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David Howell
COMMENTARY
Nov 11, 2001
Unified war plan impossible
LONDON -- Giving parties is fun, but it also poses risks -- chiefly that of offending those who are not asked.
COMMENTARY
Nov 4, 2001
'Rights' resulting in wrongs
WASHINGTON -- Concern for human rights has become the universal preoccupation. Whole armies have been mobilized by the international community against their abuse -- most recently in Kosovo and Afghanistan. Complex charters and networks of international law have been constructed to enshrine them and...
COMMENTARY
Aug 25, 2001
Asking a lot of peacemakers
LONDON -- What have Macedonia, Israel and Northern Ireland got in common?
COMMENTARY
Aug 9, 2001
The dangers of cohabitation
LONDON -- The institution of marriage has been taking some hard knocks lately. It is not just that cohabitation -- living together without the marriage commitment -- is now increasingly popular. Nor yet that, as is widely known, one in four British marriages end in divorce. (In the United States, the...
COMMENTARY
Jul 25, 2001
A nasty taste of things to come
LONDON — Conventional wisdom has it that the future is impossible to predict, or at least to predict with any accuracy.
COMMENTARY
Jul 12, 2001
Facing up to the harsh truth
LONDON -- The long shadow of recession is now stretching from America over Europe, bringing disappointment and unease to Europe's policymakers and business communities.
COMMENTARY
Jun 14, 2001
Britain's real battle begins
LONDON -- The Labour government, under the leadership of Prime Minister Tony Blair, has gained a second term of office. The conservative opposition has been utterly defeated and its leader, William Hague, has duly "fallen on his sword" by resigning.
COMMENTARY
May 30, 2001
Monarchy makes a comeback
LONDON -- The Crown Prince of Japan visited Britain last week and was warmly received all round.
COMMENTARY
May 16, 2001
New metaphors for Europe
LONDON -- German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder and his Social Democratic Party have done Europe a great service -- although it may not have been the one Schroeder intended.
COMMENTARY
May 1, 2001
Bush strains cross-Atlantic ties
LONDON -- In a world of disorder, fluidity and shifting power centers, one factor has remained fixed and constant for all states, all governments and all national leaders: the supreme importance of relations with the United States, and how to handle them.
COMMENTARY
Apr 24, 2001
Economy keeps Blair on top
LONDON -- All being well, there will be a general election in Britain on June 7. It is not yet official but it seems almost certain.
COMMENTARY
Apr 11, 2001
The hazards of reform -- British-style
LONDON -- Forget sagging stock markets and omens of world recession. Forget global warming and U.S. President George W. Bush's rejection of the Kyoto treaty on carbon emissions. Forget, even, the foot-and-mouth disease that is currently paralyzing Britain's farming and tourist industries and has caused...
COMMENTARY
Apr 1, 2001
Banks offer no miracle cures
LONDON -- This is a tale of two banks, combined with a large dose of blind faith and credulity.
COMMENTARY
Mar 18, 2001
Solving the democracy deficit
LONDON -- Transparency and accountability are the buzzwords of the age. No gathering of policy experts or seminar on public affairs is complete without demands all round that the institutions of modern government, both national and global, especially global ones, should become more accountable and open...
COMMENTARY
Mar 3, 2001
No quick fixes for Japan's ills
TOKYO and LONDON -- The 17th annual meeting of the U.K.-Japan 21st Century Group -- the bilateral think tank set up by Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone and British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher way back in the '80s -- took place this year on Awaji Island in Kobe Bay, island of gods and puppets and,...
COMMENTARY
Feb 19, 2001
Should war criminals worry?
LONDON -- Almost unnoticed by the world's media, a huge step forward in the pattern of global governance is about to be taken.
COMMENTARY
Feb 7, 2001
In defense of Davos' ideals
DAVOS, Switzerland -- President Vicente Fox of Mexico was received very warmly at this year's World Economic Forum summit in Davos. His message was clear: that globalization creates dangers, such as a deepening divide between rich and poor, and that these must be addressed if the globalization "backlash"...
COMMENTARY
Feb 1, 2001
Resist the revisionist impulse
LONDON -- Digging up the past has become politics, not archaeology. All round the world, whether in dusty archives or beneath sand-covered mounds, new "facts" are being uncovered, half-forgotten outrages reanalyzed, old myths debunked, old grievances exhumed and apologies or compensation, or both, demanded....
COMMENTARY
Jan 19, 2001
EU overlooking a vital ally in Turkey
LONDON -- The Turkish "problem" is looming ever larger in European affairs.
COMMENTARY
Jan 6, 2001
Globalism: our last, best hope
LONDON -- The central proposition of our times was summed up neatly over 200 years ago by Samuel Johnson. "Society," the sage doctor said, "is held together by communication and information."
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
Ruling coalition and DPP strike last-minute deal over economic policy
DPP policy chief Makoto Mahaguchi speaks at the party's policy gathering in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

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