|
H1 Washington
Post When Carrots and Sticks Don't Work
By Zbigniew Brzezinski and William Odom,
American policy toward Iran is not only ineffective but also
illogical.
Sadr Pursues Image to Match His Power
Unexpected Heir Studies, Strategizes to Become an Icon Like His Father
Guardian Post-American Israel
Dominique Moisi The 41-year-old
special relationship between the US and Israel seems to be ending. What will
follow it?
Olmert Says He Gave No
Commitment on Golan
U.N.
Blames Russia for Downed Drone
Los Angeles Times Iraqis
losing patience with militiamen
Muqtada Sadr's Mahdi Army militia has provided services and
protection to residents, but fighting in recent weeks has endangered their
lives.
Christian
Science Monitor Iran, U.S. leaning toward talks?
Recent events suggest both Tehran and
Washington may be willing to engage in dialogue.,,
The next president has to promote democracy
better Amid democratic
recession, the US must rethink its freedom agenda.
New Republic The
Jihadist Revolt Against Bin Laden
Why
his Islamic radicals have turned on the Al Qaeda leader. by Peter Bergen and Paul Cruickshank
Al
Qaeda: The Rebellion Within - Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker
Sistani
Opposes SOFA; "As Long as he is Alive; Al-Maliki Advisor seems to, Too;
5 Killed, 22 Injured in Baghdad
Tom Barnett reviews Kagan and Zakaria Scripps Howard.
IHT The 'fiction of affluence' has Greeks
uneasy Greece, with an economy that is slipping toward
obsolescence, has its work cut out for itself: bloated state-owned companies,
a wallet-busting pension system and old-fashioned universities.
New rules for the Middle East
By RAMI G. KHOURI Iran, Turkey, Hezbollah,
Hamas and Israel share one and only one common trait: They routinely ignore
Washington's advice.
Guardian This
mini-league of nations would cause only division
Shashi Tharoor: John
McCain wants to create a new alliance to circumvent the UN. We mustn't let
this idea gain consensus in Washington
Crisis
talks on global food prices
Summit in Rome expected to pledge immediate aid
to poor countries threatened by malnutrition
Wall Street Journal How Bush Sold the War
By Douglas J. Feith Security, not democracy, was the reason
we invaded Iraq. Why the radical shift in presidential rhetoric?
Financial
Times On
Israel and the US campaign bus Dealing with
accusations of anti-semitism or anti-Israeli sentiment is draining and
time-consuming for a presidential candidate. It is easier to chuck a
controversial adviser under the bus. But America’s absolutism on the Middle
East is reducing its influence, writes Gideon
Rachman
Recession
still likely in US, says Greenspan ‘Greater than 50 per
cent probability’
Iran
reformists upbeat despite poll defeat In
spite of only comprising 15 per cent of the new parliament, reformists are
optimistic about the influence they will wield in the new legislature
EU
backs mandate for Russia talks Foreign ministers have
approved a negotiating mandate for a new partnership agreement with Russia.
It could cover energy and broad areas such as trade and security
DT Taliban
uses Iraq-style tactics in Kabul Taliban militants have begun
infiltrating districts around Kabul, adopting Iraq-style insurgency tactics
against Nato forces and the fragile Afghan government.
New foreign policy body an opportunity EU cannot afford to
miss, says report
A new Chatham House Report, The European External Action Service:
Roadmap for Success, sets out ten key policy
recommendations that would ensure that the EAS is the most effective possible
instrument for its task. Download Paper here
CFR The Candidates on Defense Policy
Ha’aretz – Palestinians reject
Israeli offer to hand over 91.5% of W. Bank
MI:
Syria still transferring arms to Hezbollah,
Rand Unbeknownst to US, Islamic Media Shapes the Mid-East
By CAROLINE GLICK Reality has counted for
little in Israel's political and strategic discourse in recent years.
Daily Star Now
we move on to Hizbullah's future By
Nicholas Blanford
Japan’s
Nuclear Future: Policy Debate, Prospects, and U.S. Interests (PDF; )
Source: Congressional Research Service (via OpenCRS) Full Report (PDF; 124
KB)
WP A Patriot's Progress By E. J.
Dionne Jr., By calling young Americans to service, Obama can make patriotism
a winning issue.
“Radar Magazine has an
interesting piece by Christopher Ketcham that asks, "Is the
government compiling a secret list of citizens to detain under martial
law?"”
BloggingHeads Steven
Simon & David Frum: Surging and Appeasing
WINEP The
U.S.-Israel-Egypt Trilateral Relationship: Shoring Up the Foundation of
Regional Peace
Lebanese
Crisis Ends: Hizballah Victory or Temporary Truce?
