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Seizing power, losing influence
Nicholas Farrelly
26 February 2021
Has Myanmar’s military made the wrong bet?
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Mao’s ghostly grip
Kerry Brown
24 February 2021
The Cultural Revolution still has a hold over China’s leaders
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East Timorese politics in flux
Michael Leach
19 February 2021
Shifting alliances have created an opportunity for the East Timorese government to map out a long-term strategy
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When wealthier doesn’t mean healthier
Lesley Russell
11 February 2021
Covid-19 hit the United States hard, but life expectancy was already falling. The lessons for other countries are clear
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Navalny’s long game
Graeme Gill
2 February 2021
January’s protests might be less damaging to Putin than a slow leaching away of legitimacy
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Biden and the bomb
Andy Butfoy
1 February 2021
A modified version of the old normal might be the best the new president can deliver
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Hitting the ground running
Lesley Russell
17 December 2020
Joe Biden’s team inherits a country deeply divided by the Trump administration’s handling of the coronavirus
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New Caledonia’s triple opportunity
Nic Maclellan
10 December 2020
After weeks of protests, the Goro nickel smelter is up for grabs. Independence groups see the outcome as vital for the French dependency’s future
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Another populist moment?
Brett Meyer
10 December 2020
What do Covid-19 and the defeat of Donald Trump mean for right-wing authoritarians around the world?
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Small force, great weight
Benjamin Reilly
27 November 2020
Could preferential voting be an “Archimedean lever of change” for American politics?
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Joe Biden’s foreign policy dilemma
Barbara Keys
24 November 2020
Will the new president do more than simply return to the policies of the past?
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Tracking the transition
Lesley Russell
10 November 2020
What needs to happen during Joe Biden and Kamala Harris’s journey from win to White House?
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America’s long wait
Lesley Russell
4 November 2020
In the absence of a clear result on election night, Donald Trump began pursuing his plan to pre-empt
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The race that stops a planet
Rodney Tiffen
3 November 2020
Our guide to the big three election-day questions
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As the world watches, Myanmar votes
Adam Simpson & Nicholas Farrelly
30 October 2020
National renewal is on hold while the government focuses on next weekend’s election
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Sabres rattling in Beijing
Hamish McDonald
27 October 2020
With the Taiwan dilemma deepening, Australia might be forced to take a stand
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Same stripes, no new tricks
Lesley Russell
23 October 2020
The final presidential debate is unlikely to have changed any minds — but it did remind attentive viewers that Donald Trump doesn’t have a clue about what would replace…
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Presidential countdown
Rodney Tiffen
23 October 2020
The state of play, the states to watch, and how the count will unfold
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Politics behind plexiglass
Lesley Russell
8 October 2020
The vice-presidential debate maintained the focus on the US administration’s disastrous mishandling of the pandemic
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Why Biden will (still) win
Rodney Tiffen
5 October 2020
Donald Trump’s diagnosis doesn’t change the electoral fundamentals
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“Our accession to sovereignty is inevitable”
Nic Maclellan
2 October 2020
A vote against independence in New Caledonia this weekend won’t end the quest for nationhood
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Another front in Beijing’s war against difference
Kerry Brown
29 September 2020
Amid an economic boom, protests in Inner Mongolia reflect wider tensions
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Anwar, “ready to lead,” waits on the king
Amrita Malhi
29 September 2020
The aspiring prime minister makes his move, the king goes to hospital, and Sabah votes
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Italy’s disembodied populists
James Panichi
23 September 2020
Monday’s referendum and election results highlight the vulnerability of the Five Star Movement
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Just a matter of time for PNG?
Mike Steketee
11 September 2020
Infections are low, but the factors that will help the virus to spread are already clear
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New Caledonia’s bleu-blanc-rouge vote
Nic Maclellan
11 September 2020
As the Pacific nation heads for a fresh independence referendum in October, many loyalists are clinging to the flag of the French Republic
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No cherry on Japan’s cake
Hamish McDonald
9 September 2020
The Japanese defence minister’s aspiration to join the Five Eyes agreement is seen as too far, too fast among members
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Trump’s generation gap
Lesley Russell
8 September 2020
Young voters look like playing a bigger role than usual in this year’s election
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Thailand’s X factors
Nicholas Farrelly
3 September 2020
Can a detached and inexperienced king cope with an unprecedented shift in popular sentiment?
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Has Shinzo Abe left a lasting legacy?
H.D.P. Envall
1 September 2020
Departing at a crucial time, Japan’s longest-serving prime minister leaves much unfinished business
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