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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north americaA Nobel peace prize intended to encourage the US president may do him more harm than good
Russia has good reasons to respond positively to Obama's move away from missile defence. But realpolitik suggests they will not
prevail
After dropping the missile defence system in Eastern Europe, remaining American weapons in Europe should come next
The tentacles of political power and corruption are recoiling themselves around a divided city
In the shadow of bankruptcy, Detroit is a city of ruins and endless decay
The "swine flu" epidemic has a special resonance in a city of ghosts and catastrophes
An eye-witness account in the US of the practise recently deployed during the G-20
summit
Biden's speech in Munich suggests Obama's foreign policy is as imprisoned by its circumstances as Bush's
Conservatism's current failings stem from its own tragic nature
"You only have one year". The clock is already ticking for Barack Obama
A further decisive win for Evo Morales - but his Andean revolution still faces a bumpy ride
The death of a writer whose generous yet exacting eye mapped an era is a profound loss
The task of redecorating the Oval Office includes remembering and re-imagining trans-Atlantic relations
Among the many challenges awaiting the new Obama administration is the feeble state of US public service, which is failing to attract the best new talent
Investing in physical infrastructure is not enough if an opportunity to
build real "social infrastructure" in the country is squandered
Where will the Republican Party go in the age of Barack Obama? Watch Louisiana's political swamps
Obama's success and Blagojevich's shame flow from the two wrestling motifs of Chicago's history. Plus: Big Think discusses the possibility of urban renewal in a time of recession.
Obama's policy towards Russia should be rooted in an understanding of the relationship between Russia's energy strength and the war with Georgia, argues Ryan Koslosky. The key to a successful US-Russia policy today is renewed transatlantic relationships.
Twenty-one top scholars, experts and diplomats say: end the myths about Tehran, and open doors
The assumptions that guided earlier American policies towards Europe no
longer apply
The middle east is a priority, says John Hulsman. Be bold on Europe too, adds A Wess Mitchell
American voters' rejection of the conservative
ascendancy must now be made real
The United States election is a referendum on the record of the country's near-invisible president
Three friends in a London cafe peer across the ocean, and discuss why they care
TV and video have scrambled our eyes, brains, and reality itself. So who now to vote for?
Financial regulation should be flexible, pragmatic, local, not centralised, rule-bound, global
In saying "no" to an establishment fix, Main Street America changed the terms of political debate
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
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