May 14, 2012

Middle East: Febrile and fragmented

Treatment of minorities poses test for emerging order

Voters reject overwhelmingly Greece's main political parties ©AFP May 11, 2012

Seven days that shook Europe

From France to Greece: A week of dramatic political and financial shifts across the region

Jackson Roberto da Silva cuts sugar cane, Sao Paulo, Brazil ©Photoshot May 10, 2012

A sustainable sugar rush

Cane ethanol is a bright spot in Brazil’s slowing economy – so long as it can realise its promise

Patent wars May 9, 2012

Technology: Mired in a legal morass

Escalating courtroom battles over intellectual property are placing a mounting burden on the sector

Nick Clegg and David Cameron May 8, 2012

UK politics: Things can only get better

The coalition’s leaders are banking on a renewed focus on the economy to put the government back on track

May 7, 2012

Iraq: singular ambition

Nouri al-Maliki is facing criticism for his autocratic tendencies

solar power ©Corbis May 6, 2012

Changed climate

US renewables boom could turn into a bust

eBooks montage May 4, 2012

Publishing: The bookworm turns

Ebook market has defied predictions, with world’s reading habits now battle ground for tech giants

May 3, 2012

Banking: That shrinking feeling

Concern is growing about the impact on the real economy of a fall in credit availability. By Patrick Jenkins and Brooke Masters

Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, head of Jamaat-ud-Dawa and founder of Lashkar-e-Taiba ©Reuters May 1, 2012

Pakistan: A militant most wanted

Western security agencies fear that Lashkar-e-Taiba – the militant Islamist group accused of staging the Mumbai attacks – could broaden its ambitions

Apr 29, 2012

Brave but bloated

Monetary authorities’ credibility will depend on a smooth exit

Apr 27, 2012

Europe: A shift in the political wind

The signs point to leaders putting a bigger emphasis on growth

Apr 26, 2012

Outsourcing the state: A less uniform approach

The UK is battling to navigate the political perils of tinkering with the welfare state

Apr 25, 2012

The Republicans: Sloganeers to supremos

With moderates marginalised, the conservatives in control of the GOP are on a crusade

Apr 24, 2012

FT series: Fightback against the frack attack

Shale gas faces grassroots opposition on environmental grounds that some think could stifle the business at birth

Apr 23, 2012

Shale gas: Terminal decline no longer

A trade long dominated by a few producing nations faces disruption

Apr 23, 2012

Hong Kong: a majority to accommodate

Despite fears of damage to the city’s laisser-faire appeal, citizens want grievances against tycoons redressed

Apr 22, 2012

Finds that form a bedrock of hope

FT series: Shale could bring energy independence for many nations, freeing them from a reliance on imports

Apr 20, 2012

Hue and cry for Argentina

YPF renationalisation highlights wayward economic policy

Apr 19, 2012

Germany: the miraculous machine

Europe’s largest economy is a study in how to contain a crisis

Comment Awards


The Financial Times has won four categories in the 2011 Comment Awards including best comment pages, business commentator: John Gapper, cultural commentator: Simon Kuper and foreign commentator: David Pilling

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