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LA Times Arabs, Kurds take their fight to polls The vote this week to decide who will control Iraq's Nineveh province may inflame their historical enmity.
Q&A: Davos 2009 What is the World Economic Forum all about?
NYT Iraq’s Leader Pushes for Election Gains, but Some Fear Iron Hand Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki is trying to reassure Iraqis that he will respect local interests.
Nationalization Gets a New, Serious Look The Obama administration is dancing around a delicate question: Is the president prepared to nationalize much of the nation’s banking system?
Parsing Obama's Words on Mitchell Appointment by Jim Lobe
Analysis: Obama foreign policy favors diplomacy Diplomacy now trumps defense as the main instrument of American foreign policy.
New Republic Israel Decimated Hamas--Now It's Time To Bring It Back To Life by Efraim Halevy
Ha’aretz – Hamas: Israel proposes 18-month Gaza truce, but we insist on just one year Hamas: No truce unless Israel reopens Gaza border, no reconciliation with Fatah until it halts peace talks
Amir Oren: 'Decisive' Gaza show merely rehearsal for next crisis versus Iran
Netanyahu: Likud-led government wouldn't build new settlements
Akiva Eldar: Saudi plan offers Israel united front with Arab states against Iran What do the candidates prefer − forming a united front with 22 Arab states against Iran, or forming a united front with the settlers against the entire world?
Survey: Most Israelis want Netanyahu to be prime minister
Rand Corporation Domestic Trends in the United States, China, and Iran: Implications for U.S. Navy Strategic Planning Direct to Complete Monograph (234 pages; PDF)
Democracy Assistance: Political vs. Developmental "Journal of Democracy" A 15-page US article arguing that the West can more effectively promote democracy by crafting policies that embrace both political reform and socioeconomic development as paths toward increased political freedom.
Struggle For the Soul of Capitalism - Benjamin Barber, The Nation
Peres: Obama's New Envoy Won't Pressure Israel
LRB Israel's Lies by Henry Siegman
Geopolitical Diary: NATO's Central Asian Needs Stratfor
Jonathan Martin / The Politico: West Wing on steroids in Obama W.H. — President Barack Obama is taking far-reaching steps to centralize decision-making inside the White House, surrounding himself with influential counselors, overseas envoys and policy “czars” that shift power from traditional Cabinet posts.
And now for the other electionsFour crucial elections are slated in the coming months: in Iran, Palestine, Iraq, and Israel. The stakes are high, and President Obama can gently tip the scales toward peace. (Boston Globe)
Anti-Israel sentiment is morphing into anti-Jewish sentiment, as more and more people project their disdain for the modern world on to “the Jew”... more»
The end of white America is a cultural and demographic inevitability, says Hua Hsu. What will the new mainstream look like? How will whites fit into it?... more»
Islamists in Politics: The Dynamics of Participation CEIP A 32-page US paper examining the participation of Islamist movements in politics in the Middle East
Heading for the Fourth Nuclear Age IFRI This 35-page French analysis focuses on developments that have enhanced or undermined the nuclear order over the years
Politics Around US Tactical Nuclear Weapons in European Host States BASIC This 7-page paper examines the politics affecting the issue of nuclear sharing in Europe
Sarkozy the westerner Dominique Moisi: Nicolas Sarkozy's hyperactive diplomatic efforts reflect France's new self-image: less European, more 'western'
Logistics of a faster Iraq exit Will Obama be able to get most US forces out in 16 months?
In pummeled Gaza, Hamas recoups Israeli and Palestinian officials met in Cairo Sunday in a bid to bolster the current cease-fire.
By citing China as a currency manipulator, he may be heading off another credit bubble.
How to warm US-Russia relations The US should drop its schoolmarmish attitude and cooperate.
Obama adds diplomatic dynamite Jim Lobe
Saudi Arabia: The Crown Prince and the New Succession Process
American Conservative Another War, Another Defeat By John J. Mearsheimer Wrecking Gaza won’t make Israel more secure.
Captive Nation By Avi Shlaim
How America Embraced Lemon Socialism - Robert Reich, TPM Café
A Foreign Team of Big Names, Big Egos - Michael Crowley, The Observer
In Long Term, Moscow-Kyiv Gas Dispute Could Redraw Europe's Energy Map RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
The Times When soft power meets hard choices By Paul Kennedy
The West has few options but united diplomacy to contain a threatening regime
The Year of the Ox will bring little prosperity for the Chinese Beijing's “authoritarian capitalist” model has gone as far as it can. Chaos, corruption and indecision have been ignored John Lee
Obama to reverse Bush’s climate policies The President is set to issue new environmental regulations allowing several US states to set tougher car emissions standards
First war crimes trial gets underway at the ICC Congolese warlord accused of using children as weapons of war is the first to be tried at the International Criminal Court
Barack the Blessed is more preacher man than revolutionary By Simon Schama
IHT NYT Roger Cohen: Remembering Germany A distressed America should rekindle its neglected German alliance.
Thomas L. Friedman: This is not a test If you believe in the necessity of a Palestinian state or you love Israel, you'd better start paying attention. We're getting perilously close to closing the window on a two-state solution.
FOOD SECURITY Our forgotten crisis By BAN KI MOON AND RODRIGUEZ ZAPATERO. A time of economic hardship is a time to get back to basics. And no human need is as basic as the right to eat.
A liberal translation By TIMOTHY GARTON ASH Obama's inaugural address presented, in substance, a blend of classical constitutional and modern egalitarian liberalism. The thing, but never the word.
Fixing the bank crisis is the easy part
Washington Post An OPEC Lesson for China By Sebastian Mallaby At his confirmation hearings last week, Tim Geithner branded China a currency manipulator. This is a designation that the Bush Treasury Department never formally affixed to the Chinese. It may signal a nerve-racking shift in how the United States manages its most pivotal relationship.
Obama May Find It Hard Not to Overshadow the Club He Has Joined By Jim Hoagland, Foreign rulers want an American president who doesn't overshadow them.
