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| H1 Ha’aretz – With 99 percent of votes counted, Kadima leads Likud 28 to 27 seats Not certain that Livni will be able to muster the 61-seat coalition needed to lead the country
ANALYSIS: Success of rightist bloc may propel Netanyahu into PM's chair
Aluf Benn: For the sake of peace, Labor and Kadima must merge Merger would bolster two-state solution supporters, keep Israel from clashing with Obama government.
Bradley Burston: Will Livni, Netanyahu settle for rotation, sharing premiership?
ANALYSIS / Without Lieberman, Livni has no government Voters who decided to vote Kadima instead of Labor will wake up to hear that Livni is courting far-rightist
Akiva Eldar / What is it that draws the masses in Israel to Kadima?
Poll: 31% of Europeans blame Jews for global financial crisis
Foreign Policy Think Again: Talking with Iran
Martin Wolf / Financial Times: Why Obama's new Tarp will fail to rescue the banks — Has Barack Obama's presidency already failed?
China exports at lowest level in a decade Imports fall by a dramatic 43.1%
Iran’s conservatives eye uneasy coalition Conservative factions are reviewing their election strategies after Mohammad Khatami, former reformist president, announced he would contest June’s presidential election
Febrile frontier The growing strength of Islamist militants in Pakistan’s border areas threaten the state’s foundations
New York Times Bailout Plan: $2.5 Trillion and a Strong U.S. Hand The White House plan to rescue the financial system is far bigger than predicted and envisions a far greater government role in markets and banks than at any time since the 1930s.
Battle Is Close in Israeli Election The close race all but guaranteed that political jockeying to assemble a governing coalition would be intense.
Iran Offers ‘Dialogue With Respect’ With U.S.
Interview: US Should Seek Comprehensive Accord with Iran
Washington Post Rush and Shush at the Fed By David Ignatius, What the war on terror and Tim Geithner's financial rescue program have in common.
In Israeli Vote Results, A Setback for Obama Prospects for Peace Deal Appear to Dim
Carnegie Now What? The Path Forward for Israel’s New Government
Iraq's Elections: Winners, Losers, and What's Next, Joost Hiltermann in openDemocracy
Stephen M. Walt: What do we do if the “two-state” solution collapses?
James L. Jones and the committee to run the world Foreign Policy
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After 30 Years, Talk Shifts From Revolution to Democracy BY: Borzou Daragahi | Los Angeles Times In rural Iran, as agrarian-centered life erodes and attitudes toward government change, some wonder what the Islamic Revolution brought them, especially as they see some sections prospering
Asia Times US sugarcoats its tough line on Iran On the surface, the major foreign policy speech delivered by United States Vice President Joseph Biden at the weekend's security conference in Germany appeared conciliatory towards Iran. But Biden avoided any positive appreciation of Iran's stabilizing role in the region, and he trotted out the long-standing negative image of Iran as basically an adversary. - Kaveh L Afrasiabi
Guardian Mark Tran: Iran and US drawing closer
Iraq's real future James Denselow: Apologists for Bush may paint a rosy picture of Iraq's prospects. But the facts tell a different story
Behind the violence in Gujarat, Gaza and Iraq is the banality of democracy Pankaj Mishra: The moral deviancy of our elite no longer shocks. What is dispiriting is its tacit endorsement by electoral majorities
Lincoln is a good model. But he didn't face 24-hour news Doris Kearns Goodwin: History endorses Obama bringing his rivals into cabinet. The great threat today, however, will be media fixation on dissent
An Opening to Iran? They've Sold Us This Rug Before - Michael Rubin
Daily Star The four states in the Promised Land By Rami G. Khouri
A review of The Next 100 Years: A Forecast for the 21st Century by George Friedman.
Michael Young Iran and the Arabs… and Obama
A New Middle East Strategy for the Age of Obama
OSC: Ahmadinejad to Obama: To Fight Terrorism, Partner with US
A Fresh Look at Global Governance: Exploring Objective Criteria for Representation CGD This 27-page US working paper considers what would constitute a representational and effective system of global governance in today's geopolitical climate
Europe Retreats BY: Richard Gowan | European Voice Europe's military is beating the retreat just as the world's emerging powers are expanding their presence – an early sign perhaps of a new international order.
