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H1 New York Times Obama Wins Nomination; Biden and Bill Clinton Rally Party A unanimous vote made Barack Obama the first African-American to become a major party nominee for president, bringing to an end a two-year political struggle.

Speech Text: Biden | Clinton

Editorial Mr. Obama’s Moment

Barack Obama needs to be clear about what he stands for, and about why — in such dire times — Americans should trust him and his party with their futures.

NATO Ships in Black Sea Raise Alarms in Russia

Christian Science Monitor

Russia's case on Georgia territories: Like Kosovo or not?

Tuesday, after invoking Kosovo to recognize two separatist republics, Russia changed its tack.

Syria eyes an edge amid Russia-U.S. rift Damascus is seeking an arms deal with Moscow, a move that would bolster its position in the Middle East

Clinton speech moves Democrats toward unity, but hasn't clinched it Her words to the Democratic faithful Tuesday night are a first step, not an end point, toward bringing diehard Clinton fans around to Obama.

Guardian Georgia is the graveyard of America's unipolar world Seumas Milne: Russia's defiance in the Caucasus has brought down the curtain on Bush senior's new world order - not before time

The story's great, the rhetoric soars, but soon Obama must heed Canute Timothy Garton Ash: Look beyond Denver's schmaltzfest and you see how the relative power of a US president is diminishing on all sides

Europe must stand up
to Russia says UK Miliband says west must re-examine every aspect of relations with Moscow

US and Russia deploy warships in Black Sea

Any country could be next, warns Ukraine president

Poti: the hottest place in the new cold war Luke Harding: The Black Sea town of Poti has been a port for 2,500 years. But now it has a new claim to fame

TNI Make a Deal with Iran

by Nikolas K. Gvosdev With instability in the Middle East now compounded by a resurgent Russia, the time is ripe to push for a major breakthrough in U.S.-Iran relations.

Washington Post Editorial Russia's Delusion A flurry of presidential statements on Georgia mix lies with a dangerous new doctrine.

7 Years to Climate Midnight

By Carlos Pascual and Strobe Talbott Urgent and drastic action by the international community is required, and the United States must take the lead.

U.S. to Hand Over Security Duties in Anbar to Iraqi Forces Move Frees More Marines for Afghanistan

U.S. Military Ship Delivers Aid to Georgia Vessel Shifts Course, Avoids Port Where Russians Are Posted

The surge and its contradictions by ROBERT OLSON*

Asia Times The Biden factor in US-Iran relations The Democratic ticket in the US presidential race holds with it the possibility of a serious change in American foreign policy, especially with regard to Iran. Senator Joseph Biden is a strong advocate of engagement with Tehran and a vocal opponent of any military action against it as a result of its nuclear program. Iran has already indicated it would respond positively to a softer US approach. - Kaveh L Afrasiabi

Biden's stumble over Iraq In response to the consequences of the US invasion of Iraq and the resulting weakening of popular support for the war, Senator Joseph Biden has recently joined the chorus of Democrats calling for the withdrawal of most combat forces. Yet Biden's key role in making possible the US Congress' authorization of the 2003 US invasion will not convince the anti-war constituency. - Stephen Zunes

Shi'ite Resistance to Sunnis Threatens Progress of Surge By: Shaun Waterman | United Press International The Iraqi government is resisting U.S. efforts to incorporate former Sunni insurgents into Iraqi security forces, threatening a strategy that helped make the surge a success thus far and could allow U.S. forces to withdraw from Iraqi cities next year

Asia Times Sectarian clashes flare in Iraq A United States-backed security operation meant to target al-Qaeda has instead focused only on Iraqi cities with large Sunni populations. Sunni residents claim the operations are clearly sectarian and also blame Shi'ite militias backed by the government in Baghdad. - Ahmed Ali and Dahr Jamail

Financial Times Moscow’s plan is to redraw the map of Europe

Mikheil Saakashvili says Russia is empire-building

Russia could push China closer to the west Moscow and Beijing may both be pursuing forms of authoritarian capitalism but they are not automatic bedfellows, writes Geoff Dyer

West will need to look again at pipeline routes

Expect another action-reaction missile incident

Iraq revives oil deal with China

If finalised, the deal with CNPC, Asia’s biggest oil and gas company, to develop al-Ahdab oilfield would mark the first important commitment to Iraq by a foreign company since Baghdad nationalised its industry in 1972

