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| H1 Washington Post Maliki Supporters Post Election Gains Preliminary Results Show Iraq Leaning Toward a Strong Central Government
No Time to Be Cutting the Defense Budget By Robert Kagan, Five reasons for Obama to repudiate calls to weaken our armed forces.
FT When globalisation goes into reverse Intellectually, world leaders are convinced of the need to keep markets open. Politically, they are under pressure to respond to voters who are angry, frightened and demanding protection. Recent developments suggest angry citizens will take priority, writes Gideon Rachman
Niall Ferguson: Beyond the age of leverage: new banks must arise There is a better way to go – in the opposite direction. The aim must be not to increase debt but to reduce it, writes Niall Ferguson Beyond the age of leverage: new banks must ariseMore debt is not the answer, says Niall Ferguson
World Economic Outlook Update: Global Economic Slump Challenges Policies Source: International Monetary Fund Direct lInk to Document (PDF; 533 KB)
Live stream Herzliya Conference Watch addresses by top opinion makers. Among today's speakers: David Horovitz, Ya'alon, Steinitz, Aznar, Amos Gilad, Kramer and Ehud Barak.
Gareth Porter / IPS Inter Press Service: US-IRAQ: Generals Seek to Reverse Obama Withdrawal Decision
Independent A coup for Maliki and a secular Iraq Patrick Cockburn: Voters have rebuffed religious parties – and cemented the power of the Prime Minister.
Leading article: Iraq takes a step forward
EurasiaNet Iran: Revolutionary Guards are Taking Over in Tehran
New York Times Iraq’s Victory, Iran’s Loss By JOHN R. BOLTON Uncomfortable though it may be for some on the American left to admit, Iraq’s provincial elections show that the “surge” continues to work, politically and militarily.
Iraq Voted. Did Democracy Win?Iraqis went to the polls for the fourth time, with elections in 14 of the country’s 18 provinces. Three Iraqi bloggers share their impressions of the day.
Financial Times Chinese leadership besieged by caution Beijing is concerned above all to ensure that a sharp slump in growth does not trigger regime-threatening unrest
Drawing poison It is not for the sake of Wall Street that bank rescues are necessary; it is Main Street that needs working banks. While it is unclear which banks are safe, the sector will remain damagedAverting a slump: it’s the politics, stupid Remember the 1930s, says Philip Stephens
Beware of promising too much on lending Krishna Guha on Obama’s stimulus
NPR U.S. Monitoring Three Ailing Foreign Leaders The United States is keeping a close eye on the situations in Saudi Arabia, North Korea and Cuba
BBC Iran makes first satellite launch Iran launches its first domestically made satellite, described as "another achievement under sanctions".
The IMF and the Global Crisis: Role and Reform Peterson Institute
Four Keys to Success in Afghanistan BY: Fareed Zakaria | The Washington Post The war in Afghanistan is not going well; almost all trends are moving in the wrong direction. But we still have time to focus, improve our strategy, calibrate our means.
CRS “War in Afghanistan: Strategy, Military Operations, and Issues for Congress” (pdf), January 23, 2009.
Will China Buy American Debt? - Gordon Chang, Commentary Magazine
The Times Selling China Wen Jiabao's tour of Western capitals underlines the fragility of China's prosperity
Iraq in the Obama Administration
Islamic Peacemaking Since 9/11
Guardian Guantánamo: what would Niebuhr do? Alan Johnson: President Obama wants to face the dilemmas surrounding the camp's closure, borrowing a sensibility from his favourite philosopher
How Will Obama Handle a 'Bibi' Israel? - Tony Karon, The National
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Hard Lessons: The Iraq Reconstruction Experience
Russia Deepens Gas Hegemony BY: Robert M. Cutler | ISN Security Watch Eastern Europe freezes as Brussels fiddles, while with Moscow's help Gazprom extends its grasp of energy production in the Caspian Sea region.
