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H1 Guardian Russian troops close in on Georgian capital Kremlin forces seize control of several towns as Georgia pulls back troops to defend Tbilisi Terror tactics Editorial: It would be a major strategic blunder for Russian tanks to rumble on into Tbilisi A line in the sand Dilip Hiro: Georgia's disastrous attack on South Ossetia has given Russia a perfect excuse to roll back US control of Azerbaijan's oil supply Bump’ or ‘Turn’ in Road - Council on Foreign Relations In Russia-Georgia Conflict, Balkan Shadows - Council on Foreign Relations New York Times Russia Steps Up Its Push; West Faces Tough Choices The U.S. and its European allies seemed uncertain how to adjust to Russian actions in Georgia that could undermine democratic gains in the region. Putin Calls Shots to Salve Old Wounds Vladimir V. Putin’s choices could redraw the map of the Caucasus — or destroy relations with the West Editorial Russia’s War of Ambition There is no imaginable excuse for Russia’s invasion of Georgia. DAVID BROOKS Harmony and the Dream China’s rise is an example of how the ideal of a harmonious collective may turn out to be as attractive as the ideal of the American Dream. Russia Blames the Victim By SVANTE E. CORNELL This war is about making Georgia an example of the consequences post-Soviet countries will suffer for standing up to Moscow Newsweek The Danger of Appeasing Russia Over Georgia McClatchy Russian troops dominate Georgia, seize key cities, port Russian troops were reported in control of Georgia's main east-west highway outside the central Georgian town of Gori, had taken control of Georgia's main port at Poti, had seized a Georgian military base in the west and had complete dominion of the skies, from which they bombed and strafed retreating Georgian troops at will. Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili accused the Russians of "implementing the reoccupation of Georgia to eliminate the independence of Georgia." U.S. knew Georgia trouble was coming, but couldn't stop it Slate Lonely Night in Georgia The Bush administration's feckless response to the Russian invasion. Fred Kaplan Ha’aretz – Olmert gives Abbas plan for Israeli pullout from 93% of West Bank Detailed final status proposal offers free Gaza-W. Bank passage only once PA has retaken coastal strip Jerusalem Post Israel fears Russian-Syrian arms pact Officials say Assad visit to Moscow a Russian attempt to get more involved in the indirect talks Bush Rejects Bushism By: Derek Chollet and James Goldgeier | The American Prospect Over the past year, the Bush administration has moved left on foreign policy -- negotiating with governments it previously shunned and abandoning its long-standing preference for unilateral action. Financial Times Russia is forfeiting standing in world An autocratic Russia will never get to where it wants to be in the 21st century by behaving like a 19th-century power Decoding the messages in Moscow's movements The new age of authoritarianism The west has been remarkably sanguine about this resurgence, because this time the comrades have money. Even as the Kremlin confiscates the assets of its own business people and foreign ones, investors are flocking to a Moscow flush with petro-roubles, writes Chrystia Freeland • 'America, Israel, and the Middle East: Confronting the Challenges of Tomorrow', The Washington Institute for Near East Policy (conference proceedings) Georgia Appeals to Beijing Ghosts of Kosovo in the Caucasus Wall Street Journal Vladimir Bonaparte Georgia is only the first stop for Eurasia's new imperialist . Welcome Back to the 19th Century By Josef Joffe Neo-czar Putin has thrust us back into the age of imperialism. How the West Can Stand Up to Russia By Gary Schmitt and Mauro De Lorenzo For starters, let's rush military and medical supplies to Tbilisi. The War in Iraq Is Over. What Next? By Bing West We are withdrawing as conditions permit . 'Turmoil in Central Asia' By Martha Olcott ,And Johannes Linn A recipe for trouble in Afghanistan “Russia and Georgia at War,” Michael A. Reynolds Washington Post Editorial The Invasion Continues The West confronts an unfamiliar sight: a nation bent on conquest. Russia's Power Play By George F. Will This crisis shows the paralysis of the U.N. regarding major powers Brutality to Make a Point By Richard Cohen, Vladimir Putin is intent on making a statement: Russia is back A Path to Peace in the Caucasus By Mikhail Gorbachev, Georgia flouted peace and Russia had to respond. IHT A ready response to Moscow By EDWARD P. JOSEPH Bringing Macedonia into NATO will send a strong message about the integrity of small states. The Economist Russia has the upper hand Russia has extended the conflict to a war inside Georgia. The West will have a hard time responding Daily Star The US will regret its reversal on Iran By Michael Rubin US military surprised by speed, timing... BUSH WARNS RUSSIA TO PULL BACK The Politico: 7 worrisome signs for Obama. Joshua Green / The Atlantic Online: The Front-Runner's Fall  — The Looming Crisis: Displacement and Security in Iraq Source: The Brookings Institution Der Spiegel Interview with NATO's Afghanistan Commander: 'A Counter-Insurgency Takes a Long Time, Longer than We Thought' RFERL