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Economics and Politics of the G20

This page contains the following:

Current Issues and Policies of G20 Members

Outcomes of and Commentaries on G20 Meetings

Last updated 18 May 2012

 


CHAMBER’S ANALYSES OF CHINA

“On China’s Economic and Political Progress During the Past Decade [2000 to 2010]”. 
17 January 2011, 11 pages. 
Available at: http://www.accci.com.au/Observations4.pdf.

“Economic and Social Progress in the People’s Republic of China During 2011:  A Review of News and Commentaries on China During the Year”,
13 March 2012, 18 pages.
Available at:  http://accci.com.au/Review_of_China’s_Progress_in_2011.pdf.

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Current Issues

 


Current Issues and Policies of G20 Members

G20 Summit

During April

Bhanu Joshi, “G20 2012: What Can Be Expected in Mexico”, East Asia Forum, 10 April 2012.  Availale at: http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2012/04/10/g20-2012-what-can-be-expected-in-mexico/.

During January

“Brief Comment on the Agenda for the Seventh G20 Meeting”; first uploaded 16 January 2012; last updated 1 February 2012.  Available at: http://www.accci.com.au/ZerbyCommentonG20.pdf.

Charles Roxburgh, Susan Lund, Toos Daruvala, James Manyika, Richard Dobbs, Ramon Forn and Karen Croxson, “Debt and Deleveraging: Uneven Progress on the Path to Growth”, McKinsey Global Institute Report, January 2012.  Available at: http://www.mckinsey.com/Insights/MGI/Research/Financial_Markets/Uneven_progress_on_the_path_to_growth.

Note that this report has been cited by a number of commentators including Ambrose Evans-Pritchard, “America Overcomes the Debt Crisis As Britain Sinks Deeper in the Swamp” (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/comment/ambroseevans_pritchard/9031478/America-overcomes-the-debt-crisis-as-Britain-sinks-deeper-into-the-swamp.html and http://www.smh.com.au/business/us-looks-buoyant-compared-with-britain-20120123-1qdrx.html and also Paul Krugman, “Is Our Economy Healing?” (http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/23/opinion/krugman-is-our-economy-healing.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha212/.

Judith Sloan, “Size Matters When It Comes to the Public Sector”, The Australian, 21 January 2012.  Available at: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/opinion/size-matters-when-it-comes-to-the-public-sector/story-fnbkvnk7-1226249670435.

Reuters, “China Says Meeting G20 Pledge is Key to IMF Funding”, Reuters US Edition.  Available at: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/19/china-imf-idUSL3E8CJ49220120119.

Heleen Mees, “How China’s Boom Caused the Financial Crisis and Why It Matters Today”, Foreign Policy, 17 January 2012.  Available at: http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2012/01/17/how_china_s_boom_caused_the_financial_crisis.  Note also that this edition of Foreign Policy has a special report on 13 out-of-the-tinderbox ways of saving the economy (by 13 writers) at: http://www.foreignpolicy.com/economy_issue.

During November

Andrew Sparrow, “G20 Leaders Discuss Eurozone Crisis: Live Coverage”, The Guardian, 4 November 2011.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2011/nov/04/g20-leaders-eurozone-crisis-live-coverage.

Liz Alderman, “Italy Agrees to Allow IMF to Monitor Its Progress on Debt”, The New York Times, 4 November, 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/05/world/europe/italy-agrees-to-imf-oversight.html.

Commentary on the 2010 Summit

Sourabh Gupta, “Renminbi Internationalisation and the International Monetary System: A Match Made in Heaven”, East Asian Forum, 6 November 2011.  Available at: http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2011/11/06/renminbi-internationalisation-and-the-international-monetary-system-a-match-made-in-heaven/.

Christopher Findlay, “European Debt Crisis: European Fragmentation?”, East Asia Forum, 6 November 2011.  Available at: http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2011/11/06/european-debt-crisis-european-fragmentation/

David Leonhardt, “The Gridlock Where Debts Meet Politics”, The New York Times, 5 November 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/06/world/europe/the-gridlock-where-debts-meet-politics-economic-memo.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha2.

Nick Ottens, “Sarkozy Claims ‘Progress’ After Summit Disappoints”, Atlantic Sentinel, 5 November 2011.  Available at: http://atlanticsentinel.com/2011/11/sarkozy-claims-progress-after-summit-disappoints/.

Howard Schneider and David Nakamura, “World Leaders Demand Swift Action by Europe to Contain Debt Crisis”, The Washington Post, 5 November 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/world-leaders-demand-swift-action-on-crisis-from-europe/2011/11/04/gIQAkyQFmM_story.html?wpisrc=nl_headlines.

Editorial, G20 Summit: Slumping to the Occasion”, The Guardian, 4 November 2011.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/nov/04/g20-summit-slumping-to-the-occasion.

RFE/RL, “G20 Leaders Agree to Boost IMF, Fail to Agree on How”, Radio Free Europe, 4 November 2011.  Available at: http://www.rferl.org/content/g20_summit_agrees_to_beef_up_imf_resoucres/24381697.html.

Video of Sarah O’Connor and Edward Hadas discussing whether the summit was a total washout is available from the Financial Times (3.2 minutes) is available at: http://video.ft.com/v/672694881001/G20-total-washout-

The Monitor’s Editorial Board, “After G20 Summit, Europe Needs Clarity, Not Just Containment”, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 November 2011.  Available at: http://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/the-monitors-view/2011/1104/After-G20-summit-Europe-needs-clarity-not-just-containment.

Recent information about the preparations for the 2011 G20 Cannes Summit (3-4 November), including the priorities of the French presidency, is available from Wikipedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_G-20_Cannes_summit.  The official Website of the Group of 20 is: http://www.g20-g8.com/g8-g20/g20/english/home.9.html.  The text of the joint press conference by N. Sarkozy and B. Obama, 3 November 2011, is available at:  http://www.g20-g8.com/g8-g20/g20/english/for-the-press/news-releases/joint-press-conference-by-n-sarkozy-and-b-obama.1536.html.

Jack Ewing and Steven Erlanger, “Euro Crisis Shifts Mood for G20”, The New York Times, 2 November 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/03/business/global/03iht-group03.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha25.

Eswar Pradad, “G20 Is at Its Best When the Stakes Are Highest”, The New York Times, 2 November 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/03/business/global/g-20-is-at-its-best-when-the-stakes-are-highest.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha25.

Heather Stewart, “How the Eurocrisis Laid Bare World New Economic Order”, The Observer, 30 October 2011.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/oct/30/g20-and-the-new-economic-players?INTCMP=SRCH.

Other relevant links can be found below under European Union.

Common Issues

During April

Zhan Dixiong, “Where Does the World Go from Here?” People’s Daily, 26 April 2012.  Available at: http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90780/7800735.html.  Note that the article by Paul B Farrell that is referred to in the People’s Daily is available at http://articles.marketwatch.com/2012-01-10/commentary/30690172_1_shift-gears-innovation-and-technology-decade.

Lesley Wroughton and Jan Strupczewski, “G20 Pledges More than $430 billion for IMF”, International Business Times, 29 April 2012.  Available at: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/331268/20120420/g20-pledges-more-than-430-billion-for-imf.htm.

Spiegel Staff, “Six Powers to Pursue Selfish Interests in Istanbul”, Spiegel Online, 13 April 2012.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,827385,00.html.

During January

Ishaan Thardoor, “The Challenge at Davos: A Crisis of Global Politics, Not Just the Economy”, Time, 24 January 2012.  Available at:  http://globalspin.blogs.time.com/2012/01/24/the-challenge-at-davos-a-crisis-of-global-politics-not-just-the-economy/.

Michael Schuman, How to Save Capitalism”, Time, 19 January 2012.  Available at: http://business.time.com/2012/01/19/how-to-save-capitalism/.

During November

On 2 November the Financial Times published a special report on “G20 Summit 2011” including the following:

·        “Overview: Dark Outlook Piles Pressure on Leaders”

·        “Eurozone Options: Rescue Raises Doubts Over Details and Deeper Issues”

·        “Global Rebalancing: Mutual Suspicion Thwarts Grand Plan”

·        “History: Meetings Yet to Reach the Peak of Achievement”

·        “Financial Services: Banks and Regulators at Odds”

·        “Location Profile: Riviera Resort Shows Off Its Cannes-Do Attitude”

·        “French Economy; Hope Is to Cut While Still Fostering Growth”

·        “Monetary System: Reform Slips Down Agenda”

Available to registered users and subscribers at: http://www.ft.com/intl/reports/g20-2011?ftcamp=traffic/email/content/reportalert//memmkt.

During October

Juliet Eilperin, “Population Growth Taxing Planet’s Resources”, The Washington Post, 24 October 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/population-growth-taxing-planets-resources/2011/10/16/gIQAD9bMAM_story.html?wpisrc=nl_headlines.

No author cited, “Rage Against the Machine”, The Economist, 22 October 2011.  Available at: http://www.economist.com/node/21533400?fsrc=nlw|wwp|10-20-2011|politics_this_week.

During August

Nelson D. Schwartz, “Financial Turmoil Evokes Comparison to 2008 Crisis”, The New York Times, 10 August, 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/11/business/financial-turmoil-evokes-comparison-to-2008-crisis.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha2.

Gordon Brown, “Global Crisis Calls for G-20 Growth Pact”, The Washington Post, 10 August 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-crisis-calls-for-g-20-growth-pact/2011/08/09/gIQAKMnQ5I_story.html?wpisrc=nl_opinions.

David Ignatius, “Democracy, Challenged”, The Washington Post, 10 August 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/democracy-challenged/2011/08/09/gIQAQvRb4I_story.html?wpisrc=nl_opinions.

Barry Eichengreen, “Financial Crisis: Can Asia Skate Through Again”, East Asia Forum, 7 August 2011.  http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2011/08/07/financial-crisis-can-asia-skate-through-again/.

During July

Maria Wihardja, “G20 and Global Democracy, “East Asia Forum, 27 July 2011.  Available at: http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2011/07/27/g20-and-global-democracy/.

No author cited, “Handle with Care: ‘Deleveraging’ Will Dominate the Rich World’s Economies for Years. Done Badly, It Could Wreck Them”, The Economist, 7 July 2011.  Available at: http://www.economist.com/node/18928610.  The report by McKinsey Global Institute, which is referred to by The Economist, is available at: http://www.mckinsey.com/mgi/publications/debt_and_deleveraging/index.asp.

During June

Editorial, “Lots of Talk, Too Little Action”, The New York Times, 27 June 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/28/opinion/28tue2.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha211.

During May

G20 Monitoring Report, “Protectionist Pressures on the Rise, Latest G20 Monitoring Report”, 24 May 2011.  Available at: http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news11_e/igo_24may11_e.htm.

During April

World Bank, Conflict, Security and Development, World Development Report 2011, released 11 April 2011.  Full report and related information is available at:  http://wdr2011.worldbank.org/Violent+Conflict+and+Insecurity. 

Commentaries on the report include: Leslie Wroughton, “World Bank Urges New Thinking to Tackle Conflicts, Violence”, Reuters, 11 April 2011 at http://in.reuters.com/article/2011/04/11/idINIndia-56249920110411; and Julian Bolger, “World Bank Urges New Focus on Global Development in Fragile States”, The Guardian, 11 April 2011 at http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/2011/apr/11/world-bank-global-development-focus.

A background paper entitled “Fragile States: Stuck in a Capability Trap?” by Lant Pritchett and Frauke de Weijer is available at: http://www.hks.harvard.edu/fs/lpritch/Fragile%20States%20-%20stuck%20in%20a%20capability%20trap.pdf.

Will Hutton, “We Have Forgotten the Economic Lessons Our Forebears Taught Us”, The Observer, 10 April 2011.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/apr/10/will-hutton-keynes-austerity-osborne.

Maria Monica Wihardja, “The G20 and the BRICS: How to Manage the Politics?” East Asia Forum, 6 April 2011.  Available at: http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2011/04/06/the-g20-and-the-brics-how-to-manage-the-politics/

During February

Editorial, “The Food Crisis”, The New York Times, 24 February 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/25/opinion/25fri2.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha211.

Reuters, “G20 Keeps China Onboard but Tough Talks Lie Ahead”, Guardian, 20 February 2011. Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/feedarticle/9510301.

Alan Kohler, “The G20 Has Reached Its Tipping Point”, Business Spectator, 21 February 2011.  Available at: http://www.businessspectator.com.au/bs.nsf/Article/G20-China-debt-crisis-currency-war-pd20110221-E9RKE?OpenDocument&src=rot.

Background for Policy-Setting

This week

Charles Wyplosz, “The Impossible Hope of an End to Austerity – Analysis”, Eurasia Review, 14 May 2012.  Available at: http://www.eurasiareview.com/15052012-the-impossible-hope-of-an-end-to-austerity-analysis/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+eurasiareview%2FVsnE+%28Eurasia+Review%29.

During March

Mohamed Mansour Kadah, “G-20 and Power Club Approach to Global Governance: The Price of Efficiency – Analysis”, Eurasia Review, 30 March 2012.  Available at: http://www.eurasiareview.com/30032012-g-20-and-power-club-approach-to-global-governance-the-price-of-efficiency-analysis/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+eurasiareview%2FVsnE+%28Eurasia+Review%29.

Giovanni Grevi, “Revamping the G20”, FRIDE Policy Brief No 119, March 2012.  Available at: http://www.fride.org/publication/1000/revamping-the-g20.

During January

Jane Burbank and Frederick Cooper, “How Empire Ruled the World”, Le Monde Diplomatique, 13 January 2012.  Available at: http://mondediplo.com/2012/01/13empire.

During November

Anthony Faiola, “Europe Has a President, but No Leader”, The Washington Post, 2 November 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/europes-crisis-of-leadership/2011/11/01/gIQAj3RHdM_story.html.

During October

Larry Elliott, “Jobs Crisis Threatens Global Wave of Social Unrest, Warns ILO”, The Guardian, 31 October 2011.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2011/oct/31/jobs-crisis-global-social-unrest-ilo.

Andy Coghlan and Debora MacKenzie, “Revealed – the Capitalist Network That Runs the World”, New Scientist, 15-24 October 2011.  Available at: http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21228354.500-revealed--the-capitalist-network-that-runs-the-world.html.

Ishrat Husain, “Asia and Global Governance”, East Asia Forum, 16 October 2011.  Available at: http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2011/10/16/asia-and-global-governance/.

During August

Spiegel interview with US Economist Kenneth Rogoff, “Some European Countries are Fundamentally Bankrupt”, Spiegel Online, 8 August 2011.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,778875,00.html.

Spiegel Online Staff, “The Biggest Pressure to Act Falls on the Europeans”, Spiegel Online, 8 August 2011.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,778930,00.html.

Liz Alderman, “Group of 7 Will Meet to Address Debt Issue”, The New York Times, 5 August, 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/06/business/global/group-of-7-to-meet-to-address-european-debt-crisis.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha25.

During June

No author cited, “Some Like It Hot: Which Emerging Economies Are at Greatest Risk of Overheating”, The Economist, 30 June 2011.  Available at: http://www.economist.com/node/18895150.

During May

Felicity Barringer, “Groundwater Depletion Is Detected from Space”, The New York Times, 30 May 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/31/science/31water.html?hpw.

Liz Alderman, “Aid Pledge by Group of 8 Seeks to Bolster Arab Democracy”, The New York Times, 27 May 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/28/world/europe/28g8.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha2.

Editorial, “The G-8’s Self-Serving Math”, The New York Times, 24 May 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/25/opinion/25wed3.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha211

During April

Martin Feldstein, “Just What Is It the G20 Does Again?” The Sydney Morning Herald, 28 April 2011.  Available at: http://www.smh.com.au/business/just-what-is-it-the-g20-does-again-20110427-1dwup.html

Carsten Volkery, “Irish Banks Fail Stress Tests”, Spiegel Online, 1 April 2011.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,754452,00.html

During March

Michael Sauga, “The Fundamental Problem with Efforts to Save the Euro”, Spiegel Online, 30 March 2011.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,753509,00.html.

Timothy Garton Ash, “France Plays Hawk, Germany Demurs.  Libya Has Exposed Europe’s Fault Lines”, The Guardian, 24 March 2011.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/mar/24/france-hawk-germany-demurs-libya-europe.

Associated Press, “France: London to Host Political Meeting on Libya”, The New York Times, 23 March 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2011/03/23/world/africa/AP-Libya-Diplomacy.html?ref=world.

Barry Carin, “Prospects for France’s Presidency of the G20”, East Asia Forum, 4 March 2011.  Available at: http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2011/03/04/prospects-for-france%E2%80%99s-presidency-of-the-g20/.

Previous months

Laurie Goodstein, “Forecast Sees Muslim Population Levelling Off”, The New York Times, 27 January 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/27/world/27muslims.html?ref=world.

Richard Samans, Klaus Schwab, Mark Malloch-Brown, “Running the World, After the Crash”, Foreign Policy, January/February 2011. Available at: http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2010/1/02/running_the_world_after_the_crash?page=0,1.

Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, “OECD Economic Surveys: Euro Area”, December 200. The overview of the report available at: http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/53/62/46642479.pdf

Argentina

During October

Juan Forero, “Argentine President Christine Fernandez de Kirchner is Re-elected”, The Washington Post, 24 October 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/americas/argentine-president-cristina-fernandez-de-kirchner-is-reelected/2011/10/23/gIQAAaFUAM_story.html?wpisrc=nl_headlines.

Previous months

Max Strasser,Elections to Watch in 2011” [Argentina], Foreign Policy, 21 December 2010.  Available at: http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2010/12/21/elections_to_watch_in_2011?page=0,6.

Alexei Barrionuevo, “Conflict Over Squatters Divides Argentina”, The New York Times, 26 December 2010.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/27/world/americas/27argentina.html?src=me&ref=world.

Australia

During November

Dennis Shanahan, “Julia Gillard Has Kicked Off a Campaign for Trade Reform at the G20 in Cannes”, The Australian, 3 November 2011.  Available at: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/world-politics/julia-gillard-has-kicked-off-a-campaign-for-trade-reform-at-the-g20-in-cannes/story-fn9hkofv-1226184175944.

Note that current issues and policies of the federal and state governments in Australia that are not directly related to G20 meetings are compiled elsewhere on this site.  Consult the home page: http://www.accci.com.au/default.htm.

Brazil

During April

Simon Romero and Jackie Calmes, “Brazil and US Accentuate the Positive”, The New York Times, 9 April 2012.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/10/world/americas/in-dilma-rousseff-visit-brazil-and-us-accentuate-positive.html.

During March

Phillip Inman, “Brazil’s Economy Overtakes UK to Become World’s Sixth Largest”, The Guardian, 6 March 2012.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/mar/06/brazil-economy-worlds-sixth-largest.

Simon Romero, “Slum Dwellers Are Defying Brazil’s Grand Design for Olympics”, The Wall Street Journal, 4 March 2012.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/05/world/americas/brazil-faces-obstacles-in-preparations-for-rio-olympics.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha22.

During December

Jeff Fick, “Brazil’s Economy Slows in 3Q, But Better Days Likely Ahead”, The Wall Street Journal, 6 December 2011.  Available at: http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20111206-709689.html.

During October

Alexei Barrionuevo, “After a Year in Economic Overdrive, Brazil Hopes to Elude Pitfalls“, The New York Times, 8 October 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/09/world/americas/dilma-rousseff-and-brazil-face-stiff-economic-test.html.

During June

Jean-Pierre Langellier, “Brazil Declares Ware on ‘Chronic Poverty’”, The Guardian, 7 June 2011.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jun/07/brazil-dilma-rousseff-poverty-eradication.

No author cited, “Dilma’s First Big Test”, The Economist, 2 June 2011.  Available at: http://www.economist.com/node/18774732?story_id=18774732?fsrc=nlw|pub|06-08-2011|publishers

During May

Alexei Barrionuevo, “China’s Interest in Farmland Makes Brazil Uneasy”, The New York Times, 26 May 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/27/world/americas/27brazil.html.

Pecém, Ponta Da Madeira, Salgueiro and Suape, “Catching Up in a Hurry”, The Economist, 10 May 2011.  Available at: http://www.economist.com/node/18712379?story_id=18712379.

During March

Mauricio Mesquita Moreira, “Brazil and Its Chinese Challenges”, East Asia Forum, 17 March 2011.  Available at: http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2011/03/17/brazil-and-its-chinese-challenges/.

During December

Susan Glasser, “The Foreign Policy Interview: The Soft-Power Power”, Foreign Policy, December 2010, Issue 183.  The author interviewed Celso Amorim, Foreign Minister of Brazil, about that nation’s role in the world.  Available at: http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2010/11/29/the_soft_power_power.

Alexei Barrionuevo, “Brazil’s New Leader Begins in Shadow of Predecessor”, The New York Times, 31 December 2010.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/01/world/americas/01brazil.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha22.

BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa)

During April

Rijiv Kuram, “BRICS Can Provide a Fall-Back Option”, East Asia Forum, 21 April 2012.  Available at: http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2012/04/21/brics-can-provide-a-fall-back-option/.

Horace Campbell, “Africa and the BRICS Formation – OpEd”, Eurasia Review, 20 April 2012.  Available at: http://www.eurasiareview.com/20042012-africa-and-the-brics-formation-oped/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+eurasiareview%2FVsnE+%28Eurasia+Review%

During March

Yang Jingjie, “BRICS Mull Joint Bank”, People’s Daily Online, 29 March 2012.  Available at: http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90883/7772873.html.

Canada

During February

No author cited, “Harper’s China Visit Ends with Panda Pact”, CBC News, 11 February 2012.  Available at: http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2012/02/11/harper-china-saturday.html

Ian Johnson and Michael Wines, “As Canadians talk Business, China’s Longtime Stance of Noninterference Is Tested”, The New York Times, 10 February 2012.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/11/world/americas/talks-with-canadians-test-chinas-policy-of-noninterference.html.

During December

Damian Carrington and Adam Vaughan, “Canada Condemned at Home and Abroad for Pulling Out of Kyoto Treaty”, The Guardian, 13 December 2011.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/dec/13/canada-condemned-kyoto-climate-treaty.

During June

Ian Austen, “Canada Suspends Mail Delivery After Strikes, The New York Times, 15 June 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/16/business/global/16postal.html?ref=world.

During March

Associated Press, “Canada’s Leader Faces Contempt Charge and Possible Election”, The New York Times, 21 March 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/22/world/americas/22canada.html?ref=world

During January

Anne Pélouas, “Canada’s First Nations Face Up to Industry”, Guardian Weekly, 4 January 2011.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jan/04/canada-first-nations-industry-pelouas.

China

This week

Ian Johnson, “16 Retired Chinese Communist Party Officials Call for 2 Top Leaders to Step Down”, The New York Times, 17 May 2012.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/world/index.html.

Doug Young, “US, China Must Co-operate to Defuse Confidence Crisis”, People’s Daily, 14 May 2012.  Available a: http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90778/7815362.html.

Yi Xianrong, “Regulations Holding Back Financial Sector’s Progress”, People’s Daíly, 11 May 2012.  Available at: http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90778/7813989.html.

Last week

Keith Bradsher, “Amid Signs of Economic Weaknesses, China to Free Cash for Lending”, The New York Times, 12 May 2012. Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/13/business/global/after-disappointing-figures-china-will-try-to-stimulate-economy.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20120513.

Steven Lee Myer and Mark Landler, “Behind Twists of Diplomacy in the Case of a Chinese Dissident”, The New York Times, 9 May 2012.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/09/world/asia/behind-twists-of-diplomacy-in-case-of-chen-guangcheng.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20120509.

Last week

Daniel De Vise and William Wan, “Prominent Legal Scholar and China Expert Comes to Aid of Chen Guangcheng”, The Washington Post, 5 May 2012.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/prominent-legal-scholar-and-china-expert-comes-to-aid-of-chen-guangcheng/2012/05/04/gIQANDD61T_story.html.  See also Keith Richburg, “Chinese Newspaper Apologises for Anti-Chen, Anti-US Editorial”, The Washington Post, 5 May 2012.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/chinese-newspaper-apologizes-for-anti-chen-anti-us-editorial/2012/05/05/gIQAXkNu2T_story.html?wpisrc=nl_headlines.

Tania Branigan and Ewen MacAskill, “US Expect China to Allow Dissident Chen Guangcheng to Travel Abroad”, The Guardian, 4 May 2012.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/may/04/us-expects-chen-guangcheng-travel-permission.

Derek Scissors, “Chinese Economic Reform: How the US Should Prepare”, East Asia Forum, 3 May 2012.  Available at: http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2012/05/03/chinese-economic-reform-how-the-us-should-prepare/.

During April

Luo Lan, “’Global Boss’ False Flattery for Chinese Central Bank”, People’s Daily, 30 April 2012.  Available at: http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90778/7804068.html

Luo Lan, “Growth Rate Should Not Take Centre Stage in Chinese Economy”, People’s Daily, 29 April 2012.  Available at: http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90778/7803779.html.  See also Xinhua, “Foreign Trade Situation ‘Far from Optimistic’”, People’s Daily, 18 April 2012.  Available at: http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90778/7802846.html.

Zheng Yangpeng, “China Lowers Goal for Trade Growth”, People’s Daily, 27 April 2012.  Available at: http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90778/7801914.html.

Howard Schneider, “Geithner Presses China on Banking Reform”, The Washington Post, 27 April 2012.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/geithner-calls-on-china-to-speed-up-banking-reform/2012/04/26/gIQAcJT0jT_story.html?wpisrc=nl_headlines.

Keith B Richburg, “With Bo Xilai’s Ouster, China’s Premier Pushes More Reform”, The Washington Post, 27 April 2012.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/with-bo-xilais-ouster-chinas-premier-pushes-reform/2012/04/26/gIQAvhoCkT_story.html?wpisrc=nl_headlines.

G E, “Avatar 2: Made in China?”, The Economist, 24 April 2012.  Available at: http://www.economist.com/blogs/analects/2012/04/international-film-industry.

Eurasia Review, “Stirring up the South China Sea, Eurasia Review, 24 April 2012.  Available at: http://www.eurasiareview.com/24042012-stirring-up-the-south-china-sea/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+eurasiareview%2FVsnE+%28Eurasia+Review%29.

Bloomberg New, “China Politburo’s Zhou Calls for Party Loyalty in Speech”, The Washington Post, 24 April 2012.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/china-politburos-zhou-calls-for-party-loyalty-in-speech/2012/04/24/gIQAF4p0dT_story.html?wpisrc=nl_headlines,

Wang Xiaotian, “Loan Rates First Step in Reform”, People’s Daily 24, April 2012.  Available at: http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90778/7797247.html.

Huang Jingjing, “22 Million Chinese Seek Immigration to US: Study”, People’s Daily, 24 April 2012.  Available at: http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90882/7796441.html.

Liang Heng, “10 Political Essays That Have Influenced China”, People’s Daily 24 April 2012.  Available http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90782/7797190.html.

David Barboza, “As China Official Rose, His Family’s Wealth Grew”, The New York Times, 23 April 2012. Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/24/world/asia/bo-xilais-relatives-wealth-is-under-scrutiny.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20120424.

No author cited, “China’s Achilles Heel: A Comparison with America Reveals a Deep Flaw in China’s Model of Growth”, The Economist, 21 April 2012.  Available at: http://www.economist.com/node/21553056?fb_ref=activity.

Xinhua, “Commentary”: CPC Shows No Tolerance for Corruption”, People’s Daily, 20 April 2012.  Available at: http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90785/7793394.html.

No author cited, “Fair Play or Foul? The Chinese Yuan Now Looks Close to Its Fair Value”, The Economist, 21 April 2012.  Available at: http://www.economist.com/node/21553041?fsrc=nlw|wwb|4-19-2012|1436539|34237756|.

Tania Branigan, “Bo Xilai Case Shines Light on Corruption in China”, The Guardian, 19 April 2012.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/apr/19/bo-xilai-light-corruption-china.

Li Mingjiang, “China’s Rising Maritime Aspirations”, East Asian Forum, 19 April 2012.  Available at: http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2012/04/19/china-s-rising-maritime-aspirations/.

Howard Schneider, “Geithner: Recent China Currency and Trade Moves ‘Significant’”, The Washington Post, 19 April 2012.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/geithner-recent-china-currency-and-trade-moves-significant/2012/04/18/gIQAkEFjRT_story.html?wpisrc=nl_headlines.

Xinhua, “Reform Will Not Impair Public Institutions: Ministries”, People’s Daily, 18 April 2012.  Available at: http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90785/7790432.html.

Xinhua, “IMF Projects China Economy to Grow 8.2%”, People’s Daily, 18 April 2012.  Available at: http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90778/7790841.html.

Michael Wines and Keith Bradsher, “Chinese Media Fight Scandal Fallout; Focus on Bo’s Family”, The New York Times, 12 April 2012.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/13/world/asia/chinese-image-makers-race-to-contain-scandal.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20120413.

John Lee, “China’s Corporate Leninism”, The American Interest, May/June Issue 2012, pp. 36-44.  Available online to subscribers at: http://www.the-american-interest.com/article.cfm?piece=1231

Xinua, “Australia, China Sign MOU on Infrastructure Cooperation”, People’s Daily, 10 April 2012.  Available at: http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90883/7782381.html.

Huang Dahui, “China, Japan and South Korea Should Promote Cooperation”, People’s Daily, 10 April, 2012.  Available at: http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90780/7782639.html.

Jonathan Fenby, “China Is Deeply Flawed. Its Dominance Is Not Inevitable”, The Guardian, 5 April 2012.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/apr/05/china-dominance-not-inevitable?INTCMP=SRCH.

Jacob Kirkegaard, “Why the Euro Zone Crisis Will Impact Little on Europe’s Relations with China”, East Asia Forum, 3 April 2012.  Available at: http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2012/04/03/why-the-euro-zone-crisis-will-impact-little-on-europe-s-relations-with-china/.

Randal C Archibold, “China Buys Inroads in the Caribbean, Catching US Notice”, The New York Times, 7 April 2012.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/08/world/americas/us-alert-as-chinas-cash-buys-inroads-in-caribbean.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20120408.

Gao Changxin, “Banking Monopoly by State Sector Targeted”, People’s Daily, 5 April 2012.  Available at: http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90785/7777912.html,

No author cited, “China’s Military Rise”, The Economist, 7 April 2012.  Available at: http://www.economist.com/node/21552212.

Katie Allen, “China Overtakes US as World’s Biggest Grocery Market”, The Guardian, 4 April 2012.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/apr/04/china-biggest-grocery-market-world.

William Wan, “Rising US-China Mistrust Has Dangerous Long-Term Implications Brookings Study Says”, The Washington Post, 3 April 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/rising-us-china-mistrust-has-dangerous-long-term-implications-brookings-study-says/2012/04/02/gIQA9EkqrS_story.html?wpisrc=nl_headlines.  The Brooking study is available at: http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/Files/rc/papers/2012/0330_china_lieberthal/0330_china_lieberthal.pdf.  Additional commentary is available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/03/world/asia/chinese-insider-offers-rare-glimpse-of-us-china-frictions.html?ref=world.  A translation of the Brookings study into Chinese is available at: http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/Files/rc/papers/2012/0330_china_lieberthal/0330_china_lieberthal_chinese.pdf.

Wu Zhiyi, “Li Focuses on Boosting Growth in Asia”, People’s Daily Online, 3 April 2012.  Available at: http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90883/7777299.html.  Note that the full text Li Keqiang’s speech at the opening ceremony of Boao Forum is available at: http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90883/7777309.html.

Talak Jha, “2012 BRICS Summit: What Is China’s Significance? – Analysis”, Eurasia Review, 3 April 2011.  Available at: http://www.eurasiareview.com/03042012-2012-brics-summit-what-is-chinas-significance-analysis/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+eurasiareview%2FVsnE+%28Eurasia+Review%29.

During March

Jane Perlez, “US and China Press for Influence in Myanmar”, The New York Times, 30 March 2012.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/31/world/asia/myanmar-reforms-set-us-and-china-in-race-for-sway.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20120331.

Li Mingjiang, “China’s Rising Maritime Aspirations: Impact on Beijing’s Good Neighbour Policy – Analysis”, Eurasia Review, http://www.eurasiareview.com/31032012-chinas-rising-maritime-aspirations-impact-on-beijings-good-neighbour-policy-analysis/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%.

Keith B Richburg and Andrew Higgins, “After Bo’s Ouster, a Mysterious Death Adds to China’s Churning Rumour Mill”, The Washington Post, 29 March 2012.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/after-bos-ouster-a-mysterious-death-adds-to-chongqings-churning-rumor-mill/2012/03/28/gIQASEmZhS_story.html?wpisrc=nl_headlines.

Bhavna Sing, “China’s Political Transition 2012: Seize, Snap or Smoothen? – Analysis”, Eurasian Review, 28 March 2012.  Available at: http://www.eurasiareview.com/28032012-chinas-political-transition-2012-seize-snap-or-smoothen-analysis/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+eurasiareview%2FVsnE+%28Eurasia+Review%29.

No author cited, “Practicing Law Now Will Require an Oath of Allegiance to the Communist Party”, AsiaNews, 22 March 2012.  Available at: http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Practicing-law-now-will-require-an-oath-of-allegiance-to-the-Communist-Party-24310.html.

Tania Branigan, “China’s Foreign Policy Is Playing Catch-Up with Its New Status”, The Guardian, 22 March 2012.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/mar/22/china-foreign-policy-catchup-status.

Michael Wines and Jonathan Ansfield, “Report on Ousted China Official Shows Effort at Damage Control”, The New York Times, 19 March 2012.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/20/world/asia/bo-xilai-accused-of-interfering-with-corruption-case.html.

