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H1 New York Times U.S. Weighs Taliban Strike Into Pakistan President Obama and his advisers are considering expanding the war in Pakistan beyond the tribal areas to strike at a different center of Taliban power.
Washington Post Trade Barriers Could Imperil Global Economy At least 17 of the 20 major nations that vowed to avoid protectionist steps violate that promise, with the countries enacting measures aimed at limiting the flow of imported goods, a World Bank report shows.
Russia's Medvedev Vows to Press On With Military Overhaul Despite Economic Woes The proposal envisions a leaner standing army that can respond more quickly to local conflicts, but some say it will leave Russia too weak to prevail in a war against a strong opponent such as NATO or China - Cutbacks Opposed by Officers, Others
Russia Signaling Interest in Deal on Iran, Analysts Say Still, Obama Effort Faces Obstacles
Khatami Pulls Out of Presidential Race Former Iranian Leader Backs Ahmadinejad's Main Rival
Caution and Confusion on Iran From Obama, a Mix of Caution and Confusion By Michael Gerson Why Clinton's caution on Iran is warranted.
Rothkopf Forecast for Israel, clouds followed by possible catastrophe... Iraq fatigue plus backlash against the perceived influence an "Israel Lobby" plus strong sensitivity to the rights of the Palestinian people among influential American liberals plus the ascendancy of Bibi Netanyahu and Avigdor Lieberman in Israel suggest a coming rough patch for U.S.-Israel relations and, by extension, for Israel in general.
Financial Times Reform the architecture of regulation The Future of Capitalism: Henry Paulson, former US Treasury secretary, argues that the current system of overlapping regulatory jurisdictions has allowed non-bank institutions to create risky mortgages, and permitted AIG to become a ‘huge and essentially unregulated hedge fund’
Why saving the world economy should be affordable Martin Wolf on a US-German debate
Eurozone recession to deepen, says IMFThe International Monetary Fund will tear up forecasts it made for the world economy at the start of this year and predict a deeper recession with a heavier slump in the eurozone
Daily Star The forked-tongue eunuchs and Israel By Rami G. Khouri If rhetoric is the first step toward action, then one of the rhetorical trends of our time indicating a giant step backward toward inaction is the American and European tendency to describe Israel's aggressive and illegal actions in the occupied Palestinian territories in increasingly soft and imprecise terms
Independent Why Lieberman is the worst thing that could happen to the Middle East Robert Fisk: I can identify his language with the language of Messrs Mladic and Karadzic and Milosevic.
Guardian Russia plans military upgrade to match Nato Russia intends to improve military and overhaul nuclear forces in effort to guarantee security
Guardian Discard the mythology of 'the Israel Lobby', the reality is bad enough Jonathan Freedland: They are not all-powerful, but Israel's advocates in the US do play hardball - often hurting the cause they are meant to serve
US National Debt Hits Record $11 Trillion
Israel's National Security Aide Barred From U.S. BY: Eli Lake | The Washington Times Uzi Arad, who is expected to serve as national security adviser in the next Israeli government, has been barred from entering the United States for nearly two years on the grounds that he is an intelligence risk.
Will Financial Crisis Bring Down Russia, China? - Joshua Kurlantzick, TAP
The Foreign Policy of Iran: Ideology and pragmatism in the Islamic Republic DIIS A 6-page Danish brief examining Iran's foreign policy
Is Fareed Zakaria Serious? - Peter Feaver, Foreign Policy
Yedioth Ahronoth Report: Israel Could Use Ballistic Missiles Against Iran
WINEP The Obama Administration Reaches Out to Syria: Implications for Israel
Jerusalem Post Freeman Imbroglio Splits Liberal US Jewish Orgs Activists ask: What will happen when Obama gets tough on settlements?
Azerbaijan: Referendum May Mark Demise of Civil Society
China inoculates itself against dollar collapse
Wall Street Journal Mr. Wen's Debt Bomb China has a big stake in America's fiscal free-for-all. Iran's Cheap Goods Stifle Iraq Economy Iranian imports have poured into war-torn Iraq, providing Iraqis with cheap products but also undermining local industries.
