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| H1 International Crisis Group Iraq’s Provincial Elections: The Stakes The report examines how these elections could refresh local governance, test the strength of various parties and serve as a bellwether for nationwide political trends ahead of parliamentary elections later this year. On 31 January,
Carnegie Pointers for the Obama Administration in the Middle East: Avoiding Myths and Vain Hopes
FT The World in 2009 Download a PDF of this report For all the talk about the rise of multi-polarity and the decline of the US, it remains at the centre of global politics and economics. The biggest questions at Davos will be whether the Obama administration can revive the economy and give US foreign policy a fresh start after the Bush era.
Why dealing with the huge debt overhang is so hard Countries with large current account surpluses have long demanded an end to the profligate borrowing and spending of the customers upon whom they depended. They should have been careful what they wished for, writes Martin Wolf
No room for Israel under America’s umbrella Max Boot calls for a prevention strategy
A measure remodelled Is GDP ‘a mirage’ that ignores the social worth of an activity? The search is on for other yardsticks
Obama brings new tone to Mideast President Barack Obama’s first call to a foreign leader was to Mahmoud Abbas, Palestinian president. His first interview was to an arab TV station, denoting a new tone to American poilicy
Risks rise in shift to a multipolar world
A chance to come in from the cold
Capital flows to developing world at risk Only one fifth of 2007 level forecast
Brussels plans €250m boost for pipeline Funds for Nabucco part of €5bn stimulus package
Obama Raises Hopes of Mideast Experts
The Feeding of the Nine Billion: Global Food Security for the 21st Century
CFR Aaron David Miller Mitchell's Prospects for Lasting Israeli-Palestinian Accord 'Slim to None'
WINEP - Defining a 'Prediplomacy' Agenda for U.S.-Mideast Efforts Before President Obama's diplomatic team can address the core issues in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, they will have to focus over the next several weeks on an agenda of "prediplomacy" issues that will set the tone for the new administration's regional efforts for the foreseeable future
Provincial Elections Kick Off Iraq's Year of Choices Most of Iraq's governorates will hold provincial elections this week. The elections will provide a strong indication of whether Iraqi democracy will continue to consolidate or begin to unravel -- and how supporters of more than 400 political parties will deal with their frustrated expectations.
Tough Choices on Hamas Prompt Arab Disarray Arab support for the Palestinians has been the bedrock of Arab diplomacy for decades, but the recent Israeli military action against Hamas fighters in the Gaza Strip has divided those backing Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah Party and those supporting its Hamas rival.
Wall Street Journal Fouad Ajami: Obama Tells Arabia's Despots They're Safe
New York Times THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN Abdullah II: The 5-State Solution What might King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia propose if asked to update his plan for peace in the Middle East?
Aides Say Obama’s Afghan Aims Elevate War In a new approach, President Obama intends to adopt a tougher line toward Hamid Karzai, the Afghan president.
Clinton Sees an Opportunity for Iran to Return to Diplomacy
A Relentless Updike Mapped America’s Mysteries By MICHIKO KAKUTANI Endowed with a journalist’s eye and a poet’s gift for metaphor, John Updike was an all-around man of letters.
Washington Post Gates Predicts 'Slog' in Afghanistan U.S. Military Can Achieve Limited Goals in Conflict, Defense Secretary Testifies
In Iraq's North, Ethnic Strife Flares as Vote Draws Closer Arabs Hope to Curb Power Of Kurdish Government
Taking steps to undo Bush's policies GulfNews By Amir Taheri,
Jordan's Intelligence Chief Sacked: New Policy Toward Hamas?
