World politics

Modernising Russia

Another great leap forward? 

Modernisation is hard to argue with. But it may not be what Russia needsMar 11th 2010

United States

Foreign policy

Containing Iran 

President Obama's Iran policy is trapped between an angry Congress and a stubborn ChinaMar 11th 2010

The president and trade

Go sell 

As the president embraces exports, trade friction loomsMar 11th 2010

White House tensions

Ballet Rahmbert 

The gossip surrounding the president’s chief of staff is getting out of handMar 11th 2010

The film business

Hollow-wood 

The sign is still there, but the film crews increasingly aren’tMar 11th 2010

Alabama's economy

After cotton 

Alabama’s small cities are poised for recoveryMar 11th 2010

Corruption on the border

Assets on the other side 

Mexico’s drugs gangs are getting ever more cleverMar 11th 2010

Unemployment figures

Slow going 

Why is the recovery jobless? Maybe because it isn’t a recoveryMar 11th 2010

University fees

Degrees of pain 

Colleges nationwide are asking students to pay more for their educationMar 11th 2010

Lexington

Barack Obama's abortion drama 

Religion is causing the president headachesMar 11th 2010

The Americas

Guatemala and organised crime

Reaching the untouchables 

Attempts to stop drugs money corrupting public life in Guatemala are making some progressMar 11th 2010

Jamaica and organised crime

Seeking Mr Coke 

American anger at Jamaica’s slowness in handing over an alleged gang bossMar 11th 2010

Brazil's quilombos

Affirmative anticipation 

A dispute over land becomes an argument about raceMar 11th 2010

Canada's Parliament returns

Seal of approval 

Bereft of controversy, lawmakers chew seal meat and sing a sexist anthemMar 11th 2010

Asia

Indian politics and women

Indian women on the march 

An historic change in the offing; but India’s ruling party may be overreaching itselfMar 11th 2010

China mulls a property tax

An odd sort of tax 

That some liberals want and local governments fearMar 11th 2010

Koreans in Japan

Taxation without representation 

The DPJ stumbles in its efforts to grant foreigners the voteMar 11th 2010

Economic reform in Malaysia

Out with the new 

Najib wavers over undoing affirmative-action policiesMar 11th 2010

Rigging Myanmar's election

Belt, braces and army boots 

The generals leave nothing to chanceMar 11th 2010

Elections in the Philippines

Vote before the system crashes 

Technology complicates life for vote-riggers and counters alikeMar 11th 2010

Banyan

Not whaling but drowning 

In a sea of international opprobrium. But a compromise may be at handMar 11th 2010

International

People and history

Burying myths, uncovering truth 

In the aftermath of fighting or repression, people are often told to forget things. But in free societies, selective memory cannot be imposed for everMar 11th 2010

Turks and Armenians

The cost of reconstruction 

It takes many hands to reconcile two peoples so divided by historyMar 11th 2010

Middle East and Africa

The Israel-Palestine peace talks

More than just a charade? 

The peace process resumes, after a fashionMar 11th 2010

Israel's disputatious Avigdor Lieberman

Can the coalition hold together? 

A religious issue is threatening the government's cohesionMar 11th 2010

Iraq's election

The wrangling has only just begun 

A government reflecting the people's will should slowly emergeMar 11th 2010

Stalemate in Zimbabwe

An early election? 

The unity government is stuck. An early election might break the logjamMar 11th 2010

Another massacre in Nigeria

An unending cycle 

A terrible tit-for-tat is causing untold misery—and seems unlikely to endMar 11th 2010

The IMF in Africa

Going green 

The IMF says it wants to help Africa handle climate changeMar 11th 2010

Europe

France's regional elections

The strange unpopularity of Nicolas Sarkozy 

The ruling party of Nicolas Sarkozy is bracing itself for a bad result in France’s regional electionsMar 11th 2010

Italy's regional elections

Berlusconi's burlesque 

A farcical failure to register candidates in timeMar 11th 2010

The Cyprus talks

A fillip for Talat? 

An international court ruling injects new life into fast-fading peace talksMar 11th 2010

German church scandals

Abuse and counterabuse 

Child-abuse scandals in the Catholic church come a bit nearer the popeMar 11th 2010

Slovakia's disturbing patriotism

Culture creep 

The Slovak leader deploys national culture as a political weaponMar 11th 2010

Home births in Hungary

Difficult delivery 

The pioneer of home births in Hungary faces jailMar 11th 2010

BRIEFING: Modernising Russia

Another great leap forward? 

Modernisation is hard to argue with. But it may not be what Russia needsMar 11th 2010

Charlemagne

Juggling Europe's stars 

The new president of the European Council will be worth watchingMar 11th 2010

Britain

Interview with Nick Clegg

Kingmaker in waiting? 

The Liberal Democrats prepare for battle—in their own wayMar 11th 2010

Policing Northern Ireland

The end of the beginning 

Justice and policing are now devolved. What difference will it make?Mar 11th 2010

Bishops, gays and equality

Lords a-leaping 

Even for the lords spiritual, the times are changingMar 11th 2010

The rise of the handyman

Mr Fixit 

Professional fathers are downing tools to play with their childrenMar 11th 2010

Taxing companies

Choose your weapons 

In the corporate-tax armoury the next government must pick carefullyMar 11th 2010

Independents for Parliament

Out with the old 

Why independent candidates may yet break the political mouldMar 11th 2010

Failing schools

For whom the bell tolls 

Giving parents a real choiceMar 11th 2010

Bagehot

No escape 

An infamous murder returns to the national consciousness, with worrying implicationsMar 11th 2010

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