Top of the Agenda: World Leaders in Paris for Libya Summit French President Nicolas Sarkozy and British Prime Minister David Cameron will meet with representatives of the Libyan rebels' National Transitional Council (NTC) and delegations from sixty other countries for a summit on post-war political and economic reconstruction (al-Jazeera) in Libya. NTC chairman Mustafa Abdel Jalil is set to open the Paris meeting by outlining the council's roadmap to a new constitution and democratic elections. METAS MUY PLAUSIBLES PERO ¿QUIÉNES DECIDEN REALMENTE LA RUTA? The conference will give Libya's rebel authority more legitimacy (BBC) on the international stage. SEGÚN LO QUE SE DECIDA Representatives from China and Russia are set to attend. SERÍAN DOS PRESENCIAS MUY IMPORTANTES While both countries opposed the NATO operation to aid the rebels in their fight against leader Muammar al-Qaddafi, Russia has now recognized the NTC (Reuters). PERO CHINA NO. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will also be in attendance. While Qaddafi remains on the run in Libya, an NTC official said Wednesday that rebel fighters had cornered the embattled leader (NYT) in a central desert town. One of Qaddafi's sons, Seif al-Islam, denied the claim, saying the Qaddafi leadership was intact. However, another fugitive son of Qaddafi's, Saadi, called for dialogue (WSJ) between rebels and Qaddafi loyalists, offering to surrender under unspecified guarantees. DOBLE JUEGO DE GADAFI. ¿QUÉ ESPERARÁ REALMENTE? Analysis Now that the Libyan rebels are close to winning a civil war, they must win peace and build their country, says this Financial Times editorial. These are early days of the post-Qaddafi era, and navigating the peace is just as treacherous as fighting the war, says this Guardian editorial. DE ACUERDO The UN wants the deposed Libyan leader sent to The Hague, but many Libyans want him tried at home. There aresigns of division over how to proceed if the ousted dictator is captured alive, writes TIME's Vivienne Walt. David Remnick discusses whether the Obama administration has been "leading from behind" on Libya in thisNew Yorker piece. MIDDLE EAST Syrian Official Resigns; Security Forces Raid Hama A Syrian attorney general in the central city of Hama, Adnan al-Bakkour, resigned from his post in protest of President Bashar al-Assad's violent crackdown (al-Jazeera) against anti-government protesters. Assad's security forces raided homes in Hama for a second day following al-Bakkour's resignation. A new regime in Damascus could threaten Iran's support of Hezbollah and deprive Tehran of its one ally in the region, so it's counseling the Assad government to hang tough, says Iran expert Karim Sadjadpour in this CFR Interview. PACIFIC RIM China Urges UN Leadership in Libya Reconstruction The Chinese Communist Party's People's Daily newspaper warned the United States and Europe to let the United Nations take the lead in post-war reconstruction in Libya. China, which has a permanent seat on the UN Security Council, wants to protect its "legitimate interests" (Reuters) in Libya. PHILIPPINES: Filipino President Benigno Aquino led his first official state visit to China for the Philippines-China economic and trade forum in Beijing. Aquino called for Chinese investment (al-Jazeera), particularly in the oil and gas sector. SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA Pakistan Accuses India over Kashmir Firing Pakistan accused Indian forces of opening "unprovoked" fire (BBC) over the Line of Control in Kashmir, killing three Pakistani soldiers. India denied that the incident was unprovoked and blamed the Pakistanis for shooting first. PAKISTAN: According to the U.S. State Department's recently released Country Reports on Terrorism, Pakistan was "almost incapable" (DailyTelegraph) of prosecuting terror suspects, acquitting approximately 75 percent. Pakistan's stability is of great consequence to regional and international security. Examine the roots of its challenges, what it means for the region and the world, and explore some plausible futures for the country in this CFR Crisis Guide. AFRICA Nigeria Names UN Bombing Suspect Nigerian authorities accused Mamman Nur, a member of the Boko Haram Islamist group with alleged links to al-Qaeda (Mail&Guardian), of masterminding a deadly attack on a United Nations building in the capital of Abuja last week. Officials said Nur remains at large. While widening violence by Boko Haram has caused concerns about its possible links to international terrorist groups, some experts argue it's best to focus on addressing the crippling poverty, political corruption, and police abuses that are at the root of the violence, says this CFR Backgrounder. NIGERIA: According to the Nigerian Red Cross, over one hundred people have been killed in heavy flooding (CNN) in the southwestern city of Ibadan. AMERICAS Obama to Address Congress on Unemployment Amid ongoing partisan gridlock in Washington, the White House confirmed that U.S. President Barack Obama will address both houses of Congress September 8 to outline his proposals to create new jobs (NYT) and stimulate economic growth. With fears of another global recession, investors are focused on U.S. policymakers. Restoring confidence in the world's largest economy will require both national sacrifice and innovation--not more Fed intervention, says CFR's A. Michael Spence in this CFR Interview. BRAZIL: The country cut its overnight lending rate (WSJ) by half a percentage point, saying that the weakening economic situation in the United States and Europe would take pressure off Brazilian inflation. Critics said the move raised questions about the independence of Brazil's central bank. EUROPE WikiLeaks Blames British Journalist for Leaking Cables Whistle blowing website WikiLeaks accused a journalist from the Guardian of leaking the passwords to over two hundred and fifty thousand un-redacted (AFP) U.S. State Department cables that surfaced on the Internet this past week. The released files include the names of informants who now must fear for their lives--and it is the result of a series of blunders by WikiLeaks and its supporters, writes Der Spiegel's Christian Stöcker. PORTUGAL: In an effort to meet deficit-reduction targets necessitated by last spring's $110 billion EU-IMF bailout agreement, Portugal announced strict new austerity measures (FT) aimed at cutting its deficit to nearly zero in less than five years. | 
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