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Zakaria Bibi Is Undermining Israels Security (20 March 09:02) |
| The Israeli Prime Minister says his nation's security is his top priority. Too bad he's undermining it.
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Afghan Cops A $6 Billion Fiasco (20 March 07:44) |
| Six billion dollars later, the afghan national police can't begin to do their jobs right—never mind relieve American forces.
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Why Brazil Should Sanction Iran (20 March 06:19) |
| Allies who refuse to sanction Iran must themselves pay a price.
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My Turn Tariq Ramadan on Muslims and the West (20 March 01:21) |
| When the American embassy called in August 2004, I was just nine days away from starting a job at Notre Dame's Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies. I had already shipped my posses... |
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Megaresorts Push Ahead With Big Plans (20 March 01:15) |
| Megaresorts bank on luck, innovation, and lavish offerings.
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Bentley Is Back Faster Than Ever (20 March 01:10) |
| Thanks to Volkswagen's money and engineering expertise, Bentley is zooming ahead.
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Art Auctions Theater With a Winner (20 March 01:06) |
| There's no better entertainment than watching rich art connoisseurs duke it out over a coveted work.
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How Christian Lacroix Went Bust (20 March 01:04) |
| Whimsy and poor management proved a tough sell.
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Around the World in a Private Suite (20 March 12:55) |
| A few airlines gamble they can beat the recession by offering the ultimate luxury: private suites in the sky.
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Shoppers Choose a Design for All Seasons (20 March 12:50) |
| With the consumer calling the shots, everything is in fashion all year round.
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How a Few Luxury Brands Are Thriving in the Crisis (20 March 12:48) |
| Luxury companies that stayed true to their roots didn't merely survive the recession, they thrived.
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The Return of No-Growth Economics (20 March 12:20) |
| Europe's attack on capitalism.
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How to Reform Russias Klepto-Economy (20 March 12:09) |
| Igor Shuvalov is first deputy to Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, charged with reforming Russia's economy. He also runs Russia's $200 billion sovereign wealth fund. Considered one of t... |
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America May Truly Be In Decline (16 March 06:49) |
| Declinists have always projected America's imminent demise. For a change, they're onto something.
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Its Chinas World Were Just Living in It (13 March 09:42) |
| The middle kingdom is rewriting the rules on trade, technology, currency, climate—you name it.
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To Steal or Not to Steal (13 March 09:11) |
| On March 18, 1990, two thieves stole $500 million in art from Boston's Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum—including works by Degas, Manet, Rembrandt, and Vermeer. None have been seen since (t... |
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Zakaria Were Winning in Pakistan (13 March 08:49) |
| From an unlikely quarter—Pakistan.
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The Global Decline In Democracy (13 March 05:33) |
| A global decline in political freedom is partly the fault of the middle class.
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Obamas Visit to Conservative Indonesia (13 March 05:29) |
| Back in his boyhood home of Indonesia, Obama will find a conservative state that has fought off radical Islam.
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Tantawi May Have Been Moderate But He Was Ignored (13 March 03:29) |
| In death as in life, Westerners overestimate the influence and importance of Egyptian cleric Mohammad Sayyid Tantawi.
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Americas Top General on Leaving Iraq (12 March 09:51) |
| As Iraqis went to the polls last week, there was one noticeable absence on the streets: U.S. troops. For the first time since 2003, Iraqi forces handled security for all voting sites—an im... |
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Turkey After Atatürk (12 March 09:47) |
| Turkey finally outgrows Atatürk.
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Russias Only Way to Stay Relevant Play the Pest (12 March 08:30) |
| Russia's new diplomatic strategy is cheap and counterproductive. But playing the pest is the only way for Moscow to claim relevance.
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Learning to Play Polo (12 March 04:36) |
| When I was growing up, I was on a first-name basis with Polo, Ralph Lauren's line of preppy staples. But I've come to understand that the little mallet-wielding man on a horse embroidered on... |
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Matt Damons War Film Green Zone Doesnt Ring True (12 March 03:29) |
| Paul Greengrass's new Iraq film, 'Green Zone,' pays admirable attention to the details of Baghdad. It's the story that's ludicrous.
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Sarkozy and Bruni in Trouble Not So Fast (11 March 02:51) |
| From tweets to the world's front pages, the tales of infidelity about France's first couple are too good to resist—never mind the facts.
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Oil Iraqs Greatest Asset Could Doom Its Future (09 March 04:04) |
| Iraqis may at last be on their way to the petro-prosperity they've waited so long to enjoy. They should be careful what they wish for.
