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Reporting from Standpoint correspondents in Rome, Kiev, New York, the Caucasus and elsewhere. Writing from the place, by someone who went.

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Caracas: Chávez’s Secret Fan Club

‘In his decade as president, Chávez has parlayed socioeconomic resentment into near-invincibility. But Venezuela’s decay, and the chinks in his armour, are there for all to see’ GETTY IMAGES And there it

December 2, 2008

Communism·Developing World·Dispatches·Economy·Latin America·North America·Politics·Social Affairs

New York: A Cousin in the White House

US Election Week diary: New Yorkers and their attitudes towards the new president “I don’t want to live in a country that will elect Sarah Palin.” Fragments of a conversation between two

November 26, 2008

Dispatches·Ethnicity·McCain·Media·North America·Obama·Social Affairs·Urbanism·US Politics

New York: Diary

‘New York feels much calmer than London about the financial crisis. It’s not clear if this attitude is a product of resignation or sheer denial, schadenfreude against wealthy financiers, or perhaps a

October 24, 2008

Dispatches·Economy·Film·International·McCain·Media·North America·Obama·Social Affairs·The West·Urbanism·US Politics

Caucasus: Diary, August-September, 2008

‘It was days after the ceasefire had been signed and the facts on the ground went square against what President Nicolas Sarkozy of France had intended’

September 22, 2008

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Rome: Arrivederci Roma

The public and government mood towards immigrants, whether legal or illegal, is increasingly ugly

August 21, 2008

Dispatches·Ethnicity·EU·Immigration·Italy·Politics·Social Affairs

ONLINE ONLY: Beirut: Blood Holiday

Lebanon's celebration of a brutal killer's release illustrates the extent - and the limitations - of Hizbullah's power

July 24, 2008

Dispatches·History·Islam·Lebanon·Middle East·War on Terror

Oslo: Courage and Cowardice in Scandinavia

The cartoon controversy has cowed all the Nordic countries except Denmark When a car bomb exploded outside Denmark’s embassy in Islamabad on June 2, killing eight, it was easy to guess who

July 3, 2008

Dispatches·Human Rights·Immigration·Iran·Islam·Lebanon·Media·Middle East·Political Correctness·Scandinavia·Social Affairs·Syria·The West·War on Terror

New York: A ‘Post-racial’ American vs an Old Coot

‘The Obama campaign will be touted as “historic,” and how do you run against history?’ The presidential race in America is turning out to be much more interesting than expected. At the

June 26, 2008

Constitutional Affairs·Dispatches·Ethnicity·McCain·North America·Obama·Social Affairs·US Politics

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