The challenge, says James Traub, is to promote institutions without seeming like a colonizer.

Reagan signaled a new activism in promoting democracy among Republicans, James Traub reflects.

James Traub cites Germany and Japan as the resounding post-war successes.

James Traub says George W. Bush exhausted the nation’s patience for “grandiose ventures.”

Sarah Lyall says things used to get randy at the boarding schools and it all comes from a “naughty boy” sensibility.

New York wins in the relaxed category, Sarah Lyall notes

“Waterworks” and “front bottom” rank high on Sarah Lyalls list of outrageous British expressions.

The self-discipline required for writing books caught Sarah Lyall off guard.

Mix a densely populated island with a lot of knives and crime gets worse, Sarah Lyall notes.

Sarah Lyall explains why the Brits are always bombed.

Immigration is making Britain more religiously diverse, but still agnostic, Sarah Lyall observes.

Sarah Lyall talks about a society keen on its celebrities and Heath Ledger.

The British sense of privacy is very strong Sarah Lyall says.

Sarah Lyall says it’s been a bad decade for Americans. The politicians their squandered good will.

Brits just sound better when they whine Sarah Lyall says.

Time and distance have changed but not erased the American in Sarah Lyall.

Women took off their tops and flashed their breasts at Blaine. Men pulled down their pants and mooned him. People stayed up all night playing the drums, so as to […]

Saral Lyall moved to England for love but quickly discovered she could riff on it.

The slow pace of change and closed mindsets are disconcerting to George Kohlrieser.

George Kohlrieser mentions new approaches to fatherhood as a step in toward building stronger bonds.

Creativity and innovation are the keys to the negotiations we will face over natural resources, says George Kohlrieser.

George Kohlrieser mentions Muhammad Yunus as someone who makes him optimistic about the state of leadership today.

George Kohlrieser explains that leaders need to know how to overcome negativity and as well as create a culture of bond building in their organizations.

While men could learn the value of human bonds, women could be more assertive, George Kohlrieser advises.

George Kohlrieser takes us back to a situation in Dayton, Ohio in the 60s.

George Kohlrieser says one of the most common mistakes is when negotiators forget that they have a number of options at hand, but, as Columbine proved, things will go wrong.

George Kohlrieser says the directness common to negotiation in the West does not apply in other cultures.

George Kohlrieser tells the story of a grandmother who avoided disaster by bonding with her intruder.

George Kohlrieser cites a few legendary leaders who have understood the importance of opposing parties looking through a common lens.

Before the Middle East and the West can define their common goals, they need “have the truth put on the table.”