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…stein’s dining room might seem to offer some buffer in this leveled, angry age for a super rich man who attends to even more fabulously rich men. On the other hand, with the paparazzi often posted near by, the outside world seem dangerously close too. (Once I arrived for a visit...

…iolence, the only reforms the government will likely enact would involve greater centralized power in its hands. Furthermore, there are a myriad of ways for a government to pay lip service to democratization without actually decreasing its power. Another option is that Egypt beco...

…an and Israeli electorates over whether talks or war would resolve the conflict. "To make it a substantive trip that is more than a positive photo-op would require setting up a specific framework for an agreement and setting a tight deadline to achieve it," said Jeremy Ben- Ami,...

… solutions, and some potentially encouraging developments, which have less to do with how electricity is generated, and more to do with how it might be stored. “A dream is a wish your heart makes” (Cinderella) Over the last 50 years, a lot of proposed solutions have not panned ou...

…riginal thesis about the diversity of the ways in which states function, resolve conflicts, provide public services and more broadly use their powers. It is the logical extension of a research agenda we have been developing together for twenty years, and we have a great deal to o...

… directly with the U.S. and not in multilateral forums. Each of these theories has been tested and shown to be false. A more persuasive explanation—get ready for this shocker—is that Iran really wants a bomb. The regime believes, not unreasonably, that Moammar Gadhafi would still...

…he nuclear issue is the wrong strategy Ray Takeyh February 14, 2013 -- On Feb. 26, the United States and Iran will once more resume their diplomatic ritual, in the so-called six-party talks, over Iran's disputed nuclear program. As the two perennial adversaries eye one another, t...

… it. At Harvard or Yale, his accent would give him away. Epstein tawks like the Brooklyn boy he is. But Cooper Union is more open than any Ivy League school. It's full of boys from Brooklyn, and, aside from his prodigious intellect, Epstein doesn't stand out. He starts to make mo...

…he nuclear issue is the wrong strategy Ray Takeyh February 14, 2013 -- On Feb. 26, the United States and Iran will once more resume their diplomatic ritual, in the so-called six-party talks, over Iran's disputed nuclear program. As the two perennial adversaries eye one another, t...

…inesses and has worked with the St. Thomas-St. John Chamber of Commerce in the past. In general terms, states collected more money than they paid out during the years leading up to the 2008 market collapse, creating large surpluses. Sometimes those surpluses were subject to finan...

…billion in aid to modernize Egypt’s economy over the last 30 years — and President Obama just promised a couple billion more. Egypt’s economy has nose-dived since the uprising, and the new government really does need the money to stay afloat. But I only hope that Obama and Secret...

… installation and sculpture. The exhibition offers a wonderful opportunity to discover the bright stars of the future.” More than half of the graduate artists are based in the capital. “London is still one of the best places to do a fine art degree and has that reputation across...

… of a "balanced approach" — unspecified tax hikes and spending cuts — which Republicans have already rejected. Somewhat more substantively, he called for a larger deficit-reduction deal built around loophole-closing tax reform and what he called "modest" reforms to Medicare and e...

…f gloom and doom. By most objective measures of human well-being, the past three decades have been the best in history. More and more people in more and more places are enjoying better lives HOUSE OVERSIGHT 026840 than ever before. Nor is this an accident-because despite Samuel H...

breakdown of her pets, measurements, and favorite foods (e.g., swordfish). If all Bangalorians are like Honey, I pity Americans about to graduate college. They’re up against a hungry, polite, Excel-proficient Indian army. IN FACT, in the next few days, I outsource a whole mess o...