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Stone Professor of International Trade Jeffery D. Sachs labeled the African AIDS epidemic a symptom of a larger socioeconomic crisis afflicting the African continent in a speech at the Kennedy School of Government last night.
Europeans tend to get nervous at times like this. The pomp and ritual that attend the start of a new American presidency?the parades down Pennsylvania Avenue, the handing over of the nuclear briefcase?induce a patriotic rush among Americans, but cause a frisson of anxiety in Europe. Not long...
That isolationist was Bill Clinton, who by the end of his second term was feted throughout the Continent for his abiding engagement in Europe. Now, as the presidency of George W. Bush begins, Europeans are worried again. During last year?s presidential campaign, Bush and his advisers stunned European leaders...
...weird thing about the health panic rampaging across Europe is that it has almost nothing to do with the prevalence of the health risk itself. Only three people in continental Europe are known to have died from the human variant of bovine spongiform encephalopathy in the last decade. Despite the recent rise in the number of bovine cases, the chances of encountering a mad cow on the Continent are tiny: since 1990 the incidence of bse in cows in Europe is fewer than 2,000, compared to 180,000 in Britain. And yet across Europe, beef consumption has plunged...
On a broader scale, Bush should actively reach out to foreign leaders. He should tread lightly with his missile defense plan, given concerns about its feasibility and the strong opposition voiced by Russia, China and almost all of America's allies. Bush should also take a strong interest in African...