Daily Star Might Lebanon face what Georgia did?
By Michael Young

What would Biden's Middle East policy look like? SHMUEL ROSNER

Foreign Policy Seven Questions: Russia’s Big Mistake Paul A. Goble

Independent Crimean peninsula could be the next South Ossetia

Leading article: Both sides should cool the Cold War rhetoric

Adrian Hamilton: We need an old approach for the new global politics

Jerusalem Post Israel walks tightrope as US and Russia dispatch ships to Georgia Post learns J'lem unlikely to join chorus of condemnations coming from the West over Moscow's recognition of breakaway republics

The Times Miliband must stop playing with fire It takes two to start a cold war and Russia has so far been provoked pointlessly into confrontation Robert Skidelsky

Reckless Russia By recognising two separatist Georgian provinces, Russia has redrawn the map of the Caucasus by force. It has also damaged itself immeasurably

Russian-backed rebels in 'ethnic cleansing' Georgians in a Russian army buffer zone are being subjected to a campaign of violence and murder, officials tell The Times

Newsweek Hirsh: How Biden Would Compare to Cheney

RFE/RL Georgia Woes Could Have Ripple Effect Russia's recognition of the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia could have severe repercussions on peace efforts in other "frozen conflicts" areas where Moscow has strategic interests. More

Russia Pushing Weapons Sales in Middle East and Beyond By: Nilita Petrov | The Middle East Times
Three events came together independently to produce an intrigue that is hooking politicians and media in the Middle East

Abkhazia's card, Russia's game, Zygmunt Dzieciolowski

Los Angeles Times Georgia looks for the silver lining Despite devastating losses from the war with Russia, leaders think the West now sees Moscow's true colors and will redouble support.

How Reagan would've dealt with Georgia By Henry R. Nau When diplomacy isn't enough and force is too risky, a policy of conservative internationalism is best.

Ha’aretz – Bradley Burston: What really scares us about Barack Obama

Diplomat: Russia to up naval presence in Syrian ports Diplomats in Damascus say, however, Russia not keen to sell arms that may change Mideast power balance

Haaretz TV: Iran-Israel arms race heats up, both boost naval capabilities

Benn A casually deployed radar system

The deployment of a U.S. radar system in the Negev will constitute the first American base on Israeli territory

Knowing when to strikeIf Israel is determined this time, actually only if it is determined, perhaps a preemptive strike will not be necessary

Wall Street Journal How the Georgian Conflict Really Started By Melik Kaylan Russia's version of events doesn't jibe with the facts.

The Master Has ArrivedBy Peggy Noonan Convention Notebook: Bill Clinton Makes the Case, and Obama Gets Ready to Gamble

Stratfor Geopolitical Diary: How Far Will the Caucasus Conflict Go? The next move in the Caucasus belongs to the United States. The question is how far Washington and Moscow will push the issue.

Iraq, U.S.: 2011 Withdrawal Was Compromise From 2015 The planned 2011 withdrawal date of U.S. troops from Iraq was a compromise between a U.S. request to remain until 2015 and an Iraqi request to have troops out by 2010

Stratfor Geopolitical Diary: Abkhaz and South Ossetian Independence, the Russian Motive

The New Map of Georgia By: BenJudah | ISN Security Watch
Moscow redraws the map of Georgia, recognising Abkhazia and South Ossetia, as the dust settles and it becomes clearer where power lies on Europe's borderlands

Why is No One Talking About Georgia and Iran? by Marty Peretz

H 2 Montrö faturası

Suskun ama etkili

Soli Özel| Zor denge

GMF After Georgia: Turkey's Looming Foreign Policy Dilemmas by Ian Lesser

Yasemin Çongar “Ahlaksız adam” Türkiye için de bir şans sayılmalı

Biden ve Türk-Amerikan ilişkileri

Asia Times Turkey has a
rough road ahead Turkey is trying to develop an autonomous foreign policy, including deeper energy ties with Iran, in unprecedented conditions, among them war on its doorstep. Yet its regional Caucasus Stability and Cooperation Platform will not solve the country's basic economic problems and the outlook cannot be optimistic amid the worldwide downturn. - Robert M Cutler

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