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H1 Carnegie The New Middle East Full Text (PDF) By Marina S. Ottaway, Nathan Brown, Amr Hamzawy, Karim Sadjadpour, Paul Salem

New York Times Obama’s Support Grows Broader, New Poll Finds Barack Obama is now viewed by most Democrats as the candidate best able to defeat John McCain Complete Poll Results (pdf)

Pentagon Releases Projections for Forces

Europeans Plan Incentives, as Iran Says Sanctions Won’t Halt Nuclear Program

CLINTON STAFFERS CIRCULATE ‘DRESSED’ OBAMA

INSS New Strategic Assessment, February 2008

Guardian Hunger and high prices

Leader: The long era of cheap food is finally over

Financial Times Obama and the art of empty rhetoric While the Illinois senator’s most ‘inspirational’ phrases are vague to the point of vacuity, he has shown in debates that he is more than capable of serious discussion – and he could still be a good president, argues Gideon Rachman

Globalisation ‘a blessing’ for west Europe Increased trade, outsourcing and offshoring do not create unemployment but boost the number of jobs in advanced economies, says a new study

Merkel gives nod to Green partnership The chancellor has given her approval to the creation of the first coalition of the Christian Democrats and Greens in a move that could transform the party-political landscape

Blow to US as Hungary backs Russian pipeline Hungary backs Russian pipeline Decision puts Gazprom in a strong position to build its $10bn Southstream pipeline but risks angering Budapest’s western partners and could threaten the US- and EU-backed Nabucco pipeline

We must curb international flows of capital It is time for a model of financial globalisation that recognises more is not necessarily better, write Dani Rodrik and Arvind Subramanian

US yields on binding emissions targets The US appeared to take a step forward on the talks for a successor to the Kyoto protocol on climate change by saying it would agree to

IHT America's ghost story

By JAMES CARROLL Military power functions in the United States the way state religion has functioned in other societies.

American Prospect The Democrats' Choice: Manager or Visionary

TURKEY AND ARMENIA

A $12 billion history lesson

By TIMOTHY W. RYBACK AND ELAZAR BARKAN History is best when it is researched and debated before it is lobbied and legislated.

TEHRAN'S OPPONENTS

America's misguided blacklist

By DAVID WADDINGTON, PETER ARCHER AND ROBIN CORBETT The MEK has been unjustifiably considered a terrorist organization by the U.S.

Jerusalem Post Obama: Pro-Israel needn't be pro-Likud

The Persian Abyss: The future of US-Iran relations The new realities of the Middle East make it incumbent upon the next American president to talk directly to his or her Iranian counterpart, which most likely will NOT be Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

Our World: Iran's game of grand strategy [ CAROLINE GLICK

Apres Winograd Seeking an Israeli De Gaulle

Testing the "Israel Lobby" Thesis

Itamar Rabinovich, The American Interest

Ha’aretz – Sanctions to gain time The United Nations Security Council is discussing a draft resolution this week that to a small extent tightens economic sanctions against Iran.

Asia Times Iran can't shake the sanctions shackle As far as Iran is concerned, the United Nations' nuclear watchdog has completed its work with "outstanding questions" related to Tehran's nuclear program and it should stop placing the dossier in a special category requiring attention by the UN Security Council. All the same, the threat of more sanctions remains as strong as ever. - Kaveh L Afrasiabi

Analysis: Hezbollah and Iran: New threats? By CLAUDE SALHANI (UPI) -- Should the close and ongoing alliance between the Lebanese Shiite organization Hezbollah and the Islamic Republic of Iran be a cause for concern to the West?

Daily Telegraph US-India alliance to counter China America is attempting to forge a strategic alliance with India with a series of arms deals as the South Asian nation bolsters its defences against China.

Strategic Alliances Remain Elusive in Iraq

Neocons Fine-Tune Iran Angle

Christian Science Monitor

Many Americans switch religious denominations, study finds In a landmark survey, the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life finds a new religious landscape in America.

The future that young Russians want The Putin generation is often worldly, optimistic, and enthusiastic about democracy – as they define it.

