Eurozone in crisis ©Getty May 29, 2011

Eurozone in crisis

EU members, with the exception of the UK and the Czech Republic, have signed up to a new treaty enshrining tougher spending rules to help underpin the euro

Jan 11, 2012

Future of the Union

Holyrood and Westminster are locked in fierce debate over the timing and nature of a referendum on Scottish independence

Jun 10, 2011

Syria

The brutal crackdown by the Damascus regime in response to the popular revolt engulfing the country is continuing apace despite the presence of Arab League monitors

Sep 25, 2011

US presidential election 2012

After a series of losses to Rick Santorum, victory in the Maine caucus has restored momentum to Mitt Romney’s bid for the Republican presidential nomination

Jan 18, 2012

Capitalism in crisis

An FT investigation into the future of capitalism scrutinising its legitimacy, its weaknesses and suggesting ways in which it could be reformed

Apr 18, 2011

Egypt in transition

The country’s newly-elected parliament with Islamists occupying two-thirds of the seats has the task of drafting a new constitution before June’s presidential election

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UK phone-hacking scandal

Arrests are continuing as the hacking inquiry and ongoing Metropolitan Police investigation maintain pressure on James Murdoch and News International

Jan 10, 2012

French elections 2012

France goes to the polls this year with the Socialists attempting to end what will be 17 years’ absence from the Elysée palace

Jun 21, 2011

Greece debt crisis

Against a backdrop of violent street protests the Greek parliament has approved a new austerity package, clearing the way for a second €130bn bail-out for Athens

Jun 19, 2009

Stanford scandal

Allen Stanford, the Texan businessman, is standing trial accused of orchestrating a $7bn Ponzi scheme over a ten-year period that has left more than 20,000 investors stranded

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