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H1 New York Times
Obama
Expected to Hit Milestone in Tuesday’s Votes Barack Obama is poised to have a majority of pledged
delegates after balloting in Kentucky and Oregon, but the situation is
delicate as he tries to unify his party. CRS
“The National Security
Council: An Organizational Assessment,” updated April 21, 2008. Who's The Real Appeaser? -
Fareed Zakaria, Newsweek This administration's few successes have come when
it's agreed to engage with adversaries IDF Intelligence Briefing - Ari Shavit (Ha'aretz) Christian
Science Monitor The heart of Lebanon's strife Violence is rooted in the flawed 1943 power-sharing pact. By Mohamad
Bazzi Bush's Nazi-Iran Analogy Makes Attack Seem More Likely
by Jim Lobe Will
Jewish Votes Cost Obama the White House? - Mike Madden, Salon WSJ
Obama and the Jews By Bret Stephens Global
View: Does
he really believe he understands Israel better than Israelis themselves? Jerusalem
Post Obama's unique appeasement style [ CAROLINE GLICK Self-made
Nakba [ BARRY RUBIN Financial
Times Irrelevance,
Europe’s logical choice Europe’s political leaders are
forever swearing to turn a united Europe into a new superpower. But European
citizens seem unconvinced. Being a superpower can be a burdensome and bloody
business and many Europeans want to keep their heads down, writes Gideon
Rachman US
begins to break foreign oil ‘addiction’ High
prices, more efficient cars and the use of ethanol significantly cut the
share of oil imported into the US for the first time since 1977 A
transatlantic opportunity for Britain
Philip Stephens sees a chance to review ties US,
Russia among least peaceful nations Iceland
ranks first on the Global Peace Index, an annual study analysing countries in
terms of international policy and domestic conditions Running
on empty? Even oil executives are voicing concern over
future output levels. Yet high prices could bring compensating changes Need
for Religion in Foreign Policy - Adrian Wooldridge, World Affairs Afghanistan:
State and Society, Great Power Politics, and the Way Ahead: Findings from an
International Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2007 Wall Street Journal The Democrats' Dangerous Trade Games Los
Angeles Times Food
crisis creates an opening for Muslim fundamentalists In
the Middle East, Islamist charity programs fill a gap by feeding the hungry
as prices soar - and their political allies gain ground Sons
of Iraq? Or Baghdad's Sopranos? Working
with a U.S.-funded Sunni guard force can be a lot like dealing with the mob.
Some of the armed men act like the dons of their neighborhood Bush
criticizes Arab nations for repression The president wraps up his
five-day trip by calling on Middle East nations to embrace economic reforms
and women's rights Save Us From the Rescuers By: David Rieff | Los Angeles
Times IHT Israel's 'American problem' By JEFFREY
GOLDBERG U.S.
political leaders and American Jews need to rethink what it means to be
pro-Israel. Obama and Israel By THOMAS L.
FRIEDMAN The
notion that a President Barack Obama would have a desire to walk away from
America's bipartisan consensus on Arab-Israeli peace is ludicrous. France
acknowledges contacts with Hamas Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner
emphasized that there were no negotiations with Hamas, labeled a terrorist
group by both the United States and the European Union As China
opens up, it keeps a wary eye on the former U.S.S.R. By PHILIP TAUBMAN China's
Communist Party has long worried about losing power and having the country
split up like the former Soviet Union. With openness about earthquake
coverage, the comparison is more pressing. Shaping a Nuclear Iran By: Ray Takeyh | The Washington
Post Asia
Times The mythical post-American era There
is increasing talk of the decline of the United States and what the
post-American world will look like. The ground realities are that the US's
economic dominance will be challenged, notably by China and India. But there
is no conclusive evidence that America's decline is "inevitable",
or even that a new world is emerging with power centers that are capable of
counterbalancing the United States. - Ehsan Ahrari SPENGLER The monster and the sausages Call
it the missing "link" in deciphering German President Horst
Koehler's denouncement of the world financial market as a monster for making
"massive leveraged investments with minimal capital". Think of a
sausage: the gross parts of a pig are ground into an appetizing package. Just
don't blame the sausage-maker, Koehler, when it is time for financial
heartburn. Guardian
Free
trade escapes US onslaught Bill Emmott: Fears of a
protectionist backlash by economic nationalists have proved unfounded on both
sides of the Atlantic Past
Problems Threaten Future Russian-Indian Arms Deals By: Richard Weitz |
World Politics Review Russian defense
firms have been counting on continuing orders from India to help cushion the
decreasing opportunities in China. Although the Indian market appears to have
some growth potential, major problems with past deals could lead New Delhi to
decrease its future purchase of Russian weapons. Bring on the Foreign Policy Debate By: John R. Bolton |
The Wall Street Journal The Obama view of negotiations as the alpha and the
omega of U.S. foreign policy highlights a fundamental conceptual divide
between the major parties and their putative presidential nominees. This
divide also opened in 2004, when John Kerry insisted that our foreign policy
pass a "global test" to be considered legitimate. Round One to the Dove with the Dodgy Name By: Michael
Tomasky | The Guardian Republicans used to beat Democrats on foreign policy
every time. But now Obama is changing the nature of the fight. U.N.: Six million
children in Ethiopia face malnutrition risk RFE/RLPresidential Summit To Explore Gas Options Gurbanguly
Berdymukhammedov comes to Azerbaijan for the first visit by a sitting Turkmen
president in more than a decade, highlighting recent fence mending and shared
interests |
H2 Turkey's
AK Party expects to be closed - sources AKP'li bir bakan: Bizi kapatacaklar ALİ H.