FT FRONT PAGE - FIRST SECTION: Biggest one-day increase of 20% pushes wheat price to record high

Moscow must act to cool its economy The main cure is to allow the rouble to appreciate more. Russia’s high prices should also be fought with deregulation, writes Anders Aslund

Israel’s Hamas predicament: shoot or talk As rockets fall on towns near the Gaza Strip, military hawks call for decisive action. Yet the politicians have reason to be wary

RFE/RLRussia: Crumbling Military Puts Kremlin On The Defensive

Armenia: Opposition Protests Continue Over Presidential Election Results

EurasiaNet Arrests of Ter-Petrosian Supporters Continue Post-election political tensions are simmering in Armenia with the arrest of several political figures and government officials who have declared their support for former President Levon Ter-Petrosian. The government has

Washington Post A War We Must End By John Podesta, Ray Takeyh and Lawrence J. Korb Despite the Democratic presidential candidates' expressed commitment to ending the war in Iraq, there is unease among the party's base. Some ardent activists have suggested that upon election, a new Democratic president will come under inordinate pressure to sustain the U.S. military commitment t...

A Shifting Mission in Afghanistan NATO Confronts Surprisingly Fierce Taliban Militia Undermines Rebuilding Efforts in Southern Province of Uruzgan

Japan's Lost Decade

Lessons for the United States in 2008 - American Enterprise Institute

CER The EU in Kosovo: Learning to let go

Der Spiegel Kosovo's Independence: The Price of Freedom

MESH Islam in Europe: cycle of controversy by Michael Reynolds

• COMMENT: Walter Laqueur on Islam in Europe

CFR When Should the US Withdraw From Iraq?

Why Iraqis Cannot Agree on an Oil Law

Feeding a Global Trade Opportunity

FrontPage Confronting Islam --2/26/2008 12:00:00 AM

Foreign Affairs An Empty RevolutionThe Unfulfilled Promises of Hugo Chávez

USIP Event: Interim Governments: Institutional Bridges to Peace and Democracy?

Event: The Role of Independent Diplomat: A New Approach to Diplomacy and Conflict

Rational calculators are supposed to think through their economic options, then pick the one that maximizes benefits. Yet in real life... more»

Why is it Always `Us` and `Them`: on the natural history of thinking through groups

H2 Boston Globe Talking to Turkey's Kurds (By Aliza Marcus and Andrew Apostolou, Boston Globe)

Washington Post Iraq Sounds Alarm on Clashes in North Turkey Warned Not to Expand Offensive Against Kurdish Rebels

McClatchy U.S. voices support as Turkey seeks to 'eliminate' Kurdish rebels

'Türk ordusu ABD'den onay almaz'

ABD Genelkurmay Başkanlığı Harekat Başkanı'ndan sınır ötesi yorumu

WSJ Europe Editorial Undivided Cyprus

FT Editorial Chance for Cyprus Christofias’s victory shows that Cypriots want a federal solution to the division, which not only isolates north Cyprus but creates irritation with Nicosia in Brussels

Cyprus president urged to act fast on unity Demetris Christofias still has to convince the international community and Turkish Cypriots that he is serious about reaching a political deal to re-unify the island -

Turkey's Offensive Comes at Price By: M.K. Bhadrakumar | Asia Times
Turkey is clearly acting in concert with the United States and Israel over its incursion into northern Iraq to attack Kurdish rebels. As a result, Ankara can shrug off international -- including Iraqi -- condemnation of its actions. But there will be a cost: Turkey will be expected to play a major role as the guardian of the stability of northern Iraq, and as important, to play a bigger role in Afghanistan

Boston Globe Editorial Turkey's Iraq war TURKEY'S current military offensive inside northern Iraq has touched off a crisis - one to which several other players in the region have contributed. Although the ultimate responsibility for ending this crisis falls on Turkey, all of the others, including the United States, must do their part to prevent a larger regional conflagration.

Turkey's Latest Iraq Incursion
Council on Foreign Relations

PKK, the Common Enemy?

Al Hayat The Turkish "Sun" and the US-Israeli Dust Zuheir Kseibati - A thick fog covers the "realistic" goals of the military operation undertaken by the Turkish army in northern Iraq and codenamed "Sun." The Kurds there fear that once again their stability will be scorched by a potential collaboration between Ankara and Washington.

Turkey and the Troubled Lake Ghassan Charbel - The scents of wars are all over the Middle East. Wars of existence, wars over borders, and civil wars. Wars over roles and wars over positions. The scent of confessional sedition needs no evidence. The balance that once prevailed before the invasion of Iraq has collapsed. The Iraqi explosion has added a new dimension to the danger resulting from the invasion itself.

