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The conflict in Gaza can be seen in the light of a decade of "war on terror"
The world's economic foundations lost their moorings in 2008. What can restore them?
Watch the arc of tension that stretches from Somalia to Pakistan test the new administration
A generation of civilian rule is an achievement, but rooted flaws in Argentina's polity remain
France's political "elephants" have blocked an effort to reinvent the left. But not for ever
The crisis of 2008 is a consequence of the pervasive impact of
market-driven policy. A new idea of the state is needed
The renowned management consultancy advises Barack Obama's transition team
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Ecuador's new leftist government is considering bestowing legal "rights" upon nature. What would Hannah Arendt think?
The financial crisis illuminates deeper shifts in the world's economic power-balance. It is time for a Global Strategic Council
Tel Aviv's plans for Tehran - and the vacuum in Washington - are causing high-level worries
The pioneering anthropologist's ideas still inform understanding of the human mind and its cultures
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An economic downturn makes the Doha summit on paying for development even more vital
A crucial round of elections finds Hugo Chávez’s tumultuous project at a historic impasse
The US president-to-be should seize the initiative to heal three sources of hemispheric strain
The US's refocus on Afghanistan highlights the crucial role of Iraq as a jihadi training-ground
An agreement over Bolivia’s constitution sets the stage for another epic political year
A political crisis in Bangkok is a dangerous distraction from the insurgency in Thailand’s south
The provocateur of a vigorous debate on business-led philanthropy returns to the fray
The Washington summit of the G20 nations is the opening to a new era of global governance
Brazil’s municipal elections reveal the democratic benefits of political division
The world's leaders must address endemic global inequality and insecurity, or pay a heavy price
The G20 summit needs to match the progressive global ambitions of 1944-45. Step forward, Europe
The Security Council's sclerosis is just one flaw in a body that needs drastic renovation
South Africa's former president is seen differently at home and abroad. A key to understanding him?
France’s president has wider ambitions. He may be reminded that all politics is local
The world's financial, governance, climate and power problems are part of a single challenge
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