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H1 INSS Israel's Policy Options An Israeli policy brief considering the possibility of progress in the peace processes with Syria and with the Palestinians

Forging a New Future For America - Senator Barack Obama

Iran's proposal for "constructive negotiations" (.pdf).

New York Times THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN Imbalances of Power It is hard to remember a time when more shifts in the global balance of power are happening at once — with so few in America’s favor

MAUREEN DOWD The Last Debate Hillary, you’ve been a great candidate, better than your train-wreck campaign. But now it’s time for you to try to muster a gracious exit.

China’s Class Divide By DANIEL A. BELL Perhaps the Sichuan earthquake can do some good by helping dispel a widespread myth: that the new generation of Chinese students are materialistic and selfish.

Obama Says Nomination ‘Within Reach’ Barack Obama said that he had amassed enough pledged delegates to claim a nearly insurmountable advantage over Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Operation in Sadr City Is an Iraqi Success, So Far Militias melted away as Iraqi forces pushed into a Shiite enclave, but no one can say where they might re-emerge.

Financial Times Preserving the open economy at times of stress

Everybody should remember, above all, that the opening of the world economy is the west’s greatest economic policy achievement. It would be a tragedy if it were to turn its back on the world when the rest of humanity is at last turning towards it, writes Martin Wolf

Shortage fears push oil futures near $140 Fears of a shortage within five years propelled long-term oil futures prices to almost $140 a barrel, further stoking inflationary pressures in the global economy

Solving the $130 oil conundrum

There is no doubt the world will adjust to high oil prices. Yet the adjustment would be far easier if oil producers discovered they could expand their output

Georgia poll to shape relations with Moscow The Caucasus region state will hold an election that will test the ability of Mikheil Saakashvili to handle pressure from Russia over his admistration’s pro-west policies

Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, Syria: Hopes Meet Reality | Stratfor

The IISS launched on Tuesday 20 May 2008, the latest in its series of Strategic Dossiers, entitled Nuclear Programmes in the Middle East: In the shadow of Iran launch. A live stream of the presentation and Q&A session during the launch of this dossier is available. Click here for the press statement. Read more on the dossier>

Asia Times Bush's Middle East policy in tatters
The George W Bush administration's failure in rolling back Syrian and Iranian influence in Lebanon pales in comparison with the withering away of its Arab-Israeli "peace process". Time and again during Bush's recent Middle East tour, what emerged was the palpable sense that the US has been all but marginalized from a new Middle East that is taking shape. And now China, too, has appeared on the region's chessboard. - M K Bhadrakumar

White House Denies Plan to Attack Iran

Jerusalem Post Israel fears Russia will sell Syria arms Top Syrian military delegation in Moscow for talks on MiGs, ballistic missiles, submarines

Washington Post Defense's Realist Rebel By Michael Gerson,

In confronting our military shortcomings, Robert Gates has become genuinely transformational

U.S. Deploys a Purpose-Driven Distinction Reluctance to Identify Foes as Sadrists Reflects View of Iran and Fragility of Security Gains

Iraq Sends Troops Into Sadr City

Large Deployment Aims to Restore Order in Shiite Area; Situation 'Calm'

Tehran Urges New Round Of Talks

A Two-State Solution for the United States and Israel by David Bromwich

Russia-China: Axis of Convenience, Bobo Lo

IHT Europe aims to build links with Mediterranean neighbors Less than two months before the debut of a new Union for the Mediterranean, pioneered by President Nicolas Sarkozy of France, the European Commission sought to put its stamp on the plan with a series of recommendations.

When faith and culture collide

By H.D.S. GREENWAY Can religion have a place in the legal systems of the West

Mecca and moderation By DAVID CLINGINGSMITH, ASIM IJAZ KHWAJA AND MICHAEL KREMER Does increased religious orthodoxy promote violence and intolerance?

MIDDLE EAST OIL Defying the experts By ROGER HOWARD A century ago, most geologists doubted that the Middle East contained much oil.

Guardian Middle East in nuclear race to match Iran Almost every country in region has announced nuclear energy plans in response to Iran's progress

Miliband backs tribal talks to halt Taliban David Miliband argues there is 'no military solution' to the spread of extremism in Afghanistan and Pakistan's tribal areas

Culture conundrum Terry Eagleton: The age-old conflict between civilisation and barbarism has lately taken an ominous turn

The apocalyptic mind Robert Skidelsky Catastrophic thinking distorts scientific debate about climate change and makes it harder to deal with the problem

Christian Science Monitor Don't give up the Golan Heights Surrendering it to Syria could imperil Israel and the US. By Louis René Beres and Zalman Shoval

Yedioth Ahronoth Israel prepares for Gaza op
IDF ordered to prepare for possible escalation in Gaza Strip as Israeli officials await Hamas answer on ceasefire deal; political sources: The way it looks now, terror groups won't accept all of Israel's conditions for lull

Ha’aretz – Israel-Hamas truce in Gaza could take effect later this week

Olmert to Pelosi: Impose naval blockade on Iran Bush administration has not entirely ruled out the possibility of an attack on Iran's nuclear facilities

Ceasefire in Gaza
INSS An Israeli article reviewing the Egyptian proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza

CFR Religion and Foreign Policy Conference Call with Steven A. Cook

Success in Iraq: A Media Blackout - Ralph Peters, New York Post

Daily Star The myth of a 'Shiite Crescent' in the Middle East
By Michael Broning

US effectiveness and impotence in the Arab-Israeli talks By Shlomo Avineri

Ordinary Lebanese are just as frustrated as the mediators in Doha

Al Awsat A Lame Duck President! : Abdul Rahman Al-Rashed

Noah Feldman The Fall and Rise of the Islamic State

Robert Fisk The Age of the Warrior

OxAn Talking to Islamists.

CFR Should the US Support the UN's Responsibility to Protect Doctrine?

The Times Attempt to reform EU farm subsidies founders Brussels has announced a watered-down review of the €40bn scheme that will keep handouts flowing for years

EU misses opportunity to change farming rules Soaring food prices could have proved the key to jettisoning the worst excesses of the EU's Common Agricultural Policy Bronwen Maddox

Independent The Big Question: Does Opec have too much power, and is it to blame for the high price of oil?

Hamish McRae: Don't believe everything George Soros says

Washington Times Lebanese wait, watch in Cyprus When Lebanon explodes — as it did this month and does with almost predictable regularity — and Beirut's airport shuts down, it is the rich who usually get to Cyprus first.

Daily Star The myth of a 'Shiite Crescent' in the Middle East
By Michael Broning

Hyping the Threat
From Iran by Barbara Slavin

EDM AZERBAIJAN CAN RESCUE THE ODESSA-BRODY PIPELINE PROJECT

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Jamestown PJAK in Northern Iraq: Tangled Interests and Proxy Wars Download PDF Version

Şensoy: 'Sorunlar Geride Kaldı'

Irak ile tam saha işbirliği

EDM ALLEGED SURVEILLANCE OF SENIOR JUDGES RAISES QUESTIONS ABOUT POLITICIZATION OF TURKISH POLICE

TURKEY OFFERS “DIALOGUE” TO ARMENIAEurasia Daily Monitor

CSIS Prospects for the Turkish Economy Listen |

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