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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 …
Anne-Marie Slaughter

The Coming Atlantic Century

PRINCETON – The United States is rising; Europe is stabilizing; and both are moving closer together. That was the principal message earlier …
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…
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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Mohamed A. El-Erian May 20, 2013

Reinvigorating Egypt’s Economy

NEWPORT BEACH – Some two years into Egypt’s grass-roots revolution, the country’s economy is in a worrisome downward spiral. A growing numbe…
Bernard Haykel May 14, 2013

Syria’s Sectarian Stalemate

PRINCETON – What began in Syria as a revolt against an oppressive regime has evolved into a sectarian civil war and, more recently, into a p…
Fiorello Provera May 13, 2013

The Endangered Arab Christian

BRUSSELS – The recent abductions of Syriac Orthodox Archbishop Yohanna Ibrahim and his Greek Orthodox counterpart, Paul Yazigi, reflect not …
Aryeh Neier May 9, 2013

Less of an Ass

PARIS – “If the law supposes that,” says Mr. Bumble in Oliver Twist, “the law is a ass – a idiot.” For decades, Britain’s libel laws had bee…
Adeel Malik, Bassem Awadallah May 8, 2013

An Arab Marshall Plan

OXFORD – The wave of revolts that swept across the Arab world two years ago were fueled by demands for freedom, bread, and social justice. B…
Volker Perthes May 7, 2013

The Changing Map of Middle East Power

BERLIN – The eruption of the Arab revolts in late 2010 and early 2011 put power relations among Middle Eastern countries in a state of flux,…
Joseph S. Nye May 7, 2013

In Defense of Non-Visionaries

OXFORD – Many of the recent tributes for Margaret Thatcher following her death celebrated her as a “transformational” leader who brought abo…
John Bruton May 7, 2013

Europe’s National Wild Cards

DUBLIN – Europe’s needs and Europeans’ desires are at odds. At a time when strong, coordinated action is needed to stave off financial colla…
Rajeev Chandrasekhar May 4, 2013

Civilizing the City

BANGALORE – Half of humanity – 3.5 billion people – live in urban areas today. Our metropolises are the engines of growth for a global econo…
Shahid Javed Burki May 3, 2013

Pakistan’s Tipping Point

LAHORE – Pakistan’s moment of political truth is fast approaching. On May 11, some 40-50 million voters will elect a new national assembly. …

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