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Gaslighting America
Rodney Tiffen
19 July 2024
Allegations of electoral fraud are providing cover for the Republicans’ intensifying attacks on electoral laws
International
Beware “the vibe”
Peter Brent
18 July 2024
It’s still a long time till polling day in America
International
What now for the Democrats?
Lesley Russell
28 June 2024
Joe Biden’s performance at the first debate has deepened concerns about whether he can beat Donald Trump
International
Time almost up for Trudeau?
Jonathan Malloy
26 June 2024
Justin Trudeau’s government is being thrashed in the polls, but there’s still no sign the Canadian prime minister will take his own “walk in the snow”
International
The great decoupling
Daniel Susskind
21 June 2024
Economic growth and the environment needn’t be in conflict — as the figures are already showing
International
Middle Eastern tinderbox
Tony Walker
21 June 2024
As the merciless bombings continue in Gaza, developments on the Lebanon–Israel border are adding to the risk of yet more warfare
International
Gantz’s gamble
Tony Walker
12 June 2024
Does Benny Gantz have the qualities needed to bring down a prime minister determined to prolong a brutal war?
International
The Union makes us strong
Robin Jeffrey
7 June 2024
Narendra Modi’s BJP took India’s diverse regions for granted and suffered the consequences
International
The politicisation of American justice
Lesley Russell
6 June 2024
Donald Trump’s conviction might not have a major impact on the election but it does point to grave flaws in the justice system
International
How the ANC lost its mojo
Sisonke Msimang
5 June 2024
Post-election, South Africa’s biggest party can only govern with the help of uncomfortable bedfellows. How did it come to this?
International
Eighteen hours in Nouméa
Nic Maclellan
25 May 2024
Emmanuel Macron flew halfway around the world but failed to achieve a breakthrough in a crisis that’s damaging French diplomacy in the Pacific
International
Politicians versus voters
Lesley Russell
23 May 2024
The US Congress has a deep problem with governing — though voters also reserve the right to contradict themselves
International
Hacking’s victims fight back
Rodney Tiffen
15 May 2024
Fresh revelations suggest that the scandalous behaviour at London-based Murdoch newspapers was wider and deeper than previously believed
International
Winning for democracy
John Austin, Lucas Kreuzer and Kamil Lungu
15 May 2024
In Poland, Donald Tusk shows how to reach voters tempted by authoritarians
International
One election, two dramas
Robin Jeffrey
10 May 2024
India’s election is about much more than which party will govern
International
Dynasty’s end?
Michael Barr
7 May 2024
Singapore faces a future without a Lee
International
Imperial echoes
Jon Richardson
27 April 2024
March’s terrorist attack in Moscow highlights Russia’s often-fraught dealings with Muslim peoples and states
International
Wait of history
Tony Walker
17 April 2024
A long-vaunted “two-state solution” for Israel and Palestine seems more remote than ever
International
Hamas’s dark calculus
Hamish McDonald
10 April 2024
Pressure is mounting among Israel’s allies for a long-term settlement
International
Playing with fire
Tony Walker
2 April 2024
The Israeli attack in Damascus has increased the risk of a region-wide conflict
International
Not quite a marriage made in heaven
Rodney Tiffen
2 April 2024
Rupert Murdoch and Donald Trump have had their ups and downs, but it’s mainly been down since 2020
International
Mr Modi goes to Bollywood… and beyond
Robin Jeffrey
15 March 2024
How India’s filmmakers have tracked the national mood
International
Too little, too late
Tony Walker
11 March 2024
In the tortured history of America’s relationship with Israel there has scarcely been a more fraught moment
International
Prescient president
Mike Steketee
8 March 2024
On the Middle East, renewable energy, American power and much else, Jimmy Carter was ahead of his time
International
Russia’s war against Ukraine: a longer view
Mark Edele
22 February 2024
With the full-scale invasion entering its third year, the stakes remain high
International
Life and death in China’s rustbelt
Antonia Finnane
22 February 2024
How did this candid drama series make it past the censors?
International
Obama’a healthcare legacy
Lesley Russell
12 February 2024
The Affordable Care Act really is a big deal — but is it a winner for Joe Biden?
International
Ashes to ashes
Rodney Tiffen
9 February 2024
Will burgeoning cricket franchises kill the institutions they rely on?
International
March of folly
Tony Walker
28 January 2024
The carnage in Israel and Gaza can’t be understood without tracing the realignments sparked by America’s war in Iraq
International
Open season
Hamish McDonald
27 January 2024
Political opportunism seems set to follow the looting in Port Moresby
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