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| H1 BBC Obama ponders Afghan 'exit plan' Obama says the US must have an "exit strategy" in Afghanistan, despite sending more troops there. Obama's new Afghan strategy
NYT ROGER COHEN From Tehran to Tel Aviv One of the strategic issues of the Obama presidency will be a painful but necessary redefinition of America’s relations with Israel as differences over Iran sharpen.
LRB The Lobby Falters John Mearsheimer
Ha’aretz – U.S. plan for Iran: Talks alongside sanctions
U.S. furious over Israel's demolition of East Jerusalem homes
PA source: Iran-backed group may be behind Haifa bomb attempt Source tells Haaretz that Hezbollah is trying to recruit Palestinians to carry out terror attacks in Israel
Olmert: Netanyahu may lead Israel into unprecedented isolation PM slams Barak coalition bid, says gov't that rejects two states won't find international cooperation on Iran
Meshal welcomes Obama's 'new language' on Mideast In interview with La Repubblica, Hamas politburo chief says U.S., EU overtures to Hamas 'a matter of time'.
GuardianUS will appoint 'Afghan PM' to bypass Hamid Karzai White House plans new executive role to challenge corrupt government in Kabul Hamid Karzai: how west's man fell out of favour
Is it 1929 or 1989? Dominique Moisi: We may be in the throes of an epochal change whose unfolding consequences will be felt for decades
Commission on U.S. Policy Toward Russia
New York Times THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN Are We Home Alone? The country is in a once-a-century financial crisis, and the adults at the top have descended into politics worse than usual.
White House Memo: Leading Military at Time of War, but Not as a ‘War President’
Obama Says a Way Out of Afghanistan Is Needed A Religious War in Israel’s Army After the harshness in Gaza, a clash over who will control battle ethics.
Century Foundation
Wall Street Journal Nobel Economist Gary Becker: Now Is No Time to Give Up on Markets
It's Time to 'Go to Strength' on Foreign Policy By Leslie H. Gelb
Iran's Axis of Nuclear Evil By John Bolton
| H2 Newsweek Turkey’s Secret Power Brokers The Islamists aren't getting rid of Turkey's shady Deep State, but replacing it with one of their own. By Soner Cagaptay
US troop withdrawal through Turkey may get PM's OK CNN International 'Süpermen' Davutoğlu, Washington'dan nasıl geçti? ÖMER TAŞPINAR Başarılı bir ziyaret The German Marshall Fund of the United States "Turkey and Obama: A Golden Age in Turkish U.S. Ties?", Amberin Zaman
FT Revival requires a broad spread of demand Kemal Dervis says a quick recovery is possible
Pragmatic Shift in Turkey Wall Street Journal Turkey's government finances are strong and banks and households aren't highly in debt, as they are in many Central and Eastern European countries.
Turkey's Opposition Chief Faces Another Poll Loss
Turkey Could Block Rasmussen At NATO
US backs Danish PM as next NATO chief: diplomats
Davutoğlu rules out shift from transatlantic axis
ABD Askerlerinin Türkiye Üzerinden Çekilmesine Şartlı Evet
Gül makes first presidential visit to Iraq in 33 years
Obama hesitates over Armenian pledge
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Washington Post Iraq's Kurds Find Prosperity Brings Distrust -- Tensions Churn Over Who Benefits in Economy Dominated by Two Parties
Turkey pardons defected PKK rebels
Turkey's Gul in Landmark Iraq Visit
Bloodied by history, Kurds fret over an uncertain future Stars and Stripes
Kurdish conference stirs hot debate
Views on the Prospects of Iraq's Oil and Gas Resources: ( Posted ...
Turkey positive on Arbil conference - FM
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Turkish exports to Iraq rise 75 percent
Turkey's President To Visit Iraq On Monday
Turkey Starts Armenian, Kurdish Language Radio Channels
Turkish Minister Underlines Strong Ties with Iran
Turkish army expects all support to PKK in northern Iraq to end
Finding Kurdistan Kurdish Aspect
The Kurdish Summit Kurdish Aspect
Iran and South Azerbaijan – The Azeri Search for National ...
Turkey rejects confrontation with Iranians
Books about Kurds,Kurditsan: The Invisible War in North Kurdistan
Turkey reiterates support for RP peace process
‘Divided cities’ leaders to gather, advise Iraqis Stars and Stripes - A decade later, O’Malley convinced 16 Iraqis from Kirkuk to meet many of those same negotiators, including Martin McGuinness, the former IRA leader who now ...
Kirkuk Prelate Says Christians' Self-Rule Demand 'Fantasy'
Erdogan Open to US Troops Withdrawing Through Turkey
Google News Greece Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Press ABHaber Dış Basında Türkiye-AB İlişkileri Günlük Haftalık
US 'backs Danish PM as Nato head' The US is prepared to back Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen as Nato's next secretary general, reports say.
Stanley, I Presume by Stanley Johnson Stanley's paternal grandfather, Ali Kemal Bey, one of the last interior ministers in the Turkish imperial government, was murdered in 1922 by supporters of ...
Fat Lady Sings to the Tune of 200 Million for Nabucco GlobalPost
Analysis: Massive tanker traffic threatens Istanbul and Turkish ...
