It will be interesting to see exactly which customs the Vatican is going to allow from the past rich five centuries of Anglican worship, life and thought.
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global politicsWar, globalisation, nationalism, revolution: Fred Halliday illuminates the forces shaping 21st-century world politics
The great events in Europe in 1989 had a worldwide impact - and it was in many ways destructive
A lasting judgment of the system that imploded in 1989 needs a large view. Fred Halliday's your man
European pressure is forcing its microstates to adapt. But Andorrans seek their own reinvention
The insecurity and violence of an ancient Arab land are creating a political implosion
Iran’s election race reaches its climax at a delicate moment for this post-revolutionary state
The crisis of 1989 in Beijing was for China’s elite a brutal lesson in long-term political control
A Caribbean nation at the centre of world events in the 1960s needs to write a fresh page
The epic moment of 1979 writes a unique - and unfinished - chapter in the story of revolution
The opening - or not - towards the USA will be an important election issue in Iran
Kyrgyzstan's decision to end the US lease on its Manas airbase is
the latest move in Russia's aggressive foreign policy in the
post-Soviet space
An arc of states across the "greater middle east" will force itself to the new president's attention
Overwhelming force must not become the new normality of the middle east
How to return moral authority to the Universal Declaration.
A tense region and authoritarian domestic politics limit the space for progress in Yerevan
What does Russia want; how should Nato and the EU respond? An ex-ambassador to Moscow looks ahead Plus: time to get real, says Charles Grant
A crisis in world finance is opportunity to retrieve the work of two pioneering thinkers
After the recent Valdai Club meeting with Russian leaders, Charles Grant fears any attempt to push Russia towards a liberal democracy would be counter-productive. What the West can and should do is influence Russia's behaviour on the international stage.
The autonomy of local agents in a nationalist grip is a neglected element of international politics
Europe's capacious multinational initiative has rhetorical glitter but not enough political gold
What the United States and Israel do in the next four months will shape the middle east's future for four years and more
The celebration of a year of protest misses its silences and failures - and thus its true impact
Why do some countries achieve independence and not others? Blame "post-colonial sequestration syndrome"
Mai Ghoussoub and Parvin Paidar's humane, life-affirming example is missed and needed
The rise of "sovereign wealth funds" signals the end of the neo-liberal model. It's time for a coherent and long-term policy in response
Havana's official dialogues and critical whispers reveal the revolution's flaws (archive)
The recurrent political and media spasms over “sharia" or“Islamic law” too often avoid looking at the reality the terms purportto describe
Benazir Bhutto’s political life and death belongs to a wider pattern
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