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H1 Iraq after the Surge, a set of
two companion reports from the International Crisis Group, examines
the security and political aspects of the surge. The New
Sunni Landscape, uniquely based on extensive
interviews with insurgents, describes the sweeping changes affecting Sunni
tribes, al-Qaeda in Iraq
and the insurgency. The Need
for a New Political Strategy analyses reasons for
the current deadlock and suggests a way forward. Both point to the importance
of devising a different approach that focuses on pressuring the Iraqi
government to agree to political compromise, engaging in negotiations with a
fuller range of Iraqi actors, including still-active insurgents, and altering
the regional climate. U.S. State Department Country
Reports on Terrorism - Strategic Assessment What War? By: Niall Ferguson | Los Angeles Times At home,
the economy soars and Americans let the good times roll. Meanwhile, Iraq
burns. TLS Whatever
happened to Old Europe? The struggle to understand how even a
united continent is far from a place at the centre of the world by Mark
Mazower The Case Against the West By: Kishore Mahbubani | Foreign
Affairs Wall Street Journal Republican Brand Sinks to Record Low McCain continues to run nearly even with Democrats Obama and Clinton,
even as only 27% of voters have positive views of the Republican Party,
according to the latest WSJ/NBC poll. An unprecedented 73% of voters believe
the U.S. is on the wrong track. (Results) Fed Cuts Rate, Signals Pause Ahead
The
Fed delivered its seventh interest rate cut since the credit crisis began
last July but signaled the aggressive rate cutting campaign will likely pause
for now. Two voters again dissented, preferring no change. (Statement) Readings
on Military Intelligence The Times Could oil mania be coming to an end? Speculation has driven up prices - but things could be
about to change Gas Price Formation,
Structure and Dynamics IFRI This 35-page French paper
focuses on gas price evolution and mechanisms in importing countries Nicolas Sarkozy's Foreign
Policy: Gaullist by Any Other Name \"Survival\" INSS Syria,
the NPT, and the IAEA - Ephraim Asculai (Institute for National
Security Studies-Tel Aviv University) Freedom
House's 2008 report on press freedom shows a clear
decline in both authoritarian countries and established democracies. NYRB The Truth About Putin and
Medvedev By Amy Knight The Arab Spring, and
After By Max Rodenbeck On Dreams and Shadows: The Future of the Middle
East by Robin Wright. The Financial Crisis:
An Interview with George Soros April 30,
2008 Quarterly Report to Congress Source:
Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction Full
Report (PDF; 10 MB) Or download
in sections (PDFs). Iraq
Reconstruction Five Years On (PDF; 90 KB) US Digs in Against
Shiite Militias - Howard LaFranchi, Christian Science Monitor
NATO
Accuses Russia of Stirring Tensions in Rebel Georgia Areas Financial
Times How
Europe can shape the global system The end of the unipolar moment,
underlined by the American fiasco in Iraq and by the ascendancy of China,
Brazil and India, raises again questions about how Europe fits within. Focus
on specific issues, urges Zaki Laïdi A
profitable Union The EU expansion of four years ago helped
streamline decision-making – though not to everyone’s liking EU
to create new diplomatic service The EU is set to
acquire a so-called External Action Service uniting officials in Brussels
with diplomats from national foreign ministries The contrast of
the Arab world's two faces Ever since oil was discovered,
the Arab world has been split between those who have too much capital and
those with too little Iran-Europe
gas deals anger Washington The US and its allies are
worried the sanctions regime against Tehran is under threat from a possible
new wave of European investment in Iran’s strategically important gas sector Washington Post Russia's
Moves Add To Strains With Georgia Buildup in
Separatist Area Follows Downing of Drone Editorial A
Separate Peace? Pakistan's new government negotiates with the militants
who harbor al-Qaeda and target U.S. forces in Afghanistan. Building
Bridges in the Back of Beyond By David Ignatius In the far reaches of
Afghanistan, the U.S. Army is gradually learning how to fight a different
kind of war Guardian
It
was fun, but 1968 left us sybaritic, self-absorbed and ruled by the right
Geoffrey Wheatcroft: The Paris riots 40 years ago prompt
nostalgia on the left, but even the alleged cultural victories had unintended
effects Deployment
of aircraft carrier a US 'reminder' to Iran, says Gates US defence secretary denies the arrival of a new
carrier represents an escalation in tension Russia
inflames tensions with Georgia Rapid build-up of troops in Abkhazia threatens
Georgia's territorial integrity, Nato warns Are these
Syrian nuclear pictures faked? Ewen
MacAskill: Doubts about the authenticity of three aerial photographs
published by the CIA have been raised by the head of anthropology at the
University of Minnesota Things Are Moving, But the U.S. Is Absent By: Rami G.