What's Behind Obama's Plans to Visit Turkey
Greek lobby aims to stop Clinton-Talat meeting
Obama to attend forum forging links between faiths
'Propaganda' Turkish film about 1915 'genocide' revives old dispute
A Strong Call to Obama & Biden
Turks want co-federation in Cyprus
Newsweek The Muslim Next Door Paul Hockenos Germany's Muslims are often cut off from society. But a new school for imams aims to change that.
Were the 1915 deaths of Armenians genocide?
Obama's promises, then and now
Turkey has three problems - Cyprus, Kurdish and Armenian
Why the EU Needs Turkey - Jonathan Fryer
Hedo Okur Tuncay Nihat Altintop
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Turkey hopes to use water to build peace, minister Eroğlu says
As Climate Changes, Is Water The New Oil?Past perfect? Hello! Hos geldiniz! Welcome to Turkey
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| H4 New York Times ROGER COHEN From Tehran to Tel Aviv One of the strategic issues of the Obama presidency will be a painful but necessary redefinition of America’s relations with Israel as differences over Iran sharpen.
THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN Are We Home Alone? The country is in a once-a-century financial crisis, and the adults at the top have descended into politics worse than usual.
White House Memo: Leading Military at Time of War, but Not as a ‘War President’
Obama Says a Way Out of Afghanistan Is Needed A Religious War in Israel’s Army After the harshness in Gaza, a clash over who will control battle ethics.
PAUL KRUGMAN Financial Policy Despair If Barack Obama’s bank rescue plan fails, it is unlikely that Congress will come up with more funds to do what should have been done in the first place.
The Downside of Letting Robots Do the Bombing As drone strikes kill off Al Qaeda leaders in Pakistan, Washington struggles to understand the long-term implications of a push-button conflict.
Saudis Retool to Root Out Terrorist Risk
Study Backs Bosnian Serb’s Claim of Immunity
Iraqi Offer of Scholarships Draws Crowds to U.S. College Recruiters
Iran’s Supreme Leader Rebuffs Obama Message
Governor in Russia Is Ousted by Kremlin
Hungary’s Premier Offers to Resign
Worries Voiced Over Global Economy
U.S. Rounding Up Investors to Buy Bad Assets The Obama administration worked to persuade private investors to buy troubled assets, ahead of Monday’s announcement of the administration’s plan for the government to do so.
Trade Barriers Rise as the Recession’s Grip Tightens A surge in protectionism is provoking nasty trade disputes and undermining efforts to plot a coordinated response to the global economic downturn.
FRANK RICH Has a ‘Katrina Moment’ Arrived? Until Barack Obama addresses Americans’ anger with his full arsenal of policy smarts and political gifts, his presidency and our economy will be paralyzed. MAUREEN DOWD Toxic R Us The tableau of Michelle Obama hoisting a pitchfork on the South Lawn and warning that the commander in chief would be commandeered into yard work left me wondering if the wrong Obama is in the Oval. Mr. Obama and the Rule of Law Some of the Obama administration’s statements on issues like state secrets and detainees sound a bit too close for comfort to the Bush team’s benighted ideas.
Eating Food That’s Better for You, Organic or Not The American diet needs an overhaul. But “organic” food offers no guarantee of eating well, healthfully, sanely, even ethically.
A Sturdier Russia Beckons Its Children Home The government is trying to head off a severe population decline by luring back Russians from as far as Uruguay.
Administration Seeks Increase in Oversight of Executive Pay
Obama Responds to Criticism From Cheney
Stopping ‘Stop-Loss’ The stop-loss program, which forces soldiers to remain in the military after their enlistments end, should only be used in unique circumstances.
Drug Cartel Violence Spills Into U.S. From Mexico
New Status in Africa Empowers an Ever-Eccentric Qaddafi
U.S. Kills 5 Afghans in Raid on House
Expulsion of Aid Groups Raises Risks in Darfur
Chávez Denounces Obama as ‘Ignorant’
Quiet Vote in Macedonia Quells Fears of Violence
Pakistan’s Chief Justice Returns to Work
Obrezje Journal: Slovenia Border Spat Imperils Croatia’s NATO Bid
When the Economy Really Did ‘Fall Off a Cliff’ By JEAN STROUSE A look back at the handling of another financial crisis a full century ago underlines the point about decisive action
| H5 Washington Post Editorial Plowshares for Peace How the U.S. can help revitalize economies in Pakistan and Afghanistan
By Jim Hoagland, What you won't hear about the president's Afghanistan policy over the next two weeks.
French Push U.S. on Global Crisis Premier Is Extolling Sarkozy Plan to a Skeptical Obama Team
In Iraq, Chaos Feared as U.S. Closes Prison Ex-Inmates Reanimate Sunni, Shiite Militias
The Corporate Giants We Love to Hate Have Shrugged It Off Before By Charles R. Geisst, In the 1930s, the term 'public enemy' was reserved for gangsters and bootleggers. Today, we have a new breed. The financiers.
Thank God America Isn't Like Europe -- Yet By Charles Murray, We need to remember why America is exceptional, and why it is so important that America remain exceptional
Presidential Commission on Torture Is Critical to America's Security Why a Presidential Commission on Torture Is Critical to America's Security By Thomas R. Pickering and William S. Sessions Why a presidential commission on torture is critical to America's security.
American Capitalism at Ebb Tide By Robert J. Samuelson, Page A15 Can it survive the present populist backlash?
By Meizhu Lui, For every dollar of wealth held by the typical white family, the African American family has only one dime.