US-Russia Relations after Manas: Do Not Push the Reset Button Yet
The List: Insurgencies That Refuse to Die
Roubini Roubini Calls For Bank Nationalization - Latest Roubini Interviews on Bloomberg |
Kurdish official sees significant progress in Turkey ties
Iraqi Kurds reveal anti-PKK measure
Azerbaijan air force head killed
ABD-PKK “İlişkisi” Üzerine Notlar Şanlı Bahadır Koç
FT Turkey’s finance minister in US for tests Turkey may have to do without its chief advisor on budgetary matters in a pre-election period when industry lobbies are pressing hard for financial help but fiscal sustainability worries are growing
The AKP Is Pro-Globalization
Russia has become Turkey’s biggest trade partner
Azerbaijan-Armenia agree on Turkey-led Nagorno-Karabakh plan
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Google News Fırat News Agency KurdishMedia Kurdish Kurdish Aspect Dış Basında Irak BBC Monitoring Inter-national
Jamestown - Is Ankara Promoting Zaza Nationalism to Divide the Kurds?
Iraq future turns on trio of threats
Carnegie Preventing Conflict Over Kurdistan Full Text Henri Barkey
US should renew focus on Iraqi Kurdistan Middle East Times
analysis: Erdogan’s outburst —Ijaz Hussain
KURDISH WAR: All Together Now
TSK Korsanlarla Mücadele İçin Gemi Gönderiyor
Turkey passes motion authorizing navy presence off Somalia coast
Kürt Bölgesi ve İhtilaf Olasılığı Washington'da yayınlanan yeni bir raporda Irak’tan çekilmeye hazırlanan Obama Yönetimi’nin Kürt meselesine önemle eğilmesi gerektiği aksi takdirde bölgede ihtilaf çıkabileceği uyarısı yapılıyor
Assyrian Leaders Have a History of 'Disappearing' in North Iraq
Plight of the Kurds forced off their land
Babacan to attend Cairo conference on rebuilding Gaza
Book: Muslims in Modern Turkey
Google News Greece Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Press ABHaber Dış Basında Türkiye-AB İlişkileri Günlük Haftalık
Turkey and Armenia Move Closer to a Deal on Formal Diplomatic Relations
Ankara Carefully Monitors French Plans to Rejoin NATO's Military Command
Babacan asks EU to keep its commitments
A NATO Test for Turkey - Lale Sariibrahimoglu, Today's Zaman
CHP makes peace with the European Union
Russia seeks Turkey's permission for South Stream studies
Primakov: Turkish-Russian ties will take on new momentum
Cyr: Biden, US delegation earn high marks in Munich Scripps News Greater cooperation with Turkey, historically a close ally and a major military power, but fiercely opposed to the invasion of Iraq, should be a Washington priority.
EU to Decide Nabucco in May
Carnegie Endowment Report Urges Close, Comprehensive US Role in ...
The British and Cyprus
Rehn:Türkiye Avrupa rotasına sıkıca bağlandı (ingilizce)
Upset by Kosovo trip, Serbian minister delays Turkey visit
President Gül to focus on economy in Russia visit
Turkish bishop reflects on glorious Christian past, challenging ...
Hedo Okur Tuncay Nihat Altintop
Should I interview Adnan Oktar? Adam Rutherford: And if I go to Istanbul, what questions should I ask the father of Islamic creationism?
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| H4 New York Times Bailout Plan: $2.5 Trillion and a Strong U.S. Hand The White House plan to rescue the financial system is far bigger than predicted and envisions a far greater government role in markets and banks than at any time since the 1930s.
Battle Is Close in Israeli Election The close race all but guaranteed that political jockeying to assemble a governing coalition would be intense.
Iran Offers ‘Dialogue With Respect’ With U.S.
Memo From the United Nations: In Peacekeeping, a Muddling of the Mission
U.S. Prepares to Broach Hard Issues With China
Leaked Report Points to Larger Pakistani Role in Mumbai Attacks
With Swipe at U.S., Iraq Builds Ties to French
U.N. Chief Says Israel Is Blocking Most Gaza Aid
Palestinians Press for War Crimes Inquiry on Gaza
Senate Approves Stimulus and Begins Intense Talks
THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN The Open-Door BailoutThe centerpiece of our stimulus should be to stimulate everything that makes us smarter and attracts smart people to our shores.
Editorial The Bailout’s Next ChapterTreasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and the Obama team have not given enough detail on their bank bailout plan, nor have they explained why it is better than other ideas.
