Union Jacked

BY DAVID GOODHART | APRIL 25, 2006

Reading the Italian Mind

A columnist for Milan's daily Corriere della Sera and author of the forthcoming La Bella Figura: A Field Guide to the Italian Mind, Beppe Severgnini is a keen observer of the Italian culture and character. In a conversation with FP, he discussed American bestsellers, the failure of Italy's politicians, and why Italians would rather write a book than read one.

INTERVIEW BY DAVIDE BERRETTA | APRIL 25, 2006

Japan's Cartoon Network

BY STEVEN VOGEL | APRIL 25, 2006

The Goals of Globalization

BY FRANKLIN FOER | FEBRUARY 17, 2006

What They're Reading: Azerbaijan's Fourth Estate

Arif Aliev is the founder and editor of the daily Gun Seher newspaper and president of the independent journalists' union in Baku, Azerbaijan. Aliev spoke to FP about the struggle of bringing quality journalism to a place where people seldom read. 

INTERVIEW BY VERENA RINGLER | FEBRUARY 17, 2006

India Finds Its Calling

BY SHASHI THAROOR | FEBRUARY 17, 2006

The Triumph of Moderation

BY JANET STEELE | JANUARY 4, 2006

What They're Reading: Dushanbe's Living History

The West has long enjoyed romanticizing notions of Central Asia's so-called Great Game. But few are familiar with how the region's people view their own culture and literary scene. FP sat down with Alii Muhammadi Khorasoni, author, poet, and critic at the Tajik Academy of Sciences, in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, to discuss what Central Asians are reading.

JANUARY 4, 2006

Asia's Textbook Case

BY JEFFREY N. WASSERSTROM | JANUARY 4, 2006

Playing Brazil's Race Card

BY MALA HTUN | NOVEMBER 9, 2005

What They're Reading: Taiwan's Crossover Chic

At the 24-hour Eslite bookstore complex in Taipei, which is Taiwan's largest bookstore and one of Asia's cultural hubs, the city's literati can attend book signings, peruse the art gallery, sip tea at the cafe, or simply flip through 3,000 different magazine titles. FP spoke to I-Hui Lin, who works in marketing and planning for Eslite.

INTERVIEW BY JAIDEEP SINGH | NOVEMBER 9, 2005

To Jihad and Back

BY SCOTT ATRAN | NOVEMBER 9, 2005

Putin Always Wins

BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | AUGUST 30, 2005

India Gets Defensive

BY JAIDEEP SINGH | JULY 1, 2005