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H1 Financial Times November 2012: a dystopian dream Elected president on a ticket of populism and nationalism, Palin starts taking congratulatory phone calls. First is Prime Minister Lieberman of Israel, then President Putin. As for China, she is not speaking to them . . . Gideon Rachman on how the economic crisis could shape world politics
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Marc Lynch Arabs closing ranks
RFE/RL What To Do About Missile Defense?U.S. President Barack Obama will have to decide what to do with his predecessor's plan to deploy a missile-defense system in Europe. Will Obama press on with the plan and risk angering Russia? Will he abandon it? Or will he bargain it away in exchange for concessions from Moscow?
Stratfor U.S., Russia, Iran: A Possible Deal on Missile Defense The United States appears to see an opportunity to reap some geopolitical gains by backing away from a plan to build missile defense installations in Central Europe
Geopolitical Diary: Iran the Sacrificial Lamb? Russia appears to be responding to U.S. hints that talks over U.S. ballistic missile defense in Europe are linked to the Iranian nuclear issue. The Emerging Obama Foreign PolicyWhy Globalization Is Here to Stay BY MOISÉS NAĺM Never mind the premature obituaries. To its critics, globalization is the cause of today’s financial collapse, growing instability, unfair trade, and insecurity. To its boosters, it’s the solution to these problems. What’s not debatable is that it’s here to stay. Introducing the axis of upheaval Forget Iran, Iraq, and North Korea—Bush’s “Axis of Evil.” As economic calamity meets political and social turmoil, the world’s worst problems may come from countries like Somalia, Russia, and Mexico. And they’re just the beginning. By Niall Ferguson Philip Sherwell / Telegraph: Israel launches covert war against Iran
Window closing for a two-state solution in the Middle East Some see a risky 'one-state solution' as the only remaining option in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Should US take over weak banks? Nationalizing troubled banks may end the credit crisis sooner, some experts argue. Others cite huge risks.
Feb 16 IA# 497 - Provincial Elections in Iraq: A Blow to Iran
Bradley Burston / Haaretz:
The Long Legs of the Crash
IHT International jurists bewail damage to law by U.S. war on terrorism The U.S. war on terror lacks a credible legal basis and should be repudiated by the new administration, a panel of eminent judges and lawyers said Monday.
G-20 needs joint efforts, not talk of a 'new order' Nicolas Sarkozy talks of a meeting to "remake capitalism." That sounds messianic. And it's a problem
NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT A recipe for survival By MOHAMED ELBARADEI The nonproliferation regime is starting to come apart at the seams
Helena Cobban: Syria's position strengthening internationally, regionally
CSIS Structuring National Security and Homeland Security
FT Mideast wealth funds fret over US Treasuries Middle Eastern buyers are growing increasingly concerned about the health of the US Treasury market, raising questions about their appetite for US government debtIraqi forces tested as troops prepare to go Building on the security gains highlighted by last month’s peaceful provincial elections and continuing the development of Iraq’s fledgling security forces will be critical to its stability as the US and Britain look to withdraw their troopsA Saudi reshuffle worth watching King Abdullah’s move may be seen as a turning point if it breaks Wahhabi social control. The al-Saud need to curb decisively the corrosive power of the religious establishment
Kosovo at one The EU must not forget about the former Yugoslavia. Without stability in the region, there cannot be complete stability in Europe
Guardian Whitehall devised torture policy for terror detainees Exclusive: MI5 interrogations in Pakistan agreed by lawyers and government
A radical power shift David Cameron: Our future depends on putting more political responsibility in the hands of local people
Ha’aretz – ANALYSIS / A rightist coalition will be on collision course with Obama from day one
West Bank settlement gets green light for major expansion
The Times Iraq spends $5bn rebuilding its forces Country's outdated military hardware, battered in successive conflicts, is being replaced in a near-monopoly deal with US
Foreign Policy Reversal of Fortune Vladimir Putin’s social contract has been premised on an authoritarian state delivering rising incomes and resurgent power. But the economic crisis is unraveling all that. And what comes next in Russia might be even worse. By Arkady Ostrovsky
Los Angeles Times Livni, Netanyahu and Lieberman: Israel's tangled trio Lieberman's the kingmaker to whom Livni and Netanyahu are appealing in their push to become prime minister. But the scenario is complicated, and the power players have a long, fraught history.
