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H1 Foreign Policy The Age of Disorganization Don't assume that the rise of new powers will lead to a new world order. The era of U.S. hegemony could be followed by a period of chaotic "nonpolarity" instead. BY IAN BREMMER & FLYNT LEVERETT

“It would be naive to say that Iraq’s future is certain to be a peaceful one,” says Nir Rosen, “but the war between Sunnis and Shiites is now over”... more»

Global Financial Stability Report: Responding to the Financial Crisis and Measuring Systemic Risks Source: International Monetary Fund
From Preface (PDF; 456 KB) + Executive Summary (PDF; 751 KB) + Full Report (PDF; 7 MB)

Brzezinski talks Afghan, Iranian policy (UPI) -- The American approach toward counter-terrorism in Afghanistan and diplomatic ties with Iran is based on a comprehensive strategy, Zbigniew Brzezinski said.

· Allies Copy U.S. Navy Smart-Power Strategy BY: David Axe | World Politics Review Smart power, previously known as soft power, emerged during the bloodiest years of the Iraq war, as the Bush administration looked for ways to prevent another "trillion-dollar war," to use defense-industry analyst James McAleese's phrase. "Ultimate success or failure will increasingly depend more on shaping the behavior of others -- friends and adversaries, and most importantly, the people in between," Defense Secretary Robert Gates said.

Foreign Policy The World Needs the IMF to Be the Bad Guy BY MARTIN EDWARDS

Asia Times US promotes Iran in energy market Washington, under a new energy czar, is leaving no option unexplored. This includes touting the benefits of Iranian involvement in a 3,300 kilometer-long pipeline from the Caspian via Turkey to Austria that would reduce the European Union's growing dependence on Russian energy. Evidently, Iran anticipated the inevitability of such a shift in US thinking. - M K Bhadrakumar

A Monetarist View of the Financial Crisis - Guy Sorman, City Journal

Guardian Swine flu - global threat level raised by WHO

WHO raises pandemic threat level to phase four after death toll in Mexico nears 150 Interactive: how virus spread around the world

The Taliban's tactical withdrawal Dilip Hiro: It is only a matter of time before the Pakistani Taliban flexes its muscle elsewhere. The government needs a fresh approach

Al-Qaida's bitter harvest
Michael Boyle: The latest carnage in Iraq is a warning that Obama's withdrawal plan could be blown off course

· We are all torturers in America

Naomi Wolf: The sudden clamour to prosecute the CIA operatives who carried out waterboarding is the height of hypocrisy

· A great global giveaway

Paul Collier: Aid programmes can go badly awry if there are no conditions. Just look at China's huge US bailout

Clinton issues climate mea culpa

US admits blame on emissions at two-day meeting of leading polluters to smooth path to climate treaty

The World Health Organization's website on swine flu. NPR offers a Q & A on swine flu. The New York Times' interactive graphic explaining swine flu.

Ha’aretz Barak: Israel can and must make peace within three years Speaking of Iran's nuclear program, the defense minister says no one 'will dare destroy Israel.

Barak tells Haaretz: No existential threat to Israel

Report: Obama wants aid to go to PA even if Hamas joins government

'Every step that strengthens Hamas only distances peace' Israeli officials surprised by 'worrying' report about U.S. funds for potential Fatah-Hamas coalition.

Jerusalem PostIsrael's Arab cheerleaders CAROLINE GLICK

US senator to push 'tough dialogue' law

Joe Lieberman tells 'Post' that any engagement with Iran must come with "not just carrots but sticks."

BBC Absolute deadline Iraqis insist on no delay in American withdrawal

Iraqi Oil Recovery Still a Mirage

Christian Science Monitor

With Shiites rising across the region, Saudi Arabia's grow impatient Older leaders among the minority aim to peacefully address discrimination but warn that younger Shiites are pushing for militancy.

In remote Afghan valley, a rare peace sprouts with insurgents

Promises of cash and jobs – rather than ideological pledges – help prompt fighters to lay down their arms. But questions remain about the program's efficacy.

No more make-believe in the Middle East Bibi's policies may be misguided, but at least he doesn't pretend to be a peacemaker. Such intellectual honesty could prove salutary.

The US should cut military spending in half Defense Secretary Gates's military budget cuts are too conservative

Why so many Americans switch religions

A new Pew survey suggests that many Catholics leave their church because of doctrine, whereas Protestants tend to leave because of life changes such as marriage.

New York TimesDAVID BROOKS Globalism Goes Viral

Swine flu isn’t only a health emergency. It’s a test for how we’re going to organize the 21st century.

U.S. Plans Attack and Defense in Cyberspace Warfare A new international race has begun to develop cyberweapons and systems to protect against them.

The New War in Dagestan BY: Samantha Brtleich | Diplomatic Courier Despite the failing of Chechen rebels to implicate Dagestan—who has no desire to secede—in their plot to drive out the Russians, Dagestan might fall and allow for a Muslim or warfare-like republic to emerge.

