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The US's refocus on Afghanistan highlights the crucial role of Iraq as a jihadi training-ground
The ripples of the vicious south Caucasus war continue. Plus: Fred Halliday on Armenia's trials
An agreement over Bolivia’s constitution sets the stage for another epic political year
An eruption of war is rooted in the complex recent politics of an unsettled region
Democracy's advance has shaped the world's experience for three decades. A new debate is timely, says the head of International IDEA
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 United States president-elect will be a change-maker not a miracle-worker
What is right and wrong in the G20 communique? Tony Curzon Price invites you to annotate the text
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
A post-war buffer-zone remains tense, a Russian rights activist reports
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
The United States president-elect promises to withdraw troops from
Iraq. Will he deliver?
France’s president has wider ambitions. He may be reminded that all politics is local
A journey through the fire, waste and longing of a region in search of life
The way the first world war is remembered closes as well as opens doors to the past
The world's financial, governance, climate and power problems are part of a single challenge
The middle east is a priority, says John Hulsman. Be bold on Europe too, adds A Wess Mitchell
Planned changes to the BBC World Service's Russian programming spark debate
How will Obama change al-Qaida's prospects? The renowned management consultancy advises
American voters' rejection of the conservative
ascendancy must now be made real
The visceral art of Francis Bacon exposes the shallow godlessness of the new atheists
Monetary policy needs profitable banks. The G20 meeting won't solve credit-creation soon
KA Dilday & Anthony Barnett's email discussion of Barack Obama's role in shaping the future
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