Europe The battle to clean up Romanian politics has a long way to run Alleged links between the country’s anti-corrpution directorate and its intelligence services are undermining the country’s efforts to escape its past. By David Clark
How will central Asia cope with the passing of its independence generation? Instability and uncertainty could draw outside powers into a competitive struggle for influence over the region. By David Clark
Why is Germany throwing a wild card into the UN leadership race? An eleventh-hour, unofficial candidate threatens to destabilise the contest. By David Clark
The left should stop calling Tony Blair a war criminal and move on Tony Blair left a trail of death and political destruction behind him. But he's not a war criminal. By David Clark
There are sinister goings-on in the race to become the UN’s next Secretary-General The United Nations can and must do better than this, says David Clark. By David Clark
There’s more than Britain’s EU membership at stake tomorrow A Brexit vote could have dire consequences for world order, warns David Clark. By David Clark
The BBC white paper is an insight into the battle within conservatism The main problem Whittingdale has confronted in pressing the case for radical change to the BBC is that his… By David Clark
David Cameron’s deal is a farce – the Remain campaign should steer clear of it Winning ugly won't work, warns David Clark. By David Clark
What does Vladimir Putin want from the UN’s next secretary-general? The shadow of an American or Russian veto will colour the next year at the United Nations. By David Clark