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H1 Pentagon Official Warns of Israeli Attack on Iran

New York Times Iraq to Open Oil Fields for 35 Foreign Companies; Initial No-Bid Contracts Delayed

Washington Post Iraq Opens Oil Fields To Global Bidding More than two dozen companies are selected to bid on long-term contracts to provide services, equipment, training and advice on the country's biggest oil fields. 60% Increase In Output Sought

INTELLIGENCE ON NUCLEAR PROGRAM Ex-Agent Says CIA Ignored Iran Facts

CSIS Assessing US Policy Towards Iran AUDIO (01:15:37 mp3 stream) | VIDEO (01:15:37 wmv) | TRANSCRIPT pdf

Obama's Iraq Problem - George Packer, The New Yorker

CNAS Save the Date: Bipartisan Public Roundtable Discussion With Four Former Secretaries of State on the Future of US Foreign Policy

McCain's Univeralism vs. Obama's Particularism RealClearPolitics

Financial Times Baghdad opens door to foreign developers Iraq invited foreign companies to bid for contracts developing eight of its oil and gas fields, launching a process that will let big international oil companies back into the country for the first time in more than 30 years

Leader Investors in Iraq need to be patient Transparent tendering processes and a broad consensus on the distribution of oil revenues are essential to the country’s political stability

How Obama can avoid the Carter trap Mr Obama has clearly learned some of the lessons of the Carter era: his relentless emphasis on hope and optimism owes much more to Ronald Reagan. But when it comes to foreign policy, he is in clear danger of being branded with the mark of Carter, writes Gideon Rachman

Trade has saved America from recession on America’s reverse coupling Fred Bergsten

IHT DEALING WITH IRAN

The case for talking By JAMES DOBBINS The debate is really about the utility of preventative diplomacy

French to focus on voter discontent during EU term On the eve of the start of the six-month French presidency, officials made it clear that they would seek to reverse the recent no vote by Ireland in a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty to reorganize the EU and would press the Czech Republic to ratify the treaty

The Times Sarkozy mission to save EU hobbled by Germany Nicholas Sarkozy started the six month French presidency of the EU with Germany refusing to ratify the troubled Lison Treaty

Guardian Pride before a fall

Ian Williams: With the US beating the war drums, Iran should consider if its nuclear energy programme is worth the effort

No more war games Ian Buruma: Euro 2008 revealed a more united Europe, in which memories of past conflicts and aggression are being buried ever deeper

This economic panic is pushing the planet right back down the agenda George Monbiot: Oil-dependent countries are focused on growth at all costs, and the pale green political consensus looks unlikely to hold

UPI The Chinese dragon in Middle East politics Enter the Dragon in Middle East politics. No, this is not the title of a remake of an old Bruce Lee film; rather, this title refers to China's new policies in countering Western influence for a piece of the Middle East's most important commodity – oil

The Illusion of Saving Nations From Themselves
by William Pfaff

Washington Post Editorial Last-Minute Missiles The Bush administration rushes to complete premature and costly deals with the Czech Republic and Poland

Christian Science Monitor

U.S. forces to hand over hard-won Anbar Province The Americans are set to transfer control of the once-restive Sunni province to Iraq, but many in Anbar question just how much real power the US is willing to relinquish.

Want democracy in Iraq? Culture matters. Consider what happened with US occupation in Haiti, Nicaragua, and the Dominican Republic.

A global war on inflation Many nations have begun to tighten their credit reins in an effort to curb rising prices.

USIP Briefing: Opposition Alliances and Democratization in Egypt

Boston Globe What Bush hath wrought FEW AMERICANS, whatever their political persuasion, will mourn George W. Bush's departure from office. Democrats and Republicans alike are counting the days until the inauguration of a new president will wipe the slate clean. (By Andrew J. Bacevich, Boston Globe)

Rand Shortcomings in Planning for Post-Combat Period in Iraq

National Security Archive Key Documents on Nuclear Policy Issues, 1945-1990

The first chapter from Nuclear Deterrence Theory: The Search for Credibility by Robert Powell.

NYRB Iran: The Threat
By Thomas Powers At a moment of serious challenge, battered by two wars, ballooning debt, and a faltering economy, the United States appears to have lost its capacity to think clearly. Consider what passes for national discussion on the matter of Iran.

Marine Corps Vision and Strategy 2025

Measuring Stability and Security in Iraq: Quarterly Report (June 2008) (PDF; 588 KB) Source: U.S. Department of Defense

American and European Relations with China SWP
The 144-page report of an international confernece held to discuss transatlantic approaches to relations with China

H 2 Guardian Keep the door wide open to Turkey Peter Luff: The EU should welcome Turkey into the European fold – delaying negotiations risks a political disaster

Turkey's slow-motion coup Bulent Kenes:The AK party closure case is a dark stain on Turkish democracy. The old elite may have less support, but they have more power

FT Turkish oil group looks south Ankara’s state oil company seeks to transform from a local operator into a big Middle East player

Fransa ve Türkiye karşılıklı jestler yapmalı

PKK’ya bu radarı kim verdi?

CHP İncirlik'teki nükleer başlılklı silahları sordu

Rusya, Türkiye'nin birinci ticaret partneri

Ha’aretz – Third round of indirect talks with Syria set to begin in Istabul Syrian officials said to be delaying direct talks until they receive guarantee on American involvement

'Kapatma kararı bile müzakereyi durduramaz'

Demokrasi için TSK’ya övgü

Paris'ten tuhaf çıkış: Ordu demokrasi için önemli rol oynadı

Kapatma davasını için iki farklı ses AKP davası Avrupa'da nasıl yorumlanıyor?

Fransa�nın tercihi �bekle ve gör�

TURKEY: KEY MEETING ON CYPRUS COULD HAVE LARGE IMPACT ON ANKARA’S ... EurasiaNet

Armenia: Presidential Visit to Russia Sparks Speculation on Turkish-Armenian Relations The venue for Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan’s first official visit abroad -- Moscow -- came as no surprise. But, in a potential sign of a fresh Armenian foreign policy initiative, it was Turkey that stole the show

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