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MESH Soldiers sour Turkey-Israel ties by Michael Reynolds
Obama offers support for Turkey-Iraq relationship - International Herald Tribune
[NEWS ANALYSIS]Turkish-Israeli military ties to continue despite serious strains
From power politics to personality
Yedioth Ahronoth Turkey still awaiting explanations on general's speech
'Türkiye'nin Arabuluculuğu Ortadan Kalkabilir'
Speculation Mounts over Protection for Retired Generals in "Deep State" Trial
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Political Instability on Horizon in Iraqi Kurdistan? - Michael Rubin.
Editorial: Our accountability towards internal crisis of PUK
Tensions escalate over Kirkuk (UPI) -- Tensions with Arabs in the north of Iraq could escalate to all-out war if U.S. officials there do not act to resolve regional issues, Kurdish officials said.
Erbil'de Abant Platformu Toplantısı
Iran to halt shelling along Iraqi border
Turkish businessman suggests Benelux model for trade between ...
Iran to halt shelling along Iraqi border
Tension rises on anniversary of Öcalan’s arrest
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Partition brings peace :: Daniel Hannan
Obama, Gül ve Erdoğan'la Telefon Görüşmesi Yaptı
Turkey Steps up Talks with Armenia as April Looms
The Emerging Obama Foreign Policy
Russia, Turkey cooperate on energy
Will Armenia benefit from the deepening of Russia-Turkey Ties?
With Armenian-Turkish border open, trade turnover to triple
Isolated, Iran offers to supply Europe with natural gas - International Herald Tribune
Azerbaijan willing to expand gas deals with Greece - International Herald Tribune
Turkish Cyprus president receives US Senator
ABHaber, AB'nin nabzını tuttu:Yerel Seçimler Ankara’nın üyelik sürecini yavaşlatıyor
Hedo Okur Tuncay Nihat Altintop
Turkish jobless jumps as downturn hits firms - Forbes.com
Four Turkish women in 10 abused
Five bidders for Turkish lottery
Joining The Party: Germany Gets its First Turkish Carnival Society | H3
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H4 New York Times Re-evaluation of National Security Ordered
Pakistan Makes a Taliban Truce, Creating a Haven Critics called the accord a capitulation by a government desperate to stop months of fighting in Swat.
BOB HERBERT Obama Riding the Wave Beyond his specific policies, President Obama is emerging as the very model of the type of person one would want in high public office.
From Pakistan, Taliban Threats Reach New York Pakistani immigrants in New York say the Taliban are singling out their families for threats
Amid Scandals, Questions of Where the Pope’s Focus Lies
French and British Submarines Collide
Saying Small Nations Count, Czechs Seek an Obama Visit
News Analysis: Chávez Looks Beyond 2013 as He Faces Serious Challenges
Clinton Warns North Korea on Missile Test
Bombs Kill 8 in Baghdad as Shiite Pilgrims Return
| H5 Washington Post Living With a Nuclear North Korea By Selig S. Harrison, Is it time to let Pyongyang into the club?
A 'Truth Commission' Fact-Check The Danger in Democrats' Rush to Investigate By David B. Rivkin Jr. and Lee A. Casey Congress moves closer to criminalizing policy differences.
Obama as President of Everything By Eugene Robinson, Barack Obama: auto exec, mortgage broker and... leader of the free world.
Protectionism Anew By Anne Applebaum, Trade barriers are a bad idea whose time has come -- again.
Unsold Items Strain Economy As global demand for just about everything has evaporated, businesses scramble to realign supply.
For Obama, Lessons in Partisan Realities By Richard Cohen, In the senator's saga, a lesson about the ugly virtues of partisanship.
Islamic Law Instituted In Pakistan's Swat Valley Agreement With Fighters Dangerous, Critics Say
West Bank Land Seized As Israel Looks to Build
French, British Officials Confirm Nuclear Subs Collided in Atlantic
Economy Strains Under Weight of Unsold Items
Latin America's Document-Driven Revolutions Team of Spanish Scholars Helped Recast Constitutions in Venezuela, Bolivia, Ecuador
Clinton, in Tokyo, Warns N. Korea on Missile Launch Japanese Premier Invited to Visit U.S.
