Disquietingly for Tony Blair, the Cabinet Office has found that 64% of respondents will blame the government if anything goes wrong.

ECONOMIST: Millennium party-poopers

Mr Barak has emerged from the negotiations with his reputation confirmed as a somewhat aloof and distant autocrat, disarmingly clever and disquietingly mysterious.

ECONOMIST: Israel

Disquietingly, the loss of lives isn't the predominant factor, economically speaking.

WSJ: Bill for a Bombing Can Be Hard to Tally