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The K1 affair: A suburban salesman
In detaining Helmut Kiener, German prosecutors have provoked much intrigue over the hedge fund operator with big banks as clients but a history of regulatory run-ins
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A risky trial that offers little reward
The decision to try Khalid Sheik Mohammed and four other alleged 9/11 conspirators in a civilian court in New York City, rather than before a military commission in a far-off place involves a needless risk, writes Clive Crook
Van Rompuy is the right man for the job
Wolfgang Münchau on the Belgian prime minister‘s abilities
Could sovereign debt be the new subprime?
Finance officials must be aware of new dangers, warns Gillian Tett
Put space at the heart of US-India relations
Karl Inderfurth and Raja Mohan on the two’s strengthening ties
Europe risking irrelevance as world moves on
Appointments appear at odds with EU arguments, writes Tony Barber
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Inside the dreams of Mullah Omar
The Taliban leader’s actions are often determined by night visions, making the future of fighting in Afghanistan hard to predict, writes Kenneth Ballen
Time for the greening of global trade
New international agreements that put environmental challenges at the centre of the world trading system are long overdue, writes Chandran Nair
Prepare yourself for Palin-Dobbs
Lou Dobbs, who resigned as America’s chief prime-time xenophobe last week, is hinting that public office beckons. Perhaps Sarah Palin should take note, writes Jurek Martin
EDITORIAL COMMENT
Having their cake and eating it too
Britain’s Conservative party faces a trade-off between fiscal restraint and public service reform
Aftermath of the Fort Hood atrocity
The reluctance to consider the Fort Hood atrocity a terrorist act is both striking and bizarre
A pitiful exercise in Euro-minimalism
By lasering in on the lowest common denominator in this way, leaders of the big member-states are united in their unwillingness to be overshadowed by figures of calibre and clout
DEBATES & POLLS
What is the military for?
Can Britain afford a cold war-era nuclear deterrent? New aircraft carriers? Typhoon fighter aircraft? Have your say about Britain’s role in defence on the Arena Blog
New chapter of MBAs take oath to do better
No single group can be blamed for the economic meltdown, a number of high-profile MBAs have been implicated. Are MBA programmes useless?
Book review
Going rogue
Sarah Palin’s best-seller sheds little light on how she became one of the US’s most high-profile and divisive politicians
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