If it wants to get back into the White House, the Republican Party must reconnect with American society, which is currently taking a hard hit from the crisis. And the debate regarding how this should be done has already begun.

The United States: the Republican Party in search of its lost identity
Who is who in the new conservative landscape

What the G-20 summit in London established
A change in how things regarding global governance are viewed
It remains to be seen how the agreements reached at the G-20 summit will be put into practice. The most important thing is the change in how things are viewed: the world can no longer be governed by a handful of Western countries. It would be premature to talk about a “new international order”, but there are indications that something has changed.

Human Rights: Fujimori sentenced to 25 years in prison
There can indeed be justice in Peru

War in Afghanistan: Will Hamid Karzi remain at the head of the government?
The new American strategy for “AfPak”
Barack Obama has just launched his new strategy for Afghanistan. Is there a place for Hamid Karzai in the “restructuring plans”? Who can assure us that the other candidates aren’t ten times worse than Karzai?