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Britain and Europe: living together, apart David Hayes 25 February 2013 The roots of ambivalence in Britain’s relationship with the European Union go deep, says David Hayes International Mobile phone nation Assa Doron & Robin Jeffrey 14 February 2013 With subscriber numbers heading for a billion, the disruptive impact of mobile phones in India could be enormous. In this extract from their new book, Robin Jeffrey and… International In the city of the singing trams R.J.B. Bosworth 12 February 2013 A winter-time research trip to Rome gives R.J.B. Bosworth the chance to gauge the shifting pattern of party support as Italy’s national election campaign enters its… Tibetans in the picture, the army on the scene Antonia Finnane 6 December 2012 Antonia Finnane on art and the military in China

International Japan’s Okinawa dilemma H.D.P. Envall 7 November 2012 The failure to agree on a realignment of America’s military presence in Okinawa generates problems for the US–Japan alliance, Japanese grand strategy, and the region… Waiting for the great eighteenth Antonia Finnane 2 November 2012 On the eve of China’s eighteenth party congress, life in Beijing is changing in increasingly obvious ways, writes Antonia Finnane International Burma’s next big challenge Nicholas Farrelly 2 November 2012 As the recent violence in the west of Burma shows, the government has yet to deal effectively with remaining ethnic conflicts, writes Nicholas Farrelly. The benefits of a… International Stormy weather hits the US presidential campaign Lesley Russell 29 October 2012 Responding big and responding fast is the theme of the last days of the race, writes Lesley Russell

Nothing hypothetical about Italy’s phone-tapping controversy James Panichi 21 September 2012 Italy’s long-running battle between politicians and judges has taken a new turn, writes James Panichi. Meanwhile, a new political force is emerging International Towards a Greater Putistan? John Besemeres 17 September 2012 Russia, Ukraine and Belarus are increasingly heading in the same direction – away from Europe. In the first of a two-part series, John Besemeres looks at recent… The long arm of Europe James Panichi 14 September 2012 You can drive for days, but Brussels always catches up with you, discovers James Panichi “It’s (only partly) the economy, stupid” Lesley Russell 14 September 2012 Congress is back in session after the party conventions, with the differences between Democrats and Republicans sharper than ever, writes Lesley Russell