ASLAN - ABD'nin, çileden çıkaran Türkiye politikası ÖMER TAŞPINAR Türkiye ABD'nin gündeminde değil WSJ
We Are Making Progress in Iraq Barzani
Rice ve CIA Direktörü ile görüştü Israeli Source Says USA Asked Turkey to
Assist Syrian-Israeli Talks Newsweek: Türkiye'de siyasi durum istikrarsızlaştı EDM
FIGHTING
THEM ON THE BEACHES: TURKISH SECULARISTS AND ISLAMISTS PREPARE FOR THE
VACATION SEASON Babacan
planning to visit Washington early next month US
companies battle for Turkish helicopter project ‘Foreign companies can’t comprehend the closure case’ Israeli
arrested in Turkey after gun found in suitcase Ha'aretz Zeit:
Laikler son direnişe girişti Turkish
Ambassador to US Calls Iran "a threat to Turkey as well as ... Energy
prices to push Turkey c/a gap wider in 2008 Turkey rushes to ratify ‘Kyoto’ before Parliament
breaks Hedef,
Türkiye'nin demokrasi ülkesi olmasını engellemek Emerging
Turkey extends economic reach globally Turkey,
Smoking Nation, Tries Out Ban New York Times Turkey:
Bleak future prospects as youth mark their day Parasını
verelim arşivleri açın 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
Kuzey Irak'a mesaj verdi: PKK'ya karşı
somut adımlar gelirse, diyaloğumuz derinleşir Iraqi
Kurdish prime minister visits US Cevdet Aşkın
Talabani'den
PKK'ya barışçıl çözüm, Ankara'dan Erbil'e yakın takip Savaş Süzal Washington'da PKK değerlendirmesi Article 140 and the Future of Iraq Baathist turns focus to Kurdish north Iraqi Kurdish Press Highlights 18 May 08 Iraqi Kurdish Press Highlights 17 May 08 Turkey
warns against imposing change in Middle East Turkish
FM stresses tangible measures against PKK Hüsnü Mahalli Bush’un İran sevdası K. Irak yönetimiyle temaslara devam President Barzani expresses support of Baghdad Bush, Türk
demokrasisini örnek gösterdi Young
Civilians spend nights with poor Kurdish families on Youth Day Middle
East musings (By Tulin Daloglu) Zana, İngiltere parlamentosunda Kürdçe konuşma yaptı |
H3 Denizde kum Ankara'da senaryo AKP kulisleri
karıştı!
Olay aynı, tanıklar aynı anlatılanlar farklı
farklı More than 80 percent of Turks against coups d'état Toptan: Türkiye ’Oh’lu bir
imkánı aramazsa yazık olur ASLI AYDINTAŞBAŞ
HABERTURK.COM'DA Baykal'ın aklında erken seçim var Kanadoğlu:
"Laikliğin evrensel tanımı yoktur" Bakan
Aydın ’dan Vatan
gazetesine Dolmabahçe cezası! Son Dakika Milliyet
Hürriyet Zaman Cengiz Çandar Washington, Brüksel’e yaklaşırken; 19
Mayıs’ta Madeleine Albright ile... Ahmet Taşgetiren Üçüncü yol ehven-i şer midir? Ruşen - Çakır
AKP’nin önündeki 6
seçenek 45 günde nasıl 3’e düştü! Taha Akyol Nutuk
üzerine araştırma Fikret Bila Hasan Cemal Hey,
yoksa cigarayı bırakmanın pişmanlığı mı? Murat
YetkinAnkara’da seçim senaryoları İsmet
BerkanÇıkmazdan
çıkış için ortak akıl Fehmi Koru Münasebetsizlik ancak bu kadar olur Taha Kıvanç Garanti veriyorum, yetmez mi? Şamil Tayyar Sağlar’ı kim kandırdı? Eyüp Can Haşim
Kılıç’ın umudu Ali BayramoğluSiyaset canlanmadan perde kapanmaz… Bilal Çetin AKP’nin
ruh hali...
