The World Next Week, 15 August 2008. Russian and Georgia take arms, Musharraf faces impeachment, assessing potential vice-presidents and the Olympics continue By The Economist.

The World Next Week, 20 August 2008. American party conventions, the rise of a new authoritarianism, NATO and "the curse" of oil By The Economist.

Democracy in America, 22 August 2008. Dr. Robert Butler, president of the International Longevity Center, examines John McCain finds melanoma, but no sign of old age By The Economist.

Certain ideas of Europe, 25 August 2008. The chairman of the Ipsos MORI Social Research Institute on political gravity and why the next election is David Cameron's to lose By The Economist.

The World Next Week, 27 August 2008. The Republicans, elections around the world and Europe gets back to business after the holidays By The Economist.

From the paper, 30 August 2008. John McCain's George Bush problem, Angola's elections, the troubles facing America's small banks, and why cows act like compass needles By The Economist.

The World Next Week, 4 September 2008. Nicolas Sarkozy in Russia, Dick Cheney in Europe, OPEC, Angola and Pakistan By The Economist.

From the paper, 6 September 2008. Europe and Russia after Georgia, John McCain's questionable choice in running mate and green homes in the developing world By The Economist.

Certain ideas of Europe, 5 September 2008. James Sherr of the Royal Institute of International Affairs on Russia's dangerous mood By The Economist.

Certain ideas of Europe, 12 September 2008. Poland's foreign minister on Ukraine's constitution, Belarussian political prisoners and contingency plans after Georgia By The Economist.

The World Next Week, 12 September 2008. Afghanistan and Iraq, elections in Japan and Israel, and silly season in the presidential race By The Economist.

From the paper, 13 September 2008. A cancer break-through, helping Pakistan's new president and Europe's place in a different world order By The Economist.

Democracy in America, 18 September 2008. How Richard Nixon carved out a political landscape that still exists today By The Economist.

A special report on globalisation and emerging markets. Matthew Bishop, The Economist's bureau chief in New York, on how globalisation is changing By The Economist.

The World Next Week, 19 September 2008. The credit disaster, The UN's relevance, France considers leaving Afghanistan and Russia falters as oil prices drop By The Economist.

From the paper, 20 September 2008. The financial crisis, America's nasty presidential election, Muslim extremism in France and Damien Hirst's big night. By The Economist.

A special report on The Koreas. Dominic Ziegler, The Economist's Tokyo bureau chief, on changing perceptions in the north and south By The Economist.

The World Next Week, 26 September 2008. Biden and Palin face off, Gordon Brown fights for his political life, South Africa after Mbeki and India's new "people's car" By The Economist.

From the paper, 27 September 2008. In praise of Paulson's plan, a shift at the top for South Africa and a look at the power of crowds. By The Economist.

More Audio. The professor of European Political Economy at the London School of Economics on new sharing rules, nationalisation and how America is looking increasingly like the Soviet Union By The Economist.