[RED DEMOCRATICA] CFR.org Daiy News Brief, March 02, 2010

 

March 2, 2010 View this newsletter as a web page on CFR's website. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -Chile Calls for International Aid -Iran Bans Two News Publications -Drone Kills Pakistani Taliban Commander -Clinton Adds Argentina to Latin America Tour Top of the Agenda: Chila Calls for Interntional Aid Chile's government called for international aid Monday as the magnitude of devastation from the weekend's deadly earthquake became clear (NYT). The government--which originally refused aid--asked for generators, water filtration equipment, field hospitals, and damage assessment experts. Though Chile is one of the most developed countries in the region, its sizeable rural and urban poor populations suffered most from the quake. Chilean President Michelle Bachelet imposed (FT) a second night of curfew, and residents were guarded by ten thousand troops, after chaotic looting rocked Concepción and Santiago, the capital. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, due in Santiago Tuesday, said she was taking twenty satellite phones and that the U.S. military would provide a field hospital. The World Bank also offered assistance, and multilateral lenders are expected to offer loans. Chile also has $16 billion in savings from when copper prices, its top export, were high. Rebuilding could cost as much as $30 billion, or 15 percent of Chile's gross domestic product. Chile's strict building codes helped avert more quake-related deaths, but older structures in the hardest-hit regions caused the most destruction (WSJ) because they were built with adobe. Analysis: A Washington Post editorial questions whether Chile's new president, due to be sworn in next week, can effectively respond to the earthquake's aftereffects. In the New York Times, Andrew Revkin examines the fate of other quake-threatened cities in the developing world, where populations are growing faster than the capacity to house them safely. MIDDLE EAST: Iran Bans Two News Publications Iranian authorities banned (al-Jazeera) a reformist daily newspaper and a moderate weekly magazine run by the family of opposition leader Mehdi Karroubi. Israel: Dubai officials--angered about the killing of a Hamas operative, which they blame on Israeli agents--say they will scrutinize Israelis (WashPost) entering the United Arab Emirates. PACIFIC RIM: China-Iran Relations China called for stronger diplomatic efforts (Xinhua) to address the Iran nuclear issue. The statement followed Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's call to consider new sanctions (RFE/RL) against Iran. North Korea: North Korea acknowledged the failure (Kyodo) of its currency reform last November, saying it confused the money supply and distribution of goods. SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA: Drone Attack Kills Pakistani Taliban Commander The Pakistani Taliban confirmed Tuesday that a senior commander wanted in the 2006 U.S. consulate bombing in Karachi was killed (AP) in a suspected American drone strike in northwest Pakistan. Afghanistan: NATO forces are confronting the difficult task of building a credible government (WashPost) in southern Afghanistan after completing the initial phase of the Marja military offensive. AFRICA: U.S.-Kenya Relations Deteriorate U.S. authorities harshly criticized Kenya and again raised the threat of sanctions (WSJ) if the country fails to crack down on political violence and corruption. Rwanda: French authorities arrested (BBC) the widow of assassinated Rwandan President Habyarimana, accused of links to the 1994 genocide. AMERICAS: Clinton Adds Argentina to Latin America Tour U.S. Secretary of State Clinton added a last-minute stop (WashingtonTimes) in Argentina Monday as part of her Latin American tour, amid complaints she was ignoring countries critical of U.S. policies. EUROPE: Merkel Rules Out German Bailout of Greece German Chancellor Angela Merkel ruled out a German bailout for Greece (DeutscheWelle), and the EU said it would take concerted action to support Greece if it does more to lower the country's deficit. Bosnia and Herzegovina-Serbia: Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic accused Bosnian Muslim forces of killing their own people (Guardian) in Sarajevo to engineer a Western intervention, as he defended himself at the international criminal tribunal for the former Yugoslavia.

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