Silvio Berlusconi: the last battle
Italy's showman-premier faces a struggle that will test his "postmodern populism" to the limit
Barack Obama’s poisoned shirt
A Nobel peace prize intended to encourage the US president may do him more harm than good
The jihadist style-journey: Germany’s election and after
An al-Qaida militant calls on Germany to leave Afghanistan. But why does he wear a suit and tie?
Germany's shift to the right
Germany's federal elections bring about a fundamental alteration of its political landscape, argues Dennis Nottebaum
Joined-up piping
A Qatar-Turkey-EU gas pipeline could become an important part of Europe’s and the Gulf’s energy infrastructure. The interdependence created by networks like these should be celebrated
Republicans at work
It is commonly assumed that firms in society sit in a political vacuum, but a positive departure from the shareholder value-oriented model of the firm is well overdue
Ergenekon: power and democracy in Turkey
The legal contest over an ultra-nationalist conspiracy in Turkey is about politics rather than justice
China’s shadow sector: power in pieces
Much of China is run by local gangs pursuing their private interest. This is the party's key test
Afghanistan’s election: a first verdict
Martine van Bijlert
Alex Strick van Linschoten
It was never going to be easy. But was it free and fair, or fixed?
Report on World 87
A neighbour's concern is the basis of a new document
Europe, Russia, America: the world-changing tide
An open letter to President Obama is caught in nostalgia and fails to address emerging global realities
South Africa’s unequal prospect
The gap between South Africans’ life-chances undermines their dream of an inclusive future
Egypt: the blinkers of expertise
The tendency of foreign observers to reduce complex Egyptian reality to formulaic description misses some of its complex and dynamic elements
Down Under diary: Is it time for Social Democracy?
The Australian prime minister Kevin Rudd claims that a revived social democracy is the only terrain on which the "great financial crisis" can be fought and overcome. The debate this has provoked down under is much more widely relevant to the current international search for a politics beyond neo-liberalism
Down Under diary: is it time for Social Democracy?
The Australian prime minister Kevin Rudd claims that a revived social democracy is the only terrain on which the "great financial crisis" can be fought and overcome. The debate this has provoked down under is much more widely relevant to the current international search for a politics beyond neo-liberalism
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad: a political shadow
The most dangerous enemies of Iran's hardline president are on his own side of the spectrum
The judicial system in Mexico (part 1)
Kathleen Blake Bohne
Nancy J. Blake
A three-part series describing the context, hope and progress for Mexico's judicial reforms
Barack Obama’s hundred days
The United States president reaches a landmark in office with the achievements of his first term already in the b
Russia's beleaguered anti-fascists
Is the law taking sides?
Iran’s unfinished crisis
The post-election political contest over the future of Iran is approaching a climax
Down Under diary: is it time for Social Democracy?
The Australian prime minister Kevin Rudd claims that a revived social democracy is the only terrain on which the "great financial crisis" can be fought and overcome. The debate this has provoked down under is much more widely relevant to the current international search for a politics beyond neo-liberalism
Barack Obama’s hundred days
The United States president reaches a landmark in office with the achievements of his first term already in the b
The future of democracy (-support)
The global landscape of democracy is changing. How can it best be practiced and assisted?
Why the crisis of business is only beginning
The economic crisis will change the attitude of the middle classes towards government and business long-term. The corporate world needs to rediscover good behaviour for its own good
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