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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The great events in Europe in 1989 had a worldwide impact - and it was in many ways destructive
How do the upheavals of 1989 look now? On the anniversary, openDemocracy writers reflect:
Katinka Barysch: Timebends
Arthur Ituassu: A time of fusion
The spreading
Naxalite insurgency in India - not al-Qaida - may show the world its
future
A massacre in Thailand's Muslim-majority south symbolises the state's lack of accountability
A creative anthropologist's gift is ideas that inform understanding of the human mind and its cultures
President Lula's Brazil has achieved new status and rising prosperity. But two key tests remain
How, in a year of lost fear and found courage, east Europeans vanquished a degrading system
Washington's escape-route from crisis lies not in military escalation but in a change of thinking
A coherent shift towards a civilian, Afghan, regional, and UN-led policy can still rescue a failing strategy
The danger of states or terrorists using “incapacitatant” chemical agents is growing. It's time to contain it
Karadzic's refusal to appear in court raises the
question of whether war crimes defendants should have the right to
self-representation
The price of order in Ben Ali's fiefdom is paid in hidden violations, blocked lives and unaccountable power
Will be a factor in negotiations over Iran’s nuclear programme, warns Paul Rogers
The US is preparing to escalate and retool in Afghanistan. But Pakistan shows why it can't win
Italy's showman-premier faces a struggle that will test his "postmodern populism" to the limit
A massive retreat of glaciers in the South Atlantic signals an emerging climate regime
The frenetic urban growth of Bangladesh's capital forces its inhabitants into new ways of living
A change in the Afghan war's character has momentous implications for Washington
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
The dispute over Iran’s nuclear plans creates a perilous three-way dynamic that may lead to war
An al-Qaida militant calls on Germany to leave Afghanistan. But why does he wear a suit and tie?
European pressure is forcing its microstates to adapt. But Andorrans seek their own reinvention
The world is embracing nuclear diplomacy anew. Britain is a case-study in an evolving process
The key to progress in Afghanistan - or just to avoiding disaster - is to see through the "other's" eyes
The global community must recognise the dangers climate change poses to democracy
The global crises of violence, inequality and climate make fresh approaches to security essential
The problems of global economy, climate and security are sharpening. Where is Europe's voice?
A flawed election and a sophisticated Taliban campaign deepen Washington's problems
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