Category Archives: Europe

July 5, 2011

The Rocket’s Red Glare: Mladic and Mayhem

Half a lifetime ago, on a hot July afternoon, I sat in the living room of international war crimes prosecutor Richard Goldstone, glued to the screen as Dutch television newscasters announced another dreary episode in the ethnic conflict of the … Continue reading

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June 20, 2011

EU at the Brink of Crisis

As the euro saga unrolls before our eyes, one thing is becoming clearer: the structure surrounding the euro has its weaknesses, but the crisis is not really about the currency at all.   We are beginning to understand that this is … Continue reading

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February 25, 2011

P.J. Harvey’s Black Painting

As you look back over the past decade of popular music, the thing that stands out is how introspective and self-obsessed much of it has been. Given the significance of the events that transpired in the 2000s—from the attacks of … Continue reading

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