Ertuğrul
ÖzkökBüro
şefinin robot portresi Güneri Civaoğlu Gül’ün
sezgisi M Ali BirandOtağtepe
kriterleri tek tek açıklanıyor Cüneyt
ÜlseverKarıştırılan
iki kavram: Hukuk ve kanun Enis
BerberoğluTürban
raporuna güvenen yanılır (mı?) Hakan Aygün İşte
Dolmabahçe diyaloğu... Mustafa Akyol Why Most 'Educated' Turks are Hopelessly Illiberal? Mustafa Karaalioğlu Kim ana eksen, kim marjinal? Sami Selçuk Böyle de konuşulmaz ki (!) Mahir Kaynak Siyaset nerede? Yağmur Atsız Ortak değerler değil ortak kurallar Kerim Balcı Bothersome
leaks Andrew
Finkel Charm
has its limits Ali
Bulaç Mindset
of judge not fond of parties İlter Türkmen Türban
yasasının akıbeti İlnur Çevik The Turkish Parliament
speaker does not see the real goal of the adversaries The
contradictions of Turkish secularismby Sevgi Akarçeşme* Güler Kömürcü Kadersel
karar tarihleri öne mi çekildi? [YORUM
-DOÇ. DR. MUSTAFA ŞENTOP] Başörtüsü davası ile kapatma davası arasındaki
ilişki Gözleri çekik olmayan Türk? Yalçın Doğan Son
kara delik Sabahattin Önkibar Baykal'a göre Tayyip Erdoğan
tutuklanmaktan korkuyor Güven Sak Tuzla
tersanelerindeki ölümler mi önemli, 3 çocuklu aileler mi Nuray
Başaran Son
yaşananlar ve gözden kaçanlar Mehmet Tezkan Laik
demokrasiden ‘Müslüman demokrasi’ye..
Can Ataklı Kapatma
ve siyasi yasak gelmesi üzerine çeşitlemeler
MUHARREM
SARIKAYASezer:
Solda ittifak yok... ERDAL ŞAFAK"Oh" dedirtecek formül EMRE AKÖZSulandırılan bayramlar İyimser
bir yazı denemesi NAZLI ILICAK Büyükanıt'a
iftira MEHMET BARLASAgitprop modeli siyasetin sonu
felakettir MAHMUT ÖVÜRTurizmde yüzler gülüyor! YAVUZ DONATFitne fücur, Ankara'da durum budur ÖTV’nin yarısı belediyeye
‘Kökün türban mı Karacaoğlan mı!’
Bakan’ı istifaya
çağırdılar
IMF sonrası, 'yüksek faiz
düşük kura' dönüş mü? Ercan KumcuPara
politikasında sıkılaştırma Ergin Yıldızoğlu ‘Küresel Stagflasyon’ Erdal
SağlamGençlere
sorumluluğumuz iyi eğitim Gıda
almak için servet harcayacağız Hoş geldin popülizm Merkez bankacılığı
tartışılıyor Energy
prices to push Turkey c/a gap wider in 2008 TÜSİAD'dan
hükümete IMF tavsiyesi Eser Karakaş Küreselleşme, ABD ekonomisi ve biz Turkey does dangerous dance with hedge funds Turkey importing inflation, says trade minister Seyfettin
Gürsel İşgücü piyasasında karmaşık dinamikler Murat
Yülek Agriculture
may reshape the world -- and Turkey Anadolu'da girişimcilik ve
Ankara'nın frenleri Asaf Savaş Akat
Aydın Ayaydın
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H4 New York Times Obama
Expected to Hit Milestone in Tuesday’s Votes Barack Obama is poised to have a majority of pledged
delegates after balloting in Kentucky and Oregon, but the situation is
delicate as he tries to unify his party. Editorial Mr.
Bush’s Travels The next president
will have to appoint a skilled and creative team of advisers on the Middle
East and be a more honest broker than President Bush has been.
Thomas L. Friedman: Obama
and the Jews Op-Ed Contributor: Israel’s
‘American Problem’ Hizbullah's Actions Ignite Sectarian Fuse in Lebanon – General
Apologizes for Desecration of Koran DAVID BROOKS Talking
Versus Doing Barack Obama’s vote for a recent farm bill may help him win
Iowa, but it will lead to higher global food prices and more hunger in
Africa. Many
Hands, Not Held by China, Aid in Quake
Thousands of Chinese have
streamed into the quake region or donated record sums of money in a striking
and unscripted public response France
Admits Contacts With Hamas Memo
From Tehran: Iranian Clerics Tell the President to Leave the Theology to Them
Iraqi
Forces Find Weapons Cache in Baghdad Mosque U.S.
