International
8 August 2017
A shock announcement has thrown consensus politics into doubt
International
31 July 2017
In alliance with former enemies, the pugnacious ex-prime minister is reshaping Malaysia’s political landscape
International
31 July 2017
Empty threats by the Trump administration are serving Beijing’s interests
International
25 July 2017
The debate of 2015 is being revived by a candidate for chancellor in September’s election
International
14 July 2017
Although another power-sharing government seems likely, generational factors could play a larger than expected role
International
12 July 2017
Despite more than a century of negotiations, the China–India border dispute has flared again, this time under two strongly nationalist leaders
International
6 July 2017
How should we judge the success of Australia’s mission to the Solomon Islands?
International
2 July 2017
Lacking popular support or the endorsement of even a single state, the push for the Republican healthcare bill seems detached from reality
International
24 June 2017
Islamic State’s destruction of the heritage of a great Islamic leader, Nur al-Din, signals a new desperation
International
14 June 2017
As non-nuclear states meet to negotiate a nuclear weapons ban treaty, Britain has withdrawn from the compulsory jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice over nuclear…
International
9 June 2017
But can an organisation that has promoted a globalised world economy take on the massively powerful finance sector?
International
29 May 2017
The terrorist attack in Manchester has focused attention on chronic instability in Libya. But there are signs of progress
International
27 April 2017
With only lukewarm support from progressives, could Emmanuel Macron lose the French presidential election?
International
24 April 2017
Despite ambiguities of meaning and history, the Pope’s reference to concentration camps makes a forceful point about our attentiveness
International
18 April 2017
Will sectarian divisions decide Jakarta’s election for governor this week?
International
13 April 2017
More than 100,000 people die from asbestos-related disease each year, but the global asbestos industry continues to thrive. An African diplomatic initiative could be the first…
International
10 April 2017
Signs that Bashar al-Assad is panicking could create an opportunity to re-engage the Syrian peace talks
International
10 April 2017
Without a clear strategy, the American strike on a Syrian airfield lacked both legality and effectiveness
International
31 March 2017
The YouTube advertising controversy has wider implications for how content is paid for
International
27 March 2017
As governments begin negotiating a treaty to ban nuclear weapons, the Marshall Islands is still seeking justice for years of cold war testing
International
23 March 2017
With new afterword | Surprise in Congress: healthcare reform is complicated and politically fraught
International
21 March 2017
The BJP’s landslide victory in this populous Indian state reflects a potentially combustible mix of old and new
International
15 March 2017
One country shows how liberal democracies can avoid backsliding
International
9 March 2017
Character and content can be hard to disentangle in assessing Donald Trump’s international security policies
International
8 March 2017
With the West in flux, China’s nineteenth party congress will be closely observed
International
3 March 2017
Fretilin is in the box seat for the presidency vote this month, with parliamentary elections to follow in July
International
24 February 2017
The story, so far, of the new president’s media strategy
International
17 February 2017
Two recent elections show how vigorous and often misleading online campaigns can derail the facts
International
16 February 2017
The fitful treatment of Latin American countries by the United States looks like taking a new twist under Donald Trump
International
22 January 2017
He’s president now, with a record-breaking minus-fifteen favourability rating, and the argument about why it happened continues. Rodney Tiffen has been sifting the evidence