Politics, Economics and International Affairs

A fascinating piece on the American political landscape – The Magic of Donald Trump by Mark Danner

http://www.nybooks.com/articles/2016/05/26/the-magic-of-donald-trump/

Trump’s Tax Returns

http://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2016-05-12/time-for-donald-trump-to-release-his-tax-returns

Meanwhile, Philippines elects its own strongman President

http://www.economist.com/news/briefing/21698684-new-strongman-president-may-prevent-philippines-becoming-economic-star-fist

The Economist special report - The Arab world: The clash within a civilization

http://www.economist.com/news/special-report/21698444-hundred-years-after-sykes-picot-agreement-carved-up-ottoman-empire-new-arab

Roger Cohen’s extraordinary piece on why the Arab Spring proved to be a false dawn

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/13/opinion/the-arab-withering.html

Corruption and the State – The Case of Pakistan (An entertaining piece from the award winning novelist Mohammed Hanif)

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/13/opinion/pakistan-doesnt-owe-you-a-free-mansion.html