Israel Must Stop Fanning the Flames That Will Consume Us By David Grossman, Page B01 The day will come when Israel will want to try to heal the wounds it just inflicted
Iraq Election Highlights Ascendancy of Tribes In Anbar, Clans Are Coddled, Cultivated
Does the Man Matter?: Lessons from past presidents and the crises they inherited.
Tearing up the US's Middle East playbook If Obama is to have any positive impact on the cycle of destruction and death in Gaza, he must be able to understand the experience of the people in the Palestinian refugee camp of Jabaliya as much as he does the experience of the Israelis in Sderot who endure Hamas' rockets. - Tony Karon
The death of the newspaper. Then come to think of it, newspapers have been dying for ever so long a time. Jill Lepore explains... more»
Mystical powerWhy Sufi Muslims, for centuries the most ferocious soldiers of Islam, could be our most valuable allies in the fight against extremism. (By Philip Jenkins, Boston Globe)
New York Times Obama's War Fearing Another Quagmire in Afghanistan Can President Obama succeed in that long-lamented “graveyard of empires” — a place that has crushed foreign occupiers for more than 2,000 years?
For eight years, George W. Bush pulled the levers of government – sometimes frantically – never realizing they did not connect to the machinery... more»
Sino-US War of Words over Economics - The Economist
How Israel Helped to Spawn Hamas - Andrew Higgins, Wall Street Journal
Implications of a Nuclear Iran – CSIS
Islamic Peacemaking Since 9/11 - U.S. Institute of Peace
Enhancing Stability Operations – CSIS
Tom Barnett Globalization should be top Obama goal KnoxNews.
Challenges loom as Obama seeks space weapons ban President Barack Obama's pledge to seek a worldwide ban on weapons in space marks a dramatic shift in U.S. policy while posing the tricky issue of defining whether a satellite can be a weapon.
Guardian The age of Obama promises the rebirth of US liberalism Michael Tomasky: At last the idea of shared sacrifice has returned to the American mindset. My father would have been moved to tears
Six months after the war, Georgia looks very different Jonathan Steele: People are questioning the official version of the South Ossetian conflict, and asking if their president can be trusted
Financial Times Mood of sobriety and self-recrimination at Davos Expect a little less glitter from the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting as banks rein in festivities and cut delegations
We owe it to President Obama to co-operate The US leader’s initiative on Guantánamo has given his allies something they wanted. Will they reciprocate? Joint action will be needed in foreign and security policy, but even more urgent is the need for economic co-ordination, writes Clive Crook
Gideon Rachman’s blog Obama’s foreign policy priorities: Now that he has his feet under (or perhaps on?) the Oval Office desk, the rest of the world naturally wants to know - what does it mean for us? Nobody seems to agree on what Obama’s top priorities will be - or should be
Smart idea for US energy policy Obama is considering an electricity grid that uses information technology to manage flows of power. The cost would be high, but it would be money well spent
Saudi warning It would be foolish to underestimate the anger felt by Arab leaders at the Israeli army’s killing of Palestinian civilians – including children – in Gaza
Foul-weather friend EU policymakers must include eastern Europe in their anti-crisis policy planning. It is in the EU’s interests to do so, but it is also a moral imperative
Obama’s first, confident steps President Barack Obama has quickly signed orders closing Guantánamo Bay, ending the CIA’s use of secret prisons and requiring interrogators to abide by Army Field Manual
Gaddafi threat to nationalise energy assets The Libyan leader has hinted to King Juan Carlos of Spain tat Tripoli may take control of the country’s vast hydrocarbon reserves as a measure against continued weakness in oil prices.
Misunderstanding Keynes
Walt Open mic topic: who belongs in the IR hall of fame?
MESH Did Hamas really win in Gaza?
National Intelligence Estimate: Strategic Implications of Global ... - Council on Foreign Relations
Cole in Salon: Obama's Vietnam?
Malley: "Concerning Hamas...I don't think Obama shares my point of view" by Steven J. Rosen
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Report: Turkey says Israel must really want peace for it to broker Syria talks again
Erdogan: Israel broke 6-month truce
Israel, Turkey and the politics of genocide Globe and Mail
Turkey, Iraq, US step up efforts to fight PKK
Obama’s Mideast envoy to hold talks in Ankara
Turkey possible winner in Russia-Ukraine gas dispute- expert
Georgia wants Turkey's TRT to broadcast in Georgian
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Review of Hakan Yavuz: Five Stages of Construction of Kurdish Nationalism in Turkey.
The Struggle for Kirkuk: The Rise of Hussein, Oil, and the Death ...
Turkey, Iraq, US to have joint command center in Arbil
Iraqi Army Movements In Kirkuk and Salahadin
Gaza offensive jeopardizes Israel's relations with Turkey By Iason ...
Barzani : Some Parties Trying to Impose 'Dictatorship' on Iraq
Israeli-Turkish Relations Put to the Test
Iran, Iraqi Kurdistan Discuss Expansion of Ties
Barzani describes Mosul as harmonious
Misunderstanding Keynes
US, Iraq, Turkey to Increase Cooperation in Fight against PKK
Interview with Kurdish Author Muhsin Kizilkaya on Kurdish TRT
US Jewish groups rap Turkish stand
Google News Greece Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Press ABHaber Dış Basında Türkiye-AB İlişkileri Günlük Haftalık
Nabucco Boru Hattının Riskleri Tartışılıyor
Georgia wants Turkey's TRT to broadcast in Georgian
Cyprus urges Turkey to account for 1500 missing
Gas dispute may spur plans for Balkan pipeline
Armenian political scientist: "Azerbaijan will never launch war ...
Hedo Okur Tuncay Nihat Altintop
Gay in Istanbul, by Iason Athanasiadis, GlobalPost
Ten killed in Turkish avalanche
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| H4 New York Times Obama's War Fearing Another Quagmire in Afghanistan Can President Obama succeed in that long-lamented “graveyard of empires” — a place that has crushed foreign occupiers for more than 2,000 years?
