Opinion

August 8, 2008

Clash of civilizations or Calculation of Interests: an Interview with Anies Baswedan

By Wahyuana JAKARTA ~ Only 39 years old, Anies Baswedan’s thoughts have been considered so influential that Foreign Policy magazine – Read More...
August 8, 2008

Who Should Solve This internet Crisis?

By Robert M. McDowell The internet was in crisis. Its electronic “pipes” were clogged with new bandwidth-hogging software. Engineers faced – Read More...
August 8, 2008

Letters

Dear Sir William’s problems at the pharmacy (last week’s One Day in a Bali Lifetime column) will be familiar to – Read More...
August 1, 2008

We’re Still in Love with the Romance of China’s Past

By Nicole Mones Been to China lately? There are a lot of new things to see. Avant-garde monoliths — the – Read More...
August 1, 2008

Rhymes against the State

By Perry Link In Imperial China, emperors and other high officials sometimes disguised themselves as commoners and mingled with the – Read More...
August 1, 2008

Why they’re Human Rights

By Russell Paul La Valle In Spain, a funny thing is happening on the way to the circus — all – Read More...
July 25, 2008

The Answer’s in the Wind – and Sun

By James Tisch Bob Dylan said it best: “The answer is blowin’ in the wind.” While politicians and environmentalists have – Read More...
July 25, 2008

Religion 2.0: Dialogue for the Masses

By Jude Townend LEEDS, England – Interfaith dialogue is nothing new, but new technology is changing the way it’s done. – Read More...
July 25, 2008

Somalia: Time to Pay Attention

By Frankie Martin WASHINGTON ~ While the world looks elsewhere, Somalia is in flames. The nation just topped a list – Read More...
July 11, 2008

10 Years after Suharto, and a Rise in Radicalism

JAKARTA ~ Indonesia’s religious life in the post-Suharto era has been marked by the emergence of extreme religious radicalism. The – Read More...