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H1 [Fbis] OSC: Israel: Final Winograd Report's Recommendations Published

Winograd: missed opportunity
Yossi Klein Halevi, TNR.

The National Interest A World Without the West Barma, Naazneen; Ratner, Ely; Weber, Steven( a debate on the article.)

Los Angeles Times Downsizing our dominance By Fred Kaplan The next president will have to deal with a world in which U.S. hegemony is a thing of the past.

Pentagon is split on Iraq withdrawals The Joint Chiefs chairman says the U.S. has not decided whether to stop reducing troop levels in July.

The Colossus By: Paul Waldman | The American Prospect
U.S. economic dominance may be threatened by China, India, and the European Union, but when it comes to the instruments of war, nobody else is even close. And it will stay that way no matter who, Democrat or Republican, gets elected.

Guardian Europe: The empire strikes back While Britain frets about EU expansion, Europe is overtaking its rivals to become the world's most successful empire. US scholar Parag Khanna on the rise of the new Rome

I'll be EU president if you give me the power - Blair Former PM consults old Downing Street allies on campaign for new EU role

Asia Times How oil burst America's bubble The collapse of the great economic mega-bubble was caused as much by the US's costly "addiction" to imported oil as by improvident mortgages. Oil, in fact, will continue to drain the economy of wealth and vigor for years to come. - Michael T Klare

Financial Times Nato chief fears split on Afghan forces Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, the secretary-general, is worried that public efforts to expand the military contingent in Afghanistan are deepening divisions within the alliance

The McCain surge His appeal to independents, his dogged authenticity and, above all, the Republicans’ desire to stop Mrs Clinton have brought McCain support across the party

CFR Shikaki: Hamas’ Popularity on Rise in Gaza after Tearing Down Wall with Egypt

Divisions Simmer Behind Iran’s Public Face

Democratic Debate Transcript, Los Angeles, California

USIP Briefing: Pakistan's Growing Instability

Baker Institute US Energy Policy FAQ: The US Energy Mix, National Security and the Myths of Energy Independence

World Report 2008: Democracy Charade Undermines Rights
Source: Human Rights Watch The established democracies are accepting flawed and unfair elections for political expediency Full Report (PDF; 5.4 MB)

CFR Gwertzman Interview with Kenneth M. Pollack, Director of Research, Saban Center for Middle East Policy: Bush's Iraq Plan Deserves Chance

Expect No Relief From OPEC (PDF; 55 KB) Source: U.S. Congress, Joint Economic Committee - OPEC feels in control of the oil market right now. It sees no compelling reason to increase supply and lower the oil price at this time to address the economic slowdown, because (1) a recession neither is certain nor believed to impair world oil demand very much, and (2) it wants to avoid increasing supply just as demand declines, and a seasonal decline is approaching in the second quarter

Washington Post U.S. Loses Jobs For First Time In Five Years Pressure Mounts to Pass Stimulus Plan

Debate Grows on Pause in Troop Cuts U.S. Leaders Differ on Pace Of Withdrawals

The End-of-the-World Economic Forum By: Christopher Dickey | Newsweek In this great age of denial, Davos may seem out of touch, but the Bush administration is so much worse.

An Orchestra With a Grand Piano and No Conductor By: Trudy Rubin | Miami Herald The World Economic Forum has proved to be an uncanny barometer of global trends over the 11 years I've attended. I usually write a column about which countries are in and out as political or economic stars.

IHT A vote for more of the same

By EDWARD P. JOSEPH AND VLADIMIR MATIC Serbia has lost years mired in anachronistic debates, most related to Kosovo.

Stark choice for Serbs in presidential vote By DAN BILEFSKY A rally in Belgrade for Tomislav Nikolic, the nationalist candidate - including a lyrical tribute to Radovan Karadzic and speeches by former lieutenants of Slobodan Milosevic - underlined the harsh choice that Serbs face in the presidential vote on Sunday

• 'Egypt Working to Contain Gaza' by Ehud Yaari, The Washington Institute

William Arkin Afghanistan Lost? Homeland Insecurity? What Role Does the Brass Play?

Taking China and India Seriously as Global Powers

2008 Global Economic Outlook: So Far, So Bad – What’s Next??

H 2 FT Universities split on Turkish headscarf row Turkey’s higher education establishment appeared split over a government attempt to ease a campus ban on the wearing of the Muslim headscarf ahead of a parliamentary debate next week

[Fbis] OSC: Iraqi Kurdish website reports spy plane flying over Qandil area

F-16'lara yerli değil ABD cihazı takılacak

Analysis: Turkey embraces wind power

'Demokratlar, Türkiye'nin önemini anlamıyor'

Turkish Foreign Ministry Denies Iraqi Deputy Premier's Remarks

Turkish university deans warn lifting ban on Islamic head scarf would threaten secularism - International Herald Tribune

BBC Monitoring Quotes From the Turkish Press 1 Feb 08

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