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H1 Washington Post Maliki Suggests U.S. Troop Timetable Maliki has for the first time suggested establishing a timetable for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq, a step that the Bush administration has long opposed.

Iraqi Premier's Remarks Reflect Political Plight

Finding Common Ground With Russia By Henry A. Kissinger, Working together would benefit both the United States and Russia

Editorial Mr. Obama on Iraq His hint of softening on his unrealistic withdrawal plan is only sensible

The Wrong Partnership for Iraq

By Bill Delahunt and Rosa DeLauro, We should extend the U.N. mandate for a short period to maintain the status quo.

New York Times Put War Powers Back Where They Belong

By JAMES A. BAKER III and WARREN CHRISTOPHER The 1973 War Powers Resolution should be replaced by a new law that would require the president and Congress to discuss the matter before going to war

Iraqi Favors Short Security Pact With U.S.

Maliki: Iraq May Set US Withdrawal Timetable

Zogby Poll: Building Mo-bama! Democrat Leads McCain in Electoral College Tally, 273-158...

Christian Science Monitor

A U.S. attack on Iran? Not coming soon Tehran has softened its tone, but tough decisions await the next US president.

Robert D. Kaplan / The Current: Will Israel Attack Iran?

Guardian Don't discount Iran's internal debates Simon Tisdall: Iran's vigorous political scene - and Ahmadinejad's flagging popularity - has a crucial bearing on its nuclear stance

New era, old problems Editorial: Dmitri Medvedev's debut on the international stage at the G8 summit will be scrutinised at home, even more than it is abroad

Jerusalem Post Israel: Reports About Iran Strike Plans Reflect Internal U.S. Debate

Tensions Strain 'Strategic' Russia-China Ties By: Michael Richardson | The Japan Times Beneath the surface, problems over military sales, trade and energy are weakening Sino-Russian relations just when their partnership appears to be at an apex.

Better to let the Arabs “do it imperfectly than to do it yourself perfectly: for it is their country, their way and your time is short.” T.E. Lawrence is still right... more»

Light in Iraq Won't Burn on Optimism Alone By: Tom Plate | The Japan Times No matter how many battles U.S.-backed forces win, the war in Iraq will probably not be won until most Iraqis view the winner as themselves rather than Americans

Geopolitical Diary: The Importance of Sideline Action at the G-8 Stratfor

Signs Point to Impending Syrian Breakaway From Iran Middle East Times

Wall Street Journal Obama's Nixon Reprise By Bret Stephens Global View: The presumptive Democratic nominee continues to "refine" his strategy for withdrawal from Iraq

Los Angeles Times Iraqi prime minister advocates withdrawal timetable A blueprint for the future U.S. presence in Iraq is still in the works. Maliki is said to recognize the unpopularity of the war in America, and wants to ease domestic concerns as well

Pan-Arab Paper Urges Iraq to Reassure Arabs About Domestic, Arab Policy, Iran

Water-Energy Links in Central Asia: A Long-Term Opportunity and Challenge Brookings Institution This US article explores the opportunities and challenges faced by Central Asia in respect of water and energy supplies

McClatchy With a month to go until Olympics, China grows anxious These will be no ordinary Olympic Games. They will be the most extravagant ever put on, designed to dazzle the world and display China's reclaimed status as a major world power. Reaching into its deep pockets, China has erected awe-inspiring new buildings and sports venues, spending an estimated $40 billion, or three times as much as Athens did four years ago

Reinventing Humanitarian Intervention: Two Cheers for the Responsibility to Protect? (PDF; 301 KB) Source: UK Parliament Research Papers

The Times Never has a free-trade deal been more vital Failure in the world trade talks would be disastrous for everybody: rich and poor alike George Mitchell

The Taleban: a proxy war The Taleban have inherited Pakistan's struggle against India in Afghanistan.

