By Invitation

Jeffrey Sachs

Weapons of mass salvation

In this invited article, Jeffrey Sachs argues that, in the war against want, no less than in the war against terror, actions speak louder than words

By invitation: Jack Straw

A constitution for Europe

What should Europe's constitution look like? As the Convention on the Future of Europe debates the matter, we invited Jack Straw, Britain's foreign secretary, to set out his ideas

America's power - By invitation

The new Rome meets the new barbarians

The United States is likely to be the world's top power for many years. This brings challenges that it should not try to face alone, writes Joseph Nye

Economist/ Shell Writing Prize 2001

A memory of travel

Economist/Shell Writing Prize 2001

Lessons for a new century

Economist/Shell Writing Prize 2001

A ramble to Africa

Economist/Shell Writing Prize 2001

Going faster - but where?

Economist/Shell Writing Prize 2001

An optimist’s view of tourism’s future

Economist/Shell Writing Prize 2001

Transport systems

Economist/ Shell Writing Prize 2001

Mobility and the sustainability of 21st century travel

By invitation

What’s good for the poor is good for America

Jeffrey Sachs on where Uncle Sam should be more generous, and why