Opinion
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The Politics of Moral Hazard
BRUSSELS – It is an old and never-ending contest. On one side are the moral-hazard scolds, claiming that one of…
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Why Give Corporations a Tax Break?
BERKELEY – US President Barack Obama has called for additional revenue as part of a balanced plan to reduce future…
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Leaders and Future of Liberia – Part 5
Liberia is a country endowed with great talents and potentials but developing these talents remains to be seen. Realistic programs…
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Violence and Innovation
ABU DHABI – In the 1949 British film The Third Man, the character Harry Lime observes that, during the Borgia…
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After Israel’s Apology
ANKARA – After nearly three years of political tension, diplomatic maneuvering, and back-channel negotiations, Israel has formally apologized to Turkey…
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The Tuberculosis Front
BERLIN – This has been a good decade in the fight against tuberculosis. We are likely to achieve the United…
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Global Markets’ Time Factor
BARCELONA – In recent months, the dichotomy between booming financial markets, on the one hand, and sluggish economies and dysfunctional…
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Taking Safety Littorally
PASADENA – In 2011, the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami devastated Japan’s coastal region. Last year, Hurricane Sandy caused a wall…
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Redefining Sustainable Development
MELBOURNE – Albert Einstein once said that if he had just one hour to find a solution on which his…
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Asia and a Post-American Middle East
KUWAIT CITY – When the consequences of the United States-led invasion of Iraq ten years ago are fully assessed, the…
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