Iraq’s Leader Pushes for Election Gains, but Some Fear Iron Hand Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki is trying to reassure Iraqis that he will respect local interests.
Nationalization Gets a New, Serious Look The Obama administration is dancing around a delicate question: Is the president prepared to nationalize much of the nation’s banking system?
THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN This Is Not a Test If you believe in the necessity of a Palestinian state or you love Israel, you’d better start paying attention. We’re getting perilously close to closing the window on a two-state solution.
A Liberal TranslationBy TIMOTHY GARTON ASHMr. Obama’s inaugural address presented, in substance, a blend of classical constitutional and modern egalitarian liberalism. The thing, but never the word
How Words Could End a WarBy SCOTT ATRAN and JEREMY GINGES A study finds that people will reject material compensation for dropping their commitment to sacred values and will defend those values regardless of the costs.
Obama Plans Fast Action to Tighten Financial Rules Officials say they will make wide-ranging changes, including stricter federal rules for hedge funds, credit rating agencies and mortgage brokers.
Obama’s Partisan, Profane Confidant Reins It In Rahm Emanuel is reconciling his bombastic ways with the cool and deliberate style of Obama World.
The Bullets in My In-Box By ETHAN BRONNER In this Middle Eastern tragedy, reporters play the despised chorus, infuriating partisans on both sides of the conflict.
PAUL KRUGMAN Bad Faith Economics Cheap shots don’t pose as much danger to the Obama administration’s efforts to get a stimulus plan through as fraudulent arguments that seem superficially plausible.
WILLIAM KRISTOL Will Obama Save Liberalism? Liberalism’s fate rests on our new president’s shoulders. If Mr. Obama governs successfully, we’re in a new political era. If not, the country will be open to new conservative alternatives.
ROGER COHEN Remembering Germany America’s once strong alliance with Germany has soured. The new administration should rekindle this relationship, which is essential to turning the global economy around.
Geopolitical Diary: NATO's Central Asian Needs
White House Memo: Great Limits Come With Great Power, Ex-Candidate Finds
Radio Spreads Taliban’s Terror in Pakistani Region A Taliban leader daily addresses the residents of Swat on banned activities and names those killed for violations.
College-Educated Chinese Feel Job Pinch
Soldiers Kill Iraqi Couple During Raid at a Home
To Fleet Street by Way of the K.G.B. Britons aren’t sure what to make of an ex-K.G.B. officer’s deal to buy London’s most enduring afternoon newspaper, The Evening Standard
NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF Bill Gates’s Next Big Thing A peek into a letter Bill Gates will publish on Monday. He’s not only going to do more for health and development in the poorest nations and education in America, he is calling for your help
FRANK RICH No Time for Poetry There’s a reason that Barack Obama’s inaugural speech was austere, not pretty. He wasn’t just rebuking the Bush administration, but unmistakably widened his indictment.
The Age of Neo-Remorse Where, amid the financial ruin, is the shame and catharsis?
Obama’s Order Is Likely to Tighten Auto Standards
Melding Obama’s Web to a YouTube Presidency President Obama is trying to bypass the mainstream news media and take messages straight to the public
| H5 Washington Post An OPEC Lesson for China By Sebastian Mallaby At his confirmation hearings last week, Tim Geithner branded China a currency manipulator. This is a designation that the Bush Treasury Department never formally affixed to the Chinese. It may signal a nerve-racking shift in how the United States manages its most pivotal relationship.
Obama May Find It Hard Not to Overshadow the Club He Has Joined By Jim Hoagland, Foreign rulers want an American president who doesn't overshadow them.
Israel Must Stop Fanning the Flames That Will Consume Us By David Grossman, Page B01 The day will come when Israel will want to try to heal the wounds it just inflicted
Iraq Election Highlights Ascendancy of Tribes In Anbar, Clans Are Coddled, Cultivated
Does the Man Matter?: Lessons from past presidents and the crises they inherited.
By Robert J. Samuelson, The solution to any one of them alone won't automatically resuscitate the larger economy.
Ready-for-Disaster Republicans By E. J. Dionne Jr., Party politics has not been suspended. It has just become more subtle.
Even Ordinary Iranians Took Up This Banner By Azadeh Moaveni, The majority of Iranians are resentful of Iran's support for Hamas and Hezbollah.
Week One A new president makes some good calls and -- rightly -- postpones some hard ones.
DNI Nominee Blair Talks Of Opportunities for Statecraft
The World Reacts Can the global euphoria over Barack Obama be used to serve U.S. interests
Fighting the Talibanization of Pakistan By Yasmeen Hassan, Why Pakistan's tribal areas are seeing a sequel to Afghanistan.
To Combat Obama, Al-Qaeda Hurls Insults Effort Hints at Group's Consternatio
Panel: Obama's Biggest Mistake
Global Financial Crisis Fuels Political Unrest in Eastern Europe and Iceland Shaky Governments Face Growing Anger
For Children of Gaza, Scars to Last a Lifetime Many Fear That Young Will Suffer Psychological Effects of War for Decades
An Aggressive Push Before Congress Considers Package
Editorial Priming the Pump The stimulus plan has something for everyone -- and a lot that's not stimulus
Scary Financial Movie By David Ignatius Who you gonna call to suck deadly creatures out of the banking system? 'Ghostbusters.'
The Height of Power As other American fiefdoms fade, Washington looms larger than ever By Joel Kotkin, At long last, Washington is ready for its close-up.
When Gitmo Was (Relatively) Good By Karen J. Greenberg, It's worth reflecting on the untold story of the very beginnings of Guantanamo
U.S. Forces Kill Couple, Wound Daughter in Raid on Iraqi House
The 'Grand Bargain' of Entitlements Reform Is No Bargain By George F. Will
Fed May Gain More Financial Oversight Some Worry Plan Would Give Bank Too Much Power
Getting Tough On China? John Pomfret | Geithner's testimony hints that the Obama administration may take a tougher approach toward the Middle Kingdom.
| H6 Guardian The age of Obama promises the rebirth of US liberalism Michael Tomasky: At last the idea of shared sacrifice has returned to the American mindset. My father would have been moved to tears
Six months after the war, Georgia looks very different Jonathan Steele: People are questioning the official version of the South Ossetian conflict, and asking if their president can be trusted
Peter Preston: Denying the Gaza appeal airtime is in line with potty BBC regulations that exalt 'impartiality' Twenty-five people at the heart of the meltdown ...
