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International Tim Colebatch 21 September 2018 On balance, it’s been a good first term for the Indonesian president. But is he putting the gains in danger?
International Antonio Castillo 12 September 2018 Fuelled by new arrivals in the Bolivian capital, Indigenous architecture is on the rise in El Alto International Lesley Russell 17 August 2018 The Trump administration says the decades-old effort to reduce poverty is over, for all the wrong reasons International Michael Leach 14 August 2018 The combination of a Fretilin president and an Alliance government is testing the country’s system International Rowan Callick 7 August 2018 Xu Zhangrun makes a compelling case against the country’s direction under Xi Jinping
International Kerry Brown 7 August 2018 Xu Zhangrun’s bold critique of contemporary China points to potential flashpoints ahead
International Michael Bartos 1 August 2018 Regardless of the result, this week’s election has pressed the post-liberation reset button International Rosita Armytage 27 July 2018 Imran Khan the prime minister won’t necessarily look like Imran Khan the candidate International Ross Burns 20 July 2018 Syria’s seven-year conflict is favouring those who play the long game International Lesley Russell 2 July 2018 And what it means for the midterm elections
International John Quiggin 29 June 2018 Amid more bad news from Washington come signs that attitudes are hardening against much of what the Trump presidency stands for
International Justin Hastings 19 June 2018 With an economy in transition, the regime is under greater pressure to reach a deal International Lesley Russell 28 May 2018 Maternal and infant mortality rates in the United States are already shamefully high, and the Trump administration’s policies are making them worse. But California is… International Xan Rice 24 May 2018 Can the Kakuma refugee camp — former home to many Australian Sudanese — complete the transition to a thriving economy? International Tim Colebatch 16 May 2018 Can the five parties of the governing coalition reconcile very different priorities?
International Amrita Malhi 11 May 2018 Having won the most seats, the opposition parties endured twenty-four hours of suspense. Was the old government working on plan B?
International John Tilemann 9 May 2018 Just weeks before his meeting with Kim Jong-un, Donald Trump has pulled the United States out of the Iran nuclear agreement. What is likely to happen next? International Amrita Malhi 29 April 2018 Asia’s giant is playing an outsized role in Malaysia’s election campaign International Sophie Black 24 April 2018 Facebook’s chief executive made a surprise admission to Congress earlier this month. Yet we’re in danger of letting him off the hook International Kerry Brown & Marya Shakil 23 April 2018 India’s Narendra Modi visits China this week as the two countries continue to grapple with internal challenges
International Nic Maclellan 18 April 2018 This month’s CHOGM coincides with the sixtieth anniversary of a multi-megaton British nuclear test in the Pacific, covertly supported by Australia and other Commonwealth members
International Ross Burns 17 April 2018 Chemical weapons have been a feature of the Syrian conflict since 2011. Are we any closer to a strategy to deal with their use — and with the forces fuelling the wider conflict? International Lesley Russell 13 April 2018 America’s opioid crisis won’t be solved by the Mexican wall and capital punishment. Meanwhile, deaths keep rising, and Australia isn’t immune International Michael Leach 10 April 2018 Newly aligned parties are squaring off as the parliamentary election campaign gets under way International John Besemeres 4 April 2018 The Russian president faces uncharacteristically united international opposition at the beginning of a potentially unstable final term in office
International Nic Maclellan 29 March 2018 Chinese blockbuster Operation Red Sea features the People’s Liberation Army evacuating civilians from a Third World danger zone. Australian defence analysts are worried…
International Paul ’t Hart 12 March 2018 Even in modern Germany, government maladministration can have tragic effects International Kerry Brown 9 March 2018 Decision-making among the Chinese elite is as hard to read as it’s ever been, and the uncertainty extends to the character of the president himself International Michael Leach 8 March 2018 A bold move has turned into a breakthrough for the young nation International Lesley Russell 16 February 2018 Can the Democrats break Republican partisanship in the run-up to the November elections?