· MARC LYNCH The Iraq withdrawal isn't doomed... yet

The Senate's new investigator takes on Iran BY LAURA ROZEN

The Times Influence and influenza The authorities have struck a reassuring note so far that they are ready for an outbreak of swine flu. It is to be hoped they are right because the threat is serious

General Ashfaq Kiyani: calling the shots

The head of the Pakistan Army has done an about-turn from his position that appeasing the Taleban was necessary

Financial Times Fears of swine flu epidemic increase

Governments from Asia to Europe on Monday stepped up their response to the outbreak of deadly swine flu in the Americas as the WHO brought forward an emergency meeting and travel stocks were hit

Plan for pandemic but avoid panic

In authorities’ response to the swine flu outbreak it is essential to avoid public panic and overreaction, which could do more harm than the disease itself

Wall Street Journal Iran's New Target: Egypt By Abdel Monem Said Aly Cairo's desire for Mideast peace threatens Tehran's ambitions

Is Britain Finished? STATE OF THE UNION
By Eamonn Butler The country's only chance is a leaner, sounder and less indebted government.

Ross to Persian Gulf, Egypt with NSC's Talwar, Centcom's Allen

CFR The Pakistani Taliban's Advance - Council on Foreign Relations

Time Has Ahmadinejad Softened His Position on Israel?

H2 Jerusalem Post Turkish army unhappy over drill with Syria

Şimşek: 'IMF'den Yanıt Bekliyoruz'

Brookings - Mehmet Şimşek The Global Financial Crisis and the Turkish Economy (audio)

The Challenges of Multilateralism for Europe and Turkey: Annual Sakip Sabanci Lecture, Lord Christopher Patten May 5, 2009

WSJ Three Killed in Istanbul Shootout A five-hour police shootout with a leftist militant in Istanbul left three people dead, including the militant described as a top member of a group tied to the Kurdish separatist PKK.

Guardian Turkey's main Kurdish party appeals for help after crackdown

MEMG: WINEP OP-ED: Turkey-Armenia Rapprochement Soner Cagaptay

Article or Op-Ed The Caucasian Energy Circle By Soner Cagaptay

Independent Robert Fisk: Obama falls short on Armenian pledge

Nabucco Project Faces Turkish Hurdles at Critical Turn Jamestown Foundation

Turkey contacts US ambassador over Obama's April 24 statement

NYT 3 Killed as Turkish Police Clash With Militant

Armenia blames gov't for Obama statement

FT Istanbul shootout kills one after leftist raids

Turkey welcomes Arabs with open arms Yemen Times

Why Turkey should be admitted to EU GulfNews -By Sami Moubayed

RIA Novosti - Russia - Turkey hopes to buy S-400 air defense systems from Russia

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Google News Fırat News Agency KurdishMedia Kurdish Kurdish Aspect Dış Basında Irak BBC Monitoring Inter-national

İsrail Türkiye-Suriye Ortak Tatbikatından Rahatsız

Turkish-Syrian exercise prompts Israeli review of sophisticated ... DEBKA file

Turkey and Syria conduct military drill, Israel disturbed

Israeli Defense Minister: Joint Turkish-Syrian Military Exercise "Disturbing" (Ynet News)
See also Turkey, Syria Pursue Defense Industry Cooperation (Zaman-Turkey)

Israel downplays unprecedented Turkish-Syrian military drill

Barak: Joint Turkey-Syria military drill 'very troubling' for Israel

Turkey, Syria to forge defense industry cooperation

Turkey, Iran to boost trade through projects

Israel "troubled" by Turkish-Syrian military drill

S-400 to guard Turkey against US shield?

Turkish Police Target al-Qaeda Network in Turkey

Turkey offers to raise UAE isles' issue with Iran (1st ADD)

Iran Commerce Minister in Turkey to Discuss Ways to Develop Trade

Cevdet Aşkın

Turkish Embassy building sold for $6.4M Ynetnews -

Google News Greece Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Press ABHaber Dış Basında Türkiye-AB İlişkileri Günlük Haftalık

ARF Quits Armenia's Governing Coalition Armenian Weekly

President Gül invited to Nabucco summit with EU leaders

'Obama'nın Ermeni Meselesindeki Tutumu Açık'

Avuncular American: Europe & Turkey: Let It Fly On Its Own

Taşnak Partisi Ermenistan'da Koalisyondan Çekiliyor

Hedo Okur Tuncay Nihat Altintop

Nuri Bilge Ceylan Cannes Film Festivali Jürisinde

’Defense industry survives the crisis’

ANALYSIS-Turkey auto sector growth seen plunging in 2009

3 decades in Turkey for diplomat

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H4 New York TimesDAVID BROOKS Globalism Goes Viral

Swine flu isn’t only a health emergency. It’s a test for how we’re going to organize the 21st century.

U.S. Plans Attack and Defense in Cyberspace Warfare A new international race has begun to develop cyberweapons and systems to protect against them.

Obama Acts to Ease Flu Fears; U.S. Says It Is Prepared The Obama administration dispatched high-level officials from several agencies to demonstrate that it was fully prepared to confront the outbreak.

Bloggingheads: Iran's Nuclear Motives

Jacqueline Shire of ISIS and Richard Parker of the American Foreign Policy Project debate Iran's real reasons for enriching uranium.

Editorial The New Swine Flu

While health officials scramble to keep up with the virus, it is disquieting that the Obama administration has few of its top health officials in place

ROSS DOUTHAT

Cheney for President

A Cheney-for-President campaign would have been an instructive test of the Republican Party’s political viability.

Pakistani Offensive Puts Truce on Shakier Ground

3 Die in Turkey in Shootout Between Police and Militant

Clinton Says U.S. Is Ready to Lead on Climate

Reporter Jailed in Iran Passes Week on Fast

China Still Presses Crusade Against Falun Gong

Abbas Rejects Calling Israel a Jewish State

Obama Picks Leader for Global AIDS Effort

W.H.O. Issues Higher Alert on Swine Flu, With Advice

G.M.’s Latest Plan Envisions a Much Smaller Automaker G.M. expects to pare its American workforce to 38,000 union employees, compared with 395,000 at its peak in 1970.