EurasiaNet Russia-Kazakhstan: Medvedev
Tries to Pick Up Where Putin Left Off
BY JOANNA LILLIS
New Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, making his first foreign foray as
president, visited Kazakhstan to emphasize the importance of energy issues in
the Kremlin’s geopolitical mindset. While Medvedev and Kazakhstani President
Nursultan Nazarbayev offered effusive praise for bilateral ties, the host
nevertheless stressed that Astana’s energy-export policy would continue to be
based on pragmatic considerations, and not Russian wishful thinking.
Ehsan Ahrari Iraq: Breaking Up is Hard to Do
Time A
New Man for Lebanon's Old Puzzle
The
Return of Iraq's Ayatollah
|
H2 Apo
ile Talabani’nin 17 yýllýk kasedi çýktý
PM
says Olmert requested Turkish mediation with Syria
OPINION:
Escaping forwards —Uri Avnery Turkey is now
a partner in the game. Even Olmert understands that it will be sheer folly to
annoy the Turks
Cevdet Aþkýn Kürtlerin yükselen yýldýzý Neçirvan
Barzani
DTP’de Türk-Ayna
savaþý þiddetleniyor
Kürt yönetimi taviz vermeden Kerkük'te referandum olmaz
Citing
drought, Iraq asks Turkey for more water
Turkey
to take important steps on Kyoto Protocol
Türkiye bölgesel
hakem rolü üstlendi
Savaþ Süzal ABD
desteklese de desteklemese de
Pinar
K. TREMBLAY
Olmert Says He Gave No
Commitment on Golan
Shell to be partner in Samsun-Ceyhan project, deal in
June
Ýç Basýnda Türk Dýþ
Politikasý Dýþ
Basýnda Türkiye - BBC Turkish 0700 VOA Turkish Press Review Google News Turkey TurcoPundit
Google News Fýrat News Agency KurdishMedia Kurdish Kurdish Aspect
Dýþ Basýnda Irak BBC Monitoring Inter-national
Cevdet Aþkýn Kürtlerin yükselen yýldýzý Neçirvan
Barzani
DTP’de Türk-Ayna
savaþý þiddetleniyor
‘PKK
problem requires political solution’
[YORUM - BEJAN MATUR] Diyarbakýr'da
devlet
Erdoðan, Diyarbakýr çýkarmasýnda öncelikli projeleri açýklayacak
Hükümetin
Diyarbakýr çýkarmasý
Bush memnun etti siyasi çözüm istedi
PKK'nýn kayýp arþivi
Ergenekon'da mý? -
Suriye ‘Libya modeli’ peþinde
Hüsnü Mahalli Basit mantýk
ERDAL ÞAFAK Beyrut mesajlarý
Baydemir'den Erdoðan'a yine boykot
Sami
Kohen Lübnan’da yeni bir baþlangýç
Kerim
Balcý The sun
rises from the East
Mete Çubukçu: Ortadoðu’da blöfü görmek
Iran - Turkey Gas Flow
Halted After Blast
PKK
için siyasi çözüm gerekiyor
Türkiye Cumhuriyeti
pasaportu
NURAY MERT
ÝBRAHÝM
KARAGÜL Bir
'Osmanlý Barýþý' mümkün!
Iraq: Kurds say no to elections in Kirkuk The Iraqi
Kurdish leadership wants to postpone the provincial elections in the disputed
areas, including the city of Kirkuk, until Article 140 of the
constitution is implemented, Kurdish Globe reports.
Güneydoðu'da susuz afet
Yalçýn Bayer GAP’ý
kaptýrmamak için yol haritasý
Ýran’ý sevmek NAMIK
KEMAL ZEYBEK
[NEWS ANALYSIS] Mideast states increasingly ignore US
views
Arslan Bulut Erdoðan'ýn
GAP'ý satma operasyonu!
