Articles marked with this icon are only printed in the UK edition of The Economist. Mr. Bush's cavalier rejection of the Kyoto Protocol, and his hostility to the ICC, did much to antagonize the world even before the Iraq war.
Up in the air
To the fury of local residents and green campaigners - and outcry from the aviation industry - it claims Heathrow needs to expand if Britain is to have the competitive hub airport it needs. Business travelers, who create the most value for the wider economy, account for only a third of the airport's passengers.
Slowly does it
Governments in some Western countries have been called on to support a boycott of the games. In the age of the cell phone and the Internet, photographic evidence is quickly traveling around the world.
The eternal flame
But it does suggest that at least some Chinese leaders recognize that it is their behavior, rather than that of foreign governments, that will determine the success of the Beijing Games. With world prices for wheat and soybeans at record levels, Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner believes farmers should share their windfall with the rest of the country.
Gauchos grilled
Over the past 70 years, farmers and their exports have often been the ones who saved the economy, only to see populism. With supplies of some staple foods suddenly in short supply, governments around the world are imposing taxes or quotas on agricultural exports in the hope that this will stop prices from rising at home (see article).
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Town divisions
Swapping the suit and tie
Not so Wikied
The governor and the escort
Taxing a useful invention
A meaty debate
Capital intensive
In such a fight against a weaker but elusive enemy, says Kipling, "the odds are on the cheaper man". But out of the darkness comes some hope, in the handsome form of Nicolas Sarkozy.
Unequal allies
The arrival of American and French troops will fill, at least for a while, much of the shortfall in forces required by the local NATO commander. France would like to revive Europe's defense ambitions during its six-month EU presidency starting in July.
The lessons of Afghanistan
Instead, Mr Sarkozy is seeking a political trade-off: US support for expanding the EU's security role. The Franco-American courtship makes Britain look strangely out of place, not least because it is hampered by efforts to ratify the EU's Lisbon Treaty.
Europe's awkward shape
The EU is currently conducting or planning 12 ESDP operations around the world, mostly small police and rule of law missions. The EU is leading the peacekeeping force in Bosnia and is sending 3,700 troops to Chad to control the border with Darfur after major problems finding troops and equipment.
Bad neighbours
Last summer, the City Council changed zoning rules to allow the construction of small apartments in and around downtown Los Angeles. But nowhere has the dream of a house and a sunlit garden been at the heart of a city's identity for so long as in Los Angeles.
Not without a fight
About 28% of Clinton supporters say they would rather vote for McCain than Obama (only 19% of his fans prefer the Republican to Mrs. Clinton). With any luck, this could convince Democrats to cut the worst subsidies: the direct payments that go to landowners regardless of how much they produce.
Extreme happiness
A Western diplomat says China needs to start "hitting people in the streets" to speed up government-led boycotts of the Games. Under pressure in the late 1980s to adopt the culture of the majority, some arose violently.
It could be even better, though
But there is a general acceptance of their extent - and growing anger at the shortcomings of a friendly political class, made up largely of aging white men, often referred to as "the caste". EU members cannot isolate themselves in a fabricated history," says Attila Simon, member of the joint historians' committee.
Multiculturalism rules OK
The writer, who disliked neither the British imperial war in South Africa nor the American war against Spain at about the same time, spoke of the connections between their two countries. Not to be too diplomatic. as an example, the new British Prime Minister spoke of "shared values.. a belief in the dignity of the individual, freedom and liberty that we can bring to the world..".
Special, but not exclusive
In the 1920s and 1930s, dog racing offered one of the few opportunities for poor people to legally place bets. But much of the explanation sits, frowning, at Mr Cameron's right-hand man in the House of Commons.
The dauphin's dauphin
Moreover, hunger as such is the wrong target, says Meera Shekar of the World Bank. Christopher Barrett, an economist at Cornell University, called it "a clever way to turn a dollar of taxpayer money into 50 cents for a non-governmental organization to spend." The requirement that most food aid be sent on US ships raises costs, and benefits only a few shippers.
From hero to zero
Obama never has trouble eliciting applause, but he gets his deepest response when he turns to foreign policy. During his campaign, Mr. Bush pledged himself to pursue a humble foreign policy, an “American foreign policy that reflects American character.
Good and evil
The humility of true greatness.” He compared his approach to the "arrogance" of the Clinton administration, which had "undermined American alliances, alienated our friends and emboldened our adversaries." But the policies of Mr. Bush eventually replaced what he called the "warm courage of national unity" with bitter divisions.
Beyond the war on terror
The Bush Doctrine is America's first attempt at grand strategy since the end of the Cold War. With the end of the Cold War, it seemed as if history had blessed him as well.
A rose by another name?
Two years later, he received what he called a "blow" in the midterm elections, with Democrats gaining control of both houses of Congress, along with six governorships and 321 state legislative seats. Democrats will almost certainly tighten their grip on Capitol Hill in this year's elections.