Where Will the Swine Flu Go Next?

By JOHN M. BARRY

What’s important to keep in mind in assessing the threat of the current outbreak is that all four of the past well-known flu pandemics seem to have come in waves.

Editorial When Banks Discriminate

The Supreme Court should allow state banking officials to investigate discriminatory lending by nationally chartered banks.

BOB HERBERT Workers Walk the Plank While Wall Street is breaking out the Champagne, the rest of the economy is beyond terrible, and will be for the foreseeable future

Obama Is Nudging Views on Race, a Survey Finds The percentage of blacks who say that race relations are generally good has doubled since last July, a Times/CBS News poll found

H5 Washington Post Countries Told to Take Steps to Contain Flu World Health Organization raises pandemic threat level as number of confirmed cases of swine flu grows. Officials warn against traveling to Mexico.

Obama's First 100 Days Tail Wags Dog -- and Vice Versa Judging a presidency so soon may be a stretch, but journalists, and the White House, happily oblige.

Editorial Stress Tests Tell it like it is.

Why We Must Prosecute

Torture Is a Breach Of International Law

By Mark J. McKeon, Any other course is hypocritical, a former war crimes prosecutor says.

Why We Ban Torture By Richard Cohen,

Banning torture won't make us safer. Here's why we should do it anyway.

WHO Raises Global Threat Level As Reports of Swine Flu Increase

Confirmed Cases Double in U.S.; Europe Cites Its 1st

Flu Outbreak Threatens Global Economic Recovery

Airline Shares, Oil Prices Plunge on Fears That Flu Could Bring New Woes

In Europe: E.U. Issues Conflicting Warnings on Travel as First Cases Outside N. America Are Confirmed

Talks With Taliban in Pakistan on Hold After Military Offensive

Swine Flu: The WHO's Moment

By Anne Applebaum, The World Health Organization, key to stopping a flu pandemic, has its own affliction.

Why Flu Is Fearsome By Eugene Robinson, There's a reason health authorities are moving so fast to contain a flu pandemic.

Plan to Cut Weapons Programs Disputed

Defense Supporters Say 100,000 Jobs Are in Jeopardy

GM's New Escape Route: Partial Nationalization

Automaker to Shed Brands and Workers; Future Hinges on Deal With Bondholders

Study Examines Why Americans Switch Religious Affiliations

Spiritual Attitudes, Not Church Policy, Cited as Reasons

H6 Guardian Swine flu - global threat level raised by WHO

WHO raises pandemic threat level to phase four after death toll in Mexico nears 150 Interactive: how virus spread around the world

The Taliban's tactical withdrawal Dilip Hiro: It is only a matter of time before the Pakistani Taliban flexes its muscle elsewhere. The government needs a fresh approach

Al-Qaida's bitter harvest
Michael Boyle: The latest carnage in Iraq is a warning that Obama's withdrawal plan could be blown off course

· We are all torturers in America

Naomi Wolf: The sudden clamour to prosecute the CIA operatives who carried out waterboarding is the height of hypocrisy

· A great global giveaway

Paul Collier: Aid programmes can go badly awry if there are no conditions. Just look at China's huge US bailout

Clinton issues climate mea culpa

US admits blame on emissions at two-day meeting of leading polluters to smooth path to climate treaty

Hillary in Lebanon Michael Tomasky: Clinton's trip to Beirut is a sign the US is worried the March 8 group is making headway

H7 BBC 'Too late' to contain swine flu The deadly swine flu virus can no longer be contained, says a WHO official, as the health agency raises its alert level.

Life at centre of outbreak

Q&A: What is swine flu?

How well prepared is the world?

Mapping the outbreak

Dinner chatter: US diplomats headed to Saudi Arabia? Foreign Policy

· Clinton Says Moderation Is Lebanon’s Best Hope BY: Mark Landler | The New York Times Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton touched down in Lebanon on Sunday for a lightning visit to express support for this fragile country, six weeks before crucial parliamentary elections in which the Islamic militant group Hezbollah is expected to make significant gains.

Geopolitical Diary: The Pandemic Possibility

Al Maliki Saved Us the Trouble of a Reply : Tariq Alhomayed

White House miscalculations linger
On the surface, the administration of United States President Barack Obama appears keen to engage Iran, yet it still clings to the idea that crippling economic measures or military strikes will force Tehran to reverse its nuclear program. This simply won't work. - Shahir Shahidsaless

The Purpose of Engaging Iran - Tony Blair (Office of Tony Blair) Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair told the Chicago Council on Global Affairs

WINEP Counternarcotics Offers Chance to Cooperate with TehranThe United States should consider using collaboration on counternarcotics as an effective means to jump-start diplomacy with Iran. Michael A. Braun writes.

IRAN: Spiegel reports that Iranian businessmen are hoping that eased tensions between the United States and Iran might lead to a loosening of economic sanctions and increased business between the two countries.

