Matt Kenyon ©Matt Kenyon Edward Luce Edward Luce from COLUMNISTS 7:47pm

Obama’s year of reckoning awaits on Iran

President faces uninvented threats from around the world

The A-List

America’s principal goal must be to revive jobs and growth before fixing the federal budget
– Robert Reich
The region is waiting for the US president to get serious about promoting a political settlement in Afghanistan
– Ahmed Rashid
Each outside actor will struggle for influence over a chaotic situation as the civil war approaches its end
– Michael Ignatieff
Larry Summers Lawrence Summers from COLUMNISTS 8:10pm

How to fix costly and unjust US tax system

Too many provisions favour a very small minority of fortunate taxpayers

Wolfgang Munchau from COLUMNISTS 4:41pm

Politics undermines hope of banking union

A division into larger and smaller banks makes no economic sense

OPINION 8:18pm

The fight to keep a state-free internet

Online world flourishes beyond control of governments, says Gordon Goldstein

©Getty Images Global Insight from WORLD 5:59pm

Gun control could still elude Obama

Little change expected without weight of White House

Inside Business from COMPANIES 8:11pm

Why Canada is better bet for gas exporters

North American companies face tricky choice

FT Editorial
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Robert Parker, the American Bacchus

The Wine Advocate founder’s influence is losing potency

OPINION Dec 14, 2012

Central bankers give voice to a revolution

The change is significant and will require full attention, writes Robin Harding

McHugh illustration ©J. McHugh OPINION Dec 14, 2012

Cameron shouldn’t fear the EU wolf

Tory detractors fail to take account of their leader’s radicalism, writes Michael Portillo

Christopher Caldwell from COLUMNISTS Dec 14, 2012

State of the unions – getting weaker

Michigan’s right-to-work law marks a shift in the political landscape