PHOTOS: Kirkuk's Provincial Police Chief Inspects IPs
in Zaab
Google News Greece Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Press ABHaber
Dýþ
Basýnda Türkiye-AB Ýliþkileri Günlük Haftalýk
The EU’s
safe guide on insulting Turkey
Bakaný,
Sarkozy'e dokundurdu: Bana kalsa 6 müzakere faslý açarým
Turkish,
Greek commanders’ meeting marred by criticism
German
Ambassador: AK Party government is a secular one
Yusuf KANLI Cyprus fine tuning
Catholics Hope
Turkey Opens Church For St Paul Year
AB
Türkiye'ye sunacaðý tutum belgesini onayladý
Sylvia TÝRYAKÝ
Orhan
KÝLERCÝOÐLU
Ali
Babacan: "Katýlým kelimesi rahatsýz ediyor"
In
Greek-Turkish Relations…it takes two to tango American
Chronicle
Talat, Brüksel mesaisinde
Poland:
EU should help east prepare for membership
Ariana
FERENTINOU
AB’den Babacan’a
güvence
Babacan, AB'ye
'müzakere çerçeve belgesi'ni hatýrlatacak
Atatürk ve Venizelos’un izindeyiz
Agos gazetesi çalýþanlarýna ceza istemi
Kosovo
Turks’ fear of albanianization by HAJRUDIN SOMUN*
The
headscarf: political symbols and constitutionalism by Christopher
Vasillopulos*
Gila Benmayor Koçulu: Ermenistan’la komþuluk
iliþkileri peynirle baþlasýn
Greek
media questions its stance over Turkey
Turkish
Cypriot FM condemns attack on mosque on Greek side
Turkish
Cypriot leader meets top EU officials in Brussels
Yunanlý generale sýcak karþýlama
Yunanlý
komutana sirtaki jesti
Yunan
efsanesi boðazlarý aþamadý
Turkey’s
judicial standards far behind EU’s
AB'nin
eleþtirileri için Babacan 'doðal' dedi
Ortaklýk
Konseyi toplanýyor
Limasol’da Büyük
Cami’ye çirkin saldýrý
Brüksel’de Gündem
Türkiye
Halkýn yargýya güvenini arttýrýn
Anadolu Ermenileri kiliselerini istiyor
Türkiye beklesin: Boþnaklar AB'ye
vizesiz giriyor!
Greek
general staff chief on historic visit to Turkey
Greek
military chief in Ankara
Athens News Agency
Britain
& US Responsibility for Turkey’s Aggression in Cyprus
Greek News
Umur TaluBir, iki, üç... daha fazla maymun!
27 Mayýs
servet ihtilaliydi
Ceylan ups the ante in Cannes; France wins first Palme
d’Or in 21 years
Oray Eðin “Yalnýz
ülkem” cümlesinin kodlarý
Seven Bilge Ceylan’ýn en iyi ödülü PERÝHAN MAÐDEN
Yapma
Diyanet, etme Diyanet!
Turkey To
Host Record Tourists in 2008
Kamuflajda ‘zeytin dalý’ modeli
Selçuk’a ‘fücur’ mu dedi, ‘fikir’ mi?
Ergenekon’un
yazarý kooperatiften cezaevinde
Depo
Müze’deki objeleri Çankaya’ya verebiliriz
Baþbayan’ýn ‘Çankaya Sarayý’ projesi
Millî
yazýlým için büyük adým
Turkey’s
drug trafficking report for 2007 revealed that 31 tons of ...
Kontenjan artýþý için karar bugün
27
Mayýs 2008 Basýn Özeti
|
H3 Bir bildiri de Köþk'ten
Gül devrede
Gül’den ilk adým
'Ara formüllerin içinde olmam'
Yargýtay Baþkaný Gerçeker'den Gül'e:
Yargýda reform taslaðý geri çekilsin
Kapatma davasý, Türkiye'yi 12 milyar dolarlýk
yabancý yatýrýmdan etti
Gül: "Kapatma davasý ile ilgili
dikkatli olmak zorundayým"
‘Kaygý
ve tavsiyelerimi muhataplarýma ilettim’
"AKP ve laiklik"
yorumu
AK
Parti'deki "Ara Rejimci" 4 isim...
Umur TaluBir, iki, üç... daha fazla maymun!
Yapma
Diyanet, etme Diyanet!
Gül, bildiri savaþýna el koydu
Çözüm görüþmesi
CHP:
Gül krizi çözemez
Bu haberi hayretle okuyacaksýnýz!
‘Teziç kayýtlarý’
ortam dinlemesi
Tartýþmalar
birliðimizi ve istikrarý bozmasýn
Ergenekon yazarý
tutuklandý
Makul olan
görüþmek
Mahremiyet kalkýyor mu?
Zafer Mutlu Barlas’ýn iftirasýný yanýtladý
Medyanýn 'meyhane baskýsý' devam ediyor
We Still Need a Larger Army - American Enterprise Institute
Son Dakika Milliyet
Hürriyet Zaman
Cengiz Çandar Yeni Ortadoðu Denklemi; Lübnan’daki
Türkiye; Türkiye’deki Türkiye
Ahmet Taþgetiren 27 Mayýs neden hâlâ güncel? Mumcu'nun
"sistem krizi" deðerlendirmesi
Ruþen
- Çakýr
Eyüp Can Haþim
Kýlýç ne demek istedi?
Taha Akyol 27
Mayýs
Fikret Bila Gül:
Çok dikkatli olmak zorundayým
Hasan Cemal Býçak
sýrtýndayýz!
Murat YetkinÇankaya
gergin, hükümet yorgun, Meclis Baþkaný kýrgýn
Ýsmet Berkan Ahlakýn kökeni din midir?
