The Economist May 27, 2010 ONCE again, Europe has a German problem. In its handling of the euro crisis, Germany’s government stands accused of weakness, indecision and populism. Pro-European Germans say that Chancellor Angela Merkel believes that theirs has become just another normal European country. They add ominously that this risks flirting with Euroscepticism, even […]
The Economist May 27, 2010 ONE of the least convincing things about the European Union’s energy and climate policy is the brazen catchiness of its slogan: 20-20-20. This refers to a 20% reduction in carbon-dioxide emissions and 20% share for renewable energy sources by 2020. The idea that rigorous analysis of the right policies happened […]
The Economist May 27, 2010 IN THE Gaza Strip, that small slice of land wedged between Egypt and Israel run by the Islamist movement Hamas, even summer schools can be battlefields. A band of 30 men, masked and armed, recently assaulted a UN camp for the young that had been set up on Gaza’s beaches. […]
BBC May 27, 2010 European Union leaders, overloaded with debt problems in the eurozone economy, are heading to Russia, which, it seems, learnt some lessons from its own recent economic woes. more
The New York Times May 27, 2010 WASHINGTON — A senior United Nations official is expected to call on the United States next week to stop Central Intelligence Agency drone strikes against people suspected of belonging to Al Qaeda, complicating the Obama administration’s growing reliance on that tactic in Pakistan. more