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2011 in review: Four hard truths
By Olivier Blanchard What a difference a year makes … We started 2011…
The intellectual and politics
By Václav Havel PRAGUE: Does an intellectual — by virtue of his efforts…
Busted flush
By Philip Whitfield CAIRO: Was it wanton, inept, vindictive or malice aforethought? The…
The worst and the vest of austerity
By Jean Pisani-Ferry BRUSSELS: In June, it was Greece. In August, it was…
Africa affected by the Arab Spring?
By David Kode JOHANNESBURG: The Arab awakening, with its inspiring uprisings and historic…
Editorial: Egypt’s democracy rehearsal
By Rania Al Malky CAIRO: Egypt's first post-Mubarak parliamentary elections, some say, are…
A PALESTINIAN VIEW: More involvement is required
By Mkhaimar Abusada The stalemate in the Palestinian-Israeli peace process has prompted the…