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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- Iran continues crackdown; protests canceled; Ahmadinejad lashes out at Obama.
- Major bombing in Baghdad kills over seventy.
- Netanyahu rejects settlement freeze in meetings with Sarkozy.
- U.S. Senate approves Pakistan aid package.
Top of the Agenda: Iran Crackdown
Iran's crackdown on groups who disputed the results of the country's recent presidential elections continued today, even as further signs of discontentment emerged within the country's government. The Financial Times reports overnight street clashes led to the arrest of some seventy university professors, immediately after these professors held a meeting with opposition candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi. http://m1e.net/
All the while, new signs of rifts emerged within Iran's government. More than 180 Iranian parliamentarians apparently snubbed President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad by refusing to attend a victory party he held last night (BBC). http://m1e.net/
Meanwhile, Ahmadinejad spoke out against U.S. President Barack Obama, comparing him to his predecessor, George W. Bush. The New York Times reports Ahmadinejad'
Analysis:
A new Daily Analysis brief says some analysts are postulating the United States will have little choice but to scale back its diplomatic overtures to Iran. http://m1e.net/
A recent Foreign Affairs article says whatever comes of the current protests, a new Iran will emerge that looks very different from the country the world has observed over the past thirty years. http://m1e.net/
In a new interview, CFR's Isobel Coleman says if Mahmoud Ahmadinejad'
MIDEAST: Netanyahu-Sarkozy Meetings
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected calls from French President Nicolas Sarkozy for a total freeze in Israeli settlement development in the West Bank (al-Jazeera)
IRAQ: Six days before a scheduled U.S. troop pullout from Iraqi cities, a major suicide bombing in Baghdad killed at least seventy people and injured well over one hundred more, marking one of the worst attacks thus far this year (BBC). http://m1e.net/
PACIFIC RIM: South Korea's Economy
Seoul revised upward its 2009 economic projections, saying that massive state-led stimulus measures appear to be having an effect (Yonhap). http://m1e.net/
CHINA: The BBC reports Washington is pressuring China not to implement plans to install software in all new computers that would disrupt access to Google. http://m1e.net/
SOUTH & CENTRAL ASIA: Pakistan Aid
The U.S. Senate approved a sweeping aid package for Pakistan that would triple U.S. civilian aid to the country over the next five years (AFP). http://m1e.net/
In this podcast, a senior USAID official and CFR's Isobel Coleman discuss aid priorities in Pakistan and how development programs can be made more effective. http://m1e.net/
AFGHANISTAN: Seven men accused of plotting suicide bombings were arrested in Kabul (Quqnoos). http://m1e.net/
AFRICA: Nigeria Amnesty Deal
Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua is expected to release the details of an amnesty arrangement for militants in the country's Niger Delta region who lay down their weapons (BBC). http://m1e.net/
This Backgrounder profiles the main militant group in the region. http://m1e.net/
SOMALIA: The United Nations is calling for improved access to displaced peoples in Somalia (IRIN). http://m1e.net/
AMERICAS: Fed on Hold
The Wall Street Journal reports the U.S. Federal Reserve announced yesterday that it will not expand its program to buy troubled assets, but also signaled that it plans to hold interest rates near zero for "an extended period." http://m1e.net/
MEXICO: The Miami Herald reports Mexico is struggling to counter a resurgence of dengue fever. http://m1e.net/
EUROPE: Russia-France Energy Deal
The French natural gas firm Total signed a $900 million deal with Novatek, Russia's largest independent gas producer (Moscow Times). http://m1e.net/
TAX HAVENS: Deutsche-Welle reports finance ministers from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) have agreed to a plan to tighten regulation of tax havens. http://m1e.net/
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