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The west should not lose patience with Ukraine
Ukrainian democracy should be applauded for what it has achieved since the Orange Revolution five years ago, write Oleh Rybachuk and Taras Chornovil
Obama still has leverage over Israel
It is worth stepping outside the hothouse of Middle East politics for a minute to examine whether the US president will be content to see his ambitious strategy of reconciliation with the Arab and Muslim worlds held hostage by the obdurate obstruction of the government of Benjamin Netanyahu, says David Gardner
Mexico moves from Latin leader to laggard
Brazil has overtaken Mexico on a host of measures, but it can fight back if it can break the chokehold its conglomerates and other cartels have on its economy, writes Moisés Naím
Goldman Sachs: the case for the defence
Despite all the criticism, the bank’s judgment should be applauded. Thankfully, its executives actually lose sleep over the possibility of losing their shareholders’ and creditors’ money, writes William Cohan
Europe needs action, not quiet consensus
The identity and stature of the new president and foreign policy chief will hardly matter if the European Union cannot meet the big economic challenges it faces, writes Peter Mandelson
Could sovereign debt be the new subprime?
As policymakers rush to implement reforms, they are apt to create distortions that pave the way for the next disaster. Gillian Tett warns that the banking sector’s balance sheets are increasingly stuffed with government bonds
Put space at the heart of US-India relations
After the end of the Soviet Union, the US has had no real peers in outer space – India can help Washington pursue its goals at lower cost, write Karl Inderfurth and Raja Mohan
Europe risking irrelevance as world moves on
The appointments of the EU’s first full-time president and foreign minister suggest it is not adapting fast enough to profound changes that are eroding its influence, writes Tony Barber
Outside Edge: A woman’s fight to air her dirty laundry
Carin Froehlich of Perkasie (home town of Miss Pennsylvania 1971, apparently) has been warned not to dry her laundry on a clothesline outside, following two complaints from neighbours, writes Matthew Engel
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
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