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From cascade to citadel
David Hayes
6 December 2017
How the post-Weinstein furore shook British politics
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No power, but plenty of symbolism
Norman Abjorensen
22 November 2017
A Marcos-era project has caught the imagination of Philippine politicians who favour a return to authoritarian rule — despite its failure to produce a single watt of saleable…
Correspondents
Duterte opens up a new front
Norman Abjorensen
10 November 2017
Letter from Manila
| Even the highest reaches of the law might not be immune to Rodrigo Duterte’s assault on accountability
Correspondents
Kazuo Ishiguro: a sense of freedom
David Hayes
10 October 2017
Letter from London
| A Nobel award gives the British novelist’s voice as well as his work a new authority
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Breakfast in America
Graeme Dobell
10 October 2017
Letter from Washington
| Six weeks in Trump territory leaves our correspondent worried but grateful
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Does Aung San Suu Kyi believe what she’s saying?
Thomas Kean
22 September 2017
With the National League for Democracy and the military looking ahead to the next election, pressure from the West is having limited impact in Myanmar
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A break in the European clouds
James Panichi
19 September 2017
Europe is shipshape and ready for action, according to the European Union’s top official
Correspondents
Seven weeks is a long time in NZ politics
Colin James
18 September 2017
New Zealanders vote this weekend in the country’s most remarkable election in decades. How has the campaign unfolded, and what’s likely to happen afterwards?
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The stamina of Angela Merkel
Klaus Neumann
12 September 2017
A sedate contest between the major parties contrasts with the passion evoked on the far right
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The land that fell to earth
David Hayes
16 August 2017
Britain has spiralled into political failure since voting to leave the European Union. What happened, and what happens next?
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“We made it impossible for them to steal our votes again”
R. Tousi
7 July 2017
Despite the tough Middle Eastern neighborhood and internal resistance, Iranians continue to seek greater freedom and equality
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London burning
David Hayes
19 June 2017
A hulking ruin stands in judgement over a country adrift
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A leader for the times?
Liam Weeks
16 June 2017
Ireland’s dizzying rate of change is personified by a new prime minister who heads a precarious administration
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Britain’s election insurgency
David Hayes
9 June 2017
Labour has averted catastrophe, but the stunning result leaves the country with no way to negotiate Brexit
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Britain with and against itself
David Hayes
5 June 2017
A dizzying election campaign, split this time by terror attacks, might be part of a new political normal
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Theresa May versus Jeremy Corbyn: game on
David Hayes
30 May 2017
The favourite trashes her brand, the underdog relishes his. Our correspondent is perplexed
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Manchester and after
David Hayes
24 May 2017
The horrific massacre in England’s second city creates a wider sense of threat
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Chronicle of a victory foretold
David Hayes
22 May 2017
British Conservatives have history, nation, ability, luck and opponents on their side
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Korean wave runs aground on China’s rocky shore
Duncan Hewitt
18 May 2017
The THAAD missile controversy has provoked anger in Beijing and consternation in Korea, and has even dented China’s love affair with Korean TV dramas
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Battling asbestos, one step at a time
Tom Greenwell
11 May 2017
Recent events have revealed the power of the asbestos industry – and, in Indonesia, a powerful determination to fight it
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In France, another European populist vanquished
James Panichi
8 May 2017
Letter from Brussels
| Is Emmanuel Macron’s victory – just days after Matteo Renzi resumed the leadership of Italy’s Democratic Party – a turning…
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Theresa May’s gauntlet election
David Hayes
19 April 2017
Brexit’s titanic tests have forced the prime minister’s hand
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Yesterday’s man, tomorrow
David Hayes
30 March 2017
A Conservative chancellor turned newspaper editor may influence politics, and Brexit, in unexpected ways
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Myanmar’s turbulent year of civilian rule
Thomas Kean
27 March 2017
By-elections later this week could intensify pressure on the governing National League for Democracy
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Healing Hong Kong’s political divisions – not as easy as ABC?
Duncan Hewitt
21 February 2017
Updated 28 February
| Candidates for next month’s election of a new chief executive are coming up against a more radical generation
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Waist deep in the Brexit muddy
David Hayes
26 December 2016
Letter from London
| Britain’s divisions over Europe fester in a political swamp. But there is a way out
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Trumpland in Brexitannia: hands across the ocean?
David Hayes
10 November 2016
America’s rage revolution echoes Britain’s referendum uprising. But does it bring the old allies closer?
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Labour’s problem with women
David Hayes
1 October 2016
The long walk to equality in Britain is embroiled in cyberbullying and a party’s civil war
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Brexitannia: a state in limbo
David Hayes
16 August 2016
Britain is paralysed by its decision to leave the European Union, says
David Hayes
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Days and nights in Taksim Square
Alexandra Biggs
4 August 2016
This open space in central Istanbul has long been a site of political struggle, writes
Alexandra Biggs
. Last month’s attempted coup was no exception
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