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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

Politicians must tell the truth: immigrants help society

China can build on the base of its sound banks

Tackling systemic risk is no job for the status quo

Why Saudi Arabia should rethink its Yemen strategy

Companies need a culture change to escape bribery prosecutions

Modesty would become Europe’s new duo

Palin and the sex-tape beauty queen are spookily similar

New rules will make British banks stronger

Time for the greening of global trade

Forget emissions, focus on research

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