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(Strategic Forecasting Inc.) Kosovo, Russia and the West
2007 saw the resurgence of a long-dormant issue: independence for Serbia’s breakaway province of Kosovo. The tiny region is a key pressure point on the fault line between Russia and the West.
The subject of independence for Kosovo is re-emerging as a serious issue. The West seems intent on […]

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Starting this Wednesday Night on a different note (!), our very special diva, Susanna Eyton-Jones, and Shem Guibbory will give a brief performance as a warm-up to their in-studio recording the following week. They will present a 13-minute chamber piece for violin and soprano entitled ‘Iglesia Abandonado’, by […]

Two and a Half Cheers for the Mediterranean Union
by Chris Patten
(Project Syndicate) Maybe it is time to be a bit more generous to French President Nicolas Sarkozy and look at the outcome of what he does rather than the way that he does it.
The original launch of the Mediterranean Union almost […]

Trucks are loaded with sugar cane, which will be used to produce biofuels, in Brazil. Photograph: Paulo Whitaker/Reuters
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July 28
Biofuels Down, Energy Saving Up in EU Climate Plan
(Reuters/Planet Ark) BRUSSELS - Biofuels are down and energy efficiency measures are up as the European Union’s ambitious plan to fight climate change works its way towards […]

July 23 2008
(Truthdig) France’s President Nicolas Sarkozy is often dismissed for his flamboyance, but he has quite remarkable accomplishments, including some reforms long sought by the left.
By William Pfaff
PARIS—Publicity can get in the way of reputation. France’s President Nicolas Sarkozy has made himself an international celebrity (with a certain amount of help […]

Last Wednesday will go into the annals as one of the Great Wednesday Nights. Robin Griffiths and Maureen Farrow were a superb dog & pony show, knowledgeable, articulate and dare we say, entertaining… and so was everyone else. Although it was a hard-headed review of many aspects of the global […]

Chil Heward is bringing Robin Griffiths as his guest.
Robin joined Phillips & Drew in 1966, having taken a degree in Economics at Nottingham University. He went on to be a partner at WI Carr, the first British stock broker to have offices in Hong Kong and Tokyo. Part of this firm […]

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After last week’s fascinating and informative evening on Iraqi Kurdistan, another first. This Wednesday we are delighted to feature three brilliant young women: Anne Sophie Coleman, Katleen Félix and Emma Richez.
Anne Sophie is paying Montreal a brief visit - something to do with the Jazz […]

June 26
As France prepared to take over the rotating presidency of the European Union, the member countries remained in a lather over the rejection of the Lisbon treaty by Irish voters. The Irish prime minister was given until October to come up with a plan for what to do next. Most […]

See also U.S. Presidential Campaign: Candidates & Issues and U.S. Campaign 2008
June 3
Superdelegate Declarations Push Obama Closer to Goal
The 16-month primary campaign, which wound through every state and U.S. territory, drew to its final hours with a burst of announcements — delegate by delegate — that pushed Mr. Obama closer to crossing the threshold […]