Los Angeles Times IAEA succession battle shapes nuclear agency's future Abdul Samad Minty and Yukiya Amano are the front-runners to take over the International Atomic Energy Agency when Mohamed ElBaradei's term ends. The two officials could not be more different
| H2 Stratfor Turkey and Russia on the Rise
McClatchy Again, Armenian genocide resolution confronts a president
MERIA WHERE IS TURKEY GOING AND WHY?: A PANEL DISCUSSION HTML | PDF
OpenDemocracy Recep Tayyip Erdogan: the Mandela test, Hakan Altinay 'Israel could attack Iran with missiles' Jerusalem Post Of the possible routes for an air operation, Toukan presented a northern route hugging the Syrian-Turkish border as the least risky from an Israeli ...
FT Massacre move a blow to Turkey US lawmakers yesterday introduced a resolution commemorating the Ottoman-era massacre of Armenians as genocide
US lawmakers introduce another Armenian genocide resolution Foreign Policy The four countries we should worry about most BY WILL INBODEN On the question of religion and politics, Martin Luther was famously quoted that he "would rather be governed by a competent Turk than an incompetent Christian." Many of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's supporters believe that he is just such a "competent Turk" Turkish Involvement Could Stimulate Middle East Development
Kurds May Ask the PKK to Lay Down Its Arms
New steps seen to end Turkish war on Kurds The National
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Google News Fırat News Agency KurdishMedia Kurdish Kurdish Aspect Dış Basında Irak BBC Monitoring Inter-national
Kurds May Ask the PKK to Lay Down Its Arms
Brothers, Neighbors, Rivals Transitions Online Behind smiling faces and handshakes, Baku and Tehran continue a tense rivalry
StratforIraq: A Political Landscape Without Talabani? The president of Iraq has announced he will not seek re-election, setting the stage for Kurdish rivalries in the region that Iraq could have trouble handling. (With STRATFOR maps
Turkish-Iraqi leaders discuss cooperation and security issues
Arab-Kurdish violence is spiking in the north, endangering the Obama withdrawal plan and, indeed, the whole of Iraq, not to mention Syria, Turkey and Iran.
How could AKP win the hearth of the Kurds?
Iraq beefs up pipeline security
Turkish president renews support to Pakistan
PUK politburo member: the problems of PUK would not be resolved by ...
Google News Greece Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Press ABHaber Dış Basında Türkiye-AB İlişkileri Günlük Haftalık
Loyal Azeris back president's bid for longer rule
Top advisor in Washington ahead of Obama visit
Top aide of Turkish PM in Washington for talks on Obama visit
Armenian Genocide resolution introduced to US House of Representatives
Open letter to President Obama urges Armenian Genocide affirmation
Rescuing Nabucco The Moscow Time
Der Spiegel Rewriting History: Education Spat Comes at Sensitive Time in Cyprus Talks
Turkish nuclear tender assessment at final stage
Obama Wavers on Pledge to Declare Armenian Genocide
Hedo Okur Tuncay Nihat Altintop
Darwin in Turkey: 'Most Express Sympathy for the Censorship'
Turkish unemployment at record rates
Fifth World Water Forum Marked by Violence and Repression
European rights court rules Turkey abused women
Expert Says Days of 'Easy Water' Are Over
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H4 New York Times U.S. Weighs Taliban Strike Into Pakistan President Obama and his advisers are considering expanding the war in Pakistan beyond the tribal areas to strike at a different center of Taliban power.
THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN Obama’s Real Test The bank bailout plan makes sense and might even make profits for U.S. taxpayers. But in this climate of anger, it will take all of President Obama’s political capital to sell it to Congress and the public
MAUREEN DOWD No Boiled Carrots President Obama is still having trouble summoning a suitable flash of Irish temper at the gall of the corrupt money magicians who continue to make our greenbacks disappear into their bottomless well.