Darling plans new rescue package for ailing economy Chancellor willing to borrow more money to boost key industries and save jobs
Larry Elliott: Banks need to start being boring
Hamas offers $52m to help Gazans Money comes as evidence of toll on infrastructure emerges, including devastation of 219 factories
Biden expects US casualties to rise Joe Biden says American forces to step up fight against al-Qaida and Taliban in Afghanistan and Pakistan
The newspeak of Israeli propagandists Letter: What Uri Dromi says about Hamas is pure and poisonous Israeli propaganda
The Observer Obama's got a foreign team of big names - with egos to match Michael Crowley: Obama has often said that a 'team of rivals' makes for wise government. But he must ensure that the rivalries don't become too great.
How Obama set the tone for a new US revolution Paul Harris identifies the moments that illustrate new president's steel, dignity and intimacy
Hamas fights to rebuild Gaza in new battle for hearts and minds Islamists say only they can lead the reconstruction, but the west is reluctant to give them aid, reports Peter Beaumont in Gaza
China fears riots will spread as boom goes sour Beijing hopes newly jobless New Year revellers will stay in the country to prevent unrest in the cities
Obama era must end the dissent deficit Ruth Sunderland
Danger lurks if the US tries to back Beijing into a corner The growth machine that has propelled China to third in the world economic league table is revealing its fatal flaws
Obama tells US his radical agenda President unveils bold economic plans to create jobs and make the country's infrastructure greener
Q&A: How much does Britain actually owe? Official figures show that the government had run up total debts of £697.5bn by the end of 2008
BBC crisis over refusal to broadcast Gaza appeal Politicians, religious leaders and senior staff urge Mark Thompson to rethink decision
David Cesarani: Behind the big lines, Obama's inauguration speech was full of quiet clues to the shape of things to come
Be very worried - rioting's coming home Nick Cohen: Our authorities look likely to greet the disorder of recession with all the nervous bafflement of the Icelandic 'riot squad'
Yes it's bad, but at long last the government is getting it right Will Hutton: Powerful steps have been taken to revive the economy. Now Gordon Brown must ensure the City loses its power to harm us
The bankers must be called to accountEditorial: UK banks have imperilled the livelihoods of millions of people and, quite possibly, undermined the solvency of the British state Why the BBC is wrong over the Gaza appeal Editorial: How can the BBC judge a charitable appeal on behalf of the people of Gaza to be politically partisan?
We're in danger of losing our memories We have to make sure digital doesn't mean ephemeral, says the head of the British Library, Lynne Brindley
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Obama Moves Quickly to Name Envoys to Mideast, Afghanistan
Obama Acts Fast on Mideast, but Substance Familiar
Survey: As Obama Takes Office, Global Press Turns to Regional Concerns
Revolution, Facebook-Style Can social networking turn disaffected young Egyptians into a force for democratic change?
Somalia: To Move Beyond the Failed State
Iran in scramble for fresh uranium supplies
Obama and the Iranian Revolution - Dominic Sandbrook, New Statesman
Al Hayat What Will Arabs Say to Mitchell?
America's Next Step - Mikhail Gorbachev, Int'l Herald Tribune
Iran Is the Terrorist 'Mother Regime' - Bret Stephens, Wall Street Journal
A New Approach for the Middle East - Yousef Munayyer, Washington Post
The West's Selective Reading of History - Alain Gresh, Le Monde Diplo.
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Iran Welcomes Planned US Pullout From Iraq
Iraq asks Iran opposition group to move voluntarily | Middle East ...
Gunmen Kill at Least Six Members of a Family in Iraq
Fearing Another Quagmire in Afghanistan
Iraqi Government Struggles to Win Sunnis' Trust
Will Iraq's New Quota System Give Women More Political Power?
Obama-Gates in tug of war on Iraq timeline
Iraq's Dabbagh pushing regional initiative Iraq can lead the way toward regional collaboration in the realms of security, development and conflict resolution, the government spokesman said.
For Many Iraqis, Nothing to Go Back To, No Place of Their Own
Iraqi Prime Minister Lectures Against Sectarianism
Barzani : Some Parties Trying to Impose 'Dictatorship' on Iraq | H9 Ha’aretz – Hamas: Israel proposes 18-month Gaza truce, but we insist on just one year Hamas: No truce unless Israel reopens Gaza border, no reconciliation with Fatah until it halts peace talks
Amir Oren: 'Decisive' Gaza show merely rehearsal for next crisis versus Iran
Netanyahu: Likud-led government wouldn't build new settlements
Akiva Eldar: Saudi plan offers Israel united front with Arab states against Iran What do the candidates prefer − forming a united front with 22 Arab states against Iran, or forming a united front with the settlers against the entire world?
Survey: Most Israelis want Netanyahu to be prime minister
Report: Iran's supply of uranium could run out within months
Israel's multi-faceted Gaza cease-fire
Bar’el Without confidence building what the Obama administration can do is place the Israeli-Palestinian conflict into its Middle Eastern context; one in which the U.S will not be only a mediator-adivser, but a power with a vested interest.
Kadima: Netanyahu-Led Israel Would Clash With Obama
ANALYSIS / Netanyahu's anti-Obama flak jacket
U.S. Mideast envoy due on Wednesday
Jordan's King Abdullah fires intel chief over Hamas support
ANALYSIS / The IDF model that failed in Lebanon succeeded in Gaza
OPINION / Can we change Hamas? It's worth a try
Livni: Israel should strike Hamas again to halt arms smuggling Livni tells Ch. 1 she is committed to dismantling settlements and working with U.S. on two-state solution
Long live the new mistakesThe advantage Operation Cast Lead holds over Lebanon, and over other regular military operations, lies in intelligence achievements
R. Pedatzur: Since there was no real war in Gaza, Israel can't declare victory
Gideon Levy: A vote for Livni, Barak or Netanyahu is a vote for an extremist
Iran official: Obama Mideast policy probably same as Bush
Will uranium shortage really slow down the Iranian nuclear program?