Centre for European Reform – “The Euro at Ten: Is Its Future Secure?” by Simon Tilford
The Times Report: Russian military just a 'paper tiger' Despite return of Russian warships to international waters think tank casts doubt on country's military renaissance
COMMENT: Taking a new tack with Iran Now we know what President Obama meant in his inauguration speech by calling on potential enemies to unclench their fists Obama launches US drive to topple Mugabe President wants unprecedented US-led diplomatic push to get tough new sanctions imposed against the Zimbabwe regime
US houses sink at fastest rate on record America is spiralling rapidly into deep recession, according to a respected survey of residential property values
Putin will address the Davos summit more as supplicant than strongman
"No Country, No Matter How Powerful…Can Control the Forces of Globalization on Its Own"
NATO’s Double Standards Make for a Hollow Alliance
Rand Unfolding the Future of the Long War: Implications for the U.S. Military
CFR Academic Conference Call: Conflict in Gaza (Audio)
Lowy Institute The new President has to tell the US 'No, we can't' Download item (68KB PDF)
CEPS The Case for a Gas Transit Consortium in Ukraine: A Cost-Benefit Analysis
Gaza’s hell: Why the EU must change its policy
Foreign Policy The Bushification of Barack Obama
CFR National Intelligence Estimate: Strategic Implications of Global Health
Nuclear Heuristics: Selected Writings of Albert and Roberta Wohlstetter
"Robots at War: The New Battlefield." In The Wilson Quarterly, P. W. Singer examines the growing phenomenon of the U.S. military's use of robots. "When U.S. forces went into Iraq in 2003, they had zero robotic units on the ground....By the end of 2008, it was projected to reach as high as 12,000." But the business of war shouldn't be dealth with lightly. Can we trust a robot to do a man's job? (For another great read on this subject, see Steve Featherstone's 2007 Harper's piece, "The Coming Robot Army.")
“This flat-out fascinating lecture (with great graphics) on global demography”
Guardian No country is an island Editorial: A new phrase has rolled off the production line of foreign policy analysts: responsible sovereignty
Greece paralysed as farmers ratchet up protests Using tractors and trailers as blockades, Athens has been cut off from second city of Thessaloniki
Hillary Rodham Clinton / US Department of State:
Obama's test: Bringing order to the national security policy ...
| H2 Turkey-Israel relations after Gaza, Mustafa Kibaroglu
Turkey: 'Deep State' conspiracy / ISN
FT Turkey to renew IMF talks on financial package IMF team leaves Ankara empty-handed but Turkey’s prime minister, Tayyip Erdogan, says negotiations over new deal will continue after ten-day break
WSJ IMF Pursues Less-Stringent Lending The global financial crisis has revived the IMF, which has recently moved away from stringent loan requirements.
Turkey calls on Hamas to pick politics over arms
Al Hayat Under the Portrait of Ataturk Ghassan Charbel
Turkey's IMF loan in limbo as talks hit impasse
Turkey says IMF talks halted for 10 days
Revisiting the Cyprus Problem
WP In Iraq's North, Ethnic Strife Flares as Vote Draws Closer
WSJ EU to Support Nabucco Pipeline The EU is ready to throw more weight behind the Nabucco natural-gas pipeline, which would make Central Asia a new gas supplier to Europe.
Erdoğan: We won’t sit on foreign policy sidelines
In Turkey, prosecutors shed light on dark days
West-Israel see Turkey balance against Iran in Mideast, analysis says
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Google News Fırat News Agency KurdishMedia Kurdish Kurdish Aspect Dış Basında Irak BBC Monitoring Inter-national
Kirkuk - Unable to elect, unwilling to compromise (Feature)
US Ambassador Crocker meets Kurdistan Region's leadership in Erbil
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Turkey calls on Hamas to pick politics over arms
Kurdistan Region President: Kirkuk issue is a key for dealing with the other issues
Iraqi President receives a phone call from US Secretary of State
Gulen conference in Arbil to ...
