Newsweek International back issues from February 2008:
A High-Tech Crisis?(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
Feb 04, 2008 ... Readers took issue with our Dec. 10 story "Why Apple Isn't Japanese." One said, "Japan still dominates many fields such as digital cameras, where Canon and Nikon own the high-end market." Another noted: "If Japan overcomes its problem with how to market innovation, it will generate amazing ...
Goodbye to the Bulls.(Business; MARKETS)(US economy)
Feb 04, 2008 ... Fourteen economists, policymakers and strategists weigh in on a week of volatility and economic turmoil. 'A Meltdown' Nouriel Roubini We know booms and busts are aspects of capitalism, and have been so historically. Many of them have been driven by a ...
Where's Pest Control?(Business)(subprime mortgage crisis)
Feb 04, 2008; ... Byline: George Wehrfritz and John Sparks; With Jonathan Adams in Taipei Market turmoil is just beginning. The cockroach theory says debt woes travel like vermin: in packs. If the subprime mortgage crisis is the cockroach that darts from under the kitchen sink and ...
France's New Western Idea.(World Affairs)(Nicolas Sarkozy's foreign policy)
Feb 04, 2008; ... Byline: Tracy McNicoll Sarkozy aims to create a novel kind of transatlantic leader, proudly Christian with warm Muslim ties. Since taking office last may, French president Nicolas Sarkozy has been on the move, appearing briefly in one spot after another and in a ...
The Kremlin Wises Up.(World Affairs)(Vladimir Putin's foreign policy)
Feb 04, 2008; ... Byline: Owen Matthews; With Anna Nemtsova in Moscow After strong-arm tactics backfire, Moscow finds smarter ways to extend its influence abroad. Russians can be forgiven for a little nostalgia. Not long ago, their country commanded a worldwide empire. Yet in the past ...
'Welcome To Natoland'.(World Affairs; Point of View)(a world community consisting of members of North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
Feb 04, 2008; ... Byline: Denis MacShane; MacShane is Labour Member of Parliament for Rotherham and a former minister for Europe. Of all the lazy thinking in Europe's capitals, the laziest is the notion that the next U.S. administration will usher in a new era of sweetness and light in ...
The Titans In Their Twilight.(World Affairs)(Suharto, King Bhumibol Adulyadej, Mahathir Mohammad and Lee Kuan Yew)
Feb 04, 2008; ... Byline: George Wehrfritz; With Jonathan Adams in Taipei As Southeast Asia's prototypical strongman nears death, Indonesia sets the tone for an uncertain era. They were the titans of their time: larger-than-life figures who, through skill and force of personality, ...
Who Will Fill the Empty Cribs?(Society)(intercountry adoption)
Feb 04, 2008; ... International adoptions are on the decline, despite growing demand and an endless supply of orphans. For Anna Porras and Miquel Milian, The worst part is the waiting. Back in 2005, when the Spanish couple found they couldn't have a biological child, they took it in stride and ...
When There's No Place Like Home.(Society)(United Nations Children's Fund's policy on intercountry adoption)
Feb 04, 2008; ... Byline: Pat Wingert Children's advocates can't agree on how much to emphasize intercountry adoption as a solution. Some advocates blame the decline in intercountry adoptions over the past three years on a single surprising source: UNICEF. The United Nations ...
Like A Super Hero.(Society and the Arts; THE INTERNET)(zooming interface)
Feb 04, 2008; ... Byline: Barrett Sheridan Humans weren't made for scrolling and searching. We were made for zooming. Clad in a comfy black t shirt and jeans, Blaise Aguera y Arcas stood onstage at the Technology, Entertainment, Design Conference in Monterey, California, early last ...
By Land and By Sea.(The Good Life)(coastal hotels that offer renting yachts)(Brief article)
Feb 04, 2008; ... Byline: Sana Butler Booking a room at a hotel doesn't necessarily mean sleeping there. Some coastal hotels are buying or renting private yachts for guests who want to split their stay between land and water. Guests at the Four Seasons Resorts Maldives, where the spa has its own ...
