Department Index
Foreigners 2009:
Opinions about events beyond our borders.
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- Coughing, Sneezing, and Spreading Rumors Why has the global response to swine flu been so politicized?
Nov. 17, 2009 - Follow the Rockets Why Russia is the big winner in the Middle East arms race.
Nov. 13, 2009 - How I Got That Shot of Ayatollah Khomeini A photojournalist recalls the tumultuous days of the Iranian revolution.
Nov. 11, 2009 - After the Wall Tumbled In 1989, Central Europe's fate was supposed to be uncertain and bleak. Today the region prospers more than ever.
Nov. 9, 2009 - Schabowski Shrugged The unanswered phone calls and misunderstood memos that helped bring down the Berlin Wall.
Nov. 5, 2009 - Angela Merkel's Quiet Revolution She speaks very softly and doesn't seem to carry a stick.
Nov. 3, 2009 - The End of NATO? There is little sense of Afghanistan as being an international operation.
Oct. 20, 2009 - There's Something About Berlusconi Why do Italians keep voting for him?
Oct. 13, 2009 - Who Cares Who Won the Nobel Peace Prize? We pay far too much attention to the views of five obscure Norwegians.
Oct. 9, 2009 - If Tehran Gets the Bomb … How Iranian nukes would reshape the Middle East.
Oct. 9, 2009 - Will the President of Europe Be a Gifted Pol or a Compromising Bureaucrat? The choice will tell us everything we need to know about European unification.
Oct. 6, 2009 - What Is Iran Afraid Of? Forget sanctions; forget bombing. Tehran's worst fear is a human rights campaign.
Sept. 29, 2009 - Has America Lost Interest in Europe? These days, the continent is just for photo-ops and speech-making.
Sept. 22, 2009 - Muddy Waters Are U.S. shipping companies still sending their clunkers to the toxic scrap yards of South Asia?
Sept. 18, 2009 - "Yes We Can" Meets "No We Won't" Obama's attempts to broker Middle East peace are doomed to fail—for now.
Sept. 16, 2009 - The Globalization of Censorship These days, greed and fear often trump companies' commitment to free speech.
Sept. 15, 2009 - Should We Still Be in Afghanistan? Yes—and Obama must make the case on both sides of the Atlantic.
Sept. 8, 2009 - The Days Are Getting Shorter. Time for Another World War II Memorial? Why European leaders can't resist celebrating the Sept. 1 anniversary—again.
Aug. 28, 2009 - It Doesn't Matter Who Wins the Afghan Election It's how he wins that counts—and what the West does after the vote.
Aug. 19, 2009 - Beach Worrying Four global crises that could ruin your August vacation.
Aug. 11, 2009 - After Mehsud The rest of the Pakistani Taliban won't be such easy targets.
Aug. 7, 2009 - Walid Jumblatt Is No Weather Vane Will the leader of Lebanon's Druze really form an alliance with Hezbollah?
Aug. 7, 2009 - Credit Where Credit's Due Why civilian aid and military aid shouldn't mix.
Aug. 6, 2009 - The Healing Power of Death Metal An innovative new music program for disabled veterans.
Aug. 4, 2009 - There's Something About Kyrgyzstan This Central Asian state breaks hearts.
July 30, 2009 - Clinton in Charge Hillary Clinton sets her own agenda.
July 28, 2009 - The End of Interventionism The world has lost its appetite for confrontation, and rogue regimes have gotten smarter.
July 24, 2009 - Cancel the Conferences If you care about climate change, stop talking and start taxing.
July 14, 2009 - I Prefer the Quiet Type If Medvedev is just holding Putin's coat, why did Obama lavish time on him and cold-shoulder the former president?
July 8, 2009 - Reading Palin Plain Decoding her Facebook message to the nation.
July 6, 2009 - The Wink That Changed the World This is the way the Warsaw Pact folded, not with a bang but a gesture.
July 6, 2009 - Everyone's Wrong About Honduras Reinstating deposed President Manuel Zelaya would be a disaster.
July 5, 2009 - Giving Journalists the Silent Treatment Why ignoring the media is a serious threat to press freedom.
June 30, 2009 - Morocco Makes Peace With Its Past Proof that an avowedly Islamic regime can move from authoritarianism to democracy.
June 30, 2009 - What Can Obama Do? Six nonmilitary ways the president can influence Iran.
June 26, 2009 - Clash of the Clerics Iran's ayatollahs fight over the future of the Islamic republic.
June 24, 2009 - Slate on Iran Our complete coverage of Iran's election and its aftermath.
June 23, 2009 - Woman Power Regimes that repress the civil and human rights of half their population are inherently unstable.
June 23, 2009 - Is Iran Ripe for Revolution? Possibly. But Mir Hossein Mousavi is no Mikhail Gorbachev.
June 18, 2009 - Barack the Zionist Why President Obama's approach to settlements is better for Israel than Benjamin Netanyahu's is.
June 17, 2009 - Decoding the Iranian Demonstrations How today's protesters are co-opting the symbols and slogans of the 1979 revolution.
June 16, 2009 - The Herbivore's Dilemma Japan panics about the rise of "grass-eating men," who shun sex, don't spend money, and like taking walks.
June 15, 2009 - There's No Such Thing as a Bad Election Events in Iran prove that even a little bit of democracy is a powerful thing.