US envoy Mitchell begins Mideast tour, to include Turkey, in Egypt
Vacancy announcement: Rector of University of Kurdistan - Hawler
Musul'da KDP Binasına Saldırı: Üç Irak Askeri Öldü
Google News Greece Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Press ABHaber Dış Basında Türkiye-AB İlişkileri Günlük Haftalık
RFE Conference Ends With EU Support, But No Cash There was an air of optimism following a one-day Nabucco international gas pipeline conference in Budapest. Though the event failed to provide as much clarity as many had hoped, the conference did end with promises of financing -- although no cash yet -- and vows to start work on the pipeline this year. More
CASPIAN BASIN: NABUCCO DISCUSSION EXPOSES FLAWS IN EU ENERGY POLICY
Budapeşte'de Nabucco Toplantısı Yapılıyor
Dağlık Karabağ'da Üç Ermeni Asker Öldürüldü
Caspian Energy: European Parliament Officials Says Iran Should Participate in Nabucco Pipeline
Hedo Okur Tuncay Nihat Altintop
Cosmopolitan Anxieties: Turkish Challenges to Citizenship and Belonging in Germany
Turkey's TRT to launch new channel for Europe, Mideast, Balkans | H3
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| H4 New York Times THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN Abdullah II: The 5-State Solution What might King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia propose if asked to update his plan for peace in the Middle East?
Aides Say Obama’s Afghan Aims Elevate War In a new approach, President Obama intends to adopt a tougher line toward Hamid Karzai, the Afghan president.
Clinton Sees an Opportunity for Iran to Return to Diplomacy
A Relentless Updike Mapped America’s Mysteries By MICHIKO KAKUTANI Endowed with a journalist’s eye and a poet’s gift for metaphor, John Updike was an all-around man of letters.
For Iraqi Journalists: Free Press vs. Free Land
Two Killed in Violence on Gaza Border
On Arab TV Network, Obama Urges Dialogue
Russian Orthodox Church Elects Outspoken Patriarch
Shiites’ Absence May Affect Iraq Vote
Tensions Flare as Russian Soldier Seeks Asylum in Georgia
MAUREEN DOWD Wall Street’s Socialist Jet-Setters The former masters of the universe don’t seem to fully comprehend that their universe has crumbled and, thanks to them, so has ours.
Stimulus Plan Would Provide Flood of Aid to Education School districts, child care centers and university campuses would receive $150 billion in new federal spending in the economic stimulus package that is scheduled for a vote in Congress on Wednesday.
| H5 Washington Post Gates Predicts 'Slog' in Afghanistan U.S. Military Can Achieve Limited Goals in Conflict, Defense Secretary Testifies
In Iraq's North, Ethnic Strife Flares as Vote Draws Closer Arabs Hope to Curb Power Of Kurdish Government
DNI Designee Blair Answers Questions Before Panel Vote
Obama Extends Hand To Arabs and Muslims He Says U.S. Has 'Not Been Perfect,' Gets a Generally Positive Response
Blast at Gaza Border Kills Israeli Soldier; Palestinian Farmer Killed by Gunfire
Editorial Trade Test Why President Obama and his party should resist the cry to 'Buy American'
President Obama ends White House inaction -- but there's a better way to tackle greenhouse gas emissions
By Asif Ali Zardari, Page A15 The president of Pakistan asks Obama for economic assistance to fight extremism.
By Harold Meyerson, Page A15 China undercut the global economy for years, a wrong Bush was loath to right.
