Somalia: beyond the quagmire
A new alignment of forces is a moment of opportunity and danger in the shattered country
24/25 Feb 2009
The AfPak war: Obama's three options
The US predicament in Afghanistan and Pakistan is deepening. What will Barack Obama do?
China's stalled reform
After thirty years of economic reform, the questions over China's future are multiplying
Gaza: the “new war”
The Israeli public and political establishment must think in terms of human - not national - security to find an exit from a war without end
Kosovo: one year on
A constrained independence leaves Europe's newest state living in contradiction
Globalization requires fairness
Unfairness fuels sentiments of anti-globalisation. Domestic support for open economies comes from equitable wealth distributions
A world in revolt
Economic crisis spreads to the global south. Watch the rise of a transnational anti-elite
Ambitious new patriarch
Kirill, the skiing, worldly patriarch must balance openness abroad and diplomacy at home