Moving target Russia revamps military to face new global realities
Israel's Empty Two-State Rhetoric by Arnaud de Borchgrave
Iraqi Elections Shed New Light on Country's Political Progress
Iraqi Election Success? Not So Fast
| H2 Stratfor Erdogan's Outburst and the Future of the Turkish State By George Friedman
MESH » Behind the blow-out at Davos Middle East Strategy at Harvard Michael Reynolds
WSJ Erdogan's Chutzpah Turkey's Prime Minister forgets who his friends are.
Jerusalem Post Jews check Armenian genocide stanceTurkey might not get US Jews' support, official says following deterioration in Israel-Turkey ties.
A climate of fear "No Jews allowed, but dogs welcome," reads sign in Istanbul shop window.
Stephen Walt The real significance of Erdogan's Davos outburst Foreign Policy
The Dangers Of Rejecting Turkey Melik Kaylan Forbes
Turkish Outburst Is Nothing New - Asli Aydintasbas, Forbes
Turkey no longer seen as 'honest broker' after Erdogan outburst
Gaza Highlights Turkey's Unique Role In Middle East NPR
Erdogan teaches Arab leaders a lesson
Turkey - an ally Israel can't afford to lose
Turkey: A Regional Power out of hibernation « Adonis Diaries
Turkey says it wants to 'preserve' ties with Israel after Gaza spat
UN's Ban tells Erdogan, "Mideast needs Turkey's mediation"
Will the AKP's Foreign and Economic Policies Help in Local Elections?
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H4 New York Times Iraq’s Victory, Iran’s Loss By JOHN R. BOLTON Uncomfortable though it may be for some on the American left to admit, Iraq’s provincial elections show that the “surge” continues to work, politically and militarily.
Iraq Voted. Did Democracy Win?Iraqis went to the polls for the fourth time, with elections in 14 of the country’s 18 provinces. Three Iraqi bloggers share their impressions of the day.
Obama’s Ethics Reform Promise Faces Early Test After vowing to usher in a new era of responsibility, President Obama has shown a willingness to compromise between campaign rhetoric and the realities of Washington.
American U.N. Official Is Abducted in Pakistan
Disparate Iraqis Vote for Stability and Security
Greek Farmers Clash With Riot Police
Qaddafi, as New African Union Head, Will Seek Single State
China Puts Joblessness for Migrants at 20 Million
Bombing Blocks Supply Route for Afghan War
Bomber Kills 21 Policemen in Afghanistan
DAVID BROOKS Ward Three Morality Rich people no longer get to set their own rules. Now they are set by people who live in Ward Three, a section of Northwest Washington, D.C.
BOB HERBERT Risking the Future We do not seem to learn much from history. Time and again an economic boom has followed a period of sustained infrastructure investment.
| H5 Washington Post Maliki Supporters Post Election Gains Preliminary Results Show Iraq Leaning Toward a Strong Central Government
No Time to Be Cutting the Defense Budget By Robert Kagan, Five reasons for Obama to repudiate calls to weaken our armed forces.
Hill Tapped as Ambassador to Iraq Assistant Secretary of State Was Top N. Korea Negotiator
Panel: Future Economic Bright Spots
Chinese Official Outlines Ways to Lessen Unrest Triggered by Economic Downturn Local Leaders Must Reach Out To Protesters, Official Counsels
21 Afghan Police Die in Taliban Bombing — Suicide Attack Was the Second Major Strike in Two Days
Kidnapping Underscores Deteriorating Security Across the Country
Idiots of the Universe - On Planet Wall Street, $18 Billion in Bonuses On Planet Wall Street, $18 Billion in Bonuses By Eugene Robinson, The latest round of bonuses suggests a failure to comprehend Wall Street's new standing.
Obama's Stimulus Plan: $100 Billion and Little Change By Richard Cohen, Obama's stimulus is mostly more of the same -- especially when it comes to education.
