Colombia's president is up for re-election, but his plans for peace with the country's FARC guerrillas are not universally popular.
Category: War and peace
Ukraine’s president off to a good start
Petro Poroshenko has been inaugurated as Ukraine's new president, with a conciliatory Russian response that raises hopes for peace in the country's troubled east.
A coup – or not – in Bangkok
Martial law is declared in Bangkok, but the government remains in place for now. The generals seem set on trying to impose some sort of compromise.
Nationalism trumps ideology, again
Communist neighbors China and Vietnam are at loggerheads over a long-standing territorial dispute that for practical purposes was settled 40 years ago.
Does Putin know what he’s doing?
None of Vladimir Putin's possible goals in Ukraine look like being easy to achieve, which is probably why he hasn't clearly settled on any one of them.
Belated election preview: Iraq
This week's Iraqi parliamentary election will probably be just the start of an extended period of coalition-building, with incumbent Nouri al-Maliki seen to be strongly placed.
End of the Arab Spring, part III: Syria
Syria is where the Arab Spring really came to grief, and its example is a powerful deterrent to other anti-government movements.
Crimea’s gone, but it’s not World War III
Crimea is one thing, eastern Ukraine is quite another. And we're a long way off having to worry about Poland and the Baltic states.
Small sighs of relief in Ukraine
Tensions in Ukraine have abated slightly, with the prospects for Russian intervention beyond Crimea seen to have lessened. But there's still scope for things to go wrong, and plenty of argument about who's to blame for them getting this bad.
What to do about Crimea?
Pro-Russian elements have taken up strategic positions in Crimea, but it's not yet clear if the momentum is there for them to attempt secession – or how much Russia will back them if they do.
The World is Not Enough 