| H6 Guardian Whitehall devised torture policy for terror detainees Exclusive: MI5 interrogations in Pakistan agreed by lawyers and government
A radical power shift David Cameron: Our future depends on putting more political responsibility in the hands of local people
EU plans do put Nato in jeopardy
Serbia steps up hunt for Ratko Mladic under EU's watch Belgrade says it is closing in on war crimes suspect despite political costs
France deported Jews, says court First legal admission of country's collaboration in sending Jews to Nazi concentration camps
Hague judges finalise Darfur charges Prosecutors prepare to indict Sudan's president, pitting western governments against Africa, China and Russia
Profile: Sudanese president Omar al-Bash
Clinton issues warning on Korea
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H7 Helena Cobban: Syria's position strengthening internationally, regionally
Inside the Ivory Tower
Blogging the Middle East - Darren Krape Samuel Huntington, 1927–2008 A tribute to the provocative, brilliant, and intellectually fearless cofounder of Foreign Policy. Carnegie Gaza After the War: Egypt's Equities and Limitations Obama Must Talk to the Iranian People - Christopher Hitchens, Slate Foreign aid: An introduction to U.S. programs and policy (PDF; 938 KB) Source: Congressional Research Service (via OpenCRS)
US, Iran Share Security Interests - Tony Kinsella, Irish Times
Welcome Saudi Arabia Reforms - Daily Telegraph
A Rebalancing Act on Foreign Policy - Joe Klein, Time
Iran's Abdollah Nouri -- The Man Who Won't Be President
A new Murrow for US public diplomacy | H8 Iraq Updates IraqSlogger Google News Iraq Iran Syria Mideastwire.com - NPR Iraq
Iran Moves to Boost Its Air Defense Capabilities
Zebari Makes Case for Iraq's Credibility as Sovereign State
Large Hezbollah rally in Lebanon Lebanon's Hezbollah movement holds a Beirut rally to mark the anniversary of the assassination of military commander Imad Mughniyeh.
Russia close to selling S-300 anti-air missiles to Iran for its nuclear sites
Saudi intelligence chief in Damascus for all-out bid to rescue Gaza truce
Darfur rebel group 'makes deal' Sudan and Darfur's most active rebel group reach a tentative deal that may eventually lead to peace talks for the region.
Nasrallah hints at Hizballah's access to anti-air missiles
| H9 Ha’aretz – ANALYSIS / A rightist coalition will be on collision course with Obama from day one
ANALYSIS / Why has Israel backtracked on Shalit deal?
West Bank settlement gets green light for major expansion
Abbas: Talks will be useless if settlements do not stop
Who Will Be the Next Israeli Defense Minister?
Jerusalem Post 'Israel launches covert war to disrupt Iran's nuke program' According to Telegraph, front companies, double agents, assassination of top figures being used to interrupt Teheran's activities.
Poll: 65% of Israelis want unity gov't Fifty-five percent of those surveyed want Barak as defense minister; 59% prefer direct voting system
Our World: An urgent memo for the next government[ CAROLINE GLICK
Officials: Israel Used Gaza Op to Perfect Defense System
"U.S. Shouldn't Interfere in Israeli Politics"
Yedioth Ahronoth IDF: Iran No. 1 Threat to Israel - Alex Fishman
'Arabs have lost faith in NPT'
ElBaradei says perceived double-standards concerning Israeli nukes obstruct disarmament
Daily Alert.org – Hebrew Press Editorials (2008) - Middle East Progress - EJC Israeli Press Review – Google News Israel - Palestine
Lynch Arabs closing ranks
Beyond "Evenhandedness" - Abraham Foxman (Forward
Egypt's strategy toward Gaza is an incremental, long-term one
The Gaza Operation and Hamas' Weakness in the West Bank - Shlomo Brom
Critics aside, Israeli officials see successes in Gaza operation
Kadima: Unite with Labor or Disappear - Eitan Haber, Ynet News
A new enemy for Gaza smugglers Tunnel operators can hardly believe how Egypt is cracking down. 'It's the first time they've acted like this,' one says.
Analysis: The winner is ... Likud or Likud (UPI) -- Israel's election last week still has not produced a clear winner, with both Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni from the centrist Kadima Party and Likud's Binyamin Netanyahu claiming victory, while Avigdor Lieberman's far-right Yisrael Beiteinu is waiting in the wings, hoping to give one or the other the extra numbers it needs to form a majority government.
Jews in Muslim Lands Anxious Over Gaza War
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Window closing for a two-state solution in the Middle East Some see a risky 'one-state solution' as the only remaining option in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Should US take over weak banks? Nationalizing troubled banks may end the credit crisis sooner, some experts argue. Others cite huge risks.
A peace sign: Iraq's Sunnis joining Shiite pilgrims After three years of violence, pilgrims return to Karbala's shrine.
