World Watch

Twitter Takes Tehran Michael M. Rosen 06/18/2009

As the mullahs have increasingly restricted the freedom of Western and Iranian journalists—essentially forbidding them from covering the demonstrations—amateurs and professionals alike have turned to Web 2.0 tools to get their message out.

Obama’s Guantanamo Problem—And Ours James Glassman 05/22/2009

Gitmo requires deep thought, not glib pronouncements. It also requires a dose of reality.

The World Economy’s Europe Problem Desmond Lachman 05/07/2009

As ‘green shoots’ of recovery sprout in the United States, potential crises in a number of European economies pose the main risk to any early global economic recovery.

Who Should ‘Go First’ on Greenhouse Gas Control? Kenneth P. Green 04/17/2009

The argument that the developed world should be the first to cut greenhouse gas emissions is illogical when viewing climate change as the long-term challenge it is purported to be.

The Turkish Bridgehead Robert Ellis 04/16/2009

Turkey is often mentioned as the West’s bridgehead to the Middle East—but Turkey could just as well be the Islamic world’s bridgehead in Europe.

Nursing India’s Drug Market Back to Health Roger Bate 04/16/2009

Regional and local officials are taking the initiative to stop the deadly and odious trade of counterfeit and substandard drugs in India.

Keynes at the Border? Alan Viard 04/15/2009

A common fallacy holds that imposing taxes on imports and rebating taxes on exports would stimulate the economy.

The News of God’s Death Has Been Greatly Exaggerated Evan Sparks 04/13/2009

Two Economist magazine writers weigh in on the global revival of faith.

Obama and the Matrix Mark W. Davis 04/07/2009

We face an unpredictable interplay between terrorists, enabler states, and reckless world powers that support them.

The Mullah, the Caudillo, and the Terrorist Apoorva Shah 04/01/2009

Iranian activity in Latin America is a significant and growing subversive threat. So why is America shunning its allies in the region?