Newsweek International back issues from June 2008:
McCain and Iraq.(Letter to the editor)
Jun 09, 2008 ... Readers of our April 7 story on John McCain criticized his support for the Iraq War to fight radicalism. One wrote, "Iraq under Saddam was solidly secular -- eliminating him was not productive." A reader of Michael Hastings's April 7 piece on his fiancee's death in Iraq blamed Bush and ...
Une Annee Horrible.(Point of View)(Nicolas Sarkozy's first year in office)
Jun 09, 2008; ... After a decent start, Sarkozy lost his way, reform slowed and his standing quickly plummeted. Just over a year ago, Nicolas Sarkozy's inauguration as president of France generated enormous excitement at home and abroad. Here was an energetic, young, new brand of politician who'd ...
The Coming Energy Wars.(Cover Story: World Affairs)(how a $200 oil barrel can affect world economy)
Jun 09, 2008; ... Oil prices could hit $200 a barrel in the next few months. How the spike changes everything. This spring, America hit a historic point. With average gas prices per gallon edging toward $4, America's notoriously profligate ways started to change fast. Americans are driving less, ...
What Goes Up Must Come Down.(Columnist; Ruchir Sharma)(demand for oil)
Jun 09, 2008; ... Byline: Ruchir Sharma; Sharma is head of emerging markets at Morgan Stanley Investment Management. There are widespread signs of demand destruction in the largest consumer of oil--the U.S. Just as the El Nino phenomenon is bandied about to explain away any weather ...
Softer Russian Power.(World Affairs)(why former Soviet republics prefer to learn English)
Jun 09, 2008; ... Byline: Owen Matthews; With Anna Nemtsova in Tbilisi Moscow once extended its reach through schools and language. No more. It's been more than a century since a member of the Mebagishvili family of Tbilisi, Georgia, grew up not speaking Russian. Like educated ...
Man of the People.(World Affairs)(Rahul Gandhi)
Jun 09, 2008; ... Byline: Sudip Mazumdar A Gandhi tries to recast his image--and reform his party in the process. It seemed downright Clintonian. Three months ago, Rahul Gandhi--scion of the powerful Nehru-Gandhi family and great hope of the Congress Party--decided to repackage ...
A Bunch Of Crooks On The Run.(Point of View)(Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia)
Jun 09, 2008; ... With the death of its leader, the band faces extinction. It would be high time. They've degenerated into criminals. Early in 1964, a group active during La Violencia--a period of extreme violence and turmoil that wracked Colombia during the 1950s--launched a peasant uprising in ...
Looking for a Hero.(World Affairs)(2008 Euro Cup)
Jun 09, 2008; ... Byline: Mark Starr and Stefan Theil Big football tournaments often seem to end in failure. Will this year's Euro Cup be any different? When the European Championships, the world's second most prestigious football tournament, after the World Cup, kick off on June 7 in ...
Rise Of The Latin Africans.(World Affairs)
Jun 09, 2008; ... Byline: Joseph Contreras; With Steven Ambrus in Bogota, Maria Amparo Lasso in Mexico City and Phil Gunson in Caracas A new black-power movement in Central and South America. Hugo Chavez is known as a revolutionary in many contexts, especially his defiance of the ...
The Big Beef Backlash.(Business)(US-South Korea free trade agreement)
Jun 09, 2008; ... Byline: B. J. Lee America and South Korea have much to gain from their big trade deal, but may kill it for silly reasons. A year ago, Seoul and Washington cheerfully celebrated the signing of a trade deal that looked like a major victory for the friends of ...
Robert Kagan: Why Should Democracy Be Shy?(The Last Word)(Interview)
Jun 09, 2008; ... Byline: Christopher Werth We gave to look at international relations a a competition, because Russia and China already see it that way. Robert Kagan believes a war is coming. Not necessarily one with guns and bombs, but his new book argues that a fundamental global ...
