Monthly Archives: July 2012

July 24, 2012

Doha’s Retreat

Germans would be interested to know that Chancellor Angela Merkel teamed up in 2010 with British Prime Minister David Cameron (and, in turn, both brought on board the President of Indonesia and the Prime Minister of Turkey) to appoint an … Continue reading

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July 16, 2012

The Bell Tolls for India’s Congress Party

Politics in Asia’s two giants, India and China, has suddenly turned very uncertain. China remains in authoritarian mode, of course. But egregious human-rights violations and suppression of dissent are raising the specter of growing internal disruptions, particularly in the wake … Continue reading

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