Jerusalem Post Highest anti-Semitism rates in 2 decadesNotable spike in anti-Semitic incidents, Israel-Nazi comparisons coincides with IDF Gaza op.
Why Israelis worryYou can't be both pro-Israel and call for pullout to 1949 Armistice Lines.
Yes, we can!Likud ready for challenges as Obama era begins, writes Binyamin Netanyahu
The Iranian reaction
'Let's have Gazan Winograd - for Hamas'[ KHALED ABU TOAMEH
Kadima, Likud trot out Dennis Ross
Analysis: Hamas presents a whole new level of antagonism
An ugly circle of anti-SemitismRight, Left using Gaza operation for ugliest displays since World War II.
Yedioth Ahronoth Hamas: No long-term truce
Moshe Elad says Obama should present tough questions to Palestinians before pressing Israel
Gaza war summary Despite widespread praise, B. Michael unimpressed with military’s performance in Gaza
Pro-Israel rally crashed in Sweden — Protestors gathered to support Israel were pelted with eggs and bottles, then dispersed by police
Daily Alert.org – Hebrew Press Editorials (2008) - Middle East Progress - EJC Israeli Press Review – Google News Israel - Palestine
US Envoy Worries Israeli Settlers
ANALYSIS-Iran bolstered by survival of Hamas allies in Gaza
Israel Admits Using Phosphorus in Gaza Attacks
Parsing Obama's Words on Mitchell Appointment by Jim Lobe
How Israel Helped to Spawn Hamas
Iranian arms ship intercepted by US warship has sealed secret holds
At last, a president who really wants peace James Zogby: In appointing George Mitchell as special envoy for the Middle East, President Barack Obama has made clear his determination to pursue Arab-Israeli peace
So Far, Obama's Missed the Point on Gaza by Robert Fisk
Israeli PM in war crimes pledge Prime Minister Ehud Olmert says Israel will protect from prosecution any of its soldiers accused of war crimes in Gaza
The Gaza Aftermath by Max Boot
Window Closing on Two-State Solution - Thomas Friedman, New York Times
First Glance of Operation Cast Lead - David Makovsky, Washington Institute
'I Wept,' Olmert Says of Death of Gaza Children
'I Wept,' Olmert Says of Death of Gaza Children
Boycotting Israel Is Doomed to Fail - Seth Freedman, The Guardian
US Navy Seeks Arms Bound for Hamas
Netanyahu: Iran Is the Terrorist 'Mother Regime' - Bret Stephens, WSJ
Pop">Pope stirs up Jewish fury over bishopThe Vatican is reinstating a British priest who denies millions died at the hands of the Nazis
Gaza family recalls a day of horror "We all put our hands up and yelled, 'We're women and children. We're not the resistance,' " says one. Then the soldiers opened fire.
Peres: Obama's New Envoy Won't Pressure Israel
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In pummeled Gaza, Hamas recoups Israeli and Palestinian officials met in Cairo Sunday in a bid to bolster the current cease-fire.
By citing China as a currency manipulator, he may be heading off another credit bubble.
How to warm US-Russia relations The US should drop its schoolmarmish attitude and cooperate.
Holbrooke: Afghanistan Will Last Longer Than Vietnam
Tensions Between America and China Are Rising - The Economist
NYRB Pakistan in Peril
The Year of the Ox will bring little prosperity for the Chinese Beijing's “authoritarian capitalist” model has gone as far as it can. Chaos, corruption and indecision have been ignored John Lee
Is Afghanistan Going to Be Obama's Iraq?
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Afghan President: US Forces Killed 16 Civilians
Washington Post: 2 U.S. Airstrikes Offer a Concrete Sign of Obama's Pakistan Policy
Last Tamil Tiger bastion 'taken' Sri Lankan troops win control of Mullaitivu, the last big town held by Tamil Tiger rebels, the head of the country's army says.
Fearing Another Quagmire in Afghanistan
China's economy leapfrogs Germany The Chinese economy grew more than first thought in 2007, overtaking Germany's to become the world's third largest economy
China's Obama Censorship - James Fallows, The Atlantic
Japan's Mounting Discontent - Gordon Chang, Forbes
India Throwing Its Weight with Stealth - Laura Rozen, Foreign Policy
Survey: Only 24% Indians Want War With Pakistan
Pakistan Urges Obama to Halt Missile Attacks
Profile of Richard Holbrooke | The Pakistani Spectator
What is it good for? Nushin Arbabzadah: The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan 29 years ago led to a 10-year war of little benefit to the Russians and much suffering to the Afghans
The Bonfire of China’s VanitiesBy PANKAJ MISHRA Yu Hua has written the sprawling novel of his country’s boom years — entrancing and angering millions of Chinese in the process.
Hey Obama, What About North Korea? - Donald Kirk, Asia Times | H11 IHT And now for some other very important elections In coming elections in Iran, Palestine, Iraq and Israel, Obama can tip the scales toward peace.
Roger Cohen: Remembering Germany A distressed America should rekindle its neglected German alliance.
Thomas L. Friedman: This is not a test If you believe in the necessity of a Palestinian state or you love Israel, you'd better start paying attention. We're getting perilously close to closing the window on a two-state solution.
Nicholas D. Kristof: Bill Gates' next big thing Bill Gates is not only going to do more for health and development in the poorest nations and education in America, he is calling for your help, too.
FOOD SECURITY Our forgotten crisis By BAN KI MOON AND RODRIGUEZ ZAPATERO. A time of economic hardship is a time to get back to basics. And no human need is as basic as the right to eat.
A liberal translation By TIMOTHY GARTON ASH Obama's inaugural address presented, in substance, a blend of classical constitutional and modern egalitarian liberalism. The thing, but never the word.
