global politics

War, globalisation, nationalism, revolution: Fred Halliday illuminates the forces shaping 21st-century world politics
Friday 16th October

What was communism?

A lasting judgment of the system that imploded in 1989 needs a large view. Fred Halliday's your man

AfPak: the unwinnable war

The US is preparing to escalate and retool in Afghanistan. But Pakistan shows why it can't win
Monday 28th September

Andorra’s model: time for change

European pressure is forcing its microstates to adapt. But Andorrans seek their own reinvention
Friday 3rd July

Yemen: travails of unity

The insecurity and violence of an ancient Arab land are creating a political implosion
Tuesday 9th June

Iran's evolution and Islam’s Berlusconi

Iran’s election race reaches its climax at a delicate moment for this post-revolutionary state
Wednesday 3rd June

China’s Tiananmen moment: the party rules

The crisis of 1989 in Beijing was for China’s elite a brutal lesson in long-term political control
Thursday 23rd April

The Dominican Republic: a time of ghosts

A Caribbean nation at the centre of world events in the 1960s needs to write a fresh page
Saturday 28th March

Iraq in the balance

The surprising contribution of Iraq's neighbours may ensure a final settlement 
Thursday 5th March

Iran’s revolution in global history

The epic moment of 1979 writes a unique - and unfinished - chapter in the story of revolution  
Monday 2nd March

Iran/USA relations: tough transition from boxing to chess

The opening - or not - towards the USA will be an important election issue in Iran
Monday 9th February

Kyrgyzstan’s default mode is Russia

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
Wednesday 21st January

The greater middle east: Obama’s six problems

An arc of states across the "greater middle east" will force itself to the new president's attention
Tuesday 13th January

A crisis of dignity in Gaza

Overwhelming force must not become the new normality of the middle east
Wednesday 10th December

The Human Rights Declaration at 60

How to return moral authority to the Universal Declaration.
Wednesday 15th October

Reading the World, Rewiring Institutions

The editor of "Russia in Global Affairs" responds to Roderic Lyne Plus: Alexei Arbatov's echoes

Armenia’s mixed messages

A tense region and authoritarian domestic politics limit the space for progress in Yerevan

Sunday 12th October

Reading Russia, Rewiring the West

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 

Wednesday 24th September

The revenge of ideas: Karl Polanyi and Susan Strange

A crisis in world finance is opportunity to retrieve the work of two pioneering thinkers
Thursday 18th September

The new Russia and how to deal with it

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.
Tuesday 26th August

The miscalculation of small nations

The autonomy of local agents in a nationalist grip is a neglected element of international politics
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