Recently added articles from Newsweek International:
Mail Call: A Changed China?(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Our June 30 report on how the quake changed China won mixed responses from readers. Two who were present in China then wrote, "Thank you for a well-researched article." But another said, "Your claims are naive, even offensive." A third wondered, "Was it solely the negligence of rogue local ...
The Scourge Of Somalia's Seas.
Sep 01, 2008; McLure, Jason ... Byline: Jason McLure Washington's terror fixation has been a boon for the region's pirates--and is leading to another famine. The last radio message sent by the Stella Maris--a 54,000-metric-ton Japanese freighter plying the Gulf of Aden--was chilling: "Pirates ...
Chinese and Proud of It.
Sep 01, 2008; Honorine, Solenn ... Byline: Solenn Honorine Once a repressed minority, Southeast Asia's Chinese diaspora is feeling its roots. The spectacular "Water Cube"--the bubblelike Beijing Olympic swimming venue--has been praised for its architecture, but it bears an even more unusual ...
To Be Free From America.
Sep 01, 2008; Trenin, Dmitri ... The consensus in Washington holds that a revanchist Russia must be stopped before it is too late. Even small wars can act as watersheds. The most recent one in the caucasus has marked the end of an era in which Moscow sought, with waning intensity, to fit itself into a common ...
You Can Call Me 'Misha'.(Mikheil Saakashvili)
Sep 01, 2008; Nemtsova, Anna ... Byline: Anna Nemtsova How naivete and an erratic streak may have doomed Saakashvili. It would have been hard not to be charmed by Mikheil Saakashvili. Young, dynamic, Western-educated and -oriented, he was among the most intriguing characters to move onto the global ...
The Rise of the Putin Doctrine.(Vladimir Putin)
Sep 01, 2008; Joffe, Josef ... As the West celebrated 'soft' power, Putin went back to 'hard' power, using gas to cow his neighbors. True, Georgia's Mikheil Saakashvili is not a very smart president. A pro would not have walked into the trap the Russians and their local thug-in-chief (a.k.a. "president"), ...
Not A Safe Route.
Sep 01, 2008; Kushner, Adam B. ... Byline: Adam B. Kushner Oil and gas traveling through Georgia was supposed to free Europe from Russia. Not anymore. Russia's invasion of Georgia threatened a major transit corridor for oil and gas from the Caspian Sea, raising questions about Western energy security ....
Forced Off The Fence.
Sep 01, 2008; Hennock, Mary ... Byline: Mary Hennock The conflict in Georgia threatens China's neutrality and could push it to take sides in a new cold war. No one likes to see a fight ruin their party. But that's what happened to China recently when its efforts to stage a feel-good Olympics risked ...
'The Cold War Is Long Over'.
Sep 01, 2008; Lavrov, Sergey ... Byline: Sergey Lavrov; Lavrov is Russia's foreign minister. This month Georgia's Saakashvili chose to achieve his political vision through violence. It has become fashionable to view Russia's involvement in South Ossetia through the prism of the cold war, with the ...
Painting Pol Pot.
Sep 01, 2008; Kolesnikov-Jessop, Sonia ... Byline: Sonia Kolesnikov-Jessop Cambodian artists of all ages depict the atrocities of the Khmer Rouge regime in vastly different ways. Cambodian artist Oeur Sokuntevy, 25, was born after the atrocities of Pol Pot's regime. So when she was asked to produce an artwork ...
Shades Of Shanghai On The Nile.
Sep 01, 2008; El-Erian, Mohamed A. ... The influx of private capital raises the question of whether Africa is on the verge of a China-style breakout phase. As the Olympic glow fades in China, it is time to shift our attention to Africa, which some analysts are talking up as the next emerging-market hot spot. A ...
Dining: Field of Gourmet Dreams.(Outstanding in the Field )(Brief article)
Sep 01, 2008; Luna, Kristin ... Byline: Kristin Luna Picnics can be haute. Since 1999, a small Santa Cruz, California-based organization called Outstanding in the Field has created a traveling "restaurant without walls," roving the United States hosting dining events on beaches, ranches, vineyards and the ...
Hot Spot: Kempinski Ishtar Dead Sea Resort, Jordan.(Brief article)
Sep 01, 2008; Brownell, Ginanne ... Byline: Ginanne Brownell The Kempinski Ishtar Dead Sea Resort is an oasis set against the dry Jordanian landscape, and one of the most luxurious places in the region. Atmosphere: After being greeted with sweet iced tea and moist towels, you are whisked away by cart ...
4 Hours in Houston.(Brief article)
Sep 01, 2008; Hansen, Paige ... Byline: Paige Hansen Houston? No problem. With thriving arts and sports scenes this metropolis is slicker than the average oil town. ADMIRE the outdoor display of giant busts of American presidents at the SculpturWorx Studio (2500 Summer Street) of 82-year-old artist ...
The Maximalist.(Brief article)
Sep 01, 2008; Kussin, Zach ... Byline: Zach Kussin For the outdoorsman who has everything, silversmith Adrian Pallarol has come up with the Leatherman Charge Dorado pocketknife. It ...
Eyewear: Seeing Is Believing.(Brief article)
Sep 01, 2008; Kussin, Zachary ... Byline: Zachary Kussin Just when you thought the personalization trend in fashion couldn't go any further, bespoke eyewear craftsmen are coming up with glasses made to fit clients' distinctive facial features, proportions and skin complexion. Nader Zadi's impressive ...
Fashion: Menswear: Comme Des Femmes.(Buyers guide)
Sep 01, 2008; Reddy, Sameer ... Byline: Sameer Reddy Menswear is typically about sober suits, structured tailoring and starched shirts. But this season and next, designers are showing a softer side. Y-3 by Yohji Yamamoto, a line distinguished by its high-tech sportswear, features a lush fall coat ...
He's Chased Al Qaeda From Baghdad. Next: Kandahar.(David Petraeus )
Sep 01, 2008; Nordl, Rod ... Byline: Rod Nordland Gen. David Petraeus has no intention of doing a victory lap on his way out of Iraq. As he heads off next month to take over the U.S. military's Central Command, in charge of Afghanistan as well as Iraq, he leaves a country on the rebound. People in Baghdad ...
Cameron Steps Up.(David Cameron )(Brief article)
Sep 01, 2008; Dailey, Kate ... Byline: Kate Dailey With Gordon Brown's poll numbers suffering, British opposition leader David Cameron is starting to act like prime-minister material. Even though elections may be two years off, Labour M.P.s are complaining that Cameron's already setting the agenda in ...
The Legacy Of Beijing.(Brief article)
Sep 01, 2008; Liu, Melinda ... Byline: Melinda Liu By now, it's clear that both Chinese and visitors alike reveled in the 2008 Games, even many skeptics. The merry national atmosphere is quite different from the mood before Aug. 8, when officials worried about polluted air, terror attacks, even the ...