Thursday, May 31, 2012
France Still Has Some Worrying Weaknesses - NYTimes.com
Lots of Mediterranean teams in the competition?
France Still Has Some Worrying Weaknesses - NYTimes.com
Lots of Mediterranean teams in the competition?
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Départ de Laurence Ferrari : qui pourrait la remplacer ? - Planet.fr : Gilles Bouleau
In other Mediterranean countries?
Tunisia - Judges Strike to Protest Firings - NYTimes.com
We need to look hard at judges all over the Mediterranean.
Leaders Challenged to End Syrian Slaughter - NYTimes.com
If we can be certain of the facts, international intervention seems obligatory. But we must make sure we have the facts.
Going Directly to Israelis and Palestinians - NYTimes.com
Surely, any potential solution is worth a try.
Turkey's Prime Minister Turns to Abortion as a Diversion From an Antiterrorism Snafu - NYTimes.com
Another topic needing attention - abortion in the Mediterranean.
E.U. Cautions France and Warns of Challenges in Spain - NYTimes.com
The Mediterranean woods are very deep.
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
A Black Student Journalist Discovers in Turkey Her Color Is the Story - NYTimes.com
A really interesting story.
A Walk Through a Tunnel at the Rafah Crossing Into Gaza - NYTimes.com
The tunnels of the Mediterranean.
Monday, May 28, 2012
Offices of Egyptian Candidate, Shafik, Burn - NYTimes.com
Let's hope this proceeds with little or no additional violence.
Turkish Court Indicts 4 Israeli Military Leaders - NYTimes.com
This will be an important case to follow. Where?
Christine Lagarde non plus ne paie pas d'impôt sur les revenus#ens_id=1508090&xtor=RSS-3208#ens_id=1508090&xtor=RSS-3208#ens_id=1508090&xtor=RSS-3208
Good for the Guardian to remind the world!
Al-Jazira devrait bientôt ouvrir une chaîne en français#xtor=RSS-3208#xtor=RSS-3208#xtor=RSS-3208
Speaking in more of the languages of the Mediterranean.
Greeks Unite Against Lagarde After 'Tax-Dodgers' Jibe - NYTimes.com
This all just got a lot nastier.
Godello Wines From Spain — Wines of The Times - NYTimes.com
It's nice to see anything positive from Spain.
Spanish Borrowing Costs Rise on Bank Troubles - NYTimes.com
How do we come to a working understanding of this?
Friday, May 25, 2012
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Le budget moyen d'un étudiant est de 610 euros par mois#xtor=RSS-3208#xtor=RSS-3208#xtor=RSS-3208
Compared to the rest of the Mediterranean?
Divided Lebanon Powerless to Keep out Syria's War - NYTimes.com
The instability of Lebanon is a source of great concern.
Un passager retrouvé mort sur un paquebot de croisière à Villefranche-sur-Mer | Nice-Matin
I wonder how many people die ON the Mediterranean.
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Not All Israeli Citizens Are Equal - NYTimes.com
How would the other Mediterranean countries deal with this?
Israel Is Focus in Queens Congressional Race - NYTimes.com
Israel certainly gets a lot of US attention.
Turkey May Indict Israeli Generals Over Flotilla Raid - NYTimes.com
These situations are likely to happen in a region sharing a common sea, and where some who share that sea are very unhappy with others.
As Greece Turns Leftward, Its Tycoons Stay in Background - NYTimes.com
We ought to be assembling the best possible list of Mediterranean tycoons.
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Bruegel - The Brussels-based think tank | How wide is the Mediterranean?
Such an important question!
Hamas-Run Schools in Gaza Set Out to Teach Hebrew - NYTimes.com
We often forget the importance of what is taugh by whom to children.
Abduction of 11 Lebanese Shiites in Syria Stokes New Tensions - NYTimes.com
A lot of cross-border issues.
Education Cuts Met With Strike in Spain - NYTimes.com
I think a limit has been reached, or a line crossed, that I expected we would reach a long time ago.
Education Cuts Met With Strike in Spain - NYTimes.com
I think a limit has been reached, or a line crossed, that I expected we would reach a long time ago.
Beer Exhibition at New-York Historical Society - NYTimes.com
I wonder what the history of beer in the Mediterranean may be.
Beer Exhibition at New-York Historical Society - NYTimes.com
I wonder what the history of beer in the Mediterranean may be.
