The New York Times January 7, 2010 LONDON — Months before a national election, Prime Minister Gordon Brown appeared Thursday to have survived an attempt to unseat him by two senior figures in the governing Labour Party who issued an unusual appeal for a secret ballot on his leadership. more
The Economist January 7, 2010 WHEN news emerged of the life-story of the Nigerian who tried to blow up a flight from Amsterdam to Detroit on Christmas Day, there were cries of bewilderment in some quarters, groans of dismay in others, and shouts of “I told you so” from a small army of Cassandras. more
The Economist January 7, 2010 The economic downturn has made it harder to speak sensibly of a region called “eastern Europe.” more
The Economist January 7, 2010 “YOU may not be interested in war”, Leon Trotsky is alleged to have said, “but war is interested in you.” On Christmas Eve Barack Obama embarked on a delayed holiday in Hawaii, having lingered to watch the Senate pass its health bill. But thanks to Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab’s bungled Christmas-Day […]
Foreign Policy January 7, 2010 Almost a year into his presidency, Barack Obama has begun to sober up. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the administration’s policy on the Arab-Israeli issue, where a series of tactical mistakes (none fatal) have left the president and his team battered but wiser when it comes to what’s […]