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Diplomats can learn from examples of transformative national apologies

There should be better methods of supervision and accountability to ensure that the “protection” objective remains at the heart of any response

It is time for intelligence agencies and their political masters to rethink the costs and benefits of spying and surveillance operations

Mandela is simply the most impressive and decent human being I have ever met

A nuclear arsenal would have added another huge layer of potential hazard

Hun Sen and his colleagues have been getting away with violence, human-rights abuses, corruption, and media and electoral manipulation without serious internal or external challenge

The search for the missing plane shows how response to human tragedy can unite rather than divide, reinforcing the impulse to cooperate

US seems prepared to accept a role for senior regime members in any settlement

what matters most of all in shaping young people’s life choices and values will be the opportunity not just to study the world, but also to spend time physically exploring it

If the cowboy days of Bush are over, that is to be applauded, not lamented

The best INGOs exercise real influence on policymaking

Countries like Australia should take a clear stand when China overreaches