Carne Ross on power and nations A weekly column on world affairs, foreign policy and international relations by former British diplomat Carne Ross, now director of
Independent Diplomat , a non-profit diplomatic advisory group. Carne writes here in a personal capacity; follow him on
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When government is broken Carne Ross Carne Ross: In the US and Europe, disillusion with politics is feeding the far right. We need a radical response that returns power to people
Somalia: victim of war, famine and a pestilence of policy Carne Ross Carne Ross: Facing starvation and instability, Somalia needs the international community to stop propping up a failed status quo and rethink
South Sudan: lessons in diplomacy from the birth of a new nation Carne Ross Carne Ross: Serious issues remain unresolved in the relationship between South Sudan and its northern neighbour
The internet's private enterprise Carne Ross Carne Ross: How far can we trust the corporations that profit by the personal data millions of us disclose online via social networks?
Greece's crisis, Europe's nemesis Carne Ross Carne Ross: The very idea of European union, always a top-down project without popular assent, faces serious questions of legitimacy
What we can do to bring down dictators Carne Ross Carne Ross: Faced with horrible repression in countries like Libya and Syria, it's easy to feel impotent. So how can outsiders actually help?
Basel III: business as usual for bankers Carne Ross Carne Ross: Successful lobbying – or blackmailing – by banks means that financial regulation to prevent another crash is too weak to work
The Middle East: all process, no progress Carne Ross Carne Ross: The Palestinian UN recognition strategy attempts to circumvent nonexistent negotiations, but it can't get round a US veto
Let's call Russia's bluff on Syria Carne Ross Carne Ross: In contrast to action on Libya, the UN has been tardy and timid over Syria's crackdown – thanks to the threat of a Russian veto