Outcry Builds in Washington for Recovery of A.I.G. Bonuses Lawmakers from both parties demanded that A.I.G. reverse $165 million in bonuses and promised legislation to reclaim the money, if necessary.
At Russia’s 2014 Olympic Site, Games Begin A political sideshow is gearing up as candidates are vying to become mayor of Sochi before the Winter Olympics.
U.N. Official Attacks Western Policies on Iran and Sudan
Adding Pressure to Sudan, Obama Will Tap Retired General as Special Envoy
Medvedev to Bolster Military in Russia
Olmert Rejects Hamas Demands for Soldier
World Briefing | Europe: France: Lawmakers Back Sarkozy
| H5 Washington Post Trade Barriers Could Imperil Global Economy At least 17 of the 20 major nations that vowed to avoid protectionist steps violate that promise, with the countries enacting measures aimed at limiting the flow of imported goods, a World Bank report shows.
Russia's Medvedev Vows to Press On With Military Overhaul Despite Economic Woes The proposal envisions a leaner standing army that can respond more quickly to local conflicts, but some say it will leave Russia too weak to prevail in a war against a strong opponent such as NATO or China - Cutbacks Opposed by Officers, Others
Russia Signaling Interest in Deal on Iran, Analysts Say Still, Obama Effort Faces Obstacles
Khatami Pulls Out of Presidential Race Former Iranian Leader Backs Ahmadinejad's Main Rival
Caution and Confusion on Iran From Obama, a Mix of Caution and Confusion By Michael Gerson Why Clinton's caution on Iran is warranted.
France, Germany Unite to Urge Fiscal Discipline
Editorial The Big Bash “Politicians of both parties pile on AIG
U.S. Urged to Do More to Fight Mexican Cartels
Suspected Al-Qaeda Agent Gets Hearing Further Detention for Marri to Be Sought
Talks to Secure Israeli Soldier's Release Collapse
By Harold Meyerson, Tim Geithner is undermining the administration's efforts to restart the economy.
By Ruth Marcus, Obama's stoking of anger at AIG may be a mistake both in the short-term and long-term.
Repairing AIG and Repaying the Public By Edward M. Liddy, The insurance giant's CEO addresses compensation bonuses and how the company will pay back government money.
White House Calls Bonuses a Late Surprise Congress Moves to Impose Hefty Tax on Executives Who Don't Return Money
President's Budget Strategy Under Fire Tactic May Break Obama's Bipartisan Pledge, GOP Says
| H6 Guardian Discard the mythology of 'the Israel Lobby', the reality is bad enough Jonathan Freedland: They are not all-powerful, but Israel's advocates in the US do play hardball - often hurting the cause they are meant to serve Russia plans military upgrade to match Nato Russia intends to improve military and overhaul nuclear forces in effort to guarantee security
A futile quest for power Mehdi Khalaji: The next Iranian president may have room to adjust economic or social policies. But, on big issues, his identity is not important
Ten ideas for Labour's next manifesto Can Labour win? Join the debate as Polly Toynbee, Jonathan Freedland, Seumas Milne, Libby Brooks, Martin Kettle, Jackie Ashley, Mark Lawson, Madeleine Bunting, George Monbiot and John Harris suggest what action the party should pledge to take
China says the West to blame for CO2Tough stance on responsibility for emissions could be crucial obstacle to UN climate change meeting
Bringing Iran into the nuclear family Paolo Cotta-Ramusino: Gordon Brown's admission that Iran has a right to pursue a nuclear energy programme is a sign of improving relations
Newspapers aren't dying, democracy is Dan Kennedy: If journalists don't expand the community of people who are interested in civic life, then they face a hopeless battle
Economic recovery could save Brown - poll Guardian/ICM poll: Wavering Tory voters may switch if economy is recovering by May 2010
When Obama's cool isn't cool Michael Tomasky: Everyone is aghast at the AIG bonuses. It would be nice if the president could show a little anger too
An ambitious public housing programme Seumas Milne: No form of fiscal stimulus would have a more direct impact on people's lives and jobs than public housebuilding
The failed presidency of Barack Obama TA Frank: How the president's timid response to the economic crisis failed to capture America's populist outrage
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H7 The Foreign Policy of Iran: Ideology and pragmatism in the Islamic Republic DIIS A 6-page Danish brief examining Iran's foreign policy
BBC Iran shift Is the US changing its policy towards Tehran?
