Rosemary Righter

Profile: Full name: Rosemary Righter Area of interest: International politics, Economics Journals/Organisation: The Times Email: rosemary.righter@thetimes.co.uk Personal website: Website: Blog: http://www.thedailybeast.com/contributors/rosemary-righter.html Representation: Networks: http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/rosemary-righter/2a/a62/532

Biography: About: Education: Career: Far Eastern Economic Review; Newsweek in Asia; The Sunday Times: development and diplomatic correspondent; The Times: Associate Editor and former Chief Leader Writer Current position/role: Times' Associate editor also writes/written for: contributes to The Daily Beast Other roles/Main role: Other activities: Disclosures: Viewpoints/Insight: Broadcast media: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2851804 Video: Controversy/Criticism: Awards/Honours: Scoops: Other:

Books & Debate: Utopia Lost: The United Nations and World Order, 1995 (Twentieth Century Foundation) ISBN 0870783599 / OCLC 31010633 Latest work: Speaking/Appearances: Debate:

The Times: Column name: Remit/Info: International politics, economics Section: Role: Associate editor Pen-name: Email: rosemary.righter@thetimes.co.uk Website: TimesOnline / Rosemary Righter Commissioning editor: Day published: Varies Regularity: Column format: Average length:

Articles: 2010 There is a deal if only America can see it - In the Israeli-Palestinian conflict the internal prospect for peace is brighter than we think - 6th July It’s risky, but this time North Korea must pay - Seoul has abandoned hope of taming its neighbour. Its rhetoric and defences are hardening - 26th May

Articles: 2009 Lipstick and daffodils won’t save us - Little treats at Christmas don’t mean the recession is over. Labour has caused terrible damage - 31st December Three pressure points to sink Iran - The Tehran regime is taking a beating at home and abroad. Obama should ditch his conciliatory tone - 30th September Don’t sneer at the wind of change - Don’t let’s be cynical: elections in Afghanistan are a vital step on the road away from violence - 25th August China’s future will be hobbled by age - Its one-child policy has given China a rich country’s problem: a rapidly ageing population - 3rd August The dust of dissent can still choke this regime - Oppression in Iran seems tougher than ever, but beneath the surface, cracks are appearing and public anger still burns - 27th July Bin the soft words. Squeeze Iran sharply - Talk about talks with Ahmadinejad is worthless. We need sanctions and firm diplomacy - 8th July Silvio survives as the lech with the common touch - The fact that Berlusconi is the only politician anyone is talking about could nudge his opponents deeper into the ditch - 31st May The strange incident of the intruder in the night - The Burmese generals are terrified of freeing this frail symbol of liberty. Now they have the perfect excuse to jail her - 15th May Boycott Swat's ‘blood emeralds' - These mines in Pakistan are Taleban cash cows - 27th April Britain should boycott this UN charade - We should beware this anti-racism conference that spreads intolerance - 20th April Lethal game of beggar-thy-neighbour - The ‘Buy America' policy proposed by Barack Obama is a piece of disastrous economic folly - 30th January Putin has given us a wake-up call&#58 - The game Russia is playing with its gas exposes Britain's dangerous energy dependency - 15th January

Articles: 2008 Protection is not the answer in dangerous times - What the world will have in Barack Obama, unfortunately, is a Mr Facing Both Ways on trade - 23rd December 2008 Expats in euroland are depressed - Brits living in continental Europe have to put up with shrinking wallets and a touch of condescension - 22nd December 2008 Unlike Brown, Frau Nein is not for turning - Angela Merkel, with the approval of her compatriots, is saving money rather than saving the world - 12th December 2008 Angela Merkel plays Scrooge. Thank goodness - The German Chancellor is right to stand against Europe's rush to splurge public money - 11th December 2008 The fat lady sings in China's opera of reform - Land ownership was the last Maoist taboo. It has fallen because Beijing needs rural areas to fuel continuing growth - 20th October 2008 New global giants still look to the US - America still dominates the business of managing the world's finances despite the wealth accumulation of emerging markets - 22nd September 2008 Petraeus pulled Iraq from the brink - But the Washington consensus of cutting troop numbers puts the gains of the surge at risk - 18th September 2008 China’s challenges demand its leaders be bold - The country's economy has expanded tenfold over a 30-year span, but it will be undeniable by December that the going is getting tougher - 1st September 2008 Ethiopia - another avoidable disaster - Population explosion and bad land policy: why Addis Ababa is the architect of its own misery - 20th August 2008 Signs show euro's joyride is at an end - The signs were there for all analysts to read that Europe is heading into a recession from which it will struggle to recover - 11th August 2008 Has China got a terrorist problem? - The Uighur attack in the northwest was shocking but not a precursor to a bigger outrage - 5th August 2008 The return of the great reformer - Just when everyone thought he was a ‘Page 3 president', the French leader is slaying sacred cows - 1st August 2008 Unbelievable! A summit that actually matters - Now that the world economy has hit rocky times, the major leaders could make themselves useful at the G8 meeting - 7th July 2008 Free trade becomes a scapegoat as times get tough - For the past decade and more, the world has experienced all the benefits that a globalised economy brings, at small and containable cost - 23rd June 2008 Let's join the new democracy gang - The UN is a hindrance in tackling rogue states. We should try America's latest big idea - 29th May 2008 A test of the UN's moral authority - Imposing aid on a country is a messy business; but the alternative in Burma is far worse - 12th May 2008 Silvio Berlusconi: Mr Clean and Sober - Italy has no choice now but to swallow painful medicine. Its economy is at rock bottom - 16th April 2008 Silvio Berlusconi: the fox is back - Believe it or not, the old stager may have found a way to beat his rival this weekend - 11th April 2008 Crush Tibet: China's only path - The Dalai Lama's spiritual power terrifies Beijing. Might, not persuasion, is its only response - 18th March 2008 Send for Mr Nice Guy - The Italian electorate is furious with its politicians; but one man is bucking the trend - 11th February 2008 Europe lacks scope to revive economy - When politicians start trotting out assurances that “the economic fundamentals are sound”, start to worry - 4th February 2008 08.08.08: unlucky for Beijing? - In the build-up to the Olympic Games, the Chinese authorities are nervously watching farmers' rebellions in the countryside - 3rd January 2008 archive

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