Says It Is Holding 500 Youths in Iraq McCain
Finds a Thorny Path in Ethics Effort
The messy process of trying to
purge John McCain’s campaign of conflicts of interest has so far focused only
more attention on the backgrounds of his advisers |
H5 Washington
PostShaping
a Nuclear Iran - Ray Takeyh Rice and Baloney By: Sebastian Mallaby | The Washington
Post Iran Remains Key Concern as Bush Returns By: Michael
Abramowitz | France Discloses 'Contacts' With Hamas
Former Envoy Met Top Leaders Putin's
Puppet Press By Masha Lipman In today's Russia, journalists know better
than to press top officials. Democrats
Observe A Fragile Cease-Fire The
Hitler Analogy By Anne Applebaum,
Frustration with the inexplicable need to inject the Nazis into
current political debate. Why
She Fights On By Richard Cohen,
In 2012, she will be positioned to run as a gritty fighter who would
not quit. Hizbullah Emerges Ahead in Lebanon – Mutual
Dismay Over Jewish Settlements Israeli Premier Seeks To Balance Growth New
Troops in Iraq Will Keep Number at 140,000 There's only one priority
in Burma: aid for the thousands who have been abandoned. King
as He Was By Eugene Robinson Like most great figures in history, Martin
Luther King was a complicated man. Candidates
Vie to Be The Anti-Lobbyist Obama Cites Conflicts in McCain Camp Justices
Uphold Child Porn Law Case Involved
Criminalization Of 'Pandering' |
H6 Guardian
Free
trade escapes US onslaught Bill Emmott: Fears of a
protectionist backlash by economic nationalists have proved unfounded on both
sides of the Atlantic France
admits contacts with Hamas Contacts with Hamas leaders in breach of an
international boycott were informal, Paris insists Ding! Round one
goes to the dove with the dodgy name Michael Tomasky: Republicans
used to beat Democrats on foreign policy every time. But now Obama is
changing the nature of the fight Pakistani army
attack Taliban area 200,000 inhabitants of remote mountain village
driven from homes in siege on militant stronghold What's your terror rating? Jason Burke The idea
that we can prevent terrorism by testing people for their susceptibility to
radical ideas is badly misguided Bush
urges more freedom in Arab states Labour's
poll rating worst since Thatcher Confidence in PM is disintegrating as
Tories open biggest lead since 1987, Guardian/ICM poll reveals MPs vote by majority of 160 that hybrid embryos
should be allowed, and by a majority of 179 that 'saviour siblings' should
not be banned A fruitless evil Philippe Sands: The
outcome of the squalid treatment of a Guantánamo prisoner once labelled the
20th hijacker shows torture doesn't even work The gathering storm Dylan Loewe:
US elections 2008: A string of Republican losses suggests that US politics
is ripe for a Democratic revolution This
government has been the most rightwing since the second world war George
Monbiot: The prospect of a Tory in No 10 does worry me - but no more
so than another term for this cabinet of war criminals The
war to end all wars Rosie Boycott: The climate change
threat needs drastic action. Only a cross-party approach can deliver it, Buffett
has $35bn to spend in four-city shopping spree World's richest person tries to raise European profile by
planning to buy more companies |
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H7 Interview: Tensions Rise As Tehran Expands Regional
Influence Food Crisis Creates an Opening for Muslim Fundamentalists - Borzou
Daragahi (Los Angeles Times) Former Iranian Envoy to Syria Discusses Role
in Founding of Hezbollah - Part 1 Press Briefing By the National Security
Advisor, Stephen Hadley Remarks By the President to the World
Economic Forum Why Doha When Beirut Has a Parliament? By: Chibli Mallat
| The Daily Star The Real Iraq -
Michael Totten, City Journal BBC Getting
nasty Billionaire
investor tells BBC global boom may be over Darfur: Dimensions and
Dilemmas of a Complex Situation Walker's World: Bush with the
pharaohs How to rule the world after
Bush |
H8 IraqSlogger Google News Iraq Iran Syria Mideastwire.com - NPR Iraq Iran Should Solve Differences With Saudi
Over Lebanon - Paper Lebanese unity plan 'in trouble' Bush to Press Mideast Leaders to Isolate Iran U.S.-Syrian Trade on Rise Despite Tensions Bin Laden Lashes Out at Arab
Leaders Iraq to Hold Provincial Polls
on Different Days Former Iraqi PM Allawi Interviewed on