Financial Times Maliki raises troop withdrawal timetable The Iraqi prime minister has for the first time suggested establishing a timetable for the withdrawal of US troops, a step that the Bush administration has long opposed

Syria heads east to boost foreign investment Even as Syria is looking to restore ties with the west, reflected in improved diplomatic relations with France, Damascus has been careful to foster relations with other powers

FT REPORT - BULGARIA 2008

When peace and justice collide

As it celebrates its 10th anniversary, the International Criminal Court is facing its own indictment. Its critics charge that its work is often counter-productive, politicised and plain incompetent. Gideon Rachman considers the future

The Bush Administration Strikes Oil in Iraq by Nick Turse and Tom Engelhardt

US Foreign Policy after the Elections

Der Spiegel 'No Big Theme to Build a Campaign': 'Sergeant Schmidt' To Save McCain's Campaign

Time Baghdad's Grasp on Iraq's South

Guardian Alexandros Petersen: The west needs the Caspian

The List: The World’s 10 Youngest Leaders

MESH Border wars: Pakistan and Afghanistan

Roubini Will the Bretton Woods 2 (BW2) Regime Collapse Like the Original Bretton Woods Regime Did? The Coming End Game of BW2

Asia Times Iran takes off on a goodwill mission Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad takes center stage in Malaysia this week at a summit of the Group of Eight Islamic developing countries. It is an opportunity for Tehran to promote its global agricultural and energy aid programs, which it hopes will convince the Group of Eight nations, meeting in Tokyo simultaneously, to "look at Iran through a different lens". The fate of United States-Iran diplomacy is on the line. - Kaveh L Afrasiabi

Caspian pipelines ease Russia's grip
Rising oil prices may be helping to end Russia's near-monopoly on transporting energy resources from the Caspian Sea basin. Kazakhstan is building a 730-kilometer oil pipeline to the eastern Caspian coast for onward transmission to Azerbaijan, whose recent refusal to sell natural gas to Russia's Gazprom looks like a further bid for energy independence. - Robert M Cutler

The great Beijing-Brussels disconnect The friendship between China and the European Union looks great on paper. But just as Brussels says ties with Beijing are heading to the "next level", Europe's trade deficit with China is growing at the rate of US$23.5 million per hour and the EU looks foolish juggling incongruous China policies on behalf of its 27 member states. - Axel Berkofsky

Bush carves out a legacy in Asia With President George W Bush's "war on terror" mostly discredited, it is in Asia where the United States, instead of being rendered a sub-theme to China's historic rise, is totting up success stories, from North Korea to a potential breakthrough in India-Pakistan ties. - M K Bhadrakumar

SPENGLER America's special grace To much of the world, America is the source of the plague of globalization, the bane of the environment and the perpetrator of imperial adventures. To hundreds of millions of others it is an object of special grace - as in the grace by which God redeems, sanctifies and glorifies his people. Whether one subscribes to the concept or not, America is one of world's great dividing lines, perhaps its most important

H 2 WSJ Turkey Versus Turkey By Soner Cagaptay If the AKP wins against the secular forces, dissent will become difficult.

Guardian Turkey's ruling party awaits its fate Constitutional court to rule on old guard attempt to ban socially conservative AKP leaders from politics

Independent The Big Question: Why is tension rising in Turkey, and is the country turning Islamist?

FT Nato seeks better EU-Turkey defence ties The Union should extend its defence ties with Ankara to help ease European co-operation with Nato, says the alliance’s secretary-general

ABD'den Ergenekon yorumu: Tutuklamalar Türkiye'nin iç işi

CHP lideri Baykal'ın Amerika'ya bakışı 4 ayda değişti

Turkey: Dangerously Polarized By: Nicholas Birch | Eurasianet Simmering tension between Turkey's secular establishment and popular religious-minded government is reaching the boiling point. Some experts are expressing concern that Turkish society has become so polarized that events could take a dangerous turn.

Turkish Court Case Threatens Economy Forbes

Political strife in Turkey puts EU in dilemma

European court to release final judgment on election threshold

After meetings in Turkey, Foxman says fallout over 'genocide' flap ...
Jerusalem Post

Senior US official says conditions favorable for Cyprus reunification

Turkey’s “deep state” runs into shallow water Tehran Times

‘Üstsüzlerin yerini haşemalılar aldı’

NATO urges EU to boost defense ties with Turkey

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