seeking greater commitment to Afghanistan and Israel, says Irwin Stelzer
Gaza has been hit hard, but has it made any difference?I knew Gaza well before the attacks, so on the day the ceasefire was announced, I was able to see for myself, writes Tim Butcher
| H18 Independent With a rebuke, and a call to unity, the great cleansing begins Mary Dejevsky:Few public utterances can have been more keenly anticipated by more people in more places than the inaugural address of President Barack Obama.
Obama offers hope to the world
The crowds: Millions flood Washington to witness history
The in-tray: Momentous decisions loom on the first day at the office
World reaction: New American dream shared around globe
Hamish McRae: The world hangs on a US renaissance
Rupert Cornwell: The usual soaring rhetoric, but delivered with a hard edge
Leading article: An address that ushers in a new, liberal American era
Dialogue with Hamas is only path to peace, urges novelist
Baratunde Thurston: Obama has united a divided country
Kofi Annan: America will re-engage with the world
Mary Dejevsky: With a rebuke, and a call to unity, the great cleansing begins
Hamish McRae: The world hangs on a US renaissance
Mark Steel: Now we've all seen through the Israeli government's excuses
Last exit for GazaDenis MacEoin: The best option for Palestinians in the Strip is now to disarm and depose Hamas, whose rockets provoked Israel's attack
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H19 Military Intelligence Terrorism
Mumbai Terrorist Attacks Show Rise of Strategic Terrorist Culture The Lessons of Mumbai Source: Rand Corporation
Unfolding the Future of the Long War: Motivations, Prospects, and Implications for the U.S. Army
U.S. Weapons at War: Major New Report Details the Global Impact of Arms Sales and Military Assistance Source: New America Foundation
A review of Defusing Armageddon: Inside NEST, America's Secret Nuclear Bomb Squad by Jeffrey T. Richelson.
A review of The Shadow Factory: The Ultra-Secret NSA from 9/11 to the Eavesdropping on America by James Bamford. | H20 Slate Obama to Discuss Iraq Troop Drawdown on Wednesday
Christopher Hitchens / Slate: Why I'm not sorry that George W. Bush beat Al Gore and John Kerry.
A Global Education Fund: Toward a True Global Compact on Universal Education CFR
| H21 From New Statesman, a special issue on the ten people who could change the world.
From Discover, Carl Zimmer on how Google is making us smarter: Humans are "natural-born cyborgs," and the Internet is our giant "extended mind".
Why didn’t a consensus of economists at universities and other institutions warn that a crisis was on the way? The field of social psychology provides a possible answer.
From TLS, a review of Soul of the Age: The Life, Mind and World of William Shakespeare by Jonathan Bate
Who says the book business is dead? Now that the Kindle and other electronic readers are finally catching fire, publishing can start to rise from its ashes.
International News Coverage in a New Media World: The Decline of the Foreign Correspondent
You can tell a lot about a tyrant from his bedside reading.
Does going to Mecca make Muslims more moderate?
A review of Schopenhauer by Robert Wicks.
The hundred years' war: How growing rejectionism, the rise of religion, a new military doctrine and a new cold war keep peace at bay.
Web 2.0 is so over; welcome to Web 3.0: Facebook and Twitter may be more popular than ever among users, but what are they worth? |
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