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  Ireland's EU Vote; Australian-Indonesian Relations; and the Supreme Court's Guantanamo Ruling

  June 16, 2008
  
  

  Age (Australia)

  Tim McCormack, a professor of law at the Melbourne Law School, says that the US Supreme Court's decision on Guantanamo Bay is a victory for the rule of law.

  Australia/Indonesia: Damian Kingsbury, associate head of the School of International and Political Studies at Deakin University, welcomes Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's visit to Indonesia while commentating that the bilateral relationship continues to remain a tough nut to crack.

  Asahi Shimbun (Japan)

  North Korea: In an editorial, the paper heralds last week's news that North Korea has promised to reopen its investigation into the state abduction of Japanese citizens in the 1970s and 1980s in exchange for Japan's promise to lift economic sanctions against the regime, while asserting it remains too early to tell if the deal is a real turning point.

  Australian

  Irish EU Vote: An editorial in the paper looks at the implications of Ireland's rejection of the Lisbon Treaty for Australia.

  Boston Globe

  Campaign 2008: In an editorial, the paper argues that Senator McCain's strategy of trying to equate Senator Obama with President Jimmy Carter is a failed attempt at trying to distance himself from the policies of President George W. Bush.

  China Post (Taiwan)

  Hillary's Legacy: An editorial examines Hillary Clinton's legacy while noting that the world press "has yet to get serious" about investigating Senator Obama's record.

  Chosun Ilbo (South Korea)

  Obama: Arizona resident L. Gordon Flake makes the case that Senator Obama is best suited to handling the Korean Peninsula's problems.

  Christian Science Monitor

  Race for VP: Joshua Spivak, a research fellow at the Hugh L. Carey Center for Government Reform at Wagner College, says that while studies have found that vice presidents have a negligible impact on the electorate's voting decision, history shows that whomever the president-to-be names as VP almost always goes on to become their party's presidential nominee.

  Daily Star (Bangladesh)

  Emergency Power Rule: An editorial welcomes the government's decision to relax some of the major provisions of the emergency power rules.

  Financial Times

  Irish EU Vote: Wolfgang Munchau looks at the possible future for the EU following Ireland's rejection of the Lisbon Treaty.

  US/China: Wang Qishan, Vice Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, says China-US energy cooperation would be a "win-win."

  Taiwan: In an editorial, the paper lauds the recent agreements struck in Beijing between China and Taiwan but cautions it is importanat not to let expectations run riot.

  EU and Iran: In a separate editorial, the paper comments on the European Union's foreign policy chief's visit to Tehran this weekend, saying the Iranian regime's decision not to reject Javia Solana's proposal out of hand is good news.

  Globe and Mail (Canada)

  Aboriginal Apology: Columnist Rex Murphy looks back at last week's Day of Apology in the House of Commons in which Prime Minister Stephen Harper apologized for Canada's treatment of aboriginal children.

  Guardian

  International Law: Author Philip Bobbitt argues that the threat from armed groups and states set on mass killing gives fresh urgency to calls for global criteria on intervention.

  Immigration: Evo Morales, the president of the Republic of Bolivia, says European targeting of illegal immigrants is hypocritical, draconian and undiplomatic.

  Hindu

  Iraq: An editorial in the paper questions Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's decision to ensure the US military stays in Iraq beyond December 31, 2008.

  Independent

  Irish EU Vote: Columnist Andreas Whittam Smith argues that countries outside the eurozone have done better than those inside.

  International Herald Tribune

  Iraq: An editorial says that if rumors that the Bush administration is insisting on keeping more than 50 long-term bases in Iraq are true, the Iraqis are right to object.

  Jakarta Post

  Australia/Indonesia: Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says Australia and Indonesia are "inseparable partners."

  Jerusalem Post

  Refugees: In an editorial, the paper looks at some of the flaws of last month's Knesset bill meant to address the illegal infiltration into Israel of thousands of African refugees.

  Los Angeles Times

  Food Diplomacy: Two Brookings scholars, Lael Brainard and Noam Unger, weigh in on the Times' continuing series on diplomacy and food aid.

  National Post (Canada)

  Greenback: Columnist Jacqueline Thorpe says the US dollar received a boost from officials at this weekend's G8 meeting in Japan while arguging more will be needed for the dollar to rebound.

  New York Times

  Healthcare: In an editorial, the paper praises Massachusetts' plan to provide universal health coverage and says the initiative could be good news for national health care reform as a whole.

  Military: CFR Senior Fellow Max Boot looks at what the appointment of General Norton A. Schwartz as chief of staff of the Air Force means for the service.

  Global Warming: An editorial says the Senate can redeem itself from its failure to pass global warming legislation earlier this month by approving a bill to extend vital tax credits for renewable fuel sources like wind and solar power.

  Times of India

  Nuclear: An editorial in the paper argues that soaring oil prices make atomic energy a viable alternative.

  Wall Street Journal

  Afghan Prison Break/Guantanamo Ruling: An editorial looks at the twin developments of the war on terror last week--the Supreme Court's ruling on detainees at Guantanamo and the unwelcome news that more than one thousand Taliban prisoners have escaped from a prison in Afghanistan--and argues that by making secure detentions more difficult, the Supreme Court has made the task of US troops more dangerous.

  Democracy: Former Soviet dissident Natan Sharansky looks at President Bush's legacy in transatlantic relations and democracy promotion.

  Washington Post

  Pakistan: Columnist Jackson Diehl asks whether the push for Pakistani democracy has exposed the United States to greater risk of another 9/11.

  Youth: Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor and Ambassador to Mexico James R. Jones look at the role young people will play in the November elections.

  The Fed: Columnist Robert Novak predicts Fed Chariman Ben Bernanke will not raise interest rates.

   

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