Obama the Sphinx By Dan Froomkin
Treasury Weighs Hard Choices To Save Banks Any Path Carries Risk of Failure
Democrats Among Stimulus Skeptics Some See Long-Term Goals Going Unmet
Obituaries Prolific Chronicler of Small-Town Angst John Updike
Backlash Against Bush Apparent in RNC Many Members Seek New Chairman to Steer Party in a Different Direction
| H6 Guardian No country is an island Editorial: A new phrase has rolled off the production line of foreign policy analysts: responsible sovereignty
Greece paralysed as farmers ratchet up protests Using tractors and trailers as blockades, Athens has been cut off from second city of Thessaloniki
Mitchell hopes for Israel-Hamas talks President Obama's special envoy to the Middle East to initiate dialoogue between Israel and Hamas
Gerry Adams: George Mitchell and the Middle East The senator will need all the skill and patience he brought to the Northern Irish peace process. But Hamas must be at the table Ewen MacAskill: The dogged Ulster approach
Rewriting the rulebook for 21st-century capitalism Jeffrey Sachs: Technology is at the core of Obama's plans for a sustainable future. In this new era of public action, the US is back in the lead
Those in power in central and eastern Europe facing big eruption of protest at impact of globalisation Moderniser is favourite to lead Russian church Metropolitan Kirill expected to be patriarch after secret vote by orthodox bishops, monks and laymen
Editorial: However many people lose their incomes because of the banking crisis, some people did very nicely in the run-up to it
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Obama imposes his new plans on Iraq, Afghan wars
Shapiro given senior Mideast post
The Continuity of Obama’s Change
Editorial: The US stake in Iraq's local elections
The “Arab system” after Gaza , Khaled Hroub
Iran and the Gaza war, Sadegh Zibakalam
Obama's Middle East Deceit
OBAMA AL-ARABIYA INTERVIEW: FULL TEXT
Elliott Abrams to Council on Foreign Relations - The Washington Note
The Growing, and Mysterious, Irrelevance of al-Qaeda The Economist Al-Qaeda has been unable to land a blow on Western soil since the 2005 London bombings. Its leaders lurk in Pakistan’s tribal belt, hiding from regular lethal attacks by America’s unmanned Predator aircraft. Their Pushtun hosts are tiring of their troublesome guests. Perhaps most damaging, former supporters publicly denounce its ideology.
A review of Beyond Terror and Martyrdom: the Future of the Middle East by Gilles Kepel.
A review of The Search for Al Qaeda: Its Leadership, Ideology, and Future by Bruce Riedel (and more).
Arab Rivalries Evident at Economic Summit
US-UAE Nuclear Deal a Hint to Iran
Syria at odds with Egypt and Saudi on the war in Gaza
| H8 Iraq Updates IraqSlogger Google News Iraq Iran Syria Mideastwire.com - NPR Iraq
ANALYSIS: Neighbours will affect balance of Iraqi polls
Iraqi's Shiite political parties vie for power in south In Najaf, the heart of Shiite Muslim Iraq, pedestrians linger on the sidewalks of a busy bazaar, men smoke fruit-flavored shisha tobacco in cafes and a new first-class hotel with sparkling marble floors and dripping chandeliers is almost full. The battered capital of Baghdad seems much farther than 100 miles away
Shi'ites' Absence May Affect Iraq Vote
In Iraq's North, Ethnic Strife Flares as Vote Draws Closer
Violence Flares in Iraq Ahead of Elections
Iraqi elections a test for democracy WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 (UPI) -- The outcome of the Saturday provincial elections in Iraq should indicate whether democracy in Iraq prevails or falters, an analysis says.
Sunni Arabs embracing local Iraq elections
BACKGROUND: Power brokers in the January 31 provincial elections
| H9 Ha’aretz – America's election message Israeli voters must know that the Obama government will be intolerant of construction in the settlements, as well as measures that hurt the Palestinians, such as closures and checkpoints
Benn The settlement-terrorism equation Mitchell's return to the Mideast suggests that the settlements will return to the daily political agenda, not only because of the envoy's personal views but also because of the pressures on his boss
IAF strikes Hamas tunnels in response to Gaza border blast
ANALYSIS / Border blast demands strong - but not excessive - Israeli response If Israel's deterrent capability in the Gaza Strip has indeed been restored, why has a soldier died there?
Mitchell's message: U.S. to focus efforts on Gaza cease-fire
Jerusalem Post Obama and the Muslim cold war
'Iran talks an opportunity for Israel' Post-Gaza realism[ EMMANUEL NAVON , Even Israel's critics now recognize that chances of reaching a 'cold peace' agreement with the Palestinians depend on the restoration of Israel's deterrence
Israel, Gaza and International LawTo accuse Israel of "war crimes" is to distort international law.
