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H1 The National Interest Pax Corleone by John C. Hulsman and A. Wess Mitchell How to make our adversaries and allies offers they can’t refuse. Bismarck for President by Dimitri K. Simes and Paul J. Saunders In an election year, it's easy to find cheerleaders—but America needs chess players in order to succeed. Christian Science Monitor Ahmadinejad's Iraq visit bolsters Iran's influence President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad met with key Iraqi leaders and offered the country a $1 billion loan as he began a two-day visit Sunday. The Times Good Neighbours? Tehran will be judged by how it behaves towards Iraq Independent Day of grief and defiance Ehud Olmert rejected international calls yesterday to end the "excessive" and "disproportionate" military operation in Gaza which has claimed the lives of 101 Palestinians – including many children and other civilians – since Wednesday. Leading article: Only a new President can end Gaza's nightmare Ha’aretz – Editorial Bank of political objectivesIt does not matter how you define what the Israel Defense Forces is waging in the Gaza Strip: a war, a battle or a retaliatory operation. It is extremely important, however - and that was one of the lessons of the Second Lebanon War - to define the goals and the chances of achieving them Bar’el Get ready for the third intifada Even if Abbas is not moved by this reality - because of his tremendous personal anger at Hamas - Israel should be very, very moved Los Angeles Times The end of the 'guilty Israeli' By Yossi Klein Halevi Empathy has become a victim of the Palestinian attacks from Gaza BBC Eight killed in Armenia protests State of emergency Armenia shaken by bloody crackdown on opposition Washington Post Why I Have New Hope for The Mideast By Robin Wright The issue in the Middle East is no longer whether to seek political change. It's how to make it happen. Obama on Foreign Policy The Arms Race Myth, Again Richard N. Perle| Despite Putin's ICBM-rattling, the U.S. should decrease its nuclear forces. Staying the Course By Michael Abramowitz It's not hard to imagine the next president having the same foreign policy as this one. Fred Halliday International Relations in a Post-Hegemonic Age Guardian Expect change only in name as 'Putvedev' takes the reins Jonathan Steele: New president will keep Russia on a path of modernising under authoritarian rule Punishing the people Leader: Israel does not have a clear military strategy in Gaza. No matter how many Hamas leaders are killed, it will never be able to wipe the Strip clean of the movement A new-model Nato John M Shalikashvili The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation's strategy needs to be radically restructured for the 21st century McClatchy Ahmadinejad Visit Shows Depth of Iraq Divisions IHT Kosovo's future depends largely on others The small, poor territory has a chance become a virtual ward of the Continent, but there are barriers. Russia and China rethink arms deals After billions of dollars in military sales, new factors are prompting Moscow and Beijing to re-evaluate their arms trading relationship MERIA "Ignorance Cannot Be Realistic: A Critique of the Mearsheimer-Walt Thesis" Ofira Seliktar Adobe New York Times Iraq Needs Strides in Economy and Governance to Cut Attacks, a Top General Says Editorial Slipping Away The mounting violence is making it even harder for Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, and Israel’s prime minister, Ehud Olmert, to negotiate the core issues. Gaza Pitfalls in Every Path President Bush’s peace plan has been to prop up the more moderate Palestinian president, but as long as Hamas controls Gaza, it can still subvert negotiations. What I’d Be Talking About if I Were Still Running Eight of the candidates who left the presidential race describe issues that should warrant more attention Vienna Meeting on Arms Data Reignites Iran Nuclear Debate Last Monday, the chief U.N. nuclear inspector in a meeting laid out a trove of evidence that he said raised new questions about whether Iran had tried to design an atom bomb. TLS Who really brought peace to Belfast? While politicians get the credit for stabilizing Northern Ireland, we should be more grateful to the civil servants – and the spooks Economist Stiglitz Says Iraq War Costs May Reach $5 Trillion Iraq Violence Jumps in February Newsweek The Fear Factor Michael McFaul The economy came to life during Putin's term, but his real legacy is in transforming the political landscape. Barak's Iraq Attack - New York Post editorial It's the Middle East, Stupid - Michael Oren, Washington Post McClatchy Bush legacy: Farewell to the Monroe Doctrine? Newsweek What the World is Hearing by Fareed Zakaria A senior Latin American diplomat says, 'We might find ourselves nostalgic for Bush, who is brave on trade.' What Makes a Terrorist? Alan B. Krueger The SWISH Report (10), Paul Rogers A seventh report from the South Waziristan Institute of Strategic Hermeneutics to the al-Qaida Strategic Planning Cell (SPC) on the progress of the campaign and its ultimate realisation. Click here to read earlier reports. Operation Iraqi Freedom: Strategies, Approaches, Results, and Issues for Congress (PDF; 639 KB) Source: Congressional Research Service (via Federation of American Scientists) Weekly Standard The Patton of Counterinsurgency With a sequence of brilliant offensives, Raymond Odierno adapted the Petraeus doctrine into a successful operational art. by Frederick W. Kagan and Kimberly Kagan Newsweek The Biggest Bully Owen Matthews Vladimir Putin's bellicose language and aggressive style has cost Russia friends in the neighborhood. Two Forward, One Back Dmitri Trenin Putin caged rather than killed the freedoms of the capitalist revolution. He ratified the era's gains Challenges Of The Broader Middle East Zalmay Khalilzad Stratfor Al Qaeda, Afghanistan and the Good War Drezner What's the best experience to be president?