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An Unstable and Less Liberal Global Middle Class (06 March 10:34) |
| The global middle class is more unstable and less liberal than we thought.
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Britain Is Losing the Falklands Battle (06 March 09:38) |
| Why britain will lose to Argentina, or should, this time.
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Merkel Doesnt Want to Lead Europe (06 March 09:37) |
| Europe needs a leader, but the likely candidate doesn't want the job.
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The AKP Will Remain a Western Ally (06 March 05:08) |
| Why the U.S. should hail the Islamists.
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Toyota Is a Symptom of Japans Decline (06 March 05:06) |
| Japan was morbidly fascinated by the spectacle of Toyota president Akio Toyoda apologizing to the U.S. Congress for the deadly defects that led to the recall of 10 million of its cars worldw... |
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Explaining Israels Booming Economy (06 March 12:34) |
| In the past year, Israel's economy has managed to defy both the global economic crisis and the worsening security situation, posting an annualized 4.4 percent growth in the last quarter of 2... |
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The US Must Support Zardari Selig Harrison (06 March 12:32) |
| In response to U.S. pressure, India and Pakistan recently conducted their first diplomatic dialogue since the Pakistan-based Islamist group Lashkar-e-Taiba staged its terrorist attack on Mum... |
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Why Irans Top Spy Isnt Meddling in Iraq--For Now (05 March 05:31) |
| Tehran's master of clandestine operations, Qassem Suleimani, could hold the key to Iraq's future—if he were not so busy back in Iran.
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Ammar al-Hakims Shiite Opposition May Not Win (05 March 04:15) |
| The cleric Ammar al-Hakim, forced into a leadership role after his father's death, explains why Shiite political power won't suffer even as Shiite political parties fragment.
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The Revival of Londons East End (05 March 01:04) |
| To generations of Londoners, the badlands began at the City's eastern frontier, just beneath the gleaming towers of the financial district. To stray beyond was to enter the darker world of t... |
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Fidel Castro Is Back in Charge of Cuba (04 March 10:33) |
| After his convalescence, the ailing dictator reimposed his authority—quashing hopes of internal reform and détente with the United States.
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My Turn Surviving the Chilean Earthquake (04 March 08:54) |
| At 1:45 a.m. on Feb. 27, I slunk into bed. It was a loud night; my neighbors were hosting a raucous birthday party, which called for several renditions of "Feliz Cumpleaños." Waiting for th... |
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Russias Paltry Medal Take Will Only Get Worse (04 March 05:46) |
| Russia's leaders are furious at their country's Olympic performance. But they're blaming the wrong people, and so they're going to fail again in Sochi.
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A Rogue Bureaucrat Tests How Fast China Can Reform (04 March 03:12) |
| As China's mandarins meet to discuss their future, a rogue bureaucrat is testing the limits of reform.
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Mohamed ElBaradeis Run for President (02 March 12:58) |
| Mohamed ElBaradei, the former U.N. nuclear inspector, thinks he can unify Egypt's fractured, demoralized opposition. But he might make things even worse.
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Nawa The Taliban Model for Marja (02 March 12:21) |
| American military efforts in the village of Nawa, in Afghanistan's volatile Helmand province, are often cited by leaders as a model of what a properly resourced counterinsurgency campaign ca... |
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A Democratic Iraq Is Emerging (27 February 09:41) |
| Something that looks an awful lot like democracy is beginning to take hold in Iraq. It may not be 'mission accomplished'—but it's a start.
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The Dark Truth Behind Medvedevs Reform Campaign (27 February 07:57) |
| It says a lot about the kind of place Russia has become that just two minutes of mild mockery of the Kremlin could cause a political shock wave. But sure enough: when the state-controlled Ch... |
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The Next Al Qaeda (27 February 07:49) |
| Terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba is now focusing on foreigners and the West.
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The Kabul Bombing It Could Have Been Us (27 February 01:06) |
| Two NEWSWEEK reporters were patrons at the Kabul hotel blown up this morning; they were just down the street during the attack.
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Sure, Kidnap the Man (25 April 10:30) |
| In a global downturn, every nation has deep gripes. But only the French have a wave of bossnappings.
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How Fidel Snookered Everyone (25 April 10:30) |
| The summit exposed Castro's peers in Latin America, not Obama, as the real innocents abroad.
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Pakistan’s Self-Defeating Army (25 April 10:30) |
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