Is Fareed Zakaria Serious? - Peter Feaver, Foreign Policy
Syria's Water and Energy Needs
The four countries we should worry about most BY WILL INBODEN Stephen Walt The Three Dumbest U.S. Policies Six Years of War in Iraq - Karlyn Bowman, Forbes John Bolton's nemesis joins the NSC BY LAURA ROZEN What Drives Qatar? BY: Anthony Zeitouni | The Middle East Times When U.S. Senator John Kerry, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, visited the Middle East, including stops in Damascus, Tel Aviv, and Cairo, he heard unusual complaints from both Israel and Egypt. They both complained about Qatar's reactions to the conflict in Gaza.
Democracy Promotion in the Aftermath of Iraq BY: Shadi Hamid | World Politics Review What if Iraq had succeeded as planned? This is a counterfactual, so there is probably little use in answering it. But there is a different question worth asking, in part because one day we will likely be forced to answer it: What if Iraq succeeds?
Isolating Islamists Just Won't Work BY: Rami G. Khouri | The Daily Star The news earlier this week was a sign of the times, and of the days ahead: the British government said it was resuming contacts with the political wing of Hizbullah, and the Obama administration said it was interested in exploring contacts with "moderates" among the Taliban in Afghanistan.
Golan Heights, Shebaa Farms Could Unlock Peace Process for Israel, Syria and Lebanon BY: Cesar Chelala | The Japan Times A compromise between Syria and Lebanon on the territory disputes involving the Golan Heights and Shebaa Farms would be an important initial step toward peace.
US fails to woo foes and influence friends - GulfNews
Neocons 1, Obama 0 by Stephen Zunes
Learning to love the bombThe faulty case for US nuclear disarmament. (By Adam B. Lowther, Boston Globe)
Daily Star One obstacle to better relations between Lebanon and Syria has been removed
Iran and the bomb: the truth is, nobody knows Emile Hokayem: The debate over Iran’s nuclear activities is certain to heat up in coming months, so it is useful to shed some light on the technological aspect of its programme and separate speculation and disinformation from fact.
Bill Roggio / Weekly Standard:
| H8 Iraq Updates IraqSlogger Google News Iraq Iran Syria Mideastwire.com - NPR Iraq
Iran's Cheap Goods Stifle Iraq Economy Iranian imports have poured into war-torn Iraq, providing Iraqis with cheap products but also undermining local industries.
Brown issues Iran nuclear warning Gordon Brown tells Iran it faces a "clear choice" over its nuclear plans, with the possibility of tougher sanctions.
Iraqi Ruling Party Dismisses Drone's Seriousness
Bushehr no threat to NPT (UPI) -- The Bushehr nuclear facility in Iran does not violate the provisions of the nuclear non-proliferation treaty, Russian officials said.
Syria Says Relations with Iran Will Remain Strong
Iraq beefs up pipeline security
Kuwait Parliament's Fate Is Unclear Kuwait's political system was in turmoil amid speculation that the country's emir would dissolve Parliament following the resignation of his cabinet.
Top UN official accuses US of demonizing Iran
| H9 Ha’aretz – Israel's new strategy: Pressure Hamas into freeing Shalit
'US bans incoming National Security Council chief'
Netanyahu still wants Livni, Barak to join government
Lebanese leader: If Syria signs peace deal with Israel, so will we
'Israel may drop bid to incorporate own know-how into F-35 fighter' 23:24
Why the silence when AIPAC is attacked?