Fehmi Koru Öðretmen
mi, imam mý galip?
Taha KývançAllah
þifalar versin
Þamil Tayyar
Ali
BayramoðluGüçlü
Türk'ün yeni temsilcileri…
Mumcu'nun
"sistem krizi" deðerlendirmesi
MUHARREM
SARIKAYA 'Bürokratik oligarþi...'
[YORUM - PROF.
DR. ERGUN ÖZBUDUN] Ýki laiklik anlayýþý(2)
Yasemin Çongar
Ertuðrul
ÖzkökCaminin
faaliyet raporu olur mu
Serdar
Turgut Slogan
sosyolojisi
Ahmet
Hakan
M Ali
BirandKendimize haksýzlýk ediyoruz
Cüneyt ÜlseverÞerif Mardin ve Türkiye’de felsefenin
sefaleti (I)
Enis BerberoðluLübnan’ý Ýran’dan kurtarýn telefonu
Ýlter Türkmen Kuvvetler
ayrýlýðý kuvvetler çatýþmasý
EKREM DUMANLI -
Þaþýrýp kaldýnýz deðil mi?
ÞAHÝN ALPAY -
Türkiye'de demokrasi Batý'nýn umurunda mý?
ÝHSAN DAÐI - 27 Mayýs bayramýnýz kutlu olsun!
LEYLA ÝPEKÇÝ - Adaletin merkez ve çevresi
MÜMTAZ'ER TÜRKÖNE - "Olumsuz laiklik düþkünlüðü"
Bilal Çetin Krize Gül müdahalesi...
“AKP kapatýlýrsa Erdoðan ara seçimde aday olamaz”
YAVUZ DONATKöksal Toptan: "Beni inciten durum þudur"
Güneri Civaoðlu Erdelhun sendromu
Demokrasiye ilk
darbe: 27 Mayýs
Fatin Rüþtü Zorlu’nun özel kalemi ve 27
Mayýs
Oktay EkþiBaþ dönmesi
Özdemir Ýnce Brüksel yolunda
[YORUM - PROF. DR.
DAVUT DURSUN] 'Beyefendi, halk dört yýlda bir fikrini söyler; her gün fikrini
söyleyen güçler var'
47
yýl sonra 27 Mayýs
Mehmet Y
YýlmazAmatör dekoratör kendini geliþtiriyor!
Ali Bulaç Secular
and anti-secular
Andrew Finkel ‘Shoddy
law’
Bekir Coþkun Bay
tersine...
Sabahattin Önkibar Abdullah
Gül'den arabulucu olur mu?
Nuray Baþaran Þerif Mardin'in düþündürdükleri
Mehmet Altan Menderes’i kim devirdi?
Berat Özipek Yargýda demokratik reform þart!
Eser Karakaþ Hukuka, yargýya 24 Ocak gerekiyor
Sami Selçuk Uyarýcý sancýlar
Mahir Kaynak 27 Mayýs
MUHARREM
SARIKAYA 'Bürokratik oligarþi...'
ERDAL ÞAFAK Beyrut mesajlarý
ENGÝN ARDIÇ
ERGUN BABAHAN Üç maymun
EMRE AKÖZ Apoletçilerin büyük hayali
Umur
TaluBir, iki, üç... daha
fazla maymun!
HASAN BÜLENT KAHRAMAN
NAZLI ILICAK Yassýada'dan anýlar
MEHMET BARLASTürk toplumunun hâkim eðilimi
demokratlýk ve dünyalýlýktýr
MAHMUT ÖVÜRPrag'da Türkiye rüzgârý esiyor!
YAVUZ DONATKöksal Toptan: "Beni
inciten durum þudur"
Yaman Törüner Yabancýlar
tapularý ele geçirirse!
TAMER
KORKMAZ
“Türkiye'ye
Yapýlmýþ En Büyük Kötülüðün” yýldönümü
FATMA K.
BARBAROSOÐLU
Ýþte
bu bizim hikayemiz: Abdülhamit Han'dan Baþbakan Tayyip Erdoðan'a
Derya Sazak Öðretmen
ve imam
Muhitimize
geldik... TÜRKER ALKAN
ABDURRAHMAN YILDIRIM
'Taksitle hiçbir þey
pahalý gözükmez'
Ercan KumcuÝki
yanlýþ bir doðru etmiyor
Erdal SaðlamBüyüme
ve kredi kartý müdahalesi
Hurþit Güneþ Kim
haklý?
