Showing posts with label Turkey. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Turkey. Show all posts

11 August 2010

Power and Policy Team Update (English)

U.S. Mid-term elections
Several states held primary elections. There was no clear trend in the results: incumbent candidates, candidates backed by party establishment, Tea Party candidates, outsiders, candidates endorsed by Obama...all kinds of candidates won. Read about the mixed results in the Washington Post. On the other hand, Politico says it was a good night for Democrats, because their big establishment candidates won, while the Republican's winning candidates were mostly outsiders who don't look strong for the general election (November 2).

In other election analysis, The Economist warns that the ethics trials of two senior Democrats could spell trouble for the party in November. Congressmembers Charles Rangel and Maxine Waters' districts are safely Democratic, but other districts are not.

Turkey: emergency security summit
Days before the upcoming referendum, Turkey’s Prime Minister convened an emergency security summit in response to information received by the government about plans to create chaos in 30 districts prior to the September 12th referendum. More about the summit and the events leading to it in this Sabah article.

Iraq’s new government
In its Weekly Geopolitical Update, Barclays discusses the absence of a new government in Iraq as the withdrawal of U.S. troops approaches. No alliances have been made, violence has risen, and relationships between Iraq and its neighbors are growing more and more tense.

Patrick Signoret and Isabel Gil

06 August 2010

Power and Policy Team Update (español)

Seguridad en la frontera México- EUA
Un proyecto de ley que contempla 600 millones de dólares para mejorar la seguridad en la frontera de México fue aprobado por unanimidad en el Senado de Estados Unidos. (Hat tip: Reforma)

México: Narcotráfico
A demás de reconocer la colaboración de México con Estados Unidos en la lucha contra el crimen organizado y el terrorismo; el Reporte Anual de Terrorismo en el Mundo, publicado por el Departamento de Estado de los Estados Unidos, afirma que no hay indicios de que en México existan organizaciones terroristas. Sin embargo, resalta la creciente tendencia de los cárteles mexicanos a recurrir a tácticas terroristas. (Leer sobre el reporte en El Reforma $.)

Turquía
El día de ayer concluyó la sesión anual del Consejo Supremo Militar turco. Lo que normalmente era considerado un trámite meramente burocrático y militar se convirtió en un suceso político importante para el gobierno de Erdogan. Este consejo es para decidir la renovación de la cúpula militar de acuerdo con los valores heredados del fundador de la República de Turquía, Mustafá Kemal Atatürk. El primer ministro logró que el general Hasan Igsiz, acusado de la trama golpista Ergenekon, no subiera al poder. (Leer sobre esto en El País.)

Patrick Signoret and Isabel Gil