The Best of Le Monde Diplomatique 2012

by Kristianasen, Wendy

• ISBN13: 9780745331874
• ISBN10: 0745331874
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-03-15
• Publisher: PLUTO PRESS

Summary

Le Monde diplomatique is one of the most highly respected independent periodicals. Published monthly in French and English, it brings together a diverse range of high-calibre writers from across the world.*BR**BR*This book collects the paper's highlights from the last year. The articles have been carefully selected and are arranged around the key themes in our changing world including US imperialism, the financial crisis and the Arab Spring. Among the contributors are Slavoj iek, James K Galbraith and Philip S. Golub.*BR**BR*A perfect seasonal gift for anyone interested in global issues, The Best of Le Monde diplomatique goes beyond the news and illuminates the state of our planet.

Author Biography

Wendy Kristianasen is the editor of the English edition of Le Monde diplomatique.

Table of Contents

Introduction Wendy Kristianasen	p. vii
The World in Crisis
Europe's wakeup call	p. 1
A permanent state of emergency	p. 6
The currency wars	p. 11
The wolf pack stalks Europe	p. 16
Iceland's loud No	p. 22
Us Empire
Empire as a state of being	p. 32
Obama misses his historic moment	p. 37
'We the people'	p. 41
What happened to the US left?	p. 46
A small town in the middle of everywhere	p. 50
A Smaller World
Cuba's new socialism	p. 60
Brazil: we've got the power	p. 67
Latin America embraces Palestine	p. 72
A fine, and convenient, romance	p. 74
Russia shouldn't work but it does	p. 80
Can China share out the wealth?	p. 85
China and India: united against the West	p. 90
Sudan's south secedes	p. 95
Somaliland, an African exception	p. 100
European Directions
Germany goes for sustainable capitalism	p. 106
Academia's rebel alliance	p. 113
Communism revisited	p. 120
Roots of Conflict
One state, two dreams	p. 124
Afghanistan's future lies in its past	p. 132
The Taliban's secret weapon	p. 141
Now that he's gone	p. 146
Red line, green line	p. 152
Revolution: The 'arab Spring'
The Muslim Brothers in Egypt's 'orderly transition'	p. 158
To shoot, or not to shoot?	p. 163
Follow the money	p. 169
Power of the word in the Syrian intifada	p. 172
Yemen knows what it doesn't want	p. 177
Egypt's revolution is only beginning	p. 181
How to make Libya work after Gaddafi	p. 189
The Question of Islam
The Arab world's cultural challenge	p. 195
Iran can't reform itself	p. 202
Islamic Republic uncensored	p. 207
The myth of Islamic conquest	p. 210
Indonesia, a democracy full stop	p. 216
On The Move: People and Cities
Africa does business in China	p. 225
Filipino maids for export	p. 233
Greater Hanoi swallows the countryside	p. 241
Death of the Casbah	p. 248
America's slow ground zero	p. 254
The world has become a city	p. 260
Index	p. 267
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