Saturday, July 16, 2011

700,000 Football Fans to Descend on Ukraine



Alexander J. Motyl blog Next summer's UEFA championship will be messy and maybe interesting.

Silencing Dissent in Putin's Russia

V. Kara-Murzablog The Kremlin breathes new life into KGB-style strategies to protect elites and thugs while squashing dissent.

Confrontation Inevitable in Egypt?

Alaa Al Aswany Blog Egypt's military has adopted Mubarak's unilateral, top-down governing style as citizens grow increasingly restless.

Hillary and Condi Do Budapest

Roland Flamini feature Hillary Clinton and Condoleezza Rice remember Reagan and Lantos at ceremonies in Budapest.

Japan's Meltdown: Creative Destruction at Work?

Emily ParkerFeature Will crisis help Japan get out of its longstanding slump?


Hopeful Admiral Mullen in China

Gordon G. Chang



Dueling Legacies

Alan Johnson

BLOG

Yanukovych $10 Million Estate

Alexander J. Motyl



blog

Panhandling in Italia

Judy Bachrach
BLOG

Libya's Internet Free Revolution

Ann Marlowe
blog

Revolution Crossroads

Alaa Al Aswany

In Depth


Mena Unrest

IAEA Gives ‘Devastating’ Report to UN Security Council on Syrian NukesThe Jerusalem Post
Jordanian Police Beat Protesters at Amman DemonstrationThe New York Times

16 Killed During Syria’s ‘Friday of Freedom Prisoners’ Haaretz. Israel.
Five Killed, 22 Wounded in Yemeni City FightingThe Daily Star. Lebanon.
Egyptians Expand Protest for Faster DemocracyKhaleej Times. UAE.
Human Rights Group: Bahrani Brutality Continuing Despite TalksPressTV. Iran.

Tunisia’s Ousted Ben Ali to Face Two New Corruption TrialsThe Peninsula. Qatar.


Libya Crisis

Libyan Government: ‘We Will Kill Anyone Who Comes Near Our Oil’CNN
US Formally Recognizes Libyan Opposition as New GovernmentThe Washington Post
Human Rights Watch: ‘Libyan Rebels Have Looted and Burned Homes and Abused Civilians’CNN

NATO Leaders Come Together as Libya Contact Group Meets in Istanbul
Al Jazeera
Libyan Govt Rejects Russian Reports of Tripoli ‘Suicide Plan’
News24. South Africa.
UK to Increase Libyan Air Presence by Four More Planes
Reuters



Government Speak

Security Council: Comments on Resolution Ending the UN Mission in Sudan

White House: On the Conversation Between Presidents Obama and Medvedev

German PM Merkel: Germany Welcomes South Sudan to the International Community

White House: On John Brennan's Meeting With Yemeni President Saleh

European Union: Boosting Jobs with Funds for 'Education, Youth and Creativity'

France: Comment on the Ambassador's Visit to Hama and the Current Situation in Syria

Clinton:
Independence is a Step in the Right Direction, But S Sudan Has a Long Way to Go

Think Tanks

Regional Actors and The Fatah-Hamas Unity Deal The Henry Jackson Society. UK.
South Sudan's Challenge to Africa's Colonial Borders Council on Foreign Relations. US.
Arab Reactions to Bin Laden’s DemiseMoshe Dayan Center for Middle East and African Studies. Israel.

How Cuts Affect US-Pakistan Ties Council on Foreign Relations. US.
Cyber Attacks, Real or Imagined, and Cyber WarCenter for Strategic and International Studies. US.
Militants in Pakistan's Military: Signs of DangerS. Rajaratnam School of International Studies. Singapore.

15 July 2011

updated at 4:15 PM EST
US, Vietnam Begin Naval Drill Despite China’s ObjectionsRadio Free Asia. US.
First US Drawdown Troops Leave AfghanistanReuters
Turkish Military Launches ‘Major Offensive’ After Kurds Declare AutonomyThe Associated Press

Two Dozen European Banks ‘Put Under Official Pressure’ After EU Stress TestsThe New York Times
Documents Recovered in Abbottabad Raid Contain Plan for Attack on ObamaCNN

Italian Lower House Approves Austerity PackageBBC
EU Schedules Emergency Greece Summit for Next WeekThe Associated Press

Philippine President Aquino to Press China to Take Sea Dispute to UN The Straits Times. Singapore.
India: Bombing Will Not Derail Talks with PakistanThe Associated Press

US Ambassador Eikenberry: Kabul Bank was a ‘Giant Looting SchemeRFE/RL. Czech Republic.
Oil Spill Off China Coast Kept Secret, Now ‘Six Times Size of Singapore’The Straits Times. singapore.
Report: Wali Karzai’s Killer Had Previously Worked Against the TalibanUPI
Japanese Ban on Tokyo Airlines Enflames Territorial DisputeCNN
US Admiral Mullen: Visit to China ‘Positive’, But Differences ‘Still Stark’The China Post. Taiwan.
Indian Police Identify One of the Vehicles Used in Mumbai BombingsThe Hindu. India.
Japanese Nuke Agency Says It Has No Timeline for Stress TestsThe China Post. Taiwan.
Taliban Commander Reportedly Killed in June Drone Strike ‘Still Active’ Along AfPak BorderDawn. Pakistan.
ANALYSIS. Will the Mumbai Blasts Endanger the Fragile Indo-Pakistan Talks?Al Arabiya. Uae.
Cambodia FM Denies US Allegations of Khmer Rouge TiesBangkok Post
Nine Afghan Civilians Killed in Southern ProvinceTOLOnews. Afghanistan.

Pew Poll: Most West Europeans Believe China Will Supplant US as Leading PowerChina Daily
Three Militants Killed in Indian-Administered KashmirBBC

Pakistan Reiterates Commitment to Nuclear Deterrence Dawn. Pakistan.
Pakistan’s MQM Party Ready to Rejoin Ruling Coalition Shortly After Leaving for OppositionThe News. Pakistan.

Human Rights Watch Demands Investigation of US Waterboarding in ThailandAsia Sentinel. Hong Kong.
Ukraine’s Tymoshenko Banned from Courtroom for ‘Disrespectful’ Attitude Towards Judge RFE/RL. Czech Republic.
ANALYSIS. Collapse of N Korea Means ‘Unimaginable Nightmare’ for S Korea Asia Sentinel. Hong Kong.

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