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institutions & governmentEveryone likes the idea of fair, accountable and effective international institutions to cope with global economic, environment and security issues. But what form should they take? David Held and Paul Hirst argue for gradual reform within. George Monbiot advocates root and branch democratisation of the UN, and the creation of a new economic order. Other contributors identify key dilemmas and suggest creative solutions.
Why do some countries achieve independence and not others? Blame "post-colonial sequestration syndrome"
The Chinese netizens mobilising against western media distortions should also look in the mirror
What does the new Russian president want, and does he have the scope to make the job his own?
Beijing’s tense months of crisis may in retrospect come to seem the product of a masterly public-relations campaign, says Kerry Brown.
A devastating cyclone alters the political outlook days before the junta's constitutional poll
The Maoist victory in Nepal took India by surprise. But New Delhi shares responsibility for this outcome
A many-sided argument over autonomy for Bolivia's eastern region is coming to a climax
Vietnam’s official memory has no place for Hoang Minh Chinh, an honourable critic who embraced democracy
The fortieth anniversary of the student revolt traps the French in the cunning of history
Kathmandu's election surprise sets a critical challenge for the new Maoist government
A former Catholic bishop defeats the world's longest-serving ruling party (archive)
Pope Benedict XVI’s visit to the United States was a diplomatic success. But what is he for?
..or does it get in the way? The search for new ground on a question of global relevance
Paraguayans have written a fresh page in world history - twice over. Now for the hard part...
A group of leading specialists on Tibet from around the world write to China's president
The violent protests in Haiti against rising food prices expose its deeper political predicament
How Beijing can defuse the negative publicity around the Olympics, Tibet and Xinjiang
Why the third coming of Silvio Berlusconi is bad news for Italy, for Europe and for democracy
An electoral earthquake reflects the distance between Kathmandu's elite and Nepal's people
Beijing's policy in Tibet is not working. But the cycle of repression and resistance can change. Plus - Chinese intellectuals speak out on Tibet
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