Bosnia Revisited August 6, 2008Alvaro Vargas Llosa VIENNA—As I look at “The Kiss,” Austrian painter Gustav Klimt’s delicate masterpiece, in one of Vienna’s Belvedere palaces, my head fills with the memories […]
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The Ladies in White
The Ladies in White July 30, 2008Alvaro Vargas Llosa PRAGUE—A few days before I arrived in Prague, I participated in a Web conference with the Ladies in White, the relatives of […]
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Mission Not Accomplished
Mission Not Accomplished July 16, 2008Alvaro Vargas Llosa WASHINGTON—For years, supporters of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez have touted his social programs known as “missions” as a model of social justice. […]
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Europe’s Fear
Europe’s Fear July 9, 2008Alvaro Vargas Llosa WASHINGTON—The European Parliament’s decision to pass a new law allowing member countries to imprison undocumented aliens for up to 18 months and deport […]
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Obama and Latin America
Obama and Latin America July 2, 2008Alvaro Vargas Llosa WASHINGTON—Barack Obama recently gave a major speech on Latin America in which he sought to contrast his ideas with President Bush’s […]
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Killing the Golden Goose
Killing the Golden Goose June 25, 2008Alvaro Vargas Llosa WASHINGTON—We tend to judge this year’s food crisis, marked by seemingly indomitable prices, from the point of view of those who […]
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Ireland’s “No”
Ireland’s “No” June 18, 2008Alvaro Vargas Llosa WASHINGTON—European governments are aghast at the decision by Irish voters to reject the Treaty of Lisbon, the new attempt—three years after the collapse […]
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Oil Prices—Who Are the Culprits?
Oil Prices—Who Are the Culprits? June 11, 2008Alvaro Vargas Llosa WASHINGTON—Who is responsible for the astronomical price of oil? Most of the blame, as exemplified by the recent shenanigans in […]
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Forty Years On
Forty Years On June 4, 2008Alvaro Vargas Llosa WASHINGTON—In recent weeks, France has been swamped with events commemorating the student uprising of May 1968—which actually started in March and finished […]
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Chavez’s Chums
Chavez’s Chums May 28, 2008Alvaro Vargas Llosa WASHINGTON—It is fortunate that the narco-guerrillas known as the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) have a weakness for the written word. Without […]
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