Reversing Bush's assault on the UN Population Fund Obama has lifted the odious gag rule that Bush imposed on international family planning groups and has begun trying to restore financing to the UN Population Fund.
German minister to present proposals on keeping cease-fire in Middle East Wanting the European Union to play a more active role in the Middle East, the German foreign minister will present to his EU counterparts on Monday proposals to strengthen the cease-fire that Egypt brokered last week between Israel and Hamas.
U.S. to get European proposal on gas emissions The European Commission is preparing to call on the United States to create a trans-Atlantic system of carbon trading to limit greenhouse gas emissions.
EUROPE European press review
The pound not so sterling, Britain grapples with deepening recession
Greece does EU's migration dirty work Simone Troller: European nations look the other way while Greek officials abuse migrants, particularly children, to keep their borders secure
Sarkozy Carries Banner of the West - Dominique Moisi, RealClearWorld
Bulgaria Bills Gazprom Bulgaria is claiming compensation from Gazprom for the losses it incurred during a 19-day Russia-Ukraine gas dispute that cut supplies to Europe.
Financial Crisis Fuels Unrest in Eastern Europe
| H12 RFE/RL Can Obama, Medvedev Put Ties On Fresh Path?
What's Between Russia and China?: Disillusionment is rife in the oil-rich, post-Soviet hinterland.
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NYRB The Russians Are Coming? By Christian Caryl
In Long Term, Spat Could Redraw Gas MapRussia lost hundreds of millions of dollars a day by shutting off gas shipments. Ukraine lost a portion of the $3 billion it collects each year in transit fees. But the long-term consequences could prove far more significan
Eyes Wide Shut: The Social Consequences of Russia's Economic Crisis CEIP An 8-page US briefing on the social consequences of Russia's economic crisis
Envoy: Russia Says 'Ice Thawing' With NATO
The strongmen's benefactors
Russia, Ukraine Both Lost Gas War - Yevgeny Kiselyov, Moscow Times
Cleaning up Ukraine James Marson: Ukraine needs to reform its corrupt gas sector and reduce its dependency on Russia. It's in the EU's interest to help
Rights Charges for Russia, Georgia Russia and Georgia both violated international laws of war during their conflict in August, a rights watchdog said.Central Asia Poised To Become The Atomic El Dorado With the Kazakh president signing an agreement on civilian nuclear cooperation with India on January 24, there are signs that uranium-rich Central Asia may be poised to take advantage of the globeÕs anticipated move toward nuclear power. |
| H13 The Times When soft power meets hard choices By Paul Kennedy
The West has few options but united diplomacy to contain a threatening regime
The Year of the Ox will bring little prosperity for the Chinese Beijing's “authoritarian capitalist” model has gone as far as it can. Chaos, corruption and indecision have been ignored John Lee
Obama to reverse Bush’s climate policies The President is set to issue new environmental regulations allowing several US states to set tougher car emissions standards
First war crimes trial gets underway at the ICC Congolese warlord accused of using children as weapons of war is the first to be tried at the International Criminal Court
Barack the Blessed is more preacher man than revolutionary By Simon Schama
World looks to Obama for US policy changes
The world is under new management
At long last, the triumph of decency
Open the White House, close Guantanamo Bay By Sarah Baxter
The BBC's decision to refuse the charity request is mistaken
Beijing in secret talks with banned churches
‘Soviet’ Britain swells amid the recession Study finds the government’s share of output and expenditure has now surged to more than 70% in some areas of England
The US navy has been ordered to hunt for suspicious Iranian arms ships seeking to re-equip Hamas in Gaza
Our best hope is that Obama can resist the rabble-rousers Mythologising, gabby ignorance and emotional incontinence. The president has been subjected to this in unprecedented volume Minette Marrin
BBC under pressure to backtrack on Gaza appealMore than 50 MPs sign a motion saying they are 'astonished' by broadcaster's impartiality fears
Women losing jobs twice as fast as men A group of senior women ministers have warned Gordon Brown that the recession may tarnish Labour’s record on equal rights
The charities are guilty, not the BBC The Corporation is right not to run the Gaza appeal. Oxfam and others are clearly anti-Israel
Death squad stalks exiled Chechens Critics of Ramzan Kadyrov, Chechnya’s president are scared - one has been shot and a hit list has emerged
Message of change inspires the 'Iraqi Obama' Eight inspired African-Iraqis are making history by becoming the first black people to run for political office in Iraq
Israeli soldiers will get legal backing Israeli military personnel will get legal backing if war crimes charges are brought against them after the campaign in Gaza
Think Tank: New ideas for the 21st Century: Use the post offices to revive credit By Phillip Blond
Wall Street Journal World's Elite Visit Davos in Doubt
Hamas Set to Start Truce Talks in Egypt Hamas' government in Gaza began its first week back in business, as the group prepared for new talks with Egypt on consolidating the cease-fire with Israel.
This Means War By James Taranto The last thing President Obama wants is a terrorist attack on his watch.
L. Gordon Crovitz: Bad News Is Better Than No News
Geithner Is Exactly Wrong on China Trade By Bret Swanson
The Budget and Economic Outlook: Fiscal Years 2009 to 2019 Source: Congressional Budget Office
The Rise and Fall of the U.S. Mortgage and Credit Markets: A Comprehensive Analysis of the Meltdown
NYRB How We Were Ruined & What We Can Do By Jeff Madrick
U.S. Bucks Slowdown in Global Productivity Says The Conference Board
| H14 Financial Times Mood of sobriety and self-recrimination at Davos Expect a little less glitter from the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting as banks rein in festivities and cut delegations
We owe it to President Obama to co-operate The US leader’s initiative on Guantánamo has given his allies something they wanted. Will they reciprocate? Joint action will be needed in foreign and security policy, but even more urgent is the need for economic co-ordination, writes Clive Crook
Gideon Rachman’s blog Obama’s foreign policy priorities: Now that he has his feet under (or perhaps on?) the Oval Office desk, the rest of the world naturally wants to know - what does it mean for us? Nobody seems to agree on what Obama’s top priorities will be - or should be
Smart idea for US energy policy Obama is considering an electricity grid that uses information technology to manage flows of power. The cost would be high, but it would be money well spent
Saudi warning It would be foolish to underestimate the anger felt by Arab leaders at the Israeli army’s killing of Palestinian civilians – including children – in Gaza
Foul-weather friend EU policymakers must include eastern Europe in their anti-crisis policy planning. It is in the EU’s interests to do so, but it is also a moral imperative
Obama’s first, confident steps President Barack Obama has quickly signed orders closing Guantánamo Bay, ending the CIA’s use of secret prisons and requiring interrogators to abide by Army Field Manual
Gaddafi threat to nationalise energy assets The Libyan leader has hinted to King Juan Carlos of Spain tat Tripoli may take control of the country’s vast hydrocarbon reserves as a measure against continued weakness in oil prices.