Is China Too Big For The World?(Global Investor)
Jun 09, 2008; ... Byline: Mohamed A. El-Erian; El-Erian is co-CEO and co-CIO of PIMCO. China may be the rare case of a modern, fast-growth economy that has turned the terms of the trade against itself. Every year, PIMCO employees lock themselves (mentally, that is) in a room for three ...
Fitness: Gyms Go Designer.(The Good Life)(Brief article)
Jun 09, 2008; ... Byline: Tiffanie Wen Those seeking a gym worthy of their Stella McCartney exercise clothes are in luck. A new wave of luxury fitness centers allows exercise lovers to work up a sweat in high-concept spaces designed by brand-name architects. London's trendy $10 ...
Hotspot: Intercontinental, San Francisco.(The Good Life)(Brief article)
Jun 09, 2008; ... Byline: Kristin Luna More contemporary than its sister hotel, the Mark Hopkins, up the road, this InterCon's turquoise, aquarium-like facade epitomizes the hip art vibe that energizes the City by the Bay. Designed to be ecofriendly, it's the first new lodging establishment to ...
4 Hours In . . . Mendoza.(The Good Life)(Brief article)
Jun 09, 2008; ... Byline: Kate Tedesco The capital of Argentina's wine region is fast developing a reputation as the "new Napa" for its spectacular food and wine. Just remember that Mendocinos take their siestas very seriously: most businesses close between 1 and 5, so make sure your four hours ...
The Maximalist.(The Good Life)(Jagger Dagger)(Brief article)
Jun 09, 2008 ... Appropriately dubbed the "Jagger Dagger," this showstopping 18-karat white gold Hero Dagger ice pick, created by jewelry designer Jade Jagger, is made by Belvedere to chip just the right-size shards of ice off the old block for its superior vodka martinis. But this glittering implement ...
Style: Packing a Colorful Punch.(The Good Life)(multicolored purse)(Buyers guide)(Brief article)
Jun 09, 2008; ... Byline: Sonia Kolesnikov-Jessop Some women have serious trouble deciding which handbag to carry with a particular frock. Now there's an easy way out: the multicolored purse, destined to become the accessory of choice this summer. Louis Vuitton's Firebird, a roomy tote in ...
Automobiles: Move Over, Speed Racer.(The Good Life)(Mercedes-Benz SL 63)(Brief article)
Jun 09, 2008; ... Byline: Tara Weingarten Low, flat and stable on curves even at very high speeds, the Mercedes SL63 coupe features a new 7-speed sports transmission. It shifts quickly and responds like a manual transmission, but with the smoothness of an automatic. It packs a 518-horsepower, ...
Perspectives.(Quotation)(Brief article)
Jun 09, 2008 ... "I gave them the benefit of the doubt, like a lot of Americans." Former White House press secretary Scott McClellan, whose new book criticizes the Bush administration for manipulating intelligence to justify the Iraq War "I only know that he loves expensive cigars, ...
The World Condemns Rome, But Europe Is The Problem.(Periscope; IMMIGRATION BACKLASH)
Jun 09, 2008; ... Byline: Barbie Nadeau The trendy Rome neighborhood of Pigneto was invaded last month by swastika-wearing thugs who beat Chinese, Indian and Bangladeshi shopkeepers and chanted "Get out, bastard foreigners." Coming after violent attacks on Romas in Milan and Naples, the attacks ...
Spam Options.(Periscope; THE FOOD CRISIS)(Brief article)
Jun 09, 2008; ... Byline: George Wehrfritz To stretch their battered food dollars, Americans are turning to a much-maligned staple: Spam. Sales of the canned meat product rose 10 percent over the previous three months as inflation-hit consumers used it to replace pricier cuts on their menus. And ...
Socialist Showdown.(Periscope; THE GAUCHE)(Bertrand Delanoe)(Brief article)
Jun 09, 2008; ... Byline: Tracy McNicoll France's next presidential election isn't until 2012, but Paris Mayor Bertrand Delanoe is already bidding to be the candidate of change. Delanoe claims in a new book ("Audacity") to be both "socialist and liberal." That can be an oxymoron on the French ...