By E.J. Dionne Jr., He must challenge Washington's habit of evading substantive issues by transforming them into procedural questions.
By Jackson Diehl, Though Obama has yet to spell out his strategy, his attempt to turn around a failing war is beginning.
Let AIG Go Bankrupt David Ignatius | We can't afford to let AIG and the zombie banks become political pawns. Bankruptcy is the answer
Economic Optimism From Australia's Prime Minister By David Ignatius, The prime minister of Australia offers some encouraging signs on the global economy.
Iran's Supreme Leader Rebuffs Obama Vow of Better Ties but Doesn't Rule Out Talks
By Haleh Bakhash, Tehran is stepping up its campaign to silence female writers and activists.
Obama Looks for Calm in a Firestorm President Must Balance Anger at Wall Street With Need for Its Big Players to Help Revive the Economy
Treasury Presses Ahead With Plan For Toxic Assets New Body to Work With Private Investors
A Conversation With David Kilcullen Interview by Carlos Lozada, Insights from the man whose theories on insurgencies are reshaping military thinking throughout the West.
By TODD TUCKER, We dispel ingering misconceptions about one of our nation's largest sources of electricity.
Closing Military Bases By John Pomfret, One professor suggests it would cut billions from the federal budget.
Obama Plans Anti-Drug Effort on Border to Aid Mexico Obama Plans to Send Agents, Equipment To Aid Mexican Fight
Car Bomb Found Near Crowded Israeli MallPolice discover roughly 200 pounds of explosives that had failed to go off, but would have been enough to have caused a devastating blast at the Lev Hamifratz shopping cente
Red Ink Red Alert A congressional report should give the president pause. THE NEW estimates by the Congressional Budget Office showing a federal deficit of 13.1 percent of gross domestic product for the current budget year, which began Oct. 1, are neither surprising nor particularly alarming, though it's larger than the 12.3 percent foreseen by the White House.
Obama Told Us To Speak Out, But Is He Listening? By William Greider The president is getting the citizen engagement he asked for. Could it devour his presidency?
A Recession Only Steinbeck Could Love By Rachel Dry, There's nothing like a Great Recession to make people want to read about the Great Depression.
The End of Bipartisanship for Obama's Big Initiatives? Robert C. Byrd, Larry J. Sabato, Marcy Kaptur and others weigh in.
Crunch Time for Fixing Health Care By Ruth Marcus, Decisions made now will help decide whether comprehensive reform finally comes to fruition.
Obama's Campaign Army on Road Again Volunteers Rally Support for Budget Plan
Bad Example Mexico's justified retaliation against U.S. trucking protectionism
Advisers To Obama Wary of Bonus Tax Asset Plan Readied; President Reiterates Support for Geithner
Foreign Firms May Cash In on Stimulus Act With Expertise U.S. Companies Lack Some Have Expertise U.S. Companies Lack
After Turmoil, Pakistani Judge Returns to Work
| H6 GuardianUS will appoint 'Afghan PM' to bypass Hamid Karzai White House plans new executive role to challenge corrupt government in Kabul Hamid Karzai: how west's man fell out of favour
Is it 1929 or 1989? Dominique Moisi: We may be in the throes of an epochal change whose unfolding consequences will be felt for decades
White House ready to let Guantánamo inmates settle on US mainland Obama administration reconciled to allowing some of Guantánamo Bay inmates on to US soil
French ethnic data plan causes uproar Sabeg will launch a commission to examine methods of collecting statistics on ethnic make-up
Leaders have not shown the courage to explain what the war really means Madeleine Bunting: As British soldier deaths in Afghanistan become horribly routine, it grows clearer that no one knows what they are fighting for
G20">G20 warned unrest will sweep globe Fears that downturn will drive millions back below the poverty line unless major powers provide aid
In praise of ... the International Crisis Group Editorial: The ICG blew the whistle on Darfur, East Timor and northern Uganda before those conflicts erupted
Deliverance and the day trip Editorial: The cynical view is that both the prime minister and the president want to make their outsized overdrafts look respectable
Some of us are looking at the stars Editorial: Quietly and with almost no flourish, the space agencies of the US and Europe last month settled upon a new joint mission
Brown's global plans for tax havens Prime minister to discuss proposals for a multilateral exchange of information on 'offshore' accounts
The Observer Gaza war crime claims gather pace as more troops speak out Israeli soldiers give evidence about military policy towards Gaza in new investigation
Even as the Afghan war rages, the talking starts Jason Burke travels across Afghanistan to trace the complex web of negotiations that some say could end the war
We are about to take the war against terror to a new level Gordon Brown: We should be under no illusion that the biggest security threat to our country are the murderous agents of hate - al-Qaid
Obama should beware the growing anger in America Michael Crowley: With the scandalous revelations of bonuses at AIG, Americans may be ready to welcome a popular anti-Barack demagogue
US tries to tempt Taliban into politics Move part of political strategy alongside military efforts to end increasingly intractable conflict
Even as the Afghan war rages, the talking start
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Iraq, Six Years On - New York Post
Daily Star Only Assad can make it clear that Syria is embarking on a new path
The US can promote democracy, smartly By Dima M. Toukan
The misguided judgment behind the Bashir warrant By Robert Skidelsky
Is the US talking to Iran, or dictating?