Obama Is Upbeat On Stimulus Plan Lawmakers' Differences 'Modest,' He Says
Editorial
| H6 Guardian Democratic dawn in Iraq William Shawcross: Polling was peaceful, the results encouraging. We could yet be looking at a model for Arab states
Guantánamo: what would Niebuhr do? Alan Johnson: President Obama wants to face the dilemmas surrounding the camp's closure, borrowing a sensibility from his favourite philosopher
Bad news about the news Maura Kelly: Today is 'National buy a newspaper day' in America – as the US print media's survival becomes a charity case
Bad bank, bad plan Dean Baker: Barack Obama's plan to subsidise failing banks is a bad deal. Instead, the US should take posession of them
Gunmen kidnap UN official in PakistanKilling of 21 policemen in Afghanistan underlines the escalating violence in both countries, Rift with EU as US sticks to Bush line on 'war on drugs' Negotiations, which have been going on for three months, are due to resume with no indication of a breakthrough Winter discontent Editorial: Every effort must be made to ensure economic anxieties do not spill over into xenophobia
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| H7 Geopolitical Diary: NATO Members Free To Seek Iran's Assistance NATO's senior military commander has said individual alliance members can work out deals with Iran for the transit of supplies to their troops in Afghanistan.
Ahmadinejad rides the American tide Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad has thrown his hat into the ring for another term, and if he manages to distract attention from his four years of unfilled promises by continuing with his “death to America” rhetoric he just might win again. Meanwhile, opponents of the hardliner are furious that reformist Mohammad Khatami has not yet presented his nomination for the June elections. - Sami Moubayed
Hard Lessons: The Iraq Reconstruction Experience
Fixing a Broken WorldThe Economist In almost any discussion of world affairs, there is one thing on which doves and hawks invariably agree: much more needs to be done to shore up states that are failing, in a state of collapse, or so poor that they are heading in that direction.
Global Freedom in Decline for Third Consecutive YearBY: Ezekiel Tan | Diplomatic Courier Freedom House released the results of preliminary findings of its annual survey of global political rights and civil liberties on January 12, 2009. The full 2009 survey will be available in late spring 2009. Freedom in the World, the international non-governmental organization’s flagship publication, has been published on an annual basis since 1972 with survey ratings and narrative reports on 193 countries and 16 disputed territories.
Economic Death Spiral at the Pentagon by Chalmers Johnson and Tom Engelhardt
Time for a Defense Policy That Defends America by Doug Bandow
Time's Up on Mideast Solution - Arnaud de Borchgrave, Washington Times
Who are the 'extraordinary' Muslims? Asia Times Most Muslims want to better their lives, as United States President Barack Obama told an Arabic television channel last week, but their lives are getting worse rather than better, and nothing they know can make things better. In theory, there might be a future in which the Islamic world could live in peace and prosperity, but today's Muslims cannot get there from here
The Iranian Revolution at 30 - Clifford May, Washington Times
Gaddafi vows to push Africa unity
Iran: BBC Persian TV�s Alternative View Catches On with Iranian Viewers
Was Iran's Revolution A Success?This week and next, Iran is marking the 30th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution. The 10 days of observances mark the time it took the revolution's leader, Grand Ayatollah Ruhollah Kohomeini, to topple the last vestiges of the Shah's rule following his return to Iran on February 1. Since then, the Islamic Revolution has proved to be one of the world's most durable. But has it succeeded in making life better for ordinary Iranians? | H8 Iraq Updates IraqSlogger Google News Iraq Iran Syria Mideastwire.com - NPR Iraq
Iran Denies Rumors of High-Level US Talks Sunnis, Nationalists Make Gains in Iraq Iraq's Main Shi'ite Party Denies Election Setback Centralizing Parties advancing in Iraq's Provincial Election Results Iran makes first satellite launch Iran launches its first domestically made satellite, described as "another achievement under sanctions".
Iran's first spy satellite launch Tuesday signifies nuclear-capable rocket in hand
Iraqi Military Puts Anbar Province Under Curfew
Iraq Tribes Threaten to Take Up Arms Over Election Fraud
| H9 Ha’aretz – ANALYSIS / Political infighting delaying Israel response to Gaza rockets Discord among Olmert-Livni-Barak troika holding IDF back even more than operational considerations
Iran claims it launched first home-made satellite into space
Elections 2009 / Livni: Election choice between Jewish and binational state
How the plot to assassinate Golda Meir was foiled Secret documents reveal how the NSA uncovered a Black September terrorist's 1973 plot to bomb NYC
Don't Rebuild Gaza - Efraim Inbar, Jerusalem Post
The Palestinian revolution of rising expectations
The Israeli solution[ CAROLINE GLICK, The best way to move forward is to reject the calls for a solution and concentrate instead on stabilization.
