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International Lesley Russell 7 November 2014 Low turnout means that the midterm elections offer no mandate to the Republicans, writes Lesley Russell. But there are clear messages for both parties in the results
Nathaniel Reader 7 November 2014 Nathaniel Reader visited four polling booths in Los Angeles, and found business briskest at a private garage in the city’s northern suburbs International Daniel Nethery 5 November 2014 Exhibitions across Europe show that national histories continue to shape the telling of the first world war, writes Daniel Nethery International Kerry Brown 30 October 2014 Taiwan’s binary politics is being disrupted by a third force, writes Kerry Brown, and Beijing is watching closely David Hayes 27 October 2014 Democracy’s decline always makes a good story. But like the country itself, British politics might be adapting rather than decaying, says David Hayes
International Sophie Rigney 22 October 2014 Three controversial judgements have highlighted the challenges facing the International Criminal Court as it prepares to move to its permanent home, writes Sophie Rigney
International Norman Abjorensen 21 October 2014 Can the G20 hope to make measurable progress in the fight against corruption? Norman Abjorensen looks at the story so far International Lesley Russell 7 October 2014 The odds aren’t good for the Democrats in next month’s elections, but this referendum on Barack Obama’s presidency isn’t over yet,… International John Quiggin 6 October 2014 When a militarily powerful country tries to govern the affairs of millions of people on the other side of the planet, we shouldn’t be surprised that chaos results, writes… Joel Keep 6 October 2014 A recent UN vote laid the groundwork for resolving sovereign-debt disputes impartially, reports Joel Keep in Buenos Aires. So why did Australia vote against it?
International Kerry Brown 6 October 2014 Whatever the outcome of the current battle, Hong Kong’s protesters have the advantage in the longer-term war for rights and freedoms, writes Kerry Brown
Duncan Hewitt 3 October 2014 China’s hardening response to protesters could radicalise a whole generation, reports Duncan Hewitt in Hong Kong David Hayes 29 September 2014 The ripples of an unlikely row over a parliamentary appointment reach from London to Canberra, says David Hayes James Panichi 29 September 2014 The threat from Russia coincides with another stage in the European Union’s evolution, reports James Panichi Jennifer Curtin 23 September 2014 Or is it more a case of the declining left? Jennifer Curtin looks at the evidence from Saturday’s poll
International John Besemeres 23 September 2014 Although the Russian invasion of Ukraine is continuing, writes John Besemeres, many Western observers are surprisingly coy about naming it for what it is. Meanwhile,…
David Hayes 19 September 2014 A clear vote against Scotland’s independence closes a national argument but opens a UK-wide one, says David Hayes in Edinburgh International Andrew Vandenberg 16 September 2014 Electoral advances by the Sweden Democrats at last Sunday’s election pose a challenge to cosmopolitan Sweden David Hayes 15 September 2014 Scots hold the United Kingdom’s future in their hands. No wonder nerves are fraying, says David Hayes Ronald D. Holmes 15 September 2014 Philippines president Benigno Aquino seems to be considering a constitutional change that would allow him to serve a second term, writes Ronald D. Holmes in Manila. But…
International Nic Maclellan 9 September 2014 Tony Abbott intervened in Scotland’s referendum debate last month, worried about the threat to the Anglosphere. But independence is on the cards closer to home, writes …
International Kerry Brown 1 September 2014 Caught between China and Russia, Mongolia is trying to exploit economic opportunities without losing sovereignty, reports Kerry Brown International David Hayes 31 August 2014 Dublin and London are finding common diplomatic ground just as politics is sweeping them off their feet International Lesley Russell 11 August 2014 Although some commentators say the results are certain, writes Lesley Russell, the race that will shape Barack Obama’s final two years in the White House is far from over International Paul Rogers 31 July 2014 Israel won’t achieve its aims in Gaza without a long-term occupation, writes Paul Rogers. In the meantime, only its enemies are benefiting from the growing civilian…
David Hayes 24 July 2014 The Commonwealth Games meet a host city in flux, says David Hayes
International Nic Maclellan 22 July 2014 The ABC’s international broadcasting to the Pacific islands is being devastated by the latest round of staffing cuts International Kerry Brown 18 July 2014 A controversial new biography of Xi Jinping fundamentally misunderstands the nature of China’s leadership, argues Kerry Brown David Hayes 17 July 2014 The centenary of the 1914–18 war reveals Britain to be a country of permanent involution, says David Hayes James Panichi 16 July 2014 The European Commission might have ended up with an insider as president, reports James Panichi in Brussels, but the process for filling the job has changed forever