THE hills 30km north-west of Amman, Jordan's capital, are home to a miracle of scientific diplomacy called Sesame. Proposals to build this device, the world's most politically fraught particle accelerator, date back nearly 20 years. The delay is understandable. Israel, Iran and the Palestinian Authority, three of the project's nine members, are better known for conflict than collaboration. Turkey does not recognise the Republic of Cyprus, but both have worked together on the accelerator. As well...
THE hills 30km north-west of Amman, Jordan's capital, are home to a miracle of scientific diplomacy called Sesame. Proposals to build this device, the world's most politically fraught particle accelerator, date back nearly 20 years. The delay is understandable. Israel, Iran and the Palestinian Authority, three of the project's nine members, are better known for conflict than collaboration. Turkey does not recognise the Republic of Cyprus, but both have worked together on the accelerator. As well...
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