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Tuesday 13th October

Barack Obama’s poisoned shirt

A Nobel peace prize intended to encourage the US president may do him more harm than good
Monday 28th September

Will Medvedev meet Obama halfway?

Russia has good reasons to respond positively to Obama's move away from missile defence. But realpolitik suggests they will not prevail
Monday 21st September

Rid Europe of ‘tac nukes’

After dropping the missile defence system in Eastern Europe, remaining American weapons in Europe should come next
Monday 29th June

New Orleans's sub-heavenly host

The tentacles of political power and corruption are recoiling themselves around a divided city
Friday 19th June

Letter from Motor City

In the shadow of bankruptcy, Detroit is a city of ruins and endless decay
Tuesday 5th May

The plague spin of New Orleans

The "swine flu" epidemic has a special resonance in a city of ghosts and catastrophes
Sunday 19th April

Kettling: another special relationship

An eye-witness account in the US of the practise recently deployed during the G-20 summit
Thursday 12th February

Obama's Bush-like foreign policy

Biden's speech in Munich suggests Obama's foreign policy is as imprisoned by its circumstances as Bush's
Tuesday 10th February

US neo-cons jump the conservative ship

Conservatism's current failings stem from its own tragic nature 
Friday 6th February

Barack Obama: don’t waste the crisis

"You only have one year". The clock is already ticking for Barack Obama
Monday 2nd February

Bolivia: after the vote

A further decisive win for Evo Morales - but his Andean revolution still faces a bumpy ride
Friday 30th January

John Updike: singing America

The death of a writer whose generous yet exacting eye mapped an era is a profound loss
Tuesday 20th January

What will Obama do with Churchill's bust?

The task of redecorating the Oval Office includes remembering and re-imagining trans-Atlantic relations
Monday 19th January

Rejuvenating public service in the Obama era

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
Sunday 18th January

The missing element of Obama's economic plan

Investing in physical infrastructure is not enough if an opportunity to build real "social infrastructure" in the country is squandered
Thursday 8th January

Three regular guys

Where will the Republican Party go in the age of Barack Obama? Watch Louisiana's political swamps
Monday 15th December

Chicago: tale of two cities

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.
Friday 28th November

Realigning US relations with Russia

  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.
Monday 24th November

The United States and Iran: a new course

Twenty-one top scholars, experts and diplomats say: end the myths about Tehran, and open doors
Tuesday 11th November

Memo to Obama: a Europe policy 3.0

The assumptions that guided earlier American policies towards Europe no longer apply
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