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Welcome to IKEAville
Swedish furniture giant IKEA has begun work on a 26-acre self-contained neighborhood in Stratford, East London - just in time for the 2012 Olympics. The town will be called Strand East and will...
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Why is Google's Eric Schmidt heading to North Korea?
It's an odd match, to be sure: a country with some of the most restrictive internet laws in the world (not to mention its other laws), and a company that still claims "Don't be evil" as its motto, and...
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Are Americans as special as Obama says?
Americans, U.S. President Barack Obama said yesterday during his inaugural address, "are made for this moment." Why? Because "we possess all the qualities that this world without boundaries demands:...
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What five years of civilian governance in Pakistan looks like
For the first time in Pakistan's history, a democratically elected civilian government has successfully finished its five-year term -- despite a flurry of anti-government protests. But what does that...
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So, Egypt, you want to be a BRICS country?
Egyptian President Mohamed Morsy has spent the past three days in India on his first state visit to the country. Before heading to New Delhi, though, he floated an odd -- and more than a little...
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The new Burma in one photo
The presence of Aung San Suu Kyi in the front row of a military parade (above, next to Major General Zaw Win) earlier today was stunning to many observers: both for how unthinkable her presence would...
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How Much Are the U.S. and Ecuador Actually Trading?
A U.S. attempt to gain leverage against a country widely considered a potential destination for NSA leaker Edward Snowden inspired a burst of bravado from the Ecuadorean government on Thursday. The...
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Somalia's First Think Tanker on His Country: It's a 'Researcher's Gold Mine'
This week, for the sixth time in a row, Somalia topped Foreign Policy's Failed States Index, reinforcing its image as "the most failed of failed states." And while it's true that the country remains...
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Sorry, Obama, Soccer Balls Won't Bring Progress to Africa
President Barack Obama generated a feel-good photo-op on Tuesday in Tanzania when he took a few moments to play with the Soccket, an ingenious soccer ball that can power an LED light for three hours...
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Why Flight Safety in South Korea Lagged Behind Its Economic Boom
By 1999, South Korea was already well on its way to joining the world's most advanced economies. Companies like Samsung and Hyundai were fast becoming household names and, at a little less than...
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If Detroit Were a Country, Would It Be a Failed State?
The city of Detroit has sorrows to spare. Its government -- officially, as of Thursday -- can't pay its bills. Its police don't arrive in time to stop criminals, and its ambulances don't arrive in...
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EU Commissioner: Refugee Crisis 'Horrifying' as Public Health Deteriorates
Update:Commissioner Georgieva's comments about cases of polio reappearing in Syria have been refuted by the World Health Organization, which has no confirmed cases of polio in Syria or the Syrian...
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How Africa's Most Successful Peace Treaty Fell Apart
Mozambique has been a country on the rise in recent years. In 1992, it concluded 17 years of civil war with the Rome General Peace Accords. And after a period of dependence on international aid, its...
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India Swears Its Redundant, Mega-Priced Mars Probe Is Totally Worth It
India's space scientists must be tired, by now, of defending their cosmic ambitions. Though the nation has made a valiant effort to recast itself as a pioneer of space exploration in recent years, it...
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Here's Why Greenpeace Is Now Battling Advocates for Blind Children
It's hard to imagine two less likely combatants. In one corner: Greenpeace. In the other: child health advocates and the Philippines-based International Rice Research Institute. Welcome to the strange...
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Davos Wants You to Know It Really, Really Cares About Inequality
Pope Francis would like the international business mandarins assembled at Davos for the annual meetings of the World Economic Forum to know that they really ought to be doing something about economic...
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At Davos, Developing Countries Advertise Themselves More Than Companies Do
DAVOS, Switzerland — As cars slalom through the steep, narrow streets of Davos shuttling world leaders and financiers to and fro, bright banners for South Africa and India stand out against the snowy...
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At Davos, Iran Tries to Reopen the Bazaar
DAVOS, Switzerland — Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is touting Iran as a prime investment opportunity to the business people and political leaders at Davos. They're definitely willing to take a...
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The Obscure Academic Feud at the Center of India's Elections
There are few accolades that Amartya Sen, the aging, brilliant Indian academic, hasn't attained. His country's most prominent public intellectual, the man is both a Nobel prize winner and that most...
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Thanks to Urbanization, Tomorrow's Megalopolises Will Be in Africa and Asia
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