Still Higher Food Prices.(Periscope; By the Numbers)(Brief article)(Statistical data)
Jun 09, 2008 ... The U.N.'s Food and Agriculture Organization and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development recently predicted that commodity prices for the coming decade are going to rise higher and higher. 20 Projected percentage increase of average prices of beef and pork for ...
A Safe But Sterile Internet.(Periscope; WORTH YOUR TIME)(The Future of the Internet - and How to Stop It)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jun 09, 2008; ... Byline: Katie Baker In the web counterrevolution that Jonathan Zittrain foresees, users will lose the ability to control content, companies will gain the power to censor data, and security will trump innovation. It's a gloomy scenario that his new book, "The Future of the ...
Welsh Soul.(Periscope; DEBUT ALBUMS)(Duffy's Rockferry)(Brief article)
Jun 09, 2008; ... Byline: Ginanne Brownell Following in the famous footsteps of fellow Welsh crooners like Dame Shirley Bassey, Tom Jones and Charlotte Church, 23-yearold singer Duffy (first name: Aimee) is blowing up the charts. Her soulful debut album, "Rockferry," topped the Pan-European Album ...
Battle For The Airwaves.(The Technologist)(white space)
Jun 09, 2008; ... Byline: Benjamin Sutherland The spectrum up for grabs now could ultimately lead to new markets worth more than Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. Television has always hogged a wide swath of the electromagnetic spectrum, leaving just a few narrow gaps for newer technologies like ...
Trying to Find The Words.(The Arts)(The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur)(Book review)
Jun 16, 2008; ... Byline: Amber Haq A former translator in Darfur recalls the genocide he survived. Back in 2006, when Daoud Hari, an interpreter for American journalists in Darfur, was captured by Sudanese militia, he was suspected of being a rebel spy. The soldiers bound his ankles ...
Why Asia Won't Save The World.(World Affairs)(stagflation)
Jun 16, 2008; ... Byline: Bt George Wehrfritz Asian exporters helped buoy the global economy; now, stagflation is threatening their growth miracle. Not long ago, investors hailed Vietnam as a dynamic, export-driven "China-killer." But in recent months, it has moved ahead of its giant ...
The Odd Couple.(World Affairs)(Angela Merkel, Frank-Walter Steinmeier)
Jun 16, 2008; ... Byline: Stefan Theil Germany's unwieldy grand coalition is making for a confused foreign policy--and it could get much worse. If there is a clash of opinions between George W. Bush and Condoleezza Rice, you know where the buck would stop: Bush. And the differences ...
Dealing With the Devil.(World Affairs)(Israel swaps Hizbullah prisoners for its captured soldiers)
Jun 16, 2008; ... Byline: Adam B. Kushner When Israel swaps prisoners with its enemies, it gets back its fallen soldiers but hurts the rest of us. Israelis take great pride in their military prowess, aggressive style and impressive combat record. Such swagger supposedly defines ...
Creatures From The Venice Lagoon.(The Arts)(marine species)
Jun 16, 2008; ... Byline: Barbie Nadeau Jetties constructed to shore up the sinking city have created a surprising explosion of marine wildlife. Most people visit Venice with basic essentials like a camera, a guidebook and smart togs for a romantic night out--plus maybe Wellington ...
Peace Comes To Paradise.(World Affairs)(Kashmir, India)
Jun 16, 2008; ... Byline: Jeremy Kahn As Kashmir thaws, its economy booms. But how long can the quiet last? Sitting in the fortress-like police headquarters in Srinagar, Kashmir, last week, Shiv Murari Sahai, the top cop for the troubled Indian state, took an urgent phone call. That ...
Sichuan Learns To Help Itself.(World Affairs)(Sichuan earthquake)
Jun 16, 2008; ... Byline: Melinda Liu; With bureau reports A rugged diaspora is aiding the province as it recovers from the quake. This had to be Yu Hongbin's worst vacation ever. The Sichuan native had worked in Shenzhen, the Chinese boomtown near Hong Kong making chips for Nokia ...
