World Affairs

Intervention in Syria won�t work, so how do we stop Assad?

Mehdi Hasan — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:05:45 GMT

Military action might appeal to the soul but it isn't a viable option. It won't stop the violence and it isn't what most Syrians want.

Santorum wins big. Is it a big nothing for the GOP race?

John Stoehr — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:16:04 GMT

Santorum's victories in Minnesota, Missouri, and Colorado mean bigger challenges for Romney and better chances for Gingrich.

A hotline to the Republican id

Alec MacGillis — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:57:14 GMT

Why Gingrich fires up the conservative base.

The vagabond king

Simon Akam — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:57:04 GMT

When 25-year-old Valentine Strasser seized power in Sierra Leone in 1992, he became the world�s youngest head of state. Today he lives with his mother and spends his days drinking gin by the roadside. What went wrong?

Romney wins Florida but the battle is far from over

John Stoehr — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:24:08 GMT

We may see a winner as late as March if candidates other than Romney don't run out of money first.

What to expect from the Florida primary

Samira Shackle — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:09:23 GMT

A win for Mitt Romney looks inevitable -- but this does not mean the end of Newt Gingrich.

10 things you need to know about Newt

Mehdi Hasan — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:57:31 GMT

He�s been married three times and his middle name is Leroy. But that�s not the half of the things you might not know about the latest big hope of the Republican right . . .

The terrorist who wasn�t

Peter Oborne — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Vilified by the press and falsely branded a terror threat by Interpol, Tunisian-born Mohamed Ali Harrath was a victim of Britain�s shameful collusion with brutal dictators.

Salman�s trouble in India

Samira Shackle — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

How we can make globalisation fairer

Will Straw — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:42:40 GMT

We need international action to halt the slide on corporation tax.

The cold choice � jobs or jihad

Olivier Roy — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:11:52 GMT

The Arab spring uprisings were not prompted by religion as in Iran 1979, writes Olivier Roy � but some think the Arab winter may bring a counter-revolutionary Muslim Reformation. What does the rise of Islamist parties hold for Egyptians and prospects for democracy?

For the defectors, there�s no way home

Krys Lee — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

This crisis has been springtime for the paranoid American right

Thomas Frank — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

The causes of the US downturn are complex. But Tea Partiers would rather you thought that it boiled down to a cheating government, Maoists, not enough freedom � and not running the country like a corner shop.

The war on democracy

John Pilger — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 07:52:27 GMT

From the Chagos Islands to Pakistan, innocent civilians are pawns to America, backed by Britain. In our compliant political culture, this deadly game seldom speaks its name.

Belgrade - beyond the trenches

George Eaton — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:40:48 GMT

A war-scarred place ready for the quiet life.