Step by step for Middle East women As women gain access to education, jobs, and voting, they'll demand more rights.
A reality check for Obama in Afghanistan He's facing pressure to increase US troop levels there. Has Washington learned nothing from the Soviet experience?
Moscow again eyes Afghanistan 20 years after retreat Fearful that US failure there could unleash the Taliban and other Islamist insurgencies, Russia may help NATO open a supply line through former Soviet territory.
Pakistan accepts Islamic law in Swat Valley Militants signed a cease-fire with provincial authorities Monday after they agreed to impose sharia.
Venezuelans voted Sunday to scrap presidential term limits, opening the door for their leftist president to rule indefinitely.
China’s Team of Rivals BY CHENG LI A financial meltdown in China promises to test the Communist Party’s power in ways not seen since Tiananmen. But theirs is a house divided, as princelings take on populists and Pekinologists try to make sense of it all. Will this team built for economic success implode once the money dries up? An insider’s guide to the leaders at China’s controls. Will Beijing Respond to Clinton's Wish List? - Massimo Calabresi, Time
Laura Rozen Can the intel community defuse India-Pakistan tensions?
China and the global financial crisis
ICG Training and Equipping Afghan Security Forces: Unaccounted Weapons and Strategic Challenges
Pakistan's "responsibility" deficit, Pamela Kilpadi Syed Mohammad Ali
Photo Essay: China's Next Generation
US envoy warns of militants' threat in Pakistan
Brahma Chellaney: OBAMA, HOLBROOKE DESTINED TO FAIL ON 'AFPAK' POLICY
China Policy under Obama FPRIDiane Feinstein’s Pakistan Gaffe BY TOM RICKS The Great Transformation: how China changed in the long 1970s By PHILIP BOWRING Is China's bid for Rio Tinto contrary to Australian national interests? Kim's Birthday Party Will Be a Blast - Donald Kirk, Asia Times Learning from Japan's 'Lost' Decade - Robert Samuelson, Washington Post Involve, But Don't Attack, China - Kevin Rafferty, Japan Times Hillary's Japan Opportunity - Michael Green, Wall Street Journal Pakistan and Taliban Appear Near Deal - Ismail Khan, New York Times Afghans to Join US-led Review of War Policy - Los Angeles Times Beware of the Afghan 'Surge' - Hugh White, The Australian Religious Intolerance in Kazakhstan - Dan Fefferman, Washington Times 3,000 Troops Near Kabul Mark Start of Surge
Pakistan Denies Helping Taliban
Postcard from Mumbai
Wrong front for the drug warEnding a ban on poppy production in Afghanistan is crucial to stabilizing that fragile country. (Boston Globe)
Reassessing 'Af-Pak' strategyBefore introducing more US troops into Afghanistan, as part of a new Af-Pak strategy, Americans should debate whether, or to what extent, the Predator surge should continue. (By Micah Zenko, Boston Globe)
| H11 IHT International jurists bewail damage to law by U.S. war on terrorism The U.S. war on terror lacks a credible legal basis and should be repudiated by the new administration, a panel of eminent judges and lawyers said Monday.
G-20 needs joint efforts, not talk of a 'new order' Nicolas Sarkozy talks of a meeting to "remake capitalism." That sounds messianic. And it's a problem
NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT A recipe for survival By MOHAMED ELBARADEI The nonproliferation regime is starting to come apart at the seams
Obama gets nudge from Czechs for April visit Czech officials are pushing hard for President Barack Obama to come to Prague early in April to meet with the 27 leaders of the European Union, of which the Czech Republic is the current president.
British and French submarines collide in Atlantic Both submarines were damaged extensively but have returned to their home ports since the collision on the night of Feb. 3, the reports said.
EUROPE European press review
Troubles in Brussels: EU Lacks Ideas and Direction in Economic Crisis
Did France's Secrecy Cause a Nuclear Submarine Collision?
Obama’s emissaries are going around the Balkans
The New Serbia: Fast Forward Towards the EU? EPC
Economic Outlook for the Euro Area in 2009 and 2100 EFN
Ethical Justness of Counter-terrorism Measures: EU measures Clingendael This 44-page Dutch paper examines the ethical justification for six sets of counter-terrorism measures operating or proposed to operate in the European Union. They have been selected on the basis of their impact on the lives of individual citizens and because of their public profiles
Mixed emotions as Kosovo marks year of independence
How France confronts terrorismThe French authorities have powers of surveillance and communications intercepts that would make even Dick Cheney blush. (By H.D.S. Greenway, Boston Globe)
Poland Has a Currency Dilemma The decline of the zloty has left Poland with the difficult choice of letting some large businesses go under or risk the wrath of international investors.
| H12 RFE/RL What To Do About Missile Defense?U.S. President Barack Obama will have to decide what to do with his predecessor's plan to deploy a missile-defense system in Europe. Will Obama press on with the plan and risk angering Russia? Will he abandon it? Or will he bargain it away in exchange for concessions from Moscow?