Yedioth Ahronoth The Palestinian Pandora's Box
Daily Alert.org – Hebrew Press Editorials (2008) - Middle East Progress - EJC Israeli Press Review – Google News Israel - Palestine
Can the Palestinian Authority's Fatah Forces Retake Gaza? Obstacles and Opportunities -
Israel strikes back after bomb attack
Israel: Hamas Didn't Carry Out Attack, but Is Responsible
Israeli jet targets Gaza tunnels An Israeli jet pounds targets along Gaza's border with Egypt, as part of Israel's response to an attack on an Israeli patrol.
The Battle for Hearts and Minds (Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center)
Ezra Klein on what it means to be pro-Israel.
Israeli troops killed Gaza children carrying white flag, witnesses say
The road to Auschwitz David Cesarani: Holocaust Memorial Day this year reminds us that the mass killings originated in the attitudes of ordinary people
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| Crux of Gaza cease-fire: border crossings Israel temporarily closed its crossings into Gaza Tuesday after a soldier was killed by a roadside bomb. After the attack, Israeli forces killed one Palestinian and wounded a senior militant.
An Apollo program for US energy? History shows that massive federal support for alternative-energy projects could be a massive waste of money.
Obama's high-wire electric act Will he take people's land to build a national grid when local networks for energy renewables may do?
Obama's Middle East peace lesson Jordan's King Hussein worked for peace for decades. His insight is key.
Will stimulus work fast enough?Major job cuts announced this week add urgency to the bill as it nears a House vote.
Fed eyes moves against deflation With consumer prices expected to fall further, economic recovery might be tougher to achieve.
Britons slam BBC over refusal to run Gaza ad 'The Beeb' stands by its decision not to air a fundraising appeal for victims of Israel's recent 22-day incursion into Gaza.
Migrant workers struggle as China's factories slow The global recession is shuttering manufacturers and pushing millions out of work or into lower wages.
Stratfor Part 1: The Obama Administration and East Asia
Obama's Team Stumbling into Afghan Trap - The Washington Note
Global Military Bloc: NATO's Drive Into Asia Center for Research on Globalization
Pakistan Falters Against Taliban in Swat Valley BY: Shaheen Buneri | World Politics Review Fifteen months later, the inhabitants of Swat valley are witnessing a completely different scenario: Bearded militants, wearing camouflage outfits and carrying heavy machine guns, have destroyed schools and bridges, and openly administered "Islamic" punishments to so-called "U.S. spies" and government sympathizers, in broad daylight in the main square of Mingora, Swat District's main town.
Philip Bowring: The global imbalance The world badly needs China's domestic demand to grow fast.
Gates: Missile Strikes in Pakistan Will Continue
China's Oil Demand Tanks Steven Mufson | The world's engine of growth for oil demand sputters.
Aides Say Obama's Afghan Aims Elevate War Pentagon Sees Limit on US Troops in Afghanistan China's National Defense in 2008
Obama's Mumbai problem Malou Innocent: The complicated relationship between India, Pakistan and the US will make it hard for Obama to create peace in the region
North Korean Crisis Heating Up BY: Michael Richardson | The Japan Times Will North Korea be the Obama administration's first Asian crisis? Pyongyang has recently been cranking up its bellicose rhetoric, declaring that it would maintain its "status as a nuclear weapons state."
India and Pakistan Aren't Neighbours; They're Worlds Apart BY: M.J. Akbar | The Times of India The middle class Indian's true neighbour is America, sharing culture, language, consumerism, celebrity-worship and an insatiable desire for upward mobility.Gates testimony shows why Afghanistan is no cake walk Gates on Tuesday outlined a complicated and at times contradictory set of goals for the U.S. presence in Afghanistan, in a Capitol Hill appearance that highlighted the challenges the administration faces in devising a new U.S. strategy there.