Yehuda Wegman says leaders again wanted to create deterrence without the risk of casualties Daily Alert.org – Hebrew Press Editorials (2008) - Middle East Progress - EJC Israeli Press Review – Google News Israel - Palestine
How Will Obama Handle a 'Bibi' Israel? - Tony Karon, The National
CRS “Israel and Hamas: Conflict in Gaza (2008-2009),” January 15, 2009.
Gaza tunnel proposed Israeli defence minister proposes linking Gaza Strip with West Bank
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| First, the US must deal with Europe to begin talks. But how impatient is it for quick results?
Moderate Islamists take on hard-liners in battle for Somalia Sheikh Sharif Ahmed, a moderate, was elected president last week by Somalia's transitional parliament. But hard-line militant Islamists are fighting to take over the country.
In tough times, US consumers forging new behaviorsAmerican spending has fallen further in the past six months than it has since 1974.
Pakistan: UN official's kidnapping highlights security threat Gunmen abducted John Solecki, head of the UN refugee agency in Quetta, on his way to work Monday.
Four Keys to Success in Afghanistan BY: Fareed Zakaria | The Washington Post The war in Afghanistan is not going well; almost all trends are moving in the wrong direction. But we still have time to focus, improve our strategy, calibrate our means.
CRS “War in Afghanistan: Strategy, Military Operations, and Issues for Congress” (pdf), January 23, 2009.
Will China Buy American Debt? - Gordon Chang, Commentary Magazine
Appointment of Richard Holbrooke Unnerves South Asia BY: Paul Richter | Los Angeles Times The new envoy, a veteran diplomat nicknamed 'the Bulldozer,' called the Afghan government a failure and put pressure on Pakistan to battle extremists.
American U.N. Official Is Abducted in Pakistan
Beijing rocked by 26 million lost jobs
What a Trade War with China Would Look Like - James Bacchus, Forbes Beijing Strikes Out Against Tibet - Antoaneta Bezlova, Asia Times
Obama Magic Unlikely to Work on India - Harsh Pant, Japan Times
Sri Lankan president says Tamil Tigers near defeat Civil war victory claim hours after nine die and 20 are injured in hospital shelling in rebel-held territory
Victory but not peace Editorial: The real challenge for the Sri Lankan government and the Tamil leaders will come after the guns fall silent
Fundamentalist parties have never figured prominently in Pakistan election outcomes
Taliban ideology echoes across the valley
WSJ Iraq Waste Repeated in Afghanistan Waste and corruption that marred Iraq's reconstruction risks being repeated in Afghanistan, government watchdogs warned.
F-22 Export Ban, Collective Security Test U.S.-Japan Defense Ties BY: Jason Miks | World Politics Review Despite having denied newspaper reports that it is planning to drop its efforts to acquire the F-22 Raptor, the Japanese government seems no closer to securing an order of the stealth fighter in the face of an American export ban
Tough Rhetoric Is No Way to Sway Beijing BY: Lyric Hughes Hale | Financial Times The Chinese government is well aware of the dangers of a new US president. The Clinton administration began with a flurry of anti-Chinese rhetoric. This was reversed as both countries prospered, ushering in the golden age of US-China relations.
| Obama said some things the Arab world needs to hear from the new American president.
WHY CHINA FEARS OBAMA The danger of an attractive America By JOHN LEE Beijing is wary of a president who may revive U.S. leadership and influence.
EUROPE European press review
NATO Surge in Afghanistan Unlikely Berlin Split on How to Deal with Obama - Der Spiegel
Population Aging and Pension Reforms in Europe: What is the Role of the EU in Meeting the Challenge?
Georgia: has Europe let Russia off the hook?
