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… the hands of security forces there, and more recently in the coastal city of Latakia, have outraged opinion across the country, setting alight long pent-up anger at the denial of basic freedoms, the monopolistic rule of the Baath party, and the abuses of a privileged elite. To t...

…SE OVERSIGHT 026836 Senegal's Democratic Backslide 2015 was a banner year for democracy in Africa. Nigeria, the largest country on the continent, had a democratic election, and even more impressively, had its first ever peaceful transition of power when sitting President Goodluck...

…ite of passage for Israeli teenagers. For children of the kibbutz, it held even greater significance. Now that we had a country, the kibbutzniks’ role as the avant-garde in taming and farming the land had ceased to be relevant. But the sense of mission we’d been raised with — wha...

…en seen as having radically divergent and competing visions for the future of the region. Which is why, in Lebanon — a country where the two powers wield extensive influence over their respective allies — the news of a possible rapprochement has already sparked confidence that p...

…form of nationalism — and I think that people, particularly in certain countries, want to see the sovereignty for their country, they want to see nationalism for their country. They don’t believe in this kind of pan-European Union or they don’t believe in the centralized governme...

…as embroiled in further controversy as it was revealed Kazakhstan had asked for his help in recruiting investors to the country. The plea came after the former Soviet Republic's President's son-in-law had bought the Prince's former marital home for £3million above the asking pri...

…ittle? -Did Punch Sulzberger try to convince you to join the NYT from Dalton? Did you once drive with Sulzberger to his country estate in a wood paneled station wagon, while he talked on a phone to his chaffeur? -did you meet Ace Greenberg through his children at Dalton? -Did he...

…gapore’s generally friendly, smooth relationship with China took a downturn. The proximate cause was Singapore becoming country coordinator for China for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). This post is held by ASEAN member states by rotation for a three-year ter...

…iver here. MS. McCAWLEY: Yeah. MR. SIMPSON: We can't have testimony about -- this is one most respected people in the country or lawyers in the country and then you won't answer the questions. THE WITNESS: Okay. MR. SIMPSON: You said not to answer. MS. McCAWLEY: Well, descri...

…e, and this is such a time. Having lived too long on the self-image of "America is the greatest, richest, most powerful country in the world," we produced Trumpism, which has shattered that image. It's been a traumatic experience. Mature adults are supposed to be resilient in the...

…sity. But even on the first day of the war, it was clear that it would be by far the most consequential conflict in our country’s history. There was no mission for Sayeret Matkal, nor, it seemed, any prospect of our playing any significant part. The fact that my own role was sli...

…egal's Democratic Backslide HOUSE OVERSIGHT 028776 2015 was a banner year for democracy in Africa. Nigeria, the largest country on the continent, had a democratic election, and even more impressively, had its first ever peaceful transition of power when sitting President Goodluck...

…rder, one he’d brought to vivid life after Deng Xiaoping ascended to the Chinese leadership in 1976. Huang had been the country’s Foreign Minister and later a Vice Premier. He was always calm, with an easy and relaxed temperament. One of my favorite images of him was from the mid...

…families fell in the bottom quarter of income distribution — versus 78 percent in the top quarter — attended one of the country’s most selective colleges, based ona list of nearly 250 schools compiled by Barron’s. In New York City, where a neighborhood like Bushwick, in Brooklyn...

…s to the idea. This is a problem: Italy has issued around as much public debt as Germany, but is a considerably smaller country with almost twice the debt load as a percentage of its GDP. Absent a decision by Germany to move to Federalism or a lot more debt monetization by the EC...