Xujun Eberlein, “On Bo Xilia’s “Chongqing Model”, Inside-Out China, 20 March 2012.  Available at: http://www.haohaoreport.com/l/34079.

Jonathan Watts, “Winds of Change Blow Through China as Spending on Renewable Energy Soars”, The Guardian, 19 March 2012.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/mar/19/china-windfarms-renewable-energy.

Xu Guiqing, “China Intends Leveraging Private Capital to Resolve Local Debt Problems” (original text 中国拟借力民间资本化解地方债问题), Reuters (China edition), 16 March 2012.  Available at: http://cn.reuters.com/article/CNAnalysesNews/idCNCNE82F08K20120316.

Reuters, “Import Surge Sends China Trade to Decade-Deep Deficit”, Reuters (US edition), 10 March 2012.  Available at:  http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/10/us-china-economy-trade-idUSBRE82904820120310

No author cited, “China’s New Growth Targets, “Year of the Tortoise”, The Economist, 10 Mach 2012.  Available at: http://www.economist.com/node/21549977?fsrc=nlw%7Cnewe%7C3-8-2012%7Cbusiness_this_week.

No author cited, “The End of Cheap China”, The Economist, 10 March 2012.  Available at: http://www.economist.com/node/21549956?fsrc=nlw|pub|4-25-2012|1503018|34237756|.

Yukon Huang, “The Challenge for China’s New Leaders: The Dangers of Allowing Inequality to Worsen”, Foreign Affairs, 7 March 2012.  Available at: http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/137316/yukon-huang/the-challenge-for-chinas-new-leaders?page=show.

“Highlights of Premier Wen’s Government Work Report”, Xinhua News, 5 March 2012.  Available at: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2012-03/05/c_131446870.htm.

The People’s Republic of China, “China NPC 2012: The Reports”, The Wall Street Journal, 5 March 2012.

Report on the Work of the Government (Premier Wen Jiabao) -- English or Chinese.

National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) Draft Plan for National Economic and Social Development -- English or Chinese.

Ministry of Finance Budget Report -- English or Chinese.

For continuity with earlier NCP Reports: Full text of NPC 2011 Premier Wen’s Government Work Report”, China Daily, 5 March 2011.  Available at: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011npc/keyreports_3.html.  Note that links are available for seven other documents pertaining to the NCP and CPPCC at the same China Daily location. 

Michael Wines, “In China’s Annual Assessment, Wen Is Optimistic”, The New York Times, 5 March 2012.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/06/world/asia/prime-minister-wen-jiabao-of-china-opens-legislature.html.

Keith Bradsher, “In China, Sobering Signs of Slower Growth, The New York Times, 5 March 2012.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/06/business/global/in-china-sobering-signs-of-a-slower-growth.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20120306.

Jodi Hilton, “Chinese Cars, Made in Bulgaria: China’s First Car Plant in Europe Just Revved Up”, Globalpost, 4 March, 2012.  Available at: http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/europe/120302/china-new-auto-plant-bulgaria-great-wall-motors

Jane Perlez, “Continuing Build-Up, China Boosts Military Spending More than 11 Percent”, The New York Times, 4 March 2012.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/05/world/asia/china-boosts-military-spending-more-than-11-percent.html.

During February

J.M. “2030 Vision: China and the World Bank”, The Economist, 28 February 2012.  Available at: http://www.economist.com/blogs/analects/2012/02/china-and-world-bank.  Note that the link to the 468-page report on China by the World Bank is contained in the article, and is also reproduced here as: http://www.worldbank.org/content/dam/Worldbank/document/China-2030-complete.pdf.

Gregor Peter Schmitz, “Beijing Wants Say in Choice of World Bank Head”, Spiegel Online, 27 February 2012.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,817905,00.html.

David Barboza, “A Call for Beijing to Loosen Its Grip on the Economic Reins”, The New York Times, 27 February 2012.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/28/business/global/world-bank-calls-for-changes-in-chinese-economy.html.

Wieland Wagner, “Successful Chinese Emigration to West in Droves”, Spiegel Online, 24 February 2012.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,817092,00.html.

dsl, “Chinese Open First Car Plant in Europe”, The Guardian, 22 February, 2012.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/business/0,1518,816851,00.html.

Lee Il Houng, “Is Risk in the Eye of the Beholder?”, China Daily, 21 February 2012.  Available at: http://www2.chinadaily.com.cn/opinion/2012-02/21/content_14653543.htm.

Wu Jiao and Chen Weihua, “Xi to US: Ease up on Trade Blocks” China Daily, 19 February 2012.  Available at: http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-02/19/content_14641053.htm

Keith Richburg, “Xi Jinping’s US Trip Plays Well in China”, The Washington Post, 19 February 2012.  http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/chinese-vice-president-xi-jinpings-us-trip-plays-well-back-home/2012/02/18/gIQAhsWkLR_story.html.

Wang Min, China’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations, “China’s Position on Syria Issue”, China Daily, 18 February 2012.  Available at: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2012-02/18/content_14638103.htm.

David Barboza, “China Takes New Step to Prime Its Slowing Economy”, The New York Times, 18 February 2012.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/19/business/global/china-takes-new-step-to-prime-its-slowing-economy.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha25.

Xinhua, “Official Calls for Confidence in Economy”, China Daily, 18 February 2012.  Available at: http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/business/2012-02/18/content_14639392.htm.

Conal Urquhart, “China Backs Assad Before Syrian Forces Open Fire at Funeral”, The Guardian, 18 February 2012.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/feb/18/china-backs-assad-syria-attacks.

Michelle Dammon Loyalka, “Chinese Labour, Cheap No More”, The New York Times, 17 February 2012.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/18/opinion/chinese-labor-cheap-no-more.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=thab1.

Timothy Garton Ash, “Why Barack Obama and Xi Jinping Need an Australian Retreat with Kevin Rudd”, The Guardian, 15 February 2012.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/feb/15/xi-jinping-china-barack-obama-australia.

Editorial, “The Enablers”, The New York Times, 14 February 2012.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/15/opinion/the-enablers.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha211.

Keith B. Richburg, “In China, Will Transition Bring Real Change”, The Washington Post, 12 February 2012.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/in-china-will-transition-bring-real-change/2012/02/10/gIQABrkd6Q_story.html?wpisrc=nl_headlines.

Associated Press, “Chinese Economic Growth at Risk from European Downturn”, The Guardian, 6 February 2012.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/feb/06/chinese-economic-growth-risk-european-downturn.

Reuters, “China Defends Syria Veto in People’s Daily Article”, The Guardian, 6 February 2012.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/feb/06/china-syria-veto-peoples-daily.

No author cited, “Time for a Property Tax: A Way to Stabilise Both China’s Wild Property Market and Its Weak Local Finances”, The Economist, 4 February 2012.  Available at: http://www.economist.com/node/21546014.

No author cited, “Protecting the Middle Class: China’s Leaders Nod to the Left, but Look Anxiously to the Right”, The Economist, 3 February 2012.  Available at: http://www.economist.com/node/18070364.  Note that an  comparison of housing prices in 20 countries is available in The Economist at: http://www.economist.com/blogs/dailychart/2011/11/global-house-prices.

Sebastian Mallady and Olin Wethington, “The Future of the Yuan: China’s Struggle to Internationalise Its Currency”, Foreign Affairs, Vol, 91, No. 1 (Jan/Feb 2012) pp. 135-146.  Available at: http://search.proquest.com.wwwproxy0.library.unsw.edu.au/docview/912658296/135EA32F6A3195ACF30/11?accountid=12763.

During January

Keith Bradsher, “WTO Orders China to Stop Export Taxes on Minerals”, The New York Times, 30 January 2012.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/31/business/wto-orders-china-to-stop-export-taxes-on-minerals.html.  Additional commentary on China’s attempt to limit exports of minerals is summarised by John Vidal in “Rare Minerals Dearth Threatens Global Renewables Industry, The Guardian 27 January 2012 and is available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/jan/27/rare-minerals-global-renewables-industry.  Note also that the PriceWaterhouseCoopers report referred to by Vidal can be obtained at: http://www.pwc.com/gx/en/sustainability/research-insights/metal-minerals-scarcity.jhtml.

Andrew Higgins, “More than 2 Dozen Chinese Workers Captured in Sudan Attack”, The Washington Post, 30 January 2012.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/africa/more-than-2-dozen-chinese-workers-captured-in-sudan-attack/2012/01/29/gIQAuFnFaQ_story.html.

Minxin Pei, “Five Myths About China’s Power”, The Washington Post, 27 January 2012.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/five-myths-about-chinas-power/2012/01/20/gIQA3CFSTQ_story.html?hpid=z2.

Nitin Pai, “Taiwan’s Vote and Its International Implications”, East Asia Forum, 26 January 2012.  Available at: http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2012/01/26/taiwan-s-vote-and-its-international-implications/.

No author cited, “Two Twists in the Dragon’s Tail: China’s Consumpti0n Ratio Is No Longer Falling.  Its Reserves Are No Longer Rising”, The Economist, 21 January 2012.  Available at: http://www.economist.com/node/21543176.

Reuters Video, “China Struggles with New Year Migration, Reuters US Edition, 16 January 2012.  Available at: http://www.reuters.com/video/2012/01/19/china-struggles-with-new-year-migration?videoId=228820286&videoChannel=1.

Benjamin Ho, “China’s Global Role: Need for Soft Power? – Analysis”, Eurasia Review, 13 January 2012.  Available at: http://www.eurasiareview.com/13012012-china%E2%80%99s-global-role-need-for-soft-power-analysis/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+eurasiareview%2FVsnE+%28Eurasia+Review%29.

Shivananda H, “China’s Pipelines in Myanmar – Analysis”, Eurasia Review, 11 January 2012.  Available at: http://www.eurasiareview.com/11012012-china%E2%80%99s-pipelines-in-myanmar-analysis/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+eurasiareview%2FVsnE+%28Eurasia+Review%29.

Sharon LaFraniere, “Chinese Exports Grow, but Imports Show Signs of Weakening“, The New York Times, 10 January 2012.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/10/business/chinese-exports-grow-but-imports-show-signs-of-weakening.html.

Robert J. Samuelson, “Is a Chinese Economic Slump on the Horizon?”, The Washington Post, 9 January 2012.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/is-a-chinese-economic-slump-on-the-horizon/2012/01/06/gIQAfPL9jP_story.html?wpisrc=nl_headlines.

Aileen Baviera, “South China Sea Disputes: Is Aquino Way the ‘ASEAN Way’? – Analysis”, Eurasian Review, 9 January 2012.  Available at: http://www.eurasiareview.com/09012012-south-china-sea-disputes-is-aquino-way-the-asean-way-analysis/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+eurasiareview%2FVsnE+%28Eurasia+Review%29.

No author cited, : Rockets Galore: The Next Decade Will See China Become a Space Power, As Well As an Earthly One”, The Economist, 7 January 2012

Daniel A Bell, “What China Can Teach Europe”, The New York Times, 7 January 2012.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/08/opinion/sunday/what-china-can-teach-europe.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all.

Jonathan Watts, “Chinese Airlines Refuse to Pay EU Carbon Tax”, The Guardian, 4 January 2012.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/jan/04/china-airlines-eu-carbon-tax.

Edward Wong, “China’s President Lashes Out at Western Culture”, The New York Times, 3 January 2012.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/04/world/asia/chinas-president-pushes-back-against-western-culture.html.

During December

Michael Wines, “China Moves Ahead With Plan for Dam”, The New York Times, 29 December 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/30/world/asia/china-moves-ahead-with-plan-for-dam.html.

Andrew Higgins, “China Finds Promise and Setbacks in Pursuit of Russian Energy”, The Washington Post, 29 December 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/china-finds-promise-and-peril-in-pursuit-of-russian-energy/2011/11/27/gIQA1H9hzO_story.html?wpisrc=nl_headlines.

Jody Ray Bennett, “Seychelles: An Open Invitation for China – Analysis”, Eurasian Review, 28 December 2011.  Available at: http://www.eurasiareview.com/28122011-seychelles-an-open-invitation-for-china-analysis/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+eurasiareview%2FVsnE+%28Eurasia+Review%29.

Editorial, “Dealing With China’s Troubles”, The New York Times, 26 December 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/27/opinion/dealing-with-chinas-troubles.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha211.

Michael Wines, “A Village in Revolt Could Be a Harbinger for China”, The New York Times, 25 December 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/26/world/asia/in-china-the-wukan-revolt-could-be-a-harbinger.html?pagewanted=all.

Michael Forsythe and Henry Sanderson, “China’s Local Governments Are Taking on a Lot of Debt”, The Washington Post, 25 December 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/chinas-local-governments-are-taking-on-a-lot-of-debt/2011/12/18/gIQAlILBGP_story.html?wpisrc=nl_headlines.

Andrew Higgins, “Oil Interests Push China into Sudanese Mire”, The Washington Post, 25 December 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/oil-interests-push-china-into-sudanese-mire/2011/12/19/gIQANkzGGP_story.html.

Terry Pristin, “A Learning Curve As Developers Do Business in China”, The New York Times, 20 December 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/21/realestate/commercial/real-estate-firms-learn-to-do-business-in-china.html?adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1324500850-nCiNu6j2e8JNKlls57pjqw.

Nick Bunkley and Ian Austen, “In Canada, a Car Built in China”, The New York Times, 20 Dcember 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/21/business/in-a-first-chinese-built-cars-arrive-in-north-america.html.

Paul Krugman, “Will China Break?”, The New York Times, 18 December 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/19/opinion/krugman-will-china-break.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha212.

Steven Mufson, “China’s Growing Share of Solar Market Comes at a Price”, The Washington Post, 17 December 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/chinas-growing-share-of-solar-market-comes-at-a-price/2011/11/21/gIQAhPRWyO_story.html?wpisrc=nl_headlines.

Keith B. Richburg, “US, China Embroiled in Trade Spat Over Chicken Feet”, The Washington Post. 16 December.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/us-china-embroiled-in-trade-spat-over-chicken-feet/2011/12/13/gIQASphjxO_story.html.

Kam Wing Chan, “The Limp in China’s Geat Leap”, East Asia Forum. 14 December 2011.  Available at: http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2011/12/14/the-limp-in-china-s-great-leap/.

Keith Bradsher, “China Imposes New Tariffs on US Vehicles”, The New York Times, 14 December 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/15/business/global/china-imposes-new-tariffs-on-some-vehicles-from-the-us.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha25.

B. Raman, “Indian Ocean Region: Chinese Strategic Thinking – Analysis”, Eurasian Review, 14 December 2011.  Available at: http://www.eurasiareview.com/14122011-indian-ocean-region-chinese-strategic-thinking-analysis/.

Andrew Jacobs, “Chinese Village Locked in Rebellion Against Authorities”. The New York Times, 13 December 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/15/world/asia/chinese-village-locked-in-rebellion-against-authorities.html.

Any Bourrier, “China’s Dark Power”, Le Monde Diplomatique, December 2011.  Available at: http://mondediplo.com/2011/12/12china#nb8.

David Barboza, “Entrepreneur’s Rival in China: The State, The New York Times, 7 December 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/08/business/an-entrepeneurs-rival-in-china-the-state.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha2.

During November

Eugene Robinson, “The Wrong Way to Talk About China”, The Washington Post, 30 November 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/a-china-that-needs-cheers-not-jeers/2011/11/29/gIQAy6CEAO_story.html?wpisrc=nl_headlines.

Ding Qingfen, “A World of Difference”, China Daily, 25 November 2011.  Available at: http://chinawatch.washingtonpost.com/2011/11/a-world-of-difference.php

Tania Branigan, “China’s Leaders Break Ranks in Lead Up to New Dawn”, The Guardian, 25 November 2011.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/nov/25/china-leaders-ranks-new-dawn.

Banyan, “Dance of the Giants”, The Economist, 21 November 2011.  Available at: http://www.economist.com/blogs/banyan/2011/11/china-and-america-south-east-asia.

José Viñals and Anoop Singh, “People’s Republic of China: Financial System Stability Assessment”, International Monetary Fund, IMF Country Report No. 11/321, November 2011.  Available at: http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/scr/2011/cr11321.pdf.

Yan Xuetong, “How China Can Defeat America”, The New York Times. 20 November 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/21/opinion/how-china-can-defeat-america.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha212.

Jackie Calmes, “Obama and Asian Leaders Confront China’s Premier”, The New York Times, 19 November 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/20/world/asia/wen-jiabao-chinese-leader-shows-flexibility-after-meeting-obama.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha22.

Nick Edwards and Langi Chiang, “China Inflation Drops Sharply in October”, Reuters, 9 November 2011.  Available at: http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/11/09/china-economy-idUSL4E7M912H20111109.

Keith Bradsher, “US and China on Brink of Trade War Over Solar Power Industry”, The New York Times, 9 November 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/10/business/global/us-and-china-on-brink-of-trade-war-over-solar-power-industry.html.

Peter Baofu, “China’s Need for a New Foreign Policy”, East Asia Forum, 5 November 2011.  Available at: http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2011/11/05/china-s-need-for-a-new-foreign-policy/.

Sun Xuegong, “China’s Role in Global and Regional Governance Architecture”, East Asia Forum, 4 November 2011.  Available at: http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2011/11/04/china-s-role-in-global-and-regional-architecture/.

Room for Debate: “Is China Facing a Health Care Crisis?”, The New York Times, 1 November 2011.  Includes brief comments by: Yangzhong Huang, “Health Costs Outstrip GDP Growth; Daniel A. Bell, “Strains on Filial Piety”’Yuanli Liu, “Great Progress, But More is Needed”; C Cindy Fan, “Raise the Salary of Doctors” and Gordon G. Liu, “Defining Basic Coverage”.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2011/11/01/is-china-facing-a-health-care-crisis

During October

Simon Rabinovitch, “China: The Case of the Missing Inflation”, The Financial Times, 19 October 2011.  Available at: http://blogs.ft.com/beyond-brics/2011/10/19/china-the-case-of-the-missing-inflation/?ftcamp=traffic/email/content/booster//memmkt#axzz1breyYDql.

Keith Richburg, “China-Bashing Nothing New”, The Washington Post, 19 October, 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia-pacific/china-bashing-nothing-new/2011/10/13/gIQATlUrwL_story.html.

Michael Wines, “Still Strong, Economy in China Cools Slightly”, The New York Times, 17 October 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/18/business/chinese-economy-cools-slightly-in-third-quarter.html.

Michael Wines, “Photos From China Offer Scant Clues to a Succession”, The New York Times, 14 October 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/15/world/asia/chinas-coming-leadership-change-leaves-analysts-guessing.html.

Wang Yong, “China Moves Slowly to Internationalise the Renminbi”, East Asia Forum, 13 October 2011.  Available at: http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2011/10/13/china-moves-slowly-to-internationalise-the-renminbi/.

During September

Information Office of the State Council, The People’s Republic of China, “China’s Peaceful Development”, September 2011.  Available at: http://www.fmprc.gov.cn/eng/zxxx/t856325.htm#.

Anthony Rush, “China’s Labour Market”, Bulletin, Reserve Bank of Australia, September Quarter 2011.  Available at: http://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2011/sep/pdf/bu-0911-4.pdf.

Tan Vingzi and Cai Jing, “Europe Warned Over Its Debt Crisis”, China Daily, 26 September 2011.  Available at: http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/business/2011-09/26/content_13792310.htm.

Yiping Huang, “What Does China Want in International Economic Reforms?”, East Asia Forum, 25 September 2011.  Available at: http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2011/09/25/what-does-china-want-in-international-economic-reforms/.

Keith Bradsher, “China, Drive of World Economy, May Be Slowing”, The New York Times, 23 September 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/24/business/global/chinas-economic-engine-shows-signs-of-slowing.html.

Andrew Higgins, “In South China Sea a Dispute Over Energy”, The Washington Post, 18 September 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia-pacific/in-south-china-sea-a-dispute-over-energy/2011/09/07/gIQA0PrQaK_story.html.

No author cited, “China’s Evolving Foreign Policy: The Libyan Dilemma”, The Economist, 10 September 2011.  http://www.economist.com/node/21528664.

Yongsheng Zhang, “Governance of China and the Momentum of Reforms”, East Asia Forum, 7 September 2011.  Available at: http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2011/09/07/governance-and-the-momentum-of-reforms/.

Cai Fang, “China’s Rising Wages”, East Asia Forum, 5 September, 2011.  Available at: http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2011/09/05/chinas-rising-wages/.

During August

Edward Wong, “China Faces Obstacles in Bid to Rebalance Its Economy”, The New York Times, 24 August 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/25/world/asia/25china.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha22.

Keith B. Richburg, “China’s Newly Rich Are Flaunting Wealth – and Giving Communist Rulers a Headache”, The Washington Post, 18 August 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/chinas-newly-rich-are-flaunting-wealth--and-giving-communist-rulers-a-headache/2011/08/05/gIQA801KMJ_story.html.

Keith Bradsher, “Rise in Chinese Currency Draws Attention”, The New York Times, 11 August 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/12/business/global/rise-in-chinese-currency-draws-attention.html?ref=world.

Tania Branigan and Jason Burke, “China’s First Aircraft Carrier Launches with Pride Amid Regional Tensions”, The Guardian, 10 August 2011.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/aug/10/china-aircraft-carrier-launch.

Peter Hartcher, “China Can’t Afford To Be Too Gloating”, The Sydney Morning Herald, 9 August, 2011.  Available at: http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/china-cant-afford-to-be-too-gloating-20110808-1ij3x.html.

Lena Ren, “Restructuring China to Promote Social Stability”, East Asia Forum, 6 August 2011.  Available at: http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2011/08/06/restructuring-china-to-promote-social-stability/

Tania Branigan, “China to Cap Energy Use in National Low-Carbon Plan”, The Guardian, 4 August 2011.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/aug/04/china-cap-energy-plan.

Yuhan Zhang, “’Green’ China Needs to Rethink It Energy and Carbon Policies”, East Asia Forum, 2 August 2011.  Available at: http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2011/08/02/green-china-needs-to-rethink-its-energy-and-carbon-policies/

During July

Michael Wines and Sharon LaFraniere, “In Baring Facts of Train Crash, Blogs Erode China Censorship”, The New York Times, 28 July 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/29/world/asia/29china.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha22.

Sheridan Prasso, “What Makes China Telecom Huawei So Scary?”, Fortune, 28 July 2011.  Available at: http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2011/07/28/what-makes-china-telecom-huawei-so-scary/.

Associated Press, “Train Crash That Killed 39 Raises Questions About China’s High-Speed Rail Expansion Plans”, The Washington Post, 25 July 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle-east/train-crash-that-killed-36-raises-questions-about-chinas-high-speed-rail-expansion-plans/2011/07/25/gIQADTo8XI_story.html?wpisrc=nl_headlines.

Jane Golley and Ligang Song, “Rising China: Global Challenges and Opportunities”, East Asia Forum, 13 July 2011.  Available at: http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2011/07/13/rising-china-global-challenges-and-opportunities/.

Associated Press, “Chinese Official Says Country Is Drawing up Plan to Improve Human Rights Record”, The Washington Post, 13 July 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia-pacific/chinese-official-says-country-is-drawing-up-plan-to-improve-human-rights-record/2011/07/13/gIQAwX8vBI_story.html?wpisrc=nl_headlines.

Michael Wines, “Sharing the Wealth and Living Large in a Tiny Chinese Village”, The New York Times, 11 July 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/12/world/asia/12huaxi.html?src=me&ref=world.

Kerry Brown, “Chinese Leadership: The Challenge in 2012”, East Asia Forum, 10 July 2011.  Available at: http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2011/07/10/chinese-leadership-the-challenge-in-2012/.

David Barboza, “China Struggle with Inflation Continues as Price Index Rises”, The New York Times, 9 July 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/10/business/global/chinese-inflation-jumps-again-as-pork-prices-soar.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha25.

David Barboza, “Building Boom in China Stirs Fears of Debt Overload”, The New York Times, 7 July 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/07/business/global/building-binge-by-chinas-cities-threatens-countrys-economic-boom.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha2.

Spiegel Interview with Henry Kissinger, “Mao Might Consider Modern China to Be Too Materialistic”, Spiegel Online, 6 July 2011.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,772292,00.html.

Nicolai Ouroussoff, “Chinese Gem [the Guangzhou Opera House] That Elevates Its Setting”, The New York Times, 5 July 2011.  Available at:  http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/06/arts/design/guangzhou-opera-house-designed-by-zaha-hadid-review.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha28.

Andrew Jacobs, “China Appears to Censor Any Online Discussion of an Ex-Leader’s Health”, The New York Times, 6 July 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/07/world/asia/07china.html?ref=world.

Bettina Wassener. “China Raises Interest Rates”, The New York Times, 6 July 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/world/index.html.

Andrew Jacobs, “A Reunified Painting Stirs Big Thoughts in China and Taiwan”, The New York Times, 6 July 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/06/world/asia/06taiwan.html.

Keith Richburg, “China’s Communist Party Tries to Reclaim Glory”, The Washington Post, 2 July 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/chinas-communist-party-tries-to-reclaim-glory/2011/06/28/AGNVXurH_story.html.

During June

Edward Wong, “China Opens Oil Field in Iraq”, The New York Times, 28 June 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/29/world/asia/29chinairaq.html?amp.

Helen Pidd, “China Offers Helping Hand to Eurozone”, The Guardian, 28 June 2011.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2011/jun/28/germany-and-china-in-trade-deal.

Tania Branigan, “Mao Lives: How China Keeps the New in Touch with the Old”, The Guardian, 24 June 2011.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jun/24/china-communism-anniversary-mao-zedong.

No author cited, “Rising Power, Anxious State: Tensions Between China’s Prosperous Middle Classes and Its Poor Will Make It a Harder Country to Govern”, The Economist, 23 June 2011.  Available at: http://www.economist.com/node/18866989?story_id=18866989.

Keith Bradsher, “High-Speed Rail Poised to Alter China”, The New York Times, 22 June 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/23/business/global/23rail.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha25.

David Barboza, “China’s Boom Is Beginning to Shot Cracks, Analysts Say”, The New York Times, 20 June 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/21/business/global/21yuan.html,

Victoria Bi and Li Hongwei, “Foreign Banks OK’d To Underwrite Corporate Debt”, China Daily, 17 June 2011.  Available at: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/bizchina/2011-06/17/content_12722311.htm.

Ian Johnson, “China Celebrates Anniversary of Group With a Long Blacklist”, The New York Times, 17 June 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/17/world/asia/17iht-china17.html?ref=world.

Reuters, “China’s Vital Interests at Stake over Greek Crisis”, The Guardian, 17 June 2011.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2011/jun/17/china-vital-interests-greek-crisis.

Edward Wong, “China Navy Reaches Far, Unsettling the Region”, The New York Times, 14 June 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/15/world/asia/15china.html

Sharon LaFraniere, “Lead Poisoning in China: The Hidden Scourge”, The New York Times, 15 June 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/15/world/asia/15lead.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha2.  See also the Human Rights Watch report entitled: “My Children Have Been Poisoned: A Public Health Crisis in Four Chinese Provinces”, dated June 2011 at: http://www.hrw.org/node/99451.

Brice Pedroletti, “Independents Unite in Bid to Advance Chinese Democracy”, Guardian Weekly, 7 June 2011.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jun/07/china-blogs-elections-independents?CMP=twt_fd

Ding Qingfen, “Import Growth Narrows May Trade Surplus”, China Daily, 11 June 2011.  Available at: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-06/11/content_12676013.htm.

Xueli Huang, “Corporate Governance and Chinese FDI in Australia”, East Asia Forum, 5 June 2011.  Available at: http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2011/06/05/corporate-governance-and-chinese-fdi-in-australia/.

Edward Wong, “Plan for China’s Water Crisis Spurs Concern”, The New York Times, 1 June 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/02/world/asia/02water.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha22.

During May

Associated Press, “China Hikes Electricity Rates to Counter Power Shortages”, The Washington Post, 31 May 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/china-hikes-electricity-rates-for-some-industrial-users-to-counter-power-shortages/2011/05/30/AGHPQlEH_story.html?nl_headlines.

Alexei Barrionuevo, “China’s Interest in Farmland Makes Brazil Uneasy”, The New York Times, 26 May 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/27/world/americas/27brazil.html.

Associated Press, “China to Address Pollution, Disasters, Relocation Problems in Three Gorges Region”, The Washington Post, 19 May 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/china-plan-to-address-pollution-disasters-relocation-problems-in-three-gorges-region/2011/05/19/AFLS7y6G_story.html?nl_headlines.

No author cited, “April Inflation Eases to 5.3 Percent”, China Daily, 11 May 2011.  Available at: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-05/11/content_12492754.htm.

Harold Meyerson, “China’s Bad Economic News Is Not Necessarily Good for the US”, The Washington Post, 11 May 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/chinas-bad-economic-news-is-not-necessarily-good-for-the-us/2011/05/10/AFaxZ3jG_story.html?hpid=z4

Binyamin Appelbaum, “More Hopes Than Gains At US –China Meetings’, The New York Times, 10 May 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/11/world/asia/11china.html?ref=world.

Associated Press, “China Leads Push to Go Green”, The New York Times, 8 May 2011. Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/09/business/energy-environment/09clean.html

Gethin Chamberlain, “Apple’s Chinese Workers Treated ‘Inhumanely, Like Machines’”, The Guardian, 30 April 2011.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/apr/30/apple-chinese-workers-treated-inhumanely.

During April

Bloomberg, “Yuan Hits 18-Year High Against Greenback”, The Sydney Morning Herald, 29 April 2011.  Available at: http://www.smh.com.au/business/world-business/yuan-hits-18year-high-against-greenback-20110429-1e0fb.html.

Banyan, “China’s Census: Older and Wiser?”, The Economist, 29 April 2011.  Available at: http://www.economist.com/blogs/banyan/2011/04/chinas_census.

David Barboza, “China’s Exports Perch on Uncertain Truck System”, The New York Times, 28 April 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/29/business/global/29truckers.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha25.

No author cited, “Trying to Pull Together: Africans Are Asking Whether China is Making Their Lunch or Eating It”, The Economics, 20  April 2011.  Available at: http://www.economist.com/node/18586448?fsrc=nlw%7Cpub%7C12-21-2011%7Cpublishers

Bjorn Lomborg, “Hold the Accolades on China’s ‘Green Leap Forward’”, The Washington Post, 20 April 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/hold-the-accolades-on-chinas-green-leap-forward/2011/04/19/AFLdZMEE_story.html?wpisrc=nl_opinions.

David Barboza, “Inflation in China Poses Big Threat to Global Trade”, The New York Times, 18 April 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/18/business/global/18yuan.html?ref=world.

David Barboza, “Inflation in China Poses Big Threat to Global Trade”, The New York Times, 18 April 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/18/business/global/18yuan.html?ref=world.

Evan Osnos, “The Grand Tour: Europe on Fifteen Hundred Yuan a Day”, The New Yorker, 18 April 2011.  Available at: http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2011/04/18/110418fa_fact_osnos.

No author cited, “Princelings and the Goon State: The Rise and Rise of the Princelings, The Country’s Revolutionary Aristocracy”, The Economist, 14 April 2011.  Available at: http://www.economist.com/node/18561005.

Keith B. Richburg, “China, Other Developing BRICS Nations Seek Change in Global Economic Order”, The Washington Post, 15 Aprilo 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/china-other-developing-brics-nations-seek-change-in-global-economic-order/2011/04/14/AFarMgdD_story.html.

No author cited, “When Fund-Raising is a Crime: A Death Sentence for a Young Businesswoman Chills Entrepreneurs”, The Economist, 14 April 2011.  Available at: http://www.economist.com/node/18560729.

No author cited, “On the Defensive: A Bad Attack of the Jitters Among Chinese Leaders and Dissidents Pay the Price”, The Economist, 7 April 2011.  Available at: http://www.economist.com/node/18530193?story_ID=18530193&fsrc=nlw|wwp|04-07-11|politics_this_week.  A commentary from India (by Bhaskar Roy) on China’s latest Defence White Paper is available at: http://www.southasiaanalysis.org/papers45/paper4417.html.

During March

Michael Gerson, “China’s African Investments: Who Benefits?”, The Washington Post, 28 March 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/chinas-african-investments-who-benefits/2011/03/28/AF8G7mqB_story.html?hpid=z5.

Yang Yao, “China’s Current Account Surplus and Inflation”, East Asia Forum, 27 March 2011.  Available at: http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2011/03/27/china-current-account-surplus-and-inflation/.

Gabrielle Jaffe, “Will the Great Film Quote Wall of China Come Down?”, Guardian, 24 March 2011.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2011/mar/24/china-film-quota?INTCMP=SRCH.

Sharon LaFranier and David Barboza, “China Tightens Censorship of Electronic Communications”, The New York Times, 21 March 2011. Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/22/world/asia/22china.html?_r=1&scp=2&sq=china&st=cse.

Kevin P. Gallagher, “China Challenges Washington’s ‘Trade-Not-Aid’ Strategy in Latin America”, East Asia Forum, 19 March 2011.  Available at: http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2011/03/19/china-challenges-washingtons-trade-not-aid-strategy-in-latin-america/.

Feng Chongyi, “’Jasmine Revolution’ in China over the Horizon”, East Asia Forum, 15 March 2011.  Available at: http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2011/03/15/jasmine-revolution-in-china-over-the-horizon/.

Mendee Jargalsaikhn, “Calls for a Sino-Mongolian Strategic Partnership”, East Asia Forum, 12 March 2011.  Available at: http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2011/03/12/calls-for-a-sino-mongolia-strategic-partnership-2/.