PKK bases in northern Iraq

Turkey Kills 153 PKK in Iraq, Resists Calls to Halt (Update1) Bloomberg

ABD Savunma Bakanı Türkiye'ye geliyor

Turkish Troops And PKK Battle For 5th Day In Northern Iraq

Turkey Seeks an End to Its 'Kurdish Problem'

Turkish Shellings Continue, Bad Weather Prevents Penetration

Turkish Troops Advancing on PKK HQ

Turkey, Kurds and the Iraq oil hype…
Iraq Oil Report

Official Kurdish Forces on High Alert

Will Kurdistan Follow Kosovo’s Example?
Kurdish Aspect

TURKISH INVASION, TERROR, AND OCCUPATION OF SOUTH KURDISTAN
By Mizgîn

Japan Concerned About Tension Along Turkey-Iraq Border

Wilson, Davutoğlu ile 45 dakika görüştü

Washington Times Iraq seen unable to control Kurds Turkey's ambassador to the United States yesterday said Iraqi officials had proven unwilling or unable to curb Kurdish militants using the country as a staging ground for attacks inside Turkey, justifying Ankara's decision to wage a ground campaign into northern Iraq six days ago.

Türkiye laiklik anlayışını 'güncelliyor' MadeleIne BuntIng

BBC Turkey hits rebels in new attacks The Turkish army says it has killed 41 more Kurdish rebels in the latest clashes in northern Iraq.

IHT TURKEY AND ARMENIA A $12 billion history lesson By TIMOTHY W. RYBACK AND ELAZAR BARKAN History is best when it is researched and debated before it is lobbied and legislated.

INSS Moving Ahead in Cyprus, Looking Back at the Failure of the Annan Plan Gallia Lindenstrauss

The Times Kürtlerle uzlaşma şansı harcanıyor -

EDM TURKISH GENERAL STAFF ANNOUNCES "DETERRENT OPERATION" IN NORTHERN IRAQ

- SOCIAL POLARIZATION DEEPENING IN TURKEY

Turkey's Pursuit of Kurdish Rebels Carries European Implications
Deutsche Welle

Turkey and the Kurds: politics and military action , Hasan Turunc

Washington Post In Turkey, Students Test a New Policy on Head Scarves

WSJ US Knew of Turkey's Plan To Hit PKK, Didn't Object Turkey briefed the White House about its plans to strike northern Iraq well in advance of launching the controversial operation and the U.S. raised no objections, according to American and Turkish officials

In Kirkuk, Ethnic Strife Takes Toll
Wall Street Journal

Middle East Progress U.S. & Turkey: Challenges and Opportunities

Turkey's Offensive in Iraq - Tulin Daloglu, Washington Times

Turkey Declines to Say When It Might Withdraw Troops From Iraq

Mehmetçik tipiye rağmen iki kampı imha etti

PKK bölündü, yabancı uyruklular kaçıyor

Cumhurbaşkanı Gül ve Başbakan Erdoğan'dan Genelkurmay'a sürpriz brifing ziyareti

İngiliz Vekil: Operasyona uluslararası destek var

'ABD ile Erbil'in arası açıldı'

PKK, psikolojik harekât başlattı

Peşmerge kimliği haberine yalanlama

Gül, harekât sebebiyle Afrika turunu erteledi

Hristofyas'ın amacı 'çözümü biz tıkamıyoruz' mesajı vermek

İmaja değil, çözüme odaklanalım

The Jordan Times, in an editorial, says the incursion may succeed in inflicting heavy damage on the PKK, but will not solve the problem or the standoff with it.

Iraq to Turkey: Show Some Respect and Get Out

Turkey academics defy scarf law
BBC News

A short message to Kurdish representatives in Baghdad

Operation likely to last until Kandil bases destroyed

Turkey's Gul delays Africa trip due to Iraq campaign

Hüsnü Mahalli Geçen hafta!

Talabani uyanık ol, yemek olma

TDK-Tevger: Kürt ulusu ve onun geleceği hedeflenmiştir

Türkiye Federal Kürdistan’daki silahlı güçlerini geri çekmelidir

Iraqi Kurds Concerned about Turkish Incursion
Voice of America

Türk ordusunda kırılma ve çekilme: ”20 asker ve 4 korucu öldü”

Nûrî Talebanî: Türkiye’nin amacı PKK değil Kerkük’tür