Long reads It’s now or never for Washington America's real aim in Ukraine and other former Soviet republics is to seize control of vital resourc By Mark Almond
It’s all about control, not the price of petrol After the war, a new, US-dominated oil cartel will determine economic prospects in China and India By Mark Almond
The wrong blueprint for Baghdad The Balkans are hailed as proof that western intervention improves native lives. Wrong, reports Mark By Mark Almond
Eddie George takes over Ukraine A surprising election result in the former Soviet state worries Mark Almond By Mark Almond
How the west helps the vote-riggers When an election result in a former communist country is approved by outside observers, we assume it By Mark Almond
Nightmare at Camp Bondsteel Djakova, Kosovo, 14 December. US helicopters appear in the sky; troops raid the school; aid workers By Mark Almond