Regional Tour, Iran, Other Issues Iraqi Security Official Comments on Iran-US
Talks, "Terrorists" From Syria Iranians-Swiss in Gas Deal, Despite U.S. Pressure By:
Yaniv Berman | The Media Line The National Iranian Gas Export Company (NIGEC)
has signed a long-term agreement with the Swiss-based EGL Group to bring
natural gas from Iran to Europe, beginning in 2009 Hard-Liners'
Win in Kuwait Puts Reformers' Goals in Doubt By: Jamie Etheridge | The
Christian Science Monitor Lebanon
Resumes Fragile Dialogue By: Dominic Moran | ISN Security Watch Iraqis Who Helped the US Face Grave Danger Al
Jazeera English Tries to Extend Its Reach |
H9 Ha’aretz – IDF
Intelligence Briefing - Ari Shavit Separating the Gaza Population from Its Radical Leadership - Amir Oren Arens: Truce with
terrorists - ludicrous, self-destructive Amos Harel: Iran's
fingerprints all over Gaza strife Harel & Issacharoff: Can Israel deter Hezbollah and Hamas? What makes Nancy Pelosi pro-Israeli? Pelosi's pro-Israeli
dictionary Israel, the largest Jewish ghetto? (WTR) Conference asks: Iraqi
Israeli, Arab Jew or Mizrahi Jew? Jerusalem
PostOlmert
skeptical of cease-fire, but going along for MubarakHamas likely to
accept Barak's truce proposal in meeting with Suleiman, but PM says IDF
preparing for large-scale Gaza operation Urban
Legend
The
idea that US Jews could speak with one voice on Israel couldn't have
originated within the community. Obama's unique appeasement style [ CAROLINE GLICK Self-made
Nakba [ BARRY RUBIN Negotiating
through the drums of war [ GERSHON BASKIN Have
we lost our mission statement? Neither secular nor 'exclusivist' Jews
want to be a light unto the nations.
US
ElectionsWhy they can't stop talking about talking with Hamas.
'Truce
doesn't mean end of resistance' 'Bush
pledged funding for Arrow 3' Yedioth
Ahronoth America is tired US silence on Lebanon coup
shows we can only count on ourselves, writes Nahum Barnea Cairo is the key/ Ron
Ben-Yishai Daily Alert.org – Hebrew Press Editorials (2008) - Middle East
Progress - EJC Israeli Press Review – Google
News Israel - Palestine Will
Jewish Votes Cost Obama the White House? - Mike Madden, Salon WSJ
Obama and the Jews By Bret Stephens Israel's 'American Problem' By: Jeffrey Goldberg | The
New York Times American Jewish leaders, who live in Chicago and New York and
behind the gates of Boca Raton country clubs, loathe the idea that Mr.
Olmert, or a prime minister yet elected, might one day cede the Arab
neighborhoods of East Jerusalem to the latent state of Palestine. Air Force Chief: Expect Thousands of Rockets on Israel in
Future War IDF: Iran-Trained Terrorist Arrested in Gaza Raid – Israel to Egypt: IDF Will Not Act in Gaza If Hamas Stops
Firing Rockets Egypt discusses
Hamas with Israel The Egyptian president meets Israel's defence
minister amid Egyptian efforts to broker a truce in Gaza with Hamas Mullen,
Israeli General Meet to Discuss Iran Strategy Palestinian Police Training: Too Little, Too Late By:
Steven Smith | International Herald Tribune |
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H10Christian Science Monitor The heart of Lebanon's strife Violence is rooted in the flawed 1943 power-sharing pact. By Mohamad
Bazzi Myth of the white working-class voter
You might as well poll left-handed divorcées. What Clinton gains from carrying on
By finishing out the primaries, Clinton keeps faith
with her fans – and maybe helps retire her debt. Bush contrasts Arab, Israeli paths In speeches during his Mideast swing,
the president lectured Arab regimes but praised Israel. Dalai Lama meets a top German official –
but only one European leaders are struggling to
balance growing trade ties with China and deep public sympathy for Tibetans
and their exiled leader, wrapping up his first stop on a global tour Barack
Obama - Muslim Apostate? By: Shireen K. Burki | The Christian Science
Monitor ASIA As China
opens up, it keeps a wary eye on the former U.S.S.R. By PHILIP TAUBMAN China's
Communist Party has long worried about losing power and having the country
split up like the former Soviet Union. With openness about earthquake
coverage, the comparison is more pressing. Past
Problems Threaten Future Russian-Indian Arms Deals By: Richard Weitz |
World Politics Review Russian defense firms have been counting on continuing
orders from India to help cushion the decreasing opportunities in China.
