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The longer autocrats stay in power, the worse they become
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Pressure from America and its allies can prevent a return to fighting

In Asia, East Africa and the Gulf leaders now face an unpleasant choice

Conservationists want to make the world pay to look after its rainforests and wildlife

Air power, full-on invasion, arming the opposition: the result is usually the same, writes Philip Gordon

They rarely start from solid foundations

A new crop of health deals is unlikely to meet the needs of recipient countries