No author cited, “Bamboo Capitalism:  China’s Success Owes More to Its Entrepreneurs Than Its Bureaucrats”, The Economist, 10 March 2011.  Available at:  http://www.economist.com/node/18332610?story_id=18332610.  See also: “Entrepreneurship in China: Let a Million Flowers Bloom”, The Economist, 10 March 2011.  Available at: http://www.economist.com/node/18330120.

Bob Davis and Jeremy Page, “China’s Focus Turns to Its Poor”, The Wall Street Journal, 7 March 2011.  Available at: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703362804576184364247082474.html?mod=WSJ_hp_us_mostpop_read.

Razeen Sally, “China Tests Its Leadership in the Big Three”, East Asia Forum, 2 March 2011.  Available at: http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2011/03/02/china-tests-its-leadership-in-the-big-three/.

Jonas Parello-Plesner, “Libya Shows China the Burdens of Being a Great Power”. East Asia Forum, 6 March 2011.  Available at: http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2011/03/06/libya-shows-china-the-burdens-of-being-a-great-power/

Xinhua, “China Aims for Greener Economy Over Next 5 years: Former Energy Head”, People’s Daily, 5 March 2011.  Available at: http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90001/90778/90862/7309068.html.

Xinhua, “China Unveils 5-Year Plan at Congress Session”, China Daily, 5 March 2011.  Available at: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011npc/2011-03/05/content_12120516.htm.

Michael Wines, “Economy the Focus as Chinese Legislatures Convene”, The New York Times, 2 March 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/03/world/asia/03china.html?ref=world.

During February

Andrew Jacobs, “China Issues Warning on Climate and Growth”, The New York Times, 28 February 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/01/world/asia/01beijing.html?ref=world.

Keith B. Richburg, “China’s Wen, in the Twilight of his Premiership, Takes on Reformer’s Role”, The Washington Post, 15 February 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/15/AR2011021502553.html.

Wendy Dobson, “China and Global Economic Governance: History Matters”, East Asia Forum, 13 February 2011.  Available at: http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2011/02/13/china-and-global-economic-governance-history-matters/.

David Barboza, “In China, Tentative Steps Toward Global Currency”, The New York Times, 10 February 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/11/business/global/11yuan.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha25.

Jonathan Watts, “China Plots Course for Green Growth Amid a Boom Build on Dirty Industry”, Guardian, 4 February 2011.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/feb/04/china-green-growth-boom-industry.

Arind Subramanian, “Is China Already Number One? New GDP Estimates”, East Asia Forum, 3 February 2011.  Available at: http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2011/02/03/is-china-already-number-one-new-gdp-estimates/.

During January

Barry Eichengreen, “What China is After Financially”, East Asia Forum, 30 January 2011.  Available at: http://www.eastasiaforum.org/?p=16926.

Cai Fang and Wang Meiyan, “Chinese Wages and the Turning Point in the Chinese Economy”, East Asia Forum, 29 January 2011.  Available at: http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2011/01/29/chinese-wages-and-the-turning-point-in-the-chinese-economy/

David Barboza, “China to Allow Select Cities to Impose Property Taxes”, The New York Times, 27 January 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/28/business/global/28yuan.html?ref=world.

Jeremy Page and Cathy Yan, “As Media Trumpet Status, Some Shrug”, The Wall Street Journal, 21 January 2011.  Available at: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703921504576093740529925826.html?mod=WSJAsia__MIDDLETopStories.

John Pomfret, “Summit Yields Gains for Both China and US”, The Washington Post, 21 January 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/20/AR2011012006311.html?wpisrc=nl_headline.

Scott Wilson and William Branigin, “Chinese President Hu Jintao Calls for Deeper Engagement with US, Assures Business Leaders”, The Washington Post, 20 January 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/20/AR2011012003448.html?hpid=topnews.

Michael Wines, “Subtle Signs of Progress in US-China Relations”, The New York Times, 19 January 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/20/world/asia/20assess.html?hp.

No author cited, “Inflated Fears: Inflation in China Is a Problem for the Country but Not For the World”, The Economist, 6 January 2011.  Available at: http://news.economist.com/cgi-bin1/DM/t/eCUzY0ROb30Mo0NtBr0E5.

Editorial, “Not So Cheap for China”, The New York Times, 10 January 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/11/opinion/11tue2.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha211.

Damien Ma, “Global Political Risks in 2011 (Including China), The Atlantic, 10 January 2011.  Available at: http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2011/01/global-political-risks-in-2011-including-china/69173/.  See also Damien Ma, “What to Watch For in China in 2011”, The Atlantic, 29 December 2010.  Available at: http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2010/12/what-to-watch-for-in-china-in-2011/68645/.

During December

Vivek Wadhwa, “Chinese and Indian Entrepreneurs Are Eating America’s Lunch”, Foreign Policy, 28 December 2010.  Available at: http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2010/12/28/chinese_and_indian_entrepreneurs_are_eating_americas_lunch.

Joseph S. Nye Jr, “China’s Rise Doesn’t Mean War”, “...And China Isn’t Beating the US”, by Daniel W. Drezner”, Foreign Policy, January/February 2011.  Both are available from: http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2011/01/02/unconventional_wisdom.

Zbigniew Brezezinski, “How to Stay Friends with China”, The New York Times, 2 January 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/03/opinion/03brzezinski.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha212.

Jonathan Watts, “China Counts £130bn Cost of Economic Growth”, Guardian, 28 December 2010.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/dec/28/china-130-bn-economic-growth.

Edward Wong, “Suspicious Death Ignites Fury in China”, The New York Times, 28 December 2010.  Available at:http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/29/world/asia/29china.html?src=me&ref=world.

Andrew Jacobs, "China's Army of Graduates Struggles for Jobs", The New York Times, 11 December 2010.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/12/business/12advantage.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=a2.

David Barboza, “China’s Inflation Hit a 28-Month High in November”, The New York Times, 10 December 2010.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/11/business/global/11inflation.html?_r=1&scp=4&sq=and%20xie&st=cse.

Emilian Kavalski, “The Peacock and the Dragon: How to Grapple with the Rising Global Ambitions of India and China”, review essay based on three recently published books (China and India: Prospects for Peace, China and India in the Age of Globalisation, and The Rise of China and India, A New Asian Drama),The China Quarterly, Vol. 203 (September 2010).  Available for purchase at:  http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=7907661&fulltextType=RV&fileId=S0305741010000962.

Mark Baker and David Orsmond, “Household Consumption Trends in China”, Reserve Bank of Australia, Bulletin, March Quarter 2010.  Available at: http://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2010/mar/3.html.

Sebastian Heilmann, “Maximum Tinkering Under Uncertainty: Unorthodox Lessons from China”, Modern China, Vol. 35, No. 4 (July 2009), pp. 450-462.  Downloads are available for purchase at: http://mcx.sagepub.com/content/35/4/450.full.pdf+html.

East Asia Region

[Note that not all countries in the East Asia Region are members of the G20, but there is an increasingly amount of discourse about East Asia as a region and this is likely to have an effect on the regional powers that are members of the G20.]

During April

Christian Wirth, “Regional Integration and Elite Power Politics in East Asia”, East Asia Forum, 5 April 2012.  Available at: http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2012/04/05/regional-integration-and-elite-power-politics-in-east-asia/.

European Union

This week

Larry Elliott, Jill Treanor and Patrick Wintour, “Cost of Greek Exit from Euro Put at $1tn”, The Guardian, 16 May 2012.  http://www.guardian.co.uk/global/2012/may/16/cost-greek-exit-euro-emerges,

Jill Treanor, “Eurozone Banks Nearly Collapsed, Says ECB Director” The Guardian, 17 May 2012.  http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/may/16/uk-banks-greek-euro-exit.

Larry Elliott, “Eurozone Avoids Double-Dip Recession as Germany Makes Up for Losses”, The Guardian, 15 May 2012.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/may/15/eurozone-avoids-double-dip-recession.

Larry Elliott and Ian Traynor, “European Leaders and Financial Markets Braced for Greece Exit from Euro”, The Guardian, 14 May 2012.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/may/14/euro-single-currency-greece.

George Irvin, “Hollande-Merkel: Don’t Expect a New Dawn Just Yet”, The Guardian, 14 May 2012.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/may/14/hollande-merkel-dont-expect-new-dawn.

Phillip Inman, “Saving Greece Will Benefit Europe As It Did When the Allies Rescued Germany”, The Guardian, 14 May 2012.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/economics-blog/2012/may/14/saving-greece-benefit-europe.

Ian Traynor, “WU Leaders Set for Showdown on Fate of Euro as Crisis Deepens”, The Guardian 13 May 2012.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/may/13/eu-leaders-showdown-eurozone-crisis

Ed Balls and Peter Mandelson, “We Agree About Europe”, The Guardian, 13 May 2012.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/may/13/eurozone-crisis-britain-join-debate.

Last week

No author cited, “The Euro Crisis: There Are Too Many Alternatives”, The Economist, 12 May 2012.  Available at: http://www.economist.com/node/21554549.  See also:  “Europe’s Achilles Heel, The Economist, 12 May 2012, at http://www.economist.com/node/21554530?fsrc=nlw|wwb|5-10-2012|1713030|34237756|

Giles Tremlett, “Spanish Banks to Face New Scrutiny as Fears Rise”, The Guardian, 11 May 2012.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/may/11/debt-crisis-banking.

Ian Traynor and Nick Fletcher, “Eurozone Crisis: EU Moves to Loosen Grip of Austerity”, The Guardian, 8 May 2012.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/may/08/eurozone-crisis-austerity-greece-alexis-tsipras.

Michael Birnbaum, “Greece at New Risk of Being Pushed Off Euro”, The Washington Post, 8 May 2012.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/greece-at-new-risk-of-being-pushed-off-euro/2012/05/07/gIQAD9z18T_story.html?wpisrc=nl_headlines.

Martin Hesse, Christoph Pauly and Anne Seith, “Saving the Euro Will Require Banking Sector Reform”, Spiegel Online, 7 May 2012.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/europe-needs-to-reform-its-banking-sector-a-831712.html.

Larry Elliott, “Eurozone Crisis: Democracy Trumps Austerity but Will the Euro Survive?”, The Guardian, 7 May 2012.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/may/07/eurozone-crisis-democracy-trumps-austerity-euro

Julia Amalia Heyer, “Greeks Cast Ballots Against Austerity”, Spiegel Online, 7 May 2012.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/greeks-clearly-reject-austerity-in-sunday-elections-a-831678.html.

Paul Krugman, “Those Revolting Europeans”, The New York Times, 6 May 2012.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/07/opinion/krugman-those-revolting-europeans.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20120507.

During April

Graeme Wearden, “Eurozone Crisis Live: Spanish Crisis Deepens as Recession Confirmed – As It Happened”, The Guardian, 30 April 2012.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/apr/30/eurozone-crisis-spain-recession#block-4.

John Psaropoulos, “Greece’s Election Supernova: Splintering of Parties Could Spell Doom for the Next Government”, The Daily Beast, 26 April 2012.  Available at: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/04/26/greece-s-election-supernova.html.

David Ignatius, “Europe’s Gathering Economic Storm”, The Washington Post, 26 April 2012.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/france-could-determine-europes-economic-fate/2012/04/25/gIQAWSXlhT_story.html?wpisrc=nl_opinions.

Landon Thomas Jr and Raphael Minder, “Cost of Spain’s Housing Bust Could Force a Bailout”, The New York Times, 24 April 2012.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/25/business/global/cost-of-spains-housing-bust-could-force-a-bailout.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20120425.

Ian Traynor, “Europe’s Elites Feel the Backlash”, The Guardian, 23 April 2012.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/apr/23/europe-elite-democratic-backlash.

Annie Lowrey and Jack Ewing, “For Europe, Scrutiny and Diminishing Influence”, The New York Times, 19 April 2012.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/20/business/global/for-europe-scrutiny-and-diminishing-influence.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss.

Fiona Ehlers, Julia Amalia Heyer, Christoph Pauly, Daniel Seinvorth and Helene Zube, “Belated Reforms Cut Deep in Southern Europe”, Spiegel Online, 17 April 2012.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,827797,00.html.

Ian Traynor, “Unemployment of Europe’s Young People Soars by 50%”, The Guardian, 16 April 2012.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/apr/16/european-youth-unemployment-soars.

Previous weeks

Eremy Warner, “Time to Put the Doomed Euro Out of Its Misery”, The Telegraph, 12 April 2012.  Available at: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/9200173/Time-to-put-the-doomed-euro-out-of-its-misery.html.

Editorial, “An Overdose of Pain”, The New York Times, 12 April 2012.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/13/opinion/an-overdose-of-pain-for-spain.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20120413.

David Böcking, “Uncertainty about Spain Worries Euro Zone”, Spiegel Online, 12 April 2012.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,827099,00.html.

Heather Stewart, “Eurozone Crisis Now Being Felt in Asia, Warns Asian Development Bank”, The Guardian, 11 April 2012.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/apr/11/eurozone-crisis-asian-development-bank-warning.

Heather Stewart, Larry Elliott and Giles Tremlett, “European Stock Markets Rocked by Panic Selling as Debt Crisis Reignites”, The Guardian, 10 April 2012.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/apr/10/european-stock-market-panic-selling.  See also Giles Tremlett, “Eurozone Crisis Reignites as Spanish Bond Yields Hit Four-Month High”, The Guardian, 10 April 2012.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/apr/10/eurozone-crisis-spanish-bond-yields

Phillip Inman, “Asian Manufacturing Recovery Held Back by Europe”, The Guardian, 2 April 2012.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/apr/02/asia-manufacturing-suffers-europe-recession.

Larry Elliott, “UK Manufacturing: Reasons To Be Cautiously Cheerful One, Two, Three…”, The Guardian,  2 April 2012.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/economics-blog/2012/apr/02/uk-manufacturing-reasons-cheerful.

During March

Phillip Inman, “Ireland Back in Recession as Global Slowdown Hits Exports”, The Guardian, 22 March 2012.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/mar/22/ireland-recession-global-slowdown-exports.

Jack Ewing, “German Bond Prices Decline, Unsettling Confidence in a Safe Haven”, The New York Times, 21 March 2012.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/22/business/german-bond-prices-falling-as-euro-crisis-eases.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20120322.

Annie Lowrey, “US Notes Europe’s Progress in Easing Its Debt Crisis”, The New York Times, 21 March 2012.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/22/business/economy/us-finance-leaders-see-much-reduced-risk-from-europe.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20120322.

Editorial, “Pushing Back Against Austerity, The New York Times, 21 March 2012.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/22/opinion/pushing-back-against-austerity.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20120322.

Phillip Inman, “Eurozone Firewall Increased to €700bn”, The Guardian, 16 March 2012.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/mar/16/debt-crisis-europe-news.

Carsten Volkery, “Euro Zone Split over Financial Transaction Tax”, Spiegel Online, 13 March 2012.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,820965,00.html

No author cited, “Spain’s Budget Deficit”, A Two-Finger Salute to Brussels”, The Economist, 10 March 2012.  Available at: http://www.economist.com/node/21550002?fsrc=nlw%7Cnewe%7C3-8-2012%7Cpolitics_this_week.

Larry Elliott, “Markets Soar after Greece Clinches Debt-Swap Deal”, The Guardian, 8 March 2012.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/mar/08/markets-soar-greeks-clinch-debt-deal.

Stephen Castle, “Spain Adjusts Deficit-Reduction Target at European Summit”, The New York Times, 2 March 2012.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/03/business/global/spain-unable-to-meet-goal-for-deficit-cuts-this-year.html.

Ian Traynor, “EU Summit: European Leaders Focus on Growth, Not Austerity”, The Guardian, 2 March 2012.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/mar/02/eu-summit-european-leaders-growth-cuts.

PanArmenian, “EU Re-elects Herman Van Rompuy as European Council President, Eurasia Review, 2 March 2012.  Available at: http://www.eurasiareview.com/02032012-eu-reelects-herman-van-rompuy-as-european-council-president/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+eurasiareview%2FVsnE+%28Eurasia+Review%29.

During February

No author cited, “Draghi Strikes Back II: Europe’s Central Bank and the Euro Crisis”, The Economist, 29 February 2012. 
Available at:
http://www.economist.com/blogs/freeexchange/2012/02/europes-central-bank-and-euro-crisis?fsrc=nlw%7Cnewe%7C3-1-2012%7Cbusiness_this_week.

No author cited, “Rescue Fatigue: Faith That Private-Sector Losses on Greek Bonds Are a One-Off Is Hard to Sustain”, The Economist, 25 February 2012.  Available at: http://www.economist.com/node/21548251.

Charlemagne, “Too Long an Illness”, The Economist, 25 February 2012.  Available at: http://www.economist.com/node/21548259?fsrc=nlw%7Cnewe%7C2-23-2012%7Cpolitics_this_week.

Paulo Rigueira. “Europe in Crisis; Global Order, Integration, Csisis and the Future – Analylsis”, Eurasian Review, 23 February 2012.  Available ahttp://www.eurasiareview.com/23022012-europe-in-crisis-global-order-integration-crisis-and-the-future-analysis/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+eurasiareview%2FVsnE+%28Eurasia+Review%29.

Michael Birnbaum, “Deal Reached on $170 Billion Greek Bailout”, The Washington Post, 21 February 2012.  http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/greek-bailout-discussions-stretch-into-tuesday/2012/02/20/gIQASIP4PR_story.html?wpisrc=nl_headlines.  For additional commentary, David Gow, “Greeks Will Suffer for Five Years as Part of Resolving Eurozone Crisis”, The Guardian, 21 February 2012.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/feb/21/greeks-five-years-eurozone-crisis.

Editorial, “Europe’s Failed Course”, The New York Times, 17 February 2012.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/18/opinion/europes-failed-course-on-the-economy.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha211.

Richard Rousseau, “EU Looks to Central Asia for Energy Security – Analysis”, Eurasia Review, 17 February 2012.  Available at: http://www.eurasiareview.com/17022012-eu-looks-to-central-asia-for-energy-security-analysis/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+eurasiareview%2FVsnE+%28Eurasia+Review%29.

Ian Traynor, “Greece Approves Austerity Cuts to Secure Eurozone Bailout and Avoid Debt Default”, The Guardian, 13 February 2012.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/feb/12/greece-austerity-cuts-euro-bailout.

Spiegel Staff, “Merkel Is Leading Europe in the Wrong Direction: Spiegel Interview with George Soros”, Spiegel Online, 13 February 2012.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,814920,00.html.

Jack Ewing, ”Economists Warn of Long-Term Perils in Rescue of Europe’s Banks”, The New York Times, 12 February, 2012.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/13/business/global/low-interest-loans-to-european-banks-prompt-concern.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha25.

Lead Editor, ”Jobless and Hopeless”, Athens News, “11 February 2012.  Available at: http://www.athensnews.gr/editorial/53232.

Helena Smith, “Greece on Shaky Ground as Coalition Party Rejects Trioka Loan Deal”, The Guardian, 10 February 2012.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/feb/10/debt-crisis-greece.

Various writers contributing, “Eurozone Crisis Live: Greek Bailout Deal Reached, but Euro Finance Ministers Cautious   As it Happened”, The Guardian, 9 February 2012.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/feb/09/eurozone-crisis-live-greek-bailout-deal.

Rachel Donadio, “Greeks Reach Deal on Austerity to Meet Condition of Bailout”, The New York Times, 9 February 2012.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/10/business/global/breakthrough-on-austerity-cuts-clears-way-for-greek-deal.html?_r=1&ref=global-home.

Liz Alderman and Landon Thomas Jr, “In Europe, Stagnation as a Way of Life”, The New York Times, 9 February 2012.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/10/business/global/after-accord-in-athens-uncertainties-loom-for-europe.html?ref=global-home.

Helena Smith, “Greek Shares Rally as Prime Minister Closes in on Bailout Deal”, The Guardian, 7 February 2012.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/feb/07/greek-shares-rally-bailout-deal.

Stefan Kaiser, “It’s Time to End the Greek Rescue Farce”, Spiegel Online, 7 February 2012.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,813919,00.htmlhttp://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,813919,00.html.

James Kanter, “EU Rebuffs China’s Challenge to Airline Emission System”, The New York Times, 6 February 2012.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/07/business/global/eu-rebuffs-chinas-challenge-to-pollution-plan.html.

Mark Scott, “Europe’s Banks Reluctant to Lend to Companies in Need of Cash”, The New York Times, 6 February 2012.  Available at: http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/02/06/europes-banks-reluctant-to-aid-companies-in-need-of-cash/?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha25.

During January

Ian Traynor, “Germany To Set the Terms for Saving the Euro”, The Guardian, 31 January 2012.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/jan/30/eu-summit-eurozone-treaty-deal.

Edward Cody, “European Leaders Adopt Treaty Pledging Debt Reduction”, The Washington Post, 31 January 2012.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/european-leaders-meet-to-hammer-out-treaty-pledging-debt-reduction/2012/01/30/gIQA0ruKcQ_story.html?wpisrc=nl_headlines.

Stephen Castle, “EU Leaders Set to Conclude Austerity Is Not Enough”, The New York Times, 29 January 2012.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/30/world/europe/30iht-union30.html.

Larry Elliott, “Davos Policymakers are Playing Global Apocalypse – and Running Out of Lives”, The Guardian, 29 January 2012.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/economics-blog/2012/jan/29/global-economic-crisis-policymakers-apocalypse.

Helena Smith, “Eurozone Crisis: Angry Greeks Condemn EU Plot to Control Its Finances”, The Guardian, 29 January 2012.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jan/29/eurozone-crisis-greece-commissioner-plan.

Ian Traynor, “Angela Merkel Casts Doubt on Saving Greece from Financial Meltdown”,
The Guardian, 25 January 2012.  Available at:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jan/25/angela-merkel-greece-financial-meltdown.

dsk, “EU Reaches Agreement on Permanent Bailout Fund”, Spiegel Online, 24 January 2012.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,811053,00.html.

James Kante and David Jolly, “Europe Steps Up Pressure on Greece”, The New York Times, 23 January 2012.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/24/business/global/lagarde-urges-europe-to-beef-up-bailout-funds.html.

Helena Smith, “Greek Debt Talks on Knife-Edge Amid Growing IMF Pressure on Bondholders”, The Guardian, 22 January 2012.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jan/22/greek-debt-talks-stall-imf.

Nicholas Kulish, “Central Bank Becomes an Unlikely Hero in Euro Crisis”, The New York Times, 20 January 2012.  Available at: www.nytimes.com/2012/01/21/world/european-central-bank-eases-euro-crisis-a-bit.html.

cgh, “Greece Close to Write-Down Deal with Creditors”, Spiegel Online, 20 January 2012.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,810420,00.html.

Julia Werdigier, “European Bankers Criticise Role of Rating Agencies”, The New York Times, 17 January 2012.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/18/business/global/european-central-bankers-criticize-role-of-rating-agencies.html?src=un&feedurl=http%3A%2F%2Fjson8.nytimes.com%2Fpages%2Fworld%2Feurope%2Findex.json.

Ha-Joon Chang, “Don’t Blame the Ratings Agencies for the Eurozone Turmoil”, The Guardian, 15 January 2012.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/jan/15/dont-blame-ratings-euro-turmoil.

Stefan Kaiser, “A Greek Default Would Hit the ECB Hard”, Spiegel Online, 13 January 2012.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,808998,00.html.

Editorial, “A Long Bleak Winter”, The New York Times, 13 January 2012.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/14/opinion/a-long-bleak-winter.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha211.

Christoph Hickmann and Christoph Schult, “The Struggle to Give the European Parliament Clout”, Spiegel Online, 12 January 2012.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,808574,00.html.

Jack Ewing and James Kanter, “European Union Gives Hungary an Ultimatum”, The New York Times, 12 January 2012.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/13/world/europe/european-union-gives-hungary-an-ultimatum.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all.

Peter Eavis, “For Europe, Few Options in a Vicious Cycle of Debt”, The New York Times, 11 January 2012.  Available at: http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/01/11/for-europe-few-options-in-a-vicious-cycle-of-debt/?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha25.

Edward Cody, “France, Germany Warn Greece to Make Debt Deal”, The Washington Post, 10 January 2012.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/france-germany-warn-greece-to-make-debt-deal/2012/01/09/gIQAl7UxlP_story.html.

Jill Treanor, “Fresh Credit Crunch Fears as Banks Park Record €453bn Cash with ECB”, The Guardian, 4 January 2012.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/jan/04/credit-crunch-fears-record-deposit.

Julian Borger, “EU Agrees Iran Oil Embargo”, The Guardian, 4 January 2012.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jan/04/eu-iran-oil-embargo-ban.

During December

Armin Mahler, “The Lies That Europe’s Politicians Tell Themselves”, Spiegel Online, 30 December 2011.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,806469,00.html.

No author cited, “Hose and Dry: The ECB Fills Banks with Funds”, The Economist, 31 December 2011.  Available at: http://www.economist.com/node/21542187?fsrc=nlw%7Cnewe%7C12-28-2011%7Cpolitics_this_week.

Ferry Batzoglou, “New Greek Government Runs Out of Steam”, Spiegel Online, 28 December 2011.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,805975,00.html.

Juliette Garside, “Nervous Banks Deposit Record €412bn with ECB”, The Guardian, 27 December 2011. available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2011/dec/27/banks-deposit-record-amount-with-ecb.

Nelson D. Schwartz and David Jolly, “European Bank in Strong Move to Loosen Credit”, The New York Times, 21 December 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/22/business/global/demand-for-ecb-loans-surpasses-expectations.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha2.

Helen Pidd, “Europeans Migrate South as Continent Drifts Deeper into Crisis”, The Guardian, 21 December 2011.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/dec/21/europe-migrants-crisis-irish-portuguese.

Karen Kissane, “Europeans Face Having to Beg for Daily Bread”, The Sydney Morning Herald, 20 December 2011.  Available at: http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/europeans-face-having-to-beg-for-daily-bread-20111219-1p2b8.html.

Thomas Darnstädt, “The Pitfalls of the Merkozy Fiscal Pact”, Spiegel Online, 16 December 2011.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,803923,00.html.

Larry Elliott, “IMF Slashes Growth Forecasts for Greece”, The Guardian, 13 December 2011.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2011/dec/13/imf-slashes-greek-growth-forecast

Philip S. Golub, “The Berlin Consensus: Europe’s Blind March Forward to Depression”, Le Monde Diplomatique, 12 December 2011.  Available at: http://mondediplo.com/blogs/the-berlin-consensus-europe-s-blind-march-forward.

Spiegel Staff, “Why Merkel’s Triumph Will Come at a High Price”, Spiegel Online, 12 December 2011.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,803097,00.html.

Steven Erlanger and Liz Alderman, “Chronic Pain for Euro”, The New York Times, 11 December 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/12/world/europe/euro-deal-is-a-pill-but-experts-doubt-it-is-a-cure.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha2.

Nicholas Klish, “Euro Crisis Pits Germany and US in Tactical Fight”, The New York Times, 10 December 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/11/world/europe/euro-crisis-pits-germany-and-us-in-tactical-fight.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha22.

Editorial Board Opinion, “Europe at the Brink”, The Washington Post, 11 December 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/europe-at-the-brink/2011/12/09/gIQAB0dQlO_story.html?wpisrc=nl_headlines.

No author cited, “Beware the Merkozy Recipe: The Euro Crisis Cannot be Solved by Yet Another One-Sided Solution”, The Economist, 10 December 2011.  Available at: http://www.economist.com/node/21541405?fsrc=nlw%7Cwwp%7C12-8-2011%7Cpolitics_this_week.

Harold Meyerson, “Democracy Is on the Retreat in Europe”, The Washington Post, 7 December 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/democracy-is-on-the-retreat-in-europe/2011/12/06/gIQA2CvpaO_story.html?wpisrc=nl_headlines.

Ian Traynor and Jill Treanor, “Eurozone Warned of Credit Downgrades After Germany and France Strike Deal”, The Guardian, 6 December 2011.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2011/dec/05/eurozone-credit-downgrade-germany-france.  For commentary on the deal see: Larry Elliott, “Germany Is Finally Getting the Eurozone It Wants”, The Guardian 5 December 2011.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/economics-blog/2011/dec/05/germany-eurozone-angela-merkel-nicolas-sarkozy?INTCMP=SRCH.

Ezra Klein, “Is the Euro Zone’s Flaw Fatal”, The Washington Post, 2 December 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/is-the-euro-zones-flaw-fatal/2011/12/01/gIQAvWLXIO_story.html?hpid=z3.

Heather Stewart and Dominic Rushe, “Central Banks Step in to Stave off New Credit Crunch”, The Guardian, 30 November 2011.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2011/nov/30/central-banks-action-new-credit-crunch.

Eric Dash and Nelson D. Schwartz, “Crisis in Europe Tightens Credit Across the Globe”, The New York Times, 28 November 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/29/business/businesses-scramble-as-credit-tightens-in-europe.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha2.

No author cited, “Obama Hosts European Leaders as Debt Crisis Escalates”, The Washington Post, 28 November 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/obama-hosts-european-leaders-as-debt-crisis-escalates/2011/11/28/gIQAvnBZ4N_story.html?tid=pm_business_pop.

During November

Nicholas Kulish and Steven Erlanger, “Euro Zone Leaders Weigh New Budget Rules”, The New York Times, 27 November 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/28/world/europe/euro-zone-leaders-weigh-new-budget-rules.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha25.

Thomas Darnstaedt, Christoph Schult and Helene Zuber, “In Search of a United Europe”, Spiegel Online, 24 November 2011.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,799292,00.html.

No author cited, “Beware of Falling Masonry”, (subtitled: “The crisis in the euro area is turning into a panic and dragging the zone into recession. The risk that the currency disintegrates within week is alarmingly high”), The Economist, 26 November 2011.  Available at: http://www.economist.com/node/21540259.

Nicholas Watt, “Eurozone Crisis: Cameron and Merkel Agree Framework for EU Negotiations”, The Guardian, 20 November 2011.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2011/nov/20/cameron-merkel-working-time-directive.

David Gow, “Brussels Hopes Eurozone’s New Governments Will Sooth Debt Fears”, The Guardian, 20 November 2011,  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2011/nov/20/eurozone-elections-may-quell-debt-fears.

Niall Ferguson, “Why EU Collapse Is More Likely Than the Fall of the Euro”, The Washington Post, 19 November 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/why-eu-collapse-is-more-likely-than-the-fall-of-the-euro/2011/11/17/gIQAuY6wZN_story.html?wpisrc=nl_headlines.

Spiegal Staff, “How the EU Can Emerge from the Ashes”, Spiegel Online, 18 November 2011.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,797626,00.html.

Jack Ewing, “As European Nations Teeter, Only Lenders Get Central Bank’s Help”, The New York Times, 14 November 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/15/business/global/as-european-nations-teeter-only-lenders-get-central-banks-help.html.

Rachel Donadio, “Greece and Italy Seek a Solution from Technocrats”, The New York Times, 10 November 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/11/world/europe/greece-and-italy-ask-technocrats-to-find-solution.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha2.

Liz Alderman and Susanne Craig, “Europe’s Banks Found Safety of Bonds a Costly Illusion”, The New York Times 10 November 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/11/business/global/sovereign-debt-turns-sour-in-euro-zone.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha2.

Paul Kregman, “Legends of the Fail”, The New York Times, 10 November 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/11/opinion/legends-of-the-fail.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha212.

Larry Elliott, Heather Stewart and John Hooper, “European Debt Crisis Spiralling Out of Control”, The Guardian, 9 November 2011.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2011/nov/09/european-debt-crisis-eurozone-breakup.

Spiegel Staff, : Euro Crisis Heralds the End of an Era in Greece”, Spiegel Online, 8 November 2011.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,796540,00.html.

Rachel Donadio, “In Turmoil, Greece and Italy Deepen Euro Crisis”, The New York Times, 8 November 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/09/world/europe/in-turmoil-greece-and-italy-deepen-euro-crisis.html.

Spiegel Staff, “Euro Zone Considers Solution to Last Resort”, Spiegel Online, 7 November 2011.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,796280,00.html.

Rachel Donadio and Miki Kitsanto, “Greek Leaders Reach Deal to Form a New Government”, The New York Times, 6 November 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/07/world/europe/pressure-mounts-on-greek-premier-to-resign.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha2.  See also an article on the human side of the economic and political stress in Greece – Landon Thomas Jr, “Normal Life on Pause and a Sense of Simmering Rage”, The New York Times, 6 November 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/07/world/europe/in-greece-economic-crisis-brings-rage-and-paralysis.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha22

Landon Thomas Jr and Stephen Castle, “The Denials That Trapped Greece”, The New York Times, 5 November 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/06/business/global/europes-two-years-of-denials-trapped-greece.html.

Rachel Donadio and Niki Kitsantonis, “Greek Leader Survives Vote, Bolstering Deal on Europe Debt”, The New York Times, 4 November 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/05/world/europe/greek-vote-european-debt.html

Larry Elliott, Patrick Wintour and Angelique Christafis, “Greece May Leave Euro, Leaders Admit”, The Guardian, 3 November 2011.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2011/nov/03/greece-may-leave-euro-leaders-admit.

Polly Curtic, “What Happens If Greece Leaves the Euro?” The Guardian, 3 November 2011.  Note that the article includes a table showing bank exposure to Greece in €m and as a percent of equity.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/reality-check-with-polly-curtis/2011/nov/03/greece-bankruptcy-eurozone-exit.

Editorial, “Greece on the Brink”, The New York Times, 2 November 2011. Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/03/opinion/weak-economies-weak-leaders-greece.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha211.