Egypt’s View of the Threat: Iran – Hizbollah – Hamas INSS

An Israeli article on Egypt-Iran relations

Apr 27 IA# 512 - Egypt: The Hizbullah Cell in Egypt – A Joint Conspiracy by Iran, Syria, Qatar, Hizbullah, Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood

The Women Who Terrify Iran's Mullahs - Amir Taheri (New York Post)

Obama Outreach Weighed in Mideast - Paula Wolfson, Voice of America

What Role for the G-20? - Mikhail Gorbachev, New York Times


A Global Revolt of the Masses - Dominique Moisi, RealClearWorld


Daily Star Hizbullah's global aims come to light By Ferry Biederman

Obama's first 100 days cast light on economic 'Americanization'
By Chibli Mallat


Three US Issues, Five Iranian Ones
Walid Choucair - There are reports and information about the US-Iranian negotiations now underway under the table, at the level of experts, somewhere in Europe. The talks, which are designed to feel out Iran's intentions, began even before the new US President Barack Obama took office in January. The reports indicate that they are a prelude to an opening that should take place following Iran's presidential elections in June.

H8 Iraq Updates IraqSlogger Google News Iraq Iran Syria Mideastwire.com - NPR Iraq

Absolute deadline Iraqis insist on no delay in American withdrawal

Iraqi Oil Recovery Still a Mirage

US Troops 'Must Leave Cities by June Deadline'

Iran-5+1 dialogue could be expanded, analysts say

US promotes Iran in energy market

Turkey offers to raise UAE isles' issue with Iran (1st ADD)

UAE-FRANCE: The French military will use a new base in the United Arab Emirates' Port Zayed to fight piracy in the Gulf of Aden. The UAE is unlikely to send its own naval vessels on antipiracy activities (The National).

Iraq's cabinet launches London investment drive to compensate for falling oil price

Kuwaitis make education a battleground

Segregation of the sexes in schools and universities has become a crucial issue in the country’s developing political struggle between liberals and Islamists

Google aims for bigger Arab audience The Middle East lags behind in terms of internet usage, but the US company is providing products in Arabic in an attempt to lure more businesses and individuals online

Reform in Gaddafi's Libya is still shrouded in ambiguity The western part of the waterfront in downtown Tripoli looks like a massive construction site.

Ahmadinejad's support grows

TEHRAN, April 27 (UPI) -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad received further support from members of the conservative Principlist camp for his possible re-election bid in June.

Assad appoints new Cabinet ministers

(UPI) -- Syrian President Bashar Assad replaced several ministers in his Cabinet and created a new ministry in the second major shake-up of his administration.

EU sends election monitors to Lebanon

-- A delegation of election monitors with the European Union left for Lebanon to observe the June 7 parliamentary vote.

Lawmaker claims support for Ahmadinejad (UPI) -- Iranian parliamentarians in the Principlist camp threw their support behind President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for the June presidential contest, a lawmaker said.

H9 Ha’aretz Barak: Israel can and must make peace within three years Speaking of Iran's nuclear program, the defense minister says no one 'will dare destroy Israel.

Barak tells Haaretz: No existential threat to Israel

Sixty one years in the speech bubble This is the only country in the world which is at war every seven years, which replaces its government every two years. A country full of life, yet restless and stronger than its leaders.

Jerusalem insists Jewish building in Arab neighborhood is legitimate

Report: Obama wants aid to go to PA even if Hamas joins government

'Every step that strengthens Hamas only distances peace' Israeli officials surprised by 'worrying' report about U.S. funds for potential Fatah-Hamas coalition.

Israel time, 5769 Last year, Israel marked its 60th anniversary with great pomp. Perhaps now the time is ripe to let go of the euphoria over the country's very existence, the flip side of existential fear.

U.S. envoy to visit Gulf over Iran's nuclear program Trip will be Dennis Ross' first since being appointed Persian gulf envoy in February.

Abbas: I won't recognize Israel as a Jewish state

Jerusalem PostIsrael's Arab cheerleaders

[ CAROLINE GLICK

The Bulldozer

Lieberman takes over Israel's foreign policy

Israel worried over US move on PA gov't

Obama administration asks Congress to change law to allow aid to flow to PA body with Hamas ministers.

US senator to push 'tough dialogue' law

Joe Lieberman tells 'Post' that any engagement with Iran must come with "not just carrots but sticks."

Barak: Iran is a threat to entire world

Defense minister stresses IDF prepared to face all challenges, denies having many differences with FM

Israel Ready for Peace Talks with Syria Without Preconditions

Assad: No Talks Till Israel Cedes Golan

Yedioth Ahronoth 'US, save Israel from itself'

Israeli leftist groups call on Obama to pressure PM Netanyahu to halt settlement expansion

What kind of 2 states?

Sara Eliash says that ‘two states for two peoples’ is an empty, deceptive leftist slogan

Jewish and democratic/ Taub The notion of a Jewish and democratic State of Israel is not a contradiction

Isn't Rejection of the Jewish People's State Racist? - Guy Bechor

Daily Alert.orgHebrew Press Editorials (2008) - Middle East Progress - EJC Israeli Press Review Google News Israel - Palestine

Obama Move Alarms Israel Supporters - Paul Richter, Los Angeles Times.

Israel Confuses Policy on Syria - John Lysons, The Australian.

Lieberman Confronts Syria Over the Golan

BY: Vita Bekker | The National Avigdor Lieberman, Israel’s new far-right foreign minister, stirred up fresh controversy over the weekend after stating that Syria was not a peace partner and warning the country’s northern neighbour that no talks would be conducted until it backed down from demanding the return of the Golan Heights

Jerusalem settlement 'extended'

Construction has begun on 60 new homes in a Jewish settlement in Israeli-occupied East Jerusalem, a campaign says

· Israel's Secret Plan for West Bank Expansion

BY: Ben Lynfield | The Independent

Israel has taken a step towards expanding the largest settlement in the West Bank, a move Palestinians warn will leave their future state unviable and further isolate its future capital, East Jerusalem.

