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Last year was a big year for US trade policy and 2012 could be more active still. In its first two years in office, the administration of US President Barack Obama was...

Latin America's financial woes led to a ‘lost decade'. The situation in Europe today looks much worse. Turning-points are easy to identify with hindsight, but not in real...

Austerity is a word they do not know. Santa Claus came early this year for four former executives of Washington Mutual (WaMu), a large US bank that failed in fall 2008....

US anger over plan to include aviation in the EU's emissions trading scheme. ECJ backs EU over aviation emissions The government of the United States and airlines...

There is an obvious step that could be taken to limit legislators' ability to profit from their inside knowledge. Imagine that you are an elected member of the United States...

China needs to replace its dollar-denominated assets, writes a leading Chinese economist. In theory, the difference between capital inflows and outflows in developing...

The US is, rightly, worried about the financial problems in Europe, but it cannot ignore its own economic woes. ‘Firepower' was the word on the lips of the delegates at...

International mediators see chances of new talks dwindle as Israel issues more building permits. International efforts to re-start peace talks between Israelis and...

European markets rally after yesterday's losses; diplomatic activity over Syria gaining speed. European markets rallied this morning after losses of some 4% in trading on...

Riots in London and tumbling stock markets. The spread of rioting and looting across the UK dominate the front pages of most European newspapers today.

The US debt-ceiling debate may yet worsen, but one should not overlook what politicians can actually accomplish. These days, the United States media are full of ordinary...

The EU and the US both need reform if they are to avoid a perfect economic storm. In the past few weeks, both Europeans and Americans have faced a perfect storm: debt...

Republicans are playing with fire in their showdown about the US government's debt ceiling. Leading United States congressmen are determined to provoke a showdown with the...

Never mind another recession. What Europe (and the world) faces is something much more sinister and catastrophic. Christine Lagarde, until recently the finance minister of...

Derivatives trading was identified as a significant contribution to the global financial crisis. Sweeping reform of derivatives markets is one of the cornerstones of the...

The markets cannot imagine that the Republicans would be able – or even willing – trigger a catastrophe. John Boehner, the speaker of the United States House of...

A Guantánamo prisoner tortured in a CIA prison in Poland now faces the death penalty. It is a sign of how the US's moral values have been corroded in the post-9/11 world...

The European Central Bank is finally stepping out of the shadow of the US Federal Reserve, which will make life easier for Jean-Claude Trichet's successor. Soon, probably...

Circassians are picking up the lance relinquished by those successful Don Quixotes, the Balts. The US has a lot on its plate right now. But I have just come back from a few...

Raka Singh on how cultural diplomacy can sometimes work better than more conventional styles. When a government is planning its six-month presidency of the Council of...