Israelis display ‘grim satisfaction’ Despite external condemnation, the Gaza conflict has banished the nation’s lingering self-doubt, with many people feeling better about themselves, their leaders and their army -
Hamas will not consider renewing its ceasefire with Israel unless the Jewish state agrees to open fully its borders with the Gaza Strip, according to a senior official from the Palestinian militant group
Arabs and Israelis note subtle shifts Officials and analysts in the Middle East were poring over Barack Obama’s first policy speech on the region, amid some disagreement over how radically the new US president would break with the approach of his predecessor
Smart idea for US energy policy
Time to herald the Age of Responsibility Robert Zoellick sees opportunity in crisis
Joint initiatives can rescue eastern Europe Engagement of EU crucial, says Thomas Mirow
The benefits of a single European bond Wolfgang Münchau on joint issuance debate
We need action not accusations in finance Openness is needed, says Keith Skeoch
IMF set to slash global growth forecast Report suggests 2009 figure of 1-1.5%
Group offers 12-month ceasefire
French justice chief to step down Rachida Dati’s exit comes as relief to Sarkozy
Obama sets out health and energy goals President confident on stimulus package
SPD chief attacks financial ‘gangsters’ Franz Müntefering, chairman of Germany’s Social Democrats, hit out at bankers, describing some as a threat to democracy, amid discussions over ways to step up support to the country’s ailing banks
EU to remove exiled Iranian group from terror list The European Union is set to strike an exiled Iranian opposition movement off its list of banned terrorist groups, a step likely to anger the authorities in Tehran
EU move on exiled group to anger Tehran
Paperbacks: Muqtada al-Sadr and the Shia Insurgency in Iraq
Obama urges Israel to open Gaza borders President Barack Obama called on Israel to open its borders with Gaza, in a powerful sign of his new administration’s break with Bush-era policy on the Middle East and the world as a whole
Obama aide says bail-out may not be enough A top economic adviser to President Barack Obama refused to rule out the possibility that the administration would seek more money from Congress to rescue the US banking system
Karzai accuses US troops of killing civilians Hamid Karzai accused US troops of killing 16 civilians in a weekend military raid, putting further strain on the brittle relationship between Afghanistan and the new Obama administration
Islamabad seeks renewal of courage
Warning of quantitive easing problems in eurozone ECB ‘would struggle’ to follow steps of US, UK
France to aid Airbus with €5bn in credit guarantees Money to be channelled through French banks
| H15 Los Angeles Times Foreign voices on Washington's performance, past and futureHow did the Bush administration affect them and their countries? And what are their hopes for the new administration? »
Arabs, Kurds take their fight to polls The vote this week to decide who will control Iraq's Nineveh province may inflame their historical enmity.
Editorial U.S. casualties in Afghanistan may rise, Biden says With additional troops and a more aggressive agenda, there will be 'an uptick,' the vice president says. Also, Democratic officials work to lower expectations of a quick fix for the economy. >> Israel opposition candidate Netanyahu still leads in polls The Gaza offensive has boosted the approval ratings of Tzipi Livni and Ehud Barak, but it also has given their rival an opportunity to tout his hawkish credentials. >>
Deadly U.S.-led raid in Afghanistan prompts new dispute Afghan village elders say the early-morning strike left as many as 22 civilians dead. But U.S. military officials say 15 were killed, all Taliban fighters. >>
U.S. troops in Iraq kill couple, wound daughter in raid on home Denying the military's claim that the man was a member of Al Qaeda in Iraq, an official vows to seek prosecution of the soldiers. >>
Middle East envoy George Mitchell no stranger to conflicts Since leaving the Senate in 1995, Mitchell has taken on one seemingly intractable problem after another, including the Northern Ireland conflict, which he helped settle. >>
Obama's Guantanamo decision has repercussions in Afghanistan, Pakistan The president's move to close the detention facility is raising questions for governments that supported the Bush administration's treatment of terrorism suspects. >> Hamas leaders in Gaza Strip continue to lie low Political leader Ismail Haniyeh remains underground despite rumors that he would deliver a sermon. Palestinians focus on rebuilding. >> Al-Jazeera drew U.S. viewers on Web during Gaza war American viewership of Al-Jazeera English rose dramatically during the Israel-Hamas war, partly because the channel had what CNN and other international networks didn't have: reporters inside Gaza. >>
Obama's short-lived honeymoonDoyle McManus On the stimulus plan, it's partisan politics as usual.
Obama: a special man for a serious timeBy Andrew Young Civil rights leader Andrew Young on why President Obama is the right leader for America today.
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| Obama's first days: Dramatic actions with a lawyer's caution From his inaugural address to his first orders and meetings, Obama signaled that he wants to change the country's course, just as he promised, but that he'll move cautiously at times, work to build consensus and reach out to the right. He closed Guantanamo, but gave the Pentagon a year to carry out the order. He lifted a ban on taxpayer-financed abortion counseling, but waited a day to do so so as not to conflict with anti-abortion demonstrations on the anniversary of Roe v. Wade.