China as an Emerging Donor in Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan IFRI This 29-page French paper discusses the characteristics of Chinese assistance to Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan, comparing its activities and policies in Central Asia with those in Africa, and draws conclusions about the implications of such growing engagement
Backgrounder: North Korea After Kim
China's year of living dangerously Catherine Sampson: After the hoopla of new year celebrations, the Communist party is anxiously awaiting the fallout of the global downturn
| By DOMINIC RAAB Obama has repudiated the zero-sum equation of the Bush-Blair era. Brown has embraced it.
OBJECTIVES IN DAVOS Shaping a post-crisis world By KLAUS SCHWAB Davos can play a role in a global process to get the financial crisis under control and look for solutions to re-launch the economy.
EU leader's plea for pipeline financing goes unanswered Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek of the Czech Republic, whose country holds the rotating EU presidency, said Europe must weaken its dependence on Russian natural gas imports.
UN chief warns of food shortages in poor countries Secretary General Ban Ki Moon of the United Nations said the global economic crisis would push up already "intolerable" levels of world hunger, even though the high food prices that prompted riots in developing countries last year had eased.
EUROPE European press review
EU pipeline scheme gains momentum European leaders voice strong backing for a major pipeline project that could reduce EU reliance on Russia for gas. EU Removes Iranian Group From Terrorism List The new status of the Mujahedin Khalq organization, which seeks to overthrow the Iranian government, is likely to complicate international diplomacy with Tehran. E.U. Willing to Help U.S. on Guantanamo
Mass Strikes Set to Paralyse France Gas Dispute With Russia Boosts European Interest in Alternative Pipeline NATO needs to engage Obama ... and Iran (UPI) -- NATO's European member states will have to find more creative solutions for meeting operational needs and supporting the United States in Afghanistan, and Iran will have to be engaged if long-term stability is to be reached in the region, said NATO's chief.
he Threat from Within: A German Islamist Rises up al-Qaida's Ranks | H12 RFE/RL
Armenia: Yerevan Avoids PACE Punishment Yet Again Azerbaijan: Arms Scandal Stirs Suspicions of Moscow
The Times Report: Russian military just a 'paper tiger' Despite return of Russian warships to international waters think tank casts doubt on country's military renaissance
Bulgaria and Russia: cold marriage, Irina Novakova
Google News Azerbaijan
A review of Russian Orthodoxy Resurgent: Faith and Power in the New Russia by John Garrard and Carol Garrard.
If a single Soviet soldier had fired into the unarmed crowds in Moscow in 1991, the USSR would have collapsed. But not firing also meant... more» |
| H13 The Times Report: Russian military just a 'paper tiger' Despite return of Russian warships to international waters think tank casts doubt on country's military renaissance
COMMENT: Taking a new tack with Iran Now we know what President Obama meant in his inauguration speech by calling on potential enemies to unclench their fists Obama launches US drive to topple Mugabe President wants unprecedented US-led diplomatic push to get tough new sanctions imposed against the Zimbabwe regime
US houses sink at fastest rate on record America is spiralling rapidly into deep recession, according to a respected survey of residential property values
Putin will address the Davos summit more as supplicant than strongman
Hamas roadside bomb shakes fragile ceasefire Outbreak of violence was the worst since Israeli forces ended their three-week offensive against the Islamist rulers in Gaza
Obama offers open hand to Muslims President's first interview with foreign media marked a shift from the divisive tone that has characterised American diplomacy
The Gaza fuss? Let them buy airtime Who knows who's right in the appeal row? Viewers could make their own minds up
Wall Street Journal Fouad Ajami: Obama Tells Arabia's Despots They're Safe
Global-Growth Search Will Turn to U.S. Whenever recovery begins, the world is likely to lean on U.S. consumers more than Chinese production, economists say
Obama Offers to Open Diplomatic ChannelsObama told an Arabic news channel he will seek to open talks with Iran. Clinton indicated she would favor more direct talks with North Korea.