Arab League reaches out to Iraq In his first visit to Iraq since 2005, Arab League secretary general Amr Mousa pushed hard for reconciliation and urged the league's 22 member states to revive diplomatic relations with the war-torn country. Mousa even announced that next year's summit will be held in Baghdad, leaving ordinary Iraqis to wonder what Arab leaders will see if they arrive in the devastated capital one year from now. - Sami Moubayed
Twelve steps to a new grand strategy Great Powers: America and the World after Bush by Thomas P M Barnett
INTERVIEW Redefining America's global role Tom Barnett's latest book tackles everything from religion and the right way to engage China to how the US military needed to go through its long hard slog in Iraq to evolve. "My thinking was that if we are going to do something to shake up a calcified Middle East, taking on Saddam made sense," the author tells Benjamin A Shobert. As for China, there's a partnership waiting to happen
How to read Obama's message to Iran
Brookings · On a New Footing: U.S.-Syria Relations
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (CEIP)
Palestine: Victim of Arab Betrayal - Nonie Darwish, The Australian
Kuwait's democracy experiment on the line by Nathan Brown
Al-Hayat: no reconciliation bw Iraqi government and Baath Party in exile .. as Saleh Mutlaq blames Maliki's partners for blocking path to real reconciliation.
Happy New Year, Mullahs - William Kristol, Weekly Standard
Clinton Pushes On Without Full Staff Hillary Clinton faces several more months without a full roster of staff as the State Department pushes ahead with an ambitious overhaul of U.S. foreign policy.
E-diplomacy? Hillary Clinton embraces new media
netwmd - An Assessment of the Obama Mideast Team
Diplomacy by Bumper Sticker
DANIEL DREZNER Foreign-policy wonks know nothing about the economy
| H8 Iraq Updates IraqSlogger Google News Iraq Iran Syria Mideastwire.com - NPR Iraq
Hamas chief hails Obama approach Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal credits US President Barack Obama with using a "new language" for the Middle East.
A religious war within the Israeli Army
Iraq Troop Withdrawals Could Quicken The top U.S. general in Iraq said he may recommend further troop cuts by the end of the summer if progress continues.
Assad in Jordan for first time since 2005
US: Half of Iraqi Prisoners 'Dangerous'
Chaos Feared as US Closes Prison - Washington Post
News Analysis: Iraq prepares for post-US occupation era
Obama's overtures 'just a slogan', says Iran's spiritual head
Vicious cycle Is there a way out of Kuwait's repeating crises?
Maliki needs coalition in Basra; Warlords eyed in Afghanistan Maliki seeks coalition in Basra; UNHCR assists resettlement of 122 Iraqi refugees; January elections were no panacea for Iraq; Warlords prompt skepticism in Afghan strategy; Budget woes complicate Afghan troops; Afghan effort needs political will
Views on the Prospects of Iraq's Oil and Gas Resources: ( Posted ...
Tensions Churn Over Who Benefits In Economy Dominated by Parties
| H9 Ha’aretz – U.S. plan for Iran: Talks alongside sanctions
U.S. furious over Israel's demolition of East Jerusalem homes
PA source: Iran-backed group may be behind Haifa bomb attempt Source tells Haaretz that Hezbollah is trying to recruit Palestinians to carry out terror attacks in Israel
How did a car bomb get into the Haifa mall parking lot? A day after the thwarted attack in Haifa, mall employees wonder how a terrorist got through security
Olmert: Netanyahu may lead Israel into unprecedented isolation PM slams Barak coalition bid, says gov't that rejects two states won't find international cooperation on Iran
Meshal welcomes Obama's 'new language' on Mideast In interview with La Repubblica, Hamas politburo chief says U.S., EU overtures to Hamas 'a matter of time'.
Note: IDF Troops Ordered to Shoot at Rescuers
Testimonies on IDF misconduct in Gaza keep rolling in
Barak freezes move to raze settlement homes built on Palestinian land
Another 30 years like these All Israel and Egypt want is to have the opportunity to reach another 30 years of the sort of 'cold' peace we've maintained for the last 30 years.
Hamas: Israel deceived us during Shalit talks
Report: India bought Israeli spy satellite
IDF soldiers ordered to shoot at Gaza rescuers, note says
Gideon Levy / IDF ceased long ago being 'most moral army in the world'
Labor 'rebels' lambaste Barak efforts to join coalition
JEWISH WORLD / The inexplicable bond one Jew feels for another 16:33
Intelligence chiefs vs. democracy
Jerusalem Post Waltz with Sisyphus: Israel's impossible propaganda war
Syrian FM: We can talk to NetanyahuIran targets the US Precedents suggest that both the US and Israel benefit from bold unilateral military action against rogue threats
Diplomacy: Friends like these [ HERB KEINON,
Palestinians Not Allowed to Walk, Buy Food in Jerusalem Neighborhood
Hamas's Free Lunch - Caroline Glick, Jerusalem Post Congressional sources claim that Obama has selected Scowcroft to replace Chas Freeman as chairman of the National Intelligence Council.
