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May 27, 2009

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

- Major suicide bombing targets police, intelligence in Lahore.
- North Korean threats as U.S., S.Korea say they will search ships.
- Lebanon's Hariri says he won't cut deal with Hezbollah.

Top of the Agenda: Major Pakistan Attacks

A massive suicide blast destroyed police and intelligence service offices in Lahore, Pakistan, killing twenty-three people and wounding over 100 (Dawn). http://m1e.net/c?101077382-HLDuPWLH/cahA%404282070-lpbw39RAU/eeA Pakistan's interior minister suggested the attack was likely staged in retaliation against the Pakistani government's broadening military offensive targeting Taliban militants in the Swat Valley region. The attack was the third in as many months in Lahore, the biggest city in Punjab, Pakistan's most populous province (NYT). http://m1e.net/c?101077382-8YsUH4PWjnZv2%404282071-WJQmLL/1XWHf%2e

The Pakistani paper The News reports Pakistani authorities also arrested three men allegedly planning major terrorist attacks in Islamabad, the country's capital. http://m1e.net/c?101077382-BJfZEz2vQOEO6%404282072-V4155Mb0lqZJ6 The paper also reports that Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari convened high-level security meetings in Karachi in the wake of the Lahore attack. http://m1e.net/c?101077382-/hiv6qmJh5h6.%404282073-afHWcpnaQTS26

Analysis:

- Al-Jazeera's Pakistan correspondent comments in a blog that the attack on Lahore, Pakistan's most iconic cultural center, shows that the Taliban has significant reach across Pakistan, not just in the country's tribal regions and North West Frontier Province. http://m1e.net/c?101077382-aFXFo7AC/jA9k%404282074-xC.WMKbkpJr36

- The BBC explains the tactical reasons why militants would attack Lahore. http://m1e.net/c?101077382-bcTvfgD/S/G7g%404282075-.bE.XGJLZRGbI

Background:

- This Backgrounder profiles Pakistan's intelligence services, which might have been targeted in today's attack. http://m1e.net/c?101077382-.UYnknU1R2NaU%404282076-HkQOSvMUSBpwc

MIDDLE EAST: Lebanon Elections

Saad Hariri, the leader of Lebanon's Western-backed "March 14" political coalition, told al-Jazeera that he would refuse to join any Hezbollah-led coalition government in the wake of Lebanon's June 7 parliamentary elections. http://m1e.net/c?101077382-9bk3nNieGYdOo%404282077-2Szo9SYHMk52Q The Hezbollah party, which the United States and some other countries deem a terrorist organization, seems likely to gain seats in the vote.

Meeting in Beirut, other leaders from the March 14 coalition vowed to "confront those who wish to topple the state and the Taif Accord"--the controversial 1989 agreement that sought to end decades of civil war in Lebanon by disbanding militant groups and giving more power to Muslim political blocs (Daily Star). http://m1e.net/c?101077382-LIICzgd3rO2aE%404282078-6HGov9vaCFe4M

IRAQ-TURKEY: Iraq's President Jalal Talabani, a Kurd, met with Turkey's special envoy to Iraq about improving Turkish-Kurdish relations and easing bilateral tensions between Turkey and Iraq (Aswat al-Iraq). http://m1e.net/c?101077382-DwJe0rKsTkPrU%404282079-27GWHtqmaQUPM

PACIFIC RIM: North Korea Tensions Escalate

Pyongyang said it was abandoning the truce that ended the Korean war of 1950-53, blaming the decision on a U.S. and South Korean initiative to search North Korean ships for nuclear weapons (BBC). http://m1e.net/c?101077382-MegkdGwIPgE0c%404282080-pFHH5YBslh9ks

The Korea Times reports South Korea's military has been put on "high alert" to brace for any "provocative acts" by Pyongyang. http://m1e.net/c?101077382-kgRD/nHEW05X2%404282081-edMNWPrlP/qYg

Yonhap reports Russian and South Korean officials agreed on joint efforts to mitigate tensions on the Korean peninsula and called for a "strong reaction" internationally. http://m1e.net/c?101077382-4dgtflZ86MsTE%404282082-YU1lrQBdIiBa%2e

Analysis and Background:

CFR's Sheila Smith explains what North Korea's recent nuclear test could mean politically for Washington. http://m1e.net/c?101077382-f4tNk1XsthUeU%404282083-WTZ83bfVEor5%2e

CFR's Crisis Guide gives an in-depth account of the history of tensions on the Korean peninsula. http://m1e.net/c?101077382-IOyvKJzQ7AFJI%404282084-b629wsYCP9I8Q

SOUTH & CENTRAL ASIA: Helmand Operations

Quqnoos reports U.S. and Afghan troops have opened ground operations in Helmand province targeting specific Taliban leaders. http://m1e.net/c?101077382-cFFKRKUIaYm9.%404282085-UCiCfiwiN8ZXU

UZBEKISTAN: EurasiaNet reports a suicide bombing yesterday in Uzbekistan spotlights domestic concerns that Uzbek fighters are returning home and targeting Uzbekistan after fighting in Pakistan and other hotspots. http://m1e.net/c?101077382-L.c.c6kOeVgK6%404282086-9KDf8holP3j1E

AFRICA: Somalia-Kenya Border

The East Africa Standard reports militants in Somalia shot down a Kenyan helicopter patrolling the border between the countries. http://m1e.net/c?101077382-MTxS0D2ap61ko%404282087-BTqiuckJlF7u6

NIGER: The BBC reports Niger faces a political crisis after the president's recent decision to dissolve parliament. http://m1e.net/c?101077382-po6RC68UT3vG2%404282088-OORbwMymtosnc

AMERICAS: Mexican Drug Raids

The Los Angeles Times reports a narcotics sweep in the Mexican state of Michoacan resulted in the arrests of twenty-seven government officials, including ten mayors, marking the largest arrest sweep targeting local politicians in Mexico's drug war. http://m1e.net/c?101077382-Iyw.XYyi14L3.%404282089-GFrEOtlzUhSyc

COLOMBIA: The Miami Herald reports Colombia's FARC rebels are working on a plan to revive their operations after being nearly wiped out by seven years of sustained military pressure. http://m1e.net/c?101077382-ceZKarnapLXwE%404282090-89GxBySpwzipA

This Backgrounder profiles FARC. http://m1e.net/c?101077382-h0D9rRyK61LnI%404282091-twISa1h3DC.Ms

AUTOS: The Wall Street Journal reports a new deal between General Motors and the United Auto Workers union would potentially increase the stake of GM owned by the U.S. government. http://m1e.net/c?101077382-yA8I2R0T9wB.U%404282092-ZADWylMNiWiLw

EUROPE: EU-ASEAN Meetings

Deutsche-Welle previews meetings between the European Union and the ten southeast Asian countries of the ASEAN bloc. The two groups are expected to focus their talks on trade. http://m1e.net/c?101077382-7eI99oGb3GFvk%404282093-jyvCxa6M.d6Lo

This Backgrounder profiles ASEAN. http://m1e.net/c?101077382-v/./brVLQ8.yw%404282094-8223drxtlJ0ew

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