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International Ross Burns 25 June 2019 Whether he knows it or not, Donald Trump is doing the crown prince’s bidding
International John Quiggin 25 June 2019 Facebook’s new currency harks back to an era when tech companies were still popular International Rowan Callick 5 June 2019 How much will change under new prime minister James Marape? International Lesley Russell 4 June 2019 The administration continues to roll out hostile policies International Robin Jeffrey 24 May 2019 History helps explain the Modi government’s historic victory this week. But some parts of the country are still holding out
International James Panichi 2 May 2019 The Radical Party’s broadcasting arm has been taking transparency seriously for more than four decades
International Lesley Russell 1 May 2019 Despite the damning Mueller report, would the Democratic Party do best to focus on next year’s election? International Janna Thompson 30 April 2019 Reparations for slavery have moved from the fringes of American political debate International Edward Aspinall 30 April 2019 The election count is still incomplete, but it’s now clear there’s more to Indonesian politics than pragmatism and patronage alone International Dave McCrae and Dirk Tomsa 15 April 2019 Why is the likely loser of the Indonesian election already crying foul?
International Hamish McDonald 10 April 2019 The title of Japan’s new era looks like a subtle challenge to the new emperor
International James Panichi 2 April 2019 Britain created a caricature of the European Union, and Australian journalists went along with it International Lesley Russell 2 April 2019 Overreach is a feature of the Trump style — and he’s at it again with healthcare International Ross Tapsell 28 March 2019 Has social media created an artificial atmosphere around this year’s election? International Tony O’Grady 27 March 2019 The South Asian giant will be back in more familiar territory after the May election
International John Besemeres 27 March 2019 The post-Soviet country might be more chaotic than some of its neighbours, but at least its election results aren’t clear before the votes are in
International Graeme Smith 15 March 2019 Pacific islands are navigating their own route between big-power plans International Robin Jeffrey 12 March 2019 Despite the border flare-up, the national election result seems likely to be tighter this time International Justin Hastings 5 March 2019 The Hanoi summit might have failed to reach an agreement, but it highlighted the dilemmas facing the regime International Hamish McDonald 5 March 2019 A series of anniversaries is making the leadership anxious and exposing the country’s weaknesses
International Jessie Blackbourn 26 February 2019 The controversy over Shamima Begum’s bid to return to Britain from Syria has parallels in Australia
International Kerry Brown 11 February 2019 Trump, Brexit and right-wing populism created an opening for Xi Jinping and his colleagues, but their fears proved too deep International Rodney Tiffen 7 February 2019 How the United States has become more divided and out-of-step, in three charts International Andy Butfoy 6 February 2019 Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin seem set on undoing the historic achievement of their 1980s predecessors International Michael D. Barr 1 February 2019 Can an electorally dominant government survive family feuding and a broadening opposition?
International Andrew Vandenberg 23 January 2019 Four months after the national election, Sweden finally has a prime minister again
International Dennis Altman 19 December 2018 Two years into the job, Donald Trump’s future seems less certain than ever International Michael Leach 14 December 2018 The country’s political scene is being shaped by co-habitation between an AMP government and a Fretilin president International Lesley Russell 14 December 2018 It’s being called the new “Year of the Woman,” and it augurs badly for the Republicans International Graeme Dobell 27 November 2018 “Hot peace” is a much better label for this period of competing powers within a single system