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Handing the initiative to China
John Fitzgerald
19 January 2017
Donald Trump undermines the global rules-based order at America’s own peril, and Australia risks being caught in the backwash
International
A line in the water
Michael Leach
12 January 2017
This week’s joint announcement has cleared the way for progress on Australia’s maritime boundary with Timor-Leste
International
Making America sick again
Lesley Russell
9 January 2017
As Republicans splinter and the real world intrudes, abolishing Obamacare is looking more difficult by the day
International
The man behind the “perpetual conflict machine”
Matthew Ricketson
28 December 2016
Old-fashioned reporting finally undid the unattractive creator of Fox News
International
Fox News’s pyrrhic victory
Rodney Tiffen
26 December 2016
It seemed like a good year for Rupert Murdoch, but will Donald Trump’s victory come back to haunt Fox News?
International
Beautiful one day, untouched the next
Sara Currie
21 December 2016
What, no golf course? Marketing Timor-Leste as a tourist destination can be challenging
International
In the Pacific, two cheers for democracy
Jon Fraenkel
13 December 2016
Elections across the Pacific this year largely defied the predictions of doomsayers
International
Italy’s Charles de Gaulle moment
James Panichi
6 December 2016
Prime minister Matteo Renzi risked everything in his attempt to reduce the power of the Senate and cut back on layers of government
International
New Zealand’s political shake-up
Jennifer Curtin
6 December 2016
With an election due in a year, the National government faces the challenge of life without leader John Key
International
Old countries, new problems, new leaders
Tim Colebatch
1 December 2016
In their different ways, the trajectories of François Fillon and Theresa May highlight the challenges facing Europe
International
Obama’s nuclear legacy
Andy Butfoy
28 November 2016
Has Donald Trump been handed a large, up-to-date arsenal?
International
The stratifying internet
Julian Thomas
18 November 2016
Internet connections have surged in the region, but cost has re-emerged as a constraint for many users
International
The dog that didn’t bark
John Quiggin
15 November 2016
Long-term Republican supporters again turned out to support the party’s candidate, and their inevitable disappointment will help open up the possibility of change
International
A shred of hope for Democrats?
Tom Greenwell
15 November 2016
Votes across America to increase the minimum wage may point the way forward
International
The American rebellion
Tim Colebatch
11 November 2016
With Republicans protecting the rich and Democrats failing to defend ordinary families, the time was ripe for an uprising
International
Midnight in America
Lesley Russell
9 November 2016
With the election of Donald Trump, the world has entered uncharted waters
International
What to watch for when you’re watching the presidential count
Rodney Tiffen
7 November 2016
Behind the cut and thrust of the campaign, the past ten elections provide clues to the vital signs
International
One last, agonising week on the campaign trail
Lesley Russell
2 November 2016
Most Americans might want the presidential election campaign to be over, but the surprises continue
International
Down-ballot democracy
Tom Greenwell
28 October 2016
Behind the high-profile presidential race, Americans will be voting on hundreds of proposals to change the law on 8 November
International
Trump’s ragged army
Peter Brent
27 October 2016
Since he won the nomination, Donald Trump has relied on party loyalty rather than working-class defections
International
An electrifying story of low-tech power
Christine Horn & Raine Melissa Riman
19 October 2016
Affordable electronics are beginning to provide solar power to rural Malaysia where large-scale projects have failed
International
Right job, right time for António Guterres
Erika Feller
14 October 2016
A former senior UNHCR official reflects on the road ahead for the new secretary-general
International
France and the Forum
Nic Maclellan
13 October 2016
France’s Pacific dependencies, New Caledonia and French Polynesia, have joined the Pacific Islands Forum as full members. Has French colonialism become entrenched in the…
International
Germany, one year on
Klaus Neumann
12 September 2016
The events of late summer 2015 revealed faultlines in German society that won’t quickly resolve themselves, writes
Klaus Neumann.
Meanwhile, Angela Merkel’s…
International
Donald Trump: presidential foe or faux?
Lesley Russell
8 September 2016
What made Trump run?
Lesley Russell
looks at what the conspiracy theorists are saying
International
Unfinished business in Sri Lanka
Alan Keenan
1 September 2016
The United Nations has a rare opportunity to help secure a sustainable peace, writes
Alan Keenan
International
A strong leader encounters stormy waters
Kerry Brown
24 August 2016
If China won’t compromise over the South China Sea, it risks becoming damagingly isolated, writes
Kerry Brown
International
“It’s me. I don’t want to change”
Lesley Russell
19 August 2016
The Republican Party has been trumped by a candidate who doesn’t understand the American electorate, writes
Lesley Russell
International
Crowdsourcing terror
Greg Barton
18 July 2016
The attack in Nice reflects a shift in the dynamics of the Islamic State, writes
Greg Barton
. And the attempted coup in Turkey has complicated the task of responding effectively
International
The political imperative for a legal war
Gabrielle Appleby
13 July 2016
Britain’s highest legal officer was under enormous pressure to give the legal okay for the war in Iraq, writes
Gabrielle Appleby
. Australia can learn from the fallout
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