How do natural calamities in the United States and Europe serve as a powerful political metaphor?

What does the music of the Gypsy Kings and Taraf de Haidouks say about the life of contemporary Roma?

Is the current lack of investor confidence in the United States comparable to the agonies of middle-class Argentinians?

Is Saddam Hussein’s Iraq another paper tiger that — if left alone — will tumble peacefully into oblivion?

In light of the current geopolitical situation, if the United States is the world’s sheriff — does Europe keep the saloon?