Is U.S. Changing Stance on Hamas Funding? - Paul Richter

Bibi Ends Era of Make Believe in Middle East - Norman Olsen, CS Monitor

The Obama administration is seeking changes to U.S. law that would allow it to send aid to the Palestinian Authority even if members of Hamas become part of a unity Palestinian government. Hamas is designated a terrorist organization and under law may not receive U.S. aid (LAT).

Mideast peace depends on Obama, Saudi prince says

Mashaal re-elected as Hamas political chief

Mossad-Linked Cells Focused on Hizbullah Activity North of Litani

Kafka Meets Orwell - Roger Simon, Washington Times opinion.

H10 Christian Science Monitor

With Shiites rising across the region, Saudi Arabia's grow impatient

Older leaders among the minority aim to peacefully address discrimination but warn that younger Shiites are pushing for militancy.

In remote Afghan valley, a rare peace sprouts with insurgents

Promises of cash and jobs – rather than ideological pledges – help prompt fighters to lay down their arms. But questions remain about the program's efficacy.

No more make-believe in the Middle East Bibi's policies may be misguided, but at least he doesn't pretend to be a peacemaker. Such intellectual honesty could prove salutary.

The US should cut military spending in half Defense Secretary Gates's military budget cuts are too conservative

Science takes aim at the swine flu

The world's response to the outbreak shows progress and problems: Scientists have more tools, but early detection remains difficult in some places.

Why so many Americans switch religions

A new Pew survey suggests that many Catholics leave their church because of doctrine, whereas Protestants tend to leave because of life changes such as marriage.

Activists decry Russia's latest case of 'managed democracy'

Opposition candidates are crying foul at official results from Sunday's controversial mayoral elections in Sochi, Russia, the venue of the 2014 Winter Olympics.

ASIA

· Washington Has Limited Options to Stop Pakistani Meltdown

BY: Joshua Kucera | Eurasianet This decade, Pakistan has been one of the largest recipients of US military aid in the world, receiving almost $12 billion. Yet the security situation there continues to spiral downward.

Stratfor U.S.-NATO: Facing the Reality of Risk in Pakistan

There is no easy way to supply the U.S.-NATO war effort in Afghanistan, and overland routes through Pakistan may be the toughest of all.

Independent Patrick Cockburn: To achieve peace, we must break the Taliban's support base in Pakistan

· How to Reassure India

BY: Stanley A. Weiss | The Boston Globe President Obama has pledged that deepening ties with India is a priority, and Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon said he was confident "that we'll take this relationship forward rapidly." But behind the platitudes, New Delhi is nervous.

WSJ Fight Escalates Between Pakistan, Taliban The Taliban controlling Pakistan's Swat Valley declared a peace deal with the government there "worthless" amid a second day of clashes.

China Faces Grad Glut After Boom at Colleges

Unemployed university graduates used to be rare in China. But now their ranks are ballooning just as the country suffers its worst economic slump in two decades.

Firms Warn of China Protectionism

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Foreign businesses are beginning to warn against rising protectionism in China, saying the country's massive stimulus program plus new regulations are discriminating against non-Chinese companies.

· U.S. Lawmakers May Speed Pakistan Aid

Senior congressional Democrats are weighing a plan to speed emergency aid to Pakistan, and could force a vote as soon as next week.

Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific 2008
Source: United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
From press release (PDF; 29 KB):

PAKISTAN: As militancy grows in Pakistan, U.S. officials are increasingly concerned about the security of Pakistan's nuclear weapons. RFE/RL reports that the military controls the country's nuclear stockpile, so any scenario that changes the balance of power in the military—from a coup to a Taliban takeover—could endanger the security of Pakistan's nuclear weapons.

· Pakistan Goes Its Own Pace on Militants BY: Syed Saleem Shahzad | Asia Times Despite violations -- the most recent being in the Swat area this weekend -- Pakistan is adamant it will stick to its counter-insurgency policy of making selected peace deals in the tribal areas, and it will not be drawn into any major United States-inspired grand campaigns.

· Precarious Position

BY: James Lamont and Farhan Bokhari | Financial Times

Pakistan’s army: As Taliban forces advance, fears are growing that Islamabad can marshal neither the military will nor civilian back-up to curb extremist gains.

Pakistan? More Like Denial-istan - Farrukh Rehan, National Post


Are We Hyping Pakistan Threat? - Andrew Bast, WPR

Indonesia & U.S. Forge New Partnership - Retno Marsudi, Jakarta Post

General Petraeus's 'Anaconda Plan'

David Petraeus might be forgiven for comparing himself with Ulysses S. Grant, the general to whom Lincoln, after finding so many generals wanting, finally turned to get the Civil War won. (By H.D.S. Greenway, Boston Globe)

Pakistan goes its own pace on militants Despite violations - the most recent being in the Swat area this weekend - Pakistan is adamant it will stick to its counter-insurgency policy of making selected peace deals in the tribal areas, and it will not be drawn into any major United States-inspired grand campaigns. - Syed Saleem Shahzad

Saudi prince says Taliban leader could be US ally

· Strengthen U.S.-China Trade Ties BY: Chen Deming | The Wall Street Journal

Economic links have always been an important basis for the China-U.S. relationship, and the growth in trade between the two countries has been robust since the establishment of normal diplomatic relations.

