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A year of Bangkok protests reflects an illness in Thailand’s legal and political order
The Indian assaults belong to a global, urban frontline. Plus: Kanishk Tharoor's closer view
The global financial crisis exposes anew the flaws of a British polity that resists democratic modernisation
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
Kremlinology is back
A neglected dispute seems to resemble the Caucasus-Balkans - but close-up looks different
A qualified, contingent and contextual case. Plus: Vidar Helgesen on democracy-support's future
An economic downturn makes the Doha summit on paying for development even more vital
Pakistan’s military elite and its ostensible US-Nato allies are engaged in a different power-play
A crucial round of elections finds Hugo Chávez’s tumultuous project at a historic impasse
The hijacking of international vessels off the Horn of Africa reflects the world's neglect of Somalia
Twenty-one top scholars, experts and diplomats say: end the myths about Tehran, and open doors
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
The ripples of the vicious south Caucasus war continue. Plus: Fred Halliday on Armenia's trials
An eruption of war is rooted in the complex recent politics of an unsettled region
An agreement over Bolivia’s constitution sets the stage for another epic political year
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 currents of solidarity and fissure in the Caucasus mosaic elude Russia's control
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
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