Category Archives: Carnet Atlantique

Plaza Accord Redux

Posted on January 18, 2013 by

Read the latest from Randal Hines on the world’s ongoing financial crisis, and how looking to the past might help with a solution for the future: “Those who enjoy watching train wrecks will find this column richly rewarding. As the … Continue reading →

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牛津，剑桥，伦敦政经学院 (Oxford, Cambridge, LSE)

Posted on January 15, 2013 by

Check out our handy-dandy guide to studying at a top UK school–now available in English and Mandarin! Behold: “Oxford offers a distinctive form of undergraduate education, unique in the world to Oxford and Cambridge. What makes us distinctive is: 牛津所提供的是一种独具特色的本科教育，一种不同于世界而只属于牛津剑桥的教育。我们的特色是 … Continue reading →

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Lettre de Vaison-la-Romaine: Between a Rock and a Hard Place

Posted on January 8, 2013 by

Julian Crandall Hollick examines taxation in Provence in his latest piece. In a nutshell: all is not well outside Paris. “Vaisonnais, like everyone else in the world, are convinced they are overtaxed. They look at the new high school, the … Continue reading →

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Lettre de Londres: Boris Johnson: Court Jester?

Posted on January 4, 2013 by

Our London correspondent Austin Ashley weighed in on the (brutally) comical Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, in the latest edition of Carnet Atlantique: “Johnson, avowedly a member of Cameron’s Conservative party, is riding a wave of post-Olympics popularity. Having achieved … Continue reading →

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Happy birthday to us!

Posted on January 2, 2013 by

That’s right, your source for all things France, America and the world beyond has just turned two years old! Check out the latest edition of Carnet Atlantique, online now. In this issue, our editor-in-chief Paul Weinberg recounts his experiences in … Continue reading →

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Yang Ming

Posted on October 13, 2012 by

Frequent contributor Rachel Dares had more from Chinese students’ perspective on life in France in the autumn edition of Carnet Atlantique. In this Q&A, she interviews Yang Ming, a Xuzhou native now studying communications at Sciences Po in Paris. Check … Continue reading →

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Harvard Girl 《哈佛女孩》

Posted on October 11, 2012 by

Our intrepid correspondent Mary Wilds pulled double-duty this issue, analyzing the history and impact of potential American VP Paul Ryan, and writing this delicious piece about Chinese students studying at Harvard. Check out what she had to say about super-achieving … Continue reading →

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L’Euro: La Rentrée

Posted on October 8, 2012 by

Our finance guru Randal Hines says it’s time to batten down the hatches and get back into wrangling that pesky eurozone crisis. In an article in the Fall 2012 issue of Carnet Atlantique, he raises a few good points about … Continue reading →

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Casse-Tête October 2012–OBAMA!

Posted on October 5, 2012 by

Check out the latest on the American elections from our beloved editor-in-chief. A lot of people are talking about Romney killing it in the first debate. We think Obama will still emerge victorious. Here’s why: “When Barack Obama was elected … Continue reading →

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Lettre de Vaison-la-Romaine: In the Heart of National Front Country

Posted on October 3, 2012 by

Check out the latest from Julian Crandall-Hollick on the how history and the pieds noirs play into the nationalist movement in Provence: “The Left in France cold-shouldered them. Even today, many Frenchmen see pieds noirs as not really French, nostalgically … Continue reading →

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