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H1 New York Times News Analysis: With a Surge in Momentum, Obama Makes His Case

Stratfor The U.S.-Iranian Negotiations: Beyond the Rhetoric

Washington Post In Iraq, Don't Force the Issue By Condoleezza Rice and Robert Gates A new agreement between Iraqis and U.S. forces is necessary. Congress should let the administration negotiate it.

Editorial Good Sense on Iraq At last, a Bush administration defense secretary listens to his commanders

Editorial The 9/11 Trials Their fairness should be indisputable. That's not likely under the current military commission system.

Cracks in Clinton Coalition May Signal a Turning Point

Senate Authorizes Broad Expansion Of Surveillance Act

Putin Threatens Ukraine On NATO

Russian Raises Issue Of U.S. Missile Shield

NATO's Check-Up By: Ralph Peters | New York Post
There's life in the old alliance yet. For 44 years, NATO has given itself an informal health exam at the Munich Conference on Security Policy. This year's poking and prodding had to be encouraging to anyone with a long-term perspective.

Christian Science Monitor

With Gates's shift on drawdowns, little reprieve ahead for U.S. Army in Iraq In agreeing to stop the post-'surge' drawdown in Iraq, Defense secretary keeps pressure on the service.

Rift threatens U.S. antidote to Al Qaeda in Iraq Growing divisions among pro-US Sunni tribal chiefs threatens to unravel American gains against Al Qaeda.

CFR Wisner: Russian Opposition to Kosovo Independence ‘Unbelievably Regrettable’

After Kosovo Secedes

DT Russia in nuclear threat against Ukraine Russia will target the Ukraine with nuclear warheads if the former Soviet republic joins Nato and accepts the deployment of US anti-missile defences on its territory.

McClatchy U.S. scrambled jets as Russian bomber neared carrier A Russian bomber flew at low altitude over a U.S. carrier battle group that was conducting exercises in international waters near Japan last weekend, the first time that such a low pass has taken place since the Cold War ended, U.S. military officials said Tuesday

Jerusalem Post PA official: J'lem talks taking place 'on and under table' PA J'lem affairs advisor to 'Post': There will be no Israeli control over east J'lem, talks also addressing Arab claims in west J'lem

Ha’aretz – PM: Major progress with PA possible on borders PM says issue of Palestinian state's borders should be solved first as it is simplest of three 'core issues'.

Fatah undergoing democratic reform to compete with Hamas Reorganization could reduce fraud, result in first West Bank, Gaza leadership elections since 1989

Pause Means US Iraq Force Larger for Longer

Is U.S. underestimating strength of Iraq's Mahdi Army?

Iraq: Sunni Groups Vie For Control Of Western Region

Financial Times Why Putin’s rule threatens both Russia and the westIn place of erstwhile hopes for the emergence of a democracy, we have proto-fascism: aggrieved nationalism; bullying of smaller nations; a cult of the strong leader; suspicion of enemies within; and resentment of foreigners, writes Martin Wolf

A strategy to save Afghanistan Paddy Ashdown’s plan to stabilise the country

Kremlin celebrates Gazprom’s power Until the Kremlin lets go of Gazprom’s reins, it will not be a commercial enterprise charging market prices and guaranteeing supplies to customers

Reformist cleric refuses to budge

It is unusual in Iran for a well-known cleric to establish a political party. It is even rarer that a turbaned politician would do so after a s erious failure

Transcript of interview with Mehdi Karroubi

Zbig heads for Syria
Obama's advance man. NYSun.

Analysis: Nearly 30 years of Islamic rule By CLAUDE SALHANI (UPI) -- Monday marks the 29th year since the Islamic revolution overthrew the monarchy. What has been achieved in those 29 years as Iran tries to export its revolution?

WSJ Iranians Scheme to Elude Sanctions Tough sanctions haven't brought Iran to its knees, but they're complicating how businesses finance operations, pay bills and ship exports. The restrictions have also had unintended consequences: They are strengthening business ties between Iran and some of its neighbors.

USIP Briefing: Lebanon's Deadly Political Stalemate

Islam, law and finance: the elusive divine , Fred Halliday

William Arkin Pause in Iraq Doesn't Harm Afghanistan War

EDM DOES MOSCOW BACK ARMENIA’S EMBATTLED LEADERS?

Heather Hurlburt & Daniel Drezner: Foreign Policy Forecast

H 2 BBC Kurdistan: A state in the making? Trouble brewing
Have Kurds gone too far in dictating the future of the new Iraq?

Yedioth Ahronoth Turkey urged to buy arms Defense Minister Ehud Barak meets with Turkish counterpart Vecdi Gonul in Ankara, calls on Muslim country to purchase more weapons from Israel, work to influence Jewish state's foes for sake of Middle East stability

Barak discusses Syria, satellite sale in Ankara

"The Kurdistan Region: Invest in the Future" The 194-page publication provides a detailed, sweeping guide to the politics, culture and investment opportunities available in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, and includes a directory that contains a useful series of economic data, travel tips as well as contact information for organizations interested in operating in the region

US start a new approach against PKK - Hürriyet

İsrail’den 10 insansız hava aracı alıyoruz

DEBKAfile Exclusive: Israel may sell Turkey an Ofek spy satellite ...

Turkish diplomat: Ankara may deliver message from Assad to Barak
Ha'aretz,

Barak: Türkiye bölgede daha çok rol oynasın

Barak urges Turkey to buy arms, curb Israel's foes

Israel's Barak in Turkey to discuss defence cooperation

ABD Genelkurmay İkinci Başkanı Ankara'da

Barak urges Turkey to buy arms, curb Israel's foes Ynetnews

FT View of the day: Turkish lira

Norman Podhoretz Goldberg Vituperations “What’s a Kurd, anyway?”

[Fbis] OSC: OSC Report: Turkey -- Secular Media React With Restraint to Headscarf Vote