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Putin 4.0
Meet Vladimir the pacifist.
John Rwangombwa: Rwanda Can Be Proud of Its Economic Progress
Since 2006, one million of the country's 11 million citizens have emerged from poverty.
Athens's Choosy Beggars
Greek politicians hold the reins as long as the bailout architects believe that a Greek default, messy or otherwise, would be a catastrophe for Europe.
Julian Assange, Ironist
The WikiLeaker gets a job with Russian television.
Seventeenth Brussels Washout
Greece and Portugal didn't even make it onto the agenda.
Coalition of the Departing
France may be the first in a stampede for the exits in Afghanistan.
A Royal Lesson for RBS
The sooner the British government relinquishes its stake in the bank, the better.
Sarkozy, Take Two
Can the French president make a coherent case for another five years?
Why Europe Isn't Growing
A World Bank report blames demographic strain and bloated governments.
Cutting Greece's Debt Down to Size
Brussels and Athens need to get their money's worth.
Germany's Solar Crack-Up
Berlin backs down on trying to 'grow pineapples in Alaska.'
Lagarde for $1 Trillion
The IMF isn't worth the raise it's asking for.
Labor Union Imperialism
The AFL-CIO targets Georgia.
Abu Qatada's Human Rights
A European court in Strasbourg overrules Britain.
Another Day, Another Downgrade
Who will bail out Europe's bailout fund?
High-Priced Rail
If a high-speed link between London and the North is such a great idea, why not let private investors take the risk?
A Phony War on Crony Capitalism
David Cameron has the wrong solution to the wrong problem.
Greece Heads Toward Default
A purely voluntary restructuring may not be possible.
The African War on Terror
The latest Islamist front is in Nigeria.
Do Good Fences Make Good Bankers?
Aligning the politics and the economics of bank bailouts in the post-panic world.
The Government Wage Gap in Europe
The EU has a long way to go to trim civil-service pay down to size.
In Hoc Anno Domini
When Saul of Tarsus set out on his journey to Damascus the whole of the known world lay in bondage. There was one state, and it was Rome. There was one master for it all, and he was Tiberius Caesar.
Challenging Frau Merkel
Even Germany's liberal party is uneasy about too much democracy in its euro-crisis policy.
Václav Havel
A man for all seasons on behalf of liberty.
The ECB's Bad Brainstorm
The central bank makes it easier for banks to hold more of the sovereign debt that has gotten them in trouble.
A Royal Banking Failure
The U.K. government maintains that 'banks are different,' the consequences of their failure unbearable.
Until Europe Meets Again
Another agreement to agree on not very much.
What Berlin and Paris Wrought
Angela Merkel and Nicolas Sarkozy score a few points each at the start of Europe's 'week of truth.'
Brussels Brainstorms . . .
'Stability bonds,' fiscal surveillance and the shape of Europe to come.
Spain's Right Turn
Mariano Rajoy has won a big majority, but now he has to use it.
A Populist's Lament
Viktor Orban has made Hungary a ripe target for doubters.
The IMF and the European Crisis
Taxpayers are already on the hook for bailouts, and the tab is rising.
Rise of the Technocrats
Can the men without party succeed where the pols have failed?
Merkel the Populist
As Europe verges on recession, Germany's center-right government contemplates a job-killing minimum wage.
Occupiers Unite!
To anyone attempting to commute through London Wednesday: condolences.
French Tax Attack
Sarkozy's new tax hikes will hurt the economy.
Pandemonium in Greek
Voters may weigh in after Athens and Brussels have stitched their deals.
Trichet's Compromised Legacy
The ECB is now a more politicized, less independent institution.
Congress Takes on Unilateral Europe
A carbon tax on U.S. airline passengers.
Wanted: Plans for the Euro's Peaceful Demise
A £250,000 reward for the least-bad euro-zone doomsday scenario.
Israel's Unequal Exchange
The line between moral values and moral hazard can be thin.
Estonia's Model for Europe
The Baltic state cut spending and kept taxes flat and low.
A Monarchy More Modern
It's been a long time since British monarchs were expected to be direct heirs of Adam.
Farce Kiev
Free countries do not make it a crime to lose an election.
The Return of Rational Expectations
A pair of worthy Nobel prizes in economics.
José María Aznar: Europe Must Share the Burden of Saving Its Banks
Banking markets have integrated but the public safety net is still fragmented along national borders.
Easing Does It
Britain's leaders are still searching in the dark for a growth policy.
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