Olmert on Schalit talks: Israel has red lines it won't crossGovernment agrees to free only 325 of 450 terrorists on Hamas list; panel to consider toughening conditions of prisoners to pressure Hamas
Dahlan to Hamas: Never recognize Israel Former Fatah security commander says his organization never acknowledged the Jewish State
Where is the Arab outrage over Darfur?
Yedioth Ahronoth Report: Israel Could Use Ballistic Missiles Against Iran
Daily Alert.org – Hebrew Press Editorials (2008) - Middle East Progress - EJC Israeli Press Review – Google News Israel - Palestine
Daily Star The forked-tongue eunuchs and Israel By Rami G. Khouri If rhetoric is the first step toward action, then one of the rhetorical trends of our time indicating a giant step backward toward inaction is the American and European tendency to describe Israel's aggressive and illegal actions in the occupied Palestinian territories in increasingly soft and imprecise terms
Fayyad's resignation: the unpopularity of competence
If There Were No Israel - Edward Glick (The Oregonian)
Israel's National Security Aide Barred From U.S. BY: Eli Lake | The Washington Times Uzi Arad, who is expected to serve as national security adviser in the next Israeli government, has been barred from entering the United States for nearly two years on the grounds that he is an intelligence risk.
Israel's Balance of Delusion - Caroline Glick, Jerusalem Post Obama Rebuffs Israeli Hawk - Robert Dreyfuss, The Nation
Freeman's Fight by Philip Weiss
Israel May Drop Bid to Incorporate Own Know-How Into F-35 Fighter
Israel rejects Shalit swap terms Senior Israeli envoys return from indirect talks with Hamas in Cairo without a deal on the release of Gilad Shalit.
Freeman and the Defamation of the Zionist Lobby : Abdul Rahman Al-Rashed
Is Israel Being Held To A Different Standard Or Is It Simply Antisemitism? |
Why Pakistan's president gave in President Zardari lacked the full backing of the Army and US that his predecessor Musharraf enjoyed, Pakistani and US officials say.
Signs US economic slide is easing Several indicators offer hope that the recession might be finally nearing the bottom.Moral outrage in the age of AIG Bonuses for those who took risky bets and then a bailout? It's the symptom of a bad system.
Kindle e-reader: A Trojan horse for free thought
How to make US foreign aid work Give recipients a say in where the money goes.
"China's Foreign Aid Activities in Africa, Latin America, and Southeast Asia" (pdf), February 25, 2009.
Thomas Crampton: China Confidential: FT's Great New Newspaper Model
China inoculates itself against dollar collapse Any publicly recognized effort by the Chinese government to reduce its heavy exposure to US dollars could bring about the very collapse in dollar value that it fears. Beijing is fully aware of the risks - and is acting accordingly. - W Joseph Stroupe
Unlikely bedfellows in Afghanistan The Shanghai Cooperation Organization, of which Russia and China are key members and Iran is an observer, and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization are both to hold conferences on the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan. These high-profile events set the stage for a breakthrough over SCO-NATO cooperation, beginning with the low-security issues of drug trafficking and arms smuggling. - Kaveh L Afrasiabi
Harsh reality and some tough love Whereas in 2001 American military commanders in Afghanistan were bursting with confidence about thwarting "the enemy", today's US commanders, many with years of hard-fought experience, are far more cautious in their approach to counter-insurgency. The inhibiting factors, they tell Philip Smucker, are everywhere
Chinks exposed in Obama's Taliban plan
BY: THERESE SHAHEEN | The Wall Street Journal Two recent events involving China and the United States have led many to conclude that Beijing is flexing its military and economic muscles.
Getting It Right in Afghanistan BY: Thomas A. Schweich | The Washington Post While more troops are needed to train the Afghan national army (and more civilian trainers -- not troops -- are needed to train the civilian police forces), additional troops risk invigorating the insurgency by increasing the number of civilian casualties.