Hot Spot: Sa Los Sauces.(The Good Life)(Restaurant review)(Brief article)
Feb 04, 2008; ... Byline: Helle Jana Chan El Calafate, Argentina BUILT on the edge of this frontier town, this new estancia-style hotel makes an ideal base for exploring Perito Moreno glacier and the Patagonian ice fields. It's owned by Argentina's First Couple--Cristina Fernandez de ...
4 Hours in Zurich.(The Good Life)(City overview)(Brief article)
Feb 04, 2008; ... Byline: Sameer Reddy This streamlined Swiss city is a bastion of both refinement and edgy creativity. Visitors, whether intrepid or more traditionally inclined, can immerse themselves in either extreme. Explore uber-trendy Zurich West, the city's former red-light ...
Hawaiian Haven.(The Good Life)(real estate in Maui, Hawaii)(Buyers guide)(Brief article)
Feb 04, 2008 ... Set on a third of a hectare of manicured land on the island of Maui, this 497-square-meter home has four bedrooms, five and a half bathrooms, a grand staircase with carved teak railings, ...
All It Needs Is A Popcorn Machine.(The Good Life)(new television models and beds with built-in entertainment systems)(Buyers guide)(Brief article)
Feb 04, 2008; ... Byline: Christopher Werth Now there's another reason to stay in the sack in the morning: beds with full-blown, built-in entertainment systems. The Luksus Scandinavian Style TV-Bed offers a concealed 66cm flat screen, which discreetly rises from inside the footboard and ...
Pulling the Wool Over One's Body.(The Good Life)(use of wool fabrics)(Brief article)
Feb 04, 2008; ... Byline: Ginanne Brownell Long a favorite of knitting grannies, merino wool is finding a new purpose in activewear, thanks to a group of innovative designers in sheep-abundant lands. Soft as cotton but much more breathable, it's cool in summer and warm in winter. The brand leader ...
Perspectives.(Perspectives)(Quotation)(Brief article)
Feb 04, 2008 ... Byline: Quotation sources: Moscow Times, U.S. News, China Daily, New York Times, The Sun "Russia is still suffering from legal nihilism. No European country can boast of this degree of contempt for the law." Dmitry Medvedev, Vladimir Putin's handpicked successor, ...
Ecopolitics: Why Japan Risks Its Place In the World to Hunt Whales.(Periscope)
Feb 04, 2008; ... Byline: Christian Caryl ; Kevin Peraino ; Joseph Contreras ; Tracy McNicoll ; Adam B. Kushner ; Brian Braiker Japan's grim determination to keep hunting whales long after most states gave it up drives environmentalists round the bend. But never has it threatened relations with a ...
Mind Reading is Here.(The Technologist)(brain activity)
Feb 04, 2008; ... Byline: Sharon Begley crime investigators always have their ears open for information only a perpetrator could know. So imagine a detective asking a suspect about a killing, describing the crime scene to get the suspect to visualize the attack. The detective then asks him to ...
From Your Lips to My Mobile.(The Technologist; SOFTWARE)(SpinVox's new software allows conversion of voicemails to text messages)(Brief article)
Feb 04, 2008; ... Byline: Jaime Cunningham Ever had such a hectic travel schedule that when you call back to your office you find you have 15 voicemail messages and can't find a pen to write it all down? Why isn't there a technology to translate voice to the written word so you can have the ...
Talking to Iran.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
Feb 11, 2008 ... Readers of Fareed Zakaria's Dec. 17 column on the impasse over Iran's nuclear program sent in their own views on the subject. Recalling the problems in Iraq, one wrote, "Don't mess with Iran." But another said, "Let's act before it's too late." A third claimed, "The greatest threat to ...
The New Food Capital Of The World.(Society and the Arts; Special Report)(Cover story)
Feb 11, 2008; ... Byline: Christian Caryl and Akiko Kashiwagi; With Ginny Power in Paris And Sophie Grove in London Toru Okuda was in trouble. He'd slaved away for years to realize his dream of opening a gourmet restaurant in Tokyo, and by 2003 he had finally pulled it off. He'd even managed to ...
