Articles

Very Civil Disobedience Very Civil Disobedience

Whatever the ultimate effect last week's mammoth disarmament rally in New York City will have on the prospects for world peace, it did much to rehabilitate the idea of peaceful p...

Jan 2, 1998 / The Editors

Electoral Fun and Games Electoral Fun and Games

This year will be an electoral year in many parts of Europe. In France, François Mitterrand is scheduled to leave the presidency in May.

Jan 2, 1998 / Feature / Daniel Singer

The Triumph of Euroamericanism The Triumph of Euroamericanism

Western Europe is looking into an uncertain future. The German election, which was supposed to clear the horizon, has really obstructed the view.

Jan 2, 1998 / Feature / Daniel Singer

Ex-Communists and Rough Beasts Ex-Communists and Rough Beasts

Capitalist euphoria proved short-lived in Europe. Five years ago we witnessed the collapse of the post-Stalinist empire, which folded with unexpected ease.

Jan 2, 1998 / Feature / Daniel Singer

Mitterrand Le Petit Mitterrand Le Petit

The longest reign in the history of the French Republic is coming to an end, possibly a premature one, with a sense of drama.

Jan 2, 1998 / Feature / Daniel Singer

Brightness at Midnight? Brightness at Midnight?

Climatically hot, it is politically a very strange summer on this side of the ocean.

Jan 2, 1998 / Feature / Daniel Singer

Back to Rwanda Back to Rwanda

The arrival of French peacekeeping troops in Rwanda was rather like arsonists returning as the fire brigade.

Jan 2, 1998 / Daniel Singer

A Deserter From Death A Deserter From Death

One of the first signs of old age, I'm told, is when a young woman offers you her seat on a bus (and the next stage, presumably, is when you accept it).

Jan 2, 1998 / Feature / Daniel Singer

Yeltsin, the Lame-Duck Czar Yeltsin, the Lame-Duck Czar

Six months after the storming of Russia's Parliament, Boris Yeltsin and his backers, domestic and foreign, must have second thoughts about the wisdom of the coup that climaxed in...

Jan 2, 1998 / Feature / Daniel Singer

Forza’s Destiny in Italy Forza’s Destiny in Italy

The description of Rifondazione Comunista here has been corrected as indicated in a correction that ran in the issue of May 2, 1994.

Jan 2, 1998 / Feature / Daniel Singer

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