http://www.ft.com/comment/opinionhttp://www.ft.com/rss/comment/opinionFT.com - Opinionen© Copyright The Financial Times Ltd 2009. "FT" and "Financial Times" are trademarks of the Financial Times. See http://www.ft.com/servicestools/help/terms#legal1 for the terms and conditions of reuse.client.support@ft.com (Client Support)Mon, 9 Nov 2009 20:08:47 +0000Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:12:27 +0000Newspapers15http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gifhttp://www.ft.com/comment/opinion(PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" L gen true for "http://www.ft.com/" r (SS~~000 1))http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/98e7c192-cd5f-11de-8162-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcomment%2Fopinionhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/98e7c192-cd5f-11de-8162-00144feabdc0.htmlIf bubbles are possible now, are they of the dangerous, credit boom variety? In the US and Europe, the answer is no. Tightening monetary policy would not yet make sense, writes Frederic Mishkin Mon, 9 Nov 2009 20:08:47 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/a6ccb1d4-cc9a-11de-8e30-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcomment%2Fopinionhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a6ccb1d4-cc9a-11de-8e30-00144feabdc0.htmlThe gravity of the recent crisis makes this discussion urgent. Failure to resolve issues will put at risk the confidence of millions of people in globalisation, setting back economic and social progress. We must all rise to the challenge, writes Gordon Brown Sun, 8 Nov 2009 19:30:34 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/a7d7c3c0-cc9a-11de-8e30-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcomment%2Fopinionhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a7d7c3c0-cc9a-11de-8e30-00144feabdc0.htmlStates like Iran, Cuba, Zimbabwe and Burma, which are hostile to human dignity, may look stable, but they are actually rotting inside – for they have only fear and force to sustain them, and people will not be afraid forever, writes John McCain Sun, 8 Nov 2009 19:17:05 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/d73fbc84-cb1f-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcomment%2Fopinionhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d73fbc84-cb1f-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.htmlItalians loved the car and loved in the car. Francesco Guerrera bids benvenuta to the new Fiat 500 as the miniscule vehicle prepares to take on the monster trucks of the US highwaysFri, 6 Nov 2009 22:10:31 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/d69e2d24-cb1f-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcomment%2Fopinionhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d69e2d24-cb1f-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.htmlTwo decades on, Germany is still grinding through the problems thrown up by reunification. That does not detract from what was a wonderful moment and a joy to witness, writes Frederick Studemann Fri, 6 Nov 2009 22:04:59 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/f76f107e-ca41-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcomment%2Fopinionhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f76f107e-ca41-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0.htmlIts difficulty in catching up proves to be not so much a reflection of its communist past than of its rural population structure, writes Klaus Zimmermann Thu, 5 Nov 2009 22:06:46 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/d37721fc-ca41-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcomment%2Fopinionhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d37721fc-ca41-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0.htmlWe should expect to see more discussion in the next few years on new types of reserve assets, write Mohamed El-Erian and Ramin Toloui Thu, 5 Nov 2009 22:04:19 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/c62f605e-ca41-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcomment%2Fopinionhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c62f605e-ca41-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0.htmlMost Russians regard Gorbachev as the traitor who destroyed a superpower, but the country's historians will come to interpret his role more kindly, writes Rodric Braithwaite Thu, 5 Nov 2009 20:18:49 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/547d2fd8-c977-11de-a071-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcomment%2Fopinionhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/547d2fd8-c977-11de-a071-00144feabdc0.htmlIt is beside the point to focus on bonuses, like Paul Krugman, or financial democracy, like Robert Shiller, writes Dirk Bezemer Wed, 4 Nov 2009 22:21:21 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/2b6217c6-c977-11de-a071-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcomment%2Fopinionhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2b6217c6-c977-11de-a071-00144feabdc0.htmlThe best solution is to level the playing field by broadening participation in a climate agreement to include as many countries and sectors as possible, writes Angel Gurría Wed, 4 Nov 2009 20:19:51 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/a293e640-c930-11de-b551-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcomment%2Fopinionhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a293e640-c930-11de-b551-00144feabdc0.htmlThe Tehran regime is not about to fall, so Obama should focus on winning Russian support for a strategy of containing Iran's nuclear weapons potential, says Robert Litwak Wed, 4 Nov 2009 13:17:36 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/46debde2-c8c8-11de-8f9d-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcomment%2Fopinionhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/46debde2-c8c8-11de-8f9d-00144feabdc0.htmlThere is no need to scrap the Human Rights Act. Britain can get the flexibility it needs to avoid damaging judgments by a simple amendment, writes Malcolm Rifkind Tue, 3 Nov 2009 22:33:41 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/1e98cbae-c8c6-11de-8f9d-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcomment%2Fopinionhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1e98cbae-c8c6-11de-8f9d-00144feabdc0.htmlThe US cannot afford to put additional resources behind a strategy that risks luring it into an ever-deepening quagmire, write Charles Kupchan and Steven Simon Tue, 3 Nov 2009 22:22:41 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/724c947c-c8b4-11de-8f9d-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcomment%2Fopinionhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/724c947c-c8b4-11de-8f9d-00144feabdc0.html While there is bound to be unnecessary expenditure, a proper design can restrict employers' ability to game the system, writes Robert Pozen Tue, 3 Nov 2009 20:27:10 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/0e6f37fc-c7e7-11de-8ba8-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcomment%2Fopinionhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0e6f37fc-c7e7-11de-8ba8-00144feab49a.htmlMarkets have become detached from our moral and spiritual values, as we have been blinded by the short-term gains from globalisation, writes Ken Costa Mon, 2 Nov 2009 20:58:06 +0000