International
Learning curves
Kerry Brown
28 November 2015
Chinese investment’s image problem is fuelling an overreaction in Australia and elsewhere, writes Kerry Brown
International
Fear, farce and loathing on the campaign trail
Lesley Russell
28 November 2015
Will the next six months determine the viability of the Republican Party? Lesley Russell surveys a bleak landscape
International
What we should have learnt from the war on terror
Paul Rogers
23 November 2015
The strategy against ISIS must recognise that this fourteen-year conflict hasn’t played out anywhere near as expected, writes Paul Rogers
International
The legacies of terror
Graeme Dobell
18 November 2015
Just over a century ago another movement tried to terrify the West, writes Graeme Dobell. Its failure helps illuminate ISIS’s campaign and its likely impact
International
The Dayton Accords and the confiscation of Bosnian memory
Damir Mitrić and Sudbin Musić
18 November 2015
The story of how London’s ArcelorMittal Orbit came to commemorate victims of genocide points to the failure of the settlement signed twenty years ago, write Damir …
Paris: assembling the fragments
David Hayes
16 November 2015
The “13/11” massacre reveals the scale of the ISIS threat, writes David Hayes in London. That makes a coherent response vital
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Citizens of the world
Jane Goodall
16 November 2015
In the face of the attacks in Paris and Beirut, the philosophical heritage of stoicism carries a radical challenge, writes Jane Goodall
The next steps on Myanmar’s road to democracy
Thomas Kean
15 November 2015
Myanmar’s election came down to a vote against authoritarianism, writes Thomas Kean in Yangon. This week the National League for Democracy,…
International
Engineers of human souls
Linda Jaivin
5 November 2015
Xi Jinping has made clear the Party’s views about the role of artists, writes Linda Jaivin. But it’s unclear what they will mean in practice
“Something which touches every citizen in my country”
Daniel Nethery
30 October 2015
It’s seventy years since France introduced major social security laws. Daniel Nethery was there for the celebration
Is Germany able to do this?
Klaus Neumann
29 October 2015
In the third of a series of articles about Germany’s response to the refugee crisis, Klaus Neumann reports from the German–Austrian border
Germany divided
Klaus Neumann
27 October 2015
Twenty-five years after reunification, the mass arrival of refugees in recent weeks has exposed old and new fault lines, writes Klaus Neumann
David Cameron: destiny deferred
David Hayes
24 October 2015
Britain’s prime minister is a proven winner at the polls. Now he faces an even bigger test, says David Hayes
Justin Trudeau’s knockout performance
Jonathan Malloy
22 October 2015
Defying electoral logic, Canada’s Liberals came back from the near-dead, writes Jonathan Malloy in Ottawa
Merkel’s high-stakes stand
Klaus Neumann
19 October 2015
German chancellor Angela Merkel has shaken off a reputation for indecisiveness, writes Klaus Neumann. But can she hold the line on asylum seekers as circumstances change?
International
Company town
Kerry Brown
6 October 2015
Unrest in Hong Kong is as much about poor management of urban challenges as it is about democracy, writes Kerry Brown
International
Malaysia’s flashpoint
Amrita Malhi
25 September 2015
With a terror alert issued and the country’s redshirts threatening to riot, Malaysia’s intractable political crisis has come to a head, writes Amrita Malhi
Beijing’s anti-corruption drive: pro-business with Chinese characteristics
Kerry Brown
23 September 2015
Xi Jinping’s attack on corruption has an important economic goal, writes Kerry Brown in Chengdu
International
Beyond the spectacle of violence
Matthew Gray
17 September 2015
The crisis in Syria could easily worsen, writes Matthew Gray, but that doesn’t necessarily mean Islamic State is in the ascendant
International
After the Corbyn cult
David Hayes
14 September 2015
British Labour has chosen its most left-wing leader ever, writes David Hayes in London. The lessons for democracy are profound
International
Singapore’s flight to safety
Michael Barr
14 September 2015
Shortcomings in the Singapore government’s performance were trumped by fears about life after the People’s Action Party, writes Michael D. Barr
Europe’s, and Britain’s, migration fix
David Hayes
8 September 2015
An influx of neighbours is testing Europe’s unity and values, and Britain’s instinct for semi-detachment, writes David Hayes in London
International
Stepping up to the plate
Klaus Neumann
7 September 2015
A line by Angela Merkel helps us understand the extraordinary welcome being given to displaced people in Germany, writes Klaus Neumann
In a three-way contest, can Stephen Harper defy the odds?
Jonathan Malloy
4 September 2015
With two opposition parties competing for Canada’s anti-Conservative vote, the result is impossible to pick, writes Jonathan Malloy in Ottawa
International
Singapore looks forward to the past fifty years
Michael Barr
3 September 2015
A tired government faces a splintered opposition at this month’s election, writes Michael D. Barr, and fresh ideas are at a premium
International
Trumped by a declining base
Lesley Russell
3 September 2015
Out-of-touch Republicans are propelling Donald Trump towards the presidential nomination, argues Lesley Russell
International
Ashley Madison and the identity protection racket
Ramon Lobato & Julian Thomas
1 September 2015
Data breaches are creating a new breed of online scammer, write Ramon Lobato and Julian Thomas
International
How to annoy the neighbours
Nic Maclellan
28 August 2015
With the Pacific Islands Forum meeting soon in Port Moresby, many island leaders are expressing frustration at Australia’s climate policies, writes Nic Maclellan
International
China, the unsteady skyscraper
Tim Colebatch
25 August 2015
An aversion to reform is not unique to democracies, writes Tim Colebatch. It’s getting in the way of China’s efforts to adjust to a new economic reality
International
Wherever you are, heatwaves are getting relatively worse
Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick
25 August 2015
Diary of a climate scientist | Even the “top of Europe” suffers in a heatwave, writes Sarah Perkins. And worldwide they’re becoming more frequent and more intense
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