International

Divorce

Money in misery 

International marriages are crumbling with the global economy, revealing unseen pitfalls in cross-border divorce law. Good news for lawyersFeb 5th 2009

The World Social Forum

Dear capitalists, admit you got it wrong 

Buoyed up by a crisis and with five presidents in attendance, the international left has ideas for fixing the world that a neoliberal might recogniseFeb 5th 2009

Cyber-hedonism

Virtual pleasures 

Many young people prefer pleasure-seeking to politics—but for how long?Feb 5th 2009

Articles from previous editions

Failed states

Fixing a broken world 

The planet’s most wretched places are not always the most dangerousJan 29th 2009

Catholics and Jews

A less than perfect touch 

It’s not just the things Benedict does, but the way he does themJan 29th 2009

Terrorism

The growing, and mysterious, irrelevance of al-Qaeda  

Military setbacks and ideological disputes have put al-Qaeda on the defensiveJan 22nd 2009

NATO

Who can unite the allies?  

Contenders are lining up for the race to be NATO’s new secretary-generalJan 22nd 2009

Development

Fairly happy birthday  

A paean of faint praise to the World Development ReportJan 22nd 2009

Public health

So near, yet so far  

Global health campaigners try again to eradicate polioJan 22nd 2009

Global migration and the downturn

The people crunch 

The economic slump is battering migrants. For tens of millions of people working outside their homelands, life is becoming much more precariousJan 15th 2009

Tracking freedom

It never stays long 

One survey shows liberty shrivelling; another names the “spoilers”Jan 15th 2009

Read a special report on the sea
A special report on the sea

Troubled waters 

The sea is suffering, mostly at the hand of man, says John Grimond

Articles from previous editions, continued...

Libel tourism

Writ large 

Are English courts stifling free speech around the world?Jan 8th 2009

Nuclear safeguards

Every little helps 

But will still counts for more than legal powers or cashJan 8th 2009

Higher education

The future is another country  

A world of colleges without borders should benefit everyone, including students who stay at homeDec 30th 2008

Internationalising American universities

The Americans are coming  

The next big shake-up of the global higher education businessDec 30th 2008

Climate change diplomacy

Fiddling with words as the world melts 

Global consensus on cooling the planet looks maddeningly elusive—but individual states and regional blocks may be stepping into the breachDec 18th 2008

Global protest

Rioters of the world unite 

They have nothing to lose but their web camerasDec 18th 2008

CHRISTMAS SPECIALS: International man of mystery

Flying anything to anybody  

The rise and fall of Viktor Bout, arms-dealer extraordinaire, shows a darker side of globalisationDec 18th 2008

International justice

A middle way for justice in Sudan 

Instead of being carted off to The Hague, could Sudan’s president be tried at home?Dec 11th 2008

Cluster weapons

Collateral damage 

America won’t sign a treaty banning cluster bombs. But can it use them now?Dec 11th 2008

Children's welfare

The best places to breed 

A nice simple way of seeing how youngsters are doingDec 11th 2008

Read a special report on al-Qaeda
A special report on al-Qaeda

Winning or losing?  

Al-Qaeda has made terrorism truly global, to deadly effect. But it may yet prove to be its own worst enemy, says Anton La Guardia

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