Following the 100th British death of 2009 in Afghanistan, Steve Jones argues that the unwinnable war in Afghanistan can never deliver social and economic progress to the Afghan people.
Hugo Chavez has accused the world's powerful countries of lacking the political will to take serious action on climate change, as Kiraz Janicke reports.
A rising tide of official anti-Muslim paranoia in continental Europe is exposing the hypocrisy of Western democracy, writes Ramzy Baroud.
Socialist Appeal's Eric Hollies on how Britain's bosses and directors continue to prosper while the financial crisis takes its toll on the rest of the nation.
The Bolivian president Evo Morales achieved a landslide election victory on Sunday, as Kiraz Janicke reports.
A scandal over faked evidence has been a boon to climate change deniers. George Monbiot looks to redress the balance.
Measuring and ranking every country's observance of human rights would give nations an incentive to raise their game, argues Peter Tatchell.
Mick Brooks looks at the unfolding crisis in Dubai, and its potential implications for the world economy.
Stephen Chan, Professor of International Relations at the School of Oriental and African Studies, talks about the adventures that inspired his new book, 'The End of Certainty'.
Tamara Pearson on the Chavez government's reaction to two very different elections.