Analysis & Opinion
Gender trumps all? Vote-shaming, slut-shaming not so far apart
Playing the shame game with younger women is troubling, particularly since Clinton's own refusal to be shamed is a remarkable act of courage.
The cheap, brutally effective medieval tactic shaping the Syrian civil war
The regime realized early in the war that instead of waging costly street battles to retake territory, it is cheaper and easier to surround an opposition-held area and starve its residents into submission.
How Garry Kasparov sees the chess match between Russia and the West
Garry Kasparov, a Russian opposition leader who was ranked as the world's best chess player for most of 20 years, has a problem with the West’s response to Vladimir Putin.
Is Bernie Sanders the Ronald Reagan of 2016?
Sanders could expand the Democratic majority coalition by attracting blue-collar, white male voters back into the Democratic Party.
Darkening German economy could be Merkel’s nemesis
Falling industrial production and weak exports suggest emerging markets may be chipping away at Germany’s economic miracle. Chancellor Angela Merkel has ridden out a refugee crisis. But if economic weakness is allowed to reach labour markets, her political fate could be sealed.
Will the EU really fence off one of its own members?
An era of closed European borders will just push those trapped in Greece to try ever more dangerous routes to get out.
Russia having success in hybrid war against Germany
The attack came in the form of a Saturday evening newscast from Moscow. It would take days before the German government realized what was happening, but by that time the damage was already done.
In North Korea, kids learn to love the bomb – and Minnie Mouse
North Korea is the most mysterious and oppressive regime on earth. Few journalists penetrate Pyongyang and fewer still stay long enough to understand the country and its people.
The dangers lurking in the U.N.’s new plan to prevent violent extremism
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Thu, Feb 11, 2016, 5:17 AM UTC
There are good reasons why Europe’s Jews are so worried
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Thu, Feb 11, 2016, 5:00 AM UTC
What Europeans envy about the American political process
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Thu, Feb 11, 2016, 4:09 AM UTC
The art of spin: Pulling victory from New Hampshire’s jaws of defeat
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Wed, Feb 10, 2016, 5:11 PM UTC
Electability, schmelectability: It’s the year of the angry, angry voter
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Wed, Feb 10, 2016, 4:59 PM UTC
How Garry Kasparov sees the chess match between Russia and the West
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Thu, Feb 11, 2016, 9:32 AM UTC
Facebook India row shows limit of tech favouritism
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Thu, Feb 11, 2016, 12:36 AM UTC
Twitter lacks love more than numbers in its flock
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Wed, Feb 10, 2016, 7:58 PM UTC
Anheuser rolls Asahi on middling beer brands
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Wed, Feb 10, 2016, 7:30 PM UTC
Deutsche has enough capital but not enough clarity
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Wed, Feb 10, 2016, 2:08 PM UTC
German CDS imply bank doom loop is unbroken
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