Yedioth Ahronoth Vilnai: Conquer parts of Gaza Deputy defense minister says military presence necessary to halt mortar shell attacks from Gaza
Time for new approach/ Elad Europe, US urging Israel to embark on failed moves as part of ‘peace process
Assad under pressure Hariri tribunal worries Syria, which may aim to alleviate pressure via Israel
Israel, Egypt at odds over FM designate
Shas to join Likud-led gov't
Daily Alert.org – Hebrew Press Editorials (2008) - Middle East Progress - EJC Israeli Press Review – Google News Israel - Palestine
NYT A religious war within the Israeli Army
Israeli soldiers say army rabbis framed Gaza as religious war
Israeli-Arab terrorist branch of Hizballah behind failed Haifa massacre
Israeli Leaders Terrified by Memories of S. Africa by Tony Karon
UN to criticise Israel over Gaza A UN human rights investigator, Richard Falk, is to question the legality of Israel's Gaza incursion in a new report.
Hamas chief hails Obama approach Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal credits US President Barack Obama with using a "new language" for the Middle East
MJ Rosenberg / Mideast Peace Pulse: Did Israel Intentionally Undermine Obama's Outreach To Iran?
Car Bomb Malfunctions Near Crowded Mall in Israel
Mayor’s Vision of a Unified Jerusalem Also Divides - New York Times
Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center
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| Russia sees chance to boost US ties Obama's outreach to Iran lifts hopes that the US and Russia can find more common ground in their bids to get Iran to curtail its nuclear program.
Holbrooke: western Pakistan key to resolving Afghanistan war The US special envoy told allies at the Brussels Forum that the Talibanization of the region was a top concern.
Will deficits trim Obama's agenda? Even Democrats signal adjustments are likely, given rising projections for budgetary red ink.
Economy forces Obama to rein in foreign-aid goals He wants to double aid by the end of his term to help improve America's image abroad, but that no longer looks possible
Gen Y: the next 'Greatest Generation'? The recession gives today's young people plenty to worry about, but their hopefulness will help them emerge intact.
Both US legacy industries must innovate (and not just recover) to survive.
Can the US let AIG fail?Public outrage could force the Treasury Department to reconsider which financial giants pose a 'systemic risk' to the economy
Wanted: elected leaders with international experience To solve today’s global issues, politicians need what the private sector has.
Tax havens: Can promises to shut them down be believed? G-20 nations pledge to address this subject at meeting in London next month. Analysts are skeptical.
How to 'reboot' your American dream Effective plans for the future require at least two perspectives.
Newsweek Power Up China will emerge stronger from the economic crisis
Obama ponders Afghan 'exit plan' President Barack Obama says the US must have an "exit strategy" in Afghanistan, despite sending more troops there.
Jamestown Foundation
WSJ Bond Bolsters U.S. Hopes in Pakistan The Obama administration's hopes of stabilizing Pakistan rest on the strong bond between military chiefs Adm. Mike Mullen and Gen. Ashfaq Kayani.
Senators blame China-based hackers for recent cyber attacks
China's copper mine project in Peru reflects its economic power The Asian giant lacks the natural resources at home it needs to keep its economy expanding, but it has a lot of cash to acquire them
LAT Pakistan's clear message to the West By Mustafa QadriIt's not all fanaticism and violence. A grass-roots democratic movement is making strides.
Brookings · Can Obama Win In Afghanistan?
Analysts See Need for US Talks With Taliban
Pakistan PM, Opposition Chief Agree to Reconcile How Pakistan Sold Out to the Taliban BY TALAT MASOOD Republicans need to help Obama on Afghanistan BY CHRISTIAN BROSE Pakistan Move Lifts Hopes Pakistanis celebrated the reinstatement of the chief justice, stirring hopes for an empowered judiciary that can buttress democratic rule.
Afghanistan, Iran and US-Russian ConflictJapan Focus
Wise Up to the Taliban - Gilles Dorronsoro, Carnegie Endowment
Into the Abyss in Afghanistan - Ullrich Fichtner, Der Spiegel
Russia-China Relations Cool. Implications for the Asia Pacific
Economic Plan for Afpak Peace - Washington Post
China targets an academic culture of cut-and-paste After a scandal highlighting rampant plagiarism, the government tries to rein it in – and a new generation of teachers trained abroad could help.
India's Newfound Irrelevance to Washington BY: Harsh V. Pant | The Japan Times Seen just a few weeks ago as an emerging power that could provide answers to global problems, India itself is now viewed by the Obama administration as a problem.
India Faces a Choice: Is It a Big Power or Great Power? BY: Philip Stephens | Financial Times We live in an age of rising powers. The global order is being recast. In this shifting geopolitical landscape old powers are reluctant to cede ground and rising states shun the burdens imposed by their new-found status.
China: A New Challenge at Sea - James Lyons, Washington Times
China's Millennials REVIEW & OUTLOOK
| H11 IHT Roger Cohen: From Tehran to Tel Aviv President Obama's new Iran policy will bring rising tensions with Israel.
Thomas L. Friedman: Are we home alone? America is in a once-a-century financial crisis, and the adults at the top have descended into politics worse than usual.
Justice at the expense of lives By ERIC REEVES / The Boston Globe Before the ICC announcement, Darfuri sentiment was overwhelmingly in favor of President Omar al-Bashir's arrest warrant. That may well be changing.
France shifts from striking to marching On Thursday, metros ran normally and fewer people struck at French schools and government offices than in previous actions. But as many as three million marched in demonstrations nationwide.
Russian president counting on 'reset' with U.S. President Dmitri A. Medvedev of Russia and a group of veteran U.S. policy makers have voiced cautious assertions of optimism about improving relations.