Finding Poetry On Your Plate.(Society and the Arts; POINT OF VIEW)(Cover story)
Feb 11, 2008; ... Byline: Joshua Cooper Ramo; Ramo is managing director of Kissinger Associates. Spend a night in Tokyo and you'll enjoy a celebration of Japan's obsession with, well, obsession. One winter night in the 13th century, a Japanese Zen priest named Myoe stepped out of a ...
The Imperfect Storm.(World Affairs)
Feb 11, 2008; ... Byline: George Wehrfritz After China's leadership warns of 'a most difficult year' to come, the world may need to take shelter. China's winter of discontent could have a chilling effect around the world. When the worst January storms in living memory hit southern ...
Pakistan's Forgotten Man.(World Affairs; POINT OF VIEW)(Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry )
Feb 11, 2008; ... If we lock up our judges and subvert the law, those who believe in a more brutal kind of justice will triumph. In the past months, as the crisis in Pakistan has worsened, key figures in the Bush administration, including Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, have spoken out about ...
In The Populist Corner.(World Affairs; EUROPE)
Feb 11, 2008; ... Byline: Stefan Theil Germany's elections signal a rise of the left, and a shift from anti-immigrant to economic populism. It was the battle of the populists. On the right: a firebrand incumbent governor known for his anti-immigrant rhetoric, campaigning against ...
China And The Great Pig Panic.(World Affairs)
Feb 11, 2008; ... Byline: Melinda Liu Why pork-jackings and rising prices are bad news for the Middle Kingdom--and the world. Pork is so important to the Chinese diet that many people here simply know it as rou, or "meat." So you can imagine Beijing's concern last year when an ...
A Fight To The Death.(Business)
Feb 11, 2008; ... Byline: Benjamin Sutherland Sony has beaten Toshiba in the battle over high-definition DVD formats, but both sides lost the war. It should be a colossal success story for television. A new generation of high-definition DVDs hold more than five times the data of ...
Up, Up And Ka-Ching!(Science)(space tourism )
Feb 11, 2008; ... Byline: Jacqui Goddard In a time of tight budgets and earthly priorities, the space business is getting a rejuvenating jolt from entrepreneurs who do the right stuff on the cheap. For decades after Yuri Gagarin became the first person to orbit the Earth in 1961, the ...
France's New Anti-Hero.(Business)(Jerome Kerviel )
Feb 11, 2008; ... Byline: Rana Foroohar; With Tracy Mcnicoll in Paris And Stefan Theil in Berlin When a rogue bank trader loses a record $7 billion, he is embraced as a star by the French, exposing the deep Gallic suspicion of capitalism. Whenever Hollywood screenwriters decide to ...
Japan's Worst Beats France's Best.(Society and the Arts; SPECIAL REPORT)(Interview)(Excerpt)
Feb 11, 2008; ... Byline: Sophie Grove A critic explains why Tokyo has eaten Paris for breakfast. Giles Coren is the restaurant critic for The Times of London; his column provides wry, often searing commentary on contemporary cuisine. He talked to Sophie Grove recently about Tokyo's ...
Imran Khan: Better A 'Bad Democrat'.(The Last Word)(Interview)
Feb 11, 2008; ... Byline: Fareed Zakaria, Tony Emerson and Jonathan Tepperman I've heard talk about the U.S. going in. They're talking about a million armed men. It would make Iraq look like child's play. Pakistan's Imran Khan, a world-renowned cricket star turned politician, visited ...
Sweet Valentine.(The Good Life)(Perugina, italy)(Brief article)
Feb 11, 2008; ... Byline: Barbie Nadeau Love, Italian Style There's no time like Valentine's Day for a full-immersion chocolate experience. And for couples in love, there's no better place to indulge than Perugia, the Italian city seeking to earn the mantle of chocolate capital of the ...
