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globalisationEnjoy contested debates and in-depth analysis by leading actors and thinkers – plus word from ‘ordinary’ people experiencing the effects of globalisation. The aim is clear thinking – and workable solutions for globalisation
A crucial round of elections finds Hugo Chávez’s tumultuous revolution at a historic impasse
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
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
How will Obama change al-Qaida's prospects? The renowned management consultancy advises
The nuclear deal with Pyongyang is back on track. But the regime's politics are critical to its fate
A map of ideology from the French revolution to neo-liberalism sets its compass to the future
What impact will the global economic downturn have on arguments about climate change?
A small-island people have written a new chapter in the history of their land - and of democracy
Washington's strike on Syria reflects both military concern and political calculation
The project to end global poverty is made more not less vital by the world’s financial troubles
The arrest of Chile's former dictator remains a landmark
event in international justice
The pressures of debt, peak oil and climate change require a radical policy response
The global financial shock should lead to real reform. But will world leaders learn from history?
The financial breakdown is opening new fissures in the world's political crust
Food, water, medicine and shelter save lives. But so does information
The west's capitalism made the global financial mess. China's
authoritarian kind can't clear it up
More drug-trafficking networks in west Africa plus state corrosion equal the region’s first narco-state
A neglected radical who sought to extend liberty and enlarge life is our contemporary
"Gomorrah", a fearless anatomy of Napoli's mafia, also exposes the new face of global crime
The world's financial turmoil is a rare opportunity to reform global governance
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