Spiegel Staff, “EU Summit Paves the Way for a Split Continent”, Spiegel Online, 1 November 2011.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,795059,00.html.  See also Spiegel’s Interview with the Head of the Polish Central Bank entitled: at: “Euro Crisis Will Continue for a Long Time to Come”, Spiegel Online, 1 November 2011 at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,794969,00.html.

cgh, “Warnings Mount against Concessions to China”, Spiegel Online, 1 November 2011.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,795202,00.html.

Howard Schneider, ”Rescue Plan Hits Greek Banks, Pension System Hardest”, The Washington Post, 1 November 2011. Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/debt-plan-for-greece-to-fall-hardest-on-locals/2011/10/31/gIQADU8LaM_story.html?wpisrc=nl_headlines.

cro, “EU Shocked and Furious at Greek Referendum Plan”, Spiegel Online, 1 November 2011.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,795176,00.html.  See also commentary by Sven Böll, “Papandreou Is Right to Let the Greeks Decide”, Spiegel Online, 1 November 2011.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,795297,00.html.

During October

Phillip Inman and Helena Smith, “Greece Throws Euro Bailout into Fresh Crisis”, The Guardian, 31 October 2011.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/oct/31/greece-euro-bailout-fresh-crisis.

Landon Thomas Jr and Jack Ewing, “Can Super Mario Save the Day for Europe”, The New York Times, 29 October 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/30/business/mario-draghi-into-the-eye-of-europes-financial-storm.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha25.

Robert J. Samuelson, “A Greek Default in All but Name”, The Washington Post, 28 October 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/a-greek-default-in-all-but-name/2011/10/27/gIQAVogMNM_story.html?wpisrc=nl_opinions

Larry Elliott, “EU Bailout Deal Buys Some Time but Threat of Recession Lingers”, The Guardian, 27 October 2011.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2011/oct/27/eu-bailout-deal-time-analysts.

David Gow, Nicholas Watt, Larry Elliott and Jill Treanor, “EU Summit: Crisis Rumbles on as EU Leaders Produce Half-Finished Deal”, The Guardian, 26 October 2011.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/oct/26/eu-summit-eurozone-crisis-leaders.

Larry Elliott, David Gow and Jill Treanor, “Euro Bailout Wrangles Spook Markets as Fears of Slump Intensify”, The Guardian, 25 October 2011.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/oct/25/euro-bailout-wrangles-spook-markets.

cro, “Rescue Plan Details: Euro Backstop to Be Leveraged to One Trillion Euros”, Spiegel Online, 24 October 2011.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,793719,00.html.  Refer to background information in the article by Marie Marquart that is linked below.

Gretchen Morgenson and Louis Story, “Bank’s Collapse in Europe Points to Global Risks”, The New York Times, 22 October 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/23/business/dexias-collapse-in-europe-points-to-global-risks.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha2

Charlemagne, “Wake Up, Euro Zone”, The Economist, 22 October 2011.  Available at: http://www.economist.com/node/21533392.

No author cited, Portugal and the Euro: In the Mire”, The Economist, 22 October 2011.  Available at: http://www.economist.com/node/21533438.

cgh, “EU to Hold Second Summit Next Week Due to Differences”, Spiegel Online, 20 October 2011.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,793074,00.html.

Maria Marquart, “Europe’s Idea for Maximising the Backstop Fund”, Spiegel Online, 20 October 2011.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,792994,00.html.

Spiegel Staff, “Europe Deeply Divided Ahead of Make-Or-Break Summit”, Spiegel Online, 17 October 2011.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/business/0,1518,792229,00.html.

Howard Schneider, “Europe Rejects U.S., IMF Recommendations on Debt Crisis, Stirring Doubts About Plan, The Washington Post, 16 October 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/europe-rejects-us-approach-to-financial-crisis-stirring-doubts-about-plan/2011/10/13/gIQACZQVmL_story.html?wpisrc=nl_headlines.

Fareed Zakiaria, “Europe’s Real Problem: a Lack of Growth”, The Washington Post, 13 October 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/europes-real-problem-a-lack-of-growth/2011/10/12/gIQAUKkDgL_story.html?wpisrc=nl_headlines

Michael Birnbaum, “Merkel, Sarkozy Reach Agreement on Banking Sector”, The Washington Post, 10 October 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/merkel-sarkozy-reach-agreement-on-banking-sector/2011/10/09/gIQADOV7XL_story.html.

James Hertling and Tony Czuczka, “Merkel-Sarkozy Divided on Default Threat to Banks: Euro Credit”, The Washington Post, 7 October 2011.  Available at: http://washpost.bloomberg.com/Story?docId=1376-LSNED61A74E901-0PUI44LQGUAKMJUDBFF4AUG0UM.

Spiegel Staff, “The Ticking Euro Bomb”, a three-part history of the common currency.  Part I is entitlee: “How a Good Idea Became a Tragedy”, Spiegel Online, 5 October 2011.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,790138,00.html.  Links on the page containing Part 1 can be used to obtain the Parts 2 and 3.

Landon Thomas Jr., “European Banks Face Hugh Losses From Greek Bonds”, The New York Times, 4 October 2011.  Available at: http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2011/10/04/banks-in-europe-face-huge-losses-from-greece/?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha25.

Larry Elliott, “Mad Hatter’s Tea Party That Is the Eurozone Crisis”, The Guardian, 2 October 2011.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2011/oct/02/economics-debt-crisis.

During September

Patrick Wintour, “Nick Clegg: EU Will Be Torn Apart If Closer Eurozone Ties Leaves Britain in the Cold”, The Guardian, 28 September 2011.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2011/sep/28/nick-clegg-eu-will-be-torn-apart-eurozone.

William Keegan, “The Euro Crisis Demands Leadership, Wherever It Comes From”, The Observer, 25 September 2011.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2011/sep/25/economic-crisis-demands-leadership.

Paul Krugman, “Euro Zone Death Trip”, The New York Times, 25 September 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/26/opinion/euro-zone-death-trip.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha212.

Howard Schneider, “In Europe, Bonds Deemed Risk-Free Fuelled Debt Crisis, Analysts Say”, The Washington Post, 23 September 2011.  Available at:

Michael Birnbaum, “Europeans Leave Summit with No New Strategy to Deal with Continent’s Debt Crisis”, The Washington Post, 18 September 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europeans-remain-divided-on-bailouts/2011/09/17/gIQAhdBkZK_story.html?wpisrc=nl_headlines.

Ian Verrender, “Greece Becomes Byword for Economic Vandalism”, The Sydney Morning Herald, 13 September 2011.  Available at: http://www.smh.com.au/business/greece-becomes-byword-for-economic-vandalism-20110912-1k5yx.html.

Liz Alderman and Nelson D. Schwartz, “Markets Brace as the Crisis in Europe Flares Up Again”, The New York Times, 11 September 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/12/business/global/german-dissent-magnifies-uncertainty.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha2.

Landon Thomas Jr and Nelson D. Shwartz, ”In Euro Zone, Banking Fear Feeds on Itself”, The New York Times, 6 September 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/07/business/global/in-euro-zone-banking-fear-feeds-on-itself.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha2.

Liz Alderman and James Kanter, “European Bankers Urge Leaders to Move Quickly on Debt Crisis”, The New York Times, 5 September, 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/06/business/global/euro-zone-leaders-get-warning-from-ecb.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha25.

Anthony Faiola, “In Europe, a Struggle for Economic Unity”, The Washington Post, 5 September 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/in-europe-a-struggle-for-economic-unity/2011/09/02/gIQAmxdg2J_story.html?wpisrc=nl_headlines.

Louise Story and Matthew Saltmarsh, “Reluctantly, Europe Inches Closer to a Fiscal Union”, Herald-Tribune, 5 September 2011.  Available at: http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20110905/ZNYT01/109053007.

During August

Interview With Historian Hans-Joachim Voth, “The Euro Can’t Survive in Its Current Form”, Speigel Online interview by Alexander Jung and Gerhard Spörl, 31 August 2011.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,783281,00.html.

Pledge for Euro Unity May Not Be Enough to Satisfy Markets”, The New York Times, 16 August 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/17/world/europe/17europe.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha2.

Anthony Faiola, “Debt Crisis in Europe: Worries Grow of Spread to Larger Economies of Italy, Spain”, The Washington Post, 3 August, 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/debt-woes-drag-down-european-markets-add-to-worries-over-italy-spain/2011/08/03/gIQAhX7RrI_story.html?wpisrc=nl_headlines.

During July

kla, “EU Declares Fight Against Right-Wing Extremism”, Spiegel Online, 27 July 2011.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,776985,00.html.

Ian Traynor, “Bailed Out – Again.  Eurozone Throws Greece €109bn Lifeline”, The Guardian, 22 July 2011.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2011/jul/22/bailed-out-eurozone-greece.

Agencies, “Eurozone Default Could Trigger Lehman-Style Crisis, Says Trichet”, The Guardian, 18 July 2011.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2011/jul/18/eurozone-default-crisis-trichet.

Lawrence Summers, “How Europe Can Restore Financial Stability”, The Washington Post, 18 July 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/what-europe-can-do-to-restore-financial-stability/2011/07/15/gIQALuRKKI_story.html.

Charlemagne, “The Euro’s Real Trouble: The Crisis of the Single Currency is Political as Much as Financial”, The Economist, 14 July 2011.  Available at: http://www.economist.com/node/18959279

David Gordon Smith, “The Euro Zone Has Been Inviting Speculation”, Spiegel Online, 13 July 2011.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,774207,00.html.

Stephen Castle, “EU Leaders Push to Solve Deep Divide Over Greece”, The New York Times, 12 July 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/13/business/global/eu-leaders-to-hold-emergency-meeting-over-greece.html?ref=world.

Tyler Cowen, “Choices for Greece, All of them Daunting”, Herald-Tribune, 10 July 2011.  Available at: http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20110709/ZNYT01/107093012/-1/news08?Title=Choices-for-Greece-All-of-Them-Daunting&tc=ar

David Böcking, “Europe Seeks To Free Itself from Rating Agencies’ Grip”, Spiegel Online, 7 July 2011.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/business/0,1518,772733,00.html.

Peter Müller, “The Man Who Wants Greece to Give Up the Euro”, Spiegel Online, 7 July 2011.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,772969,00.html.

Steve Waldman, “Was It Worth It?”, The Economist, 4 July 2011.  Available at: http://www.economist.com/blogs/freeexchange/2011/07/greece-and-euro.

Serge Halim, “Europe’s Wakeup Call”, Le Monde Diplomatique, July 2011. Available at: http://mondediplo.com/2011/07/01europe

During June

Mark Mazower, “Democracy’s Cradle, Rocking the World”, The New York Times, 20 June 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/30/opinion/30mazower.html?ref=world.

Ian Traynor, “David Cameron Enraged by Brochure Showcasing £270m EU Building”, The Guardian, 24 June 2011.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jun/24/david-cameron-brochure-eu-bulding.

Louise Story, “Derivatives Cloud the Possible Fallout From a Greek Default”, The New York Times, 22 June 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/23/business/global/23swaps.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha22.

Roger Cohen, “The Great Greek Illusion”, The New York Times, 20 June 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/21/opinion/21iht-edcohen21.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha212.

Rachel Donadio and Niki Kitsantoins, “New Hurdle Is Placed for Loan to Greece”, The New York Times, 20 June 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/21/world/europe/21greece.html?amp.

Landon Thomas Jr., “In Greece, Some See a New Lehman”, The New York Times, 12 June 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/13/business/global/13euro.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha25.

Mathieu von Rohr and Helene Zube, “A European Generation Takes to the Streets”, Spiegel Online, 7 June 2011.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,767032,00.html.

Manfred Ertel, “Greek Privatisation Plan Faces Massive Domestic Resistance”, Spiegel Online, 7 June 2011.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,767199,00.html.  Earlier commentary from The Economist, 26 May at: http://www.economist.com/node/18744305.

Editorial, “Kicking the Can”, The New York Times, 6 June 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/07/opinion/07tue2.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha211.

Manfred Ertel, Christian Reiermann and Anne Seith, “Greece Back on the Brink”, Spiegel Online, 6 June 2011.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,766809,00.html.

During May

Associated Press, “Spaniards Demonstrate Against Politician’s Handling of the Economic Crisis, “The Washington Post, 19 May 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/thousands-stage-demonstrations-in-spanish-cities-to-protest-political-parties-crisis-handling/2011/05/19/AFZuq16G_story.html.

Stephen Castle, “Debt Talks Continue, Minus a Key Figure”, The New York Times, 16 May 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/17/business/global/17euro.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha25.

Charles Hawley, “Greece Needs a Kind of Marshall Plan”, Spiegel Online, 9 May 2011.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,761723,00.html.

cgh, “Europe Considers a New Bailout Package for Athens”, Spiegel Online, 9 May 2011.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,761435,00.html.

No author cited, “Greece and Euro: Bailing Out the Bail-Out”, The Economist, 9 May 2011.  Available at: http://www.economist.com/blogs/charlemagne/2011/05/greece_and_euro.

Mark Weisbrot, “Why Greece Should Reject the Euro”, The New York Times, 9 May 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/10/opinion/10weisbrot.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha212.

Ian Traynor, “Arabic Exodus Likely to Lead to Tighter Border Controls in Europe”, The Guardian, 8 May 2011.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/may/08/arabic-exodus-border-controls-europe.

Christian Reiermann, “Greece Considers Exit from Euro Zone”, Der Spiegel, 6 May 2011.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,761201,00.html.

Associated Press, “Market Jitters Bring Difficult Choice Between Truth and Lies for Politicians, Spokespeople”, The Washington Post, 4 May 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/market-jitters-bring-difficult-choice-between-truth-and-lies-for-politicians-spokespeople/2011/05/04/AFafYUlF_story.html?nl_headlines.

Associated Press, “Greece Gets Tough on Tax; Appoints Terror Judge As It Tries To Recoup €11.8 Billion”, The Washington Post, 2 May 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/greece-vows-tougher-tax-policy-aimed-at-raising-118-billion-through-2013/2011/05/02/AFHGVoXF_story.html?nl_headlines.

Stephen J Flanagan, “A Diminishing Transatlantic Partnership? The Impact of the Financial Crisis on Eropean Defence and Foreign Assistance Capabilities”, Centre for Strategic and International Studies, May 2011. Available at:  http://csis.org/files/publication/110427_Flanagan_FinancialCrisis_web.pdf.

During April

Charlemagne, “Another Project in Trouble: First the Euro, Now Schengen”, The Economist, 28 April 2011.  Available at: http://www.economist.com/node/18618525?story_ID=18618525&fsrc=nwl|wwp|04-28-11|politics_this_week.

James Kanter, “European Union’s Budget Proposal Stokes Anger”, The New York Times, 20 April 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/21/world/europe/21europe.html?partner=rss&emc=rss.

Suzanne Daley and Stephen Castle, “Slow Payers Hinder Trade in Europe”, The New York Times, 18 April 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/19/business/global/19debt.html?smid=tw-nytimesbusiness&seid=auto

Tyler Cowen, “Euro vs. Invasion of the Zombie Banks”, The New York Times, 16 April 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/17/business/17view.html?ref=world.

No author cited, “The Third Bail-Out: How to Make Sure the Latest Bail-Out Marks the Beginning of the End of Euro Zone’s Debt Crisis”, The Economist, 7 April 2011.  Available at: http://www.economist.com/node/18530121?story_ID=18530121&fsrc=nwl|wwp|04-07-11|business_this_week.

Raphael Minder, “Debt-Ridden Portugal Asks for Financial Bailout”, The New York Times, 6 April 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/07/business/global/07euro.html?_r=1&hp.

During March

Phillip Inman, “Increase in Eurozone Interest Rates Would be ‘Disaster for Spain, Warns Catalonia’s Economic Minister”, The Guardian, 31 March 2011.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2011/mar/31/increase-in-eurozone-interest-rates-disaster-for-spain?INTCMP=SRCH.

Raphael Minder and Landon Thomas Jr. “Austerity Debate Fells Portugal’s Premier”, The New York Times, 23 March 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/24/world/europe/24portugal.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha25.

No author cited.  “Muddle, Fuddle, Toil and Trouble: European Leaders Boldly Decide to Carry on Muddling Through”, The Economist, 17 March 2011.  Available at: http://www.economist.com/node/18396144. 

Steven Erlanger, “Germany Sets Steep Price to Shore Up Euro Zone”, The New York Times, 10 March 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/11/world/europe/11germany.html?src=me&ref=world.

During February

Spiegel Staff, “The EU Has Failed the Arab World”, Spiegel Online, 28 February 2011.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,748074,00.html.

Michael Minkenberg, “Against the New Neoliberal Order”, Le Monde Diplomatique, February 2011.  Available at: http://mondediplo.com/2011/02/12farright

Hinrich Voss and L. Jeremy Clegg, “Understanding the Chinese-EU Investment Relationship”, East Asia Forum, 2 February 2011.  Available at: http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2011/02/02/understanding-the-chinese-eu-investment-relationship/.

Previous months

Simon Tisdall, “The EU’s Hungary Headache -- and a Wiff of Double Standards”, Guardian, 20 January 2011.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/jan/20/hungary-eu-media-law.

Julian Glover, “The Silence on EU Subsidies Is a Gift to Eurosceptics”, Guardian, 26 December 2010.  Available at:http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/dec/26/eurosceptics-subsidies-cap-cameron?INTCMP=SRCH.  See also comments published in the Guardian on 29 December 2010.  Available at:http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/dec/29/cap-rebates-and-eu-reform?

Landon Thomas Jr, “Europe’s Economic Pain Awakens Old Arguments”, The New York Times, 28 December 2010.  Available at http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/29/business/global/29euro.html?ref=w.

Anchalee Worrachate, “Euro’s Worst Ahead as Analysts See Crisis Spreading”, The Washington Post, 6 December 2010.  Available at: http://washpost.bloomberg.com/Story?docId=1376-LCXL7D07SXKX01-1FON3NIRJ5UFL7RCNJIP8UEU26?hpid=sec-business.

Stephen Castle, “Pressure to Bolster European Bailout Fund”, The New York Times, 5 December 2010.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/06/business/global/06euro.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=a25.

No author cited, “The Crisis in the Euro Area: No Easy Exit”, The Economist, 2 December 2010.  Available at: http://www.economist.com/node/17629745?story_ID=17629745&fsrc=nlw|wwp|12-02-2010|politics_this_week.

France

This week

Ian Traynor, “François Hollande, and Why the Germans Can Rest Easy”, The Guardian, 8 May 2012.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/may/08/francois-hollande-germany-france.

Roland Hsu, “The Challenge for Hollande 7”, Le Monde diplomatique, May 2011.  Available at: http://mondediplo.com/blogs/the-challenge-for-hollande.

Liz Alderman, “Markets to Give France a Grace Period, Analysts Say”, The New York Times, 6 May 2012.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/07/business/global/wary-markets-likely-to-wait-to-cast-vote-on-france.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20120507.

Pierre Haski, “Françios Hollande Has 45 Days to Find a European Deal He Can Sell as a Success”, The Guardian, 7 May 2012.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/may/07/francois-hollande-45-days-to-succeed.

Mathieu von Rohr, “A New French President Predestined to Disappoint”, Spiegel Online, 6 April 2012.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/may/06/germany-state-elections-merkel-test.

Last week

Jeanne Kay, “The End of Austerity in Europe? – OpEd”, Eurasian Review, 5 May 2012.  Available at: http://www.eurasiareview.com/05052012-the-end-of-austerity-in-europe-oped/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+eurasiareview%2FVsnE+%28Eurasia+Review%29.

Edward Cody, “France’s Sarkozy Veers Rightward in Struggle to Win Re-election”, The Washington Post, 3 May 2012.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/2012/05/02/gIQApH5NwT_story.html?tid=pm_world_pop.

During April

No author cited, “The Rather Dangerous Monsieur Hollande”, The Economist, 26 April 2012.  Available at: http://www.economist.com/node/21553446?fsrc=nlw|wwp|4-26-2012|1521148|34237756|.

Jon Henley, :Marine Le Pen’s 17.9% Is Not a Breakthrough for the Far Right, The Guardian, 25 April 1012.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/french-election-blog-2012/2012/apr/25/marine-le-pen-french-elections-2012

Edward Cody, “In French Campaign, Sarkozy Remains the Challenger”, The Washington Post, 14 April 2012.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/in-french-campaign-sarkozy-remains-the-challenger/2012/04/13/gIQAy51KFT_story.html.

Maïa de la Baume and Steven Erlanger, “In French Vote, Sound and Fury From the Left”, The New York Times, 10 April 2012.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/10/world/europe/in-french-elections-sound-and-fury-from-the-lefts-melenchon.html?src=me&ref=world.

During March

Sophie Meunier, “The French Don’t Knot Their Place (In the Global Economy)”, Foreign Affairs, 30 March 2012.  Available at: http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/137372/sophie-meunier/the-french-dont-know-their-place-in-the-global-economy.

Mathieu von Rohr, “A Weakened Sarkozy Faces His Last Big Campaign”, Spiegel Online, 9 March 2012.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,819602,00.html

cgh, “Starkozy Targets Foreigners to Boost Poll Numbers, Spiegel Online, 6 March 2012.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/mar/06/brazil-economy-worlds-sixth-largest

During February

Maxime Gauin, “Nicolas Sarkozy: Victim of Himself – Op-Ed”, Eurasia Review, 15 February 2012.  Available at: http://www.eurasiareview.com/15022012-nicolas-sarkozy-victim-of-himself-oped/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+eurasiareview%2FVsnE+%28Eurasia+Review%29.

During January

No author cited, “François Hollande Declares War on Global Finance”, The Economist, 28 January 2012.  Available at: http://www.economist.com/node/21543595?fsrc=nlw%7Cnewe%7C1-26-2012%7Cpolitics_this_week.

Stefan Simons, “Sarkozy ‘Against the Ropes’ in Re-Election Fight”, Spiegel Online, 19 January 2012.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,810149,00.html.

Edward Cody, “France Loses AAA Credit Rating”, The Washington Post, 14 January 2012.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/france-loses-aaa-credit-rating/2012/01/13/gIQAYtgnwP_story.html.   For additional information see Larry Elliott and Phillip Inman, “Eurozone Thrown Into New Crisis as France Loses AAA Rating”, The Guardian 13 January 2012.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/jan/13/eurozone-crisis-france-credit-rating-aaa.

Associated Press, “France Is Stripped of Top Credit Rating by S&P, Complicating Efforts to Solve Debt Crisis”, The Washington Post, 14 January 2012.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/markets/italy-easily-raises-475b-bond-yields-drop-for-second-day-as-confidence-seems-improved/2012/01/13/gIQAtPemvP_story.html?hpid=z2.

During December

dsl, “Paris Vows to Fight Deficit and Obesity”, Spiegel Online, 29 December 2011.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,806194,00.html.

During October

Nicola Clark, “Sarkozy Warns France of New Economic Reality”, The New York Times, 28 October 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/29/world/europe/euro-rescue-plan-means-more-austerity-sarkozy-tells-france.html.

Stefan Simons and Isabell Hülsen, “Bonjour Tristesse: France Stares Into the Euro-Crisis Chasm”, Spiegel Online, 24 October 2011.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,793645,00.html.

No author cited, “French Politics: Sauce Hollandaise”, The Economist, 22 October 2011.  Available at: http://www.economist.com/node/21533416?fsrc=nlw|wwp|10-20-2011|politics_this_week.

cgh, “Top Economists Warn of France Downgrade”, Spiegel Online, 17 October 2011.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,792259,00.html.

During September

Steven Erlanger, “French Left Takes Control of the Senate”, The New York Times, 25 September 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/26/world/europe/french-left-takes-control-of-the-senate.html.

Angelique Chrisafis, “Nicolas Sarkozy’s Best Man Charged in Arms Sales Corruption Scandal”, The Guardian, 22 September 2011.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/sep/22/nicolas-sarkozy-arms-sales-corruption.

Angelique Chrisafis, “Sarkozy Hopes Libya Can Boost France’s Reputation – As Well As His Own”, The Guardian, 1 September 2011.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/sep/01/sarkozy-libya-france-reputation-reelection.

During August

Howard Schneider, “France to Raise Taxes in Deficit Battle”, The Washington Post, 24 August 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/france-to-raise-taxes-in-deficit-battle/2011/08/24/gIQA3hcjbJ_story.html.

Steven Erlanger, “Sarkozy Assures Libyan Rebel Leader”, The New York Times, 24 August 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/25/world/europe/25sarkozy.html.

Liz Alderman, “French Economy Ground to Halt in 2nd Quarter”, The New York Times, 12 August 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/13/business/global/french-economy-ground-to-halt-in-second-quarter.html.

Larry Elliott, “Debt Crisis: Share Prices Slump in Response to France Deficit”, The Guardian, 10 August 2011.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2011/aug/10/debt-crisis-shares-slump-france.

During June

Kim Willsher, “Nicolas Sarkozy Makes €1bn Commitment to Nuclear Power”, The Guardian, 27 June 2011.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jun/27/nicolas-sarkozy-france-nuclear-power.

Steven Erlanger, “Ruling Favours a 10-Inch  Citizen of France”, The New York Times, 9 June 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/10/world/europe/10hamsters.html.

During April

Steven Erlanger, “French Colonial Past Casts Long Shadow Over Policy in Africa”, The New York Times, 18 April 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/18/world/africa/18francafrique.html.

Julian Borger and Kim Willsher, “Sarkozy’s Motives under Intense Scrutiny”, The Guardian, 6 April 2011.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/apr/06/sarkozy-motives-under-intense-scrutiny.

During February

Katrin Bennhold, “France Tries to Re-Seize Its Lost Momentum”, The New York Times, 23 February 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/24/world/europe/24iht-france.html?ref=world.

Steven Erlanger, “Sarkozy Says He ‘Underestimated’ Crisis in Ex-Colony, Tunisia”, The New York Times, 24 January 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/25/world/europe/25sarkozy.html?ref=world

Doreen Carvajal, “French Deal to Sell Ships to Russians Is Criticised”, The New York Times, 28 December 2010.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/29/world/europe/29france.html?ref=world.

Germany

This week

Editorial board, “Europe Needs Germany to Lighten Up”, The Washington Post, 16 May 2012.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/germany-needs-to-take-a-more-import-friendly-stance/2012/05/15/gIQAz5QISU_story.html.

David Crossland, “Merkel Won’t Budge on Austerity Despite Setback”, Spiegel Online, 15 May 2012.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/analysis-of-impact-of-elections-on-angela-merkel-s-european-policy-a-833151.html.

Roland Nelles, “Germany’s Social Democrats Return to Relevancy”, Spiegel Online, 14 May 2012.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/spd-and-greens-strengthened-in-german-state-vote-a-833007.html.

Last week

Miriam Widman, “Germans Can’t Fathom US Aversion to Obama’s Healthcare Reform”, Spiegel Online, 11 May 2012.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/german-attitude-toward-barack-obama-s-healthcare-reform-a-832002.html.

Nicholas Kulish and Liz Aldeman, “German Patience With Greece on the Euro Wears Thin”, The New York Times, 8 May 2012.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/09/world/europe/german-patience-with-greece-on-the-euro-wears-thin.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20120509.

Kate Connolly, “German State Election Leaves Merkel’s Party Looking for New Partners”, The Guardian, 6 May 2012.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/may/06/germany-state-elections-merkel-test.

Previous week

Spiegel staff, “The High Cost of German’s Economic Success”, Spiegel Online, 4 May 2012.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/business/0,1518,830972,00.html.

During April

Suzanne Daley and Nicholas Kulish, “Brain Drain Feared as German Jobs Lure Southern Europeans”, The New York Times, 28 April 2012.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/29/world/europe/germany-looks-to-southern-europe-to-fill-jobs.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20120429.

dsl, “Research Institutes Predict German Economic Growth”, Spiegel Online, 19 April 2012.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,828486,00.html.

Ulrich Speck, “Why Germany Is Not Becoming Europe’s Hegemon – Analysis”, Eurasia Review, 18 April 2012.  Available at: http://www.eurasiareview.com/18042012-why-germany-is-not-becoming-europes-hegemon-analysis/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+eurasiareview%2FVsnE+%28Eurasia+Review%29.

Markus Dettmer, Konstantin von Hammerstein, Peter Müller and René Pfister, “Merkel Shifting Left to Boost Re-Election Chances” Spiegel Online, 9 April 2012.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,826387,00.html.

Michael Birnbaum, “In Germany, Some Reject Role as Financial Rescuer”, The Washington Post, 3 April 2012.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/in-germany-some-reject-role-as-financial-rescuer/2012/04/02/gIQAAbBhsS_story.html.  

During March

Ralf Neukirch, “Berlin Split on Middle East Peace Policies”, Spiegel Online, 26 March 2012.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,823679,00.html.

Sven Böll and Christian Reiermann, “Slow Pace of Reform Threatens German Prosperity”, Spiegel Online, 26 March 2012.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,823710,00.html.

dsl, “Merkel Comes Around to Euro Zone Firewall Boost”, Spiegel Online, 26 March 2012.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,823737,00.html.

Thomas Schultz, “How the German Economy Became a Model”, Spiegel Online, 21 March 2012.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/business/0,1518,822167,00.html.

No author cited, “Germany’s Coalition: Rising Above Bedlam”, The Economist, 17 March 2012.  Available at: http://www.economist.com/node/21550297?fsrc=nlw%7Cnewe%7C3-15-2012%7Cpolitics_this_week.

dgs, “Germany Wants Transaction Tax by Mid-2012”, Spiegel Online, 12 March 2012. Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,820779,00.html.

During February

Charlemagne’s Notebook, “Germany and Greece: Wolfgang’s Woes”, The Economist, 20 February 2012.  Available at: http://www.economist.com/blogs/charlemagne/2012/02/germany-and-greece.

Sven Böll, Dinah Deckstein, Markus Dettmer, Peter Müller, Catalina Schröder and Janko Tietz, “The Disruptive Rise of Niche Unions in Germany”, Spiegel Online, 7 March 2012.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,819710,00.html.

Armin Mahler and Janko Tietz, “’We Need a Bond Between Companies and Workers”’, Interview with Berthold Huber, Spiegel Online, 7 March 2012.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/business/0,1518,819646,00.html.

Stefan Kaiser, “Euro-Zone Central Bank System Massively Imbalanced”, Spiegel Online, 6 March 2012.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,818966,00.html.

Konstantin von Hammerstein, Christoph Hickmann, Peter Müller and Ralf Neukirch”, “FDP Could Scupper Merkel’s Chances of Third Term”, Spiegel Online, 28 February 2012.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,817768,00.html.

Nicholas Kulish, “Germany Backs Greece Aid, but at a Cost to Merkel”, The New York Times, 27 February 2012.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/28/world/europe/germany-backs-aid-plan-for-greece.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha25.  Ses also David Gordon Smith, “Second Bailout for Greece ‘Will Not Be the Last’”, Spiegel Online, 28/02/2012.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,818065,00.html.

David Gow. “Germany at Odds with Dutch and IMF Boss Over Eurozone Bailout Fund”, The Guardian, 22 February 2012.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/feb/22/germany-at-odds-dutch-imf-boss

dsl/mew, “Search for Wulff’s Successor Begins”, Spiegel Online, 17 February 2012.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,815910,00.html.

Charles Hawley, “The Greatest Danger to Merkel Bears the Name Hollande”, Spiegel Online, 7 February 2012.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,813835,00.html.

During January

Spiegel Staff, “Germany at Odds with Partners over Euro Crisis”, Spiegel Online, 23 January 2012.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,810806,00.html.

Carsten Volkery, “Germany Under Pressure to Pony Up”, Spiegel Online, 20 January 2012.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,810331,00.html.

No author cited, “France Downgrade Creates Pressure for Merkel”, Spiegel Online, 14 January 2012.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,809143,00.html.

During December

Nicholas Kulish, “German Fears About Inflation Stall Bold Steps in Debt Crisis”, The New York Times, 1 December 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/02/world/europe/haunted-by-20s-hyperinflation-germans-balk-at-euro-aid.html?pagewanted=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha22.

During November

David Crossland, “Germany As Isolated on Euro as US Was On Iraq”, Spiegel Online, 20 November 2011.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,800618,00.html.

Joe Nocera, “Germany Cuts Off Its Nose”, The New York Times, 28 November 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/29/opinion/nocera-germany-cuts-off-its-nose.html.

Charles Hawley, “Why Merkel Remains Opposed to Euro Bonds”, Spiegel Online, 24 November 2011.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,799803,00.html.

kla, “Sovereign Bond Auction Fizzles in Germany”, Spiegel Online, 23 November 2011.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,799550,00.html.

Ralf Neukirch and Christian Reiermann, “German’s Finances Not as Sound as Believed”, Spiegel Online, 22 November 2011.  Availabvle at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,799059,00.html.

cgh, “Merkel Under Pressure to Say ‘Ja’ to Euro Bonds”, Spiegel Online, 21 November 2011.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,798994,00.html

Nicholas Kulish and Jack Ewing, “Seeing in Crisis the Last Best Chance to Unite Europe”, The New York Times, 18 November 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/19/world/europe/for-wolfgang-schauble-seeing-opportunity-in-europes-crisis.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha25.

Nicholas Kulish, “Success and Advice Cast a Giant as a Villain, Not a Model, in Europe”, The New York Times, 15 November 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/16/world/europe/germanys-success-and-advice-anger-european-partners.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha22.

AFP, “Germany’s Angela Merkel Says Europe Faces Its Greatest Challenges Since WWII, The Guardian, 15 November 2011.  Available at: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/world-politics/germanys-angela-merkel-says-europe-faces-its-greatest-challenges-since-wwii/story-fn9hkofv-1226195175798. 