H2 Jamestown "Turkey and Northern Iraq: An Overview" by Gareth Jenkins (pdf) Turkish Military Operation Failed, Says PKK Leader General: Turkish Pullout Had Been Planned Al Hayat More Important than the issue of the Kurdish Rebels Mustafa Zein - Since its rise to power in Turkey, the "Prosperity and Development" government has been trying to exploit its distance from chauvinism to settle the issues of minorities within an Islamic framework that recognizes state secularism. Türkiye, ABD'nin Ortadoğu'daki kilit müttefiki HALİL ELENANİ NYT Türkiye, Kuzey Iraklı liderlerle acilen diyalog kurmalı - PKK krizini tek bitirme yolu barışçıl çözüm MUSİB NAİMİ PKK Kürtlere zarar veriyor FAYSAL ŞEYHİ - EDM TURKEY DIVIDING AGAINST ITSELF, BUT STILL STANDING FIRM ON NORTHERN IRAQ The Real World: US-Turkey Kurdish dilemma Middle East Times Le Monde'den 130 şehit iddiası İncirlik Hava Üssü 6 hafta kapalı olacak Google News Fırat News Agency KurdishMedia Kurdish Kurdish Aspect Dış Basında Irak BBC Monitoring Hakan Albayrak: Aysel Tuğluk'un cevabı Kemalizm'le en çok çatışan/çelişen güç, Kürtlerdir. Bu çatışma niye vardır? Çünkü Kürt kimliğine, kültürüne ve varlığına dönük bir yok sayma; bir Türklük dayatması vardır. 4. DTP tansiyonu yükseltiyor Erdogan lambastes Israel Reporter's Notebook: The Plight of the Kurds NPR Erdoğan: Yanlıştan dönün, 221’den yararlanın Genelkurmay yeni fotoğrafları yayınladı A losing war for all Turkish Daily News Since the Turkish military cannot bomb shops and homes, how will the Turkish state deal with the Kurd who feels for an independent Kurdish state? The PKK Have Always Led the Kurdish People's Fight Against Turkish ... Ahmadinejad Calls Upon Iraq, Turkey to Fight Kurdish Rebels • 'Ping Pong' harekatı Cevdet Aşkın Derya Sazak Zap’tan Kandil’e DTP üyeleri Taksim'de terör örgütü lehine slogan attı 'Türkler ve Kürtleri Dengelemek' `İsterseniz 40 bin insan daha yitirin, PKK bu ülkenin gerçeğidir' US Congressmen complete fact-finding visit to the Kurdistan Region Mehmetçik, terör örgütünün Zap kampında 2 ton bomba buldu Iraqi Kurdistan President Ready to Help Solve PKK Issue Kurdish Villagers Express Joy as Turkey Ends Incursion Irak'tan çıkış Murat Belge Diyarbakır: This is not the city you think you know Biten harekâtın eylemi Taksim'e yürümek isteyen DTP'lilere müdahale DTP'liler, izinsiz gösteride polise saldırdı ‘Sayın Öcalan’ın önerilerini dinleyin! Onlar çok mutlu Yeni harekât bekliyorlar Sınırda bekletilen askeri birliklerin bir bölümü terör örgütü PKK’nın eğitim kampı Haftanin ile İran sınır hattındaki Hakurk bölgelerinin karşısına sevk edildi. Diyarbakır’da kefenli tahrik Parliament Rapporteur Blames Army for Kirkuk Attack Iraqi Kurds not ready to deliver on the PKK DTP’li vekil yine kışkırttı Adana’da faciadan dönüldü Bayrağa taşlı provokasyon Harekat bitti onların protestosu sürüyor ‘Daha bitmedi devamı gelecek’ 7. 'Kara harekatını Barzani kazanmıştır!' Turkish war and American games RIA Novosti Bombalı saldırıda oğlunu kaybeden baba: Doğu-batı kardeşliği terörü bitirecek Çocuklar yine ön saflarda... Asker ya da gerilla sadece gençler öldü Turkey Denies US Influence in Decision to End Iraq Incursion Gül Rejects Criticism on Iraq Troop Pullout Harekat bitti diye sevinmeyin' Adalet Bakanı Şahin, PKK'ya yönelik başka planlamaların olduğunu söyledi Çirkin saldırı! Şırnak'ta kimliği belirsiz kişiler Türk Bayrağı'na önce taşla saldırdılar, ardından gönderden indirdiler DTP'nin mitinginde yine olay! Kara harekatını protesto eden DTP’liler, Taksim'i birbirine kattı Israel, Turks, and Jews…Again PKK'ya talimatlar Türkçe geliyor ‘Saldırıların insani izahı bulunmuyor’