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How to Save the Euro

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:51:06 PST

My new book, Financial Turmoil in Europe and the United States,1 tries to explain and, to the extent possible, predict the outcome of the euro crisis.

Opposition Grows to Belgium Austerity

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:48:38 PST

The six-party coalition government in Belgium faces growing opposition to its imposition of billions of euros in social cuts.

Rockets Fired from Gaza Strike in Israel

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:47:28 PST

Seven Qassam rockets were fired from Gaza and exploded in open areas of Israel's Shaar Hanegev Regional Council but officials reported no injuries.

Organized Labour Leader Again Blasts the Government

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:46:01 PST

The Argentine organized labour CGT umbrella union leader Hugo Moyano once again blasted the government insisting he doesn’t understand the “fine-tuning” metaphor that President Cristina Fernández used to refer to subsidy cuts.

The Vagabond King - Salone

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:44:24 PST

When 25-year-old Valentine Strasser seized power in Sierra Leone in 1992, he became the world’s youngest head of state. Today he lives with his mother and spends his days drinking gin by the roadside. What went wrong?

Ibn Warraq’s Eloquent Defense of Western Civilization

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:40:44 PST

A review of Why the West is Best: A Muslim Apostate’s Defense of Liberal Democracy, by Ibn Warraq, (Encounter)

Saudi Tribalism Lingers for Kingdom's Settled Bedouin

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:35:50 PST

The success of modern Saudi was partly build on the end of tribal infighting

Risk in Africa

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:30:26 PST

Mit Traegern und Askaris.

Die sind zu eurer Vernichtung gedacht.
Sie fuerchten vor Tod und vor Teufel sich nicht,
Es rasseln die Ketten, es droehnt der Motor:
Panzer rollen in Afrika vor!

Deutsche Panzer im Sonnenbrand
Stehen zusamm' gegen Engeland!
Es rasseln die Ketten, es droehnt der Motor:
Panzer rollen in Afrika vor!

Heiss ueber Afrikas Boden die Sonne glueht,
Unsere Panzermotoren singen ihr Lied.
Deutsche Panzer im Sonnenbrand
Stehen zusamm' gegen Engeland!

Es rasseln die Ketten, es droeht der Motor:
Panzer rollen in Afrika vor!

Islamist-Led Opposition Takes Parliament in Kuwait Vote

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:29:06 PST

KUWAIT -- Kuwait's Islamist-led opposition took control of the Gulf state's parliament, making sweeping gains in a snap election on the back of a wave of public anger over corruption and political deadlock, results showed on Friday.

What’s in Store for China in 2012?

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:27:52 PST

Despite food price inflation and a stagnant housing market, China should maintain a rapid rate of growth.

Former Gaddafi Official Tortured to Death in Liby

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:26:38 PST

A former Libyan diplomat who went over to the opposition National Transitional Council last year was detained and then tortured to death by a militia force based in the town of Zintan, according to a statement from the group Human Rights Watch.

What About a Rescue Deal for Euro-Democracy?

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:25:19 PST

A ‘secret’ German proposal for a commissioner to veto Greek budgets sparked outrage. But the EU has already usurped Greece’s sovereignty.

The LRA - Not Yet a Spent Force

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:23:10 PST

The belief that the end is nigh for Joseph Kony's Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) - a small but ruthless transnational armed group operating in four African states - underestimates its resilience and overestimates the unity and capability of the forces ranged against it, say analysts.

Russia's Shifting Political Landscape, Part 2

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:21:53 PST

Breakdown of the Kremlin Clans

U.S. Policy Toward Post-Election DRC

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:19:19 PST

Testimony of Daniel Baer, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Before the House Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health and Human Rights
Washington, DC

Berlin Digs in Heels on Extra €15bn for Greece

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:18:04 PST

Germany has ruled out any extra contribution from national governments or the European Central Bank (ECB) to the second Greek bail-out - as requested by the Greek government. Meanwhile, sources close to the negotiations speak of a €15bn funding gap.

Spain's New Conservatives Push to Overturn Liberal Laws

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:16:22 PST

The speed with which Spain's conservative People's Party has pursued social reforms has stunned many Spaniards, who expected the government to wait until the economy improved.

Drones – Who Makes Them And Who Has Them?

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:15:02 PST

U.S. President Barack Obama made a rare admission on January 30 when he acknowledged that the United States’ has used unmanned aircraft -- known as "drones" -- to attack high-value terrorist targets on Pakistan’s territory.

Greece Nears Debt Deal With Banks but EU Clash Looms

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:57:11 PST

Greece was on the brink of a deal with private creditors on Wednesday night after weeks of brinkmanship.

Russia Bans Paying Bribes Abroad

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:55:41 PST

Pigs circle above the Kremlin