Sunday, June 07, 2009

National day reading

Well, that was yesterday, and the links are up to 2 weeks old... but still...

Iran
Fareed Zakaria may be telling Newsweek and Washington some truths they need...

Bitte Hammargren interviews Iranian women's activist Parvin Ardalan for Svenska Dagbladet.

Flynt Leverett writes for New York Times on US Iran policy.

Central Asia and Afpak
Eurasianet discusses effects for Uzbekistan and Tajikistan of growing extremism and the fight against the Taliban in Pakistan.

Eurasianet looks at the cotton industry in Uzbekistan and the issue of child labour.

BBC looks at Pakistan's struggle against extremists.

Somali pirates
The Swedish Armed Forces are participating in the Aden pirate hunt, and have published photos! BBC looks at another attack, with pictures from the victim boat.

Middle East
Bitte Hammargren explores Obama's Middle East policy making in Svenska Dagbladet. Claes Arvidsson comments the Obama Cairo speech for the same paper.

Bitte Hammargren again, now takes a look at the tunnels in Gaza for Svenska Dagbladet.

BBC looks at the reform agenda in Saudi-arabia.

IWPR looks at the violence levels in Iraq.

Marc Lynch looks at Arab opinion polls for the National.

Europe, culture and history
Svenska Dagbladet explores Swedish history through archaeology.

Richard Schwartz for Svenska Dagbladet on the ongoing discord in Europe on the Second World War, guilt and responsibility.

Liberal Party MEP-candidate Fredrik Malm calls in Svenska Dagbladet for a harsher Swedish line against Turkish EU-membership during the presidency.

Svenska Dagbladet reviews Sadie Jones novel "The Outcast" - any recommendations?

Aftonbladet looks at a satirical blog with a political agenda.

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