Former Soviet Sphere Shocked Into Silence By Ossetia Conflict CIS countries face a difficult choice in formulating their response to the Russian-Georgian conflict. War in the Caucasus: Towards a Broader Russia-US Military Confrontation? Public Diplomacy in the Twenty-First Century Slate Al-Qaida at 20 From obscurity to infamy. Daniel Byman A Roadblock to Russian Oil and Gas BusinessWeek War Threatens Key Pipeline For Crude Oil Wall Street Journal – LA Times Message from Moscow There's a warning sign for the West in the conflict between Russia and Georgia. Georgia President Mikheil Saakashvili's 'calculated gamble' When he moved troops into disputed South Ossetia, the young leader adored by Washington put his nation in a precarious position Georgia-Russia Clash: American Culpability and the Kosovo ... Don't Cry Over Doha Failure as the Stakes Were Inflated By: Dani Rodrik | The Japan Times Don't cry over the Doha talks. They never were a "development round," and tomorrow's world with regard to trade will hardly look any different from yesterday's. Moscow's Motives in Its Georgian War By: Richard Weitz | World Politics Review The question was always whether Moscow would exploit its local military superiority to compel Georgia's formal dismemberment or would instead hold the threat of armed interventions in reserve in an attempt to influence Georgian foreign policy without incurring the damage to Russian-Western relations that might ensue from blatant military action against Tbilisi. Independent Leading article: Careless talk can cost lives The Russian Leadership: Putin in his element as successor is left in the back seat The Beleaguered President: High-stakes gambler who risked his country and links with the West The Battle for Oil: EU’s hope to bypass Russian energy may be a pipe dream Mary Dejevsky: Intervention may breed instability Musharraf locked in battle to avoid impeachment as allies turn away Pakistan's government is finalising a "charge-sheet" against Pervez Musharraf as battle lines are drawn in the struggle over the President's future Salon Radio: Professor Charles King on Russia/Georgia Christian Science Monitor Stronger U.S. role likely in Afghanistan The Pentagon wants more control over NATO there in light of Taliban resurgence. The Times Georgia gambit may end slide in crude price Georgia: energy market manipulation or old-fashioned power grab? The Russia-Georgia grudge match Retaking Ossetia is just one part of Russia's campaign to reassert dominance and defy the US Simon Sebag Montefiore Georgian army flees in disarray as Russians advance Georgia said the Russian army was in charge of several towns and its tanks appeared to moving towards the capital Tbilisi The Neocons Overreact on Russo-Georgian Conflict - Joe Klein, Time Moscow Unleashes Power Politics - Joerg Himmelreich, Der Spiegel A Collision of Foreign Policy Narratives - Ross Douthat, The Atlantic The Inverse of Bad News from Iraq - Christopher Hitchens, Slate

H2 Jerusalem Post Turkey's abandonment of the West CAROLINE GLICK Turkey's regional influence Washington Times BY Tulin Daloglu 9 Turkish soldiers killed by roadside bomb A roadside bomb exploded in eastern Turkey on Monday, killing nine soldiers who were on their way back from an operation against Kurdish rebels, an official said. Two other soldiers were wounded. ABD benden niye vazgeçti EDM TURKEY CAUGHT IN A DILEMMA OVER SOUTH OSSETIA Lale Sarıibrahimoğlu Turkey’s strong Circassian lobby to limit Ankara’s policies on Georgia war İlter Türkmen Bölgemizdeki her krizde telaşa kapılmayalım Enis Berberoğlu Kafkas satrancında PKK yeniden piyon Gürcistan harekâtının anlamı NEJAT ESLEN Kerim Balcı Zero-problem policy disturbed Şahin Alpay Ankara dış politika sınavlarında A Roadblock to Russian Oil and Gas BusinessWeek Will Talabani return to Iraq? By Michael Rubin İBRAHİM KARAGÜL Bir delinin başımıza açtığı belaya bakın! Ankara'dan Kafkas İttifakı teklifi Ucuz Azeri doğalgazı tehlikede Kafkas ittifakı önerisi ‘Gürcistan, Türkiye’den askeri yardım istedi’ PKK's attacks in eastern Turkey part of international energy wars Turkish business interests at stake in Russia-Georgia war Türkiye’deki Kafkasyalılar soydaşlarının yarasını sarmak istiyor Erdoğan önce yalanladı, sonra ‘Silah satmak anormal değil’ dedi Kafkasların ateşi Türkiye'yi de yakabilir İç Basında Türk Dış Politikası Dış Basında Türkiye - BBC Turkish 0700 VOA TSİ 06:30 Turkish Press Review Google News Turkey TurcoPundit Google News Fırat News Agency KurdishMedia Kurdish Kurdish Aspect Dış Basında Irak BBC Monitoring Inter-national Hain pusu Erzincan’da hain tuzak Kumandalı terör Ahmet Türk: 'Baykal’ın her sözü beni ürkütüyor' Munzur’da büyük operasyon Hatay'da faciadan dönüldü Cumhuriyet editörü: Öcalan bebek katili değil Cevdet Aşkın Erzincan'da Saldırı: 9 Şehit Turkish soldiers killed in blast Google News Greece Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Press ABHaber Dış Basında Türkiye-AB İlişkileri Günlük Haftalık Türkiye Kafkas İttifakı İstiyor Sorunlu bölgeler Gürcistan'da merkezi yönetimle gerginlik yaşayan özerk bölgelerin profili Talat-Hristofyas görüşmesine yönelik beklentiler yüksek PatrIck Seale 3 bin Türk ile 6 gemi mahsur Gürcistan politikası değişmedi Kafkas ittifakı oluşturabiliriz