Spiegel Staff, “Merkel Eyes Constitution Revamp to Boost EU Powers”, Spiegel Online, 14 November 2011.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,797584,00.html.

dsl, “Germany Threatens to Halt Submarine Sale to Israel”, Spiegel Online, 1 November 2011.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,794991,00.html.  

During October

Olivier Cyran, “Germany Goes for Sustainable Capitalism”, Le Monde Diplomatique, October 2011, Available at: http://mondediplo.com/2011/10/09germany.

Rolland Nelles, “The Demolition Lady Strikes Again”, Spiegel Online, 27 October 2011.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,794366,00.html.

Michael Birnbaum, “In Europe, New Fears of German Might”, The Washington Post, 23 October 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/in-europe-new-fears-of-german-might/2011/10/19/gIQA3baZ7L_story.html.

No author cited, “German Politics: Daylight Piracy”, The Economist, 22 October 2011.  Available at: http://www.economist.com/node/21533446.

Christian Schwägerl and Gerald Traufetter, “The Death of the Kyoto Process”, Spiegel Online, 18 October 2011.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,792224,00.html.

Charles Hawley and Kristen Allen, “Capital’s ‘Political Landscape in a Lamentable State’”, Spiegel Online, 6 October 2011.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,790275,00.html.

Charlemagne, “Why Germany Seems Not to Want a Quick Fix for the Euro Crisis”, The Economist, 1 October 2011.  Available at: http://www.economist.com/node/21531032.

During September

No author cited, “The Fatal Mistakes of Berlin’s Bailout Strategy”, Spiegel Online, 23 September 2011.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,788082,00.html

Spiegel Staff, “Germany Plans for Possible Greek Default”, Spiegel Online, 12 September 2011.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,785690,00.html.

David Böcking, “Karlsruhe Demands Greater Parliamentary Role in Bailouts”, Spiegel Online, 7 September 2011.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,784937,00.html.

cgh, “Merkel Says EU Must Be Bound Closer Together”, Spiegel Online, 5 September 2011.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,784953,00.html.

Spiegel Staff, “Berlin Lays Groundwork for a Two-Speed Europe”, Spiegel Online, 5 September 2011.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,784348,00.html.

During August

Charles Hawley, “Walking the Euro-Zone Tightrope with Angela Merkel”, Spiegel Online, 31 August 2011.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,783405,00.html.

Hans Hoyng, Hans-Jürgen Schlamp, Gregor Peter Schmitz and Helene Zuber, “Self-Important Approach Worries Belin’s Allies”, Spiegel Online, 31 August 2011.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,783322,00.html.

Matthias Gebauer, “Are German Soldiers Secretly Helping Fight “Gadhafi?, Spiegel Online, 19 August 2011.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,781197,00.html.

Spiegel Online Staff, “Concerns Mount In Germany Over ECB Bond Buys”, Spiegel Online, 15 August 2011.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/spiegel/0,1518,780258,00.html

Spiegel Interview with George Soros, “You Need This Dirty Word, Euro Bonds”, Spiegel Online, 15 August 2011.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,780189,00.html.

Judy Dempsey, “How Merkel Decided to End Nuclear Power”, The New York Times, 13 August 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/13/world/europe/13iht-germany.html?pagewanted=all.

Jack Ewing and Liz Alderman, “Some in Germany Want Greece to Temporarily Exit the Euro Zone”, The New York Times, 10 August 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/11/business/global/greece-feels-push-toward-euro-exit.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha22.

During July

David Crossland, “Opposition Offer to Help Merkel on Euro Is ‘Poisoned Chalice’”, Speigel Online, 19 July 2011.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,775267,00.html.

Peter Müller, René Pfister and Christoph Schult, “Chancellor Merkel’s Dangerous Lack of Passion for Europe”, Speigel Online, 18 July 2011.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,775085,00.html

Jack Ewing and Judy Dempsey, “Europe’s Economic Powerhouse Drifts East”, The New York Times, 18 July 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/19/business/global/Germany-Europes-Powerhouse-Drifts-East.html?ref=world.

David Gordon Smith, “Berlin Is Playing into the Hands of the Chinese”, Spiegel Online, 6 July 2011.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,771338,00.html.

Nicholas Kulish, “German Leader Criticised After Report of Secret Tank Deal”, The New York Times, 6 July 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/07/world/europe/07germany.html?amp.

During June

Alan Cowell, “The Draft Ends in Germany, but Questions of Identity Endure”, The New York Times, 20 June 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/01/world/europe/01germany.html.

cgh – with wire reports, “Germany’s Never-Ending Tax Cut Debate”, Spiegel Online, 28 June 2011.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,771078,00.html.

Katrin Bennhold, “Women Nudged Out of German Workforce”, The New York Times, 29 June 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/29/world/europe/29iht-FFgermany29.html.

Alan Cowell and Judy Dempsey, “Germany Says Creditors Can Be Shielded in Greek Bailout”, The New York Times, 17 June 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/18/business/global/18euro.html?ref=world

Ian Traynor, “Hardline IMF Forced Germany to Guarantee Greek Bailout”, The Guardian, 17 June 2011.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2011/jun/16/imf-forced-germany-to-guarantee-greek-bailout

Dirk Kurbjuweit, Peter Müller, Ralf Neukirch, René Pfister, Christian Reirmann, Michael Sauga and Merlind Theile, “Merkel’s Coalition Threatens to Fracture”, Spiegel Online, 15 June 2011.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,768435,00.html.

Dirk Kurbjuweit, “An Outsider on the Global Stage”, Spiegel Online, 15 June 2011.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,768482,00.html,

During May

Judy Dempsey and Jack Ewing, “Germany, in Reversal, Will Close Nuclear Plants by 2022”, The New York Times, 30 May 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/31/world/europe/31germany.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha2.

Kristen Allen, “Is Merkel Gambling Away the European Idea?”, Spiegel Online, 19 May 2011.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,763639,00.html.

During April

CGH, “Change of Course? Berlin Open to Humanitarian Involvement in Libya”, Spiegel Online, 19 April 2011.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,755817,00.html.

Alexander Jung, “Germany Squanders Chance to Pioneer CO2 Capture Technology”, Spiegel Online, 19 April 2011.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,757651,00.html.

Roger Cohen, “Merkel in Miniature”, The New York Times, 18 April 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/19/opinion/19iht-edcohen19.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha212.

Ullrich Fichtner, “Foreign Policy Suicide”, Spiegel Online, 15 April 2011.  Part One: “Berlin’s Hesitancy in the UN and the World”.  Part Two: “Germany’s Culture of Military Restraint”.  Part Three: “The Core Question of German Foreign Policy”. Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,756782,00.html.

MSM, “Merkel Takes First Steps toward a Future of Renewables”, Spiegel Online, 15 April 2011.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,757371,00.html.

Sebastian Fischer, Florian Gathmann, Anna Reimann and Tijs van den Boomen, “Resistance Mounts to Germany’s Ambitious Renewable Energy Plans”, Spiegel Online, 13 April 2011.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,756836,00.html.

During March

Judy Dempsey, “Merkel Loses Key German Sate on Nuclear Fears”, The New York Times, 27 March 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/28/world/europe/28germany.html?ref=world.

Steven Erlanger and Judy Dempsey, “Germany Steps Away from European Unity”, The New York Times, 23 March 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/24/world/europe/24germany.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha22.

Katrin Elger and Christian Schwägerl, “We are Looting the Past and Future to Feed the Present”, Spiegel Online, 23 March 2011.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,752474,00.html.

During February

David Gordon Smith, “Social Democrats Win Historic Victory in Hamburg Election”, Spiegel Online, 21 February 2011. Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,746712,00.html.  See also commentaries on the significance of the set back for Angela Merkel by the same author at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,746801,00.html.

John Vinocur, “As Germany Rolls, All Isn’t What It Seems”, The New York Times, 14 February 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/15/world/europe/15iht-politicus15.html?ref=world.

Editorial, “One Size Fits All”, The New York Times, 7 February 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/08/opinion/08tue2.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha211.

Previous months

Spiegel staff, “Merkel’s Plan Could Transform the European Union”, Spiegel Online, 31 January 2011.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,742565,00.html.

Jack Ewing and Katrin Bennhold, “Merkel’s Defence of Euro Forged in East Germany”, The New York Times, 30 January 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/31/business/global/31euro.html?_r=1&ref=world.

cgh -- with wire report, “German Parliament Votes to Extend Afghanistan Mandate”, Spiegel Online, 28 January 2011.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,742234,00.html.

Florian Gathmann and Philipp Wittrock, “Merkel Braces for Election Debacles in 2011”, Spiegel Online, 28 December 2010.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,736816,00.html.

Peter Müller, “Opposition to the Euro Grows in Germany”, Spiegel Online, 27 December 2010.  Available at:http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,736680,00.html.

India

This week

Simon Denyer, “India Finance Minister Promises ‘Some Austerity’ as Rupee Falls to Record Low”, The Washington Post, 17 May 2012.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/india-promises-some-austerity-as-rupee-collapses-but-no-panic/2012/05/16/gIQAgRTgTU_story.html.

Last week

Jim Yardley, “Indians Host Clinton While Also Wooing Iran”, The New York Times, 8 May 2012.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/09/world/asia/india-and-iran-keep-economic-relations-despite-us-nudge.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20120509.

During April

Vikas Bajaj, “India Strggles to Deliver Enough Electricity for Growth, The New York Times, 19 April 2012.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/20/business/global/india-struggles-to-deliver-enough-electricity-for-growth.html?partner=rss&emc=rss.

Seema Sengupta, “India’s UK-Turn on Sri Lanka – OpEd”, Eurasian Review, http://www.eurasiareview.com/19042012-indias-u-turn-on-sri-lanka-oped/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+eurasiareview%2FVsnE+%28Eurasia+Review%29.

Devesh Kapur, “India: Unleashing Potential in Innovation and Creativity”, East Asia Forum, 5 April 2012.  Available at: http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2012/04/05/india-unleashing-potential-in-innovation-and-creativity/.

Sugata Marjit, “Reconciling Growth with Equity in India”, East Asia Forum, 2 April 2012.  Available at: http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2012/04/02/reconciling-growth-with-equity-in-india/.

During March

Arundhati Roy, “There’s No Escape from the Corporations That Run India”, The Guardian, 19 March 2012.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/mar/19/corporations-india-arundhati-roy

Manoj Kumar and Rajesh Kumar Singh, “Troubled UPA Government Delivers Cautious Budget”, Reuters (India edition), 16 March 2012.  Available at: http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/03/16/india-budget-2012-subsidy-oil-pranab-idINDEE82F04C20120316.  Budget documents prepared by the Government of India are available at: http://indiabudget.nic.in/index.asp.

Markus Hyvonen and Sean Langcake, “India’s Steel Industry”, Bulletin, Reserve Bank of Australia, March Quarter 2012.  Available at: http://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2012/mar/bu-0312-4a.html

No author cited, “India’s State Elections: A Welcome Slap in the Face”, The Economist, 10 March 2012.  Available at: http://www.economist.com/node/21549954?fsrc=nlw%7Cnewe%7C3-8-2012%7Cpolitics_this_week.

Simon Denyer, “New Tensions in India-China Border Dispute Raise Concerns”, The Washington Post, 1 March 2012.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/new-tensions-in-india-china-border-dispute-raise-concerns/2012/02/28/gIQAT26HiR_story.html.

During Febrfuary

Brahma Chellaney, “Lull After the Storm”, Hindustan Times, 19 February 2012.  An opinion from the New Delhi-based Centre for Policy Research on the Arab Spring is available at:  http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/ColumnsOthers/Lull-after-the-storm/Article1-813901.aspx.

Vikas Bajaj, “As Economy Slows, India Awakens to Need for Foreign Investment”, The New York Times, 7 February 2012.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/08/business/global/as-growth-slows-india-awakens-to-need-for-foreign-investment.html?ref=asia.

No author cited, “Up, Down, Sideways: A Series of State Elections Have National Bearing”, The Economist, 4 February 2012.  Available at: http://web.ebscohost.com.wwwproxy0.library.unsw.edu.au/ehost/detail?vid=6&hid=127&sid=2e84504d-319d-46cc-8a96-8ebb3786a351%40sessionmgr112&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#db=buh&AN

During January

M. Govinda Rao, “India’s Economic Slowdown a Stain on 2011”, East Asia Forum, 27 January 2012.  Available at: http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2012/01/27/india-s-economic-slowdown-a-stain-on-2011/.

During December

Jim Yardley, “India Plans for Anti-Corruption Agency Advance”, The New York Times, 22 December 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/23/world/asia/indian-plans-for-anti-corruption-agency-advance.html.

Greg Sheridan, “India on Highway to Prosperity”, The Australian, 17 December 2011.  Available at: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/india-on-highway-to-prosperity/story-e6frg6ux-1226224350776.

During November

No author cited, “Rupee and the Bears”, The Economist, 26 November 2011.  Available at: http://www.economist.com/node/21540263?fsrc=nlw%7Cwwb%7C11-24-2011%7Cbusiness_this_week.

During October

Jim Yardley, “Protests Awaken a Goliath in India”, The New York Times, 29 October 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/30/world/asia/indias-middle-class-appears-to-shed-political-apathy.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha22.

Shekhar Shah, “Asia’s Challenge: To Rebuild the Global Economic Order in a Generation”, East Asia Forum, 16 October 2011.  Available at: http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2011/10/16/asia-s-challenge-to-rebuild-the-global-economic-order-in-a-generation.

During August

Vikas Bajaj, “India Measures Itself Against a China That Doesn’t Notice”, Herald-Tribune, 31 August 2011.  Available at: http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20110831/ZNYT01/108313007/-1/opinion09?Title=India-Measures-Itself-Against-a-China-That-Doesn-x2019-t-Notice.

During July

Jim Yardley and Vikas Baja Jr, “Billionaires’ Rise Aids India and the Favour Is Returned”, The New York Times, 27 July 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/27/world/asia/27tycoon.html?ref=world.

Rama Lakshmi, “India Unprepared for Urban Boom”, The Washington Post, 9 July 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia-pacific/india-unprepared-for-urban-boom/2011/07/03/gIQA9K3q3H_story.html.

No author cited, “India’s Guangdong: A North-Western State Offers a Glimpse of a Possible Industrial Future for India”, The Economist, 7 July 2011.  Available at: http://www.economist.com/node/18929279.

During June

Adam Cagliarini and Anthony Rush, “Economic Development and Agriculture in India”, Bulletin, Reserve Bank of Australia, June Quarter.  Available at: http://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2011/jun/pdf/bu-0611-3.pdf.

Nida Najar, “India Aims $1 Billion at Sacred but Filthy Ganges”, The New York Times, 14 June 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/15/world/asia/15ganges.html

Heather Timmons and Lydia Polgreen, “As India’s Growth Slows, Leaders Face Political Headwinds”, The New York Times, 14 June 2011.  Available at:

Jim Yardley, “In India, Dynamism Wrestles with Dysfunction”, The New York Times, 8 June 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/09/world/asia/09gurgaon.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha2

Pravakar Sahoo, “Has India’s Economic Growth Story Been Derailed?”, East Asia Forum, 3 June 2011.  Available at: http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2011/06/03/has-india-s-economic-growth-story-been-derailed/.

During May

Nilanjana Bhowmick, “India Pledges $5bn to Help African States Meet the millennium development goals”, UTV Business, 25 May 2011.  Available at: http://www.u.tv/Business/India-pledges-$5bn-to-help-African-states-meet-the-MDGs/933786f4-625d-433f-b071-692c07abb727.

Rama Lakshmi, “In India Elections, Voters Oust Communists in Two States, Reject Graft-Tainted Party in Tamil Nadu”, The Washington Post, 14 May 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/congress-party-makes-gains-in-india-regional-elections/2011/05/13/AF3sL31G_story.html?nl_headlines.

During April

P K Ghosh, “Indian Ocean Dynamics: An Indian Perspective”, East Asia Forum, 5 April 2011.  Available at: http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2011/04/05/indian-ocean-dynamics-an-indian-perspective/

During March

Jayati Ghosh, “Food Inflation in India”, East Asia Forum, 16 March 2011.  Available at: http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2011/03/16/food-inflation-in-india/,

Simon Denyer, “India’s Mood Darkens as Corruption Undermines Nation’s Self-Confidence”, The Washington Post, 9 March 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/09/AR2011030901687.html.

Angela Saini, “21st Century, Hi-Tech India: The Smartest Country on the Planet”, The Guardian, 6 March, 2011.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/mar/06/india-lavasa-computer-technology.

During February

Jim Yardley, “Highway in India Offers Solution to Land Fights, The New York Times, 22 February 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/23/world/asia/23india.html?src=me&ref=world.

Nirvikar Singh, “India’s Water Management Challenge”, EABER-SABER Newsletter,  February 2011.  Available at: http://www.eaber.org/intranet/documents/76/2478/EABER_SABER_Newsletter_2011_02.pdf

During January

Lydia Polgreen, “A Law Empowers Indians, but Some Pay a Price”, The New York Times, 22 January 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/23/world/asia/23india.html?ref=world.

Rajiv Kumar, “Indian Corruption: Time to Fight Back”, East Asia Forum, 20 January 2011.  Available at: http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2011/01/20/indian-corruption-time-to-fight-back/.

Jagdish Bhagwati, “Indian Growth Has Lifted All Boats”, East Asia Forum, 16 January 2011. Available at: http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2011/01/16/indian-growth-has-lifted-all-boats/.

Bornali Bhandari, “India: The Problems of Land Acquisition”, East Asia Forum, 14 January 2011. Available at: http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2011/01/14/land-acquisition-in-india/.

M. Govinda Rao, “India: Sustaining High Growth Needs New Reform Momentum”, East Asia Forum, 9 January 2011.  Available at: http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2011/01/09/india-sustaining-high-growth-needs-new-reform-momentum/

During December

Vivek Wadhwa, “Chinese and Indian Entrepreneurs Are Eating America’s Lunch”, Foreign Policy, 28 December 2010.  Available at: http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2010/12/28/chinese_and_indian_entrepreneurs_are_eating_americas_lunch.

Harmeet Shah Singh, “India, Russia Mark Decade of Strategic Ties with Medvedev Visit”, CNN World, 22 December 2010.  Available at: http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/12/21/india.medvedev.visit/index.html.

No author cited, “Pushing Back: As China’s Prime Minister Visits India, the Host’s Attitude towards Its Bigger Neighbour Is Hardening”, The Economist, 16 December 2010.  Available at: http://www.economist.com/node/17732947.

Emilian Kavalski, “The Peacock and the Dragon: How to Grapple with the Rising Global Ambitions of India and China”, review essay based on three recently published books (China and India: Prospects for Peace, China and India in the Age of Globalisation, and The Rise of China and India, A New Asian Drama),The China Quarterly, Vol. 203 (September 2010).  Available for purchase at:  http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=7907661&fulltextType=RV&fileId=S0305741010000962.

Indonesia

Previous Week

Maria Monica Wihardja, “Strengthening Indonesia’s Contribution to the G20”, East Asia Forum, 5 May 2012.  Available at: http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2012/05/05/strengthening-indonesias-contribution-to-the-g20/.

During January

Janeman Latul and Neil Chatterjee, “The Missing BRIC in Indonesia’s Wall”, Reuters US Edition, 19 January 2012.  Available at: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/19/us-indonesia-infrastructure-idUSTRE80I0HH20120119.

Leonard C. Sebastian and Yoes C. Kenawas, “Indonesia’s Political Outlook 2012 – Analysis”, Eurasia Review, 13 January 2012.  Available at: http://www.eurasiareview.com/13012012-indonesia%E2%80%99s-political-outlook-2012-analysis/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+eurasiareview%2FVsnE+%28Eurasia+Review%29.

Thee Kian Wie, “The Indonesian Economy in 2011: A Precarious Balance”, East Asia Forum, 4 January 2012.  Available at: http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2012/01/04/the-indonesian-economy-in-2011-a-precarious-balance/.

During December

Stephen Elias and Clare Noone, “The Growth and Development of the Indonesian Economy”, Bulletin, Reserve Bank of Australia, December Quarter 2011.  Available at: http://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2011/dec/bu-1211-4a.html.

Sara Schonhardt, “As Indonesia Grows, Discontent Sets in Among Workers”, The New York Times, 16 December 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/17/business/global/as-indonesia-grows-discontent-sets-in-among-workers.html?pagewanted=1.

During April

Fadliya and Ross H. McLeod, “Fiscal Transfers to Regional Governments in Indonesia”, APEC Economics Newsletter, Vol. 15, No. 3 (April 2011).  Available at:  http://www.crawford.anu.edu.au/publish/apec_news.php.

During March

Hazelia Margaretha, “Undonesia’s National Parliament: Assessing the DPR’s Performance”, East Asia Forum, 17 March 2011.  Available at: http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2011/03/17/indonesias-national-parliament-assessing-the-dprs-performance/.

During February

Aubrey Belford, “Indonesia’s Political Landscape Offers Path for Egypt”, The New York Times, 16 February 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/17/world/asia/17iht-indo17.html?ref=world.

Ernest Z. Bower, “Indonesia Steps Onto the World Stage”, East Asia Forum, 3 February 2011.  Available at: http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2011/02/03/indonesia-steps-onto-the-world-stage/.

Previous months

Thee Kian Wie, “Indonesia: Blessed by Strong Economic Growth and the Curse of Resources”, East Asia Forum, 11 January 2011.  Available at: http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2011/01/11/indonesia-blessed-by-strong-economic-growth-and-the-curse-of-resources-2/.

Sunny Tanuwidjaja, “Indonesia’s Electoral System: Fine-tuning the Reforms”, East Asia Forum, 6 January 2011.  Available at: http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2011/01/06/indonesia%E2%80%99s-electoral-system-finetuning-the-reforms/.

International Monetary Fund

During April

Howard Schneider, “For US, Europe, ‘A Long Journey’ to Economic Rebound”, The Washington Post, 22 April 2012.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/for-us-europe-a-long-journey-to-economic-rebound/2012/04/21/gIQAlS6mYT_story.html?wpisrc=nl_headlines.

Marc Hujer and Christian Reiermann, “Emerging Nations Vie for Poer at IMF”, Spiegel Online, 18 April 2012.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/business/0,1518,827790,00.html.

During March

Howard Schneider, “How the IMF Reasserted Its Power in Greece’s Debt Crisis”, The Washington Post. 6 March 2012.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/how-the-imf-reasserted-its-power-in-greeces-debt-crisis/2012/03/02/gIQAltzStR_story.html?wpisrc=nl_headlines.

During October

David Uren, “’Severe Risks’ in Culture of Thrift: IMF Warning”, The Australian, 19 October 2011.  Available at: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/severe-risks-in-culture-of-thrift-imf-warning/story-e6frg6so-1226170147423.

During August

Editorial, “Christine Lagarde’s Tough Message, The New York Times, 30 August 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/31/opinion/christine-lagardes-tough-message.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha211.

Angelique Christafis, “Christine Lagarade Faces Inquiry over €285m Payout for Sarkozy Ally”, The Guardian, 4 August 2011.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/aug/04/christine-largarde-bernard-tapie-i

During June

Liz Alderman, “France’s Lagarde Named New Head of IMF”, The New York Times, 28 June 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/29/business/global/29fund.html?ref=world.

Editorial, “Renewing the IMF”, The New York Times, 19 June 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/20/opinion/20mon2.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha211

During May

Thomas Kleine-Brockhoff, “Why the Next IMF Head Must Be European”, Spiegel Online, 19 May 2011.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,763593,00.html.

Thorsten Benner, “Why the New IMF Head Can’t Be European”, Spiegel Online, 19 May 2011.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,763416,00.html.

Italy

This week

David Enrich, “Moody’s Downgrades Italian Banks”, The Wall Street Journal, 15 May 2012.  Available at: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304371504577404582625021666.html

During March

Rachel Donadio, “Stuck in Recession, Italy Takes on Labour Laws That Divide the Generations”, The New York Times, 19 March 2012.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/19/world/europe/italy-tackles-labor-laws-that-divide-young-and-old.html?ref=world

During January

No author cited.  “The Iron Monti: The Italian Prima Minster faces Big Protests Against Liberalisation”, The Economist, 28 January 2012.  Available at: http://www.economist.com/node/21543564?fsrc=nlw%7Cnewe%7C1-26-2012%7Cpolitics_this_week.

Elisabetta Povoledo and Rachel Donadio, “Italy Announces New Steps to Get Economy Moving, The New York Times, 20 January 2012.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/21/world/europe/italy-plans-new-measures-to-liberalize-economy.htm.

Rachel Donadio, “Italy’s Prime Minster Shifts Recovery Focus to Economic Growth”, The New York Times, 10 January 2012.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/10/world/europe/mario-monti-shifts-emphasis-in-italy-to-growth.html?ref=world.

Elisabetta Porvoledo, “Growing Beyond the Fields”, The New York Times, 3 January 2012. Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/04/world/europe/growing-beyond-the-fields.html?pagewanted=all.

During December

Rachel Donadio, “Italy’s Debt Cost Dips, but Its Economic Perils Remain”, The New York Times, 28 December 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/29/world/europe/despite-drop-in-borrowing-rates-italys-economic-travails-remain-acute.html.

Editorial Board, “Italy’s Uphill Financial Fight”, The Washington Post, 27 December 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/italys-uphill-financial-fight/2011/12/23/gIQAJhETJP_story.html?wpisrc=nl_headlines.

Rachel Donadio and Elisabetta Povoledo, “Italy Tries Raising the Social Stigma on Tax Evaders”, The New York Times, 24 December 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/25/world/europe/italy-tries-to-raise-the-social-stigma-on-tax-evasion.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha22.

David C. Unger, “Inside the Euro Zone, Bracing for Austerity”, The New York Times, 17 December 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/18/opinion/sunday/inside-the-euro-zone-bracing-for-austerity.html.

Rachel Donadio, “ In Debt Crisis, Gulf Is Yawning Between Italy and Its Politicians”, The New York Times, 16 December 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/17/world/europe/in-debt-crisis-gulf-yawns-between-italy-and-politicians.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha22.

During November

Anne Applebaum “Why Belusconi’s Reign Should Be a Lesson to Revolutionaries Everywhere”, The Washington Post, 14 November 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/why-berlusconis-reign-should-be-a-lesson-to-revolutionaries-everywhere/2011/11/13/gIQA71ZAJN_story.html?wpisrc=nl_opinions.

Elisabetta Povoledo, “Well Qualified, but Facing Uphill Fight”, The New York Times, 13 November 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/14/world/europe/mario-monti-italys-new-leader-faces-uphill-fight.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha22.

Ambrose Evans-Pritchard,  The Great Euro Putsch Rolls on As Two Democracies Fall”, The Telegraph, 13 November 2011.  Available at: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/comment/ambroseevans_pritchard/8887193/The-great-euro-Putsch-rolls-on-as-two-democracies-fall.html.

Phillip Inman, “Italy Is a Nation Divided with No Appetite for Reforms”, The Guardian, 4 November 2011.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2011/nov/04/italy-divided-eurozone-crisis-berlusconi.

Fiona Ehlers, “Political Paralysis Prevails in Italy”, Spiegel Online, 1 November 2011.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,795143,00.html.

During September

Associated Press, “Italian Finance Minister: Further Measures May Be Needed on Top of Current Austerity Package”, The Washington Post, 10 September 2011.  Available at:  http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/markets/italian-finance-minister-further-measures-may-be-needed-on-top-of-current-austerity-package/2011/09/10/gIQA8N9IHK_story.html?wpisrc=nl_headlines.

During August

Associated Press, “Italy’s Weakened Leaders and Fragile Government Fuel Its Grave Financial Crisis”, The Washington Post, 11 August 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/italy-sees-borrowing-costs-drop-on-12-year-bonds-easily-raises-65-billion-from-markets/2011/08/10/gIQA51BE6I_story.html?wpisrc=nl_headlines.

No author cited, “Rabbit in Headlines: Silvio Berlusconi Appears to Have No Response to Italy’s Deepening Economic Crisis”, The Economist, 6 August 2011.  Available at: http://www.economist.com/node/21525454?fsrc=nlw|wwp|08-04-11|politics_this_week.

Rachel Donadio, “With 1% Growth and Staggering Debt, Italy Might Have to Cut Its Vacation Short”, The New York Times, 5 August.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/06/world/europe/06italy.html.

During July

Fiona Ehlers, Hans-Jürgen Schlamp and Alexander Smoltczyk, “Italy’s Downward Spiral Accelerates”, Spiegel Online, 18 July 2011.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,775092,00.html.

John Hooper and Henry McDonald, “Markets Calmed by Italy’s Austerity Plan”, The Guardian, 14 July 2011.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2011/jul/14/italy-approves-new-austerity-plan.

“Punishing Italy Is a Rational Thing to Do”, Spiegel Online interview with Hans-Peter Burghof, 13 July 2011.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,774192,00.html.

J. H., “Italy’s Finances: Tremonti in Trouble”, The Economist, 7 July 2011.  Available at: http://www.economist.com/blogs/schumpeter/2011/07/italys-finances.   See also A. P., “Pub Skittles, the Italian Version”, The Economist, 7 July 2011.  Available at: http://www.economist.com/blogs/schumpeter/2011/07/italys-finances-0.

During June

Rachel Donadio, “Italian Voters Come Out to Overturn Laws and Deliver a Rebuke to Berlusconi”, The New York Times, 13 June 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/14/world/europe/14italy.html?ref=world.

Hans-Jürgen Schlamp, “Italy Prepares for the Post-Berlusconi Era”, Spiegel Online, 7 June 2011.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,766521,00.html.

During March

Antonia Polito, “The Italian Frontier”, Corriere della Sera, 1 March 2011.  Available at: http://www.corriere.it/english/editoriali/Polito/01032011_3fe3737a-441e-11e0-b1c1-dd3fc08b55ae.shtml.

During January

Chase Madar, “Nichi Vendola, The Italian Obama”, Le Monde Diplomatique, January 2011.  Available at: http://mondediplo.com/2011/01/15italianobama.

During December

Liubica Vujadinovic, “Riots Break Out As Berlusconi Survives Confidence Vote”, Allvoices, 14 December 2010. Available at: http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/7621828-riots-break-out-as-berlusconi-survives-confidence-vote.

Japan

Last week

David Arase, “A Summer of Political Drama for Japan?”, East Asia Forum, 10 May 2012.  Available at: http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2012/05/10/a-summer-of-political-drama-for-japan/.

Previous week

Mayumi Fukushima, Richard Rosecrance and Yuzuru Tsuyama, “Rising Sun in the New West”, The American Interest, May/June 2012 Issue.  Available at: http://www.the-american-interest.com/article.cfm?piece=1233.

During April

Chico Harlan, “As Japan Strains to Care for Elderly, Sacrifices Begin”, The Washington Post, 29 April, 2011.  http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/as-japan-strains-to-care-for-elderly-sacrifices-begin/2012/04/28/gIQAu10cnT_story.html.

Fred Hiatt,”Can Japan Make the Tough Decisions?”, The Washington Post, 19 April 2012.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/can-prime-minister-noda-set-japan-back-on-course/2012/04/19/gIQAGsJxST_story.html.

Mayumi Fukushima, Richard Rosencrance and Yuzuru Tsuyama, “Rising Sun in the New West”, The American Interest, May/June Issue, 2012, pp. 57-60.  Available online for subscribers at: http://www.the-american-interest.com/article.cfm?piece=1233.

Yoshihide Soeya, “China, and Japan’s Foreign Policy Posture”, East Asia Forum, 8 April 2012.  Available at: http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2012/04/08/china-and-japans-foreign-policy-posture/.

During March

Chico Harlan, “Like Japan Itself, Sony Struggles to Adapt”, The Washington Post, 30 March 2012.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/sony-struggles-to-adapt-like-japan-itself/2012/03/29/gIQAtNk6iS_story.html.,

During January

Aurelia George Mulgan, “ Japan’s Cabinet Reshuffle: A Futile Gesture?” East Asia Forum, 25 January 2012.  Available at: http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2012/01/25/japan-s-cabinet-reshuffle-a-futile-gesture/.

During October

Chico Harlan, “Japan Intervenes in Foreign Currency Market”, The Washington Post, 31 October 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/japan-intervenes-in-foreign-currency-market/2011/10/31/gIQAINEqYM_story.html.

Eric Heginbotham, Ely Ratner and Richard J. Samuels, “Tokyo’s Transformation”, Foreign Affairs, Vol. 90, No. 5 (September/October 2011).  Reprints may be purchased at: http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/68213/eric-heginbotham-ely-ratner-and-richard-j-samuels/tokyos-transformation.

During September

Chico Harlan, “Asia Wooing Japanese Companies”, The Washington Post, 26 September 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia-wooing-japanese-companies/2011/09/23/gIQAOKU0wK_story.html?wpisrc=nl_headlines.

William Pesek, “Japan Has Only Itself To Blame for Being Stuck in Noda’s Safe Hands”, The Sydney Morning Herald, 3 September 2011.  Available at: http://www.smh.com.au/business/japan-has-only-itself-to-blame-for-being-stuck-in-nodas-safe-hands-20110902-1jpsa.html.

During August

Martin Fackler, “Finance Minister Is Chose as Japan’s Next Leader”, The New York Times, 29 August 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/30/world/asia/30japan.html?ref=world.

Hiroko Tabuchi, “Japan Buys Dollars to Weaken the Surging Yen”, Herald-Tribune, 3 August 2011.  Available at: http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20110803/ZNYT01/108033034/-1/business?Title=Japan-Buys-Dollars-to-Weaken-the-Surging-Yen.