On Eve of Historic Egyptian Vote, Crime Wave is the Main Topic - NYTimes.com
How does Egypt rank in terms of crime among Mediterranean countries?
The Syria Paradox - NYTimes.com
This raises the key question about how large are the differences between and among all of the countries of the Mediterranean.
No Shouting: Istanbul Tells its Street Vendors | PRI's The World
This strikes me as a classic Mediterranean story!
Released Journalist Denounces Turkish Repression - NYTimes.com
We need to get a better handle on repression of press freedom throughout the Mediterranean, not just in places where there are effective reporters of the problems, as important as they are.
Monday, May 21, 2012
What History Can Explain About Greek Crisis - NYTimes.com
I hope we can look to Mediterranean experiences as well.
Sunday, May 20, 2012
Europe’s Worst Fear - Spain and Greece Spiral Down Together - NYTimes.com
It's too easy to imagine this happening.
Earthquake in Italy - The Washington Post
We need to focus more on earthquakes around the Mediterranean.
Saturday, May 19, 2012
In Egypt’s Election, Dark-Horse Candidates Add to Suspense - NYTimes.com
There is so much to learn about all of this before anyone can make a rational comment about what is happening.
In America's 'Most Bikeable' Cities, Bike Lanes Rule : NPR
I think first priority ought to be "pedestrian lanes"!
Spain’s Yearnings Are Now Its Agony - NYTimes.com
How people feel is much more central to all of this than we seem to be saying.
Fatal School Bombing Stokes Fears of New Italy Violence - NYTimes.com
This senseless violence is reprehensible anywhere - in Italy, the Mediterranean or beyond.
Friday, May 18, 2012
Greek-Americans Struggle With Response to Fiscal Crisis - NYTimes.com
And how about the rest of the hyphenated people from the Mediterranean who are in the US?
Citizenship to Go - NYTimes.com
How about the entire Mediterranean? It does not work quite this way. Israel, for example?
Germany, the Crisis and the G-8 - NYTimes.com
I still think we need a lot more reporting on how this is evolving for the rest of the Mediterranean.
With Little to Lose, Many Greeks Shrug Off Dire Warnings - NYTimes.com
I think it is really important to talk to as many real people as possible in fully reporting a story like this.
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Syria Complains to U.N. About Tourism Downturn Amid Conflict - NYTimes.com
It's hard to put Syria and vacation in the same thought.....
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Bashar al-Assad, in Rare TV Interview, Disparages Opponents - NYTimes.com
I still don't think we are as close to the truth as we should be.
UPDATE 3-German, French bonds grabbed on Greek fears | Reuters
How do we tackle - to understand - the entire question of bonds in the Mediterranean?
Egypt - Deaths in Uprising Listed - NYTimes.com
The more real people who can be identified in situations like this, I believe, the less is the chance of our repeating the history.
Tahrir Square Comes to Cannes - NYTimes.com
How do we take stock of all that is Mediterranean at the film festival?
The Champion of Greek Outrage - NYTimes.com
I think we need a lot more UP-TO-DATE profiles of Mediterranean people of all kinds.
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Monday, May 14, 2012
The Associated Press: Syrian unrest spills into Lebanon for 3rd day
I think we compartmentalize too much of the Mediterranean too often. For example, think of the distance between Syria and Greece and between Greece and Egypt and Spain, etc. It is all so much closer at hand than we often assume.
Damaso Reyes and The Europeans - NYTimes.com
I'd like to see the same thing done for the Mediterranean.
Cyprus President Says Will Not Seek Re-election - NYTimes.com
One of the Mediterranean "tools" we should consider creating is one that lists - in an interactive manner both in a table and on a map - the heads of state of all Mediterranean countries, along with the history of their election/assumption of power. Who are the longest reigning heads of state? What can we learn from such an analysis?
Libya Election Candidate Killed in Remote South - NYTimes.com
How can everyone work together better to make political campaigns less dangerous for candidates all over the Mediterranean?
Sunday, May 13, 2012
Tens of Thousands Protest Austerity in Spain - NYTimes.com
A lot of unhappy people in Spain and many other countries.
Libyans Consider Recovery of Property Confiscated by Qaddafi - NYTimes.com
What a challenge this must be.
Egypt Election Dominated by Question of Islam - NYTimes.com
We need to work harder at making sure we understand this.
Greek Coalition Talks Appear Near Collapse - NYTimes.com
Between now and the next election date could be a painful time for many.