Paul Krugman: The Rorschach plan (wonkish, or at least hard to read) — An old joke from my younger days: What do you get when you cross a Godfather with a deconstructionist? Someone who makes you an offer you can't understand. — I found myself remembering that joke when trying to make sense of the Geithner financial rescue plan.
MAUREEN DOWD Trillion Dollar Baby Despite the touting, the Treasury chief unveiled a plan short on illumination, recrimination, fine points and foreclosure closure.
They Really, Really Don't Like It Supporters of the stimulus plan were hard to find. (They call that understatement.).
‘Vulture’ Investors Eye Bad Assets, but Warily Washington is hoping distressed investors can be enticed to be buy risky investments — but these financiers are reluctant.
| H5 Washington Post Lack of Details in Rescue Triggers Disappointment Multi-faceted program could commit $1.5 trillion or more in public and private funds, but proposals are hazy in Treasury Secretary Geithner's plan.
By David Ignatius, What the war on terror and Tim Geithner's financial rescue program have in common.
In Israeli Vote Results, A Setback for Obama Prospects for Peace Deal Appear to Dim
2 Parties Claim Victory In Israel Livni, Netanyahu To Vie for Top Job
Ahmadinejad Says Iran Is Ready for Talks with United States
Pakistan Wants More Aid, Cooperation From U.S. During Envoy's Visit, Islamabad Presses for Aid, Cooperation
In Surprise Trip to Iraq, Sarkozy Urges Stronger Ties With Europe
U.S. Sought to Expand Asia Base Before Closure Threat, Military Planned to Add Capabilities
Wall Street Slams Plan With Sell-Off Geithner Vows Bold Action But Offers Scant Details On Mortgages, Toxic Assets
Editorial An Unfinished Product America's banks need a plan. The Obama administration delivered a concept.
Sacrificing To Restore Market Confidence By Charles T. Munger, Restoring market confidence is going to require some sacrifice.
Obama's Pragmatism Lacks Vision Is There Any Vision Behind the Pragmatism? By Michael Gerson, Obama's deference to Democrats on the stimulus shows his political intent.
Obama Has Bad Week, But Good Start One Lousy Week Aside, Obama Is Doing Fine By Ruth Marcus, Obama had a lousy week, but that's not the same as a failed beginning.
Obama's Lack of Maturity Shows By Kathleen Parker, Many suspected Obama wasn't ready for the presidency. They may have been right.
Obama Paints America's Choice as His Plan or Nothing
The Real Danger of | H6 Guardian Obama package gets Senate approval US president welcomes 'good news' on $838bn plan but tough talks lie ahead to settle Congress differences
Wall Street unimpressed at $2tn plan
FAQ: Rival measuresWhat is Obama's rescue bill and how do the House version and the Senate version differ?
Two parties claim Israel victory - but the kingmaker will be the man in third place Centre-left is crushed, and right disappointed. Now Lieberman waits in wings
Israel may have to wait 42 days for result
Jonathan Freedland: Lieberman will be kingmaker
Iran declares readiness for US talks Ahmadinejad tells huge crowd that change by Washington would have to be 'fundamental and not tactical'
Mark Tran: Iran and US drawing closer
Iraq's real future James Denselow: Apologists for Bush may paint a rosy picture of Iraq's prospects. But the facts tell a different story
Seth Freedman: Headlines predicting a rightwing landslide in Israel's elections may just have moved moderates to brave the rain and vote
Behind the violence in Gujarat, Gaza and Iraq is the banality of democracy Pankaj Mishra: The moral deviancy of our elite no longer shocks. What is dispiriting is its tacit endorsement by electoral majorities
Lincoln is a good model. But he didn't face 24-hour news Doris Kearns Goodwin: History endorses Obama bringing his rivals into cabinet. The great threat today, however, will be media fixation on dissent
Sarkozy makes first trip to Iraq Visit to Baghdad is first by a non-coalition leader since overthrow of Saddam Hussein
Sorry saga Leader: None of the bankers accepted that their own outsize pay packets were connected to the poor decisions they had made
A trillion reasons to be hopeful Richard Adams: The Obama administration may – finally – have found a policy that helps dig America's economy out of its rut
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| H7 An Opening to Iran? They've Sold Us This Rug Before - Michael Rubin
A review of The Next 100 Years: A Forecast for the 21st Century by George Friedman.
