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So the Chinese land easily in a weak and divided Europe
03.07.10 Publication: Corriere della Sera
A useful saying, I find, is “be careful what you wish for”. The consequences may not all be what you expected or thought of. In the next few years, this...
Read moreAfter the smiles, its beggar your neighbour
28.06.10 Publication: The Times
It took an Irishman, George Bernard Shaw, to point out that Britain and America were two nations “divided by a common language”. It has taken a summit of...
Read moreWhere now for the crisis-hit European Left?
14.06.10 Publication: The Times
Try looking at the heel of Italy, where you can find a refreshing combination of old values and capitalismPolitical labels such as left and right, we told...
Read moreChina’s stance on North Korea could lead to war
31.05.10 Publication: The Times
The world is anxious about the Kim regime but greater disasters lie ahead if its superpower neighbour fails to actTry this quiz. You lead a rising economic...
Read moreThe Thatcherite road is all Europe has left
20.05.10 Publication: The Times
Solving the eurozone crisis will take more liberalisation than Germany wants to swallow Panic is not a word normally associated either with Germany or...
Read moreThe City needs its wings clipped, not cut off
17.05.10 Publication: The Times
Thwacking bankers may be a crowd-pleaser but will not help Osborne to revive the economy or shrink the deficitBritain spent so long in pre-election mode that...
Read moreBritain´s new era of coalitions
09.05.10 Publication: Corriere della Sera
Britain’s electoral system has been widely envied for its ability to produce decisive outcomes and stable governments. But on May 6th our “first past the...
Read moreEurope’s economy is the sick man of the world
30.04.10 Publication: The Times
Kick Greece out of the euro to warn other reprobates that they face swallowing the same humiliating medicineIt wasn’t very nice to liken the Greek debt...
Read moreThe case for Cameron-Clegg
27.04.10 Publication: Corriere della Sera
The British have long been suspicious of the idea of coalition governments, believing them to be a dangerously unstable continental idea. Despite the fact...
Read moreImmigration needs a New York state of mind
19.04.10 Publication: The Times
Bureaucratic controls will only deny Britain the benefits it has reaped from foreign workers over the yearsBeing stuck in New York, waiting for the Icelandic...
Read moreWhy the US and China must close the gap
05.04.10 Publication: The Times
First they seemed at loggerheads, now Beijing and Washington appear keen to cosy up. There’s a deal to be doneIn international affairs, perceptions are...
Read moreDavid Cameron´s mixed message
01.04.10 Publication: The Guardian
Business endorsement for their NI cut is handy, but will not solve the Tories´ credibility gap with voters over ´efficiency savings´ No one...
Read moreWar and intelligence, a connection that remains
29.03.10 Publication: Corriere della Sera
Having fought two wars together in the past nine years, neither of which yielded great honour or achievements, it may be natural for America and Britain to sit...
Read moreBerlusconi’s bubble is almost at bursting point
22.03.10 Publication: The Times
If Italian voters put in the boot, the Prime Minister’s coalition partners can seize the chance to bring him downYou will, of course, be astonished to learn...
Read moreThe pound will rise as the euro heads south
08.03.10 Publication: The Times
Political uncertainty is holding back sterling. But it’s a sure thing that the eurozone has a rough time aheadThe time to be greedy, the Sage of Omaha says,...
Read moreIs Britain in the midst of an economic crisis?
03.03.10 Publication: Corriere della Sera
Is Britain in the midst of an economic crisis? We British have been asking ourselves that question ever since the global credit crunch began in mid-2007, and...
Read moreObama’s slow burn will bring Iran into line
22.02.10 Publication: The Times
A sledgehammer approach to sanctions will not kill President Ahmadinejad’s nuclear ambitions and might bolster his powerIf you had to list the foreign-policy...
Read moreWhy China is stoking war of words with US
08.02.10 Publication: The Times
Beijing’s belligerence is a diversionary tactic. There’s nothing like nationalist outrage to sweeten unpopular economic reformEuropeans bemoaning the loss...
Read moreChina Takes More Belligerent Stance
04.02.10 Publication: Corriere della Sera
We are well accustomed to being rather bewildered by Chinese official statements. Although they have become more sophisticated in the past decade, very often...
Read morePreface
01.02.10 Publication: Voice
The great global recession of 2007-2009 has been a shocking and disturbing experience for people all over the world, especially the many who had become...
Read moreDon’t write Japan off. The giant is stirring
25.01.10 Publication: The Times
Its economy is set to lose its No 2 position to China, but after years of stagnation Japan seems ready to shake itself upWhen a car full of boy-racers...
Read moreBritain doesn´t need shock therapy
04.01.10 Publication: The Times
Commentary on Britain and its economic prospects has come to resemble tabloid reporting on England´s World Cup prospects. One minute, generally after...
Read moreNo Legally Binding Treaty as Copenhagen Summit Closes
20.12.09 Publication: Corriere della Sera
The agreement that closed the Copenhagen climate conference will disappoint anyone who dreamed that this summit of more than 190 countries would come up with a...
Read moreCopenhagen Concensus Doesn´t Guarantee The Right Changes
07.12.09 Publication: Corriere della Sera
The Copenhagen conference on climate change, which opens next Monday, December 7th, is going to be difficult to evaluate—perhaps as difficult as is climate...
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