At Home In Old Beijing.(The Arts)(The Last Days of Old Beijing: Life in the Vanishing Backstreets of a City Transformed)(Book review)
Jun 16, 2008; ... Amid the wrecking balls, hutong residents cling to a traditional way of life. China is so big, diverse and protean that no single photograph can sum it up. And yet iconic images often come to represent the country at a particular point in time, the way ...
William Hague: The Conservative Renaissance.(The Last Word)(Interview)
Jun 16, 2008; ... Byline: Adam B. Kushner Al Gore came and gave presentations to the [Tory] shadow cabinet, which we found quite compelling. I take my hat off to him. As the U.K. conservative party leader in the mid-Blair era, William Hague was the first Tory chief not to lead the ...
'The Balkanization Of Europe'.(Point of View)
Jun 16, 2008; ... Byline: Denis MacShane; MacShane, a Labour M.P., was Britain's Europe minister in Tony Blair's government. The European Union, NATO and the United Nations are all turning a blind eye to the troubles in the Balkans. Europe's recurring nightmare in the Balkans has ...
It's A Small World After All.(Global Investor)(global economy)
Jun 16, 2008; ... Byline: Holger Schmieding; Schmieding is chief European economist for the Bank of America. Aren't we all supposed to become more alike in the age of globalization? Strangely, this isn't what's happening. Aren't we all supposed to become ever more alike in the age of ...
Travel: Homes With A View.(The Good Life)
Jun 16, 2008; ... Byline: Sonia Kolesnikov-Jessop For those eager to own a remote holiday home but are leery of the hassles, there's an easy compromise: let one of the world's top hotel brands manage it. In recent years, hotel-branded residences have become hot properties in big cities and resort ...
Hot Spot: Bowery Hotel, New York.(The Good Life)(Brief article)
Jun 16, 2008; ... Byline: Sameer Reddy The Bowery is famous for its flophouses and kitchen-equipment suppliers, but this elegant hotel brings new sophistication to what was once skid row. Decor: The design is predicated on a prewar esthetic, reflecting an old-fashioned attention to ...
4 Hours In . . . Geneva.(The Good Life)(Brief article)
Jun 16, 2008; ... Byline: Amber Haq A haven for luxury shopping, a world center of the fine-watch industry and home to the United Nations and the Red Cross, the small Swiss capital is a bustling, cosmopolitan city also offering plenty of delights on the artistic and culinary fronts. ...
Outdoors: Building The Perfect Backyard Wave.(The Good Life)(Amalgamates Solutions and Research )(Brief article)
Jun 16, 2008; ... Byline: Tiffanie Wen No longer just a pastime among bohemian types, surfing is becoming an increasingly popularasport all over the world. But nothing can spoil a day at the shore like calm waters. Now there's a new solution to the demand for good surf. A New Zealand-based ...
Home: How Green Was My Shower.(The Good Life)(quench)(Brief article)
Jun 16, 2008; ... Byline: Linda Stern Everyone loves a long, hot shower. But it's becoming increasingly difficult to justify one. Fortunately, a handful of companies are looking at ways to cut water consumption while saving the experience. With the Quench, from Australia's HydroCo., the first ...
Perspectives.(Perspectives)(Quotation)
Jun 16, 2008 ... "This is like inviting Pol Pot to a human-rights conference." Mark Malloch Brown, former U.N. deputy secretary-general, on the appearance of Zimbabwe tyrant Robert Mugabe at the U.N. World Food Summit. Mugabe has been blamed for throwing his country--once the breadbasket of ...
The Rehabilitation of Nuclear Public Enemy No. 1.(Periscope; INFAMOUS FOUNDING FATHERS)(A.Q. Khan)
Jun 16, 2008; ... Byline: Zahid Hussain and Jonathan Tepperman If nukes in the hands of rogue states is the greatest threat the world faces today, then the planet might just have become more dangerous. That's because of the surprise rehabilitation in recent weeks of atomic enemy No. 1: AQ Khan ....