A Fresh Look at Global Governance: Exploring Objective Criteria for Representation CGD This 27-page US working paper considers what would constitute a representational and effective system of global governance in today's geopolitical climate
Dick Morris / The Hill: Hillary's incredible, shrinking role — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is finding that her job description is dissolving under her feet, leaving her with only a vestige of the power she must have thought she acquired when she signed on to be President Obama's chief Cabinet officer.
WSJ Oil Minister Warns on Renewables Saudi Arabia's oil minister warned that promoting the growth of renewable fuels too quickly could create a "nightmare scenario" of too little investment in oil at a time when renewables aren't ready to pick up the slack.
BY: David Rothkopf | Foreign Policy The Shah of Iran was a good ally for years, modernizing that country, but it can be argued that between the abuses of SAVAK, his secret police, and his lavish spending, he provoked a revolution that has upset the balance in the Middle East for years. Venezuela was once America's best friend in Latin America but now, not so much. The list goes on.
OPEC Oil Export Revenues
An interview with Andrew Bacevich, author of The Limits of Power: The End of American Exceptionalism.
American Triumphalism: A Postmortem by Andrew J. Bacevich
Is an Empire Necessary? - Washington Times opinion
Daily Star The Islamic Republic of Iran at 30: so much done, so much left to do
Al Awsat Don't Wish for a Khatami Victory : Abdul Rahman Al-Rashed
Geopolitical Diary: Renewed Drive in Washington
| H8 Iraq Updates IraqSlogger Google News Iraq Iran Syria Mideastwire.com - NPR Iraq
Maliki: Era of US Dominance Over
President of China arrives in Riyadh
Iran 'ready for dialogue with US' Iran's president says he welcomes talks with the US, as his country marks the anniversary of the Islamic revolution.
Deaf to dialogue? The troubled history of US-Iranian relations
Egypt official fatwa bans membership in Islamic movements
Jordan: rising tensions between 'old guard' and Islamic movement
| H9 Ha’aretz – With 99 percent of votes counted, Kadima leads Likud 28 to 27 seats Not certain that Livni will be able to muster the 61-seat coalition needed to lead the country
ANALYSIS: Success of rightist bloc may propel Netanyahu into PM's chair
Aluf Benn: For the sake of peace, Labor and Kadima must merge Merger would bolster two-state solution supporters, keep Israel from clashing with Obama government.
Bradley Burston: Will Livni, Netanyahu settle for rotation, sharing premiership?
ANALYSIS / Without Lieberman, Livni has no government Voters who decided to vote Kadima instead of Labor will wake up to hear that Livni is courting far-rightist
Akiva Eldar / What is it that draws the masses in Israel to Kadima?
Poll: 31% of Europeans blame Jews for global financial crisis
Perfect English or not, Netanyahu shares no common language with Obama
Jerusalem PostAnalysis: No doubting failure of electoral system |
| Iran's Ahmadinejad 'ready' to talk with America But despite their leader's message to Obama, Iranians at Tuesday's 30th anniversary rally continued to chant 'Death to America.'
Israeli exit polls give Livni the edge Her centrist Kadima party was leading after Tuesday's national election, offsetting months of expectations that the right-wing Likud party led by Benjamin Netanyahu would win.
How will Obama's liberalism shape America? The answer lies in understanding the three waves of liberalism in America's past.
After Senate passage, stimulus bill moves to next hurdlesSenate's $838 billion package of tax cuts and new spending must be reconciled with the House bill. There may be little room to maneuver.
Holbrooke begins 'listening tour' The special representative launched his three-day visit in Pakistan Tuesday with an aim to 'listen and learn,' but also to urge the US ally to eliminate its militant havens.
China exports at lowest level in a decade Imports fall by a dramatic 43.1%
President of China arrives in Riyadh
Mark Landler / New York Times:
It's official: India is not ready for war India's defense minister says red tape, not budget deficits, is holding back the military's modernization. The revelation is telling, given the army's apparent inability to take part in retaliatory strikes in Pakistan after last November's Mumbai terrorist attack. Still, an emerging post-Mumbai consensus at the top could open the floodgates for all kinds of defense spending. - Siddharth Srivastava
Strategic analysis of the Mumbai attacks: Few points to project by Walid Phares
Why China's Currency Manipulation Doesn't Matter
Asia: The coming fury
Bleak Outlook for South Asia Terrorism Asia Sentinel One of the consequences of the three-day attack on Mumbai by Pakistani-based terrorists is that "terrorism has now become deeply intertwined in the complex political nationalist agendas in India and Pakistan," according to a bleak new report released by FTI-International Risk, a Hong Kong-based risk mitigation Asian risk mitigation consultancy.
