Analysis & Opinion
Greece made the wrong choice
Former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis has, as Macbeth put it, “strutted and fretted his hour upon the stage.” But he will still be heard some more.
Russia-Ukraine conflict: Proof of MH17 tragedy’s real culprits grows
One year ago, Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 was shot out of the sky over the war zone in eastern Ukraine, and one year later we are closer than ever to proving who is ultimately responsible for this tragic act.
It never happened: How to deny genocide in the face of science
The country has been moving steadily backward over the past 10 years. Bosnian Serb denial of the Srebrenica massacre is growing. Bosnian Muslim resentment of that denial is simmering.
Israel won’t strike Iran alone, no matter how much it hates the nuclear deal
The day after a nuclear deal with Iran was announced, the sun rose high above Jerusalem’s shimmering hills just as it does every July, as if the ancient land shrugged off two decades of apocalyptic warnings from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and decided to go about its usual routine.
What does the nuclear deal mean for Iran and the region?
The nuclear agreement will ensure that a barrier to dialogue with Iran is removed. In the short term, its regional impact will be minimal, but over time the agreement should temper Iran’s regional policy.
Greece’s Silicon Valley, an economic bright spot, fights to survive crisis
The latest economic and political meltdown could very well drive out the young Greeks who are poised to be the future of the Greek economy.
‘Go Set a Watchman’ shows America just how far it hasn’t come
Released not even a month after a white supremacist entered a black church in Charleston, South Carolina and declared, before opening fire and killing nine black people, “You rape our women,” 'Go Set A Watchman' is also remarkably -- depressingly -- timely.
Iran nuclear deal: Why the private sector will decide whether it survives
If industries are not confident that political and regulatory conditions will settle into relative stability, their disengagement could persist long after sanctions are removed.
Everything you need to know about the Iran deal in five minutes
On Tuesday the United States and five world powers struck a historic deal with Iran that will limit the country’s nuclear capabilities in exchange for sanctions relief.THE LATEST
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