London Summit: born of good intentions, but ends in disastrous results
John Cavanagh and Robin Broad
The governments of the largest economies in the world seemed to be asking the right questions before the summit, but walked out with a plan that takes the global economy three big steps backwards. Why?

Barack Obama and Afghanistan: a closer look
Mariano Aguirre
The United States’ shift of strategy on “AfPak” may have recognized that a military victory is unattainable, but it will need a much greater focus on local institutions and bottom-up peace-building initiatives if it is to have a chance to succeed.

Iraqi dead join us optimists to extol success of surge
Saul Landau
Instead of focusing attention on the devastation caused by an unjust, imperial war, the US media deliberate on the success of 'surge' and cheer for the troops.

G-20 Summit sorely disappoints
Praful Bidwai
UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown may have declared the death of the Washington Consensus. However the G20 summit’s decision to entrust the most neoliberal institution of the IMF with overseeing the process suggests we have missed a precious opportunity for radically reforming the global economy.

The Global Financial Crisis – A Primer
Barry K Gills in conversation with Stacey Davies discusses the history leading up to the credit crunch, the financial crisis as it stands now, lessons which can be learned from this, and looks to the future with thoughts on possible solutions. Audio recording also available