Murat Yülek Globalization:
feared by developed countries
Ýlk çeyrekte istihdam
Petrol,
altýn, metal ve dolar
MAHFÝ EÐÝLMEZ
IMF:
Turkey must continue tight fiscal policy
Eylem
planý 35 gün sonra bitiyor ama hala eksik çok
Çiçek: Elektrikte gereken tedbiri
alacaðýz
Erdoðan:
impacts of case costing Turkey blns in investments
Ali Tezel ‘Ýstihdam paketi 30 yaþýndan
büyükleri iþsiz býrakýr’ demiþtik...
Seyfettin Gürsel Boþ
tartýþma
ANALYSIS-Turkish bank shares hit by credit card plan
Canada
seen interested in Turkey nuclear tender
‘Turkey
should capitalize on growing Mediterranean tourism’
|
|
Olmert Says He Gave No
Commitment on Golan
CNN, Newsweek editor
starting international show
|
H5 Washington
Post When Carrots and Sticks Don't Work
By Zbigniew Brzezinski and William Odom,
American policy toward Iran is not only ineffective but also
illogical.
Sadr Pursues Image to Match His Power
Unexpected Heir Studies, Strategizes to Become an Icon Like His Father
Iran Withholds Key Nuclear Documents
Program Still Peaceful, U.N. Agency Says
U.N. Says Russia Downed Drone
Georgian Craft Was Flying Over Separatist Region
No Clear Map For Clinton's Political Future
A Patriot's Progress By E. J.
Dionne Jr., By calling young Americans to service, Obama can make patriotism
a winning issue.
That's the Ticket By Richard
Cohen,
The only way for the United States to get a sensible foreign policy
may be for John McCain and Barack Obama to run together.
Editorial Bearing No Burden
Republicans hold the line against paying any cost of war.
Release the Rice (II)
Japan acted swiftly to ease hunger. It can do even more.
Did She Really Say That?
By Eugene Robinson, Page A13
Forget the nomination. If this race goes on much longer, Hillary
could lose her soul.
Outpouring of Help Shifts Mood in China
Bush Straddles His Hard Line in Engaging
Sudan
Release the Rice (II)
Japan acted swiftly to ease hunger. It can do even more.
|
H6 Guardian
Post-American Israel
Dominique Moisi The 41-year-old
special relationship between the US and Israel seems to be ending. What will
follow it?
This
mini-league of nations would cause only division Shashi Tharoor: John
McCain wants to create a new alliance to circumvent the UN. We mustn't let
this idea gain consensus in Washington
IAEA
says Iran not revealing nuclear aims
International Atomic Energy Agency raises concern over anomalies in
Tehran's nuclear activities
Crisis
talks on global food prices
Summit in Rome expected to pledge immediate aid
to poor countries threatened by malnutrition
'Russia
shot down Georgian spy drone' UN
report backs Georgian claim that Russia is giving support to Georgia's break
away region, Abkhazia
EU ministers
plan to amend relations with Russia
We
have gone mad, Your Majesty, and only you can cure our affliction
George Monbiot: An
open letter to the leader of Opec's biggest oil producer, the one man who can
force Britain to cut its carbon emissions
The
new revolution Agnès Poirier: This year's winner of the
Palme d'Or reveals a France finally ready to embrace the 21st century
Obama
calls for new special relationship UK's special relationship with US
needs to be recalibrated, Barack Obama tells ex-pats in Britain
'Quake
lake' flood fears for 1.3m people
Chinese officials prepare for mass evacuation as death toll expected
to exceed 80,000
|
|
H7
Washingto Times New
president rises on army's neutrality Military commanders often ride to
power atop a tank. But in Lebanon, the key to army chief Michel Suleiman's
rise to the nation's presidency has been keeping his men out of the fight
Daily Star Nasrallah
said what he had to, but not all that he should have
Now
we move on to Hizbullah's future
By Nicholas Blanford
Barry Rubin / gloriacenter.org:
The Fall of Lebanon — “If you have tears, prepare
to shed them now....
Hizbullah
Employs Shock and Awe in Beirut - Borzou Daragahi (Los
Angeles Times)
Is
Sufism the accepting face of Islam? Sufism is often lauded as the
moderate face of Islam but since it preaches a form of universalism now
associated with the West, it loses popular support to fundamentalism
Hizbullah Awaits the Next
Round in Lebanon
Matthew Yglesias on the
appeasement paradox: Understanding the usefulness of diplomacy and the
limits of American power (and more).