India Bouncing Back - Shashi Tharoor, Globe & Mail
India’s new face: Meet Narendra Modi, the pro-business anti-Muslim extremist who could be the next leader of the world's largest democracy
Poll fever masks India's gloom
with the global economy in meltdown, China is in big trouble in the short term, but the longer-term threat is to America
U.S. Clears Military Deal With India The State Department has given the green light to a $2.13 billion deal between Boeing and India for eight maritime patrol aircraft.
National Solidarity: A Pathway to Success in Afghanistan – CNAS
What we learned from the Pakistan crisis BY WILL INBODEN Is China the big Can We Trust the Taliban? - Nikolas Gvosdev, National Interest
Obama Urged to Widen Pakistan Drone Strikes
BY: Lt. KRISTEN L. ROUSE | The New York Times We had arrived in Afghanistan only a few months before and it hadn’t occurred to us that schoolchildren would be among the Taliban’s targets.
Rethink the Afghanistan Surge BY: Eric T. Olson | The Christian Science Monitor With great expectations on their shoulders, the first US troops of a 17,000-strong surge are headed to Afghanistan. But to do what?
World Bank Cuts Outlook for China The World Bank cut its forecast for China's growth this year to 6.5%, below Beijing's target of around 8%.
Tottering PakistanThe civilian leader defused one crisis by reinstating a judge, but the US still needs to avoid being identified with any party in the troubled country's fractious politics. (Boston Globe)
The Legal War Behind the Impeccable Incident BY: James Kraska | World Politics Review The ancient strategist Sun Tzu stated that the acme of military skill consists of defeating one's enemy without actually engaging him in battle. China's strategy for advancing its domination of the South China Sea resembles a modern-day attempt to put that advice into practice.
Pakistan's Long March to Democracy BY: Basim Usmani | The Guardian The reinstatement of Pakistan's judiciary signifies a return to democratic values, after the turmoil of the past few months.
| H11 IHT Flailing, but not yet failing By MOHSIN HAMID Pakistan is not condemned to, and hopefully will not suffer, a terminal decline.
THE CRISISBring back the state By MIKHAIL GORBACHEV Elected leaders must use the tools of government intervention; no other tools are available.
Medvedev announces plan to rearm RussiaPresident Dmitri A. Medvedev said Tuesday that Russia would begin a "large-scale rearming" in 2011 in response to what he described as threats to the country's security.
Sarkozy's government survives vote on France's full re-entry into N.A.T.O.
Czechs delay action on missile treaties The Czech government said Tuesday that it was temporarily pulling back treaties on the installation of a U.S. missile defense radar system because of a threat by the opposition to vote them down in Parliament
EUROPE European press review
BY: Joseph Germani | Diplomatic Courier Just how united is today’s European Union? Scholars disagree about the level of integration the EU has achieved so far. But a close look at how Europeans view the Union reveals that there is a long way to go before the majority of its citizens would identify themselves as European rather than Italian, French, or German.
Sarkozy survives vote over Nato The French parliament backs President Sarkozy's decision to take France fully back into Nato, rejecting a no-confidence motion.
Eurozone recession to deepen, says IMFThe International Monetary Fund will tear up forecasts it made for the world economy at the start of this year and predict a deeper recession with a heavier slump in the eurozone
Young Germans favour Neo-Nazis over mainstream ‘Alarming’ study finds right-wing extremist organisations are proving more adept at recruiting German youths, with the highest membership gains in the former communist east
From Ovi, articles on Jurgen Habermas on the vision of a post-secular Europe
France Will Bring Clarity to NATO - Kenneth Weisbrode, US News
On 60th Anniversary, NATO Faces Its Biggest Test BY: Teri Schultz | Global Post As the North Atlantic Treaty Organization gears up to celebrate its 60th anniversary April 3-4, there are nasty whispers — behind its back, in front of its face and down its halls — about whether the sexagenarian is fit for what many consider its most strenuous task ever: the war in Afghanistan.