The Slovenian-Croatian Border Question IFIMES
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Russia Deepens Gas Hegemony BY: Robert M. Cutler | ISN Security Watch Eastern Europe freezes as Brussels fiddles, while with Moscow's help Gazprom extends its grasp of energy production in the Caspian Sea region.
Moving target Russia revamps military to face new global realities
Georgia: A New Prime Minister Is Nominated, as President Fends Off Criticism over Turnover While Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili has downplayed any hint of instability in the government in Tbilisi, his spotty record with prime ministers is causing analysts to raise questions about the chain of command in Tbilisi.
Putinism On The WaneVladimir Putin tried to build an unshakable political system over the past decade. But with oil prices tanking and Russia's economy faltering, his vaunted "power vertical" is showing signs of strain. Suddenly, regional leaders are less willing to toe the Kremlin line, and schisms are even widening at the top.
Will There Be a Thaw in U.S.-Russian Relations? BY: Cathy Young | The Boston Globe If Obama's inaugural speech message will be the foundation of his policy on Russia, then the president has struck the right note, confronting autocracy but leaving the door open to partnership.The Case for a Gas Transit Consortium in Ukraine: A Cost-Benefit Analysis CEPS A 13-page policy brief arguing for a comprehensive and robust solution to the Russia-Ukraine gas dispute
Faced with a Crippled Economy, Putin Strikes a Conciliatory Tone at Davos
Russia in outer darkness
Google News Azerbaijan
Independent Dissent Beginning to Spread Across Russia as Crisis Bites The Independent The Kremlin's rule is beginning to look much shakier than at any time since Vladimir Putin came to power, after a series of protests in cities across its vast landmass this weekend by Russians disgruntled about the economy. And as the country starts to feel the effects of the global credit crunch, there are also signs of a growing rift between Prime Minister Putin, and his hand-picked successor as President, Dmitry Medvedev.
Putin: No More Fat in Russia - Andrei Kortunov, Moscow Times |
| H13 The Times Selling China Wen Jiabao's tour of Western capitals underlines the fragility of China's prosperity
North Korea 'ready to test long range missile'Satellite image reportedly shows an object - likely a missile capable of striking the US - being transported through the countryRepublicans threaten to block Obama rescue plan The President is facing intense opposition from Senate Republicans over the sheer scale of the proposed public spending
China's downturn hits 20 million migrant jobs Party orders complete obedience from army in face of threats to stability as downturn forces millions back to the land
India set to follow cheap car with £7 laptop Government-developed computer is latest in ultra-cheap engineering and will assist in bridging divide between rich and poor
What shoe? Chinese media silent over flying shoe The Chinese media reported glowing accounts of their Premier’s visit to Britain, but no mention of the shoe thrown at him
Bret Stephens: Iraq Is Obama's Mideast Pillar
What Other Financial Crises Tell Us By Carmen M. Reinhart and Kenneth S. Rogoff The lesson of history is grim: Expect a prolonged slump.
Congress's Phony War on Torture By William McGurn Why not ban waterboarding once and for all?
