Isabel Hilton
Articles by Isabel Hilton
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Books
Chronicle of a fight foretold
- 19 October 2010
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Mario Vargas Llosa has been awarded the Nobel Prize for literature. Isabel Hilton, who knew the author during the late 1980s, charts his political journey from left to right.
International Politics
50 People Who Matter 2010 | 4. Xi Jinping
- 21 September 2010
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Chinese kingpin.
Asia
Dear Leader’s big moment for détente?
- 21 September 2010
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Negotiating with North Korea was never simple — but as threats of confrontation with the South ease, this may be the time for the world to push for an end to the last cold war nuclear stand-off.
Asia
Land of blue gold
- 18 January 2010
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In a region fraught with mutual distrust, anxieties over water supply are raising tensions between India and China. For exiled Tibetans, these developments carry their own threat
Human Rights
This restless land
- 15 October 2009
Last year, after a decade of violence, Maoist rebels drove through the abolition of Nepal’s monarchy, but all too quickly they themselves fell from power. What chance now for peace and democracy?
Politics
A legacy of repression
- 09 July 2009
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The clashes in Xinjiang are yet another reminder of the fragility of the Chinese state. How much longer can the superpower hold together?
Asia
Desperately seeking democracy
- 28 May 2009
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For almost a century, the Chinese people have called for freedom. Personal liberty has grown since Tiananmen Square – but politically, China is as stifled as ever
North America
American idol
- 02 April 2009
The roots of Obama's popularity are not hard to find. After eight years of dangerous American nationalism, the sharp rupture with the Bush years is cause for celebration
