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Why is America’s budget deficit so large?
By Martin Feldstein CAMBRIDGE: America’s enormous budget deficit is now exceeded as a…
Analysis: A new kind of Uprising: Egypt & Climate Change
By Saima Raza A chorus of voices has expressed concerns regarding Egypt’s vulnerability…
Doublespeak, duplicity and diplomacy
By Philip Whitfield CAIRO: Before getting ahead of ourselves, remember the canard was…
Washington and the Art of the Possible
By Raghuram Rajan CHICAGO: These days, the United States media are full of…
No honor in ‘honor’ killings
By Rasha Dewedar CAIRO: Women in Arab countries have become increasingly visible in…
Democracy’s drama in terrorism’s theater
By Joseph Nye CAMBRIDGE: President George W. Bush was famous for proclaiming democracy…
A bad deal for America’s future
By Michael Mandelbaum WASHINGTON, DC: The painfully negotiated US budget legislation that President…
The Euro’s crisis of democracy
By Miguel Maduro FLORENCE: In the end, as always, Europe acted. But will…