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american power & the worldThe period since 9/11 has renewed global debate about the nature of United States power and influence in a world being transformed by globalisation. openDemocracy writers - American and non-American - bring fresh perspectives to bear on the Iraq war, the question of empire, unilateralism, the "end of history", neo-conservatism, and foreign policy under and after George W Bush
The world may have the final say on an epic United States campaign
US party gatherings and vice-presidential choices are a rich source of political lore... and chaos
The US candidate’s foreign trip is about changing the agenda as well as winning votes
The
United States's global detention policy is incubating the
insurgents of the future
A core principle of the US constitution has been vindicated by the country’s Supreme Court
Hillary Clinton's campaign has cast a political shadow over the US presidential contest
It took a global village. KA Dilday, openDemocracy columnist, writes in the New York Times
The Obama-Clinton "change" contest also carries the burden of Democratic Party history
The United States presidential race is the most exciting and energising
in years. Barack Obama has made it so, and in a way that opens a new
era of political possibility
There's a lot of talk about the first black president, the first woman president, the oldest president. But what are Americans really voting for?
The roots of America's health statistics dissected
A fashionable case for a post-neocon alliance is flawed
On the sixth anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, openDemocracy hears from those who say "I am an American" in a different voice
There is sickness at the system's heart. Can a new consensus cure it?
Republican division and Democratic calculation together guarantee no early end to the war in Iraq
The United States president's unbending approach to Iraq is rooted in advice from Vietnam-era confidantes who worked for Richard Nixon
The balance of voting in the United States Supreme Court is not quite as predictable as conservatives hope and liberals fear
An unpopular president and an unwinnable war won't guarantee a Democrat victory in 2008
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