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...steel to play a leading role on the international stage--a question that's been sharpened by North Korea's latest provocation. "This will be the first time he's ever been his own boss," says Peter Beck, the Seoul-based director of the International Crisis Group's Northeast Asia project. "Can he really assert himself and stand up to governments that act contrary to the U.N.?" His allies say that it's a mistake to assume that Ban is as diffident as he might sometimes appear. "It's a typical Oriental style," says Yoon Young Kwan, Ban's predecessor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The New Kofi: "Offend No One" | 10/8/2006 | See Source »

...booming economy (Sudan’s GDP grew by 14 percent last year), are loath to ruffle the Khartoum government’s feathers. But if they are to ensure their long-term interests they must act. An unstable Sudan is a powder keg that could incite violence across Northeast Africa, raising oil prices and fueling sectarian hatred...

Author: By The Crimson Staff, | Title: Stop Stalling on Sudan | 10/4/2006 | See Source »

...regional divide in the country presents Lula with another problem. Alckmin won the more prosperous states in the south and center of the country and Lula the poorer ones in the north and northeast. The better-educated and wealthier voters care more about ethics, and Alckmin knows this: It was only after he concentrated his attacks on widespread corruption inside the PT that his numbers rose. "I think Alckmin's strategy will be to continue on about the ethical questions and the scandals of the PT that are Lula's weak point," said Geraldo Monteiro, president of the Brazilian Institute...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why the Runoff in Brazil May Mean Trouble for Lula | 10/3/2006 | See Source »

...editors: I’m writing in response to your article of Sept. 25 (“Unwelcome Visitors Join Students In Bed,” news) detailing the potential outbreak of bedbugs in the Northeast. While this article certainly provides an important warning for students and residents, I am left wondering why there hasn’t been more attention paid to the problem of the cockroach infestation in the older Houses on campus. Having spent two years in Lowell House and one year as assistant to the superintendent of Quincy House, I can attest to the disgusting reality...

Author: By Jessica R. Rosenfeld, | Title: Harvard Must Do More To Eradicate Campus Pests | 9/29/2006 | See Source »

...don’t like black people” simply because you have a Southern accent, Mr. Drummond? I will suppose zero times. Have you, Mr. Drummond, ever ventured below Washington D.C.? I daresay you have not. Can Mr. Drummond actually claim he has never seen racism in the Northeast? He would be a fool to do so. S. MARGARET SPIVEY ’08 September...

Author: By S. MARGARET Spivey, | Title: Southern Stereotypes Should Not Be Perpetuated | 9/29/2006 | See Source »

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