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NYT (3): Foreign Affairs
Worst-ever drought plus massive cold snap in Mexico affecting millions; General strike over austerity measures paralyzes Belgium; Wherewith Tunisia, first of the Arab Spring countries?Posted by Ian Alterman, Tuesday, January 31, 2012
NYT (6): Foreign Affairs
"Discontent and upheaval" are on the rise across almost the entire globe; Not all Egyptians are happy with current status as they celebrate first anniversary of revolt; Is Iran "pre-emptively" intimidating and arresting journalists and bloggers in advance of elections?; Scots move closer to independence from UK; Cameron tries to limit power of Human Rights Court; German state court bars publication of excerpts from Mein Kampf.Posted by Ian Alterman, Thursday, January 26, 2012
NYT (4): Int’l Affairs
Google may have to change their motto ("Do no evil") in wake of new "privacy" policy; Clashes between Tibetans and Chinese forces increase; Libyan interim gov't forces lose town to Qaddafi loyalists; Is new prez of Brazil taking the country backward on the environment?Posted by Ian Alterman, Wednesday, January 25, 2012
NYT (4): Foreign Affairs
Muslim Brotherhood and military move toward agreement; Protests against temporary Libyan gov't grow; Sectarian violence returns to Iraq; China reports 2nd case of bird flu.Posted by Ian Alterman, Monday, January 23, 2012
NYT (8): Foreign Affairs
Bahrain opposition unimpressed by King's suggested reforms; Taiwan elections stir democracy-minded hearts in China; Hacker who hit Israeli credit card accounts strikes again, crippling sites of ElAl and Stock Exchange; Romanian protests over austerity measures turn violent; Hard lesson learned, Nigerian leader reinstitutes gas subsidy; Sarkozy vulnerable due to economic situation; Pakistan's highest court initiates contempt of court proceedings against PM; Captain of capsized liner likely to face charges.Posted by Ian Alterman, Tuesday, January 17, 2012
NYT (3): Foreign Affairs
Iran sentences American to death on spy charge; Nigerians protest huge rise in oil prices; Malaysian elections up for grabs as opposition leader is cleared of sodomy charges.Posted by Ian Alterman, Tuesday, January 10, 2012
NYT (5): Foreign Affairs
Reversing decades-long policy, U.S. makes overtures to Muslim Brotherhood; Iran threatens U.S. aircraft carrier; Merkel hit with new crises as president takes questionable loan and threatens the media; Chinese leaders assails Western culture; Youssou N'Dour enters Senegalese presidential race.Posted by Ian Alterman, Wednesday, January 4, 2012
FOCUS | Egypt’s Day of Shame: Video Shows Women Beaten With Metal Poles
Posted by Michael Butler, Tuesday, December 20, 2011DE BORCHGRAVE: Beware the Arab Spring
Posted by Michael Butler, Thursday, December 15, 2011NYT (5): Foreign Affairs
Will al-Maliki be the new Mubarak?; As death toll reaches 5,000 and violence continues, Syria urges populace to vote in "good faith" elections; Libyan Army has first test as it engages rogue militia; Cameron defends EuroPlan decision; Canada withdraws from Kyoto climate treaty.Posted by Ian Alterman, Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Fierce Fighting Reported at Tripoli Airport
Posted by Michael Butler, Sunday, December 11, 2011NYT (6): Foreign Affairs
As tens of thousands rally against Putin, a look at the man who helped incite their anger; Britain isolated as Germany helps form "new" European union; Egyptian military reacts quickly to criticism, backing away from plan for Constitution; It's back to rockets and retaliation between Gaza and Israel; President of Congo wins in "severely flawed" election.Posted by Ian Alterman, Saturday, December 10, 2011
NYT (7): Int’l Affairs
Russian voters are shocked - shocked! - at possible election fraud; Questions begin to arise re Egyptian vote; Congolese vote is a debacle; NGO quits "blood diamond" group over lack of effectiveness; From NYC to India, Wal-Mart finds itself unwanted; Assange wins right to second hearing; Astronomers find two gargantuan black holes.Posted by Ian Alterman, Tuesday, December 6, 2011
West ‘should not fear Islamist movements’ FT