Pakistan's ISI problemPakistan's intelligence agency pursues its own agenda for its own reasons, and terrorists are the beneficiary. (Boston Globe)
Why are Asian states peddling Jewish conspiracy theories? By Ian Buruma
Maliki: Era of US Dominance Over
Back to Basics in Afghanistan BY: Lisa Curtis | The Washington Times The circulation of numerous strategy reviews and several conflicting statements from U.S. officials on the way forward in Afghanistan have created uncertainty over the future direction of U.S. policy in the region.
A To-Do List for Clinton's China Trip BY: Nina Hachigian | Los Angeles Times A to-do list for Clinton's China trip The secretary of State should push for Beijing's help on the economy, nuclear proliferation, climate change and pandemic disease.
Crunch Time in Afghanistan-Pakistan
Afghanistan: Chaos Central - Chris Sands, Le Monde Diplomatique
Thomas Ricks Isn't a Journalist, but He Plays One on TV by Jeff Huber
Beijing sets out on chaos offensive
In US-India Talks, Don't Mention the 'K' Word
Placating Pyongyang's panjandrums Simon Tisdall: President Obama could bring North Korea in from the cold, but can he fathom Kim Jong-il's nuclear brand of tantrum diplomacy?
Daily TelegraphPakistan will be a stern test of Washington's 'smart power'President Obama is losing patience with the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan and Pakistan, writes Dean Nelson.
Criticism of China's human-rights record softening?
Afghan war 'could be lost by summer'Dramatic changes in counter-insurgency strategy needed to win war, according to a US military expert.
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Europe Retreats BY: Richard Gowan | European Voice Europe's military is beating the retreat just as the world's emerging powers are expanding their presence – an early sign perhaps of a new international order.
Sarkozy exposes protectionist tensions inside EU
Heritage The U.S. and U.K. Must Oppose French Plans to Weaken NATO Meltdown in Iceland BY: Robert M. Cutler | ISN Security Watch Popular unrest and government collapse in Reykjavik in the wake of the ongoing global financial crisis are only the tip of the iceberg.
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Rescuing Russia From Collapse BY: Sergei Guriev and Aleh Tsyvinski | The Moscow Times Russia's economy is collapsing, but the situation could be even worse. The global economic crisis has finally forced the government to adopt sensible policies, thereby staving off disaster -- at least for now
US-Russia Relations after Manas: Do Not Push the Reset Button Yet
How the U.S. lost its Kyrgyzstan air base By ALEXANDER COOLEY Moscow outbid the U.S. for Kyrgyzstan's services. But this was only a short-term blow.
Russia Preparing to Buy Allies Through Anti-Crisis Assistance
First Strike in U.S.-Russian RelationsBY: Jon Haron-Feiertag | Diplomatic Courier President Obama will seek a new treaty with Russia to reduce the arsenal of nuclear weapons. Details of the proposed negotiation were not at first clear, but word was that 1,000 nuclear warheads will be the reduction target, which would be down from 5,000 required under the current treaty regime
Moldova: Moving Ahead
Lex: Russia’s debt While Moscow in recent years paid off much sovereign debt, the country’s companies went on a foreign borrowing spree
For Russia's migrants, economic despair douses flickers of hope Russia's millions of migrants are facing increasing hardship as the country enters its worst economic decline since the 1998 ruble collapse.
US 'Reset Button' With Russia Not So Easy
WSJ Russia Shouldn't Have a Veto on Missile Defense By Milan Vodicka |
| H13 The Times Obama team rolls out $3 trillion rescue plan US shares dip sharply after the Treasury Secretary failed to provide significant detail about the workings of the proposal
Livni narrowly ahead but still unsure of power Tzipi Livni, an ex-Mossad agent and current Foreign Minister, was projected to have won 29 seats in the 120-seat parliament
Ahmadinejad: the era of dialogue has started President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told America that Iran was 'ready for a dialogue in a climate of equality and mutual respect'
Sarkozy faces EU veto over car industry bailout European Commission has demanded clarification of the French President's €6 billion plan amid a row over protectionism
Iranian mob attacks moderate ex-President Mohammad Khatami, who will stand against Ahmadinejad in June, hustled away from Tehran crowd during celebrations
Obama's stimulus plan hinges on job creation Republican opponents have been overstated in their attacks, but the President's sprawling Bill is too messy for comfort
Wall Street Journal Iran Says It Is Open to U.S. Talks Iran's president said the Islamic republic is willing to negotiate with the U.S., but signaled that talks would be conditioned on a significant change in U.S. policy
Rivals Both Claim Victory in Israel Israeli elections left centrist Livni and right-wing candidate Netanyahu locked in a leadership battle that could take weeks to resolve
French protectionism for French employees of French auto makers.