Toll Roads Are Paved With Bad Intentions THE TILTING YARD
| H14 Financial Times The World in 2009 Download a PDF of this report For all the talk about the rise of multi-polarity and the decline of the US, it remains at the centre of global politics and economics. The biggest questions at Davos will be whether the Obama administration can revive the economy and give US foreign policy a fresh start after the Bush era.
Why dealing with the huge debt overhang is so hard Countries with large current account surpluses have long demanded an end to the profligate borrowing and spending of the customers upon whom they depended. They should have been careful what they wished for, writes Martin Wolf
No room for Israel under America’s umbrella Max Boot calls for a prevention strategy
A measure remodelled Is GDP ‘a mirage’ that ignores the social worth of an activity? The search is on for other yardsticks
Obama brings new tone to Mideast President Barack Obama’s first call to a foreign leader was to Mahmoud Abbas, Palestinian president. His first interview was to an arab TV station, denoting a new tone to American poilicy
Risks rise in shift to a multipolar world
A chance to come in from the cold
Capital flows to developing world at risk Only one fifth of 2007 level forecast
Brussels plans €250m boost for pipeline Funds for Nabucco part of €5bn stimulus package
Farmers tighten stranglehold on Greece Farmers extended a blockade of the main roads that is starving the capital of food and medicine, stalling exports and straining relations with neighbouring countries
Athens cautions banks on transfers to Balkans Greece has warned its banks against transferring funds from a €28bn government support package to their Balkan subsidiaries, because of growing fears of financial turmoil
Ukraine vows to abide by gas deal Viktor Yuschenko, Ukraine’s president, decries the terms of the deal with Russia to end the gas crisis but tells the Financial Times that he will uphold its terms Hamas banks credit in cash-starved Gaza The Gaza Strip is running short of money, with its banks unable to pay out salaries, after Israel stopped allowing deliveries to banks in the territory two months ago
Arabs respond warmly to Obama interview
Iran budget reflects falling oil revenue Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad, Iran’s president, on Tuesday presented a shrinking budget bill to parliament, taking into account the dramatic decline in the country’s oil revenues
Afghanistan is ‘greatest challenge’ The comment from Robert Gates comes as the US military debates how quickly to withdraw forces from Iraq, a decision that has an impact on how soon additional troops can be sent to Kabul
Clinton signals broader focus on Beijing Hillary Clinton, secretary of state, highlighted a shift by the Obama administration from previous US policy on China as she endorsed a “comprehensive” approach to Beijing that would focus on more than just economic ties
Eastern europe set for near-zero growth in 2009
The Tarp is a fiscal straitjacket Jeffrey Sachs on the US stimulus package
What we must do to stop a repeat of this crisis David Miles on capital requirements
Financial models are no excuse for resting your brain John Kay says trust your judgment
First, end the crisis For the conference to be successful, it must win over sceptical leaders to the need for bold and co-ordinated action to beat the recession
Wen tour to explore China’s role in crisis Beijing is hoping that the Chinese premier’s tour of European capitals will help dispel some of the questions about the impact of the crisis on China’s rapidly slowing economy
Germany set for record post-war deficit Costly stimulus plan was ‘hardest decision’ for Merkel
| H15 Los Angeles Times Obama launches effort to 'communicate' in Mideast Hours after an interview with the president is broadcast across the Arab world, special envoy George Mitchell begins a tour of the region.
Gates says U.S. must set realistic goals in Afghanistan As Obama prepares to meet with the Joint Chiefs of Staff to review strategy in the troubled war effort, the Defense secretary expresses a different view than that voiced by the Bush White House
Vatican is unflinching on Holocaust-denier The church says Bishop Richard Williamson's ideas have nothing to do with the pope's decision to return him to the fold
Iraq Communists campaign with vigor The Communist Party doesn't have much of a chance in elections Saturday, but its candidates see an opportunity to woo voters unhappy with sectarian politics and wary of freewheeling capitalism.
