correspondent's diary

ON THE WAY TO SOMEWHERE ELSE

Mon, 27 Sep 2010 19:41:05 +0000

A science correspondent for The Economist visits Ascension Island, a tiny and largely uninhabited place with a rich history ... read more »

THE PEBBLES ON THE BEACH

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 17:38:06 +0000

"After a while the beach grows noisy with ghosts," writes The Economist's obituaries editor after a day spent at Brighton Beach ... read more »

A HAPPY ENDING

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 14:42:45 +0000

Though hardly a football enthusiast, The Economist's Africa correspondent heads to South Africa to "be a part of African history" and finds himself impressed ... read more »

COULD THIS BE SOMALIA?

Thu, 08 Jul 2010 22:23:48 +0000

An Africa correspondent for The Economist doubles as an election monitor in a bit of the world’s most failed state ... read more »

BUDAPEST'S "RUIN PUBS"

Mon, 14 Jun 2010 18:37:55 +0000

One of Budapest’s poorest areas has become a buzzing cultural hub and a great place to drink, writes a Hungary-based contributor to The Economist ... read more »

AUSTRALIA'S PROHIBITION

Fri, 11 Jun 2010 17:40:21 +0000

"No Liquor. No Pornography.” Assessing Australia's paternalist intervention into the lifestyles of indigenous Northern Territory residents ... read more »

IN MOURNING

The Economist — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 14:14:15 +0000

As Poland prepares to bury its president, Lech Kaczynski, who died in an air crash on April 10th, The Economist's Central and Eastern Europe correspondent takes the country's temperature ... read more »

WHEN LITHUANIA ROCKED THE WORLD

The Economist — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 17:06:46 +0000

Twenty years ago, Lithuania became the first Soviet republic to declare its independence. The Economist's correspondent attends the country's anniversary festivities and reflects on its tumultuous rebirth ... read more »

A COUNTRY IN DENIAL

The Economist — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:46:23 +0000

Western leaders claim there's a connection between the bloody war in Afghanistan and "extremist safe havens" in Pakistan. The Economist's central Asia correspondent heads to the borderlands ... read more »

RETURNING TO TIBET

The Economist — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:45:01 +0000

Much of Lhasa was ransacked by Tibetan rioters in 2008. Life in Tibet is finally returning to normal, sort of. The Economist's Beijing correspondent reports on his first visit back ... read more »