India's election: Rahul Gandhi brings youth appeal to old dynasty

Fans climbed trees and hopped fences in eastern India Friday to glimpse the political scion, who's campaigning nationwide amid parliamentary elections.

· Why China Will Continue to Back Pyongyang

BY: Jonathan Holslag | The Japan Times The failure of the U.N. Security Council to pass a new resolution after North Korea's rocket test highlights the fact that power politics will prevail over pledges for effective multilateralism.

· Justice Denied for Tibetans

BY: Woeser | The Wall Street Journal Before dawn on the morning of May 18, 2008, the authorities cut off all forms of communications in the small rural town -- telephones, mobile phones, the Internet and even roads in and around the area

'Living dead' Election cynicism of Gujarat's riot-torn Muslim minority

· Distant Horizons

The Economist To mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Liberation Army Navy, Chinese leaders reviewed a maritime parade of hardware ranging from nuclear submarines to amphibious assault-craft and fighter bombers. The only missing ingredient of naval might was an aircraft-carrier. Officials hint it will not be long before China has some of these too.

Commentary: Is Pakistan another Iran? (UPI) -- Politics as usual in Islamabad seemed strangely irrelevant as formations of the Taliban’s religious-extremist insurgents gnawed at Pakistan’s body politic -- and advanced to within 60 miles of the capital, where the pro-Taliban Red Mosque was back in business.

China’s Growing Role in UN Peacekeeping

Crisis Group This 48-page report examines China’s increasing role in UN peacekeeping, taking into account the advantages its participation represents

AF-PAK-IRAN: Ministers from Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iran are holding their first trilateral meeting to discuss issues of regional stability and development (Dawn).

- This Backgrounder looks at the history of Iran-Afghanistan relations and what role Iran might play in Afghanistan's future.

China 2009 Outlook Upgrade on Stronger-than-Expected Policy Responses

The internet is God's present to China

On the day he receives a human rights award, a Chinese dissident reveals his gratitude to the web

· Taiwan's Uneasy China Embrace BY: Mark O'Neill | Asia Sentinel

It is a Taiwan that is gingerly coming to terms with what seems like an inexorably tightening mainland grip. Sunday, the two signed three new agreements on financial services, direct flights and criminal control.

Combat Advising in Afghanistan (Full PDF Article)

Independent Leading article: The Sri Lankan government should show restraint

India's Infrastructure Funds Fall India's vaunted infrastructure investment program is struggling to find private investors needed to participate in expanding roads, ports, airports, and power.

H11 IHT · What Role for the G-20?BY: Mikhail Gorbachev | International Herald Tribune

The G-20 could find a key place in the architecture of world politics. If it helps to reverse the economic crisis, it will earn the credibility to lead.

China Can’t Have It Both Ways

Criticism over Japanese visits to the Yasukuni shrine only make Beijing’s actions in Tibet more hypocritical.

When Banks Discriminate

The Supreme Court should allow state banking officials to investigate discriminatory lending by nationally chartered banks.

The New Swine Flu

While health officials scramble to keep up with the virus, it is disquieting that the Obama administration has few of its top health officials in place.

Fund Government With Dirty Money

By CHARLES A. INTRIAGO and ROBERT A. BUTTERWORTH

The government should enforce asset forfeiture laws and take back the wealth that criminals have stolen from taxpayers.

Where Will the Swine Flu Go Next?

By JOHN M. BARRY

What’s important to keep in mind in assessing the threat of the current outbreak is that all four of the past well-known flu pandemics seem to have come in waves.

EUROPE European press review

EU DIVISIONS: An article from the European Council on Foreign Relations examines the European Union's divisions and argues that it is most paralyzed on issues related to Ukraine, Georgia, and Moldova.

· Albania to File EU Membership Application

BY: Elitsa Vucheva | EU Observer Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha has said that his country would officially apply for EU membership on Tuesday, but accession is not expected for several years to come.

Is Britain Finished?

STATE OF THE UNION
By Eamonn Butler The country's only chance is a leaner, sounder and less indebted government.

Opinion: European banks cannot set aside the rules

Neelie Kroes, EU competition commissioner, argues that allowing €3,000bn of unconditional bail-outs would have given unfair advantages to those in the greatest difficulties

Technical Report: Understanding Muslim Ethnic Communities
Source: Communities and Local Government + Full Report (PDF; 118 KB)

Does the US Want a European Shift? - Michael Barone, Wash Examiner

Heirs to Fortuyn. Muslim immigration and sclerotic welfare states are by degrees pushing Europe to the political right. Bruce Bawer explains... more»

The sunny corner of the Adriatic that is casting dark clouds over Europe

Swine flu outbreak reaches Europe

Europe's first cases of swine flu, thought to have killed about 150 people in Mexico, are confirmed in the UK and Spain.

Mardell's Europe

France impervious to gripes about Strasbourg role

Three German politicians convicted of racial hatred (UPI) -- A Berlin court has handed suspended prison sentences to three top officials of Germany's neo-Nazi party NPD for the defamation of a black soccer player.

Panel Seeks Solutions To Albanian-Serb Divide

Kosovo's tumultous first year as an independent state and its continued ethnic divisions was the focus of debate during a political convention last week at Columbia University in New York

Trichet: Threats to Growth Remain

Policymakers around the world are "united in purpose" to restore confidence in the financial system, but the threat of further turmoil remains, ECB President Trichet said

H12 RFE/RL

Google News Azerbaijan

· The New War in Dagestan BY: Samantha Brtleich | Diplomatic Courier Despite the failing of Chechen rebels to implicate Dagestan—who has no desire to secede—in their plot to drive out the Russians, Dagestan might fall and allow for a Muslim or warfare-like republic to emerge.