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Obama urges quick economic action US President Barack Obama calls for urgent action on his $825bn (£586bn) economic recovery plan, saying Americans expect it
GOP may vote no, but economists back Obama stimulus
Howard Fineman / MSNBC: Fineman: Honeymoon that ended before it began —
Rahm Emanuel is at the intersection of politics and policy — and a lot of incoming arrows.
Politico ABC’s The Note – MSNBC FirstRead – Time ThePage Politico Playbook PoliticsHome fivethirtyeight US News Political Bulletin
Is Rush Limbaugh the New Face of the GOP?
| H17 Daily Telegraph Europe's winter of discontent Tomorrow's French national strike reflects growing despair on the Continent with the way governments are handling the recession, says Adrian Michaels.
Netanyahu yet to unclench the Israeli fist in pursuit of power Netanyahu's brand of US-inspired politics is out of step with the credit-crunch Americans, writes Damien McElroy.
| H18 Independent Economic summit: When Davos freezes over... It is usually an opportunity for the rich and the powerful to pat each other on the back. Not this year.
Hamish McRae: Take the long view from the mountain
Jeremy Warner: Where have all the bankers gone?
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| H19 Military Intelligence Terrorism
US official: Intelligence director resigns — WASHINGTON (AP) — National Intelligence Director Michael McConnell resigned his post effective Tuesday.
Joint Chiefs Chair Security Strategy Update Brief
a review of Targeting Civilians in War by Alexander B. Downes and Killing Civilians: Method, Madness and Morality in War by Hugo Slim.
Gates: Cash Cows of War Running Dry
Let's Have Flexible Armed Forces
Guantanamo: A Symbol of U.S. Resolve BY: Eric Fehrnstrom | The Boston Globe The reason George W. Bush kept America safe is because he treated the war on terror as a real war and not a law enforcement action.
Fighting Terrorism Post-Gitmo BY: Hugh Hewitt and Susan Estrich | Los Angeles Times How should Obama handle suspected terrorists captured by the U.S.?
Drug Wars BY: Matthew Levitt and Michael Jacobson | The New Republic The Obama administration needs to change the way the U.S. government thinks about the "War on Terror." Taking advantage of the growing involvement of terrorist groups in criminal activity, his team should increase the use of law enforcement tools as a key pillar of his counterterrorism strategy.
Social Network of US Counterinsurgency Policy Authors
Man Discovers Secret US Files on MP3 Player
Cracks and fissures: Pentagon says 6 percent of force is highly stressed | H20 Slate
From Slate, a look at how Obama will write and rewrite his presidency; Bruce Reed on the principles and promise of Obamaism; and forget FDR and Lincoln: Obama is most like JFK.
The Future of Foreign Assistance Amid Global Economic and Financial Crisis CFR A 45-page US report urging the new US Administration to stay the course in its commitments to global health and development, as well as basic humanitarian relief.
Nanotechnology: The Social and Ethical Issues
| H21 John Updike, novelist, man of letters and erudite chronicler of sex, divorce, and life’s adventures, is dead... more»John Updike dies at 76 Prolific chronicler of the loves and losses of small-town America dies after battle with lung cancer Martin Amis: Another plane of intimacy Editorial: In praise of ... John Updike Obituary: John Updike
Being smart does not entail being able to make the right decisions. Rational behavior, getting on in life, can be beyond those even with the highest IQs... more»
News You Can Endow There is an option that might not only save newspapers but also make them stronger: Turn them into nonprofit, endowed institutions — like colleges and universities.
From German Law Journal, on the Kantian project of international law: A special issue on Jurgen Habermas’ The Divided West.
Web Traffic To Top 10 Online Newspapers Grows 16 Percent Year-Over-Year In December, According To Nielsen Online
From Inside Higher Ed, an article on making wikis work for scholars.
From New Scientist, a look at why we need a proper study of mankind.
The rise of consumer society in Britain in the 17th century went along with a desire to attain markers of wealth, status, and good taste... more» |
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Obama administration seeks to rebuild Gaza, counter arms smuggling into Strip with help of Israel, Egypt.
