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Jaswant Singh

The Road to Asian Unity

NEW DELHI – Asia’s lack of institutions to ameliorate regional tensions is often lamented. But greater Asian unity may be arising by the bac…
Haruhiko Kuroda

India’s Growth Crossroads

MANILA – As the slowdown in the world’s major industrial economies drags on, growth in developing Asia is being affected. A serious burden w…
Robin Niblett

Transatlantic Trade-Offs

LONDON – Almost two decades after the idea was first mooted, the United States and the European Union agreed last week to begin negotiating …
Hans-Werner Sinn

The Collateral Damage of Europe’s Rescue

MUNICH – The eurozone is now in its sixth year of crisis – and of efforts by the European Central Bank and the international community to en…

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Daoud Kuttab Jun. 18, 2013

The New Arab Censors

AMMAN – The Internet has proved to be a powerful tool for overcoming media restrictions and censorship worldwide. But new restrictions on We…
Sami Mahroum Jun. 11, 2013

Democracy in Arabia?

PARIS – In Democracy in America, Alexis de Tocqueville argued that the public’s trust alleviates pressure on the state, allowing it to funct…
Kemal Derviş Jun. 10, 2013

Taksim and the Left

ISTANBUL – The small park in Taksim Square in the sprawling metropolis of Istanbul is one of the few green spaces left in the city center. O…
Tony Blair Jun. 10, 2013

The Trouble Within Islam

LONDON – There is only one view of the murder of the British soldier Lee Rigby on a south London street three weeks ago: horrific.But there …
Ian Buruma Jun. 6, 2013

Turkey’s Class Struggle

NEW YORK – One interpretation of the anti-government demonstrations now roiling Turkish cities is that they are a massive protest against po…
Sebnem Kalemli-Ozcan Jun. 4, 2013

Why Turkey is Rebelling

ISTANBUL – Turkey’s economy has been booming for a decade, earning praise not only from financial markets, but also from development economi…
Erik Berglof Jun. 3, 2013

Anchoring the Arab Awakening

LONDON – The economic situation in the countries of the so-called Arab Awakenings is deteriorating quickly. Egypt is running low on cash – b…
Ishac Diwan, Hedi Larbi Jun. 3, 2013

Conditioning the Arab Transition

CAMBRIDGE – Nowadays, International Monetary Fund missions come and go in the Middle East without reaching agreement. Meanwhile, Tunisia, Eg…
Gareth Evans May 29, 2013

A Talking Cure for Syria

LONDON – The proposal by the United States and Russia to hold a diplomatic conference to end the carnage in Syria deserves a less skeptical …
Anne-Marie Slaughter May 28, 2013

The Syria Lessons

PRINCETON – As the United States and Russia try to broker a conference that can bring the various sides in the Syrian conflict to the negoti…

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