America
should help Lebanon (By Gary Anderson)
Amr
Musa Talks to Asharq Al-Awsat
Iranians Would Welcome
Airstrikes--5/27/2008 12:00:00 AM
|
H8 IraqSlogger
Google News Iraq Iran Syria Mideastwire.com
- NPR Iraq
Mideast Govts Increasingly Ignore US Views
USA-Iraq Security Agreement "Almost
Impossible to Pass" - Al-Alam TV
Political Balance is Lebanon May Turn Out to
Be Just a Ceasefire - Margelov
Al-Jazeera Interviews Qatari Premier on
Lebanese Agreement, Arab Issues
Nasrallah
vows not to use arms to achieve political goals
Iraq Suicide Bomber Targets US-Allied Group
Iran may be
withholding information needed in nuclear probe
Hezbollah has warning for Lebanon's new
government
Iran's Foreign Minister Says US Should
Modify Its Policies in Region
Hezbollah head urges co-existence Hezbollah's
leader reiterates that the powerful Shia Muslim group is not seeking to rule
Lebanon.
High hopes Jim Muir looks
ahead as Lebanon unites behind new president
|
H9 Ha’aretz – Palestinians reject
Israeli offer to hand over 91.5% of W. Bank
MI:
Syria still transferring arms to Hezbollah,
Rosner's Guest: Jeremy Ben-Ami, the co-founder of J Street
Sources:
Israel, Hezbollah strike prisoner swap dealOther sources refute report,
saying deal is yet 'far off'; reported deal includes 2 captive IDF soldiers
Nasrallah's
speech / Preparing Kuntar's 'homecoming'
Who's
afraid of Finkelstein?
Carter says
Israel has 150 nuclear weapons
Israeli
source: PA forces have improved 'dramatically' in W. Bank
By CAROLINE GLICK Reality has counted for
little in Israel's political and strategic discourse in recent years.
Talansky
to testify against Olmert in illicit funding case
61
MKs back bill against Golan exit
The
Syrian Talks Aren't Serious - Barry Rubin
Hamas
"Very Disturbed" over Syrian-Israeli Peace Talks
In
Washington: There are no dangers in diplomacy
[ MJ ROSENBERG
Yedioth Ahronoth Army forgot its job Paradoxically, In Israel
civilians are at front while army keeps on withdrawing, Udi Label writes
Why did Nasrallah yield?
To the last inch/ Eitan HaberTruth must be told: Syria deal would
entail full withdrawal from Golan Heights
Daily Alert.org
– Hebrew Press Editorials (2008) - Middle East Progress
- EJC Israeli Press Review –
Google News Israel - Palestine
Olmert:
Only Delusional People Think We'll Keep Post-'67 Borders
What Was - and Was Not -
Agreed On in the Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations INSS
An Israeli article spelling out the areas of agreement and disagreement in
the Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations
Hizbollah's Increased
Strength
INSS An Israeli article
examining the implications for Israel of Hizbollah's increased strength
Olmert:
I did not pre-commit to Israeli withdrawal from Golan
Israel 'has 150 nuclear weapons' Ex-US
President Jimmy Carter says Israel has 150 nuclear weapons, in off-the-cuff
remarks at a literary festival
The
Missing Palestinian Moderates - Clifford D. May
Workers
in the Occupied Territories (PDF; 464 KB) Source: International Labor Organization
(via UN Pulse)
Gaza
Sewage Crisis Threatens Israel's Shores
Israel
Serious about Peace with Syria
|
|
H10 Christian Science Monitor Iran, U.S. leaning toward talks?
Recent events suggest both Tehran and
Washington may be willing to engage in dialogue.,,
The next president has to promote democracy
better Amid democratic
recession, the US must rethink its freedom agenda.
Food aid must go local to do good
Aid groups have a responsibility to
consider the impact of their programs on local culture.
China enjoys rare moment of global support
The country won long-sought
international sympathy for its tragic earthquake and rapid government
response.
Both Obama, McCain start seeking No. 2
They need to pick running mates with
strong résumés.
Fuel prices' toll on U.S. economy
A $10 increase in the price of a
barrel of oil can lower GDP by about 0.2 percent.
ASIA
Japan’s
Nuclear Future: Policy Debate, Prospects, and U.S. Interests (PDF; )
Source: Congressional Research Service (via OpenCRS) Full Report (PDF; 124
KB)
China's
New Tiananmen: Activism After the Quake
On the edge Ashley Bommer
The Afghan-Pakistani border, riddled with Taliban and al-Qaida
insurgents, is not beyond redemption - provided both countries work together
Trade Policy Review: China
2008 WTO A WTO
Secretariat report on the trade policies and practices of China (single page
linking to each section)
Pakistan PM Says Three-Pronged Strategy to
Combat Terrorism
Trade Policy, New Century:
The WTO, FTAs and Asia Rising
IEA This 122-page UK monograph deals with the future of free
trade
Pakistan's Other Border
|
H11 IHT The 'fiction of affluence' has Greeks
uneasy Greece, with an economy that is slipping toward
obsolescence, has its work cut out for itself: bloated state-owned companies,
a wallet-busting pension system and old-fashioned universities.