June 14, 2009 - Who Cares Who's President of Iran? Tehran's rhetoric may change, but the quest for regional power never goes away.
June 11, 2009 - Why Is the Right Doing So Well in Europe? For a start, they don't spend like drunken sailors.
June 9, 2009 - Obama the Underminer By addressing the "Muslim world" from Cairo, the president is helping Tehran.
June 3, 2009 - Is China Pulling Strings in North Korea? There's a reason Beijing hasn't ended Pyongyang's provocations.
June 2, 2009 - No, You May Not Put My Taxes Toward Your Floating Duck House Britain is seething at Parliament members' abuse of government funds. How did this come about?
May 26, 2009 - Long Live the Singh Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's Congress Party wins an unexpectedly strong victory in India.
May 18, 2009 - The Talking Cure Discussion of swine flu may have been hysterical, but it was necessary.
May 12, 2009 - The Orphan Trade A look at families affected by corrupt international adoptions.
May 8, 2009 - Caramel Macchiato Conquers Mitteleuropa Say hello to a new brand of Central European excess: Starbucks has arrived in Warsaw.
May 5, 2009 - Campaign for the Common Man Understanding Indian election politics.
April 30, 2009 - Who's Zooming WHO? We must keep the World Health Organization focused on fighting infectious diseases.
April 27, 2009 - How To Save Pakistan Forget the tribal areas and regions already under Taliban control and focus on the "real" Pakistan.
April 27, 2009 - Mr. Brooks Goes to Afghanistan How community-led humanitarian programs really work.
April 24, 2009 - The Twitter Revolution That Wasn't The story of Moldova's technology-driven uprising was too good to be true.
April 20, 2009 - Meet the Narcos Mexico's drug cartels have terrible marketing skills. The government hopes it stays that way.
April 14, 2009 - Our Model Neighbor Ignore the bad press; Mexico has undergone an economic and political transformation over the last decade.
April 14, 2009 - Distant Neighbors The massive misunderstandings that plague the relationship between the United States and Mexico.
April 14, 2009 - What Turkey Can Teach Us In search of a more perfect union with Mexico.
April 14, 2009 - A Failed Relationship Slate looks at America's dysfunctional ties with Mexico.
April 14, 2009 - Calderón's War of Choice How Mexico's war on drug cartels is like the war in Iraq.
April 14, 2009 - A Modern Monticello Do we really need interactive exhibits to bring Jefferson to life? Yes, we do.
April 14, 2009 - Why Israel Will Bomb Iran The rational argument for an attack.
April 9, 2009 - Too Busy To Save Darfur The Obama administration has very few options for solving the crisis in Sudan.
April 9, 2009 - No Nukes? No Thanks. Obama's odd obsession with universal nuclear disarmament.
April 7, 2009 - Rascal Flatts The kings of Midwestern prom rock.
April 1, 2009 - Prince's New Album A new protégé and a lot of love for Salma Hayek.
March 31, 2009 - What's Loud, Unnecessary, and Costs $75 Million? A Group of 20 summit, of course.
March 30, 2009 - Ctrl-Alt-Diplomacy A "reset button" won't suffice to transform U.S. foreign relations.
March 24, 2009 - A "Beacon Light" Into Black Sites Our answer to secret torture prisons ought to be the rule of law.
March 16, 2009 - Love Thy Neighbor The European Union could splinter unless members take responsibility for their own problems.
March 3, 2009 - Just Words Who cares what Hillary Clinton says to China's leaders about human rights?
Feb. 24, 2009 - Europe to America: We Surrender! Helpless and divided, Europeans wait for Washington and Beijing to save them.
Feb. 19, 2009 - They Kill Journalists, Don't They? Why is a U.N. diplomat comparing Somali journalists to Rwandan war criminals?
Feb. 17, 2009 - Witless Protection We're all free traders now. So why are protectionist policies so popular?
Feb. 17, 2009 - Barack Obama's Uzbekistan Problem Realpolitik ambushes Obama, and not just at home.
Feb. 13, 2009 - Our Ticket Out of Afghanistan The Afghan National Army is a powerful force for upward ability and national stability.
Feb. 10, 2009 - Israel Has Already Decided It doesn't like any of the candidates.
Feb. 6, 2009 - What Is There To Laugh About in Gaza? Not much, unless you're Palestinian.
Feb. 5, 2009 - Remembering How To Cope Those who have forgotten how to shovel snow are doomed to wade through it.
Feb. 5, 2009 - Would You Like To Be President of Somalia? If so, send a résumé, photo, and $2,000 to a hotel in Djibouti.
Jan. 30, 2009 - What's the Point of Talking? Can you trust President Obama to deal with Iran and Syria?
Jan. 28, 2009 - The Obama Conspiracy Why some foreigners can't believe Obama won the presidency fair and square.
Jan. 27, 2009 - Slim's Pickings Will Carlos Slim use the New York Times to bolster his reputation?
Jan. 20, 2009 - Piloting the Plane of State How Barack Obama is like Capt. C.B. Sullenberger of Flight 1549.
Jan. 20, 2009 - Europe's New Cold War Why doesn't the European Union have a unified energy policy?
Jan. 13, 2009 - Pointless Peace Proposals The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is a war, and it won't be over until someone wins.
Jan. 6, 2009
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