other Understanding KeynesRicardo Crespo | 10 May 2013 |tags: Aristotle, economics, homosexuality, John Maynard KeynesWere the theories of the 20th Century's most famous economist blemished by the fact that he was a homosexual? An expert on Keynes says No.  Nostalgia for NATOGeorge Friedman | 08 May 2013 |tags: European identity, European Union, NATOWhen the West had a common enemy in the Soviet Union, it was united. Now Europe is fragmenting once again into quarrelling rivals.  Malaysian election: keeping the status quoBinoy Kampmark | 06 May 2013 |tags: MalaysiaA Malay-based party retains its stranglehold on the government of Malaysia, even though it lost many supporters.  Why is Europe committing demographic suicide?Carolyn Moynihan | 11 April 2013 |tags: birth dearth, birth rates, demographic winter, demographyFrankly, not even the experts have the faintest idea.  The West’s two big mistakes in the Arab worldJennifer S. Bryson | 08 April 2013 |tags: Arab Spring, book reviews, IslamBy treating Islam as monolithic and insisting on secularisation Western powers miss opportunities to help democracy take root.  In a natural stateG. Tracy Mehan III | 03 April 2013 |tags: conservation, ecology, environmentThe notion that nature is unchanging and that man is a destroying intruder has captured the imagination of our contemporaries. But many ecologists now question it.  Beyond the post-Cold War worldGeorge Friedman | 03 April 2013 |tags: balance of power, international relationsWhile the US has made many mistakes, a fragmented Europe and a weaker China mean that the US will be more powerful -- since power is relative.  The empathy gapJohn Tirman | 02 April 2013 |tags: Afghanistan, drones, IraqWhere is the sympathy for the civilian victims of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan?  2 doctors, 103 women, sterilisation quota achievedCarolyn Moynihan | 27 March 2013 |tags: India, population control, sterilisation campsIndia's target-driven quotas for female sterilisation are producing horrific scenes, all with the aid of Western money.  The Cyprus bailout: a disturbing precedentGeorge Friedman | 27 March 2013 |tags: Cyprus bailout, European Union, GermanyEuropean policy makers have broken a barrier that has been in place since the 1930s.  A new reality in relations between US and IsraelGeorge Friedman | 20 March 2013 |tags: foreign policy, Israel, Stratfor, USAIt's like a marriage that continues out of habit but whose foundation has withered. Can Obama's visit repair it?
 What to Expect When No One’s ExpectingJennifer Roback Morse | 19 March 2013 |tags: book reviews, demographyAt last, a book on demography that talks about its relation to sexual culture.  What if North Korea really is crazy?George Friedman | 13 March 2013 |tags: North Korea, StratforIt's unlikely, but what could push North Korea over the brink?  Brain explosion: big neuroscience teams up with ObamaDenyse O'Leary | 08 March 2013 |tags: economics, love, neuroscienceThe US President is backing a brain activity map project that would cost billions and may be fatally flawed.
 Europe, unemployment and instabilityGeorge Friedman | 07 March 2013 |tags: Europe, financial crisis, Stratfor, unemploymentThe European crisis is no longer finance but the devastating effects of unemployment.  Working abroad, supporting the family at homeVincenzina Santoro | 22 February 2013 |tags: migrant workers, Philippines, remittancesEmigrants’ remittances are at the core of poverty alleviation in many developing countries.  The myth of disappearing Lebanese ChristiansMichael Cook | 20 February 2013 |tags: demography, LebanonA bombshell report shows that Christians are making a demographic comeback in Lebanon because of tumbling Muslim birth rates.  Hellfire, morality and strategyGeorge Friedman | 20 February 2013 |tags: drones, ethics of warfare, USThe use of drones may be legal under international war, but it is leading the US into unknown territory.  Bill Gates and his mixed up global health agendaCarolyn Moynihan | 15 February 2013 |tags: Bill Gates, polio eradication, population controlBill and Melinda Gates want to stop polio and also the growth of third world population. One of these campaigns could be undermining the other.  Let’s talk about just warNathaniel Peters | 08 February 2013 |tags: book reviews, just war, US foreign policyIn a country where opinion oscillates between the extremes of realism and pacifism, learning the history of the just war tradition is important.  Mandate of the PeopleTom Odhiambo | 01 February 2013 |tags: book reviews, entrepreneurship, Kenya, politics, povertyPolitics can be dirty, but it will be cleaner if decent people get involved.
 Ferocious, weak and crazyGeorge Friedman | 30 January 2013 |tags: diplomacy, North KoreaIf diplomacy is the art of winning without warring, North Korea is in a class of its own. Page 1 of 1 : subscribe donate
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