The Crown Capital Management International Relations Must-Reads from Around the World

Marseille’s Makeover — The southern French port city of Marseille is trying to shed its image of poverty and crime after being designated as European Capital of Culture for 2013, reports the New York Times, which the paper compares to “winning the Olympics.” France’s second-largest city is spending nearly $135 million on the makeover. “From a poor, rough, crime-ridden and corrupt crossroads whose economy declined with the end of colonialism to an attractive tourist destination of sun, sea, seafood and culture,” writes the Times.