Some rejoice in Obama s victory, while others evaluate what impact Obama as President would have on Iranian political life.

He accuses Ahmadinejad of placing his political agenda above respect for his nation. The blogger adds that, contrary to Ahmadinejad's speech, there is no distinction between the USA's government and its people.

Orbán s putative political role models are likely to become even more shrill and nationalist in foreign policy as they attempt to retain domestic support. In order to secure peace on the home front, leaders will point to the enemies real or imaginary at the gate.

Now, three years after thwarting Singh s efforts, the BJP has taken over India s government, following its resounding electoral victory in May. And it has reversed many of its policy positions, including on the boundary with Bangladesh.

The success of reform efforts can never be assured in advance. But one factor that can guarantee failure and lead to political and economic dislocation is financial instability.

TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has thrown out the political playbook. With two years remaining in his term, and with his Liberal Democratic Party enjoying comfortable majorities in the Diet s upper and lower houses, Abe has called a snap general election for December.

Iraq the Model asks Is Islam the solution for ending the violence in Iraq? His answer is (R)eality proved that political Islam is in fact the problem, not the solution.

During previous financial crises, from Mexico in 1994 to southern Europe recently, the international community has proved that it can be very creative when it comes to finding mechanisms to channel emergency funds. This suggests that the problem today is not insufficient money or institutional constraints, but a lack of political will.

The measures needed to stimulate economic growth will take time to implement and to produce results. But anyone who wants to see whether the new government is acting to achieve faster long term growth should examine whether progress is being made in the following ten policy areas.