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Tuvalu’s Taiwan question
Jess Marinaccio and Graeme Smith
26 January 2024
Will this week’s election bring a change of orientation for the island nation?
International
Maritime mathematics
John Quiggin
24 January 2024
“Keeping the sea lanes open” comes with rarely considered opportunity costs
International
The call of history
Antonia Finnane
8 January 2024
Could Taiwan’s 13 January election trigger a war with China?
International
Changing atmosphere
Ruth Morgan
15 December 2023
The new treaty between Australia and Tuvalu fits in a long history of regional initiatives
International
A turning point for Gaza?
Tony Walker
13 December 2023
This week’s vote could be one of the General Assembly’s more momentous
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Delicately dancing Democrats
Lesley Russell
8 December 2023
Looking ahead to 2028 but with half an eye on 2024, presidential hopefuls are positioning themselves for a run
International
The day after
Tony Walker
17 November 2023
What might a postwar scenario look like in Israel and Palestine?
International
Neither Democrats nor democrats
Lesley Russell
7 November 2023
The Republican Party might not be American democracy’s only enemy, but it’s the biggest
International
How Israel’s deterrence policy came undone
Lawrence Freedman
1 November 2023
And what it means for Gaza’s future
International
Scaling the Great Wall
Mark Baker
30 October 2023
Anthony Albanese’s visit to China late this week comes almost exactly fifty years after Gough Whitlam’s pioneering trip
International
Flying too close to the son?
Liam Gammon
27 October 2023
Despite potential pitfalls, the Indonesian president seems set on creating a new political dynasty
International
While the world looks elsewhere, Myanmar’s civil war grinds on
Adam Simpson & Nicholas Farrelly
25 October 2023
Preoccupied with other conflicts, the democratic world is passing up the chance to shift the dynamics in Myanmar
International
Netanyahu’s war
Peter Rodgers
19 October 2023
Hamas’s appalling attack has exposed a government with no plan for resolving its country’s greatest challenges
International
NZ’s back-to-the-future election
Jennifer Curtin
18 October 2023
Saturday’s result looks like a return to pre-Ardern, pre-Covid politics
International
Putin’s isolation intensifies
Lawrence Freedman
23 August 2023
Non-Western powers are increasingly contributing to global pressure on Russia
International
Russia’s war against Ukraine: an eighteen-month stocktake
Mark Edele
22 August 2023
Many predictions have proved wrong since Vladimir Putin sent in his troops in February last year
International
Malaysia’s history wars at the ballot box
Amrita Malhi
17 August 2023
With the country’s Islamists still stuck in Constantinople, Anwar’s government looks likely to hold
International
I.N.D.I.A.
Robin Jeffrey
24 July 2023
Cute acronym, but can India’s new opposition coalition stay together?
International
Is No Labels heading off-label?
Lesley Russell
21 July 2023
A bipartisan group calling for moderation might make life difficult for Joe Biden’s re-election bid
International
Thailand’s battle for the future continues
Greg Raymond
18 July 2023
Can a tide of popular opinion prevail over a defensive conservative elite?
International
One step forward, three steps back
Lesley Russell
11 July 2023
Despite an encouraging decision on voting laws, the US Supreme Court has continued attacking Americans’ rights
International
The Netflix series changing Taiwanese politics
Antonia Finnane
10 July 2023
Life follows art in the streaming service’s new political series
International
Will Lawrence Wong succeed?
Michael Barr
7 July 2023
Singapore’s PM-in-waiting might be a safe pair of hands, but will that be enough?
International
Will Prabowo’s patience pay off?
Liam Gammon
4 July 2023
As pre-election jockeying intensifies in Indonesia, it’s looking like “Jokowi volume two” versus the violent-tempered former general
International
Crimea’s Tatars and Russia’s war
Jon Richardson
9 June 2023
The fate of a displaced people lies at the heart of the war in Ukraine — and how it might be resolved
International
Thailand’s watershed election
Susannah Patton
23 May 2023
Will the political establishment finally recognise that voter sentiment has shifted decisively?
International
Saffron bus blows tyre
Robin Jeffrey
15 May 2023
Narendra Modi’s well-oiled machine ran into trouble in the southern state of Karnataka
International
Timor-Leste’s once-in-a-generation election
Michael Leach
20 April 2023
The 21 May election campaign kicks off with demographic change as its wildcard
International
Is Donald Trump losing his grip?
Lesley Russell
20 April 2023
Regardless of his legal problems, the former president’s self-obsession is increasingly alienating middle-of-the-road voters
International
The Quad couple: India and Australia
Robin Jeffrey
31 March 2023
Let’s start with the good news about Australia–India relations
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