During June

Norimitsu Onishi, “’Safety Myth’ Left Japan Ripe for Nuclear Crisis”, The New York Times, 24 June 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/25/world/asia/25myth.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha22.

During May

Hiroko Tabuchi, “Japan Ponders Its New Normal”, The New York Times, 11 May 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/12/business/global/12normal.html?pagewanted=all.

During April

Mukul G. Asher, “Japan Now Needs a Credible Fiscal Plan”, East Asia Forum, 28 April 2011.  Available at: http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2011/04/18/japan-now-needs-a-credible-fiscal-plan/.

Keith Bradsher and Andrew Pollack, “Tokyo Power to Compensate 50,000 Evacuees”, The New York Times, 15 April 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/16/world/asia/16japan.html?ref=world.

K.N.C., “Political Tremors”, The Economist, 7 Aril 2011.  Available at: http://www.economist.com/blogs/banyan/2011/04/japans_government

Ken Belson and Norimitsu Onishi, “In Deference to Crisis, A New Obsession Sweeps Japan: Self-Restraint”, The New York Times, 27 March 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/28/world/asia/28tokyo.html?ref=world.

Mathew Bunn, “Japan’s Nuclear Power Plant Crisis”, East Asia Forum, 16 March 2011.  Available at: http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2011/03/16/japans-nuclear-power-plant-crisis/.

Hiroki Azuma, “For a Change, Proud to Be Japanese”, The New York Times, 16 March 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/17/opinion/17azuma.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha212

Bettina Wassener, “Wall Street Ends Higher; Yen Strengthens”, The New York Times, 16 March 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/18/business/18markets.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha25.

During February

Martin Fackler, “With Its Eye on China, Japan Builds Up Military”, The New York Times, 28 February 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/01/world/asia/01japan.html?ref=world.

Martin Fackler, “Japan’s Ruling Party Suspends Former Leader”, The New York Times, 22 February 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/23/world/asia/23japan.html?ref=world.

Joel Rathus, “Japan and the G20: Ambivalence and the China Factor”, East Asia Forum, 12 February 2011.  Available at: http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2011/02/12/japan-and-the-g20-ambivalence-and-the-china-factor/.

No author cited, “Maverick as Hell: Some See a Tea Party Brewing in Japan’s Hinterland”, The Economist, 10 February 2011,  Available at: http://www.economist.com/node/18119104?story_id=18119104.

During January

Martin Fackler, “In Japan, Young Face Generational Roadblocks”, The New York Times, 28 January 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/28/world/asia/28generation.html?ref=world.

Steve Lohr, “Maybe Japan Was Just a Warm-Up”, The New York Times, 21 January 2011.  Available at http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/23/business/23japan.html?_r=.

Aurelia George Mulgan, “Levelling the Playing Field for Japanese Trade Policy”, East Asia Forum, 18 January 2011.  Available at: http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2011/01/18/levelling-the-playing-field-for-japanese-trade-policy/.

During November

Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, “OECD Environmental Performance Reviews: Japan 2010”,16 November 2010.  Available at: http://www.oecd.org/document/24/0,3746,en_21571361_44315115_46265112_1_1_1_1,00.html.

Mexico

This week

Nick Miroff and William Booth, “Mexico’s Leading Presidential Candidate Is Handsome, Popular and Still a Mystery”, The Washington Post, 14 May 2012.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/mexicos-leading-presidential-candidate-is-handsome-popular-and-a-mystery/2012/05/13/gIQAlEyDOU_story.html?wpisrc=nl_headlines.

During February

Randal C Archibold, “”Nomination Paves New Path in Mexico”, The New York Times, 6 February 2012.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/07/world/americas/ruling-party-in-mexico-picks-woman-as-candidate.html?_r=1.

During January

Nick Miroff, “New Bridge in Mexico Loaded with Big Dreams’, The Washington Post, 29 January 2012.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/new-bridge-in-mexico-comes-loaded-with-big-dreams/2012/01/23/gIQAWWaHYQ_story.html.

Randal C. Archibold, “Mexico’s Drug War Bloodies Areas Thought Safe”, The New York Times, 18 January 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/19/world/americas/mexico-drug-war-bloodies-areas-thought-safe.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha22.

During August

Saltillo, “Mexico’s Economy: Making the Desert Bloom”, The Economist, 27 August 2011.  Available at: http://www.economist.com/node/21526899.

During January

Elisabeth Malkin, “Mexico’s Universal Health Care is Work in Progress”, The New York Times, 20 January 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/30/world/americas/30mexico.html?ref=world.

During December

Kevin Casas-Zamora, “Mexico’s Forever War”, Foreign Policy, 22 December 2010.  Available at: http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2010/12/22/mexico_s_forever_war.

M. Angeles Villarreal, “US-Mexico Economic Relations: Trends, Issues and Implications”, US Congressional Research Service, 9 November 2010.  Available at: http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/RL32934.pdf.

Republic of Korea (and Relations with North Korea)

During January

Andrei Lankov, “North Korea: Push Could Soon Turn to Shove”, East Asia Forum, 23 January 2011.  Available at: http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2011/01/23/north-korea-push-could-soon-turn-to-shove/.

Bahng Tae-Seop, “The Korean Peninsula after the Yeonpyeong Island Attack”, Seri Quarterly, 20 January 2011.  Available at: http://www.seriquarterly.com/03/qt_Section_read.html?mncd=0302&pub=20110111&Falocs=03&dep=2&pubseq=161.

Russia

Last week

Matthias Schepp, “Putin Returns to the Kremlin”, Spiegel Online, 7 May 2012.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/putin-returns-to-kremlin-with-iron-grip-a-831784.html.

During April

Ellen Barry, “Putin Says He Will Resign as Leader of United Russia Party”, The New York Times, 24 April 2012.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/25/world/europe/putin-resigns-from-party-post.html?ref=world.

Jean Radvanyi, “So Where’s the Change in Russia?”, Le Monde diplomatique, April 2012.  Available at: http://mondediplo.com/2012/04/02russia.

During March

Kathy Lally, “Putin Critics Oppose Jackson-Vanik Trade Sanction Law”, The Washington Post, 13 March 2012.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/putin-critics-oppose-jackson-vanik-trade-sanction-law/2012/03/12/gIQA1iMd7R_story.html.

Christian Neef, “After Putin’s Victory: What’s Next for the Opposition?”, Spiegel Online, 5 May 2012.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,819427,00.html.

Jim Heintz and Peter Leonard, “Russia Elections: Observers Report ‘Serious Problems’ in Russian Vote”, Huffington Post, 5 March 2012.  Available at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/05/russia-elections_n_1320403.html

Justin Burke, “Putinism and the Russian Economy”, Eurasia Review, 2 March 2012.  Available at: http://www.eurasiareview.com/02032012-putinism-and-the-russian-economy/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+eurasiareview%2FVsnE+%28Eurasia+Review%.

No author cited, “The Beginning of the End of Putin”, The Economist, 3 March 2012.  Available at: http://www.economist.com/node/21548941?fsrc=nlw%7Cnewe%7C3-1-2012%7Cpolitics_this_week.

During February

Ria Novosti, “Putin Blasts US, Outlines Firm Stand on Foreign Policy”, Eurasian Review, 26 February 2012.  Available at: http://www.eurasiareview.com/27022012-putin-blasts-us-outlines-firm-stand-on-foreign-policy/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+eurasiareview%2FVsnE+%28Eurasia.

Markus Brauck and Matthias Schepp, “‘I, Putin’: An Inside Look at Russia’s Aging, Lonely Leader”, Spiegel Online, 24 February 2012.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,817138,00.html.

Will Englun, “Putin Promises Russian Military Buildup”, The Washington Post, 21 February 2012.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/putin-promises-big-russian-buildup/2012/02/20/gIQAzITMPR_story.html?hpid=z3.

Vladimir Putin, “My Vision for a Better Russia”, The Washington Post, 9 February 2012.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/vladimir-putin-my-vision-for-a-better-russia/2012/02/07/gIQAdLlZzQ_story.html?wpisrc=nl_opinions.

Thomas L. Friedman, “Russia: Sort of, but Not Really”, The New York Times, 4 February 2012.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/05/opinion/sunday/friedman-russia-sort-of-but-not-really.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha212.

During January

Michael Schwirtz, “Russian Liberals Growing Uneasy With Alliances”, The New York Times, 28 January 2012.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/29/world/europe/russian-liberals-weigh-alliance-with-nationalists.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha2.

Will Englund, ”Not Quite a Foe, US Looms Large in Russian World View”, The Washington Post, 19 January 2012.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/not-quite-a-foe-us-looms-large-in-russian-world-view/2012/01/18/gIQA5Lp47P_story.html.

Boris Kheyfets, “Russia Debates the Impact of WTO Membership”, East Asia Forum, 3 January 2012.  Available at: http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2012/01/03/russia-debates-the-impact-of-wto-membership/.

During December

Robert Amsterdam, “Can Putlin Survive Competitive Politics? – Op Ed”, Eurasian Review, 31 December 2011.  Available at: http://www.eurasiareview.com/31122011-can-putin-survive-competitive-politics-oped/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+eurasiareview%2FVsnE+%28Eurasia+Review%29.

Robert Service, “The Next Russian Revolution?, The New York Times, 23 December 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/24/opinion/the-next-russian-revolution.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=thab1.

Will Englund, “In Russia, the Lost Generation of Science”, The Washington Post, 22 December 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/a-fix-for-russian-science-isnt-taking-hold/2011/11/28/gIQAMJD99O_story.html?wpisrc=nl_headlines.

Miriam Elder, “Russian Protest Mood Sweeps into Duma”, The Guardian, 21 December 2011.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/dec/21/russian-protest-mood-duma.

Dmitry Babich, “Putin Will Have to Compete with Himself – OpEd”, Eurasia Review, 17 December 2011.  Available at: http://www.eurasiareview.com/17122011-putin-will-have-to-compete-with-himself-oped/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+eurasiareview%2FVsnE+%28Eurasia+Review%29.

Marsha Lipman, “Russia’s New Generation Hits the Streets”, The Washington Post, 16 December 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/russias-new-generation-hits-the-streets/2011/12/15/gIQAMPEzwO_story.html?wpisrc=nl_headline.  For a different viewpoint, see Ivan Eland, “Quit Peaching and Lead by Example – OpED”, Eurasian Review, 16 December 2011. Available at: http://www.eurasiareview.com/16122011-quit-preaching-and-lead-by-example-oped/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+eurasiareview%2FVsnE+%28Eurasia+Review%29.

Ellen Barry, “On TV, Putin Is Dismissive of Critics Far and Near”, The New York Times, 15 December 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/16/world/europe/putin-answers-questions-on-television-on-russian-election.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha22.

No author cited, “The Cracks Appear: Vladimir Putin Should Clean Up the Kremlin and Modernise the Economy – for Russia’s Sake and for His Own”, The Economist, 10 December 2011.  Available at: http://www.economist.com/node/21541401?fsrc=nlw%7Cwwp%7C12-8-2011%7Cpolitics_this_week.

Gregory Feifer, “Putin’s Canny Politics in Russian Election”, The Washington Post, 8 December 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/putins-canny-politics-in-russian-elections/2011/12/07/gIQADPbcdO_story.html?wpisrc=nl_opinions.

Simon Tisdall, “Putin Prepares the Russian Empire to Strike Back”, The Guardian, 1 December 2011.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/dec/01/putin-prepares-russian-empire.

During September

Ellen Barry, “Putin Once More Moves to Assume Top Job In Russia”, The New York Times, 24 September 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/25/world/europe/medvedev-says-putin-will-seek-russian-presidency-in-2012.html.

Andrew E. Kramer, “Economic Reforms Likely to Continue Under Putin”, The New York Times, 24 September 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/25/world/europe/medvedevs-economic-reforms-likely-to-continue-under-putin.html.

Ellen Barry, “In Russian Leadership Battle, Medvedev Hints He Lacks Fire”, The New York Times, 11 September 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/12/world/europe/12medvedev.html?ref=world.

During August

Christian Neef, “Secret Papers Reveal Truth Behind Soviet Collapse”, Spiegel Online, 11 August 2011.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,779277,00.html.

During July

Terry Macalister, “US and Russia Stir Up Political Tensions Over Arctic”, The Guardian, 6 July 2011.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jul/06/us-russia-political-tensions-arctic?intcmp=239.

Philippe Descamp, “Going Down [declining population]”, Le Monde Diplomatique, July 2011.  Available at: http://mondediplo.com/2011/07/10russia.

During June

Tom Parfitt,”Russia Defies Growing Consensus with Declaration of ‘Total War on Drugs’”, The Guardian, 8 June 2011.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jun/08/russia-total-war-on-drugs.

During March

Ellen Barry, “Leaders’ Spat Tests Skills of Survival in the Kremlin”, The New York Times, 24 March 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/25/world/europe/25russia.html?ref=world.

No author cited, “Attack of the Clones: There Are Few Surprises as the Kremlin’s Parties Mop Up the Votes”, The Economist, 17 March 2011.  Available at: http://www.economist.com/node/18400554?story_ID=18400554&fsrc=nlw|wwp|03-17-2011|politics_this_week.

Will Englund, “Oil Revenue Gives Russia Some Breathing Room”, The Washington Post, 10 March 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/10/AR2011031001553.html.

Ellen Barry, “Georgia’s Veto Power Vexes US-Russia Ties”, The New York Times, 7 March 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/08/world/europe/08russia.html?ref=world.

Previous months

Max Strasser, “Elections to Watch in 2011” [Russia], Foreign Policy, 21 December 2010.  Available at: http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2010/12/21/elections_to_watch_in_2011?page=0,8.

Clifford J. Levy and Andrew E. Kramer, “Former Russian Tycoon Is Again Convicted”, The New York Times, 27 December 2010.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/28/world/europe/28russia.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=a22.  See also follow-up article entitled, “Russia Rejects Criticism of Former Tycoon’s Trial” 28 December 2010 at: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/29/world/europe/29russia.html?ref=world.

Saudi Arabia

During July

No author cited, “Beheading the Golden Goose”, The Economist, 3 July 2011.  Available at: http://www.economist.com/blogs/banyan/2011/07/migrant-workers-saudi-arabia.

During June

Neil MacFarquar, “Social Media Help Keep the Door Open to Sustained Dissent Inside Saudi Arabia, Herald-Tribune, 16 June 2011.  Available at: http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20110616/ZNYT05/106163015?Title=Social-Media-Help-Keep-the-Door-Open-to-Sustained-Dissent-Inside-Saudi-Arabia&amp&amp.

Previous months

Nicolai Ouroussoff, “Saudi Urban Projects Are a Window to Modernity”, The New York Times, 12 December 2010.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/13/arts/design/13desert.html?_r=1&ref=saudiarabia.

South Africa

Last week

BuaNews, “South Africa Invites India to Invest in Infrastructure Plan”, Eurasian Review, 3 May 2012,  Available at: http://www.eurasiareview.com/03052012-south-africa-invites-india-to-invest-in-infrastructure-plan/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+eurasiareview%2FVsnE+%28Eurasia+Review%29.

During January

No author cited, “Disappointment: The Ruling Party’s 100th Anniversary Failed to Mask a Host of Worries”, The Economist, 14 January 2012.  Available at: http://www.economist.com/node/21542798?fsrc=nlw%7Cnewe%7C1-12-2012%7Cpolitics_this_week.

During February

National Treasury of the Republic of South Africa, documents issued prior to the National Budget, which is to be presented on 23 February 2011, are available at: http://www.treasury.gov.za/.

Turkey

During January

No author cited.  “Problems with the Neighbours: An Activist Foreign Policy Creates Its Own Troubles”, The Economist, 28 January 2012.  Available at: http://www.economist.com/node/21543591?fsrc=nlw%7Cnewe%7C1-26-2012%7Cpolitics_this_week.

Jackson Diehl, “Turkey’s Government is the New Normal in the Middle East”, The Washington Post, 23 January 2012.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/turkeys-government-is-the-new-normal-in-the-middle-east/2012/01/19/gIQA5GRaJQ_story.html?wpisrc=nl_opinions,

No author cited, “Bugged Out: Coup-Plotting Allegations in Turkey”, The Economist, 6 January 2012.  Available at: http://www.economist.com/blogs/newsbook/2012/01/coup-plotting-allegations-turkey?fsrc=nlw%7Cnewe%7C1-12-2012%7Cpolitics_this_week.

During December

Angelique Chrisafis, “Turkey Warns of Reprisals If France Passes Genocide Denial Bill”, The Guardian, 21 December 2011.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/dec/21/france-turkey-armenia-genocide-denial-row.

David Ignatius, “US and Turkey Find a Relationship That Works”, The Washington Post, 8 December 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/us-and-turkey-find-a-relationship-that-works/2011/12/06/gIQAh5UcdO_story.html?wpisrc=nl_opinions.

During November

Daniel Dombey, “Critics Take Aim at Turkey’s Growing Social Curbs”, The Washington Post, 23 November 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/critics-take-aim-at-turkeys-growing-social-curbs/2011/11/22/gIQAKZaxlN_story.html?wpisrc=nl_headline.

During October

Liam Stack, For Kurds in Turkey, a County’s Conflict Rends Families”, The New York Times, 29 October 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/30/world/europe/kurds-in-turkey-rended-by-war-that-haunts-country.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha22.

During September

Anthony Shadid, “In Mideast Riddle, Turkey Offers Itself as a Answer”, The New York Times, 26 September 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/27/world/europe/in-mideast-riddle-turkey-offers-itself-as-an-answer.html.

David Batty, “Turkey To Challenge Gaza Blockade at International Court of Justice”, The Guardian, 3 September 2011.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/sep/03/turkey-challenge-israel-gaza-blockade.

During July

Borzou Daragahi, “Turkey’s Top Military Leaders Resign En Masse”, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2011.  Available at: http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fgw-turkey-generals-resign-20110730,0,5015262.story?track=rss

During June

Mary Beth Warner, “Turkey Is Facing Great Challenges”, Spiegel Online, 14 June 2011.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,768347,00.html.

During May

Alain Vicky, “Turkey Moves Into Africa”, Le Monde Diplomatique, May 2011.  Available at: http://mondediplo.com/2011/05/08turkey

No author cited, “The Turkish Economy, Overheating”, The Economist, 5 May 2011.  Available at: http://www.economist.com/node/18651739.

During April

Abdullah Gul, “The Revolution’s Missing Peace” The New York Times, 20 April 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/21/opinion/21gul.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha212.

During February

Guillaume Perrier, “Istanbul Trembles at Pace of Change”, Guardian Weekly, 8 February 2011.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2011/feb/08/istanbul-growth-kurds-roma-perrier.

During January

James Traub, “Turkey’s Rules” (feature article about Ahmet Davutoglu), The New York Times, 20 January 2011. Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/23/magazine/23davutoglu-t.html?ref=world.

During December

Max Strasser, “Elections to Watch in 2011” [Turkey], Foreign Policy, 21 December 2010.  Available at: http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2010/12/21/elections_to_watch_in_2011?page=0,5.

Michael Koplow, “Hiding in Plain Sight”, Foreign Policy, 2 December 2010.  Available at: http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2010/12/02/hiding_in_plain_sight.

Anthony Shadid, “Resurgent Turkey Flexes Its Muscles Around Iraq”, The New York Times, 4 January 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/05/world/middleeast/05turkey.html?_r=1&hpw.

UK

During April

Larry Elliott, “Pout Hits Two-Year Hi Against Euro”, The Guardian, 30 April 2012.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/apr/30/pound-two-year-high-euro.

Editorial, “Jeremy Hunt: The Court of Parliament”, The Guardian, 30 April 2012.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/apr/30/jeremy-hunt-court-of-parliament-editorial.

Larry Elliott, “Double-Dip Recession Figures Mark Another Bad Day for George Osborne”, The Guardian, 25 April 2012.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/apr/25/recession-figures-bad-day-osborne.

Larry Elliott, “Double-Dip Recession Affords George Osborne No Escape from This Reality”, The Guardian, 25 April 2012.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2012/apr/25/double-dip-recession-george-osborne.

Toby Helm and Daniel Boffey, “Tory Revolt Over Lords Reform Spreads to Cabinet”, The Guardian, 21 April 2012.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2012/apr/22/tory-revolt-lords-reform-cabinet.

Larry Elliott, “OECD Report Will Please George Osborne”, The Guardian, 12 April 2012.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/economics-blog/2012/apr/12/oecd-report-please-george-osborne.

During March

Patrick Wintour and Larry Elliott, “Budget 2012:Pensioners Fund Tax Cut”, The Guardian, 21 March 2012.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/mar/21/budget-2012-pensioners-tax-cut.  See also Larry Elliott, “Budget 2012: Cynical, Deluded and Regressive”, The Guardian, 21 March 2012.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/mar/21/budget-2012-cynical-deluded-regressive.

Tom Clark, “Tories Retake Poll Lead but Appear at Odds with Public on 50p Tax”, The Guardian, 19 March, 2012.  http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2012/mar/19/tories-poll-lead-50p-tax-rate.

Nicholas Watt, ”Cameron Faces Battles on Two Fronts Over Infrastructure Plans”, The Guardian, 19 March 2012.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2012/mar/19/cameron-plan-improve-britain-infrastructure.

During February

Landon Thomas Jr, “For London Youth, Down and Out Is Way of Life”, The New York Times, 15 February 2012.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/16/business/global/for-london-youth-down-and-out-is-way-of-life.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha2.

During January

Phillip Inman, “Pressure on EU Leaders To Relax Strict Austerity”, The Guardian, 30 January 2012.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/jan/30/pressure-eu-leaders-relax-austerity.  See also a related commentary by Paul Krugman, “The Austerity Debacle”, The New York Times, 29 January 2012.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/30/opinion/krugman-the-austerity-debacle.html.

Nicholas Watt, “Liberal Democrat Unease at David Cameron’s EU Summit Appearance”, The Guardian, 29 January 2012.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2012/jan/29/liberal-democrat-david-cameron-eu-summit.

Will Hutton, “Globalisation Can Work, but Only with a Unified International Plan”, The Guardian, 29 January 2012.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/jan/29/will-hutton-economic-global-cooperation.

No author cited, “Squeezed: The Country is Experiencing a Quiet but Dangerous Credit Crunch”, The Economist, 28 January 2012.  Available at: http://www.economist.com/node/21543556?fsrc=nlw%7Cnewe%7C1-26-2012%7Cbusiness_this_week.

Phillip Inman, “UK Moves Closer to Second Recession as Economy Shrinks 0.2%”, The Guardian, 25 January 2012.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/jan/25/uk-second-recession-economy-shrinks.

Heather Stewart and Julia Kollewe, “Mervyn King Warns of Arduous Recovery Ahead as UK Debt Hits a Trillion”, The Guardian, 24 January 2012.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/jan/24/mervyn-king-uk-debt-trillion.

Severin Carrell, “Scottish Referendum Backlash Stuns Tories, but Salmond Still Faces Dilemma”, The Guardian, 9 January 2012.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/jan/09/scottish-referendum-backlash-tories-salmond.

During December

Patrick Wintour, “2011 in Politics: David Cameron Comes Out Ahead Despite Year of U-Turns”, The Guardian, 28 December 2011.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2011/dec/28/2011-in-politics-david-cameron-ahead.

Nicholas Watt, “Ed Miliband Risks Tory Trap on Public Spending, Says Shadow Minister”, The Guardian, 28 December 2011.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2011/dec/28/ed-miliband-tory-public-spending.

Patrick Wintour, “Clegg Vows to Return Britain to Heart of Europe and the Single-Market Debate”, The Guardian, 16 December 2011.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2011/dec/16/clegg-vows-return-britain-europe.

cro, “Cameron Insists EU Membership ‘Vital’ to Britain”, Spiegel Online, 12 December 2011.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,803278,00.html.

Christopher Hope, “Nick Clegg Attacks Cameron’s EU Treaty Veto as Bad for Jobs and Families”, The Telegraph, 11 December 2011.  Available at: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/nick-clegg/8949920/Nick-Clegg-attacks-Camerons-EU-treaty-veto-as-bad-for-jobs-and-families.html.

Bruno Waterfield, “EU Treaty: Britain Now Faces a Europe That Is Becoming Hostile”, The Telegraph, 10 December 2011.  Available at: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financialcrisis/8948461/EU-treaty-Britain-now-faces-a-Europe-that-is-becoming-hostile.html.

Larry Elliott, “Spirit of Scrooge Haunts Christmas Shoppers”, The Guardian, 6 December 2011.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2011/dec/06/christmas-shoppers-scrooge-recession-retail?INTCMP=SRCH.

During November

Patrick Wintour, “George Osborne Braced for Tory Backlash on Cash for IMF”, The Guardian, 3 November 2011.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2011/nov/03/george-osborne-tory-backlash-imf.

During October

Tony Dolphic, “How Bad Is This Recession?”, New Statesman, 28 October 2011.  Available at: http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/the-staggers/2011/10/recession-growth-economy.

Nicholas Watt, “David Cameron Under Pressure to Reveal Coalition’s Europe Policy”, The Guardian, 25 October 2011.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2011/oct/25/david-cameron-coalition-europe-policy

Tom Clark, “EU Referendum: Poll Shows 49% Would Vote for UK Withdrawal”, The Guardian, 24 October 2011.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/oct/24/eu-referendum-poll-uk-withdrawal.

Heather Stewart and Katie Allen, “UK Jobless at 17-Year High Deepens Fears of Slide into Recession”, The Guardian, 12 October 2011. Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2011/oct/12/unemployment-reaches-17-year-high.

Katie Allen, “UK Economic Growth Cut to 0.1% for April to June”, The Guardian, 5 October 2011.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2011/oct/05/economic-growth-revised-down-recession-fears.

Patrick Wintour, “David Cameron Calls for Britain ‘To Show Some Fight’”, The Guardian, 5 October 2011.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2011/oct/05/david-cameron-show-some-fight.  Full text of speech is available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2011/oct/05/david-cameron-conservative-party-speech.

During September

Polly Toynbee, “The Tory Swagger Is No Help To a Struggling, Fearful Land”, The Guardian, 30 September 2011.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/sep/30/camerons-leadership-jobs-growth-conservatives-conference.

Andrew Rawnsley and Toby Helm, “Ed Miliband Lanuches His Vision for a “New Society and Ethics”’, The Guardian, 24 September 2011.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2011/sep/24/ed-miliband-society-ethics.

Graeme Wearden, “UK Services Slowdown ‘Worst Since Foot-and-Mouth’”, The Guardian, 5 September 2011.  Available at:  http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2011/sep/05/uk-services-foot-and-mouth.

During August

Daniel Boffey and Toby Helm, “England’s Riots Shouldn’t Be Blamed on ‘Moral Decline’, Says Tony Blair”, The Guardian, 20 August 2011.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/aug/20/englands-riots-tony-blair.  The full text of Tony Blair’s letter to The Guardian is available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/aug/20/tony-blair-riots-crime-family.

Gary Younge, “These Riots Were Political. They Were Looting, Not Shoplifting”, The Guardian, 14 August 2011.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/aug/14/young-british-rioters-political-actions.

Patrick Wintour, “UK Riots: Four Days of Chaos That Reshaped the Political Landscape”, The Guardian, 11 August, 2011.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/aug/11/uk-riots-cameron-miliband-aftermath.

Julia Kollewe, “UK Manufacturing Fall Adds to Market Turmoil”, The Guardian, 9 August 2011.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2011/aug/09/uk-manufacturing-fall-adds-market-turmoil.

During July

Phillip Inman, “Retailers Cut Jobs as Hopes of Economic Recovery Fade”, The Guardian, 28 July 2011.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2011/jul/28/retailers-cut-jobs-economic-recovery.

Larry Elliott and Jill Treanor, “UK Banks Dragged into Eurozone Crisis as Global Markets Take Fright”, The Guardian, 18 July 2011.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2011/jul/18/banks-eurozone-losses-rbs-lloyds-barclays.

Vikram Dodd and Patrick Wintour, “Sir Paul Stephenson Turns on David Cameron”, The Guardian, 18 July 2011.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/jul/18/sir-paul-stephenson-turns-david-cameron.

Jane Martinson and Patrick Wintour, “Murdoch Media Dynasty Descends from Deal to Disaster”, The Guardian, 13 July 2011.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/jul/13/murdoch-media-dynasty-deal-disaster.  Note also the editorial in The Guardian at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/jul/13/news-international-scandal-sky-falls-in.

Hélène Mulholland and Polly Curtis, “David Cameron Promises to ‘End State’s Monopoly’ over Public Services”, The Guardian, 11 July 2011.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2011/jul/11/david-cameron-promises-end-state-monopoly-public-services.

Sarah Lyall and Alan Cowell, “Pressure Rises on Cameron as Hacking Draws Wide Outcry”, The New York Times, 6 July 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/07/world/europe/07britain.html?ref=world.

Fiona Harvey, “Climate Change Will Increase Threat of War, Chris Huhne to Warn”, The Guardian, 6 July 2011.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/jul/06/climate-change-war-chris-huhne.

During June

Allegra Stratton, “Libya War Has Cost UK at Least £200m”, The Guardian, 23 June 2011.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2011/jun/22/libya-war-cost-uk-200m.

Fiona Harvey, “Tory MEPs Defy David Cameron over Greenhouse Gas Targets”, The Guardian, 21 June 2011.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2011/jun/21/greenhouse-gas-targets-eu-vote

Fiona Harvey, “Drastic Cuts for Large-Scale Solar Power Subsidies”, The Guardian, 9 June 2011.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/jun/09/large-scale-solar-subsidies-cut.

Philip Aldrick and Emma Rowley, “New Figures Point to an Economy on the Slide”, The Sydney Morning Herald, 3 June, 2011.  Available at: http://www.smh.com.au/business/new-figures-point-to-an-economy-on-the-slide-20110602-1fijy.html.

During May

David Brooks, “Britain is Working”, The New York Times, 23 May 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/24/opinion/24brooks.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha212.

Editorial, The Observer, “Presidential Visit: Two Principled Laders in Search of a Healthy Alliance, The Observer, 22 May 2011.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/may/22/observer-editorial-obama-visit.

Dan Milmo, “Railways Face Radical Overhaul to Give ‘Better Deal for All’”, The Guardian, 19 May 2011.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/may/19/railways-face-radical-overhaul.

Fiona Harvey and Allegra Stratton, “Chris Huhne Pledges to Halve UK Carbon Emissions by 2025”, The Guardian, 17 May 2011.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/may/17/uk-halve-carbon-emissions?INTCMP=SRCH.

Nicholas Watt, “Boris Johnson Versus David Cameron: It’s No Longer a Laughing Matter”, The Guardian, 13 May 2011.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2011/may/13/boris-johnson-david-cameron

Alan Cowell, “Agreeing With Nick Clegg, When It Suits”, The New York Times, 13 May 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/14/world/europe/14iht-letter14.html?_r=1&ref=world.

Polly Curtis, Alan Travis and Nicolas Watt, “Police Reform Bill Defeat for Government in Lords”, The Guardian, 11 May 2011.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2011/may/11/police-reform-bill-lords-defeat

Heather Steward and Katie Loweth, “Living Wage Campaign Marks 10 Years of Fighting for the Poorest”, The Observer, 1 May 2011.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2011/may/01/living-wage-campaign-10-years.

During April

Will Hutton, “Yet Again, a Chance to Rein in the Bankers Has Been Squandered”, The Observer, 17 April 2011.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/apr/17/will-hutton-banks-vickers-report.

Jackie Ashley, “Britain Needs to End Its Love Affair with the World Stage”, The Guardian, 10 April 2011.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/apr/10/britain-end-romance-world-stage.

Richard Norton-Taylor, “Suppressed MoD Report on Iraq War Damns Military for Being Ill-Prepared”, The Guardian, 6 April 2011.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/apr/06/iraq-suppressed-report-damns-uk-military.

During March

Landon Thomas Jr, “Britain Sticks to Austerity Despite Slowing Growth”, The New York Times, 23 March 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/24/world/europe/24britain.html?ref=world.

Josh Halliday and Charles Arthur, “UK Risks Trailing in High-Speed Mobile Internet Race, Warns Ofcom Chief”, Guardian, 22 March 2011.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/mar/22/high-speed-mobile-internet-ofcom.

During February

No author cited, “Platoons Under Siege”, The Economist, 10 February 2011.  Available at: http://www.economist.com/node/18114719.

During January

Philip Pullman, “Leave the Libraries Alone. You Don’t Understand Their Value”, False Economy, 29 January 2011.  Available at: http://falseeconomy.org.uk/blog/save-oxfordshire-libraries-speech-philip-pullman.

Nicholas Watt, “Voting Reform Deadlock Eased in House of Lords Deal”, Guardian, 31 January 2011.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2011/jan/31/voting-reform-lords-deadlock-eased.

Andrew Clark, “Davos Summit Leaves David Cameron and George Osborne Feeling Bruised”, Guardian, 29 January 2011.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2011/jan/29/davos-summit-cameron-osborne-bankers.

Larry Elliott, “George Osborne Is in an Economic Hole -- and Still Digging Hard”, Guardian, 25 January 2011.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2011/jan/25/george-osborne-economic-hole?INTCMP=SRCH.

Anthony Faiola, “Sheep Thefts in Britain Likely Connected to Rising Global Food Prices”, The Washington Post, 16 January 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/15/AR2011011503157.html?wpisrc=nl_headline.

David Rennie, “A New Two-Speed Europe Could Leave Britain Behind”, Guardian, 4 January 2011. Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/jan/04/europe-britain-single-currency.

