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Russia & Georgia
October 25, 2008, 3 Comments

  Wednesday-night.com on Russia Georgia-Russia conflict (BBC) Russia & Georgia another viewpoint The Crisis in Geor ...

Oil & Power
August 25, 2008, Comments Off on Oil & Power

Excellent selection of readings suggested by one of our favorite sources Petrodollar bonanza offers economic key (FT) At ...

Wednesday Night #1378
July 30, 2008, 3 Comments

See photos and more Starting this Wednesday Night on a different note (!), our very special diva, Susanna Eyton-Jones, a ...

Union for the Mediterranean
July 28, 2008, Comments Off on Union for the Mediterranean

Two and a Half Cheers for the Mediterranean Union by Chris Patten (Project Syndicate) Maybe it is time to be a bit more ...

Israel is 60
May 19, 2008, 1 Comment

See also Wednesday-night.com “Israel for ever” Magnificent Photos Israel through my lens: Sixty Years As a P ...

World Economy
May 5, 2008, Comments Off on World Economy

See also: WHAT WENT WRONG – The Economy ; What’s next? ; and related posts on The Economy; Global Monitoring ...

Postscript to #1373 – Kurdistan
May 1, 2008, Comments Off on Postscript to #1373 – Kurdistan

PJAK told to stop cross border attacks on Iran (Press TV – Iran) The semi-autonomous Kurdish government of Iraq ha ...

Wednesday Night #1363
April 16, 2008, 1 Comment

First, we would draw your attention to last Wednesday’s discussion of China, Tibet & the Olympics – a nu ...

Global Monitoring Report 2008
April 11, 2008, Comments Off on Global Monitoring Report 2008

World Bank IMF IMF’s Global economic prospects for 2009 (.pdf) April 11 Climate Change Rises On World Bank Agenda ...

Iraq 5 years later
March 24, 2008, Comments Off on Iraq 5 years later

The $3 Trillion War, Josephy Stiglitz and Linda Bilmes (Vanity Fair, April 2008) After wildly lowballing the cost of the ...