World Watch

Ségolène la Socialiste? Jurgen Reinhoudt 02/22/2007

Ségolène Royal, the Socialist candidate for President of France, talks like Mitterrand—but if elected, she may be forced to govern like Lionel Jospin, whose far-left rhetoric was matched by pro-growth policies and extensive privatization.

Too Many Eggs in One Web? Adam Wolfe 02/21/2007

The Internet is famously resilient—but it would be surprisingly easy to cut millions of people off from the global network.

Life and Death at an Indian Call Center David Robinson 02/16/2007

The country has found a new use for its most famous business model—a far cry from tech support.

Dangerous Play Jonathan Bronitsky 02/15/2007

Making Italian football safe for fans is a political challenge.

Good Intentions Could Pave a Better Road in Liberia Roger Bate 02/14/2007

Donor countries should let Liberia’s problems, rather than their own favorite causes, guide their aid.

Saving Lives Through Honest Accounting Roger Bate 02/12/2007

A new initiative by Senator Tom Coburn could bring badly needed transparency to the Global Fund to Fight HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.

The Lhasa Frontier John Makin 02/09/2007

The brand-new Beijing-to-Lhasa railway is an engineering marvel, writes John Makin, who saw it firsthand. It’s opening Tibet to commerce and tourism, and it illustrates the divide between a nation that invests (China) and one that consumes (the United States).

Blood and Soil Victor Davis Hanson 02/06/2007

In Iraq and Afghanistan, we desperately need the calm continuity that farming brings, writes VICTOR DAVIS HANSON, a farmer himself. But how to revive the right kind of agriculture?

Is Science the Key to the Middle East? Brent M. Eastwood 02/01/2007

Many Arabs abhor the U.S. government—but they admire American science and technology. We should use our labs as common ground.

The Secret of Viable Ethanol Mark Falcoff 01/31/2007

America’s subsidy-dependent ethanol farmers may not like it, but a recent U.S. pact with Brazil could pave the way to an efficient global market in biofuels—and that could change the game.