Unjust, unwise, unAmerican

The world this week

Leaders

Fighting terrorism

Unjust, unwise, unAmerican

America's plan to set up military commissions for the trials of terrorist suspects is a big mistake

Hong Kong and China

Rebellion

Forcing a backdown over Hong Kong's new internal-security law could be only the beginning

Mexico's congressional election

Wounded and at bay

Ways for Vicente Fox to break Mexico's dangerous political deadlock

Asian currencies

Re-orientation needed

Asian countries' efforts to hold down their currencies are misguided

WMD and Iraq

Artificial intelligence?

Britain needs a judicial inquiry to find out what went wrong with intelligence on Iraq

Letters

Letters

By Invitation

Intelligence and security

America needs more spies

Europe

Chechen suicide bombers

The black widows' revenge

A referendum in Corsica

A worrying result

A German scandal

An underlying theme?

Turkey and the United States

A partnership at risk?

Greece's government

A big clean-up is promised

Charlemagne

Burlesquoni

Britain

Intelligence and Iraq

The war isn't over for Tony

Iraq, Niger and uranium

Spies fall out

Squabbling Anglicans

Unholy orders

War stories

Blair's biscuits

Public services

Hooked on targets

Interest rates

King's first cut

Aircraft noise

Dawn chorus

Bagehot

Tone alone

Middle East & Africa

George Bush visits Africa

Making new friends, gingerly

Algeria's Islamist leaders

Still shackled

South African census

Who are we?

Local democracy in Iraq

Tiny steps in the dance

Iran's nuclear programme

Enriching

Palestinians in Iraq

Back in a tent

United States

Foreign policy and domestic politics

And it used to be such a pleasure

Telling it to Iran

Prodding the clerics

Not enough houses in California

Homeless masses

Dealing with al-Qaeda suspects

A necessary evil?

The reaction from abroad

Just don't kill them

The Americas

Mexico's congressional election

Putting the brakes on change

Argentina's armed forces

Past crimes

Venezuela

Another Cuba?

Campaign finance in Canada

Closing the private purse

Asia

Hong Kong and China

In the dock

Japan's economy

A bit of bounce

Television in India

A clearer picture

Australia

Drying out

The travelling toads

Crocs crocked

Business

Aluminium and antitrust

French twist?

Corporate finances

Less stretched, for now

Expensing share options

Out of options

Mobile telecoms

Doing the walkie-talkie

Beer innovation

The Eagle has landed

The Volkswagen Beetle

The last love bug

Finance & economics

Asian currencies

Fear of floating

Government bonds

Letting off steam

Bank Austria and Hypovereinsbank

Running repairs

Development

Years of plenty?

Wall Street research

Shortage of prophets

Asbestos litigation

Hatched, but not despatched

Science & technology

Deep-vein thrombosis

Causing trouble

Detecting malingerers

Hidden truths

The space shuttle accident

Foam alone

Culture

Mathematics

Riemann's riddle

The history of Japan

Tokyo rose

German cinema

Auf Wiedersehen, pet

European integration

A new hymn sheet

Political thriller

Kabul bounty