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June 4, 2009
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- Obama makes appeal to Muslim communities in Cairo speech.
- Tight security in Beijing for Tiananmen anniversary.
- Bernanke makes stiff warning on deficit.
- Holbrooke calls for more aid to Pakistan.
Top of the Agenda: Obama's Speech to Muslims
Speaking in Cairo today, U.S. President Barack Obama called for a "new beginning" between the United States and the Muslim world (speech text here: http://m1e.net/
Poll numbers suggest significant rifts remain between the peoples of the United States and the Muslim and Arab worlds. New data from Pew shows Arab approval ratings of the U.S. president have improved, generally, since Obama took office, but are still low in most Arab countries. http://m1e.net/
The BBC has a video segment examining how Middle Eastern countries and media view Obama's visit and his speech. http://m1e.net/
The Israeli paper Haaretz focused its coverage of Obama's speech on his comments that the United States won't turn its back on Palestinians. http://m1e.net/
The Saudi paper Arab News, fresh after Obama's meetings with Saudi leadership yesterday, says the United States has a "historic opportunity" to mend ties. http://m1e.net/
The National, a UAE paper, has a piece saying Obama is starting a dialogue that is long overdue. http://m1e.net/
Iran's supreme leader made a statement ahead of Obama's speech that "beautiful" words alone could not remove the distrust the Middle East feels toward Washington (FT). http://m1e.net/
Foreign Policy, meanwhile, has a feature questioning whether Obama is giving up on the United States' push for democracy in Egypt in favor of more pragmatic interests. http://m1e.net/
Background and Analysis:
CFR's Steven Cook explains Obama's main objectives on his current trip. http://m1e.net/
CFR's President Richard Haass gives his take on how Obama should address the Muslim world in a new Wall Street Journal op-ed. http://m1e.net/
A report from the U.S.-Muslim Engagement Project details a comprehensive approach to improving U.S.-Muslim relations. http://m1e.net/
PACIFIC RIM: Tiananmen Anniversary
Chinese police surrounded Beijing's Tiananmen Square today on the twentieth anniversary of a deadly Chinese government crackdown on pro-democracy protestors (BBC). http://m1e.net/
An article in Global Times, a Chinese news source, says discussion of the incident among the Chinese public remains quite limited. http://m1e.net/
CFR has a new interview with the New York Times' Nicholas Kristof, who reported from Tiananmen Square twenty years ago, on how China's government has changed since that day. http://m1e.net/
In a separate feature, six experts discuss the "two Chinas" of 1989 and 2009. http://m1e.net/
SOUTH & CENTRAL ASIA: Pakistan Aid
Richard Holbrooke, the U.S. envoy for Pakistan and Afghanistan, urged European and Muslim countries to provide aid money to Islamabad after visiting displaced former residents of the Swat Valley (BBC). http://m1e.net/
INDIA: India's new government outlined its policy road map for the next five years and said it will take a "zero tolerance" policy toward terrorism (Hindu). http://m1e.net/
Dawn looks at what this might mean for Pakistan. http://m1e.net/
AFRICA: Food Prices
Business Day reports that food prices are again on the rise in South Africa and notes comments from a major grain producer saying consumers shouldn't fault producers for the rising prices. http://m1e.net/
This Backgrounder explains how food prices work. http://m1e.net/
LIBYA: The North Africa Journal reports Libya is increasing its investments abroad, particularly on the African continent. http://m1e.net/
AMERICAS: Bernanke Warning
Speaking before Congress yesterday, U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke said Washington will need to bring down long term budget deficits and said a failure to do so could lead to future debt problems (FT). http://m1e.net/
Bernanke highlighted upward pressure on long-term interest rates as a problem (WSJ). http://m1e.net/
GUATEMALA: The Los Angeles Times reports drug violence from Mexico is spilling into Guatemala. http://m1e.net/
EUROPE: EU Parliament Vote
EU parliamentary elections kicked off today in Britain and the Netherlands. The AFP says concerns remain that poor turnout, which has been a problem in the past, will again undermine the vote. http://m1e.net/
BRITAIN: The Economist reports on Britain's ongoing government crisis. The article says London's government appears to be flailing and questions whether Prime Minister Gordon Brown could ultimately lose his job if his party takes a drubbing in upcoming elections. http://m1e.net/
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