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These days, it would be amusing to challenge an avid international news reader to find unequivocal agreement in sundry news sources like CNN, BBC News, and The Economist. Yet, they all agree on something: the coming months will be decisive for the future of Latin America. Drawing on the colonial heritage of the Iberian Empire, this region boasts a historical dependence on Baron de Montesquieu’s concept of executive power. And the 18 countries electing presidents this year seem to be leaning further toward what the French author would call, la gauche —the left...
Hillman seems glad to leave Washington's battles behind. An avid surfer who grew up catching waves on the Jersey Shore, he recently passed up a trip with friends to the Bahamas because he had too much work. Besides, there were barracuda in the Bahamian waters, he jokes--"kinda like...
...which he confronts many of the same themes addressed in "Deus Caritas Est"-stand out for their depth of thought and clarity of prose. He never shies away from confronting the modern challenges to faith head-on, rendering his work relevant for believer and non-believer alike. An avid Mozart fan, the new Pope might even be open to the message from the old Beatles' song "All You Need is Love." He would insist, of course, on ergo to the title: "All You Need...
...pragmatic, business-minded Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and emir of Dubai who oversaw his city-state's transformation from a minor trading post to a modern metropolis; of a suspected heart attack; in Australia. With brothers Mohammed?who succeeds him as emir?and Hamdan, the avid thoroughbred fan founded Godolphin, one of horse racing's most winning stables...
...MAKTOUM, 62, pragmatic, business-minded Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and emir of Dubai who oversaw his city-state's transformation from a minor trading post to a gleaming, modern metropolis; of a suspected heart attack; in Australia. Active in foreign affairs, he was also an avid thoroughbred fan. With brothers Mohammed?who succeeds him as emir?and Hamdan, he founded Godolphin, one of horse racing's most winning stables...