Khouri | The Daily Star One of the important developments in Middle Eastern
diplomacy that becomes more obvious with every passing month is the continued
marginalization of the United States Human
Rights and the Basis for EU Sanctions against Iran, The Washington Institute |
H2 The
American Turkey's
Uncertain Future: A Symposium Five views on
whether the ruling political party in Turkey is a threat to that country's
democracy Washington Institute Tackling Turkey's Image Problem in the European Union By
Antonia Ruiz Jimenez Turkish AKP not seeking extension in court case | World
| Reuters FT Turkey
says inflation will be double target
The central bank says inflation in 2008 will be nearly
double its official target in the face of rising energy and food prices, and
warns of higher interest rates
WORLD
NEWS: Ankara eases free speech law to pacify EU , Senior-level
talks with Iraqi Kurds in the offing Internal
uncertainties impede success on foreign policy issues Turkey
to Loosen 2008 Budget to Boost Spending on Dams, Roads Bloomberg Baghdad and Kurds Close the Gap Sami Kohen Türkiye
K. Irak’a açılıyor Semih İdiz Türkiye’nin
Suriye-İsrail barışını sağlaması zor CSIS Reviving
Turkey’s Stalled EU Drive? CSIS'tan Türkiye-AB değerlendirmesi US
pressures Turkcell to abandon $1 bln Syria deal TURKEY HOLDS
JOINT AIR FORCE EXERCISES WITH PAKISTAN Fatma Müge Göçek -Through a Glass Darkly:
Consequences of a Politicized Past in Contemporary Turkey Full
Text (PDF) Free
Dört füze
kalkanından ikisi İstanbul ve Ankara’ya İç Basında Türk Dış
Politikası Dış
Basında Türkiye - BBC Turkish 0700 VOA Turkish Press Review Google News Turkey TurcoPundit Google News Fırat News Agency KurdishMedia Kurdish Kurdish Aspect
Dış Basında Irak BBC Monitoring Inter-national
Senior-level
talks with Iraqi Kurds in the offing Baghdad and Kurds Close the Gap Leader
of pro-Kurdish party in Turkey resigns Irak’la başbakan düzeyinde
diyalog Conjectural
not structural adjustment: Turkish u-turn policy Kurdistan's judicial power to have autonomous budget KRG accepts Turkish initiative for dialogue PKK’ya
terörist demem Öcalan Kürt halk önderi PKK’lıya taziye çadırı DTP’den Irak’la stratejik
diyalog zamanı Barzani ile ilk
temas
Türkiye birkaç gün içinde Kuzey Irak Kürt yönetimiyle ilk resmi
temasını gerçekleştirecek Şırnak’ta 20 PKK’lı kıstırıldı Investigations
opened into DTP fraternity night upheaval Turkey
plans to set up strategic dialogue mechanism with Iraq Cevdet Aşkın Erbil'den 'PKK'ya tetik çekmeyiz' mesajı Turkish Column Examines Aspects of
Israel-Syria Peace Process Turkey
Plans Rail Link to Azerbaijan via Iran Barış trafiğini telefonda başlattılar Google News Greece Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Press ABHaber
Dış
Basında Türkiye-AB İlişkileri Günlük Haftalık Washington Institute Tackling Turkey's Image Problem in the European Union By
Antonia Ruiz Jimenez Revisiting NATO-ESDP
Relations: Part II SDA Asli Bayram: out of the wings on to centre stage -
Times Online The German beauty queen and actress
whose Turkish father was killed by neo-Nazis tackles Anne Frank on stage EU
welcomes 301 amendment but calls for more Avrupa Birliği ile ekonomide de yolun
sonu mu? SİNAN
ÜLGEN - Toward a
unified Cyprus? Akdeniz Birliği dünyayı değiştirecek Rauf Denktaş Su
meselesi Avrupa, AKP'nin kapatılmasını affetmez The Economics Of The Isolation Of Turkish Cypriots The Associated Press: Turkey's parliament softens law
restricting free speech Turkey:
Parliament Approves 'Cosmetic' Free-Speech Reform - RADIO FREE EUROPE / RADIO
LIBERTY EU hails Turkey free speech move German deputies on fact finding mission to Turkey We will repel attacks against Turkey and Azerbaijan
together” Hedo Okur Tuncay Nihat Altintop
Eleştiri
dozu artınca bu fotoğraflar ortaya çıktı Dünya gıda krizi sadece spekülatör işi
değil MEHMET HÜSEYİN BİLGİN Asli Bayram: out of the wings on to centre stage -
Times Online The German beauty queen and actress
whose Turkish father was killed by neo-Nazis tackles Anne Frank on stage American intellectuals researching Turkish
hospitality, culture Cüppeli Hoca’dan ücretli
’sanal’ TV Serdar Turgut Rakamların gizemi |
H3 AKP’nin derinliklerinde son durum AK Parti, savunmasında Venedik ve
Kopenhag Kriterleri'ni referans aldı AKP
ön savunmasını Anayasa Mahkemesi’ne verdi İşte
AK Parti'nin ön savunması Çalık'a biçilen
gerçek faiz
Serpil Yılmaz Çankaya,
Şam gezisi için ne diyor? Ergenekon
Savcısı için HSYK’ye şikayet Anayasa
Mahkemesi'nden önemli açıklama Bugün demokrasinin
1 Mayıs'la sınav günü Cengiz
Çandar Türkiye’nin
1 Mayıs’ı; Türkiye’nin dünyadan kopuş günü... Ahmet
TaşgetirenBaykal ve Kesici Ruşen
- Çakır
İşi uzatmak
istemeyen Erdoğan kafasını giyotine uzatıyor HÜSEYİN GÜLERCE -
Ergenekon, Amerika ve AK Parti... Taha Akyol Neyin
savaşı? Fikret Bila Bu
korku niye? Hasan Cemal 1
Mayıs’a şiddet ve kan bulaşmasın! Murat
Yetkin Velev ki
Taksim 1 Mayıs simgesi İsmet Berkan AKP pazarlık mı arıyor? Fehmi Koru Duvar Noose around the neck Şamil Tayyar Ali BayramoğluAK Parti adeta bir yalnızlık
arayışı içinde… Ertuğrul
ÖzkökAile
fotoğrafından taşanlar İsmail Küçükkaya Bilal Çetin Savunma tamam, Anayasa
değişikliği beklemede...
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