Foreign Policy Reversal of Fortune Vladimir Putin’s social contract has been premised on an authoritarian state delivering rising incomes and resurgent power. But the economic crisis is unraveling all that. And what comes next in Russia might be even worse.
CFR Moscow Indicates It Won't Be Ignored in the 'Near Abroad'
CER A thaw between Russia and the West?
Russian industrial output falls 20% Large decline in gross domestic product feared as industrial production sees worst-ever fall and credit crunch hits the real economy
A Russian Think Tank In New YorkA Moscow-based think tank, the Institute for Democracy and Cooperation, has opened branches in Paris and New York. The project is evidence of the Kremlin's growing interest in "soft power" -- using Western media, PR, and think-tank models to advance its own interests in the West.
Russia's Dwindling Billionaires
Will there be another Russian revolution?
Mary Dejevsky: Regime change happens fast – so how stable is Medvedev?
Exploring American Military Base Alternatives in Central Asia; Is Uzbekistan an Option?
Google News Azerbaijan
Russia, Turkey cooperate on energy
President Medvedev replaces four governors -2
Georgia: Tbilisi Uses Divine Diplomacy in Its Dealings with Russia |
H13 The Times Iraq spends $5bn rebuilding its forces Country's outdated military hardware, battered in successive conflicts, is being replaced in a near-monopoly deal with US
A sustained fall in prices would cause immense economic disruption and hardship; policymakers are right to fear it and to focus all efforts on preventing it
The falling oil price will soon undercut Chávez's grip on power in Venezuela
Clinton has chance to make up for US neglect US Secretary of State has been hard to define as a politician because she weaves idealistic language with the utterly pragmatic
Chávez to speed up his Bolivarian Revolution
France says 'Jews have been given enough' State was responsible for deporting Jews to Nazis but the victims have had enough compensation, French court rules Sharia imposed on tribal Pakistan in deal Hoping for peace, Government strikes deal with pro-Taleban activists which may see girls' schools close and music banned
Wall Street Journal Britain's Surrender to Islamists By Daniel Schwammenthal Geert Wilders Is a Test for Western Civilization GLOBAL VIEW Japan's Downturn Is Bad News for the World By Michael Auslin
| H14 Financial Times November 2012: a dystopian dream Elected president on a ticket of populism and nationalism, Palin starts taking congratulatory phone calls. First is Prime Minister Lieberman of Israel, then President Putin. As for China, she is not speaking to them . . . Gideon Rachman on how the economic crisis could shape world politics
Mideast wealth funds fret over US Treasuries Middle Eastern buyers are growing increasingly concerned about the health of the US Treasury market, raising questions about their appetite for US government debt
Losers in election stretch beyond Israel's borders
A Saudi reshuffle worth watching King Abdullah’s move may be seen as a turning point if it breaks Wahhabi social control. The al-Saud need to curb decisively the corrosive power of the religious establishment
Kosovo at one The EU must not forget about the former Yugoslavia. Without stability in the region, there cannot be complete stability in Europe
Iraqi forces tested as troops prepare to go Building on the security gains highlighted by last month’s peaceful provincial elections and continuing the development of Iraq’s fledgling security forces will be critical to its stability as the US and Britain look to withdraw their troops
US general stresses need for timeIraq needs almost three years to prepare its security forces for a sustained fight against insurgents, according to a senior US general in the country
Liquidated assetsThe survival of many of America’s household names requires new thinking about restructuring
Green growth is essential to any stimulusBan Ki-moon and Al Gore on a sustainable future - Feb-16 The Dutch MP and the retreat of British liberalismLarry Siedentop on immigration and civil liberties - Feb-16 Japan’s politicians lose their way at a bad timeThe short-term is bleak, says Gerald Curtis - Feb-16 A limp excuse for a Tory foreign policyPhilip Stephens on the UK opposition party and Europe Trade battle clouds Kosovo’s anniversaryPristina’s determination to assert statehood has sparked a costly dispute with Serbia over exports, with Belgrade refusing to recognise its custom stamp Russian industrial output falls 20%Large decline in gross domestic product feared as industrial production sees worst-ever fall and credit crunch hits the real economy
| H15 Los Angeles Times Livni, Netanyahu and Lieberman: Israel's tangled trio Lieberman's the kingmaker to whom Livni and Netanyahu are appealing in their push to become prime minister. But the scenario is complicated, and the power players have a long, fraught history.
