Articles

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

Algeria Slides Into Civil War Algeria Slides Into Civil War

Voici le temps des assassins, the bilingual Algerians could exclaim, echoing Rimbaud, when nearly a year ago, their intellectuals began to be slaughtered by Islamic fundamentali...

Jan 2, 1998 / Feature / Daniel Singer

Rouge et Noir Rouge et Noir

Were there half a million or a million people marching in the Parisian drizzle on January 16? No one can say.

Jan 2, 1998 / Daniel Singer

GATT & the Shape of Our Dreams GATT & the Shape of Our Dreams

Maastricht, NAFTA, GATT....

Jan 2, 1998 / Feature / Daniel Singer

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