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After hubris in Iraq, hesitation in Syria

The tough lessons from an invasion a decade ago do not apply today

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Time for the IMF to follow the Vatican
Developing economies must have a greater say in selecting the fund’s next managing director
– Mohamed El-Erian
Ignore pyrotechnics in US budget politics
Huge progress has already been made in getting on to a sustainable path
– Bruce Bartlett
Urbanisation is only a partial panacea for China
The process could shift the country to a new growth path, but only if Beijing liberalises residency policies
– Yukon Huang
Samuel Brittan from COLUMNISTS 8:17pm

The British Budget is not as great as it was

The chancellor’s showpiece had its heyday in the 1960s and has never regained its economic eminence

OPINION 7:41pm

China must push for economic change

New leadership should seize the moment and open up to foreign competition, writes Henry Paulson

OPINION 6:44pm

Europe needs austerity, not spending

The EU must reject the old patterns of borrowing and embrace reform, writes Guido Westerwelle

OPINION 7:14pm

With big data comes big responsibility

The fact that personal records reveal so much could deter users of online services, says Michal Kosinksi

Notebook 5:35pm

My meeting with Hugo Chávez

Now the charismatic leader is gone, will capitalism make a comeback, asks Matthew Garrahan

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Remember lessons of 2007 in rush for junk

Warnings over high yield ‘overheating’ are growing

Global Insight from WORLD 5:30pm

Syria pays price of Assad’s war to death

Two years on, the conflict is taking on a sectarian character

Inside Business from COMPANIES 2:01pm

Share jump questions Cromme’s steely code

ThyssenKrupp chairman’s exit a poignant moment for German industry

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Drinking yourself to death is not a right

Societies should try to limit alcoholism and obesity, as they have with tobacco use

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