Pakistan officials allow Sharia in volatile region The move to allow Islamic law in the Swat Valley is a concession to Islamic militants brokering a cease-fire. It comes against the backdrop of a suspected U.S. missile strike near the Afghan border.
EditorialThe 'Af-Pak' problemObama recognizes that Afghanistan and Pakistan represent two fronts in the same war.
North Korea greets Hillary Clinton with threat As the Secretary of State begins work in Tokyo, the North hints it will test a Taepodong 2 missile. Clinton says that 'would be very unhelpful in moving our relationship forward.'
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H16 American Politics Stimulus is only beginning of Obama's economic plan This week will be a pivotal one for President Barack Obama and the U.S. economy, as interlocking parts of his economic rescue effort are set to be signed, sealed or delivered. On their own, each development would be dramatic by historical standards. But for any of them to succeed, they'll need to work in unison with the others
Saying 'no' to Obama is risky, but it's all Republicans can do The Republican Party is taking a big risk by looking like the party of "no" at a time when Americans like their new president and badly want the economy fixed
Historians rate Lincoln best president, Bush 36th
Reflections on Obama-Era Patriotism
Politico ABC’s The Note – MSNBC FirstRead – Time ThePage Politico Playbook PoliticsHome fivethirtyeight US News Political Bulletin
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (PDFs)
| H17 Daily Telegraph Israel launches covert war against IranIsrael launches covert war against Iran as alternative to direct military strikes against its nuclear programme. North Korea 'to test missile capable of reaching US territory'UK risks becoming a police state, says former MI5 chiefDame Stella Rimington, the former head of MI5, has warned that the fear of terrorism is being exploited by the Government to erode civil liberties and risks creating a police state. Even Barack Obama couldn't get away from politicsLike the euphoria that followed his inauguration, the President's dream of uniting opposing parties barely lasted a month, says John O'Sullivan.
| H18 Independent So, Admiral, what have you got to say about the nuclear submarine crash?British and French vessels had enough material to carry out 1,248 Hiroshima bombings Admiral Sir Sandy Woodward: Why was information not shared? Will there be another Russian revolution? Mary Dejevsky: Regime change happens fast – so how stable is Medvedev? Terrorist threat 'exploited to curb civil liberties'A former head of MI5, has accused the Government of exploiting fear of terrorism to restrict civil liberties.
Leading article: A perilous new twist in the Venezuelan revolution
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H19 Military Intelligence Terrorism
IHT International jurists bewail damage to law by U.S. war on terrorism The U.S. war on terror lacks a credible legal basis and should be repudiated by the new administration, a panel of eminent judges and lawyers said Monday.
New York Times Re-evaluation of National Security Ordered
NATO head discusses priorities BRUSSELS, Feb. 16 (UPI) -- The head of NATO and members of the Parliamentary Assembly met Monday to discuss the alliance's top priorities ahead of the NATO Summit in France and Germany.
How France confronts terrorism The French authorities have powers of surveillance and communications intercepts that would make even Dick Cheney blush. (By H.D.S. Greenway, Boston Globe)
CSIS Structuring National Security and Homeland Security
Laura Rozen Can the intel community defuse India-Pakistan tensions?
4 Cases Illustrate Guantanamo Quandaries - Peter Finn, Washington Post
Rehab for Jihadists - Stephen Hayes & Thomas Joscelyn, Weekly Standard
Ethical Justness of Counter-terrorism Measures: EU measures Clingendael This 44-page Dutch paper examines the ethical justification for six sets of counter-terrorism measures operating or proposed to operate in the European Union. They have been selected on the basis of their impact on the lives of individual citizens and because of their public profiles
Wired for War: The Robotics Revolution and Conflict in the 21st Century
Rand Guidebook for Supporting Economic Development in Stability Operations
The Somalia Multilateral Anti- Piracy Approach: Some Caveats Nautilus Institute
India's Jihad: The Sufi with the Kalashnikov - Praveen Swami, The Hindu | H20 Slate
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