Phillip Inman, “Baby Boomers Must Do Their Bit for Britain’s Economy”, Guardian, 3 January 2011.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2011/jan/03/baby-boomers-economy.

United Nations

During March

Reuters, “ Russia and China Join UN Security Council Effort to End Syrian Bloodshed”, The Guardian, 21 March 2012.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/mar/21/syria-un-security-council-peace-russia-china

During February

Neil MacFarquar and Anthony Shadid, “Russia and China Block UN Action on Crisis in Syria”, The New York Times, 4 February 2012.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/05/world/middleeast/syria-homs-death-toll-said-to-rise.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha2.

During October

Harriet Sherwood, “US Pulls Enesco Funding After Palestine Is Granted Full Membership” The Guardian, 31 October 2011.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/oct/31/unesco-backs-palestinian-membership.

During September

Neil MacFarquhar, “UN Body Warns of Risks of Global Austerity”, The New York Times, 6 September 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/07/world/europe/07nations.html.

During July

Associated Press, “Brazil, Japan Say 100 Support UN Reforms That Would Expand the Security Council”, The Washington Post, 1 July, 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/americas/brazil-japan-say-100-support-un-reforms-that-would-expand-the-security-council/2011/06/30/AGChLesH_story.html.

During April

Marlise Simons, “UN Court Convicts Former Croatian Generals”, The New York Times, 15 April 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/16/world/europe/16hague.html?ref=world.

During March

Associated Press, “UN Suspends Libya from Human Rights Council Over Violence Against Protesters”, Guardian, 2 March 2011.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/mar/02/un-suspends-libya-human-rights-council.

Colum Lynch, “UN Human Rights Council Condemns Gaddafi’s Crackdown in Libya”, The Washington Post, 25 February 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/25/AR2011022503545.html.

During December

Jonathan Watts, “China’s Ability to Feed Its People Questioned by UN Expert”, Guardian, 23 December 2010.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/dec/23/china-ability-to-feed-population-warning.

USA

This week

Aaron Blake, “Why We’re Headed for More Debgt Limit Brinksmanship”, The Washington Post, 16 May 2012.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/post/why-were-headed-for-more-debt-limit-brinksmanship/2012/05/16/gIQArVPsTU_blog.html.

Ezra Klein, “How the JPMorgan Trade Happened and What It Means”, The Washington Post, 15 May.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/how-the-jpmorgan-trade-happened-and-what-it-means/2012/05/14/gIQAydXtPU_story.html?wpisrc=nl_headlines.

Bill Keller,”Diplomats and Dissidents”, The New York Times, 13 May 2012.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/14/opinion/keller-diplomats-and-dissidents.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20120514.

Paul Krugman, “Why We Regulate”, The New York Times, 13 May 2012.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/14/opinion/krugman-why-we-regulate.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20120514.

Last week

R A, “America’s Labour Market, “Bringing Back Those Missing Millions”, The Economist, 6 May 2012.  Available at: http://www.economist.com/blogs/freeexchange/2012/05/americas-labour-market?fsrc=nlw|wwb|5-10-2012|1713030|34237756|.

David Brooks, “The Structural Revolution”, The New York Times, 7 May 2012.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/08/opinion/brooks-the-structural-revolution.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20120508.

Previous week

Mohamed A El-Erian, “The Fiscal Cliff Cometh”, The Washington Post, 4 May 2012.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/congress-shouldnt-delay-in-addressing-the-fiscal-cliff/2012/05/03/gIQAx3F0zT_story.html?wpisrc=nl_opinions.

No author cited, “Crying Wolf: The Republicans Are Fretting about a Disappearing Problem”, The Economist, 19 November 2012.  Available at: http://www.economist.com/node/21538750.

Steven Mufson, “Chen Guangcheng Must Weigh Loss of Prominence Against Protection of US Asylum”, The Washington Post, 1 May 2012.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/chen-guangcheng-must-weigh-loss-of-stature-against-protection-of-us-asylum/2012/04/30/gIQA1eKnsT_story.html?wpisrc=nl_headlines.

During April

Zachary A Goldfarb, “Threat from Mounting Public Jobs Losses Tested Obama’s Economic Strategy”, The Washington Post, 30 April 2012.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/threat-from-mounting-public-job-losses-tested-obamas-economic-strategy/2012/04/29/gIQAhJpMqT_story.html?wpisrc=nl_headlines

Thomas B Edsall, “Finding the Limits of Empathy”, The New York Times, 29 April 2012.  Available at: http://campaignstops.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/04/29/finding-the-limits-of-empathy/?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20120430.

Richard W Stevenson, “European Fiscal Crisis Could Shape Debate Over US Economy”, The New York Times, 28 April 2012.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/world/index.html

Peter Whoriskey, “GDP Report: Rate of US Econonmic Growth Slows, but Consumers Are Buying More”, The Washington Post, 27 April 2012.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/gdp-report-rate-of-us-economic-growth-slows-to-22percent/2012/04/27/gIQAwZaElT_story.html?wpisrc=nl_headlines.

Mark Landler and Steven Lee Myers”, U S Sees Positive Signs from China on Security Issues”, The New York Times, 26 April 2012.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/27/world/asia/us-is-seeing-positive-signs-from-chinese.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20120427.

Fareed Zakaria, “The Right Economic Investment for America”, The Washington Post, 26 April 2012.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/obama-should-push-for-investments-not-buffett-rule/2012/04/25/gIQALOxkhT_story.html?wpisrc=nl_headlines.

Robert Reich, “The Lesson For Obama of Europe’s Failed Austerity”, The Guardian, 23 April 2012.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2012/apr/23/lesson-obama-europe-failed-austerity.

Ezra Klein, “Why America Won’t Go the Way of Europe”, The Washington Post, 20 April 2012.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/why-america-wont-go-the-way-of-europe/2012/04/19/gIQAC2QDUT_story.html?wpisrc=nl_headlines.

Xinhua, “M:ost Americans See Benefits of Close US-China Ties: Poll”, People’s Daily, 18 April 2012.  Available at: http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90883/7790587.html

Scott Wilson, “Obama Finds US Campaign Themes Resonate at Regional Summit in Columbia”, The Washington Post, 15 April 2012.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/obama-finds-us-campaign-themes-resonate-at-regional-summit-in-colombia/2012/04/14/gIQA4xWfHT_story.html?wpisrc=nl_headlines.

Associated Press, “Barack Obama to Play Defence at Summit of Americas Over Cuba, Drug Trafficking, Immigration”, The Washington Post, 14 April 2012.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/barack-obama-to-play-defense-at-summit-of-americas-over-cuba-drug-trafficking-immigration/2012/04/13/gIQAneufFT_story.html.

Sandy Gordon, “Indian Ocean: Don’t Militarise the ‘Great Connectgor’”, East Asia Forum, 10 April 2012.  Available at: http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2012/04/10/indian-ocean-don-t-militarise-the-great-connector/.

David Brooks, “The Two Economies”, The New York Times, 9 April 2012.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/10/opinion/brooks-the-two-economies.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20120410.  Note that the article by Tyler Cowen (referred to in David Brooks’ article) is entitled “What Export-Oriented America Means”, The American Interest, Vol. 7, No. 5 (May/June 2012) and is available online at: http://www.the-american-interest.com/contents.cfm.

William Wan, “Rising US-China Mistrust Has Dangerous Long-Term Implications Brookings Study Says”, The Washington Post, 3 April 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/rising-us-china-mistrust-has-dangerous-long-term-implications-brookings-study-says/2012/04/02/gIQA9EkqrS_story.html?wpisrc=nl_headlines.  The Brooking study is available at: http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/Files/rc/papers/2012/0330_china_lieberthal/0330_china_lieberthal.pdf.  Additional commentary is available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/03/world/asia/chinese-insider-offers-rare-glimpse-of-us-china-frictions.html?ref=world.

During March

Craig Whitlock, “US, Australia to Broaden Military Ties Amid Pentagon Pivot to SE Asia”, The Washington Post, 27 March 2012.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/us-to-expand-ties-with-australia-as-it-aims-to-shift-forces-closer-to-se-asia/2012/03/19/gIQAPSXlcS_story.html?wpisrc=nl_headlines.

Mark Clayton, “China Subsidised Solar Panels, US Finds.  Are Tariffs the Right Response”, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 March 2012.  Available at:

James Surowiecki, “Great Expectations?”, The New Yorker, 19 March 2012.  Available at: http://www.newyorker.com/talk/financial/2012/03/19/120319ta_talk_surowiecki.

Jerry Mankoff, “What Putin Means for Washington”, The National Interest, 14 March 2012.  Available at: http://nationalinterest.org/commentary/what-putin-means-washington-6632

Keith Richburg, “US Exports to China Boom, Despite Trade Tensions”, The Washington Post, 12 March 2012.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/us-exports-to-china-boom-despite-trade-tensions/2012/03/01/gIQAB2Rs5R_story.html.

Kathy Lally, “Putin Critics Oppose Jackson-Vanik Trade Sanction Law”, The Washington Post, 12 March 2012.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/putin-critics-oppose-jackson-vanik-trade-sanction-law/2012/03/12/gIQA1iMd7R_story.html.

Henry Kissinger, “The Future of US-Chinese Relations: Conflict Is a Choice, Not a Necessity”, Foreign Affairs, Vol. 91, No 2 (March/April), pp. 44-55.  Downloads are available for purchase at: http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/137245/henry-a-kissinger/the-future-of-us-chinese-relations.

Editorial Board, “Mr Obama, Preserving Flexibility on Terrorism”, The Washington Post, 8 March 2012.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/mr-obama-preserving-flexibility-on-terrorism/2012/03/03/gIQApiwwxR_story.html?wpisrc=nl_headlines.

Reihan Salam, “The Missing Middle in American Politics: How Moderate Republicans Became Extinct”, Foreign Affairs, Vol. 91, No. 2 (March/April 2012), pp. 148-155.  Downloads may be purchased at: http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/137287/reihan-salam/the-missing-middle-in-american-politics.

Howard Schneider, “As IMF Stumps for Funds, A Republican Backlash Brews Over Europe, The Washington Post, 7 March 2012.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/as-imf-stumps-for-funds-a-republican-backlash-brews-over-europe/2012/03/06/gIQAbj7VvR_story.html.

Michiko Kakutani, “Hunger Pangs as Nation’s Pie Shrinks: Thomas Byrne Edsall’s ‘Age of Austerity’ Interprets Politics”, The New York Times, 5 March 2012.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/06/books/thomas-byrne-edsalls-age-of-austerity.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20120306.

R M, “Our Great Moral Decline”, The Economist, 2 March 201.  Available at: http://www.economist.com/blogs/democracyinamerica/2012/03/morals.

During February

Jackie Calmes, “Obama’s Deficit Dilemma, The New York Times, 27 February 2012.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/27/us/politics/obamas-unacknowledged-debt-to-bowles-simpson-plan.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha2.

Zachary A Goldfarb, “Obama Proposes Lowering Corporate Tax Rate to 28 Percent”, The Washington Post, 22 February 2012.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/obama-to-propose-lowering-corporate-tax-rate-to-28-percent/2012/02/22/gIQA1sjdSR_story.html?wpisrc=nl_headlines.

Dan Eggen and T W Farnam, “Super PAC Donors Revealed: Who Are the Power Players in the GOP Primary? The Washington Post, 22 February 2012.  Available at; http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/super-pac-donors-revealed-who-are-the-power-players-in-the-gop-primary/2012/02/21/gIQAPU3BSR_story.html?wpisrc=nl_headlines.

Peter Whoriskey, “US Manufacturing Sees Shortage of Skilled Factory Workers”, The Washington Post, 1 February 2012.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/us-manufacturing-sees-shortage-of-skilled-factory-workers/2012/02/17/gIQAo0MLOR_story.html?wpisrc=nl_headlines.

Michael D Shear, “Rising Gas Prices Give GOP Issue to Attack Obama”, The New York Times, 18 February 1012.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/19/us/politics/high-gas-prices-give-gop-issue-to-attack-obama.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha2.

Robert Reich, “Manufacturing Illusions – OpEd”, Eurasian Review, 18 February 2012, Available at: http://www.eurasiareview.com/18022012-manufacturing-illusions-oped/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+eurasiareview%2FVsnE+%28Eurasia+Review%29.

Mohamed A El-Erian, “How To Find the Best Leader for the World Bank”, The Washington Post, 17 February 2012.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/world-bank-opening/2012/02/16/gIQAatgzHR_story.html?wpisrc=nl_opinions.

Brady Dennis and Howard Schneider, “Questions Grow Over Who Will Replace World Bank Chief Robert Zoellick”, The Washington Post, 16 February 2012.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/world-bank-chief-robert-zoellick-will-step-down-on-june-30th/2012/02/15/gIQAzVRjFR_story.html?hpid=z4.

Timothy Garton Ash, “Why Barack Obama and Xi Jinping Need an Australian Retreat with Kevin Rudd”, The Guardian, 15 February 2012.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/feb/15/xi-jinping-china-barack-obama-australia.

Mark Landler and Edward Wong, “With Edge, US Greets China’s Heir Apparent”, The New York Times, 14 February 2012.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/15/world/asia/us-seeks-to-size-up-chinas-heir-apparent-during-visit.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha2.

Jim Rutenberg and Allison Kopicki, “Economic Growth Gives Lift to Obama in NYT/CBS Poll”, The New York Times, 14 February 2012.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/15/us/politics/economic-gains-give-lift-to-obama-in-poll.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha2.

Jonathan Weisman, “US to Share Cautionary Tale of Trade Secret Theft With Chinese Official”, The New York Times, 14 February 2012.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/15/world/asia/chinese-official-to-hear-trade-theft-tale.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha22.

Helene Cooper, “A Juggling Act for Obama in the Land of Big Wallets”, The New York Times, 14 February 2012.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/15/us/politics/obama-balancing-donors-in-hollywood-and-silicon-valley.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha24.

Michael Grabell, “How Not to Revive an Economy”, The New York Times, 11 February 2012.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/12/opinion/sunday/how-the-stimulus-fell-short.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=thab1.

John Detrixhe and Cordell Eddings, “Sign That Bond Market Backs 3rd Quantitative-Easing Round? Check Huggies’Price”, The Washington Post, 13 February, 2012.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/sign-that-bond-market-backs-3rd-quantitative-easing-round-check-huggies-price/2012/02/07/gIQAXjM96Q_story.html?wpisrc=nl_headlines.

Keith B Richburg, “US Says It Wants Investment, but China Remains Wary”, The Washington Post, 11 February 2012.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/us-says-it-wants-investment-but-china-remains-wary/2012/02/09/gIQAhsoB5Q_story.html?wpisrc=nl_headlines.

No author cited, “A Game of Two Halves: Employment Springs to Life; Will it Fade Again?”, The Economist, 11 February 2012.  Available at: http://www.economist.com/node/21547269?fsrc=nlw%7Cnewe%7C2-9-2012%7Cbusiness_this_week.

Nelson D. Schwartz and Shaila Dewan, “States Negotiate $26 Billion Agreement for Homeowners”, The New York Times, 8 February 2012.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/09/business/states-negotiate-25-billion-deal-for-homeowners.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha2.

Adam Liptak, “‘We the People’ Loses Appeal With People Around the World”, The New York Times, 6 February 2012.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/07/us/we-the-people-loses-appeal-with-people-around-the-world.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha23.

Martin Klingst, “The GOP’s ‘Europe’ Is a Land of Make Believe”, The Washington Post, 4 February 2012.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-gops-europe-is-a-land-of-make-believe/2012/02/01/gIQA46m1nQ_story.html?wpisrc=nl_headlines.

Annie Lowrey, “White House Offers Plan to Lure Jobs to America”, The New York Times, 2 February 2012.  Availabled at: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/03/business/economy/a-lure-to-keep-jobs-made-in-america.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha25.

Editorial, “They Keep Fighting Back”, The New York Times, 2 February 2012.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/03/opinion/bankers-keep-fighting-back.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha211.

Duncan T. Moore, “No Rust in Rochester”, The New York Times, 2 February 2012.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/03/opinion/rochesters-survival-lessons.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha212.

Gary Younge, “US Elections: No Matter Who You Vote For, Money Always Wins”, The Guardian, 29 January 2012.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2012/jan/29/us-politics-vote-money-wins.

During January

Thomas L. Friedman, “Made in the World”, The New York Times, 28 January 2012.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/29/opinion/sunday/friedman-made-in-the-world.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha212.

Full transcript of President Obama’s 2012 State of the Union address is available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/state-of-the-union-2012-obama-speech-excerpts/2012/01/24/gIQA9D3QOQ_story.html?hpid=z1.

No author cited, “Can You Hear Me Now? The Fed Makes Its View Loud and Clear”, The Economist, 28 January 2012.  Available at: http://www.economist.com/node/21543524?fsrc=nlw%7Cnewe%7C1-26-2012%7Cbusiness_this_week.  The text of the statement by Mr Bernanke, referred to in the article, is available at: http://www.federalreserve.gov/mediacenter/files/FOMCpresconf20120125.pdf and the Fed’s projections for the period 2012 0 2014, also referred in the article, are available at: http://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/press/monetary/20120125b.htm.

David Brooks, “Free-Market Socialism”, The New York Times, 23 January 2012.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/24/opinion/brooks-free-market-socialism-.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha212.

Robert J Samuelson, “Why the Federal Reserve Slept Before the Housing Crisis”, The Washington Post, 23 January 2012.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/why-the-federal-reserve-slept-before-the-housing-crisis/2012/01/22/gIQAuEYZJQ_story.html?wpisrc=nl_opinions.

Michael Cooper, “Few Cities Have Regained Jobs They Lost, Report Finds”, The New York Times, 18 January 2012.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/18/us/few-cities-have-regained-lost-jobs-report-finds.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha23.

Howard Schneider, “Commerce Revamp Could Weaken Trade Policy”, The Washington Post, 14 January 2012. Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/commerce-revamp-could-weaken-trade-policy/2012/01/13/gIQALAVNwP_story.html?hpid=z1.

Jia Lynn Yang, “Mitt Romney, Bain Capital and the Gospel of ‘Creative Destruction’”, The Washington Post”, 12 January 2012.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/mitt-romney-bain-capital-and-the-gospel-of-creative-destruction/2012/01/09/gIQAfRKEsP_story.html?wpisrc=nl_headlines.

Michael Wines, “A Long Shot for Geithner as He Begins Beijing”, The New York Times, 10 January 2012.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/11/business/global/a-long-shot-for-geithner-as-he-begins-beijing-talks.htm.

Jagdish N. Bhagwati, “America’s Threat to Trans-Pacific Trade”, East Asia Forum, 10 January 2012.  Available at: http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2012/01/10/america-s-threat-to-trans-pacific-trade/.

Simon Tisdall,”China Syndrome Dictates Barack Obama’s Asian-Pacific Strategy”, The Guardian, 6 January 2012.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/jan/06/china-barack-obama-defence-strategy

Shaila Dewan, “US Economy Gains Steam as 200,222 Jobs Are Added”, The New York Times, 6 January 2012. Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/07/business/economy/us-adds-200000-jobs-unemployment-rate-at-8-5.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha2.

Craig Whitlock and Greg Jaffe, “Obama Announces New, Leaner Military Approach”, The Washington Post, 6 January 2012.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/obama-announces-new-military-approach/2012/01/05/gIQAFWcmcP_story.html.  The text of President Obama’s remarks on the Defence Strategic Review is available at: http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/01/05/remarks-president-defense-strategic-review.

Thomas Friedman, “So Much Fun. So Irrelevant.” The New York Times, 3 January 2012.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/04/opinion/friedman-so-much-fun-so-irrelevant.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha21.

Mark Bittman, “Beyond Elections: People Power”, The New York Times, 3 January 2011.  Available at: http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/03/beyond-elections-people-power/?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=thab1.

During December

Lori Montgomery, “Washington’s Year of Drama Leaves Little Done Regarding Debt”, The Washington Post, 28 December 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/washingtons-year-of-drama-leaves-little-done-regarding-debt/2011/12/23/gIQAB6kRLP_story.html?wpisrc=nl_headlines.

Zachary A. Goldfarb, “Obama Nominates Democrat Jeremy Stein, Republican Jerome ‘Jay’ Powell to Fed”, The Washington Post, 28 December 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/obama-nominates-democrat-jeremy-stein-republican-jerome-jay-powell-to-fed/2011/12/27/gIQAwuywKP_story.html?wpisrc=nl_headlines.

Theda Skocpol and Vanessa Williamson, “Whose Tea Party Is It?, The New York Times, 26 December 2011.  Available at: http://campaignstops.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/12/26/whose-tea-party-is-it/?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=thab1.

Robert J. Samuelson, “A Country in Denial About Its Fiscal Future, The Washington Post, 26 December 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/a-country-in-denial-about-its-fiscal-future/2011/12/23/gIQACLjpHP_story.html?wpisrc=nl_headlines.

Ewen MacAskill, “House Republicans Under Fire Over Payroll Standoff”, The Guardian, 21 December 2011.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/dec/21/house-republicans-payroll-tax-cut.

Laurie Goodstein, “Gingrich Represents New Political Era for Catholics”, The New York Times, 17 December 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/17/us/politics/newt-gingrich-represents-new-political-era-for-catholics.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha24.

Steven Mufson, “ China’s Growing Share of Solar Market Comes at a Price”, The Washington Post, 17 December 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/chinas-growing-share-of-solar-market-comes-at-a-price/2011/11/21/gIQAhPRWyO_story.html?wpisrc=nl_headlines.

Keith B. Richburg, “US, China Embroiled in Trade Spat Over Chicken Feet”, The Washington Post. 16 December.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/us-china-embroiled-in-trade-spat-over-chicken-feet/2011/12/13/gIQASphjxO_story.html.

Editorial, “Politics Over Principle”, The New York Times, 15 December 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/16/opinion/politics-over-principle.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha211.

Editorial, “Beyond the Raters”, The New York Times, 14 December 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/15/opinion/beyond-the-ratings-agencies.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha211.

Tao Wenzhao, “US Uses Carrot-and-Stick Policy for Myanmar”, China Daily, 10 December 2011.  Available at: http://www2.chinadaily.com.cn/opinion/2011-12/10/content_14243680.htm.

Fareed Zakaria, “Obama’s Economic Speech Shifts the Focus From Deficits”, The Washington Post, 8 December 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/obamas-economic-speech-shifts-the-focus-from-deficits/2011/12/07/gIQA0WHcdO_story.html?wpisrc=nl_opinions.

David Nakamura, “Obama Invokes Teddy Roosevelt in Speech Attacking GOP Polities”, The Washington Post, 7 December 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/obama-invokes-teddy-roosevelt-in-speech-attacking-gop-policies/2011/12/06/gIQAEf3yaO_story.html?wpisrc=nl_headlines.  The text of President Obama’s remarks on the economy in Osawatomie, Kansas on 6 December 2011 are available at: http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/12/06/remarks-president-economy-osawatomie-kansas.

William Wan, “Clinton Offers Burma Incentives, Meets Suu Kyi”, The Washington Post, 2 December 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/clinton-offers-small-incentives-for-burmas-reforms/2011/12/01/gIQARm7vFO_story.html?wpisrc=nl_headlines.

Jackie Calmes, “Democrats See an Advantage in Debate Over Payroll Tax”, The New York Times, 1 December 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/02/us/politics/democrats-look-to-payroll-issue-for-upper-hand.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha2.

Vineeta Vijayaraghavan and Clayton Christensen, “Health-Care Changes Signal Much-Needed Shift”, The Washington Post, 1 December 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/on-innovations/health-care-changes-signal-much-needed-paradigm-shift/2011/11/30/gIQAZLUNDO_story.html?wpisrc=nl_headlines.

Benjamin M Friedman, “The No-Growth Trap”, The National Interest, November-December 2011.  Available at: http://nationalinterest.org/article/the-no-growth-trap-6050.

Joseph M Parent and Paul K MacDonald, “The Wisdom of Retrenchment: America Must Cut Back to Move Forward”, Foreign Affairs, Vol. 90, No. 6 (Nov/Dec 2011, pp. 32-47.  Downloads are available for purchase at: http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/136510/joseph-m-parent-and-paul-k-macdonald/the-wisdom-of-retrenchment.

During November

Edward Wong, “US Motives in Myanmar Are on China’s Radar”, The New York Times, 29 November 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/30/world/asia/hillary-rodham-clintons-trip-to-myanmar-on-chinas-radar.html?ref=world.  See also President Obama’s official statement on Myanmar delivered at the ASEAN meeting in Bali on 18 November 2011:  http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/11/18/statement-president-obama-burma.

John Harwood, “’Spreading the Wealth’ in Democrats’ Favour”, The New York Times, 27 November 2011.  Available at: http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/27/spreading-the-wealth-in-democrats-favor/?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha24.

Ross Douthat, “Economic Dislocation”, The New York Times, 23 November 2011.  Available at: http://campaignstops.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/23/economic-dislocation/?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha212.

Jim Lacey, “America Does Not Pivot”, National Review Online, 23 November 2011.  Available at: http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/283676/america-does-not-pivot-jim-lacey?pg=1.

Room for Debate, ”Does the US Need Troops in Australia?”, The New York Times, 21 November 2011.  Includes brief comments by: Dean Chang, “Investing in US Power in Asia”; Joseph S. Nye, “A Pivot That Is Long Overdue”; Kori Schake, “Why Symbols Matter” and Hugh White, “Competing for Primacy in Asia”.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2011/11/21/does-the-us-need-troops-in-australia/.

Jackie Chalmes, “Obama Weighed Risks of Engagement, and Decided to Give Voters the Final Say”, The New York Times, 21 November 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/22/us/politics/obama-sidestepped-the-deficit-committee-debacle.html?nl=todaysheadlines&adxnnl=1&emc=tha24&adxnnlx=1321988414-WIVlJC8txi+chCbnvT6nqQ.

David Nakamura, “A Determined Obama in Asia-Pacific Tour”, The Washington Post, 20 November 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/in-asia-pacific-a-determined-obama/2011/11/19/gIQA3U4TbN_story.html?wpisrc=nl_headlines.

Charles M. Blow, “Decline of American Exceptionalism”, The New York Times, 18 November 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/19/opinion/blow-decline-of-american-exceptionalism.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha212.

Peter Wallsten, “GOP Supercommittee Members’Tax Plan Gives Party an Identity Crisis”, The Washington Post, 17 November.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/gop-supercommittee-members-tax-plan-gives-party-an-identity-crisis/2011/11/16/gIQAjdpdSN_story.html?wpisrc=nl_headlines.

Ian Johnson and Jackie Calmes, “As US Looks to Asia, It Sees China Everywhere”, The New York Times, 15 November 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/16/world/asia/united-states-sees-china-everywhere-as-it-shifts-attention-to-asia.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha22.

Walter Pincus, “Think Outside the Cold War Nuclear Box”, The Washington Post, 15 November 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/thinking-outside-the-cold-war-nuclear-box/2011/11/13/gIQAzDiEMN_story.html?wpisrc=nl_headlines.

David Nakamura, “Global Security Trumps Economics at APEC Conference”, The Washington Post, 14 November 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/global-security-trumps-economics-at-apec-conference/2011/11/13/gIQAVO4KJN_story.html?wpisrc=nl_headlines.

Videos and written text of President Barack Obama’s welcoming remarks and speeches at the APEC Meeting in Honolulu are available at: http://www.whitehouse.gov/photos-and-video/video/2011/11/12/president-obama-hosts-cultural-performance-apec-summit.

Tim Dickinson, “How the GOP Became the Party of the Rich”, Rolling Stone, 9 November 2011.  Available at: http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/how-the-gop-became-the-party-of-the-rich-20111109.

Keith Bradsher, “US and China on Brink of Trade War Over Solar Power Industry”, The New York Times, 9 November 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/10/business/global/us-and-china-on-brink-of-trade-war-over-solar-power-industry.html.

Ross Douthat, “Our Reckless Meritocrary”, The New York Times, 5 November 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/06/opinion/sunday/douthat-our-reckless-meritocracy.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha212.

Binyamin Appelbaum, “Fed Lowers Its Forecast for Growth, but Takes No Steps”, The New York Times, 2 November 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/03/business/economy/fed-holds-rates-and-strategy-steady.html?_r=1.

Lori Montgomery, “Supercommittee Must Not ‘Fail the Country’, Bowles Says, Offering His Own Plan”, The Washington Post, 2 November 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/supercommittee-must-not-fail-the-country-bowles-says-offering-his-own-plan/2011/11/01/gIQAY7SpdM_story.html?wpisrc=nl_headlines.

During October

Thom Shanker and Steven Lee Myers, “US Planning Troop Build-up in Gulf After Exit From Iraq”, The New York Times, 29 October 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/30/world/middleeast/united-states-plans-post-iraq-troop-increase-in-persian-gulf.html.

Mark Landler, “A President Trying to Work the Levers He Still Possesses”, The New York Times, 27 October 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/28/us/politics/congress-and-economy-limit-obamas-domestic-agenda.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha24.

Ambrose Evans-Pritchard, “World Power Swings Back to America”, The Telegraph, 23 October 2011.  Available at: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/comment/ambroseevans_pritchard/8844646/World-power-swings-back-to-America.html.

Keith Richburg, “China-Bashing Nothing New”, The Washington Post, 19 October, 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia-pacific/china-bashing-nothing-new/2011/10/13/gIQATlUrwL_story.html.

David Brooks, “The Great Restoration”, The New York Times, 17 October 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/18/opinion/the-great-restoration.html?ref=davidbrooks.

George F. Will. “Can Occupy Wall Street Give Progressives a Lift?”, The Washington Post, 13 October 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/can-occupy-wall-street-give-liberals-a-lift/2011/10/11/gIQA8GyCgL_story.html?wpisrc=nl_headlines.

Hillary Clinton, “America’s Pacific Century”, Foreign Policy, 11 October 2011.  Available at: http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2011/10/11/americas_pacific_century.

Robert Pearl, “Recession Officially Over, US Incomes Kept Falling”, The New York Times, 9 October 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/10/us/recession-officially-over-us-incomes-kept-falling.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha2.

Graham Bowley, “Clamping Down on Rapid Trades in Stock Market”, The New York Times, 8 October 2011.  http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/09/business/clamping-down-on-rapid-trades-in-stock-market.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha2.

Neil Irwin, “Employers Add 103K Jobs in September; Unemployment Unchanged at 9.1%:, The Washington Post, 8 October 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/employers-at-103k-jobs-in-sept-unemployment-unchanged-at-91percent/2011/10/07/gIQAdsedSL_story.html?wpisrc=nl_headlines.

Mark Landler, “Brutal Budget Battle Presses Obama Aide Into Political Combat”, The New York Times, 5 October 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/06/us/politics/brutal-budget-battle-presses-william-m-daley-into-political-combat.html.

Paul Kane and Scott Clement, “Poll Sees a New Low in American’s Approval of Congress”, The Washington Post, 5 October 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/poll-sees-a-new-low-in-americans-approval-of-congress/2011/10/04/gIQAc0yQML_story.html?wpisrc=nl_headlines.

Ylan Q.Mui, “To Boost Flagging Economy, US Wants To Import More Shoppers”, The Washington Post, 3 October 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/to-boost-flagging-economy-us-wants-to-import-more-shoppers/2011/09/30/gIQA8P2OGL_story.html?wpisrc=nl_headlines.

Toby Helm, “David Cameron Plans Land Release to Boost Growth”, The Guardian, 1 October 2011.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2011/oct/01/david-cameron-land-release-growth.

During September

Christine Gray, “President Obama’s 2010 United States National Security Strategy and International Law on the Use of Force”, Chinese Journal of International Law, Vol. 10,No. 1 (September 2011), pp. 35-53.  Available at: http://chinesejil.oxfordjournals.org/content/10/1/35.full.pdf+html.

Robert Barnes, “Decision on Health-Care Law Means Supreme Court Will Likely Determine Constitutionality Next Summer”, The Washington Post, 27 September 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/obama-administration-clears-the-way-for-a-faster-supreme-court-decision-on-health-care-law/2011/09/26/gIQAzSg3zK_story.html?wpisrc=nl_headlines.

Jackie Chalmes and Jennifer Steinhauer, “As Sides Dig In, Panel on Deficit Has an Uphill Fight”, The New York Times, 25 September 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/26/us/politics/congressional-deficit-cutting-group-faces-an-uphill-fight.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha24.

Steven Greenhouse, “A Campaign Finance Ruling Turned to Labour’s Advantage”, The New York Times, 25 September, 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/26/us/politics/a-campaign-finance-ruling-turned-to-labors-advantage.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha23.

Neil Irwin, “GOP Leaders Tell Fed Not to Act on Economy”, The Washington Post, 22 September 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/political-economy/post/gop-leaders-tell-fed-not-to-act-on-economy/2011/09/21/gIQA4jmFlK_blog.html.

Binyamin Applebaum, “Fed Will Shift Debt Holdings to Lift Growth”, The New York Times, 21 September 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/22/business/fed-to-shift-400-billion-in-holdings-to-spur-growth.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha2.

Rosalind S. Helderman and Paul Kane, “GOP House Leaders Rebuked on Spending”, The Washington Post, 22 September 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/house-gop-leaders-are-dealt-a-surprise-rebuke-in-spending-bills-defeat/2011/09/21/gIQAKFDRmK_story.html?wpisrc=nl_headlines.

EJ Dionne Jr, “GM Is Back, Thanks to Uncle Sam”, The Washington Post, 22 September 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/gm-is-back-thanks-to-uncle-sam/2011/09/21/gIQACpT4lK_story.html?wpisrc=nl_opinions.

