World politics
Last night's summit: The feeling's mutual
François Hollande and Angela Merkel are clashing over Eurobonds, and more(11)
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)
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)
Myanmar's ethnic armies: Prince of Wale
How political changes at the centre have changed the career of a power-broker on the periphery(0)
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)
Money talks: May 21st 2012: Driving up the cost of cars
OUR correspondents on a slightly disappointing IPO for Facebook, the Indonesian government's plan to increase down-payments on cars, and a survey on bosses that found more top companies are betting on outsiders(0)
Serbia's presidential election: Former nationalist ousts Tadic
Tomislav Nikolic beats the leader of the Democratic Party(91)
The euro crisis: No one wins this game of chicken
Europe may have called Greece's bluff, but an exit is still probable(13)
Daily chart: America’s presidential race
A tough fight now beckons between Mitt Romney and Barack Obama(141)
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(114)
The week ahead: May 18th 2012: Television debates replace tear gas
EGYPTIANS begin voting for a new president, markets eye Greece with anxiety, Nato and G8 summits in America, and nuclear talks with Iran(0)
A roundup of the week's Americas stories(1)
US election: Betting on Barack
The Iowa figures show a steady advantage in recent weeks(17)
The Texas Senate race: Another insurgency
A tea-party favourite takes on another Republican establishment figure(2)
China and Taiwan: Strait talking
Grand plans for a jointly run island(69)
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)
Bagehot: The nightmare scenario
Britain’s problems are not a bad dream from which voters can wake(16)
China and America compete to lead regional free-trade arrangements(3)
Poland’s slowing economy: Set the eagle free
A star performer in Europe that should be doing even better(28)
Charlemagne: Angela’s new partner
The French president must learn to dance with a dominant German chancellor(82)
Russia and NATO: Rethink the reset
NATO should not give in to Russian aggression(387)
Silvio Berlusconi’s media group is not doing so well any more(7)
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