President Obama and the rule of law Some of the Obama administration’s statements on issues like detainees sound a bit too close for comfort to the Bush team’s benighted ideas.
A border dispute in Balkans imperils Europe's expansion The eastward push of both the European Union and NATO hangs in the balance as Croatia and Slovenia argue.
EUROPE European press review
Foreign Policy The Center Cannot Hold The EU's newest states want its core members to bail them out. But it's the union itself that's broken
'No compass' Crisis sparks search for leadership in Europe
Is Europe Beyond Saving? - Edward Hugh, Foreign Policy
Building a New World Economy - PMs Merkel & Balkenende, Der Spiegel
Atlantic Council
Thank God America Isn't Europe - Charles Murray, Washington Post
Fat Lady Sings to the Tune of 200 Million for Nabucco
Merkel Dictates EU Crisis Agenda - Der Spiegel
French Military Strategy and NATO Reintegration
Brown's G-20 Agenda Unraveling - Matthew d'Ancona, Daily Telegraph
Security tight as Macedonia votes The Macedonia presidential and local polls, seen as key to EU and Nato membership bids, have passed off generally 'well', say electoral authorities.
Heritage Foundation
Centre for European Reform (CER)
US 'backs Danish PM as Nato head' The US is prepared to back Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen as Nato's next secretary general, reports say.
Moscow: No ill intent in Iran's nukes MOSCOW, March 20 (UPI) -- There is nothing in the Iranian nuclear program to suggest there is an effort to develop a military component, a Russian defense official said Friday.
Poll gives Macedonia chance to impress EUThe ethnically divided Balkan state will hold its presidential elections under the gaze of international monitors, who have warned participants not to repeat last year’s poll violence
Outrage at NATO as Spanish DM Announces Kosovo Pullout
Bri">UK to become EU's populous country Debate over the impact of a growing population as a result of climate change to take place in London
Wrong turn France swerves to avoid new EU split over car industry
Prime minister of Hungary offers to resign as crisis deepens
U.S. diplomats back Karadzic's claim of immunity deal The former Bosnian Serb leader says a senior American official pledged that he would never be prosecuted for war crimes.
Trichet Says Stimulus
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Commission on U.S. Policy Toward Russia
Google News Azerbaijan
American Enterprise Institute · "Oil-for-Food" When Oil Is Down (and the Ruble Is Weak)
The Geopolitics of Energy: Russia sets the pace in energy race
The New Cold War and US-Russian Relations Japan Focus
How The West Turned From Kiev
Gone for generations, Russians welcomed home The government is trying to head off the country's severe population decline by luring back Russians who live abroad as well as their descendants.
Russia sees chance to boost US ties Obama's outreach to Iran lifts hopes that the US and Russia can find more common ground in their bids to get Iran to curtail its nuclear program.
Russian election takes Olympian turn The mayoral race in Sochi includes an ex-KGB officer and an international fugitive. At stake is a potentially lucrative position -- the city will host the 2014 Winter Games
Russian president counting on 'reset' with U.S. President Dmitri A. Medvedev of Russia and a group of veteran U.S. policy makers have voiced cautious assertions of optimism about improving relations.
Kissinger meets with Russians, echoes Obama's line Russian President Dmitry Medvedev sounds optimistic about improved relations after Nixon's secretary of State and other former high-ranking officials pay an informal visit.
Russia's Rule of Lawlessness In Russia, lawyers who defend the weak can find themselves on the firing line. The murder of human-rights lawyer Stanislav Markelov contrasts with Medvedev's recent pledge to renew the rule of law and end "legal nihilism."
Russian economic fall hits hard in China's border outpost
Overloaded with Reset Button - Michele Berdy, Moscow Times
Why Russia Will Recover Faster - Yevgeny Gavrilenkov, Moscow Times
Top Official Sees End to Russia Crisis A top official said Russia was at or close to the bottom of the financial crisis, adding that the Kremlin was happy to see foreign creditors take stakes in major companies to claw back bad loans.
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H13 The Times The Economics of Stimulus Fiscal mismanagement during the boom years constrains the UK's ability now to spend its way out of recession. Fixing the banking sector must be the priorityIn Defeat, DefianceAs the wrangling grows, the Republicans are in little mood for bipartisan politics
Democrat anger at Obama overkill Concern is mounting at the US President's tactics and some Democrats are distancing themselves from Obama's teamAnyone who thought Ben Bernanke was out of ammunition received a rude, or pleasant, shock last week
Wall Street Journal Nobel Economist Gary Becker: Now Is No Time to Give Up on Markets
It's Time to 'Go to Strength' on Foreign Policy By Leslie H. Gelb We should focus more on improving alliances, less on the hard problems of South Asia.
Iran Has Started a Mideast Arms Race By Amir Taheri States throughout the region are looking to establish nuclear programs.
