Miscellaneous: Stuart B Kaye ( Melbourne): Threats from the Global Commons: Problems of Jurisdiction and Enforcement. From NYRB, a review of Cold War at 30,000 Feet: The Anglo-American Fight for Aviation Supremacy by Jeffrey A. Engel. A review of The Man Who Fed the World: Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Norman Borlaug and His Battle to End World Hunger by Leon Hesser. Paper losses: Central banks struggle to restore calm without breeding complacency. In pursuit of the undoable: Troubling flaws in the world's nuclear safeguards. The Numbers Guy on the trouble with ranking life-expectancy numbers. Bruce Bawer on The Peace Racket: An anti-Western movement touts dictators, advocates appeasement—and gains momentum. A review of The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements by Eric Hoffer.
From Der Spiegel, Forget London and Paris: An inside look at Europe's Coolest Cities. From Al-Ahram's "Beyond", a special issue on Cairo: Living History. Fighting the Tali-tubbies: A review of Battlefield Afghanistan by Mike Ryan. China's Total Toy Recall: American parents are wondering if toys will make safe Christmas presents for their kids. Have toy companies been naughty or nice? History, Change, at Once: Kyrgyzstan, teetering between democracy and authoritarianism since the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, is caught between the rising economies of the east and its own nomadic heritage. A review of Desiring Arabs by Joseph A. Massad. Back to the Future: Robert Blecher and Jeremy Pressman on Israel's existential crisis. An interview with Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili. Should we be worried about Russia and China ganging up on the West? Probably not. Here's why.
How does Laura Bush sleep at night? Susan J. Douglas wants to know. The D.C. Madam Speaks: An interview with Deborah Jeane Palfrey. The Heart of Queens: Can Nancy Pelosi single-handedly take impeachment off the table? An article on the trick to bringing down Hillary's negatives. Lone woman seeks bald man: The next Karl Rove finds riches in niches. Here are five easy arguments against Fred Thompson. Who Will Stand Up and Be Transparent? Meet the only three would-be chief execs who will dare to tell you how the government spends your money. Learning On the Job: Does it matter what a presidential candidate knows about foreign countries? Mitt Romney may be campaigning as the compassionate conservative, but, as George W. Bush has shown, winning the right wing's backing guarantees a right-wing president. Mike Bloomberg! Sam Nunn! Is the Third-Party Movement a joke?
