[RED DEMOCRATICA] CFR.org Daily News Brief, February 24, 2010

 

February 24, 2010 View this newsletter as a web page on CFR's website. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY - Pakistan Seizes Taliban Official - Chinese Communists Issue Ethics Code - Nigerian President Returns Home - EU Warns Turkey Over Coup Trials Top of the Agenda: Pakistan Seizes Taliban Official The capture of a second high-level leader of the Afghan Taliban by Pakistani authorities raised hope (WSJ) that Pakistan's intelligence agency is breaking its ties with Islamist extremists. U.S. and Pakistani officials confirmed Tuesday that Mullah Abdul Kabir, an alleged member of the Taliban's leadership council and commander of Taliban forces in eastern Afghanistan, was captured in Pakistan last week. But U.S. officials remain uncertain of whether the Inter-Service Intelligence agency's moves against the Taliban are short-term posturing or indications of real change. Some American officials say Pakistan shifted gears because it believes the Afghan Taliban poses a threat to domestic stability. Asked about why Pakistan had moved against Afghan Taliban, head of U.S. Central Command General David Petraeus said there was no single explanation (AFP). Analysis: The International Institute for Strategic Studies discusses the difficulties for the United States in crafting a strategic policy toward Pakistan. On the Daily Beast, Richard Wolffe discusses the Afghan war's strain on NATO ties. At a recent CFR meeting, expert Ahmed Rashid downplayed notions of a strategic shift in which Pakistani security services are moving more aggressively to seize Afghan Taliban leaders on their soil. Background: This CFR Backgrounder discusses Pakistan's fragile foundations. MIDDLE EAST: Dubai Assassination Suspects Dubai police say they have uncovered fifteen more suspects (BBC) in the killing last month of a senior Hamas member. Iran: Israeli envoy Stanley Fischer flew to China (Reuters) Wednesday to urge Chinese leaders to back tough sanctions against Iran. PACIFIC RIM: China's Communist Ethics Code China's ruling Communist Party issued an ethics code (AFP) to curb the widespread corruption considered a major threat to its survival. Indonesia: Indonesian police are engaged in a high-profile tax-evasion investigation (WSJ), including a probe of a company tied to one of Indonesia's most senior political and business leaders, Aburizal Bakrie. SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA: India-Pakistan Meeting On Thursday, India and Pakistan hold their most extensive high-level talks (WashPost) since the 2008 Mumbai attack. The Obama administration is less interested in what they discuss than the fact that they are meeting. AFRICA: Nigerian President Returns Home President Umaru Yar'adua returned to Nigeria (DailyTrust) from a three-month stay in Saudi Arabia due to poor health. Kenya: Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga met Tuesday (NYT) after a political impasse over the suspension of the ministers of agriculture and education for alleged corruption. AMERICAS: U.S. Toyota Hearings A top Toyota executive told a U.S. House committee (NYT) that Toyota's recall might "not totally" solve the problem of unintended acceleration in its vehicles. Haiti: Doctors in Haiti are bracing for an influx of patients (WSJ) due to emergency workers leaving the country and the unusually high number of second surgeries needed. EUROPE: EU Warns Turkey over Coup Trials The European Union voiced concern (DeutscheWelle) over Turkey's plan to investigate an alleged coup plot from 2003 and called for Ankara to run fair trials. Greece: Hundreds of thousands of Greeks are on strike (BBC) for the second time in two weeks, protesting the government's austerity measures to save the economy. TRANSNATIONAL: Climate Change and Migration A new paper by the Council on Hemispheric Affairs examines environmentally induced migration, or the concept of climate change forcing a flood of refugees north.

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