Zachary A. Goldfarb, “Obama’s Debt Reduction Plan: $3 Trillion in Savings, Half from New Tax Revenue”, The Washington Post, 19 September 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/obama-proposes-new-taxes-on-wealthy-for-half-of-debt-plan/2011/09/19/gIQATnkNfK_story.html?hpid=z1.

Peter Warr, “The Cost of US Debt and Rebalancing Asian Growth”, East Asia Forum, 11 September 2011.  Available at: http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2011/09/11/the-cost-of-us-debt-and-rebalancing-asian-growth/.

Associated Press, “US Exports Rise to Record as Trade Deficit Shrinks”, The New York Times, 8 September 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/09/business/economy/us-exports-rise-to-record-as-trade-deficit-shrinks.html?src=un&feedurl=http%3A%2F%2Fjson8.nytimes.com%2Fpages%2Fbusiness%2Feconomy%2Findex.jsonp.

David Ignatiuis, “A Successful Post-Bush Foreign Policy”, The Washington Post, 4 September 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/a-successful-post-bush-foreign-policy/2011/09/02/gIQAlfzexJ_story.html.

Juliet Eilperin and Peter Wallsten, “Obama’s Decision on Smog Rule Offers Hints on Regulation Strategy”, The Washington Post, 4 September 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/obamas-decision-on-smog-rule-offers-hints-on-environmental-strategy/2011/09/03/gIQAX4EzzJ_story.html.

Brady Dennis, Steven Mufson and Zachary A. Goldfarb, “Federal Government Sues Major Banks Over Fannie and Freddy Losses”, The Washington Post, 3 September, 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/federal-government-to-sue-major-banks-over-fannie-and-freddie-losses/2011/09/02/gIQAPom7wJ_story.html?wpisrc=nl_headlines.

David Nakamura, “Obama Speech Sets High Stakes for Country, Drawing Comparison to Carter Address”, The Washington Post, 2 September 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/44/post/obama-speech-sets-high-stakes-for-country-drawing-comparison-to-carter-address/2011/09/02/gIQAy2BVwJ_blog.html.

During August

Associated Press, “Desperate for Jobs Boost, Obama Taps Labour Economist for Top White House Post”, The Washington Post, 30 August 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/whitehouse/obama-taps-krueger-to-head-white-house-council-of-economic-advisers/2011/08/29/gIQAvNeCnJ_story.html?wpisrc=nl_headlines.

Michael Wines, “Chinese Premier Sounds Confident Note On US Economy”, The New York Times, 19 August 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/20/world/asia/20china.html.

Zachary Z. Goldfarb and Peter Wallsten, “Obama To Issue New Proposals on Job Creation, Debt Reduction”, The Washington Post, 17 August 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/obama-to-issue-new-proposals-on-job-creation-debt-reduction/2011/08/17/gIQALaG9KJ_story.html?wpisrc=nl_headlines.

Stuart Washington, “It’s Ripoff Time for the US Economy”, The Sydney Morning Herald, 16 August 2011.  Available at: http://www.smh.com.au/business/its-ripoff-time-for-the-us-economy-20110815-1iuvq.html.  The working paper by Reinhart and Rogoff that is referred to in the article is available to non-subscribers of the working paper series for US$5 at: http://www.nber.org/papers/w16827.pdf.

Binyamin Appelbaum, “White House Debates Fight on Economy”, The New York Times, 13 August 2011.  Available at: 13 August 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/14/us/politics/14econ.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha23.

GI, “The Wrong Time for Recession”, The Economist, 12 August 2011.  Available at: http://www.economist.com/blogs/freeexchange/2011/08/americas-economy-1.

Dana Milbank, “How Rep. Austin Scott Betrayed His Tea Party Roots”, The Washington Post, 10 August 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/how-rep-austin-scott-betrayed-his-tea-party-roots/2011/08/09/gIQAoKnQ5I_story.html?wpisrc=nl_opinions.

Dan Balz, “August Will Shake the 2012 Republican Presidential Field”, The Washington Post 7 August 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/august-will-shake-the-2012-gop-field/2011/08/05/gIQAtu8lyI_story.html.

Special report team, “Origins of the Debt Showdown”, The Washington Post, 7 August 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/origins-of-the-debt-showdown/2011/08/03/gIQA9uqIzI_story.html

Zachary A. Goldfarb, “Obama’s Senior Ranks Thin on Economists as Recovery Falters”, The Washington Post, 6 August. Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/obamas-senior-ranks-thin-on-economists-as-recovery-falters/2011/08/05/gIQAa5jMxI_story.html.

Jonathan Martin, “Jon Huntsman 2012 Campaign: Inside the ‘Drama’”, The Washington Post, 4 August 2011.  Available at: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0811/60641.html#ixzz1U3Zpb9Uh.

GI, “The Debt Ceiling Deal: Nuts and Bolts”, The Economist 1st August, 2011.  Available at: http://www.economist.com/blogs/freeexchange/2011/08/debt-ceiling-deal

During July

Jacob S. Hacker and Oona A. Hathway, “Our Unbalanced Democracy”, The New York Times, 31 July 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/01/opinion/our-unbalanced-democracy.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=thab1.

David E. Sanger, “In World’s Eyes, Much Damage Is Already Done”, The New York Times, 31 July 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/01/us/politics/01capital.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha2

Brad Plumer and Aaron Blake, “Debt-Limit Standoff: Top Democrats Revive 14th Amendment Option to Raise Ceiling”, The Washington Post, 30 July 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/debt-limit-standoff-top-democrats-revive-14th-amendment-option-to-raise-ceiling/2011/07/29/gIQAnsr2hI_story.html.

Catherine Rampell, “New Data Shows Sharp Slowdown in Growth Rate”, The New York Times, 29 July 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/30/business/economy/us-economy-worse-than-expected-in-second-quarter.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha2,

Jennifer Steinhauer and Helene Cooper, “Rival Debt Plans Being Assembled by Party Leader”, The New York Times”, 24 July 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/25/us/politics/25debt.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha2.

Associated Press, “Obama’s Private Meeting with Dalai Lama at White House Draws Complaint from Chinese Government”, The Washington Post, 17 July 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/obamas-private-meeting-with-dalai-lama-at-white-house-draws-complaint-from-chinese-government/2011/07/16/gIQALkOAII_story.html?wpisrc=nl_headlines.

Alec MacGillis and Lori Montgomery, “Top Lawmakers Target ‘Grand Bargain’ for Debt Plan”, The Washington Post, 17 July 2011.  Available at:  http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/grand-bargain-on-debt-ceiling/2011/07/16/gIQAgPJpII_story.html?wpisrc=nl_headlines.

Editorial, “Blundering Toward Recession: Beyond the Debt Stalemate”, The New York Times, 15 July 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/16/opinion/16sat1.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha211.

Bettina Wassener, “China Urges US to Take Responsible Action on Debt”, Herald-Tribune, 14 July 2011.  Available at; http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20110714/ZNYT01/107143003/0/news?Title=China-Urges-U-S-to-Protect-Creditors-by-Raising-Debt,

Felicia Sonmez, “McConnell Warns Default Could ‘Destroy’ GOP Brand”, The Washington Post, 13 July 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/2chambers/post/mcconnell-warns-default-could-destroy-gop-brand/2011/07/13/gIQAPZTwCI_blog.html.

Motoko Rich, “Job Growth Falters Badly, Clouding Hope for Recovery”, The New York Times, 8 July 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/09/business/economy/job-growth-falters-badly-clouding-hope-for-recovery.html?ref=sunday.  Commentary from The New York Times, “The Worst Time to Slow the Economy”, 9 July 2011 at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/10/opinion/sunday/10sun1.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha211.

John Noble Wilford, “3,2,1, and the Last Shuttle Leaves an Ear Behind”, The New York Times, 8 July 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/09/science/space/09wilford.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha2.

Terry Macalister, “US and Russia Stir Up Political Tensions Over Arctic”, The Guardian, 6 July 2011.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jul/06/us-russia-political-tensions-arctic?intcmp=239.

Jennifer Conlin, “Detroit Pushes Back with Young Muscle”, The New York Times, 1 July 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/03/fashion/the-young-and-entrepreneurial-move-to-downtown-detroit-pushing-its-economic-recovery.html?src=ISMR_AP_LO_MST_FB.

During June

Lexington, Bargaining and Blackmail: How the Republicans Intransigence on Tax Increases Might Rebound Against Them”, The Economist, 30 June 2011.  Available at: http://www.economist.com/node/18897489.

Ezra Klein, “Tax Rates and Job Creation in One Graph”, The Washington Post, 28 June 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-klein/post/tax-rates-and-job-creation-in-one-graph/2011/05/19/AGh9Z1oH_blog.html.

Carol Morello, “If Baby Boomers Stay in Surburbia, Analysts Predict Cultural Shift”, The Washington Post, 28 June 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/if-baby-boomers-stay-in-suburbia-analysts-predict-cultural-shift/2011/06/27/AGeMLUoH_story.html?hpid=z3.

Motoko Rich, “Forecasts for Growth Drop, Some Sharply”, The New York Times, 24 June 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/25/business/25econ.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha25.

Ewen MacAskill and Nick Hopkins, “Barack Obama Rebuked for Libya Action by US House of Representatives”, The Guardian, 25 June 2011.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jun/24/barack-obama-libya-us-house-of-representatives.

Jeff Zeleny and Jackie Calmes, “As Politics of War Shift, Risks for Obama Ease”, The New York Times, 22 June 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/23/us/politics/23elect.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha24.

Lori Montgomery, “Congressional Budget Office Warns of Debt Explosion, The Washington Post, 23 June 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/congressional-budget-office-warns-of-debt-explosion/2011/06/22/AGNwb2fH_story.html.

Editorial, “US Republicans: Race to the Right”, The Guardian, 19 June 2011.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/jun/19/us-republicans-race-to-right-editorial.  Additional cmmentary at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jun/22/republican-puzzle-ron-paul?INTCMP=SRCH.

David Brooks, “Smart Power Setback, The New York Times, 20 June 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/21/opinion/21brooks.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha212.

Jim Rutenberg, “For 2012 Hopeful, Envoy Job in China Was a Useful Detour”, New York Times, 19 June 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/20/us/politics/20huntsman.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha24.

Robert J. Samuelson, “Are We Stumbling into Another Recession?”, The Washington Post, 15/ June 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/post/are-we-stumbling-into-another-recession/2011/06/15/AGPIX3VH_blog.html.

Matt Miller, “Is Barack Obama a President or a Pawn?”, The Washington Post, 16 June 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2011/06/15/AGyiP7VH_story.html

Room for Debate, “Can the Europeans Defend Themselves?”, The New York Times, 15 June 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2011/06/14/can-the-europeans-defend-themselves?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=thab1.  Note that links to background information are available at the second item under “Last week”, immediately below.

Eric Dash and Julie Creswell, “Too Big to Fail, or Too Trifling for Oversight?, The New York Times, 11 June 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/12/business/economy/12big.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha23.

Thom Shanker and Steven Erlanger, “Blunt US Warning Reveals Deep Strains in NATO”, The New York Times, 10 June 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/11/world/europe/11nato.html?_r=1&amp.  See also “Biggest Military Spenders”, The Economist, 8th June 2011.  Available at: http://www.economist.com/blogs/dailychart/2011/06/military-spending.

Elisabeth Rosenthal, “US Is Falling Behind in the Business of ‘Green’”, The New York Times, 8 June 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/09/business/09subsidies.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha25.

Karen de Young, “Afghan Nation-Building Programs Not Sustainable, Report Says”, The Washington Post, 8 June 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/national-security/afghan-nation-building-programs-not-sustainable-report-says/2011/06/07/AG5cPSLH_story.html?hpid=z1.

Neil Irwin, “Bernanke: Economy Can Withstand Recent Setbacks”, The Washington Post, 8 June 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/deficit-must-fall-to-prevent-economic-crisis-bernanke-warns/2011/01/07/ABZv6jD_story.html?hpid=z1.

Lori Montgomery, “Among GOP, Anti-Tax Orthodoxy Runs Deep”, The Washington Post, 6 June 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/among-gop-an-ironclad-anti-tax-orthodoxy/2011/06/02/AG90SgJH_story.html?nl_headlines.

Michael Cooper, “Improved Tax Collections Can’t Keep Pace With States’ Fiscal Needs, Survey Finds”, The New York Times, 2 June 2011.  Available: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/02/us/02states.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha23.

Binyamin Appelbaum, “Employment Data May Be the Key to the President’s Job”, The New York Times, 1 June 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/02/business/economy/02jobs.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha2.

During May

Associated Press, “As the GOP Moves to the Right, Presidential Hopefuls Abandon Old Centrist Stands”, The Washington Post, 31 May 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/as-the-gop-moves-to-the-right-presidential-hopefuls-abandon-old-centrist-stands/2011/05/31/AG66QHFH_story.html?nl_headlines.

Rajiv Chandrasekaran, “Cost of War in Afghanistan Will be Major Factor in Troop-Reduction Talks”, The Washington Post, 31 May 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/cost-of-war-in-afghanistan-will-be-major-factor-in-troop-reduction-talks/2011/05/27/AGR8z2EH_story.html?nl_headlines.

David Streitfeld, “Housing Index Is Expected to Show a New Low in Prices”, The New York Times, 30 May 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/31/business/31housing.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha2.

Editorial, “As Housing Goes, So Goes the Economy”, The New York Times, 24 May 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/25/opinion/25wed1.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha211.

Editorial, “Malign Neglect”, The New York Times, 21 May 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/22/opinion/22sun1.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha211

Helene Cooper and Mark Landler, “Obama’s Peace Tack Contrasts With Key Aid, Friend of Israel”, The New York Times, 21 May 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/21/world/middleeast/21ross.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha2.  See also comment by Roger Cohen, “Obama Draws the Line”, The New York Times, 20 May 2011 at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/21/opinion/21iht-edcohen21.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha212.

Steven Lee Myers and Mark Landler, “Obama Backs Deal Based on 1967 Lines”, The New York Times, 19 May 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/20/world/middleeast/20speech.html?_r=1&hp.  The text of the speech may be obtained from: http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/05/19/remarks-president-middle-east-and-north-africa.

Simon Tisdall, “Mission Impossible: Barack Obama’s Middle East Speech”, The Guardian, 18 May 2011.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/may/18/barack-obama-middle-east-speech

Editorial, “Will the Banks Finally Have to Answer?”, The New York Times, 17 May 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/18/opinion/18wed2.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha211.

Jackie Calmes and Carl Hulse, “As the Federal Government Hits it Debt Limit, Lawmakers Spar Over Solution”, The New York Times, 16 May 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/17/us/politics/17budget.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha24.

Ben Forer, “Manufacturing in America: US Set for a ‘Manufacturing Renaissance’”, ABC News, 13 May 2011.  Available at: http://abcnews.go.com/Business/manufacturing-america-us-set-manufacturing-renaissance/story?id=13597381.

No author cited, “Moving Back to America: The Dwindling Allure of Building Factories Offshore”, The Economist, 12 May 2011.  Available at http://www.economist.com/node/18682182.

Binyamin Appelbaum, “More Hopes Than Gains At US –China Meetings’, The New York Times, 10 May 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/11/world/asia/11china.html?ref=world.

No author cited, “A Messy Business: When a State Kills Its Enemies Remotely, the Law Gets Tangled”, The Economist, 5 May 2011.  Available at: http://www.economist.com/node/18651636.

Ali H. Soufan, “The End of the Jihadist Dream” The New York Times, 2 May 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/03/opinion/03Soufan.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=thab1.

During April

Neale Muston, “US Can No Longer Chant Mantra of Top Dollar Dog”, The Sydney Morning Herald, 29 April 2011.  Available at: http://www.smh.com.au/business/us-can-no-longer-chant-mantra-of-top-dollar-dog-20110428-1dytx.html.

No author cited, “What’s Wrong with America’s Economy: It’s Politicians Are Failing to Tackle the Country’s Real Problems”, The Economist, 28 April 2011.  Available at: http://www.economist.com/node/18620710.  See also in the same issue of the magazine:  “Still Full of Ideas, but Not Making Jobs: America Needs to Share the Benefits of Innovation More Widely”, at http://www.economist.com/node/18621224; and “Life in the Slow Lane: America’s Transport Infrastructure”, at http://www.economist.com/node/18620944.

Mark Mazzetti and Eric Schmitt, “Obama’s Pentagon and CIA Picks Show Shift in How US Fights”, The New York Times, 28 April 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/28/us/28military.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha2.

Neil Irwin, “In First News Conference, Bernanke Says Ending Bond-Buying Program Will Have Little Effect on Economy”, The Washington Post, 26 April 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/fed-to-keep-low-interest-rates-end-bond-buying-in-june/2011/04/27/AFHGUmyE_story.html?hpid=z2.

John Markoff, “Digging Deeper, Seeing Farther: Supercomputers Alter Science”, The New York Times, 25 April 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/26/science/26planetarium.html?_r=2&pagewanted=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha210.

Steven Pearlstein, “The Politics and Economics of a Falling Dollar”, The Washington Post, 24 April 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/the-politics-and-economics-of-a-falling-dollar/2011/04/19/AFT5SGWE_story.html.

Editorial, “The Court and Global Warming”, The New York Times, 19 April 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/19/opinion/19tue1.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha211.

Christine Houser, “S&P Outlook for US, Sending Stocks Down”, The New York Times, 19 April 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/19/business/19markets.html?hp.

Editorial, “The New Republican Landscape”, The New York Times, 18 April 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/18/opinion/18mon1.html

James Surowiecki, “Pumped Up?”, The New Yorker, 18 April 2011.  Available at: http://www.newyorker.com/talk/financial/2011/04/18/110418ta_talk_surowiecki.

Ron Nixon, “US Groups Helped Nurture Arab Uprisings”, The New York Times, 14 April 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/15/world/15aid.html?ref=world.

During March

Jennifer Rubin, “Obama Needs a Defence Budget to Match His Vision”, The Washington Post, 29 March 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/post/obama-needs-a-defense-budget-to-match-his-vision/2011/03/04/AFyAMbvB_blog.html?hpid=z5.

Scott Wilson, “Obama: US Had Responsibility to Act in Libya”, The Washington Post, 28 March 2011.  Available at: http://primary.washingtonpost.com/politics/obama-us-had-responsibility-to-act-in-libya/2011/03/28/AF6fkFrB_story.html?hpid=z1.

Neil Irwin, “US Dollar, Usually World’s Safe Haven, Declining Despite Plenty of Global Turmoil, The Washington Post, 24 March 2011.  Available at:  http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/us-dollar-usually-worlds-safe-haven-declining-despite-plenty-of-global-turmoil/2011/03/24/ABlrFiRB_story.html

Room for Debate, “Rising Wealth Inequality: Should We Care”, The New York Times, 22 March 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2011/03/21/rising-wealth-inequality-should-we-care?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=thab1.

David Brooks, “The Problem With Partners”, The New York Times, 21 March 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/22/opinion/22brooks.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha212

Carl Hulse, “Boehner Tries to Serve Two Masters in Budget Deal”, The New York Times, 16 March 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/17/us/politics/17congress.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha24.

No author cited, “Cities and the Right: America, Where the Pigeon Soars”, The Economist, 15 March 2011.  Available at: http://www.economist.com/blogs/democracyinamerica/2011/03/cities_and_right.

Bettina Wassener, “Wall Street Ends Higher; Yen Strengthens”, The New York Times, 16 March 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/18/business/18markets.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha25.

No author cited, “Rustbelt Recovery: Against All the Odds, American Factories Are Coming Back To Life”, The Economist, 10 March 2011.  Available at: http://www.economist.com/node/18332894?story_id=18332894.

Scott Wilson, “On Libya, Obama Willing to Let Allies Take the Lead”, The Washington Post, 10 March 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/09/AR2011030905672.html?wpisrc=nl_headline.

Fareed Zakaria, “America’s Grim Budget Outlook”, The Washington Post, 7 March 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/06/AR2011030602924.html?wpisrc=nl_pmopinions,

Duff Wilson, “Drug Firms Face Billions in Losses in ’11 as Patents End”, The New York Times, 6 March 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/07/business/07drug.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha25.

No author cited, “Fits and Starts: Batten Down the Hatches, It’s Going to Be a Stormy Recovery”, The Economist, 3 March 2011.  Available at: http://www.economist.com/node/18284059?story_id=18284059.

Charles Kenny, “Mickey Mouse, Villain”, Foreign Policy, March/April 2011.  The subtitle to the article is: How copyrights for US cartoons are holding the developing world hostage”.  Available at: http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2011/02/22/mickey_mouse_villain.

Ben Wildavsky, “Think Again: Education”, Foreign Policy, March/April 2011.  The subtitle to the article is: “Relax America.  China math whizzes and Indian engineers aren’t stealing your kids’ future.”  Available at: http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2011/02/22/think_again_education.

During February

M. Herszenhorn, “As Republicans See a Mandate on Budget Cuts, Others See Risk”, The New York Times, 21 February 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/21/us/politics/21republicans.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha2.

Edward Wyatt, “US Sets 21st-Century Goal: Building a Better Patent Office”, The New York Times, 20 February 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/21/business/21patent.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha24

Sewell Chan, “Fed Forecasts Faster Growth as Economy Improves”, The New York Times, 16 February 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/17/business/economy/17fed.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha25

Mark Landler and Brian Knowlton, “US Policy to Address Internet Freedom”, The New York Times, 14 February 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/15/world/15clinton.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha22.

Lori Montgomery, “Obama Budget Would Raise Taxes on Affluent, Businesses, Boost Aid for Innovation”, The Washington Post, 14 February 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/14/AR2011021400906.html?wpisrc=nl_natlalert.

NYT Editorial, “It May Make Them Think Twice”, The New York Times, 12 February 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/13/opinion/13sun2.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha211.

Michael D. Shear, “Obama Presses Business Leaders to Hire and Invest”, The New York Times, 7 February 2011.  Includes a link to the text of Obama’s speech to the US Chamber of Commerce.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/08/us/politics/08obama.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha24.

During January

“Remarks of President Barack Obama -- As Prepared for Delivery”, State of the Union, 25 January 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/25/AR2011012506398.html.

Peter Wallsten and Anne E. Kornblut, “Interest Groups Vie for a Moment of Obama’s Time in State of the Union Address”, The Washington Post, 23 January 2011.  Includes a link to Obama’s State of the Union preview.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/22/AR2011012203368.html?wpisrc=nl_headline.

Gardiner Harris, “Federal Research Centre Will Help Develop Medicines”, The New York Times, 22 January 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/23/health/policy/23drug.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha23.

Mark Landler and Martin Fackler, “US Warning to China Sends Ripples to the Koreas”, The New York Times, 20 January 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/21/world/asia/21diplo.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha22.

Michael Wines, “Subtle Signs of Progress in US-China Relations”, The New York Times, 19 January 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/20/world/asia/20assess.html?hp.

Helene Cooper and Mark Landler, “US Shifts Focus to Press China for Market Access”, The New York Times, 18 January 2011.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/19/world/asia/19prexy.html?ref=helenecooper.

Henry A. Kissinger, “Avoiding a US-China Cold War, The Washington Post, 14 January 2011.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/13/AR2011011304832.html?wpisrc=nl_opinions.

Gideon Rachman, “Think Again: American Decline -- This Time It’s for Real”, Foreign Policy, January/February 2011.  Available at: http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2011/01/02/think_again_american_decline.

During December

Jason Thomas, “Managing the Federal Debt”, National Affairs, No. 5 (Fourth Quarter 2010).  [NB: This article is a relatively easy-to-follow analysis of the current policy dilemma associated with the opposing options of increased deficit spending as an economic stimulus versus decreased spending to reduce the size of the public sector debt.]  Available at: http://www.nationalaffairs.com/publications/detail/managing-the-federal-debt.

Stephanie Clifford, “Retail Sales Rebound, Beating Forecasts”, The New York Times, 27 December 2010.  Available at:http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/28/business/28shop.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=a2.

Charles Krauthammer, “Obama’s New Start”, The Washington Post, 23 December 2010.  Available at:http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/23/AR2010122303877.html?wpisrc=nl_pmopinions.

“The Paradox of American Unipolarity: Why the United States May Be Better Off in a Post-Unipolar World”, Orbis, Vol. 55, No. 1 (November 2010).  Downloads are available for purchase at: http://www.fpri.org/orbis/5501.html.

John Cassidy, “The Volcker Rule: Obama’s Economic Advisor and His battles Over the Financial Reform Bill”, The New Yorker, 26 July 2010.  Available at: http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2010/07/26/100726fa_fact_cassidy.

World Bank

Previous week

Brad Plumer, “Can Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Break America’s Hold on the World Bank?”, The Washington Post, 14 April 2012.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-klein/post/can-ngozi-okonjo-iweala-break-americas-hold-on-the-world-bank/2012/04/13/gIQA7mIvFT_blog.html.

During March

Howard Schneider, “Jim Yong Kim, Dartmouth College President, Tapped by Obama To Head World Bank”, The Washington Post, 24 March 2012.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/official-obama-to-nominate-dartmouth-college-president-to-head-world-bank/2012/03/23/gIQAAPLiVS_story.html?hpid=z2.  See also commentary by Jena McGregor, “How Jim Yong Kim Cound Change the World Bank”, The Washington Post, 23 March 2012.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-leadership/post/how-jim-yong-kim-could-change-the-world-bank/2011/04/01/gIQA2809VS_blog.html.

During July

Larry Elliott, “World Bank Chief Blames Barack Obama for Doha Trade Talks Deadlock”, The Guardian, 18 July 2011.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2011/jul/18/world-bank-chief-blames-barack-obama-doha.

World Trade Organisation

During March

Keith Bradsher, “Trade Issues With China Flare Anew”, The New York Times, 12 March 2012/  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/13/business/global/trade-tensions-with-china-heating-up-again.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20120313.

During July

The WTO announced that China will contribute US$400,000 to a program for least developed countries to help them participate more effective in the WTO.  Press release: http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/pres11_e/pr632_e.htm

Text of speech by Director-General Pascal Lamy stating that “we can and must do better in notifications and information sharing”, 1 July 2011, is available at: http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/sppl_e/sppl199_e.htm.

During May

Richard Baldwin and Simon Evenett, “World Trade Regime at an Historic Choice Point”, East Asia Forum, 8 May 2011.  Available at: http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2011/05/08/world-trade-regime-at-an-historic-choice-point/

During April

WTO News Item from Trade Negotiations Committee:  “Members Confront Doha Round Deadlock with Pledge to Seek Meaningful Way Out”, 29 April 2011.  Available at: http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news11_e/tnc_dg_infstat_29apr11_e.htm

Larry Elliott, “Doha Trade Talks’ Killing Has No Shortage of Suspects”, The Guardian, 25 April 2011.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2011/apr/25/doha-trade-talks-death-suspects.

Jagdish Bhagwati, “Saving Doha: Polly Wants a Trade Deal”, East Asia Forum, 5 April 2011.  Available at: http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2011/04/05/saving-doha-polly-wants-a-trade-deal/.

During March

Razeen Sally, “Big Government and Protectionism Threaten World Trade Regime”, East Asia Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) and South Asian Bureau of Economic Research (SABER) Newsletter, March 2011. Available at: http://www.eaber.org/intranet/documents/76/2479/EABER_SABER_Newsletter_2011_03.pdf.

Previous months

Jonathan Watts and John Pomfret, “Washington and Beijing Find New Desire for Co-operation”, Guardian Weekly, 28 December 2010.  Available at:  http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/dec/28/china-usforeignpolicy

Transcript of excerpts from “After the Bell” on CNBC-TV, “Next 3-4 Months Crucial for Doha Talks: WTO Chief Pascal Lamy”, 3 December 2010.  Available at: http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/next-3-4-mths-crucial-for-doha-talks-wto-chief-pascal-lamy_500645-0.html.

 


Outcomes


Outcomes of and Commentaries on the 2010 Meeting in Seoul

Links to six outcome documents issued by the G20 Seoul Summit are available at: http://www.seoulsummit.kr/eng/boardDetailView.g20?boardDTO.board_seq=2010110000003391&boardDTO.board_category=BD02&boardDTO.menu_seq=.

 

International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development, “WTO DG Lamy on Doha: It’s the Final Countdown”, Bridges Weekly Trade News Digest, Vol. 14, No. 42, 1 December 2010.  Available at: http://ictsd.org/i/news/bridgesweekly/97440/.

 

James Langton, “Basel Committee Approves Capital Adequacy and Liquidity Reform Details” [which were endorsed by the G20 leaders at the Seoul Summit], Investment Executive, 1 December 2010.  Available at: http://www.investmentexecutive.com/client/en/News/DetailNews.asp?Id=55999&cat=8&IdSection=8&PageMem=&nbNews=&IdPub=

 

Jeffrey D. Sachs, “The G20’s New Thinking For the Global Economy”, Project Syndicate, 30 November 2010.  Available at: http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/sachs172/English.

 

Robert Skidelsky, “Golden Rule of History: Learn but Never Repeat”, The Sydney Morning Herald, 25 November 2010.  Available at: http://www.smh.com.au/business/golden-rule-of-history-learn-but-never-repeat-20101124-187fs.html.  Note that since “quantitative easing” of the US Federal Reserve Board has become a central part of many commentaries of the G20 Meeting in Seoul, it seems appropriate to include links to the nature of quantitative easing.  The text of Ben Bernanke’s Jackson Hole speech, which gave his view as Chairman of the US Federal Reserve Board, is available at: http://www.businessinsider.com/ben-bernanke-text-of-jackson-hole-speech-2010-8.  See also: “What is Quantitative Easing” at: http://www.businessinsider.com/what-is-quantitative-easing and “Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee”, 2-3 November 2010 at: http://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/fomccalendars.htm

 

Bretton Woods Project, “Global Battle for Control of Money: IMF Flounders Amid Economic Warfare”, 23 November 2010.  Available at: http://www.brettonwoodsproject.org/art-567205.

 

Paolo Guerrieri and Domenico Lombardi, “US Politics After Seoul: The Reality of International Cooperation”, Brookings, The Brookings Institution, 23 November 2010.  Available at: http://www.brookings.edu/opinions/2010/1123_g20_outcomes_lombardi.aspx.

 

Alan Hirsch, “Seoul-Searching Shows Results”, Mail & Guardian, 23 November 2010.  Available at: http://www.mg.co.za/article/2010-11-22-seoulsearching-shows-results

 

George Magnus, “China’s Criticism of QE is Just a Diversion for the Hugh Challenge It Faces”, The Telegraph, 19 November 2010.  Available at: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/china-business/8146944/Chinas-criticism-of-QE-is-just-a-diversion-for-the-huge-challenges-it-faces.html.

 

Martin Wolf, “How to Chart a Course Out of the Sino-American Storm”, Financial Times, 16 November 2010.  Available at: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1beea482-f1ba-11df-bb5a-00144feab49a.html#axzz15a9zUdqH.  See also comment on this article at: http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2010/11/19/guest_blog_is_rebalancing_possible.

 

Kevin Carmichael, “Sarkozy Sets Stage for Open Season on the Dollar”, Globe and Mail, 15 November 2010.  Available at: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/economy/sarkozy-sets-stage-for-open-season-on-the-dollar/article1798937/.

 

Dean Baker, “G20: Seoul Searching on Trade and Currency”, Guardian, 15 November 2010.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2010/nov/14/g20-economics.

 

Motoko Rich and Jack Ewing, “Weaker Dollar Seen as Unlikely to Cure Unemployment’, The New York Times, 15 November 2010.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/16/business/economy/16exports.html?_r=1&ref=global-home.

 

Gordon Chang, “China Offers No Chance of Revaluation Before 2012: Gordon Chang”, Bloomberg Business Week, 15 November, 2010.  Available at: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-11-15/china-offers-no-chance-of-revaluation-before-2012-gordon-chang.html.

 

Opinion/Editorial, “Post-Dated Cheque from Seoul”, The Hindu, 14 November 2010.  Available at: http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/article886254.ece.

 

No author cited, “G20 Was ‘Potful of Crickets’ – Castro”, Bigpond News, 14 November 2010.  Available at: http://bigpondnews.com/articles/Politics/2010/11/14/G20_was_potful_of_crickets_-_Castro_538931.html.

 

The White House, Office of the Press Secretary, “Press Conference by the President After G20 Meetings in Seoul, Korea”, 12 November 2010.  Available at: http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2010/11/12/press-conference-president-after-g20-meetings-seoul-korea.

 

Chris Giles, Alan Beattie and Christian Oliver, “G20 Shuns US on Trade and Currencies”, Financial Times, 12 November 2010.  http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e65d6a44-ee2e-11df-8b90-00144feab49a.html#axzz156Lz9wmW.

 

Antoine Blua, “G20 Summit Addresses Currencies in Watered-Down Communique”, Radio Free Europe, 12 November 2010.  Available at: http://www.rferl.org/content/G20_Seeking_Agreement_On_Second_Day_Of_Seoul_Summit/2217951.html.

 

Jack Ewing, “G20 Endorses New Reserve Rules for Banks”, The New York Times, 12 November 2010.  Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/13/business/global/13basel.html?_r=1&adxnnl=1&ref=global-home&adxnnlx=1289592091-NSHWXOWgHjkK4An5yrP6wA.

 

Dennis Shanahan, “PM Julia Gillard Helps Big Banks Beat New G20 Rules”, The Australian, 13 November 2010.  Available at: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/fury-at-nab-westpac-rate-rise-pm-helps-big-banks-beat-new-g20-rules/story-fn59niix-1225952916547.