STUDY: German teens drawn to neo-Nazi groups...
| H12 RFE/RL
Azerbaijan: Referendum May Mark Demise of Civil Society
Azerbaijan Opening Supply Route to Afghanistan
Crack troops Russia striving to forge modern army
Iran: Is Tehran Using Russia as Insurance Against Tougher Sanctions? Russia has entered into an energy swap arrangement with Iran that can strengthen Moscow�s position in the Caspian Basin. Meanwhile, Tehran stands to reap geopolitical benefits, as the deal could make it more difficult for the international community to tighten economic sanctions connected to the dispute over Iran�s nuclear program. Google News Azerbaijan
KREMLIN TO PITCH NEW GLOBAL CURRENCY
Azeris vote on presidential term Voters in Azerbaijan heads to the polls in a referendum on lifting the two-term limit for the country's president.
Vote-winner? Loyal Azeris back president's bid for longer rule
Russia's military upgrade to match NatoMedvedev reveals plan to improve military and overhaul nuclear forces in bid to guarantee security
Kremlin Signals a Harder Line Russian President Medvedev pledged to press ahead with an ambitious rearmament program in response to what he described as NATO's military expansion close to Russia's borders.
Russia: The Logic Behind the Base Rhetoric There is very little chance of real follow-through on rhetoric indicating Russia may establish air bases in Venezuela or Cuba
Russia Plans 'Large-Scale Rearming'
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H13 The Times Fury as Shell turns its back on renewable energy The group announced it will drop all new investment in wind, solar and hydrogen energy to focus on gas, oil and biofuel
The market is destructive. Good Brown and Obama declare they love free trade. So why don't they follow the logic of their thinking? Jamie WhytePutin's gamesSochi's new mayor may hold the office, but the Prime Minister will hold the power
Police fear hotel attacks for G20 leaders Police have received intelligence reports that hotels and other buildings could become the target of 'guerrilla-style raids'
How do we achieve more power with fewer weapons? Washington and Moscow may not heed Gordon Brown's advice - and that is the biggest weakness in his argument
Wall Street Journal Mr. Wen's Debt Bomb China has a big stake in America's fiscal free-for-all.
French Press Sarkozy | H14 Financial Times Reform the architecture of regulation The Future of Capitalism: Henry Paulson, former US Treasury secretary, argues that the current system of overlapping regulatory jurisdictions has allowed non-bank institutions to create risky mortgages, and permitted AIG to become a ‘huge and essentially unregulated hedge fund’
Why saving the world economy should be affordable Martin Wolf on a US-German debate
Eurozone recession to deepen, says IMFThe International Monetary Fund will tear up forecasts it made for the world economy at the start of this year and predict a deeper recession with a heavier slump in the eurozone
Russia to rearm over Nato expansion Russia said it would rearm the military and boost its nuclear forces in response to the expansion of Nato to its western frontiers and the increased threat of international terrorism
Young Germans favour Neo-Nazis over mainstream ‘Alarming’ study finds right-wing extremist organisations are proving more adept at recruiting German youths, with the highest membership gains in the former communist east
Bring finance out of the shadows It is not surprising to see calls for the Glass-Steagall Act to be resuscitated. While better financial regulation is necessary, however, the dichotomy at the core of Glass-Steagall is better left at rest
University challenge Universities UK, a sector umbrella body, has released a report this week arguing that students should pay a great deal more for higher education. It is right
Glimmer of hope for German economy Signs of an end to Germany’s recession have emerged, according to a closely-watched survey of investors’ expectation
Israel ties Gaza blockade to soldier release Ehud Olmert has made freedom for Gilad Shalit a condition for a wider truce with Hamas and the opening of the coastal enclave’s border crossings to reconstruction aid
Self-assembly solution A 1992 Swedish bail-out is being held up in the west as offering lessons for the current crisis – but it is not all it might seem
How the ‘Madoff twist’ entices the astute People think they will benefit, says John Kay
Germany warns US on spiral of inflation Christoph Schmidt, a senior adviser to Angela Merkel, says mounting public debt and excessive liquidity could tip the US into an inflationary spiral but does not see such a risk in Europe
Game theory and GM’s bail-out As the end of March deadline approaches for General Motors to negotiate one of the most complex financial restructurings in history, clues to the outcome may lie in the pages of game theory textbooks
IMF says recession will be one of worst The International Monetary Fund will tear up forecasts it made for the world economy and predict a more severe slump, including a deeper recession in the UK that continues into 2010
| H15 Los Angeles Times IAEA succession battle shapes nuclear agency's future Abdul Samad Minty and Yukiya Amano are the front-runners to take over the International Atomic Energy Agency when Mohamed ElBaradei's term ends. The two officials could not be more different
EditorialAIG and the cost of the bonuses
Israel's Olmert says effort to free Gilad Shalit has failed The outgoing leader says that in return for the young soldier's release, the Hamas captors had sought the freedom of perpetrators of some of the worst attacks on Israelis. Israel wouldn't grant it.
