From The Globalist, corruption plagues all walks of society today, including governance and education. But is corruption necessarily bad for developing countries? An article on why the US should ratify the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women. Team colours: Can sport really unite a multiracial nation? What used to be forged on battlefields are now being attempted on sports fields. God's ambassadors: The Vatican has one of the world's busiest but least-known diplomatic services. Does it deserve its special status? A review of Doomsday Men by PD Smith and The Atomic Bazaar by William Langewiesche (and more and more). Brain Drain II: Immigrants let glass ceiling gather dust: Reports shine the light on a global labour market in which talented newcomers aren't sticking around for a breakthrough job.
The meaning of Europe is reconciliation: An interview with Ferdinando Riccardi, columnist for Agence Europe. Preparing for tougher times: Belarus's president Alyaksandr Lukashenka is worried about the future. Sven Lindqvist's Terra Nullius recounts Europe's disastrous collision with the peoples of Australia. A review of The Boys From Dolores: Fidel Castro's Classmates From Revolution to Exile by Patrick Symmes. Since last year's historic elections, political and economic progress in Congo has stalled, while war drums are rumbling in the country's east. In an interview with Der Spiegel, prominent Russian writer and Nobel laureate Alexander Solzhenitsyn discusses Russia's turbulent history, Putin's version of democracy and his attitude to life and death. A review of Planet India by Misa Kamdar. The Bored Whore of Kyoto: A look at how European johns line up to tap Russia's carbon reduction potential.
The truth about the Arab media: Arab liberalism flourishes in London. From Forward, Martin van Creveld on how Israel is training for the wrong war. What if I'm kidnapped by terrorists? A how-to guide for hostages overseas. The least useful reaction to terrorism is to dismiss it as an inscrutable evil: A blind faith in the moral superiority of our own way of life will only hinder efforts to tackle violent extremism. An excerpt from Security First: For A Muscular, Moral Foreign Policy by Amitai Etzioni (and part 2). "I won't be an Uncle Tom": Prominent German-Iranian author Navid Kermani speaks to Ali Fathollah-Nejad about Islam and Iran, European values, and why he won't have anything to do with the Islam industry. Peter Beinart on how to deal with dictators. Michael Crowley on how K Street cashes in on the Armenian Genocide.
Alan Dershowitz says being a pro-Israel liberal doesn’t mean being lonely. Howard Kurtz on A Blog That Made It Big: The Huffington Post, trending up and Left. George H. Rosen on the American leap of faith — and ignorance. Time was that the g-word was unpronounceable by critics on the right or left. It is a measure of how much the world has changed since September 11, 2001, that the prospect of genocide shocks neither. An article on Greg Palast, progressives and investigative journalism. An interview with Columbia University's Glenn Hubbard, co-chair of Governor Mitt Romney’s Economic Advisory Committee. Crafting a Better Political Apology: Why politicians apologize badly, and how they could improve. (Are you paying attention, David Vitter?) On Stage Left An interview with Kate Clinton, political humorist. A review of Bill Clinton: Mastering the Presidency by Nigel Hamilton. An article on blue-state G.O.P. Senators: Who will survive?
