Waziristan: The last frontier
2009-12-30 10:39:16
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Waziristan, headquarters of Islamist terror, has repelled outsiders for centuries. Now the Pakistani government is making a determined effort to control the place
“YOU should enjoy this,” said a Pushtun from...
Emerging markets and recession: Counting their blessings
2009-12-30 10:39:16
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Developing countries have come out of the recession stronger than anyone had expected. This will have profound consequences for the rest of the world
THE political and social consequences of the worst economic...
Women in the workforce: Female power
2009-12-30 10:39:16
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Across the rich world more women are working than ever before. Coping with this change will be one of the great challenges of the coming decades
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THE economic empowerment of women ac...
Mobile-phone culture: The Apparatgeist calls
2009-12-30 10:39:16
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How you use your mobile phone has long reflected where you live. But the spirit of the machines may be wiping away cultural differences
TECHNOLOGIES tend to be global, both by nature and by name. Say “televis...
Ghana and its oil: Dangerously hopeful
2009-12-30 10:39:16
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Can one of Africa’s best-governed countries beat the curse of black gold?
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AT AGBOGBLOSHIE market in Accra, Ghana’s capital, Rose Kamina struggles to sell T-shirts in the stifling ...
East Africa's common market: It really may happen
2009-12-30 10:39:16
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The region’s leaders take another step towards building a common market
FREE-TRADE fingers crossed, some time this summer goods should start being sold without tariffs across borders within the five countries...
Yemen's multiple wars: A growing worry for the West
2009-12-30 10:39:16
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A tribal rebellion in the north and al-Qaeda elsewhere are jangling nerves
STRUGGLING to fend off many threats, Yemen’s government has looked increasingly beleaguered. Yet over the past few weeks it has taken...
Iran's turmoil: Growing signs of desperation
2009-12-30 10:39:16
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The latest bout of increasingly fierce repression suggests that the Islamist regime has begun to fear for its future
WHAT more can Iran’s ruthless rulers do to squash their opponents? Since nationwide protest...
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