The Pakistanis Have a Point

Source: NY Times. As an American visitor in the power precincts of Pakistan, from the gated enclaves of Islamabad to the manicured lawns of the military garrison in Peshawar, from the luxury fortress of the Serena Hotel to the exclusive apartments of the parliamentary housing blocks, you can expect three […]

Germany’s favourite food

Source: The Local Wintertime may be cold and grey in Germany, but the it’s the perfect season to enjoy some of the country’s notoriously hearty food. The Local has compiled a list of some our favourite German culinary delights. Read more… Click here for The Local List

Hard times in Eurozone

Source: TOI on line If we take the first rumblings of trouble in the US sub-prime mortgage markets as the starting point, it’s been roughly five years since the global financial crisis began. There have been significant qualitative changes along the way. The US now seems, at least in relative […]

Cunning Kim confounds to the last

Source: Asiatimes on line. By Sunny Lee BEIJING – While South Koreans are elated over the death of dictator Kim Jong-il, for security analysts who have to consider many different factors in assessing the geopolitical risks of the absence of the Dear Leader, his death came “a bit early”. The […]