Bringing the informal sector into the fold
By Masood Ahmed Unemployment rates in the Middle East and North Africa have…
Democracy in the Congo?
By Charles Tannock LONDON: Free, fair, and transparent democratic elections are no longer…
New India, old Europe
By Shashi Tharoor NEW DELHI: The recent Indian-Italian bilateral dialogue, held in Milan…
Seeming green
By Bjørn Lomborg COPENHAGEN: When Denmark’s new government ministers presented themselves to Queen…
Hail to the technocrats
By Fabrizio Tassinari COPENHAGEN: Is the European Union’s supposed “democratic deficit” now spreading…
‘Spring-less’ Palestine?
By Ibrahim Shikaki In recent years, and for various ecological reasons, Palestinians have…
Lessons from Indonesia’s Maluku conflict
By Elektronita Duan TOBELO, Indonesia: From 1999 to 2002 the conflict between Christians…
Energy markets or energy governance?
By Javier Solana and Ãngel Saz-Carranza MADRID: This month, the International Energy Agency…
Can immigration reform renew America’s multicultural identity?
By Ninoska Marcano VIENNA, Virginia: As controversial state laws on immigration continue to…