Another Trillion-Dollar Hole By Daniel Gros The "fair value" of banks' goodwill could be close to zero.
Now Is the Time to Conclude Doha By Pascal Lamy
Renewing the IMF By Kevin Rudd Australia's prime minister says the IMF needs more capital to fight current and future financial crises.
Russia Shouldn't Have a Veto on Missile Defense By Milan Vodicka
Holman W. Jenkins Jr.: The Unmentionable Bank Solution Why Markets Dissed the Geithner Plan By Andy Kessler If Congress and Obama give in to the protectionist pressure mounting for the "Buy American" proposals, they may spark retaliatory measures from other nations -- and more than 8,000 Massachusetts companies that export each year may be left without foreign customers. (By Paul Guzzi, Boston Globe)
| H14 Financial Times Why Obama’s new Tarp will fail to rescue the banks The US president must do far more than hope for the best. Yet that is what one sees in his stimulus programme and – so far as I can judge from Tuesday’s sketchy announcement by the Treasury secretary – in the new plans for fixing the banking system, writes Martin Wolf
Exit polls put Livni ahead in Israel Netanyahu refuses to concede defeat
China exports at lowest level in a decade Imports fall by a dramatic 43.1%
Wall St tumbles as investors seek detail
Iran’s conservatives eye uneasy coalition Conservative factions are reviewing their election strategies after Mohammad Khatami, former reformist president, announced he would contest June’s presidential election
Opec steps up threat of output reduction The cartel says it will ‘not hesitate’ to cut production among member states if the current price of oil does not rise from current levels before a key meeting in March
Febrile frontier The growing strength of Islamist militants in Pakistan’s border areas threaten the state’s foundations
Czech PM attacks eurozone governments Tensions between old and new Europe flare over protectionism
Son of Tarp follows in father’s footsteps The US will try to reignite securitised lending through a public-private investment fund for toxic assets and by expanding Fed facilities for consumer lending
Time for a novice Germany’s new economics minister should should speak out strongly in favour of free market economics – within Germany and the European Union
Paris vaut une auto France’s decision to prop up carmakers marks a new phase in an already heated subsidy race. But the industry deserves no special treatment
Lex: Russia’s debtWhile Moscow in recent years paid off much sovereign debt, the country’s companies went on a foreign borrowing spree
Adam Smith gets the last laugh He saw our crisis 232 years ago, says P.J. O’Rourke
Kim’s last chance to reform – and save his country Aidan Foster-Carter on North Korea’s future
Separating the buccaneers from the meticulous John Kay on the genius of Obama’s plan to limit pay
Now we know: the shorting ban was a mistake Paul Marshall on a better way to foster stability
GM cuts salaries and jobs as it reorganises 14% of white-collar positions set to go
Geithner outlines his shock therapy Financial stocks lead the retreat as investors fear that the ‘financial stability plan’ outlined by the US Treasury secretary would not restore confidence in the battered banking sector
Proposal long on scale but short on detail The financial rescue plan set out by Tim Geithner left key questions unanswered and a hoped-for element out even as it established an expansive framework for fighting the credit crisis
Clive Crook: A package far from tied up The administration of Barack Obama knows that the politics of its new financial stability plan is even more difficult than the economics – which is saying something, writes Clive Crook
| H15 Los Angeles Times After Israel elections, not much is clarified Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni's centrist party takes the narrowest of leads in parliamentary elections but the majority shifts to right-wing parties Like Obama, Iran's president talks of improving ties Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, at a rally marking the Islamic Revolution, says Iran welcomes 'genuine changes,' but he doesn't touch on key demands made by Washington
Obama team works to overhaul Afghanistan-Pakistan policy The president is likely to decide on the details of a U.S. troop increase in Afghanistan in the coming days, Gates says
Israel's right turn The front-runners in today's elections have emphasized...
