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October & November 2014: A union on the rocks?

The Scottish referendum was supposed to settle the UK’s constitutional uncertainties, but the result has raised more questions than it answers. How Britain addresses the devolution issue and the question mark over its commitment to Europe will shape perceptions of its ability to wield influence and hard power abroad for years to come.

The director-general of the International Committee of the Red Cross tells Alan Philps of the challenges in dealing with Islamic State and predicts that aid workers may soon be given a TripAdvisor style rating

As support in Scotland for pro-independence parties rockets, the big question is whether Westminster will honour its eleventh-hour promises

The Scots’ No vote was a disappointment, but the region is still pressing ahead with its push for independence despite Madrid’s intransigence

Machines are starting to think for themselves. Instead of fearing for our jobs, we should look forward to a world with less drudgery in the workplace

Despite the Ukraine crisis, the new European Commission’s approach to diversifying gas supplies should be based on commercial realities

In August few people – least of all me – imagined that the Scottish independence referendum would become a significant international issue.

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Recent months have seen more restrictive measures imposed by the Kremlin to address a lack of Russian control over the internet

After the overthrow of Saddam Hussein in April 2003, Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani emerged as one of the most powerful men in Iraq. Sistani was already known to Shia Muslims worldwide as the somewhat reticent leader of the religious establishment in Najaf. The fall of the Ba’ath regime thrust him on to the national and international stage.