©Matt Kenyon Edward Luce Edward Luce from COLUMNISTS 7:27pm

A taste for mutually assured destruction

US sequestration looks likely only to entrench the partisanship it was supposed to circumvent

The A-List

What is said and not said during the new US secretary of state’s visit will have repercussions for years to come
– Richard Haass
A prosecution at the International Criminal Court has become the flashpoint that may set off new violence
– Mark Malloch-Brown
His success as US secretary of state will depend on an ability to do more with less
– Ian Bremmer
Global Insight from WORLD 4:00pm

Xi’s task exposes limits of power in China

Pageantry of parliament masks erosion of Beijing’s control

Markets Insight from MARKETS 12:13pm

Ratings market restrictive to newcomers

Fresh thinking is needed to improve the ratings environment

Wolfgang Munchau from COLUMNISTS Mar 3, 2013

Bonus issue marks start of a long battle

It is in the eurozone’s collective interest to stop London from acting as its main financial centre

OPINION Mar 3, 2013

Let the market decide our energy sources

Thanks to shale gas, we have alternatives to petrol, say Robert McFarlane and George Olah

OPINION 7:26pm

There is no shame in being a bureaucrat

Bureaucracy brings fairness in a way more discretionary systems cannot, says Gus O’Donnell

FT Editorial
OPINION 7:26pm

Transatlantic trade deal is a US priority

Agreement must be comprehensive and address all barriers to US goods and services, says Max Baucus

Philip Stephens from LIFE & ARTS Mar 3, 2013

Six Moments of Crisis

Gill Bennett’s history of critical UK decisions shows they were messier than they look in hindsight

On Monday from COMPANIES Mar 3, 2013

Bonuses are a symptom of banks’ problems

EU move overlooks ways of really improving the system

Person in the news Mar 1, 2013

Beppe Grillo, the man out to sack Rome

The most important figure in Italian politics is a deadly serious comedian, writes Guy Dinmore