Stocks dive after Geithner unveils financial plan The Dow falls about 400 points and other major indexes slump after the Treasury secretary's announcement.
Arabs cheer after the elections in Israel Politicians feared they would lose seats in the Knesset if there was a record low turnout. But those fears seem to be unfounded, exit polls show
On stimulus bill, centrists are over the line Jonah GoldbergTheir efforts to split the difference on the measure undercut a necessary democratic debate.
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Public Rejects Obama Stimulus Bill According to New ATI-News/Zogby Poll — 90 Percent of Republicans and 60 Percent of Independents Oppose Obama Economic Recovery Plan
Administration Officials Met With Laughter At Bailout Briefing
Ex-IMFer On Geithner's Speech: “This Is Not A Plan”
Obama Nation, what now?: 22 influential citizens on the New American Era.
Republican Strategy of Deny, Delay and Do Nothing - Paul Begala, CNN
Politico ABC’s The Note – MSNBC FirstRead – Time ThePage Politico Playbook PoliticsHome fivethirtyeight US News Political Bulletin
The Bushification of Barack Obama: They have already begun — but attempts to paint the new U.S. president as little more than a clone of his predecessor have only a slim chance of success
George Nash on the prospects for American conservatism.
| H17 Daily TelegraphPakistan will be a stern test of Washington's 'smart power'President Obama is losing patience with the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan and Pakistan, writes Dean Nelson.
Telegraph View: Suggestions by Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad that he is ready to open a dialogue with President Barack Obama based on "mutual respect" are to be welcomed
Britain can still be a force in the world It's possible – but only if the next PM makes some hard choices, says Irwin Stelzer.
Livni has narrow lead as Israel shifts to the Right Tzipi Livni, the leader of Israel's centrist Kadima party, was set for a narrow victory in the country's landmark general election, according to three exit polls. New $2 trillion plan to rescue US banking system US Treasury Secretary admits America’s original bank bail-out was “inadequate”, as he sets out revamped plan. Afghan war 'could be lost by summer' Dramatic changes in counter-insurgency strategy needed to win war, according to a US military expert.
| H18 Independent Netanyahu claims power despite party lossExit polls show Tzipi Livni’s Kadima party ahead but facing struggle to form a government.Iran hints at US dialogue as it hails the revolution After 30 years of hostility, the Iranian President says he is ready for 'real talks'.
On the streets of Tehran, even the hardliners are weary of presidential platitudes |
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Interpol issues Saudi group alert Interpol issues alerts for 85 men thought to be plotting attacks against Saudi Arabia, in its largest-ever group alert.
The Gamble by Thomas E. Ricks - Los Angeles Times book review
Biden's Missile Catch-22 - Washington Times editorial How well have we incorporated the media into COIN efforts? - Small Wars Council
US cybersecurity review under way
France Seeks End to Military-Plane Delay European leaders were urged to help resolve delays to Europe's largest military project, the A400M heavy airlifter, to safeguard defense ambitions and secure 30,000 high-tech jobs.
Effectiveness of Obama's Pentagon pick could be limited by ethics rules (UPI) -- William Lynn, whose nomination by President Obama to be No. 2 at the Pentagon is expected to be confirmed by the Senate this week, has recused himself from making decisions on six major defense programs that he lobbied on last year when he worked for giant defense contractor Raytheon. And the forest of ethics restrictions that will hedge around his decision-making authority is already leading some to question whether he will be able to effectively do his job. Thomas Ricks Isn't a Journalist, but He Plays One on TV by Jeff Huber | H20 Slate
An excerpt from Creating a World Without Poverty by Muhammad Yunus.
| H21 The cognitive capacities that have made us so successful as a species also work together to create a human tendency for religious thinking... more»
“Success naturally confirms us in a favorable opinion of our own abilities,” wrote Samuel Johnson. Jane Austen had read Johnson on conceit... more»
Newsweek Plans Makeover to Fit a Smaller Audience
Yes, swearing can be a substitute for real humour — but used wisely and judiciously it can also be subversively witty.
Why Men Are Still Twice as Likely to Climax as Women
(Nearly) nothing to fear but fear itself: Olivier Blanchard says that policymakers should focus on reducing uncertainty.
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