Although the Indian market appears to have some growth potential, major
problems with past deals could lead New Delhi to decrease its future purchase
of Russian weapons. Pakistani militants savor a sweet deal
Chinese Foreign Policy in
Hu's Second Term: Coping with Political Transition Abroad FPRI A US paper analyzing China's
challenge of juggling a passive foreign policy with its new role as a global
power Indian Inflation Spurs Intervention Call By: Joe Leahy
and Amy Lee | Financial Times Malaysia’s Prime Minister Goes After His Nemesis By: Jed
Yoong | Asia Sentinel A royal
commission investigation into judicial corruption in Malaysia has turned into
a weapon in the struggle for primacy between Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad
Badawi and his rebellious predecessor and relentless critic, Mahathir Mohamad. Afghanistan:
State and Society, Great Power Politics, and the Way Ahead: Findings from an
International Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2007 Building Democracy and
Fighting Terrorism in Pakistan: A Role for the EU Another China Trade Opportunity By: Jeremy Haft | The
Wall Street Journal As the Chinese recover from the aftermath of the
devastating earthquake, it's worth remembering that they can't rebuild
Sichuan province alone. They need America's help. China's Silver Lining By: James Fallows | The Atlantic CRS “Japan’s
Nuclear Future: Policy Debate, Prospects, and U.S. Interests,” May 9,
2008. NATO Rejects UN Report on
Afghan Civilian Killings |
H11 IHT Israel's 'American problem' By JEFFREY
GOLDBERG U.S.
political leaders and American Jews need to rethink what it means to be
pro-Israel. Obama and Israel By THOMAS L.
FRIEDMAN The
notion that a President Barack Obama would have a desire to walk away from
America's bipartisan consensus on Arab-Israeli peace is ludicrous. France
acknowledges contacts with Hamas Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner
emphasized that there were no negotiations with Hamas, labeled a terrorist
group by both the United States and the European Union Sarkozy
set to collide with culture of protest By JOHN VINOCUR Nicolas Sarkozy was
elected as a reformer, so he has no choice but to confront the French notion
that political change can be vetoed in the streets. ISLAM
AND THE OLYMPICS Bar
countries that ban women athletes By ALI AL-AHMED Countries banning women from participation in the
Olympic Games should be suspended from the Olympic community Dalai Lama
is snubbed during visit to Germany The spiritual leader ended a five-day visit that was mired in
controversy because only one government minister agreed to meet with him. Comment stirs
confusion in France over 35-hour workweek The head of France's governing party called Monday for a
definitive end to the nation's 35-hour week - but within hours he was contradicted
not only by the government but by President Nicolas Sarkozy himself. EUROPE European press review Global
competition and European companies’ location decisions - Background paper
Source:
Eurofound Full
Paper (PDF; 392 KB) Revisiting the European
Security Strategy: Beyond 2008 EPC Row in
Denmark over judges' headscarf ban German Minister Criticized for Planned Meeting with Dalai
Lama Der Spiegel |
H12 RFE/RLPresidential Summit To Explore Gas Options Gurbanguly
Berdymukhammedov comes to Azerbaijan for the first visit by a sitting Turkmen
president in more than a decade, highlighting recent fence mending and shared
interests. Uzbekistan: Authoritarian
President Publishes Tome On ‘Morality’ Analysis: Georgian Opposition
Sounds Alarm Over Parliamentary Elections Google News Azerbaijan New Leaders
Unlikely to Ease US-Russian Tensions EDM
OBSERVERS
DEBATE WHETHER THE SILOVIKI HAVE WON OR LOST
- GEORGIA
HOLDS PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS IN A DANGEROUS SECURITY ENVIRONMENT Past
Problems Threaten Future Russian-Indian Arms Deals By: Richard Weitz |
World Politics Review Russian defense firms have been counting on continuing
orders from India to help cushion the decreasing opportunities in China.