Shields and Brooks Weigh Obama's First Week, Economy Plans
Obama Starts With 68% Job Approval
NYT: Rahn Emanuel 'second most powerful man in country'...
'Whatever Works' is Not a Governing Vision - Jacob Weisberg, Newsweek
West Wing on Steroids in Obama W.H. - Jonathan Martin, Politico
Obamamania's Mean Streak - Sherman Frederick, Las Vegas Review-Journal
Republicans cool on economy plan Prominent Republicans threaten to vote against US President Barack Obama's $825bn economic stimulus plan.
The 25 Most Influential Liberals In The U.S. Media
The Obama-Kennedy Question - Michael Barone, RealClearPolitics
Gitmo & National Security Courts: Poor Law, Poor PR - David Rittgers, RCP
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Up From Conservatism
| H17 Daily Telegraph Hamas offers Israel a one-year truce in Gaza The flurry of diplomatic activity came as President Barack Obama's Middle East envoy, George Mitchell, was preparing to leave for the region.
Gaza's children need our charity - the BBC must help Telegraph View: Broadcasting an appeal for humanitarian aid does not undermine the BBC's impartiality.
BBC is right to ban Gaza appeal, but for the wrong reasons It is not the job of an impartial broadcaster to decide issues of foreign policy, argues Janet Daley.
| H18 Independent Is Afghanistan going to be Obama's Iraq?
George W to Barack: With love, from me to you
The sins of Obama: Ten reasons to remind us he is a mere mortal, after all
Tories extend lead to 15 per cent as economic turmoil causes Labour collapse, 'Independent' poll reveals.
Obama: A breathtaking beginning
Barack Obama: The audacity of toast – my first breakfast at the White House
Gabrielle Rifkind: The man to sell peace to the Middle East
A shameful war: Israel in the dock over assault on Gaza
Nick Clegg: We should consider joining the euro
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| H19 Military Intelligence Terrorism
On Iraqi battlefields, robots are killing the bad guys and saving U.S. lives. But today’s PackBots and Ravens are still primitive machines. Just wait... more»
Closing Guantanamo Leaves Many Tough QuestionsNow that Obama has decided to close the controversial detention center for terror suspects at Guantanamo Bay, what comes next? Among the remaining detainees are men who can be released, others who can be tried, but some whose cases are too complex to go before a judge.
Closing Gitmo Will Make U.S. Weaker - Michael Burke, NY Daily News
Fear Hath No Shelf-Life: Our Torture Dilemma - Robert Kaplan, Atlantic
Two former Guantanamo inmates on al Qaeda video
To Combat Obama, Al-Qaeda Hurls Insults — Soon after the November election, al-Qaeda's No. 2 leader took stock of America's new president-elect and dismissed him with an insulting epithet. “A house Negro,” Ayman al-Zawahiri said. — That was just a warm-up.
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Challenges loom as Obama seeks space weapons ban President Barack Obama's pledge to seek a worldwide ban on weapons in space marks a dramatic shift in U.S. policy while posing the tricky issue of defining whether a satellite can be a weapon.
| H20 Slate Obama's Drones
Call it the violence network. It’s biased, gruesome, and totally compelling. Al-Jazeera can make you think differently about war... more» | H21 The Age of Neo-RemorseBy WALTER KIRN Where, amid the financial ruin, is the shame and catharsis?
As we all seek more connectivity, we lose our sense of a private self. We no longer hear the still, small voice that speaks only in silence... more»
No rational justification can be offered for trust and self-sacrifice. But without them, social life is chaos, a war of all against all... more»
Literacy, the most empowering achievement of our civilization, is to be replaced by a vague and ill-defined screen savvy. All in the name of progress... more»
The death of the newspaper. Then come to think of it, newspapers have been dying for ever so long a time. Jill Lepore explains... more»
GDrive 'to make PC obselete' Google is on the verge of launching a system to make the PC redundant.
Blogging emphasizes self-obsessed, angry point scoring over the reflective exchange of ideas. The Web needs a politics that is not all about “me”... more»
A solipsistic pursuit of happiness by people who live close to one another can, alas, result in conflict. Our egotism creates a hostile environment for us... more»
A solipsistic pursuit of happiness by people who live close to one another can, alas, result in conflict. Our egotism creates a hostile environment for us... more»
What Do Women Want? A new generation of postfeminist sexologists is trying to discover what ignites female desire
Women do not want careers, says Megan Basham. They deeply, really, truly want to stay home and raise the kids... more»
For Simon Schama, the American story is a compelling one. New plot lines may now emerge, but we’ve known the central character for a very long time... more»
Facts do not solve problems, Robert Hutchins thought. In truth, facts are “the core of an anti-intellectual curriculum”... more»
No more scribbles. What we need is a “slow writing” movement that extols the virtues of neat, expressive penmanship... more»
Edgar Allan Poe was also a player of hoaxes, a plagiarist, and substance abuser. But oh, how he could write... more»
Puritans love disasters: they can emerge from their priest holes, wagging their fingers: “You are being punished for your immoral lifestyle”... more»
Story after story in the U.S. media depict Mexico as a country overrun by drug gangs and murder. It’s time to say no to the stereotype... more»
New Yorker critic rails at web malice It is the bane of the modern world. It is cheap, nasty and heralds a new cultural dark age. It is 'snark'
Websites 'must be saved for history'The British Library's head says that deleting websites will make job of historians harder
Confessions of a TED Addict The intoxicating pleasures of an intellectual lecture series.
Jonathan Bate has written as enthralling, as eloquent an evocation of Shakespeare as one is likely ever to encounter... more»
The Internet is not like print. Google or YouTube alone can seriously impede on the free flow of ideas. It’s not your father’s censorship... more»
The Rich Still Want to Own Newspapers - Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, FT
Explorer Richard Burton found the Somalis a “fierce and turbulent race” in 1854. They still are. They are also eloquent poets... more»
W.H. Auden, E.M. Forster, William Empson, and Philip Larkin: four men who lived and died by, with, and for the English language. Steven Isenberg had lunch with them all... more»
Pope opens YouTube channel
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