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US to force AIG to repay bonuses Insurer AIG must pay back $165m of staff bonuses awarded after accepting public bail-out funds, the US treasury secretary say
GM chief: Automaker might not survive bankruptcy
Politico ABC’s The Note – MSNBC FirstRead – Time ThePage Politico Playbook PoliticsHome fivethirtyeight US News Political Bulletin
| H17 Daily Telegraph Barack Obama will back a federal Europe America's support for a more united Europe betrays both US and British interests, says Nile Gardiner
| H18 Independent Why Lieberman is the worst thing that could happen to the Middle East Robert Fisk: I can identify his language with the language of Messrs Mladic and Karadzic and Milosevic.
Britain will be only nation still in recession next yearIMF says every other major economy will be growing again by 2010
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H19 Military Intelligence Terrorism
Soaring Costs Jeopardize Missile Defense Systems
Pentagon Chief Readies Big Cuts in Weapons
Voices from the black sites: Mark Danner on the ICRC Report on the Treatment of Fourteen "High Value Detainees" in CIA Custody by the International Committee of the Red Cross.
America's Robot Air ForceUS poised to join Mexico drug war The US is making detailed plans to help Mexico in its fight against drugs-trafficking, a senior general tells Congress.
Pentagon Official Warns of Risk of Cyber Attacks
Officials: US Must Intervene Further Against Mexican Drug Cartels
The Return of the Shining Path
"Report of the Select Committee on Intelligence, United States Senate, Covering the Period January 4, 2007 to January 2, 2009," published March 2, 2009. | H20 Slate Your Paper’s Going Web-Only. Now What?
What Happens to the Archives of Defunct Newspapers?
Genetic Surveillance for All
How Politics, Climate, & Demography Drive Conflict - Wilson Center
The poseurs of climate change ignore coal's value
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More and more and more on The Book of Dead Philosophers by Simon Critchley.
Charles Murray on the Europe Syndrome and the challenge to American exceptionalism: America’s elites must once again fall in love with what makes the United States different.
From New Statesman, the magnitude of the global economic crisis means that we have to change completely the way we live — to do that, we need a new kind of politics
From Ovi, articles on Jurgen Habermas on the vision of a post-secular Europe
Thomas Crampton: China Confidential: FT's Great New Newspaper Model
Why exactly do so many bloggers hate Thomas Friedman's guts?
Newspapers aren't dying, democracy is Dan Kennedy: If journalists don't expand the community of people who are interested in civic life, then they face a hopeless battle
the revenge of Karl Marx: Christopher Hitchens reviews Marx’s “Das Kapital”: A Biography by Francis Wheen
From NPR, an article on chronicling the death of American newspapers. Clay Shirky on newspapers — thinking the unthinkable.
Girls do better without boys - studySingle-sex schools improve GCSE results and help struggling pupils, according to the Good Schools Guide
Roland Barthes proclaimed the death of the author. So where would he stand on the publication of his private journals – long after his own death?... more»
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