New rules for the Middle East
By RAMI G. KHOURI Iran, Turkey, Hezbollah,
Hamas and Israel share one and only one common trait: They routinely ignore
Washington's advice.
Russian
jet shot down Georgian spy drone, UN says A United Nations
investigation has concluded that an unmanned Georgian reconnaissance aircraft
destroyed last month was struck by an air-to-air missile fired from a Russian
fighter jet.
New
alliances in view in a changing Germany By JOHN
VINOCUR
A reflexive conviction that there are deficits in social justice has
altered German politics and turned Die Linke (the Left), founded from a
fusion of parties, into a single, increasingly respectable political force
that is now Germany's third largest.
Social
Democrats in Germany launch challenge to president, further straining
coalition The Social Democrats on Monday nominated a challenger to President
Horst Köhler, setting up a standoff between the governing parties as they
prepare for a 2009 general election.
EU
foreign ministers approve partnership talks with Russia Foreign
ministers with the European Union on Monday approved much delayed plans to
begin talks with Russia aimed at forging a new "strategic
partnership."
Health care fees trouble Eastern Europe
Countries
rich and poor struggle with how best to provide affordable health care, but
in the center of Europe the difficulty is sharpened by the clash between
rising expectations for the best treatments and the long-ingrained habits of
Communist-era unlimited, free health care.
EUROPE European press review
Der Spiegel Looking
East: EU Gives Green Light for Russia Talks
From FT, the role of intellectuals may have diminished, but
they remain central to French public life — four of the country's
most provocative thinkers yield insights on the state of their homeland,
the environment, human rights and military interventionism.
New Life For Eastern Neighborhood
An new initiative seeks to reinforce the bloc's ties with its eastern
neighbors -- with a view to putting at least some of them on the path to
membership
|
H12 RFE/RL
50,000
turn out in Georgia to protest election results About 50,000
opposition demonstrators marched through Georgia's capital on Monday to
protest parliamentary election results they said were rigged in favor of the
ruling party.
Google News Azerbaijan
Moscow Waits for Eu to Officially Announce
Readiness for Talks on New Accord - Diplomat
Russia, Nato Should Cooperate Despite
Existing Problems - State Duma Deputy
UN backs Georgia over drone claim A Russian jet did shoot down a Georgian
drone over breakaway Abkhazia last month, UN monitors say
|
|
H13 The TimesMission to Mars
Phoenix may reveal whether the Red
Planet could support life
Life on Mars: just waiting for proof Most planetary researchers now believe that there is -
or was - life on Mars: they're just waiting for the proof
The Vice (Presidential) Squad
Choosing a running mate will be a
serious challenge for both Obama and McCain
Scientists identify new strain of bird flu Researchers find that H7 strains of the flu virus may
develop some of the traits necessary to easily infect human beings
Wall Street
Journal How Bush Sold the War
By Douglas J.
Feith
Security, not democracy, was the reason we invaded Iraq. Why the radical
shift in presidential rhetoric?
Renewing America's Asia Policy By
John McCain
And Joseph Lieberman
The region deserves more attention, investment and cooperation from the U.S.
Labour's Loser
By Stephen Pollard
State of the Union: The case for Gordon Brown's resignation.
Republicans Are in Denial
By Tom Coburn K Street and 'compassionate' conservatism
ruined the GOP.
We Need Free Trade in Health Care
By Jagdish Bhagwati
And Sandip Madan
The Democratic candidates are ignoring huge cost savings
A Call for an "Asian
Plaza"
\"The International Economy\"
A 5-page US article outlining initiatives for dealing with global
trade/currency imbalances
|
H14 Financial
Times On
Israel and the US campaign bus Dealing with
accusations of anti-semitism or anti-Israeli sentiment is draining and
time-consuming for a presidential candidate. It is easier to chuck a
controversial adviser under the bus. But America’s absolutism on the Middle
East is reducing its influence, writes Gideon
Rachman
Recession
still likely in US, says Greenspan ‘Greater than 50 per
cent probability’
Iran
reformists upbeat despite poll defeat In
spite of only comprising 15 per cent of the new parliament, reformists are
optimistic about the influence they will wield in the new legislature
EU
backs mandate for Russia talks
Foreign ministers have approved a negotiating
mandate for a new partnership agreement with Russia. It could cover energy
and broad areas such as trade and security
Gideon
Rachman’s blog The
politics of Eurovision: Western Europeans complain
that they no longer recognise a club that they founded and continue to fund
WORLD
NEWS - CLIMATE CHANGE: US emissions trading waits for Bush to go
Putin
quickens tax cuts to revive oil flow Russia’s
government takes its first steps towards $4bn of tax cuts to boost investment
in its oil industry, amid warnings output could fall for the first time in 10
years
Japan
seeks ties with Africa Premier to have talks with 45
African leaders as he tries to prove Tokyo is a valuable partner and seeks
their support for Japan gaining a permanent UN Security Council seat
SPD
defies Merkel with presidential nominee Germany’s
Social Democrats, junior partner in the ruling coalition, nominate their own
candidate for next year’s presidential election as discord with the CDU
increases
A
party stranded between defeat and disaster Philip
Stephens on Brown and the Labour party
Cooling
Kiev Ukraine’s leaders must co-operate to fight
inflation, but the political struggle that has hampered policy-making since
2004 still prevents coherent action
Brown
and the Bank of EnglandThe monetary policy committee
is unlikely to respond to political pressure. Expect the central bank to put
up a robust fight against inflation
Google,
Yahoo, Microsoft: antitrust confusion Thomas
Hazlett on the purpose of regulation
Buffett,
other cultures and the trust question Michael
Skapinker on the US investor’s move to Europe
|
H15 Los Angeles Times Iraqis
losing patience with militiamen
Muqtada Sadr's Mahdi Army militia has provided services and
protection to residents, but fighting in recent weeks has endangered their
lives.