Let's not fall for more religious warsPosted by Michael Butler, Thursday, December 1, 2011
NYT (7): Foreign Affairs
Iranians storm British embassy; After second day of calm, well-attended elections, Muslim Brotherhood offers a challenge to the military council; Syria declares "war" on Arab League; As expected, violence and fraud mar Congo elections; Ex-prez of Ivory Coast to face Hague court; Worried about democratic moves, China moves to further solidify relationship with Myanmar; Celebs testify re Murdoch hacking case.Posted by Ian Alterman, Wednesday, November 30, 2011
NYT (5): Foreign Affairs
Pakistan livid after NATO strike kills two dozen Pakistani soliders; After killing of unarmed protester, Egypt braces for more and bigger protests; As in Tunisia, Morocco gives win to moderate Islamic party; Congo braces for fraud and violence re coming elections; Why is there bipartisan support for an Iranian "terrorist" group?Posted by Ian Alterman, Sunday, November 27, 2011
NYT (8): Foreign Affairs
As Egyptian military and protesters dig in, divisions form in Muslim Brotherhood; Saleh to cede power in Yemen; Report says torture was used on Bahraini protesters; Morocco to vote first time since new Constitution; Israel decides to punish Palestinians economically; James Murdoch steps down from Murdoch boards; As U.S. economic meltdown affected Europe, European economic meltdown may be affecting Asia.Posted by Ian Alterman, Friday, November 25, 2011
Egypt’s Naked Blogger Is a Bomb Aimed at the Patriarchs in Our Minds
Posted by Michael Butler, Tuesday, November 22, 2011NYT (6): Foreign Affairs
Euro crisis creeping up on France; Egypt's military promises speedier handover to civilian rule; Libyan rebels try to do something that has never been done - create a real army; Kyi expected to run for parliament; China relents (a little) on solar panels; Hugh Grant testimony blows hacking scandal open even wider.Posted by Ian Alterman, Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Massive Demonstration in Cairo’s Tahrir Square
Posted by Michael Butler, Sunday, November 20, 2011NYT (7): Foreign Affairs
Protests, and violence, continue in Egypt as populace joins Islamists against military; Syria may be perilously close to civil war; Libyans capture Qaddafi's last fugitive son; Afghanistan's ongoing plan for national biometrics; A book on "the unmaking of Israel"; A book on WWII from the perspective of those who fought it; and a book on Hitler as seen through the eyes of Eva Braun.Posted by Ian Alterman, Sunday, November 20, 2011
NYT (5): Int’l Affairs
After massive protest by Islamists against Egyptian military, the latter attacks the former in Tahrir Square; Kuwait protests heat up again; U.N. panel blames climate change for some global weather extremes; Brazil angry with Chevron over oil spill; Somalia famine eases, due to aid and unexpected rainfall.Posted by Ian Alterman, Saturday, November 19, 2011
The Atlantic (5)
"With a friend like Pakistan, who needs enemies?"; China and Walmart are strange bedfellows - or maybe not; A U.S. reporter kidnapped by Qaddafi's forces tells her story; "Romney touts his business experience, but does it really matter?"; A new camera revolutionizes photography.Posted by Ian Alterman, Thursday, November 17, 2011
NYT (6): Foreign Affairs
U.S. warns Egyptian military re elections; Emboldened by recent events, Syrian opposition seeks even more int'l support; Euro crises spreads, despite all attempts to control it; In Myanmar, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi mulls return to political process; Libya's oil begins to flow again; Irony abounds as Putin wins Chinese "Peace" Prize for going to war.Posted by Ian Alterman, Thursday, November 17, 2011
NYT (9): Int’l Affairs
Arab League votes to eject Syria; Italy's austerity deal signed, Berlusconi will resign; Just as U.S. economic meltdown affected global finance, euro crisis threatens to affect U.S.; American soldier guilty of "murder for sport" in Afghanistan; Sirleaf wins handily in Liberia; Yemeni fighting intensifies; China continues crackdown on media and Internet; New charges (almost certainly bogus) against Tymoshenko; Universal Music purchases EMI.Posted by Ian Alterman, Saturday, November 12, 2011