Hot Spot: Hotel Boscolo Aleph, Rome.(The Good Life)(Hotel review)
Feb 11, 2008; ... Byline: Barbie Nadeau A few steps from Via Veneto, this sleek hotel was transformed from an old bank by New York architect Adam Tihany. Inspired by Dante's "Divine Comedy," the themes of saints and sinners make it the perfect place for being naughty or nice this Valentine's Day ....
4 Hours In: Florence.(The Good Life)(Brief article)
Feb 11, 2008 ... Byline: Barbie Nadeau Little has changed in Florence in the last 500 years, which makes visiting this medieval city so romantic. But to make the most of four hours, you'll have to skip some of the city's top destinations, like the Uffizi and Accademia museums. Focus your time on ...
The Maximalist.(The Good Life)(diamond earphones the iDiamond Ear)(Brief article)
Feb 11, 2008 ... Anyone can give diamond earrings for Valentine's Day. But what about diamond earphones? Norwegian jeweler Thomas Heyerdahl has created the iDiamond Ear, hewn from 18-karat white and rose gold and ...
Fashion: Following The Tracks Of Her Tiers.(The Good Life)(Buyers guide)(Brief article)
Feb 11, 2008; ... Byline: Karen Pinchin Tiered dresses in luxe fabrics and whimsical layers skirt the line between sweet and saucy, making them perfect for a romantic night out on the town. Andrew Gn's empire-waisted vermillion silk tiered gown features a plunging neckline of handcrafted ruffles; ...
Motorcycles: Faster Than a Speeding Heretic.(The Good Life)(2008 Ecosse Heretic Titanium)(Product/service evaluation)(Brief article)
Feb 11, 2008; ... Byline: Susan H. Greenberg The best way to a man's heart is through his wheels. And the Ecosse Heretic Titanium motorcycle is about as palpitation-inducing as they come. The first bike made with an all-titanium chassis, it marries high-tech engineering with old-style design ....
Perspectives.(Perspectives)(Quotation)(Brief article)
Feb 11, 2008 ... "It is fairly well known that a lot of Germans like getting their kit off. Now there is an airline for them." The Australian Broadcasting Company, reporting that a German travel agency is offering nudist flights to Baltic Sea resorts "We have four empresses with ...
Leader Watch: How Medvedev Got More Popular Than His Boss, Putin.(Periscope)(Dmitry Medvedev and Vladimir Putin)
Feb 11, 2008 ... Byline: Owen Matthews with Anna Nemtsova; Arlene Getz; Quindlen Krovatin; Katie Baker; Jacqui Goddard It could be called the vodka index, and it is perhaps as reliable an indicator of the popularity of Russian leaders as any opinion poll. In 2003, Moscow's Kristall ...
The Net Meter Is Running.(The Technologist)(Time Warner Cable's Road Runner broadband service testing in texas)
Feb 11, 2008; ... Byline: Steven Levy Pity the internet-crazy movie lover in Beaumont, Texas. Time Warner Cable's Road Runner broadband service has chosen your city for an experiment. If you're signing up to watch lots of high-definition flicks using, say, the new iTunes digital rental program ...
Picking Out Faces In The Crowd.(The Technologist; SECURITY)(Brief article)
Feb 11, 2008 ... Cameras may be everywhere, but recognizing faces in the images is difficult for both people and machines alike. Test subjects do well at recognizing the faces of people they know in photographs. (Tony Blair is as easy to spot in a profile taken in a dark room as in a full frontal shot ...
Mail Call: A Bullish Report.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
Feb 18, 2008 ... Readers of our Dec. 24 cover story on the world economy's bright future were divided over our coverage. "Well done, NEWSWEEK!" cheered one. But another reminded us, "The world's largest economy has been badly bashed." Two were disappointed that Bangladesh made the cover picture but not the ...
