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First casualty?
Jonathan Malloy
6 January 2025
Donald Trump’s trade threat has brought to a head the unrest within Justin Trudeau’s government
International
Dronesplaining
Jane Goodall
19 December 2024
Whatever’s going on in the American skies, the action on the ground is worth exploring
International
L’état, c’est moi!
Brett Evans
18 December 2024
A new documentary featuring leaked interrogation footage shows Israel’s PM under pressure
International
The fall of the house of Assad
Ross Burns
14 December 2024
A former Damascus-based diplomat watched from afar Syria’s long fight to shake off a brutal dynasty
International
Russia’s failed Syrian bluff
Mark Edele
11 December 2024
Is Vladimir Putin’s global strategy about to collapse under its own weight?
International
You can’t negotiate on an empty stomach
Nic Maclellan
6 December 2024
A government collapses in Paris, and the shockwaves extend as far as Nouméa
International
Labor goes one way, Israel the other
Tony Walker
6 December 2024
Australia’s vote on Gaza this week highlights a decades-long shift in the major parties’ attitudes towards Israel
International
The Keir Starmer conundrum
David Hayes
25 November 2024
British Labour’s early missteps are sullying its promise of renewal. The prime minister, unmoved, is reaching for the stars
International
Neither triumph nor Trumped
Michael Jacobs
25 November 2024
Another cliffhanger climate conference achieves a kind of progress
International
One country, one system
Mark Baker
22 November 2024
Once again Britain stands by while China breaches the two countries’ agreement on Hong Kong
International
Who governs the climate?
Michael Jacobs
21 November 2024
While COP29 meets in Baku G20 leaders have been making their own decisions in Rio
International
Not only did Harris lose…
Peter Brent
18 November 2024
With the results near-final, what do we now know about the shifting preferences of American voters?
International
“Better a bad deal than a good civil war.”
Nic Maclellan
15 November 2024
France has delayed elections in New Caledonia to enable negotiations on a new political statute. But what happens if a deal can’t be struck?
International
A shift in the climate for COP29
Michael Jacobs
10 November 2024
As the UN conference opens in Baku, Azerbaijan, what difference will Donald Trump’s election make?
International
Trumped by the economy
Bill Scher
8 November 2024
Americans still haven’t perceived their country’s strong economic recovery
International
Testing time for America’s pollsters
Peter Brent
5 November 2024
After two presidential misfires in a row, the polls are under intense scrutiny ahead of tomorrow’s vote
International
Historic gender gap? Maybe. Maybe not
Bill Scher
2 November 2024
Almost every presidential election since 1980 has had a double-digit gender gap. What do the polls suggest about next week’s?
International
Sri Lanka’s third way
Alan Keenan
30 October 2024
Faced with difficult circumstances, a new leftist president has so far struck a deft balance
International
Beijing’s brake
Saul Eslake
24 October 2024
All signs suggest that China is in the grip of a long, self-induced economic slowdown
International
Eye of the storm
Lesley Russell
13 October 2024
Climate has made a dramatic intervention in the US election
International
Gathering storm
Tony Walker
3 October 2024
As the risk of region-wide war grows in the Middle East, the United States looks increasingly like an ineffectual bystander
International
Germany’s new normal
Klaus Neumann
1 October 2024
Why have Germans suddenly joined the far right in opposing immigrants?
International
It’s not just police who police
Nic Maclellan
20 September 2024
An Australian plan to improve policing in the Pacific deals with just one element of the islands’ crime and conflict problem
International
Cycle of revenge
Tony Walker
19 September 2024
Israel’s intensifying effort to deter its enemies adds to the risk of an escalation in regional violence
International
Kamala Harris is good at this
Bill Scher
12 September 2024
The vice-president laid out her plans for the future while Donald Trump was caught in a tangle of past grievances
International
Fractured consensus
Tony Walker
2 September 2024
As Israeli protesters take to the streets, news emerges that defence minister Yoav Gallant has clashed again with Benjamin Netanyahu
International
Lords of the wasteland
Hamish McDonald
30 August 2024
A military analyst and an economist see Myanmar’s junta heading towards a desperate fight for survival
International
November’s coat-tailers and ticket-splitters
Lesley Russell
27 August 2024
While Harris and Walz capture the headlines, congressional seats are being closely fought in key states
International
Kamala Harris redraws the political lines
Bill Scher
24 August 2024
In her acceptance speech, the Democratic nominee sought to flip the script on patriotism, inflation and immigration
International
In Bangladesh, a Nobel laureate’s final act
Thomas Kean
21 August 2024
The rebellion that put Muhammad Yunus at the helm should prompt reflection in Canberra and other foreign capitals
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