The Decider.(Periscope; PEOPLE POWER)(Ireland, Treaty of Lisbon)(Brief article)
Jun 16, 2008; ... Byline: William Underhill Could Ireland kill the new, improved Europe? It's the only nation voting on the Treaty of Lisbon, which would boost Europe's central decision-making powers. The Irish go to polls this week with 30 percent undecided, and suspense is killing the ...
Could Brazil Take No. 1?(Periscope; COMPANY RANKINGS)(Petrobras)(Brief article)
Jun 16, 2008; ... Byline: Mac Margolis Petrobras, the Brazilian oil giant formerly derided as "Petrosaurus," could become the world's most valuable company, based on its stock price. That startling forecast, made recently by mutual-fund maestro Ken Heebner, speaks volumes about how fast ...
Healing Sichuan's Psyche.(Periscope; QUAKE AFTERMATH)(Brief article)
Jun 16, 2008; ... Byline: Melinda Liu The last time China suffered a disaster on the magnitude of the recent Sichuan earthquake, its Maoist leaders spurned psychology as a "bourgeois" discipline. Survivors of the 1976 Tangshan quake, which killed some 255,000 people, were left to cope on their ...
A Softer Edifice.(Periscope; WAR AND PEACE)(U.S. Institute for Peace)(Brief article)
Jun 16, 2008; ... Byline: Katie Baker War monuments on Washington, D.C.'s National Mall tend toward the phallic--most famously, the obelisk honoring revolutionary hero and first President George Washington. Hardly surprising, as nation-building and machismo go hand in hand. But if the ...
The Tipping Point.(Periscope; FAST CHAT)(David Sedaris)(Interview)(Brief article)
Jun 16, 2008; ... Byline: Susanna Schrobsdorff David Sedaris is back with a new collection of essays, "When You Are Engulfed in Flames." He spoke with NEWSWEEK'S SUSANNA Schrobsdorff. You've been living in France a long time. Can you be funny in French now? Oh, yes. But I ...
Apple Sets Iphone Customers Free.(The Technologist)
Jun 16, 2008; ... Byline: Benjamin Sutherland A big reason for slack iPhone sales in Europe, analysts say, is that users cannot pick their mobile-service carrier. Apple chooses for them. Some call it the "Jesus Phone" or the "Messiah Phone." Hype notwithstanding, sales of Apple's ...
TIME OF THE TOUGH GUYS.(World Affairs)
Jun 23, 2008; ... Byline: Jonathan Tepperman; With ADAM B. KUSHNER A global leadership poll finds a crisis of confidence-- and real support for strongmen. AS PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH LIMPS through his lame-duck year, it won't surprise you to read that he's hugely unpopular. Now a new ...
Europeans Go Back To Work.(World Affairs)(labor reform)
Jun 23, 2008; ... Byline: Stefan Theil A decade of labor reform is finally paying off, but now the politicians want to turn back the clock. FLASHBACK TO WESTERN EUROPE, CIRCA 1994. IT'S THE ERA OF "EUROSCLEROSIS"--a chronic malaise of anemic growth, high unemployment and a political ...
Greeting Bush With A Yawn.(World Affairs)
Jun 23, 2008; ... Long before Bush arrived for his last visit to Europe, its leaders were cultivating Obama and McCain. ON HIS FINAL TRIP THROUGH EUROPE LAST WEEK, U.S. PRESIDENT George W. Bush visited with all the most important people: Angela Merkel at Meseberg Castle, Nicolas Sarkozy at the ...
A Question Of Class.(World Affairs)(Labour Party)
Jun 23, 2008; ... Byline: WILLIAM Underhill While Blair befriended tycoons, Brown is turning back to union support--perhaps to Labour's peril. AS MANAGER OF BRITAIN'S FINANCES, Gordon Brown earned a reputation for careful accounting. Whether it was deserved is an open question, but ...
Against The Grain.(Business; Latin America)(tax on grain exports)
Jun 23, 2008; ... Byline: Brian Byrnes; With Mac Margolis In Rio De Janeiro Amid a global commodities boom, Argentina should be one of the big winners, but it's not. THERE'S AN OLD SAYING IN ARGENTINA: "Throw a seed anywhere, and a plant will grow." But lately, the prized grains ...