Although the Indian market appears to have some growth potential, major
problems with past deals could lead New Delhi to decrease its future purchase
of Russian weapons. Putin's
Gulag Stability - Oleg Kozlovsky, Washington Post Spy
Charges Fuel Georgian Tensions By: Francesca Mereu and Alexander
Osipovich | The Moscow Times The Federal Security Service said Friday that
its agents had caught a Georgian spy and accused Tbilisi of aiding rebels in
the North Caucasus in an episode likely to heighten tensions between the
countries Transit Threat By: Vladimir Solovyov | Kommersant Belarusian
President blackmails the EU using the energy resources trump card. Azeri, Turkmen Leaders Start Talks in Baku Georgia: Optimism Prevails in
Tbilisi-Controlled Section of Abkhazia Afghanistan: NATO Allies
Experiencing "Battle Fatigue" |
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H13 The Times Cluster bombs: victory now may mean loss later If Britain achieves an ugly compromise in
Dublin, like the bombs themselves, it may bring short-term relief at a
long-term cost Bronwen Maddox A salute to arms More should be done to bolster respect and support for the Armed Forces Wall Street Journal The Democrats' Dangerous Trade Games We Are Making Progress in Iraq Obama and the Jews By Bret Stephens Global
View: Does
he really believe he understands Israel better than Israelis themselves? Clinton Keeps Up Fight as Tensions Rise
Clinton is vowing to stay in the race even as her
staff and supporters show signs of fraying. She is getting conflicting advice
from within her own camp, as some aides warn of injury to her political
future while others push to continue the fight. Europe's Soft Powerlessness The
Lawyers War Khosla's
Conspiracy |
H14 Financial
Times Irrelevance,
Europe’s logical choice Europe’s political leaders are
forever swearing to turn a united Europe into a new superpower. But European
citizens seem unconvinced. Being a superpower can be a burdensome and bloody
business and many Europeans want to keep their heads down, writes Gideon
Rachman US
begins to break foreign oil ‘addiction’ High
prices, more efficient cars and the use of ethanol significantly cut the
share of oil imported into the US for the first time since 1977 A
transatlantic opportunity for Britain
Philip Stephens sees a chance to review ties US,
Russia among least peaceful nations Iceland
ranks first on the Global Peace Index, an annual study analysing countries in
terms of international policy and domestic conditions Running
on empty? Even oil executives are voicing concern over
future output levels. Yet high prices could bring compensating changes A
Bear market JPMorgan’s move to helped sacked staff has merit,
but Wall Street and the City may find that the normal levels of business
brutality still work best Taking
on the free trade bogeyman America’s presidential contenders are missing the
point: a protectionist response against competition would do nothing to
address the real problems Arab
ministers struggle to save Lebanon talks Several
proposals failed to win a consensus from the pro-western governing coalition
and the Iran-backed Hizbollah-led opposition on the fourth day of talks in
Doha Beirut rivals take battle to Arab League Lebanon’s government coalition and the
Hizbollah-led opposition forced to engage in talks as mediators struggled to
broker an agreement that will restore political balance Township
tensions The violence against immigrants should serve as a
warning to South Africa’s rulers that the patience shown by the country’s
poor has an end McCain
stands up for free trade John McCain argued that low taxes and free
markets were the best remedy for the US’s slowing economy and cast Barack
Obama as a traditional “big-government Democrat” who would raise taxes and
stifle growth Germany
through the looking glass For a country that is so good at globalisation,
Germany’s political class is not exactly embracing the idea: raving about
locusts, monsters and mutants Inflation
is a subtler threat than it appears Governments
need to act, says George Magnus How
to cure America’s health system A universal voucher is
the way forward
German
rift over Dalai Lama visit Splits on key foreign policy issues that have
dogged Germany’s uneasy grand coalition government come to the fore as
Tibet’s spiritual leader visits Berlin Apartheid
is too much for American justice Michael Skapinker on
companies and human rights |
H15 Los Angeles Times Food
crisis creates an opening for Muslim fundamentalists In
the Middle East, Islamist charity programs fill a gap by feeding the hungry
as prices soar - and their political allies gain ground Sons
of Iraq? Or Baghdad's Sopranos? Working
with a U.S.-funded Sunni guard force can be a lot like dealing with the mob.
Some of the armed men act like the dons of their neighborhood Bush
criticizes Arab nations for repression The president wraps up his
five-day trip by calling on Middle East nations to embrace economic reforms
and women's rights In
Iraq, U.S. apologizes for soldier using Koran in target practice American
military commanders apologize to Iraqi tribal leaders and promise that the
soldier, who has been removed from Iraq, will be disciplined Barack
Obama expects big day in Oregon and Kentucky primaries Morocco
arrests 11 suspected of extremist ties to Belgium Police
in Europe, surprised by the raids, are investigating whether the group may
have plotted attacks in Brussels. Congregations
come to grips with gay marriage Liberals and conservatives alike discuss whether
to allow same-sex weddings in their places of worship Clinton's
'curious support': Rove By Andrew Malcolm BLOG: The Democrat draws
ammunition for her campaign from an unusual source: Karl Rove's colorful
maps. Gregory
Rodriguez:
Hillary Clinton's outreach to working-class voters signals the group's declining
economic security |
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H16 American Politics The
Fall of Conservatism - George Packer, The New Yorker The Conservative
Movement: From Failure to Threat by Paul Craig Roberts Will
Jewish Votes Cost Obama the White House? - Mike Madden, Salon The
Prize Clinton Isn't Owed - George Will, Washington Post U.N.
puts its scope on U.S. racism U.N. expert on racism and xenophobia
arrived in Washington yesterday for a three-week fact-finding visit to
examine human rights lapses in the United States.
Striking
out on energy
President Bush and Sen.