A different view of the world
The generation of Americans who came of age in 2000-05 identify with Democrats by the largest majority recorded for any age group since polling began. But the Democratic resurgence will nonetheless have a major influence on the direction of US foreign policy, given the party's strong disagreements with the Bush Doctrine.
Redefining victory
The country wants to redeploy all 160,000 troops in Iraq within 18 months of the next president taking office, although some may remain in the region to tackle al-Qaeda. That's not the way the world really works anymore. We are an empire now and when we act, we create our own reality. Neoconservative intellectuals published articles with titles such as “The Case for American Empire.”
Oiling the military machine
So far, America has deployed more than 500,000 reservists in Iraq and Afghanistan, where they made up as much as 45% of the uniformed forces. All the presidential candidates recognize that the country needs to boost military spending and increase the size of the military.
The home front
Every National Guard combat brigade has deployed at least once, and many specialists have deployed several times. America therefore has very few reservists who have to deal with a terrorist attack at home or an unexpected threat abroad.
The wrong culture
The new 400-person National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) coordinates America's counterterrorism efforts, drawing on resources from all 16 intelligence agencies. But America nevertheless erred badly by refusing to do what all other rich countries do: create a dedicated domestic intelligence agency instead of waiting for the FBI to do the police and intelligence work.
Talent crunch
The two top-ranked US political science departments, Harvard and Stanford, employ not a single full-time faculty member who specializes in the Islamic world. The decline in America's image is particularly noticeable in Europe (its main ally) and the Middle East (the most important theater of the "war on terror").
The nation they love to hate
It has taken over me, like a disease." Anti-Americanism has spread from leftist writers to political elites. Anti-Americanism also makes it much more difficult to combat radical Islam in the Muslim world.
Soft power
They also point out that the term "hyperpower" was coined by a French foreign minister to describe Bill Clinton's America, not George Bush's, and they suggest that anti-Americanism tells us more. Some forms of anti-Americanism are definitely over the top: try reading poems like "God Bless America" by Harold Pinter, a British writer.
Europe must do its bit
The United States will expect a more cooperative Europe that will take more responsibility and take risks to solve common problems. America will continue to resist attempts to tie the country down, like Gulliver, with global and global rules.
The dangers of isolationism
He is understandably nervous about big foreign policy ideas in the wake of the Iraq war. America will find it impossible to regain the great security of the postwar era.
A different kind of partisanship
At the same time, the foreign policy establishment is immersed in nostalgia for the Cold War. Today's foreign policy mandarins quote George Kennan, one of the architects of Cold War containment policy, with the same enthusiasm as their elders in the 1950s.
Try something new
The appreciation of the New Zealand dollar means that winemakers have to lower prices to remain competitive. Lufthansa owns 29% of BMI - the third largest UK carrier, with 12% of slots at Heathrow - and is in a prime position to buy the rest.
Something transformative
The airline was in freefall, but Mr. Walsh had the courage and expertise to save her from bankruptcy. Mr. Walsh decided that repairing the balance sheet would have to take precedence over buying other airlines.
Growth and greenery
The Competition Commission is investigating whether BAA's monopoly in the south east (it also owns Gatwick and Stansted, London's other major airports) contributed to Heathrow's awfulness. Until 2013, their annual increase will be limited to the increase in the retail price index plus 7.5 percentage points.
Picking winners
But in a 'progress report' on the White Paper in December 2006, the government was much more enthusiastic about a third runway at Heathrow. The government also attaches great importance to the 'connectivity' that Heathrow offers as a hub airport.
The wrong place
The CAA expects the T5 and the arrival of the Airbus A380 on the busiest long-haul routes. Such is the importance of the economy of London and the South East – it contributes 40% of GDP – that it could well support a second hub airport.
Dimon geezer
He points out that the total cost of the deal, including the $6 billion charge (but excluding the new stock issue), is about $65 per share. In the late 1990s, he became widely known (and sometimes mocked) as the "Dr Doom" of the financial markets.
Group therapy
The dollar's sharp fall this year has sparked speculation that central banks may soon intervene in foreign exchange markets to prop up the ailing currency. It is 40% below the level of 1995, when central banks last intervened to support the dollar against the yen.
Hitting the spot
An ultrafast laser produces fantastically short bursts in which the intensity and power of the pulses can reach mind-boggling levels. Femtosecond lasers can also be used to interact with other materials and generate particle beams for experiments, says Karl Krushelnick of the University of Michigan.
Excited states
According to Peter Handel from the University of Missouri, under the right circumstances, it can create a standing wave of. The third option was a decoy that looks like one of the good options, but obviously not quite as good.
A drink to decide
Mr. Kagan probably never left his study while preparing "The Turn of History and the End of Dreams." Portnoy's Complaint" in 1969, then spent the next few years churning out American classics like "Our Gang" and "The Great American Novel."
From ape to Star Child
The index of consumer confidence compiled by the Conference Board, a New York-based research group, fell from 76.4 in February to a five-year low of 64.5 in March. The S&P/Case-Shiller home price index, which covers 10 major cities, fell 11.4% in the year to January, the biggest decline since the series began in 1987.