· Idealism Amid the Cynicism of Russian Politics

BY: Philip P. Pan | The Washington Post

In a country where complaints of vote-rigging are common -- and commonly ignored -- Anton Chumachenko's stands out: The authorities say he won an election, but he insists he lost.

Russia, Bulgaria: Lingering Tensions

A postponed meeting between Russian and Bulgarian officials shows the hangover from natural gas cuts in January.

High stakes

Russian democracy under scrutiny for Olympic city election

“Oil-for-Food” When Oil Is Down (and the Ruble Is Weak) AEI A 7-page US brief on Russia's dependence on food imports

· Averting the Caucasus Jihad BY: Gordon M. Hanh | The Moscow Times

Nuclear disarmament has emerged as the first issue to reset U.S.-Russian relations in 2009. Both sides have expressed a willingness to negotiate a new strategic arms reduction treaty to replace the START I treaty that is set to expire in December.

Russian mayor faces poll fraud case

A victory by a pro-Kremlin candidate in mayoral elections in the southern resort town of Sochi is to be challenged in court after the opposition candidate claimed the result was “absolutely falsified

Azerbaijan: Beyond Energy Exports, the Global Downturn is Battering Local Industry The global downturn is punishing Azerbaijan’s third largest city, Sumgayit, a onetime center for the Soviet military-industrial complex that is still struggling to find its stride in the global economy.

Chechnya: a false dusk?

Tanya Lokshina The "ending" of counterterrorism operations in Chechnya is really no end

H13 The Times Influence and influenza

The authorities have struck a reassuring note so far that they are ready for an outbreak of swine flu. It is to be hoped they are right because the threat is serious

General Ashfaq Kiyani: calling the shots The head of the Pakistan Army has done an about-turn from his position that appeasing the Taleban was necessary

Army attack on Pakistan Taleban gathers pace

Taleban suspend talks with Pakistan’s Government declaring negotiations to be worthless after clashes escalate

Karzai backs down over marital rape law

Shia Family Law, signed in March, appeared to reintroduce draconian policies of the Taleban era condoning spouse and child abuse

Barack Obama's plane causes panic in New York

A photo opportunity involving a Presidential jet flying low over Manhattan caused panic among locals fearing a repeat of 9/11

Q&A: Is swine flu treatable?

Times health reporters explain the origins of the deadly new strain of swine flu and the consequences for the UK

Wall Street Journal Iran's New Target: Egypt By Abdel Monem Said Aly
Cairo's desire for Mideast peace threatens Tehran's ambitions

Pandemic Risk Grows as New Cases Pop Up

The WHO moved closer to declaring a flu pandemic. The CDC doubled its number of confirmed U.S. cases to 40 and the U.S. issued a travel advisory for Mexico.

Henry I. Miller: Understanding Swine Flu

· Swine Flu Remedies

Transparency and antivirals should prevent a pandemic.

Is Britain Finished?

STATE OF THE UNION
By Eamonn Butler The country's only chance is a leaner, sounder and less indebted government.

GM Offers U.S. a Majority Stake

GM outlined a new turnaround plan that would leave the U.S. government controlling the auto maker, as it set up a showdown with bondholders that could determine whether the troubled American icon lands in bankruptcy court.

Stephens: The Politics of Liberal Amnesia

· Torture and the 'Truth Commission'

MAIN STREET
By William McGurn
Why has Congress failed to outlaw waterboarding?

Thresholds in the Process of International Financial Integration

IZA This 51-page discussion paper investigates the "threshold" levels of financial and institutional development that an economy needs to attain before it can derive the indirect benefits of international financial integration and reduce the risks of financial openness

H14 Financial Times Fears of swine flu epidemic increase

Governments from Asia to Europe on Monday stepped up their response to the outbreak of deadly swine flu in the Americas as the WHO brought forward an emergency meeting and travel stocks were hit

Plan for pandemic but avoid panic

In authorities’ response to the swine flu outbreak it is essential to avoid public panic and overreaction, which could do more harm than the disease itself

The end of the Thatcher era One of Mrs Thatcher’s most famous phrases was: ‘There is no alternative.’ As yet, no major political figure in Britain or the western world has really articulated a coherent alternative to the free-market principles inherited from Thatcherism. Until that happens, the Thatcher era will not be definitively over, writes Gideon Rachman

Leading View: The last 100 days reveal true character

Prosecuting torture

US reverence for the law can sometimes be a trap. When the law is mixed with vicious partisan politics, as in this case, the results can be terrible

A single stress test

Too many European leaders remain oblivious to the need for a Europe-wide solution to the Europe-wide challenge in the banking sector

US to take majority GM stake in revamp

Narcissistic leaders need external controls

Michael Skapinker on leadership pathologies

History’s tide sweeps Britain into the past

Parties are reclaiming their past, says Philip Stephens

European banks cannot set aside the rules

Neelie Kroes on the need for a level playing field

How libertarian dogma led the Fed astray

It needs to be re-examined, says Henry Kaufman

Export reliance ‘not sustainable’ for Germany

IG Metall’s Huber insists that Germany cannot carry on as it did before the global financial crisis, and advocated reducing dependence on exports

