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As Obama’s second term begins, foreign policy looms large. Following his public inauguration, Barack Obama has now begun his second term of office.  While this is a high moment for the Democratic Party (Obama is just the second Democrat to be re-elected president...

New rules, not protectionism, is the answer to the challenge of globalisation, argues Will Straw IN his 2005 party conference speech Tony Blair said: ‘In the era of rapid globalisation, there is no mystery about what works: an open, liberal economy, prepared...

Through my work in the unions I have known Denis MacShane for over 30 years – he is well informed, with an erudite, although possibly Eurocentric, view of the world. That is why I was not surprised by his recent assertion that the election for the French presidency...

The ongoing elections in the US and France have exposed an electorally popular strand of protectionism in both countries. In the US, the Republican hopeful Mitt Romney has made hawkish noises about China's currency while Arnaud Montebourg came an unexpected third in...