In late August, when Israeli and Palestinian leaders agreed to the Obama administration’s plan to renew face-to-face negotiations without preconditions, most opinion makers reacted with deep skepticism. So anxious were the editors of the New York Times to declare the talks all but dead-on-arrival that they led with a dismissive article labeled “News Analysis”—the first…
THE ASIAN WAY: Special Feature by Stephen Roach What a contrast! This was my first trip back to Asia after having spent three years living in the region. I returned to the United States a couple of months ago with enormous respect for how Asia had pulled itself together after its own devastating crisis in…
What the downfall of Moscow’s colorful mayor really says about the Kremlin
The Bushehr nuclear power plant was reportedly hit by the Stuxnet computer worm. The reactor building of the plant is pictured above. WHO ARE THE HACKERS
Uncertainty over the global economic outlook and expectations for a weaker U.S. dollar should see gold prices reach eye-watering heights in the coming year, topping record highs set earlier on Tuesday.
The Demon Blogger of Fleet Street Nick Denton cast himself as a media outsider. That’s how he made it inside. By Michael Idov Published Sep 26, 2010 Painting by Nick Lepard Nick Denton has built a panopticon. From his living-room window, he can all but see his favorite table at Balthazar, and his favorite table…
UNDER THE VEIL BY ROYA HAKAKIAN Before the UN, EU, or White House draft a new proposal on Iran, they should master the details of the case of Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, the 43-year-old woman on death/stoning row. What makes Sakineh’s case worth the policymakers’ time is more than the usual human rights argument against befriending…
U.S. and many other nations at the U.N. General Assembly walk out in protest at Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s conspiracy theories over September 11 attacks
HONG KONG.- No other wine has captured the imagination of the Chinese wine connoisseur like Château Lafite-Rothschild. From the high-end restaurants that line Beijing’s Dongcheng District to Shanghai’s Three on the Bund Complex, Lafite is a name that inspires a hushed reverence. So it is fitting that on 29 October 2010, Sotheby’s Hong Kong is…
Candidate Obama swept the electoral college on a political platform of change, however President Obama has continued numerous policies implemented by his predecessor