A statue of the scales of justice stands high above the Old Bailey ©Getty 11:59pm

Make reckless banking a crime

Many banks would still be around if their chiefs had faced prosecution, writes Philip Augar

US President Barack Obama holds a bilateral meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin during the G8 summit at the Lough Erne resort near Enniskillen in Northern Ireland, on June 17, 2013. The conflict in Syria was set to dominate the G8 summit starting in Northern Ireland on Monday, with Western leaders upping pressure on Russia to back away from its support for President Bashar al-Assad. ©Getty 5:26pm

Russia has mixed motives in Syria

To ordinary people, a defeat of the rebels is seen as a victory over the west, writes Andrei Nekrasov

Jun 18, 2013

Cutting science spending is bad economics

Britain’s limited public money attracts much more from other sources, says Shankar Balasubramanian

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Europe remains open to bank blackmail

The priority is to put in place the means to wind up insolvent lenders, writes Carsten Schneider

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Make privacy part of US-EU trade talks

Time to address the threat from the public-private partnership for surveillance, says Yochai Benkler

Jun 17, 2013

Technology can help kill corruption

Reforms will be given a boost when smart tools are brought in, writes Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

Jun 16, 2013

Culture change could save UK banks

The relationship between risk, responsibility and reward needs realigning, writes Pat McFadden

the Lough Erne golf resort receives a spruce-up ©AP Jun 16, 2013

Simplify the corporate tax system

The G8 is the forum to decide on the complex issue of company fiscal reform, says Eric Schmidt

FILE: Hassan Rouhani Claims Victory In Iran's Presidential Election Iranians Cast Their Votes In Presidential Election...FILE - JUNE 15, 2013: It was reported that Hassan Rouhani was declared the winner in Iran's presidential election June 15, 2013. TEHRAN, IRAN - JUNE 14: Iranian moderate presidential candidate, Hassan Rowhani casts his vote at a polling station during the first round of the presidential election on June 14, 2013 in Tehran, Iran. Four years after the disputed re-election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iranians are voting to choose a new president in an election which reformists are hopeful that their sole candidate will win in the face of divided conservative ranks. (Photo by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images) ©Getty Jun 16, 2013

West must be cautious over Iran election

Embracing Hassan Rohani too warmly could hinder nuclear negotiations, writes Martin Indyk

Jun 16, 2013

Justice is new front in war on poverty

Development agenda must include measurable targets for rule of law, write George Soros and Gunilla Carlsson

Jun 14, 2013

We should listen to our turbulent priests

The archbishop has made a solid claim to the moral high ground, writes Martin Sandbu

Jun 14, 2013

A schism ripping the Middle East apart

The US will court danger in Syria but staying out is a greater risk, writes David Gardner

Jun 14, 2013

Clinton courts youth on Twitter

Hillary is using social media to show she’s youthful enough to be president, writes Ian Leslie

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The US and Syria: it’s about time

Assad regime has taken full advantage of lack of US leadership, writes Roula Khalaf

Jun 14, 2013

NSA cannot return to the shadows

US intelligence community has been thrust into the limelight, writes John Schindler

Jun 14, 2013

Look beneath Iran’s revolutionary veneer

There is nothing inevitable about the Islamic Republic’s isolation, says Mohammed Mahfoodh Al Ardhi

Jun 13, 2013

Osborne should not have meddled

The chancellor has interfered in areas better left to managers, writes Jonathan Ford

Jun 13, 2013

Hester’s exit hints at banking’s future

Reshuffle suggests chancellor will not endorse radical break-up, writes Philip Augar

Jun 12, 2013

Treasury hand that helped Hester out of RBS

The relationship between chancellor and CEO has been prickly at times, writes Jonathan Ford

Jun 12, 2013

Europe needs an ‘exception culturelle’

Artistic expression and cultural diversity must be protected, writes Michel Hazanavicius