globalisation: all articles

Enjoy contested debates and in-depth analysis by leading actors and thinkers – plus word from ‘ordinary’ people experiencing the effects of globalisation. The aim is clear thinking – and workable solutions for globalisation
Friday 16th October

AfPak: the unwinnable war

AfPak: the unwinnable war, 16 October 2009
The US is preparing to escalate and retool in Afghanistan. But Pakistan shows why it can't win

Silvio Berlusconi: the last battle

Geoff Andrews, 16 October 2009
Italy's showman-premier faces a struggle that will test his "postmodern populism" to the limit
Monday 12th October

After glaciers: a new climate world

Øyvind Paasche, 12 October 2009
A massive retreat of glaciers in the South Atlantic signals an emerging climate regime  
Thursday 8th October

Afghanistan: from insurgency to insurrection

Paul Rogers, 8 October 2009
A change in the Afghan war's character has momentous implications for Washington
Tuesday 6th October

Security in the network-state

Adam Elkus and John P. Sullivan, 6 October 2009
States are not so much declining, failing and yielding as transforming their very nature. The network is the right metaphor to grasping the new state's complexity
Friday 2nd October

Iran, America, Israel: the nuclear gamble

Paul Rogers, 2 October 2009
The dispute over Iran’s nuclear plans creates a perilous three-way dynamic that may lead to war
Tuesday 29th September

The jihadist style-journey: Germany’s election and after

Ben O'Loughlin and Mina Al-Lami, 29 September 2009
An al-Qaida militant calls on Germany to leave Afghanistan. But why does he wear a suit and tie? 
Monday 28th September

Andorra’s model: time for change

Fred Halliday, 28 September 2009
European pressure is forcing its microstates to adapt. But Andorrans seek their own reinvention
Thursday 24th September

The nuclear-weapons agenda

Paul Rogers, 24 September 2009
The world is embracing nuclear diplomacy anew. Britain is a case-study in an evolving process
Friday 18th September

Afghanistan: limits of military power

Paul Rogers, 18 September 2009
The key to progress in Afghanistan - or just to avoiding disaster - is to see through the "other's" eyes
Tuesday 15th September

International Democracy Day: work to do

Halina Ward and John Elkington, 15 September 2009
The global community must recognise the dangers climate change poses to democracy
Friday 11th September

A world in need: the case for sustainable security

Paul Rogers, 11 September 2009
The global crises of violence, inequality and climate make fresh approaches to security essential
Wednesday 9th September

Europe’s global challenge: three crucial months

Paul Engel, Dirk Messner, Simon Maxwell, and Pierre Schori, 9 September 2009
The problems of global economy, climate and security are sharpening. Where is Europe's voice?
Friday 4th September

The Afghan dilemma

Paul Rogers, 4 September 2009

A flawed election and a sophisticated Taliban campaign deepen Washington's problems

Thursday 3rd September

A global financial detox

Saskia Sassen, 3 September 2009
A "small-is-beautiful" reform could begin to cure the fatal addiction to giant credit sources
Thursday 27th August

Afghanistan: the point of decision

Paul Rogers, 27 August 2009
An uncertain election and rising insurgency make Washington's vital policy choice even tougher
Sunday 23rd August

Brazil, the United States and Chile: military ghosts

Arthur Ituassu, 23 August 2009
A plot against Chilean democracy in the 1970s has echoes in Colombia and Honduras today
Friday 21st August

The felling of bungalows, the building of Dhaka

Delwar Hussain, 21 August 2009
The frenetic urban growth of Bangladesh's capital forces its inhabitants into new ways of living

The hot, flat, insecure world: a governance test

Ruby Gropas, 21 August 2009
How humans manage the interplay of global warming and insecurity will define the century 
Thursday 20th August

Report on World 87

External Relations Authority, 20 August 2009
A neighbour's concern is the basis of a new document
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