Friday, May 11, 2012
Algerians Skeptical of Election Results Favoring Party in Power - NYTimes.com
A lot more reporting needed here.
Greeks Revel in Torch Lighting. Again. - NYTimes.com
Not to be overlooked in the midst of everything else.
Egyptian Candidates Clash in TV Debate, an Arab First - NYTimes.com
Debates of all kinds around the Mediterranean often help us understand issues and people better, but not always.
Impasse in Greece Could Force New Vote - NYTimes.com
At some point this will be over, but in the meantime, we seem to keep seeing the same story flashing periodically on the screen and we drop back.
Erdogan Moves to Extend his Hold on Power in Turkey - NYTimes.com
We focus a lot on the leaders in the news; is that where we should be looking?
OSCE media freedom representative condemns brutal attack against journalist in Greece and urges swift investigation - Representative on Freedom of the Media
I think it is too easy to assume that this is a problem limited to Greece, when it needs to be considered in a broader Mediterranean context.
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Live Updates on Egypt's Presidential Debate - NYTimes.com
I wonder how widely followed this debate is in the Mediterranean.
2 Spanish Clubs, Worlds Apart in Approach - NYTimes.com
There must be a huge number of soccer stories around the Mediterranean.
Wednesday, May 09, 2012
Morocco Struggles to Rein in Soccer Hooligans - NYTimes.com
Hooligans in the rest of the Mediterranean?
In Spain, Grupo A.C.S.’s High Debt Reflects Country’s Finances - NYTimes.com
Corporate borrowing in the rest of the Mediterranean?
Via e-Mails, Italians Give Full Voice to Frustration - NYTimes.com
A model for the rest of the Mediterranean?
Italians Punish Berlusconi's Party in Local Elections - NYTimes.com
It is easy, sometimes, to forget the importance of local elections along with more headline-grabbing national contests.
New Elections Appear Likely in Greece - NYTimes.com
I really don't think anyone has a clue as to where this is headed.
Tuesday, May 08, 2012
Albanian Informant Wins U.S. Asylum - NYTimes.com
I wonder how many Mediterranean informants we have in the US.
Monday, May 07, 2012
Israeli Court Rejects Appeal for Palestinians’ Release - NYTimes.com
This is not a good development.
The Associated Press: Israeli media: Early election canceled
This appears to be a positive development.
Syria goes to the polls in parliamentary elections | World news | guardian.co.uk
Lots of voting all over the Mediterranean - but so very different in so many ways.
Sunday, May 06, 2012
Rebels in Colombia Hold French Journalist Romeo Langlois - NYTimes.com
Reporters from the Mediterranean cover the world.
The Associated Press: Angry Greeks redraw election map
Anger around the Mediterranean needs a lot of attention.
Friday, May 04, 2012
Sarah, Duchess of York, Faces Charges in Turkey Over Secret Film | NewsFeed | TIME.com
What can be filmed and under what circumstances must vary among all of the Mediterranean countries; we need to get a better handle on all of the different approaches.
Croatia Wildlife Centre Gets By on Love and a Pittance - NYTimes.com
I wonder what the situation is around the Mediterranean for wildlife conservation efforts like this one?
Thursday, May 03, 2012
Italy's Own Lost Cause - NYTimes.com
The history of the entire Mediterranean could be made a lot more meaningful to mor Americans with more of this sort of writing.
Jordanian Donors Privatize Relief - NYTimes.com
We need to know a lot more about donors of all kinds in the Mediterranean.
Great French Debate, So Why Not Have More? - NYTimes.com
The time to have done this was when there were 10 candidates. Surely there are creative ways in which more candidates could have presented themselves and their views to the French people? Is this the best that France can do?
Societe Generale Profit Drops 20% in First Quarter - NYTimes.com
There is so much yet to be written about the banking sector around the Mediterranean.
Palestinian Hunger Strikers Appeal to Israeli Court - NYTimes.com
A lot more light needs to be shed on all those detained for any reason anywhere in the Mediterranean.
Wednesday, May 02, 2012
Harvard and M.I.T. Team Up to Offer Free Online Courses - NYTimes.com
We need to make sure that these are reaching the people of the Mediterranean!
Tuesday, May 01, 2012
Monti Selects Areas to Cut to Reduce Italy's Budget - NYTimes.com
In what areas are the biggest cuts taking place around the Mediterranean?
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