U.S. Sets Plan
| H14 Financial Times Europe coughs up What the weekend EU summit delivered were important agreements to reinforce the safety nets for those countries facing credit and currency crises, plus a timetable for agreeing new regulation
Obama strikes new tone with Tehran The west’s aim of preventing Iran acquiring an atomic bomb is best achieved by a ‘grand bargain’, offering Iran security but making it part responsible for the security and stability of the region
Strike faster on death-wish finance AIG’s business model, which involved insuring risks taken by other financial groups on an insupportable scale, had moral hazard written all over its transactions. Intervene early or risk having to choose between Lehman and its consequences in 2008 and AIG and its consequences in 2009, says Clive Crook
Peripheral care should be the central concern George Soros on what the G20 should be addressing
Europe needs a better plan for its banks Wolfgang Münchau on rethinking rescue strategies Revival requires a broad spread of demand Kemal Dervis says a quick recovery is possible
The fearsome become the fallen After writing off more than $1,000bn, banks have seen their market value shrink and power shift
Expensive bargains It is one thing for carmakers to cut prices and suffer the consequences when they are all playing by the same rules. It is quite another when the businesses are being kept alive with public money
Iran swift to dismiss US approach The public exchange between Tehran and Washington over the past few days has highlighted the enormous difficulties of engagement after three decades of hostility
Toxic assets plan is big White House test The Obama administration faces its latest moment of truth when Tim Geithner unveils much awaited plans to take hundreds of billions of toxic assets off banks’ balance sheets
French discontent spurs new initiatives France is working on measures to boost youth employment and help struggling companies restructure in a bid to defuse the discontent that brought up to 3m people on to the streets last week.
Kremlin refuses to bail out Russian oligarchs The further hardening of Moscow’s position puts pressure on the country’s industrial groups and their foreign creditors to renegotiate $130bn in debt owed by the largest companies
Tax havens exist because of larger states’ hypocrisy Today’s typical client would be a Grand Cayman hedge fund, writes John Kay
Nordic model is ‘future of capitalism’ Nokia and Royal Dutch Shell chairman attacks protectionism
We had no alternative, says Bernanke Fed chairman calls for urgent reform
MidEast fund takes 9% stake in Daimler Aabar Investments invests €1.95bn
Bonus divide risks US rescue plan Plans by US lawmakers to curtail big Wall Street bonuses may have adverse effects on government rescue plans aimed at restarting consumer lending and resolving the toxic asset overhang
Obama must beware tiger he is trying to tame At a recent White House meeting, Paul Volcker, the former chairman of the Fed, said the president should delay revamping the US regulatory system until he had quelled the financial crisis. Mr Obama ignored the advice.
Toxic assets plan is big White House test Credibility rests on Geithner’s proposals
| H15 Los Angeles Times U.S. missile strikes take heavy toll on Al Qaeda, officials say Predator drone attacks in northwest Pakistan have increased sharply since Bush last year stopped seeking Pakistan's permission. Obama may keep pace as officials speak of confusion in Al Qaeda ranks
Iran's Khamenei says Obama overture not enough Supreme leader Ali Khamenei says Tehran seeks U.S. policy shifts, not merely 'changes in words.' The U.S., he says, could begin by ending economic sanctions and retracting 'hostile propaganda.'
Iran is suspicious of Obama's overture Tehran officials believe he may be putting a friendly face on Bush's old, hostile policies, with the goal of isolating the country on the world stage.
EditorialObama's promises, then and now Is the president backsliding on his pledges, or is he just doing what all president must, balancing politics and principle?
Pakistan's clear message to the West By Mustafa QadriIt's not all fanaticism and violence. A grass-roots democratic movement is making strides.
Kissinger meets with Russians, echoes Obama's line Russian President Dmitry Medvedev sounds optimistic about improved relations after Nixon's secretary of State and other former high-ranking officials pay an informal visit.
Oil's decline threatens Sudan government Officials, who have used petrodollars to solve their political problems, may not be able to quell public anger over a troubled economy
Russian election takes Olympian turn The mayoral race in Sochi includes an ex-KGB officer and an international fugitive. At stake is a potentially lucrative position -- the city will host the 2014 Winter Games
Obama needs some FDR magic By Joyce ApplebyIn 1934, Franklin Roosevelt defied history and boosted his agenda by increasing Democrats' strength in Congress. Can the current president do the same in 2010?
Wise up, Mr. GeithnerThe AIG fiasco shows that the Treasury secretary needs a crash course in...
Geithner can still pay off for Obama Doyle McManusThe Treasury chief has stumbled, but firing him now would be a mistake.
U.S.-Mexico relationship hits some bumps A trucking dispute and the drug war stir up hidden tensions just as Clinton prepares for her first visit south as secretary of State
Pakistan's chief justice back on the job Iftikhar Chaudhry's ouster by former military leader Pervez Musharraf led to a nationwide democracy movemen
The U.S. needs to unmix the message in Mexico When Hillary Clinton visits the country, she needs to clearly state what Washington wants and what it...
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Divided we standThe problem with bipartisanship. (By Sam Haselby, Boston Globe)
Toxic Assets Plan, Take 2: Will Geithner get it right this time?
After AIG bonuses, Congress sours on more bailouts
Politico ABC’s The Note – MSNBC FirstRead – Time ThePage Politico Playbook PoliticsHome fivethirtyeight US News Political Bulletin
Obama Told Us To Speak Out, But Is He Listening? - William Greider, WP
Despair Over Financial Policy - Paul Krugman, New York Times
Resistance grows to Obama's bigger government
Things Have Been Worse - Jeff Jacoby, Boston Globe
| H18 Independent Obama: I won't let Treasury Secretary quit his job President seeks to end criticism of aide at centre of row over Wall Street bonuses
Bruce Anderson: Sarkozy doesn't exactly help us to understand French politics | |
| H19 Military Intelligence Terrorism
A religious war within the Israeli Army
National Missile Defense: A Status Report
Congress. House. Armed Services Committee
A Conversation With David Kilcullen Interview by Carlos Lozada, Insights from the man whose theories on insurgencies are reshaping military thinking throughout the West.
