Liechtenstein's billionaire royal family is threatening to abandon its tiny principality over a referendum to curtail its power Foreign Policy, June 29, 2012
Amos Schocken, publisher of Israel's most influential newspaper, Haaretz, has remained true to his grandfather's liberal ethos and unafraid to report thoroughly on Palestinian issues Monocle, February 2008
Gearing up for the 2008 Olympics, Beijing is a city in transformation, remaking itself for the 21st century at full tilt Travel + Leisure, November 2007
All across Europe, the controversial construction of new mosques is raising questions about aesthetics and assimilation, faith and tolerance—and liberal democracy itself. Travel + Leisure, April 2006
In an Israeli Arab town that's a political hot spot, a gallery has taken on a mission that transcends the aesthetic The Los Angeles Times, December 25, 2005
Islam's holiest city attracts millions of pilgrims—more every year. To accommodate the faithful, the Saudis are constructing a vast new gateway. Travel + Leisure, February 2004
Heavily damaged during World War II, Germany's loveliest city will soon look as good as new—some might even say better. The politics of rebuilding, brick by brick. Travel + Leisure, February 2002
The European Parliament has no fixed seat and spends a small fortune each month trekking from Belgium and Luxembourg to France The Atlantic Monthly, October 2001
Has the political backlash that followed the election of Jörg Haider and his Freedom Party put a damper on Austria's cultural capital? Travel + Leisure, August 2000
The Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany, which recently won a substantial new award for survivors, continues to set precedent The Atlantic Monthly, October 1993