Newsweek: НАТО следует взять в свой состав Россию
Североатлантическому альянсу следует поставить вопрос о включении в свой состав России, если при расширении на восток он действительно руководствуется целью продвижения демократии на постсоветском пространстве, пишет обозреватель Newsweek Майкл Мандельбаум.
Newsweek: What Obama's team needs to understand
Critics of Obama's choices misunderstand them. They don't spell "continuity." Quite the contrary: they signal a shift away from the going-in approach of the Bush administration.
Newsweek: A truly transformational presidency?
However committed in principle the new administration is to fundamental change, a different focus must occupy the field just now, if only to stabilize the patient for the next stage.
Newsweek: Cuba eagerly awaits Obama
Experts say the president-elect will move aggressively to improve the strained relationship with the Castros.
Dirty little Web secret: Porn at work
Americans aren't waiting until quitting time to get their X-rated kicks on the Internet. Office workers view more porn sites at their office than at home - and are doing it 23% more than just a year ago, Newsweek reports in its upcoming issue.
World News In Brief
All Blacks' coach hails 'intriguing' World Cup draw
New Zealand coach Graham Henry said the prospect of the All Blacks facing Kiwi heartbreakers France in the opening match of the 2011 Rugby World Cup was "intriguing".
It?s Still Making the World Go ?Round
Niall Ferguson?s latest book, ?The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World,? went to press in May 2008, but it shrewdly anticipates many aspects of the current financial crisis.
World markets slump on economic gloom
World stocks slumped Monday, giving up about half of last week's gains after a raft of weak economic data from the U.S., Europe and elsewhere renewed fears that the global economy is in the midst of a prolonged economic downturn.
Governments tackle HIV stigma on World AIDS Day
Governments across the globe pledged Monday to step up the fight against HIV, promising to bankroll treatment programmes on the 20th annual World AIDS Day.