Government and politics

Europe in limbo: Home and dry

Europe’s weaker economies are in the grip of a worsening credit crunch(0)

The euro crisis: An ever-deeper democratic deficit

The level of further integration necessary to deal with the euro crisis will be hard to square with the increasing cantankerousness of Europe’s voters(0)

The costs of a Greek exit: Cutting up rough

How much do Greece and the rest of Europe stand to lose?(2)

Nepal's minorities: Constituting a nationality

Anxiety about the future of the country's ethnic identities is keeping political progress at bay(1)

Russia's new cabinet: Putin's gang

No great personnel changes, but the new government will soon face new challenges(41)

Voting rights: Wrong questions, wrong answers

America has changed since the Voting Rights Act was passed in 1965, but has it changed since it was reauthorised—for good cause—in 2006?(53)

America's economy: Fiscal cliffs, multipliers, and the myth of central bank independence

The headline says it all(10)

Sri Lanka's opposition: Letting the general out of the bottle

The government releases its most visible opponent, leaving him with the next move(14)

Census data: Worth the intrusion

Some Republicans want to end a valuable tool for settling debates about all sorts of policies(41)

Serbia's presidential election: Former nationalist ousts Tadic

Tomislav Nikolic beats the leader of the Democratic Party(91)

The Dominican Republic's presidential election: A disputed first-round knockout

Danilo Medina appears to be the narrow winner(3)

Pakistan’s energy crisis: Power politics

Blackouts arm the opposition with incendiary ammunition(16)

Jacob Zuma: Portrait of a president

A new painting of Jacob Zuma has riled the ANC(115)

Inflation: The central banker's bogeyman

Not that! Anything but that!(12)

This week in print: Brazil's economy, free trade in Colombia, Mexico's drug war, business in Cuba and Carlos Fuentes's death

A roundup of the week's Americas stories(1)

Presidential politics in Taiwan: Ma’s second stand

Ma Ying-jeou’s second term will be judged on how well he can broaden the island’s international ties—and keep his own party loyal(10)

Egypt’s presidential election: Spring can come again

Though no candidate inspires much joy, a fair election will be a great step forward(26)