Affairs / Society
Monocolumn
Monday 13 February
Immigrants join the party in Brazil
It seems that not only Brazilians are enjoying the boom the country is having in recent years, but foreigners too.
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Affairs / Government
Monocolumn
Tuesday 7 August
Diplomatic crowd-pleasers
First there was Crosby, Stills and Nash. Then there was Emerson, Lake and Palmer. Perhaps, it’s time for a new supergroup. A diplomatic supergroup. Please welcome to the stage Bildt, Davutoglu and Patriota.
Affairs / Politics
Monocolumn
Thursday 31 December
2010: America’s war policy
If 2009 was the year that liberal Democrats realised that President Barack Obama was more hawkish than the man they thought they had elected, 2010 will bring a bigger political adjustment.
Affairs / Politics
Monocolumn
Friday 17 September
Riding the wave after a hostage release
When American hiker Sarah Shourd was released last week after 14 months in an Iranian jail, a private jet was waiting for her.
Affairs / Government
Monocolumn
Friday 27 January
Burma’s parliament holds the key for new investment
When Burma’s new parliament first opened just one year ago, it was roundly dismissed as a front which the country’s authoritarian rulers would use to rubber-stamp their decisions.
Affairs / Politics
Monocolumn
Sunday 19 December
Forecast 2011: Sarah Palin, international globetrotter?
Sarah Palin recently returned from a trip to Haiti and news reports suggest she is planning to spend some of early 2011 visiting Israel and the UK.
Affairs / Politics
Monocolumn
Tuesday 1 March
Washington: Maghreb focus: Why Republicans are saying nothing
For nearly two years, there have been nearly unanimous verdicts among Republicans on virtually every aspect of Barack Obama’s policymaking.
Affairs / Politics
Monocolumn
Tuesday 3 January
Change is the only certainty in world politics
If 2011 was all about unexpected changes in leadership, with dictators toppled and autocrats teetering, 2012’s leadership shifts should be a bit more predictable.
Affairs / Society
Monocolumn
Thursday 29 October
Relationship breakdown
There may be good reasons to condemn Israel for its incursion into Gaza last December: some 1,400 Palestinians were killed as Israel got tough on Hamas a month before parliamentary elections.
Affairs / Travel
Monocolumn
Monday 7 March
Tibet's big shut-down
The Tibetan Autonomous Region is currently closed to foreign travellers, and will remain so for the next four weeks.
Affairs / Travel
Monocolumn
Friday 20 August
India’s chaotic visa rules
Lately Israeli hippies returning to their homes in Goa and luxury goods CEOs on the prowl for new markets have all been pulling their hair and jumping up and down at India’s airports.
Affairs / Government
Monocolumn
Thursday 25 August
The Japanese prime minister’s exit
Japanese voters would be forgiven for not remembering who their last prime minister was.
Affairs / Environment
Monocolumn
Monday 6 December
Israel’s catastrophic fire
An unprecedented ferocious wildfire – causing death, destruction and heavy losses – was raging since Thursday morning through Mount Carmel in northern Israel, threatening to reach the southern outskirts of the country’s…
Affairs / Politics
Monocolumn
Monday 5 September
9/11 – The view from Pakistan
When Pakistan allied itself with America after 9/11, the country was rejuvenated.
Affairs / Diplomacy
Monocolumn
Saturday 13 March
America’s secret weapon against Iran
The American flag used for ceremonial receptions at the Ben Gurion airport must be worn out already, as a slew of Obama administration officials and US military top brass are visiting Israel almost on a daily basis.
Affairs / Politics
Monocolumn
Thursday 8 April
Kyrgyzstan’s revolution
There are many things that have helped provoke the violent revolution in Kyrgyzstan this week: extreme poverty, financial crisis and possibly a nudge from Moscow, to name just a few.
Affairs / Politics
Monocolumn
Wednesday 6 March
The expiration of Hugo Chavez
With Venezuela's divisive president having succumbed to long-term illness, implications and opportunities are brought to life.
Affairs / Defence
Monocolumn
Friday 22 January
Germans want their troops home
A few days before the international Afghanistan conference in London on 28 January, there are overwhelming signs that Germans are tired of sending their soldiers into a war many believe cannot be won.
Affairs / Diplomacy
Monocolumn
Sunday 9 January
The EU’s urge to be friends with Beijing
With half the Christmas presents opened in Europe last month having started life on Chinese production lines, it seems only fair that the European Union should want to sell more of its own goods to the moneyed Chinese and…
Affairs / Government
Monocolumn
Sunday 20 December
The danger in the desert
Western Saharan activist Aminatou Haidar is finally homeward bound after a month-long hunger strike, yet her stint on the floor of Spain’s Lanzarote airport has drawn attention once again to one of the world’s most negle…