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Monday 21/March/2016 17:10 PM

The first US climate refugees

Early one morning at the beginning of March, two black Chevy Suburbans filled with federal and state development officials left New Orleans for...

Monday 21/March/2016 16:59 PM

Congress is forgotten but not gone

Remember that first branch of American government? With all the attention to the presidential race and the partisan fight over President Barack Obama's...

Monday 21/March/2016 16:26 PM

China not main driver of commodity prices

There is no doubt that China’s ongoing growth slowdown has had far-reaching effects on the global economy. But its role in the sharp fall in commodity...

Sunday 20/March/2016 16:48 PM

A quantum of happiness for UAE

I’m delighted to join in the celebration of this year’s International Day of Happiness. But, to be honest, my focus is on the other 364 days of the...

Sunday 20/March/2016 16:21 PM

Putin's Syria gamble has already paid off

Vladimir Putin says he is withdrawing most Russian forces from Syria because his "objectives" have been achieved. How to judge that boast? On such...

Sunday 20/March/2016 16:12 PM

Populism from Tolstoy to Trump

One of Leo Tolstoy’s preoccupations was the nature and limits of power. What was it that made France so formidable an enemy, particularly of Russia? This...