Philippines re-enacts the old electoral ritual
Ronald D. Holmes
5 May 2016
Next week’s elections will determine whether the gains made under president Benigno Aquino are consolidated or eroded, writes Ronald D. Holmes in Manila
International
In America, voting isn’t a democratic right that comes easily
Lesley Russell
20 April 2016
Discriminatory rules, long queues, gerrymandered boundaries: the decentralised US election machinery doesn’t serve voters well
International
Was the ABC shanghaied by Beijing?
John Fitzgerald
18 April 2016
China needs no help in silencing its critics at home and abroad. So how did Australia come to be part of the problem, asks John Fitzgerald
Cameron’s tax trauma
David Hayes
11 April 2016
The Panama Papers have thwacked Britain’s prime minister. But he’s not out yet, says David Hayes in London
International
The EU–Turkish agreement: contracting out in order to buy time
Sebastiaan Princen
8 April 2016
The agreement with Turkey is an admission that the European Union can’t solve the refugee problem on its own, writes Sebastiaan Princen. Whether it will be enough…
International
Meanwhile, the race for congress intensifies
Lesley Russell
24 March 2016
Although attention is focused on the nail-biting presidential primaries, other elections are looming in November. Lesley Russell surveys the emerging field
International
Dealing with Mr Erdogan
Klaus Neumann
21 March 2016
The agreement hammered out in Brussels on Friday creates fresh uncertainty and renewed danger for refugees, writes Klaus Neumann
International
Britain’s first modern prime minister
David Hayes
15 March 2016
Harold Wilson, born a century ago this month, imprinted himself on the public imagination
International
Time for the presidential campaign to go nuclear?
Lesley Russell
10 March 2016
Both the major US parties are in the midst of atypical campaigns, writes Lesley Russell. But as vital primaries approach, the Republicans still haven’t responded…
International
Angela Merkel’s line in the sand
Klaus Neumann
9 March 2016
Despite state elections this weekend, the German chancellor is sticking to her pledge to run a “rational” refugee policy, writes Klaus Neumann. Meanwhile,…
International
Ireland’s voters have spoken, but what did they say?
Liam Weeks
8 March 2016
The Irish election failed to produce a clear result, writes Liam Weeks in Cork. A historic realignment of parties could be the most likely consequence
International
Xi and Modi: parallel autocrats?
Kerry Brown & Marya Shakil
4 March 2016
Is the world big enough for both of them, ask Kerry Brown and Marya Shakil
Fred Halliday’s futurity
David Hayes
1 March 2016
Six years after his death, the work of a protean internationalist scholar has never been more relevant, writes David Hayes
International
How Evo blew it
Antonio Castillo
1 March 2016
Just a month after celebrating ten years in power, Evo Morales’s quest for a fourth term in office ended in defeat. It was bad news for a record-breaking leader but good news…
International
Of paintballs and power
Sara Niner
17 February 2016
Xanana Gusmao – former president, former PM – is still very much a force to be reckoned with, writes Sara Niner
International
After New Hampshire, nothing is clear
Lesley Russell
12 February 2016
Wishful thinking and conventional wisdom ran up against reality this week, writes Lesley Russell. The Clinton campaign and mainstream Republicans need to rethink their strategies
International
Primary time for presidential contenders
Lesley Russell
25 January 2016
Aspiring party nominees face a reality check once primaries get under way at the beginning of February, writes Lesley Russell. In the spotlight will be a rising sense of…
International
The Arab outlook: beware the return of hope
Bob Bowker
15 January 2016
The West’s failures have combined with bad national leadership to open the way for the wrong kind of anticipation
International
Ukraine, out of sight
John Besemeres
21 December 2015
Hit by low energy prices and Western sanctions, Vladimir Putin has been exerting less obvious pressure in Ukraine, writes John Besemeres
International
After Paris: where now for carbon pricing?
Rebecca Pearse
21 December 2015
Carbon trading might have been given just a small part in the Paris agreement, writes Rebecca Pearse, but it was already time to move on
International
What is the driving force behind jihadist terrorism?
Olivier Roy
18 December 2015
We should avoid exceptionalising jihadists, argues Olivier Roy. Otherwise we reinforce the fascination of rebels looking for a cause
The spies who came out of the dark
David Hayes
14 December 2015
The allure of the secret service in the British imagination is also the entry code to citizens’ data, writes David Hayes in London
International
The road from Copenhagen
Giles Parkinson
14 December 2015
How did we get from there to here? In Paris Giles Parkinson looks at how the momentum built for climate action
International
Why the ratchet mechanism is (almost) everything in Paris
Fergus Green
11 December 2015
Without a credible mechanism for intensifying climate action over time, the Paris agreement will do nothing to bridge the chasm between what is possible now and what is needed in…
International
Making nice and making enemies
John Besemeres
10 December 2015
Vladimir Putin’s actions in the Middle East reflect his view that all relationships are zero-sum games, writes John Besemeres
International
France’s unwelcome choices
Tim Colebatch
8 December 2015
The National Front’s surge could deliver the French presidency to Marine Le Pen in 2017, writes Tim Colebatch. But the electoral arithmetic might change after…
International
In Paris with the mayor of Byron
Giles Parkinson
8 December 2015
Cities, regions and states are setting the pace on climate adaptation, reports Giles Parkinson from Paris
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
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