Obama to double scientific research funding

The US president has pledged to to increase to 3 per cent the proportion of its gross domestic product that it spends on scientific research and development

US and China pledge trade cooperation

US and Chinese companies signed 32 business deals worth $10.6bn, while top US and Chinese officials said the two countries must cooperate on trade to help restore global growth

Nuclear frisson The fallout from the split between Siemens and Areva illuminates the problems with such joint ventures and with Europe’s energy policy

H15 Los Angeles Times

Editorial

H16 American Politics

100 days: Obama dumps Bush's world view, but now what? The "Axis of Evil" is gone. The "global war on terrorism" is no more. "You are either with us or against us" is a thing of the past, replaced by reaching out to global foes and friends alike. Obama has reached out to more U.S. adversaries in a shorter time than perhaps any modern occupant of the Oval Office. But none of the problems that Obama inherited on Jan. 20 has gotten any better.

The Guardian of Obama's Priorities - Ryan Lizza, The New Yorker Can Peter Orszag keep the President’s political goals economically viable?

realclearpolitics memeorandum

Daily Beast Cheat Sheet

Politico ABC’s The Note MSNBC FirstReadTime ThePage Politico Playbook

PoliticsHome fivethirtyeight US News Political Bulletin

How to Spend $6.5 Trillion in 100 Days - David Frum, National Post

Obama's Tough Decisions - Robert Reich, Salon

The Media Elite's Secret Dinners - Howard Kurtz, Washington Post

Walker's World: Obama's fateful choice (UPI) -- Obama faces a cruel dilemma between his promise of healthcare reform and his pledge of tackling climate change with cap-and-trade legislation.

Unchecked Spending May Doom Obama's Plans - Albert Hunt, Bloomberg

REPORTERS PASS THE TEST: GRADED 'A' BY WHITE HOUSE PRESS SPOKESMAN...


Obama's Pragmatism is Left-Wing - Peter Berkowitz, Weekly Standard

Post-Christian? Not Even Close - Stephen Prothero, USA Today

Defusing the Biden Bomb - Michelle Cottle, The New Republic

H17 Daily TelegraphPakistan and Afghanistan: Gordon Brown in urgent need of a plan Telegraph View: It is to be hoped that Gordon Brown has a coherent strategy for confronting this highly complex challenge.

H18 Independent Respect our right to privacy Leading article: There is much in the Home Office's proposals to alarm those concerned about the erosion of privacy in Britain

Independent Patrick Cockburn: To achieve peace, we must break the Taliban's support base in Pakistan

Obama's 100 days: Foreign policy... beyond Palestine

Donald Macintyre: Can Obama finally bring peace to the Middle East?

Robert Fisk: Obama falls short on Armenian pledge

Is there madness in Obama's method?

Mary Dejevsky: The US relies on experts – the British just ignore them

H19 Military Intelligence Terrorism

· Allies Copy U.S. Navy Smart-Power Strategy BY: David Axe | World Politics Review

Smart power, previously known as soft power, emerged during the bloodiest years of the Iraq war, as the Bush administration looked for ways to prevent another "trillion-dollar war," to use defense-industry analyst James McAleese's phrase. "Ultimate success or failure will increasingly depend more on shaping the behavior of others -- friends and adversaries, and most importantly, the people in between," Defense Secretary Robert Gates said.

Rethinking ‘Preventive Detention’ from a Comparative Perspective: Three Frameworks for Detaining Terrorist Suspects Source: Yale Law School student papers + Full Paper (PDF; 761 KB)

General Petraeus's 'Anaconda Plan'

David Petraeus might be forgiven for comparing himself with Ulysses S. Grant, the general to whom Lincoln, after finding so many generals wanting, finally turned to get the Civil War won. (By H.D.S. Greenway, Boston Globe)

Combat Advising in Afghanistan (Full PDF Article)

US Bracing for New Prisoner Abuse Photos

US Weighs Release of More CIA Memos - Kara Scannall, Wall Street Journal.

Is Bin Laden Dead or Alive? US, Pakistan Not Sure

CRS “Piracy Off the Horn of Africa,” April 21, 2009.

“Organized Crime in the United States: Trends and Issues for Congress,” April 16, 2009.

SAS may be expanded to fight terror, says minister

Obama's Needless Fight Over Torture - Clive Crook, Financial Times


Torture and Truthiness - Joe Conason, Salon


Cracking Khalid Sheikh Mohammed - Deroy Murdock, National Review

H20 Slate

New risks from global crisis create development emergency, say World Bank, IMF Source: World Bank

World Hunger Series: Hunger and Markets Source: World Food Programme

H21 Why so many Americans switch religions A new Pew survey suggests that many Catholics leave their church because of doctrine, whereas Protestants tend to leave because of life changes such as marriage.

The Top Ten Foreign Affairs Movies

From TNR, a review of Franz Kafka: The Office Writings (and more from Bookforum).

Friedrich Engels was a scion of the 19th-century Manchester “cottonocracy,” yet hoped for the British economy’s collapse... more»

From NYRB, Andrew Delbanco reviews Pioneering Portfolio Management: An Unconventional Approach to Institutional Investment by David F. Swensen, Tearing Down the Gates: Confronting the Class Divide in American Education by Peter Sacks, and Creating a Class: College Admissions and the Education of Elites by Mitchell L. Stevens;

a review of Who Owns Antiquity? Museums and the Battle Over Our Ancient Heritage and Whose Culture? The Promise of Museums and the Debate Over Antiquities by James Cuno

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