From the seemingly intractable tragedies of war, to efforts to build an alliance of civilisations; from global solidarity, to narrow world views; from people and their communities, to the halls of the UN, working towards the Millennium Development Goals; from the expanding fight against climate change, to deep-rooted energy interests; and from dictatorship and repression, to freedom, human rights and democracy, IPS has brought you facts and insight into the pressing issues that will define our complex globalised world -- and will continue to do so.