John McCain went to bat on energy policy recently. And guess what? They both
struck out. Mr. Bush went hat in hand to the Saudis and asked for more oil
production in order to bring down world prices. He whiffed. They said no for
the second time this year. realclearpolitics memeorandum ABC’s The Note – US News Political Bulletin Early Bird GovExec Swamp Gas The Swamp Clinton to Obama: 'If
you don't have the votes, it doesn't matter' McCain's
Path to Victory - Dick Morris, Washington Post If Not
Hillary, Another Woman? - Kate Zernike, New York Times McCain
Can Run, but Bush Won't Hide - Frank Rich, New York Times Obama vs.
Murdochization of Media - Katrina vanden Heuvel, The Nation The
Next President & the Economy - James Pethokoukis, US News & WR The
Next American Frontier - Michael Malone, Wall Street Journal Dems
Will Lose This Foreign Policy Debate - John Bolton, Wall St. Journal Are
Today's Immigrants Assimilating? - Jacob Vigdor, Boston Globe |
H17 Daily TelegraphGordon
Brown avoids cracks in the euro The euro's one-size-fits-all approach is not
appropriate for this turbulent financial climate. To give Brown credit where
it is due, his hostility to it has paid dividends. MPs
back the creation of hybrid embryos Scientists will be allowed to create hybrid
human-animal embryos after MPs overwhelmingly voted in favour of radical stem
cell research.
Exodus
of two million Britons Two million have left the UK in a decade.
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H18 Independent Obama to 'complete circle' in Iowa as final
votes loom Barack Obama
will make a symbolic return trip to Iowa tonight even as results from the
primary votes in Kentucky and Oregon begin to flow in Georgia's
leader vows to prevent Russia reviving the Soviet Union This week's parliamentary polls come
at a crucial time in Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili's battle with the
Kremlin. With both countries refusing to blink first in the showdown over the
renegade province of Abkhazia there is a very real prospect of war. Lebanon:
So Just Where Does the Madness End? by Robert Fisk The Big Question: Has research on embryos produced any significant
medical advances yet? |
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H19 Military Intelligence
Terrorism Pentagon announces
deployments of more than 42,000 troops Jason Burke May 19 08, 04:00pm: The idea that we can
prevent terrorism by testing people for their susceptibility to radical ideas
is badly misguided 40,000
told to prepare for action Pentagon officials notified about 40,000
active-duty and National Guard soldiers yesterday that they will be deployed
to Iraq and Afghanistan in the upcoming months and years.
Better Secrecy for Open Source Intel Collectors
Urged Open Source Center Keeps Public in the Dark Rethinking
Counterinsurgency: RAND Counterinsurgency Study — Volume 5 Source: RAND Corporation Summary
(PDF; 325 KB) + Full Document
(PDF; 645 KB) “Homeland
Security Department: FY2009 Request for Appropriations,” May 6, 2008. India's CRPF urges new
intelligence wing Homeland security: The week ahead |
South Ossetia is a
self-proclaimed independent country that is, in fact, neither. Save Us From the Rescuers By: David Rieff | Los Angeles
Times Send in the Latrines By: Rose George | The New York Times Understanding
and Containing Food Price Inflation |
H21 From the
cosmic to the commonplace By MICHAEL JOHNSON How does a
thinker from the 16th century keep his momentum going? Postwar Britain: shabby frocks, sallow faces, and
dreary meals of ground meat stretched with grated potato and oatmeal... more» My
space If we really want to explore space,
maybe we should sell it off to the highest bidders (By Drake Bennett, Boston Globe) The freedom to
say 'no' Why aren't there
more women in science and engineering? Controversial new research suggests:
They just aren't interested. (By Elaine McArdle, Boston Globe) Our hypocrisy obsession forces politicians to tour the
daytime-TV sofas trying to show their human side. It doesn’t work: we end up
trusting them even less... more» Surprising
insights from the social sciences Universities award honorary degrees with many noble
motives in mind. Getting a rich person to give them money is only one. Sheer
vulgar publicity is another... more» Geek + nerd = ? Ian Stewart
How
I learned to live with divorce Moscow's Stray Dogs Have Cushy Lives
Moscow's stray dogs can
often be spotted traveling on the subway and waiting to cross the street with
pedestrians. They've adapted their habits and begging strategies to a rapidly
changing city, prompting zoologists to study their techniques. Google
may be Yahoo's white knight
Dominant force in market ran trial of its technology on Yahoo's site
in the US during takeover talks Bollywood
goes global with Hollywood movie deal
Anil Ambani announces his media group will be making 10 Hollywood
movies for a billion dollars Bombay Boulevard As Hollywood weds Bollywood, will Oliver Stone's George Bush movie
benefit? No
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