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In the Eye of the Storm
Wearing a white kurta and a blue turban, India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, 77, appeared relaxed on the eve of his state visit to Washington, which takes place this week. Many Indians worry that the Obama White House, unlike the previous two American administrations, may tilt toward China
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118 Days, 12 Hours, 54 Minutes
On June 21, reporter Maziar Bahari was rousted out of bed and taken to Tehran's notorious Evin prison—accused of being a spy for the CIA, MI6, Mossad...and NEWSWEEK. This is the story of his captivity—and of an Iran whose rampant paranoia underpins an ever more fractured regime.
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Oil’s Paintings
In 2007, Forbes named Abu Dhabi the wealthiest city in the world, and like nouveaux riches everywhere, it has gone on a bit of a spending spree. Local branches of the Louvre and Guggenheim museums are under construction. They'll join the Abu Dhabi Poetry Academy and the Arab Heritage Village, with
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11/13/2009InternationalThe Next Hot Market
…prosperity, and it if happens, the prime mover will be Syria's young president, Bashar al-Assad. The road to peace in the Middle East runs straight through Damascus. As Henry Kissinger once said, you can't make war without Egypt or peace without Syria …
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11/07/2009International‘A Global Fault Line’
…and more, is shifting. Moderation is suspect, as many of the region's quarter billion Muslims—more than in the Middle East —turn to the birthplace of Islam to reaffirm their religious identity. Though still a distinct minority, fundamentalists are demanding …
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11/05/2009InternationalYoung Russians’ About-Face From the West
…quickly ordered a slew of anti-Western television propaganda casting George W. Bush's campaign to spread democracy in the Middle East as an attack on Russia. Surkov characterized Ukrainian democracy as chaotic and the Georgian leadership as corrupt. He also …
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10/30/2009InternationalThe Year the World Really Changed
…Exporting Countries, modeled on the Saudi-dominated oil cartel? Or is the simpler strategy simply to stoke trouble in the Middle East , covertly encouraging the Iranians' nuclear ambitions until the Israelis finally unleash airstrikes, and then reaping the …
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10/24/2009Tech and BusinessEconomics Versus Extremism
…Between 2002 and 2008, real GDP in the Middle East and North Africa grew by 3.7 percent ……protecting its interests in the greater Middle East , yet it does very little real business ……the West has just begun in the greater Middle East . The United States and Europe must …
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