Five Futures For Pakistan
Author: Sohail Inayatullah

In this essay, I outline Five futures for Pakistan: (1) the
Pendulum continues forever, (2) Collapse, (3) Joining Chindia,
(4) the Great Game, and (5) a South Asian ...   more »

Sarah Palin Choice Shows McCain's Lack Of Judgment
Author: Marvin J Markus

John McCain's choice of Sarah Palin for his VP nominee
calls into serious question his judgment. It also calls
into question his talking ...   more »

The UK's Energy Saving Trust, which promotes low carbon lifestyles and
efficient use of energy commissioned the research. Some 6,000 people across
five European countries took part. As well as being more likely to share ...   more »

Does Aggressive Music Influence Driving?
Author: Elizabeth Murphy

There may be a time that you have listened to a piece of music
that has altered the way you drive your vehicle. You may have
done ...   more »

Hungarians appear towards the bottom of a happiness-sadness scale
calculated for 19 European countries, but Budapest residents say they just
"disguise their happiness well".

(CEEF) BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (RECENT) REUTERS -

Sad and strangely gripping, "Gloomy ...   more »

An Economy On The Edge
Author: Ricky Schmidt

The credit crunch has demonstrated with painful clarity that
the financial sector has become dangerously over-leveraged, to a
degree that almost nobody realized before – partly because ...   more »