This Watch Won't End.(World Affairs)(China prepares for the 2008 Olympics)
Feb 18, 2008; ... Byline: Mary Hennock and Melinda Liu China's pre-Olympic crackdown on dissent is growing, laying the roots of a new security regime. Beijing is cleaning house for the Summer Olympics. Last month security czar Ma Zhenchuan promised the extravaganza in August would ...
Carnival Goes Political.(World Affairs)(Brazilian Carnival)
Feb 18, 2008; ... Byline: Mac Margolis The floats now take on global warming, the drug trade, even genocide. But dancing Hitlers are out. Brazil's Carnival has traditionally served as a raucous nationwide party, a time to kick back, dress up and dance away the travails of everyday ...
Moments Before Birth.(Photo Essay; Kosovo)(Kosovo's independence)(Brief article)
Feb 18, 2008 ... For two years the United Nations has been negotiating a way out of political limbo for Kosovo, but time is running out. In the coming weeks, Kosovo vows to move forward and declare independence from Serbia, risking the wrath of Belgrade and its allies in Moscow. NEWSWEEK sent photographer ...
The True Turkish Believer.(World Affairs; Europe)(Recep Tayyip Erdogan)
Feb 18, 2008; ... Byline: Owen Matthews And Sami Kohen Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan just won't take no for an answer. In 2002 he and his Islamist-rooted Justice and Development Party (AKP) came to power promising to get Turkey into the European Union. Under the banner of the EU's ...
'A Good Anchor'.(World Affairs; Roundtable)(Ali Y. Koc, Ferit Sahenk, Mehmet Ali Yalcindag, and Suzan Sabanci Dincer)(Interview)(Cover story)
Feb 18, 2008 ... Byline: Christopher Dickey and Rana Foroohar Turkey's top tycoons speak out on ties to Europe, headscarves, the military and other controversies. It's not often that you can sit down to tea in one room with the bulk of a nation's economic power. But at the recent ...
Jewels In Their Crown.(Business)(Indian and British trade relations)
Feb 18, 2008; ... Byline: William Underhill Indian investors have pulled a post-colonial table turn, snapping up some of Britain's best brands. A recent Indian TV commercial for a mouth-freshening chew provides surprising insight into the business climate on the Subcontinent. The ...
The President's Passion Play.(World Affairs)(Nicolas Sarkozy)
Feb 18, 2008; ... Byline: Tracy McNicoll Nicolas Sarkozy embraces God as good for society, igniting debate over church and state in France. Being an Honorary Canon of The Basilica of Saint John of Lateran is an honor enjoyed by French leaders since Henri IV. Most don't care much ...
The Fight for Iran's Freedom.(World View)
Feb 18, 2008; ... It is easy to criticize U.S. policy toward the Middle East today: Washington's militaristic approach has contributed to the growth of fundamentalism and helped strengthen dictatorial regimes. Still, Iran's fundamentalist rulers often use such criticism as a way of disguising their own ...
Deeper Than the Skin.(Society and the Arts)(movies at the Berlinale)(Movie review)
Feb 18, 2008; ... Byline: Michael Levitin This year's Berlinale features a number of films that deal with aspects of Islam long considered taboo. Islam and homosexuality are rarely addressed in the same film. So when Indian director Parvez Sharma made "A Jihad for Love," a documentary ...
'It Sits On Your Conscience'.(The Last Word; AFRICA)(Kofi Annan)(Interview)
Feb 18, 2008; ... Byline: Scott Johnson What is it with Africa? Not only do we turn on each other, but we blame the outside. This is a cancer from within that we need to fix. More than a decade ago, when he was head of peacekeeping for the United Nations, Kofi Annan oversaw the blue ...
Sharing The Wealth.(Arts)(From Russia: French and Russian Master Paintings 1870- 1925 From Moscow and St. Petersnburg)
Feb 18, 2008; ... Byline: Sophie Grove Despite a heated diplomatic row, a collection of paintings from Russia goes on display in London. The figures in Matisse's "The Dance" are oblivious to the furor that surrounded their arrival in London, frolicking around the canvas with joyous ...