The IMF and the Global Crisis: Role and Reform Peterson Institute
| H14 Financial Times When globalisation goes into reverse Intellectually, world leaders are convinced of the need to keep markets open. Politically, they are under pressure to respond to voters who are angry, frightened and demanding protection. Recent developments suggest angry citizens will take priority, writes Gideon Rachman
Niall Ferguson: Beyond the age of leverage: new banks must arise There is a better way to go – in the opposite direction. The aim must be not to increase debt but to reduce it, writes Niall Ferguson Beyond the age of leverage: new banks must ariseMore debt is not the answer, says Niall Ferguson
Chinese leadership besieged by caution Beijing is concerned above all to ensure that a sharp slump in growth does not trigger regime-threatening unrest
Drawing poison It is not for the sake of Wall Street that bank rescues are necessary; it is Main Street that needs working banks. While it is unclear which banks are safe, the sector will remain damagedAverting a slump: it’s the politics, stupid Remember the 1930s, says Philip Stephens
Washington and Tehran
Beware of promising too much on lending Krishna Guha on Obama’s stimulus
The thrill is gone As the west’s drivers keep their vehicles for longer, carmakers are struggling to get back on the road to growth
Economists’ Forum A grand bargain? The world economy, already on its knees, cannot afford escalating economic tension between China and the US, writes Eswar Prasad. A grand bargain between the two countries is needed
Iran launches first home-made satellite Technology can be used for launching weapons
Khatami to mount reformist challenge Mohammad Khatami, Iran’s former president, is expected to announce he will contest the presidential elections in June, as pressure intensifies to unseat Ahmadi-NejadTalk turns to dialogue on Revolution Street Revolution Street earned its name 30 years ago, when students joined in the uprising that gave birth to an Islamic republic promising independence from centuries of foreign interference
Tough review of US weapons budget America’s defence industry is bracing itself for cuts to the government’s weapons budget after early signals from President Barack Obama’s administration of “hard choices” aheadChina to go on European spending spree Wen anxious to stem protectionism during London visit
Republican rhetoric hardens on stimulus Obama urges senators to put aside differencesGreek riot police quell farmer protest Riot police took over the Greek port of Piraeus on Monday to stop about 1,200 protesting olive oil producers from the island of Crete driving tractors into central Athens
| H15 Los Angeles Times Iraq's provincial elections show the power of the tribe The support of a tribal leader can play a key role in getting a candidate elected
Iraq vote turnout fails to meet expectations Just over half of the country's voters cast ballots in provincial elections, and turnout is as low as 40% in at least one province. But officials, including U.S. envoy Crocker, express satisfaction.
Appointment of Richard Holbrooke unnerves South Asia The new envoy, a veteran diplomat nicknamed 'the Bulldozer,' called the Afghan government a failure and put pressure on Pakistan to battle extremists
EditorialThe nation needs jobs, not a political agenda Use the stimulus package to prop up the economy, not push a party line.
Political fight forming on financial regulation The Obama administration is under pressure to advocate new rules to prevent a repeat of the financial crisis.
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Poll: Republicans Want Party To Be Like Palin
| H17 Daily Telegraph Obama is right to stick with rendition Obama's administration is finally coming to terms with the global security challenges it faces, writes Con Coughlin.Life without the EU Parliament If the European Parliament disappeared, who would notice wonders Daniel Hannan.
Iraq's fragile elections Telegraph View: Fortunately, Iraq has come a long way since January 2007, when more than 2,000 people were killed.
| H18 Independent A coup for Maliki and a secular Iraq Patrick Cockburn: Voters have rebuffed religious parties – and cemented the power of the Prime Minister.
Leading article: Iraq takes a step forward Dominic Lawson: Nationalism has its roots in socialism as well as fascism
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Russia revamps military to face new global realities
Tough review of US weapons budget America’s defence industry is bracing itself for cuts to the government’s weapons budget after early signals from President Barack Obama’s administration of “hard choices” ahead
CRS “Homeland Security Intelligence: Perceptions, Statutory Definitions, and Approaches,” updated January 14, 2009.
“Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty: Background and Current Developments,” updated January 28, 2009.
F-22 Export Ban, Collective Security Test U.S.-Japan Defense Ties BY: Jason Miks | World Politics Review Despite having denied newspaper reports that it is planning to drop its efforts to acquire the F-22 Raptor, the Japanese government seems no closer to securing an order of the stealth fighter in the face of an American export ban
Barack Obama Grants CIA Permission to Retain Right to carry Out Renditions The London Times Under executive orders signed on January 22, the CIA appears to have preserved its authority to carry out renditions – by which hundreds of terrorist suspects have been abducted and transferred to prisons in countries with questionable human rights records such as Egypt, Morocco or Jordan.
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Off-limits US oil, gas worth $1.7 trillion to government: study
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India to unveil the £7 laptop Government hopes world's cheapest mini-computer will bridge the digital divide between rich and poor
Google and Nasa back new school for futurists New university envisions self-improving computers
Cash on deliveryThe movement to give every American a trust fund at birth. (By Rebecca Tuhus-Dubrow, Boston Globe)
Twitter -- The Tedium of the Medium Technology has given us tools to overcommunicate a lot of uninteresting stuff.
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