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Why free trade matters
By Jagdish Bhagwati NEW YORK: Contrary to what skeptics often assert, the case…
Scientific Europe’s imperative
By Helga Nowotny VIENNA: On June 29, the European Commission will present its…
Engaged Saudi youth create positive change
By Lulua Asaad VIENNA: When we read or watch news about the Middle…
Search for justice continues
By Ghassan Khatib Several important dates have been observed in recent weeks. In…
What we can learn from A Gay Girl in Damascus
By Nada Akl LONDON: The elaborate fiction that was the blog “A Gay…
Pulling the plug on Lukashenko
By Mitchell Orenstein WASHINGTON, DC: Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko is a master of…
Religion and the public sphere in India
By Christophe Jaffrelot In contrast to most South Asian countries, modern India has…
A perfect storm of butterflies
By Philip Whitfield CAIRO: History and prose join at the hip. Richard, Duke…
The Middle East’s slow-motion revolution
By El Hassan Bin Talal AMMAN: There seem to be a thousand and…