Comfort
food and complaints at a Cairo food stand
At a corner cart known for its faoul, a bean dish, customers seek
sustenance and commiserate over the soaring cost of food in Egypt
Editorial
Swelling
lake threatens 1.2 million in China The government warns that
evacuations may be necessary because of the risk of flooding
'Follow
the water' on Mars
The latest pictures from NASA show a bizarre landscape apparently
shaped by the movement of ice
Iran
may be withholding info needed in nuke probe Iran
may be withholding information needed to establish whether it tried to make
nuclear arms, the International Atomic Energy Agency said today in an
unusually strongly worded report.
Somalia
on the verge of collapse, aid officials and residents say
On top of a growing insurgency and a government void, the nation's
fragile economy is disintegrating
Michel
Suleiman sworn in as president of Lebanon
The former army chief of staff takes over a country torn between
U.S.-Saudi support and Hezbollah.
America's
new segregation
Gregory Rodriguez: Can American democracy survive all this heightened
interest in the political process?
|
|
H19 Military Intelligence Terrorism
The Principles of War: 3. Offensive Action
CFR The Candidates on Defense Policy
We Still Need a Larger Army - American Enterprise Institute
New Republic The
Jihadist Revolt Against Bin Laden
Why
his Islamic radicals have turned on the Al Qaeda leader. by Peter Bergen and Paul Cruickshank
Al
Qaeda: The Rebellion Within - Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker
Radar Magazine
has an
interesting piece by Christopher Ketcham that asks, "Is the
government compiling a secret list of citizens to detain under martial
law?"
Human Security Brief 2007
Human Security Report Project
The
Exon-Florio National Security Test for Foreign Investment
Source: Congressional Research Service (via OpenCRS)
Canada's foreign
minister resigns Canada's foreign minister resigns after he admitted
leaving classified papers in a non-secure location.
Iraqi teens
forced to train for suicide bombings, officials say
Women warriors
By HELEN BENEDICT Nearly a third of female
veterans say they were sexually assaulted or raped while in the U.S.
military.
A
world beyond control , Paul Rogers The United States and
military is planning for the long-term challenge of low-intensity insurgent
warfare. But its thinking remains locked in the past
|
H20 Slate
World Health
Statistics 2008
Source: World Health Organization Download in sections (PDFs) or as full
document (PDF; 5.11 MB).
George Bush's Foreign Aid:
Transformation or Chaos?
CGD This 136-page study analyzes the dramatic changes in
foreign aid during the Bush Administration
|
H21 From The
Atlantic Monthly, the sky is falling: The odds that a potentially
devastating space rock will hit Earth this century may be as high as one
in 10; so why isn’t NASA trying harder to prevent catastrophe?
In the
Basement of the Ivory Tower
The idea that a university education
is for everyone is a destructive myth. An instructor at a “college of last resort”
explains why. by Professor X
Agnostic about atheism Tracy
Quan: The strident secularism of Dawkins and Hitchens misses a
bigger point. God doesn't have to be great for religion to be worthwhile
What's Up, Doc? The prestige of honorary degrees falls to
record lows by Joseph Epstein
From Seed, to find life on other worlds requires thinking about
how
other life would find us.
Plans to return humans to the moon are under way — but will
the moon be a stepping stone to Mars or a destination all its own?
Why the Moon?: Developing a strong rationale for
returning to the Moon becomes ever more important.
Who owns the Moon?: Glenn Harlan Reynolds on the case for lunar
property rights. ,,
Sydney
Pollack, Academy Award-winning director, dies at 73
Scientific evidence that there may be a
hereditary component to our political choices merely suggests that genes
affect how susceptible we are to our surroundings.
|