Tough Times For Deep Pockets.(Global Investor)(private equity firms)
Feb 18, 2008; ... Byline: Mohamed A. El-Erian The worry is that private equity will become yet another of the dominos falling in the global financial system. Glenn Hutchins, the highly successful and respected founder of Silver Lake, recently noted that private-equity firms "have ...
On the Fringe.(The Good Life; Fashion)(fashion shows in Sao Paulo, Brazil)(Brief article)
Feb 18, 2008; ... Byline: Sameer Reddy Brazil's fashion capital, SA[pounds sterling]o Paulo, hosted more than 40 fashion shows last month. If they're any indication, this fall-winter season will definitely have a lot of fringe appeal. From flared suede pants to urban-cowboy ensembles, tassels ...
Hot Spot.(The Good Life)(Posada De Mike Rapu, Easter Island)(Brief article)
Feb 18, 2008 ... Byline: Michelle Jana Chan Posada De Mike Rapu, Easter Island Michelle Jana Chan It is said to be among the most isolated places on earth. But with the launch of the first high-end hotel here, there are now lashings of luxury on this remote Polynesian ...
4 Hours In Udaipur.(The Good Life)(Brief article)
Feb 18, 2008; ... Byline: Christopher Werth This lakeside city of labyrinthine streets and temples is known as the most romantic city in Rajasthan, India's largest state. It rose to stardom as the setting for the 1983 James Bond film, "Octopussy." Explore the passageways and ...
Dream Home.(The Good Life)(Renaissance Mansion Percred)(Brief article)
Feb 18, 2008 ... Renaissance Mansion Perched above the city of San Francisco on the Gold Coast in Pacific Heights, this seven-bedroom, four-story home has a ...
BlackBerry Brings On The Bling.(The Good Life; Style)(purses)(Buyers guide)(Brief article)
Feb 18, 2008; ... Byline: Christopher Werth A BlackBerry may be a status symbol, but as the high-tech devices become ever more ubiquitous, users are increasingly looking for ways to make theirs stand out. Besides, although pretty resilient, the handhelds do have a nasty habit of sliding out of ...
Life's A Beach in Latin America.(The Good Life; Travel)(Brief article)
Feb 18, 2008; ... Byline: Michelle Jana Chan Some of the world's best beaches are on the islands of Latin America. THE GOOD LIFE would have gladly spent the rest of the winter checking them out. Brazil: Sanchos, on Fernando de Noronha, is the island's most perfect beach: languorous, ...
Perspectives.(Perspectives)(quotations)(Quotation)
Feb 18, 2008 ... Byline: Sources From Top: AP, Reuters, NY Daily News, AP (2), BBC "With this launch, Iran has joined the world's top 11 countries possessing space technology." Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, announcing that his country has developed and launched a rocket with ...
A Cooling Trend In One of the Most Dangerous Hotspots.(Periscope; GLOBAL FLASHPOINTS)(Chinese-Taiwanese relations)
Feb 18, 2008; ... Byline: Jonathan Adams For decades, Taiwan kept ahead of rival China through dollar diplomacy, luring allies with cash and aid. Then China's economy roared, and it started winning the global contest to buy friends. Malawi, the latest target, switched allegiance to Beijing last ...
Berlusconi, Take Three.(Periscope; Flagrant Politicos)(Silvio Berlusconi)(Brief article)
Feb 18, 2008; ... Byline: Barbie Nadeau When Italian President Giorgio Napolitano called for new elections on April 13, he set the stage for another episode of the Silvio Berlusconi show. If the 71-year-old former prime minister wins again--he's the front runner--he faces a new world, in which ...
Bypassing Washington.(Periscope; Latin Leaders)(Brief article)
Feb 18, 2008; ... Byline: Joseph Contreras Have you noticed that Washington is no longer a necessary stop for visiting heads of state? Going back to 2001, the leaders of Portugal, the Dominican Republic and El Salvador, as well as Mexico's Vicente Fox, have all made tours of the United States ...