[RED DEMOCRATICA] CFR.org Daily Brief, February 26, 2010

 

February 26, 2010 View this newsletter as a web page on CFR's website. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY - Wave of Kabul Suicide Attacks - Iraq Lagging on Press Freedoms - Libya's Gadhafi Verbally Attacks Switzerland - Turkey Charges 11 More Over Coup Plot Top of the Agenda: Wave of Kabul Suicide Attacks At least seventeen people were killed (al-Jazeera) and thirty-two wounded in a series of suicide bomb attacks at a luxury hotel and two guest houses in Kabul. It is one of the Afghan capital's deadliest attacks in a year. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, which killed several foreigners, including ten Indians. The attack is the first in Kabul since January 18, when suicide bombers and gunmen targeted government buildings, killing twelve. It is also the first attack since the start of the NATO-led offensive against the Taliban in Marja, raising concerns that NATO's push will provoke more such attacks. India, though not part of the U.S.-led coalition, is seen as an enemy (WSJ) by the Taliban. Insurgents have repeatedly targeted the Indian embassy and other Indian interests in Afghanistan. Such coordinated attacks indicate the Taliban has shifted tactics (Quqnoos) over the past year. Analysis: In the Times of London, Paddy Ashdown says military success in Afghanistan cannot supplant efforts to correct the country's political problems. In this interview, CFR's Max Boot says the U.S.-led offensive in Marja is an important part of the "hold-and-build" strategy to extend Afghan government control into restive provinces. Background: This CFR Backgrounder examines the Taliban in Afghanistan. MIDDLE EAST: Iraqi Press Freedoms Iraqi lawmakers have not passed legislation to enforce freedom of the press guaranteed by the 2005 constitution, while a commission that reports to Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki recently unveiled guidelines deemed authoritarian by Iraqi journalists, the Washington Post reports. Israel: An EU court ruled that Israel cannot claim products (EUObserver) made by settlers on occupied Palestinian land as its own in order to get customs benefits. PACIFIC RIM: China's Economic Recovery Labor shortages in China are dampening its export recovery (FT), as manufacturing regions fail to attract and retain migrant workers. Thailand: Thailand's supreme court began deliberating (BangkokPost) whether to strip former prime minister Thaksin Sinawatra's family of nearly $2 billion in assets. SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA: India-Pakistan Talks Pakistan Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir said India and Pakistan's talks were the only way forward (Dawn) but should not be judged on success or failure. AFRICA: Sarkozy in Rwanda French President Nicolas Sarkozy said (NewTimes) his country made "serious errors of judgment" in responding to the 1994 Rwandan genocide during his one-day visit to the country. Libya: Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi called for a "jihad" against Switzerland (WSJ), which he called an infidel state that was destroying mosques. AMERICAS: In testimony before Congress, Federal Reserve Chief Ben Bernanke said the Fed is looking into Goldman Sachs' role (FT) in arranging controversial derivatives trades for Greece. Mexico: Mexican drug lord Osiel Cardenas Guillen was sentenced (NYT) to twenty-five years in prison during a highly secretive hearing in Texas. EUROPE: Turkey Charges Eleven More Over Coup Turkey charged eleven more military officers (BBC) in an alleged coup plot, with thirty-one people now charged and jailed. In an article for the International Institute for Strategic Studies, CFR's Steven Cook discusses the political instability in Turkey and its implications for peace in the Middle East. Iceland: Negotiations with Iceland over repaying bailout funds owed to Britain collapsed (Guardian) after Iceland's representatives walked out of talks in London. TRANSNATIONAL: Climate Change Bias Scientists working with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change say they sometimes faced institutional pressure to oversimplify, the Wall Street Journal reports.

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