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International The ten-year search for Somchai Kate Hehir 7 March 2014 One woman’s fight for justice following the disappearance of her lawyer husband has revealed a climate of corruption and deceit in Thailand. As the ten-year anniversary… International The long shadow of Bravo Nic Maclellan 25 February 2014 Six decades after the United States conducted its most powerful nuclear test in the Marshall Islands, governments are once again debating the humanitarian impact of nuclear… Ed Miliband, a waiting game David Hayes 18 February 2014 After more than three years in the job, where is Britain’s Labour leader taking his party, asks David Hayes Italy’s best-known comedian meets the ghost of Mussolini James Panichi 18 February 2014 Beppe Grillo’s Five Star Movement made stunning gains at Italy’s last election, writes James Panichi. But as the controversy over its guiding…

The Jokowi phenomenon Ross Tapsell 16 January 2014 In Jakarta, Ross Tapsell profiles the city governor who could be the next president of Indonesia Philip Morris, Australia and the fate of Europe’s trade talks James Panichi 8 January 2014 Australia’s clash with Philip Morris over plain packaging has disrupted trade talks between the United States and Europe, reports James Panichi in Brussels International Obamacare’s testing year ahead Lesley Russell 7 January 2014 Americans see Obamacare as either the president’s greatest achievement or his biggest failure, writes Lesley Russell. But the signs are growing that its success… International Will the DREAM of US immigration reform become reality in 2014? Peter Mares 3 January 2014 Optimism is growing, reports Peter Mares in New York, but getting the legislation through Congress will only be the first of the challenges

International Stopping the cheques Nic Maclellan 22 November 2013 Australia’s performance at CHOGM and in Warsaw this month will accelerate the decline of its influence in the Pacific, writes Nic Maclellan International China’s post-election manifesto Kerry Brown 20 November 2013 Markets and urbanisation are key themes to emerge from the central committee plenum in Beijing, writes Kerry Brown. And then there’s the question of political reform… Aboard New Zealand’s cabbage boat: cheques, spooks and politics Peter Mares 7 November 2013 With the next general election just a year away, New Zealand’s political landscape is subject to unpredictable tremors, writes Peter Mares from Wellington International We are here to stay Klaus Neumann 5 November 2013 Africans living under the shadow of removal in Hamburg have been able to articulate their own agenda, writes Klaus Neumann, and football fans and residents are backing them