Gates against the complex The new defense secretary (and Republican holdover!) has it right when he identifies outmoded and expensive military hard ware we no longer can afford to fund. (Boston Globe)
Obama: US Must Have Afghan 'Exit Strategy'
By TODD TUCKER, We dispel ingering misconceptions about one of our nation's largest sources of electricity.
Newsweek: Coming Soon: Declassified Bush-Era Torture Memos
Combating Terrorism Center (CTC)
Defense Science Board (DSB) · Understanding Human Dynamics This report looks at understanding human dynamics as an essential aspect of planning and necessary for success across the full spectrum of military and national security operations. The report focuses on the following areas: *importance of human dynamics in future US military operations
Putting Guantanamo to good use Instead of absorbing Guantanamo prison into the surrounding Naval Base, the US should convert it into an international biological research station where US and Cuban scientists work together to tackle critical environmental issues. (By Nathaniel T. Wheelwright, Boston Globe)
Closing Military Bases By John Pomfret, One professor suggests it would cut billions from the federal budget.
Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)
U.S. Cybersecurity Woes BY: Jody Ray Bennett | ISN Security Watch While cybersecurity is becoming more popular in the discussion over US national security, real changes have yet to be made to effectively to protect and prevent external cyberthreats.
Bond Bolsters U.S. Hopes in Pakistan The Obama administration's hopes of stabilizing Pakistan rest on the strong bond between military chiefs Adm. Mike Mullen and Gen. Ashfaq Kayani.
Taking the War Against Terror to a New Level - Gordon Brown, Guardian
US vessels collide in Strait of Hormuz Two US navy vessels, a nuclear powered submarine and an amphibious ship, on Friday collided in the Strait of Hormuz, a busy, strategic waterway that connects the oil-rich Gulf with the Indian Ocean
Conflict Resolution in Small Wars - A Counterinsurgent’s Guide to Controlling the Hearts
World agencies gearing up to thwart upgraded Islamist terror
The stop-loss program, which forces soldiers to remain in the military after their enlistments end, should only be used in unique circumstances.
War Fighting Factors in Iraq and Afghanistan
MI5 needs stronger oversight
Patel: Counter-Terrorist Storytelling
Released on Web, a Film Stays Fresh
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World Forum Looks to Replenish Ideas BY: Mark Hilpert | The Washington Diplomat As climate change creates geographic shifts in water availability and growing populations consume more food and energy — at the same time that freshwater stocks required to meet that demand remain fixed or decline due to pollution — ordinarily mundane issues like what we eat and drink may alter the entire geopolitical landscape, potentially driving conflicts and making the poor even poorer.
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Think Tank: New Ideas For The 21st Century: Exams are failing our schools
'How We Decide' An exploration of the brain’s mechanics in the process of making decisions, with illustrative examples.
Eating Food That’s Better for You, Organic or Not The American diet needs an overhaul. But “organic” food offers no guarantee of eating well, healthfully, sanely, even ethically.
Reading Test DummiesBy E. D. HIRSCH Jr. A simple change to comprehension exams would lessen the worst effects of the test-prep culture and improve education in the bargain.
'The Future of Liberalism' and 'A Tolerable Anarchy' Reviewed by GARY HART Alan Wolfe’s defense of liberalism and Jedediah Purdy’s reconciliation of radical individualism with community obligation address a common theme: the nature of freedom
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British scientists to create 'synthetic' blood Human embryos will be used to make an unlimited supply for infection-free transfusions Steve Connor: A scientific dream for more than half a century
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His arguments can be divided into seven parts:
- The part where he generalizes that the people of Europe are bunch of Godless heathens. (Also that for unspecified economic reasons he wouldn’t want America to be like Europe).
- The parts where he insists that the role of government is to support the institutions of family and religion.
- The part where he uses his psychic powers to predict that future scientific discoveries will conform and rationalise his prejudices.
- The part where he justifies abolishing “the equality principle” and uses Social Darwinism to rationalize his argument.
- The part where he implies that a strong economy is dependent upon a dominant patriarchy, and brands women, Hispanics, African-Americans, poor-people, gays, lesbians, and de-facto couples as incapable, inept, and hell-bent on destroying the economy.
- And the part where he contradicts his own argument of governmental responsibility in fostering the integrity of family and religion by demanding people be treated as individuals.
His conclusions are a mess of contradictions.
One the one hand he says that the government should embrace people's differences and reverse the drift towards the satanic "European Model" in order to preserve a society based on conservative Christian framework of patriarchy, class systems, social and economic disparities, and small government (but not so small that it can't fit into our bedrooms).
He reiterates the fundamental libertarian argument that the best government is no government at all; that the hunter-gather life of subsistence and tribes is more ‘vital’ than life in Sweden, or Germany, or Belgium.
I don't know where he got his argument from but you can be sure that none of it is based on fact. I am dedicating the next series of posts to listing just how many ways I disagree with him.
You can read about them here: An Irritating Truth
http://www.anirritatingtruth.blogspot.com
If being exceptional means becoming the kind of country Dr. Murray envisions then all I can say is Thank God Europe isn't like America.
