Self-induced sluggishness
This year will probably be a pretty bad one for the world economy; it doesn’t have to be(4)
Thursday January 5th 2012
Global finance
Citizenship
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The world economy
The Republican nomination
On to New Hampshire
Mitt Romney strengthens his place as front-runner. But now he has a new rival(16)
Egypt's election
Patience and steady nerves required
With Islamists set to dominate the new parliament, secular Egyptians hope that the moderates will keep the extremists in check. So far they seem willing to do so(4)
Democracy in Hungary
The long march of Fidesz
Both inside and outside Hungary, alarm is growing over the ruling party’s steps to entrench its powers(5)
Islam
God-daughters
A biography of two women whose lives have been transformed by militant Islam
China as number one
How to get a date
The year when the Chinese economy will truly eclipse America’s is in sight(182)
The downside of social media
Too much buzz
Facebook, Twitter and other social media provide huge opportunities, but will bring huge problems(60)
Syria
Mission failure
The Arab League has failed to stop the bloodshed in Syria, and the opposition is growing ever restless(22)
Solar power
Building a better suntrap
A novel approach to solar power may help to improve its efficiency(50)
Iraq
Make it federal
If their country is to function, Iraqis need to share power(82)
America's military strategy
Barack Obama's military strategy is both sensible and a belated recognition of realities that have been all too apparent for some time
Blog highlights
Buttonwood injects a little nuance into the debate about fiscal stimulus
Prospero explains how to be a dictator
Gulliver takes an iPad across Africa
Americas view notes Cristina Kirchner's illness
Johnson on words of the year
Video
Daniel Yergin on the future of energy
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Jurgen Scdhdeberg arrived in South Africa as a teenager in 1950. Here are a selection of the photographs he took
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Masters of management
Leonardo da Vinci in London
The crowds are remarkable, but so is the reason to brave them
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