Breaking The Curse Of Oil.(Business)(Saudi Basic Industries Corp.)
Jun 23, 2008; ... Byline: STEPHEN GLAIN A Saudi petrochemical giant is using local cheap energy to create new jobs. ONE COULD BE FORGIVEN FOR ASSUMING THAT RECORD-HIGH ENERGY prices are a cause for celebration in the Persian Gulf. After all, the proven oil reserves that lie beneath ...
The Other Threat To Pakistan.(Point of View)
Jun 23, 2008; ... Byline: Sumit Ganguly FOR MUCH OF HIS TENURE, PAKISTAN'S PRESIDENT, GEN. PERVEZ MUSHARRAF, HAD TWO claims to fame: that he'd put the country on the path to moderation by marginalizing its Islamic radicals, and that his economic policies had helped spark dramatic economic growth ...
A City's Life In Pictures.(International Edition)(Expressionale: Masters of Expressionism and New Objectivity)
Jun 23, 2008; ... Byline: Michael Levitin 'Expressionale' pairs Berlin's living artists with dead masters. Some works are even for sale. IT'S NO SECRET THAT BERLIN IS THE contemporary-art hub of Europe: it boasts world-class institutes and museums, more than 500 galleries--the highest ...
The Model Megacity?(The Arts)(First Stop in the New World: Mexico City, the Capital of the 21st Century)(Book review)
Jun 23, 2008; ... Byline: Joseph Contreras A new book about Mexico City paints colorful portraits but fails to illuminate the big picture. DAVID LIDA FIRST APPROACHED Mexico City, the subject of his new book, with a wariness verging on trepidation. The native New Yorker made several ...
Stung By Bees.(Science)(pollination)
Jun 23, 2008; ... Byline: Rowan Jacobsen A mysterious ailment of honeybees threatens a trillion-dollar industry and an essential source of nutrition. FOR 3,000 YEARS, FARMERS IN CHINA'S SICHUAN PROVINCE POLLINATED THEIR fruit trees the old-fashioned way: they let the bees do it ....
Scene of the Crime.(The Arts)('Jack the Ripper and the East End')
Jun 23, 2008; ... Byline: Sophie Grove A chilling exhibit of historic evidence lets viewers try to figure out who Jack the Ripper really was. THE SALLOW FACES OF LIFELESS prostitutes gaze out from the display, their skin scrofulous from poor diet, their mouths gaping as if in misery ....
Velvet Jackets With Turbans.(The Arts)('The Lure of the East: British Orientalist Painting')
Jun 23, 2008; ... Byline: Ginanne Brownell British artists have long been enamored of the Middle East. THE BUSTLING SOUK IN THE PAINTING is filled with brightly colored fabrics and hanging carpets. A donkey, decorated in gold tassels, stands beside its owner, who is dressed in an ...
Rebel Quell.(The Last Word)(Jeffrey J. Schloesser)(Interview)
Jun 23, 2008; ... Byline: Jeffrey J. Schloesser AS THE NEW COMMANDER OF NATO'S 22,000, MOSTLY AMERICAN, TROOPS WORKING IN EASTERN Afghanistan, U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Jeffrey J. Schloesser could hardly have a tougher assignment. His men are responsible for guarding against insurgent attacks through ...
Turkey's A La Carte Liberalism.(World Affairs)(Justice and Development Party)
Jun 23, 2008; ... Byline: Soner Cagaptay TURKEY'S RULING JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY (AKP) FACES A BATTLE FOR survival as the country's constitutional court reviews a case to ban the party for its allegedly antisecular activities in violation of the Turkish Constitution. But the AKP can save ...
One Stray Kick.(Turning Point)(1998 World Cup, England-Argentina match)
Jun 23, 2008; ... Byline: David Beckham How a moment of weakness helped cost my team a game--but made me a much stronger person. ON FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 2002, I STOOD ON THE PITCH IN Japan waiting to take a penalty kick for England against Argentina. It was our second game of the World Cup ...