Greece: The Fire This Time

September 13, 2007

In the wake of catastrophic fires, Greek voters face a moment of "disaster capitalism," as key environmental and economic decisions determine how to rebuild.

The Things They Carried

March 1, 2007

The Bastard of Istanbul, a saga of two interwoven families, bravely violates Turkish taboo with its description of the Armenian genocide.

Pamuk's Prize

October 16, 2006

If Nobel Prize-winning novelist Orhan Pamuk is a political writer, it is by virtue of his sympathy for what is old and faded, for what no longer matters, or what never did.

After the Bombs

July 14, 2005

Friends in the States seemed to assume that this was London's 9/11--it wasn't.

London After the Bombing

July 7, 2005

The attacks seemed designed to maximize fear, not casualties.

Kindred Spirits

May 26, 2005

Michael Cunningham delivers a historical/noir/sci-fi novel haunted by 9/11 and Walt Whitman.

Blair: Mistrust Grows

April 28, 2005

Labour's big tent is shrinking.

Dutch Tolerance Tried

December 2, 2004

Politicians across Europe are exploiting people's fears of terrorism and social breakdown.

Fears of a World Divided

November 4, 2004

If most of Europe's people are depressed, some of their leaders are privately relieved.

Letter From Athens

July 1, 2004

Pre-Olympics, anxious bravado prevails.Pre-Olympics, anxious bravado prevails.

Where the Wild Things Are

May 27, 2004

Letter From London

March 21, 2004

In Labour Britain there's a deep sense of pessimism and betrayal.

Britain's Secret Sharers

March 4, 2004

Letter From Paris

February 26, 2004

In the form of a law regarding the wearing of the Islamic hijab, women's bodies are a battlefield--again.

The Bubble

November 26, 2003

The Bubble

November 21, 2003

To Londoners, even many who did not oppose the war, Bush's visit felt like an assertion of absolute, arrogant power.

The 'Dodgy Dossier'

June 26, 2003

Dispatch From Britain

March 27, 2003

Europe on the March

February 20, 2003

Blair, the Go-Between

October 3, 2002

Le Pen's People

May 9, 2002

Europe's Unwelcome Guests

May 9, 2002

Letter From London

December 6, 2001

Dispatches

September 27, 2001

The events of September 11 as viewed from around the world.

Whitewash in the Ionian

August 9, 2001

Letters

June 21, 2001

Blair's Cooled-Off Britannia

May 17, 2001

Talking With 'Red Ken'

November 30, 2000

A Full Tank of Paradoxes

September 24, 2000

The Politics of Food

December 9, 1999

Food Fight Comes to America

December 9, 1999