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Scotland, and Britain, in the balance David Hayes 15 May 2014 The debate over Scotland’s future is being shaped by the pro-independence side, says David Hayes International Turkey’s predicament: vicious circles and unexpected possibilities Kerem Öktem 22 April 2014 A democratic shift seems unlikely but not impossible, writes Kerem Öktem. Otherwise, a series of crises will add to regional instability International China’s North Korea problem Kerry Brown 16 April 2014 A weak North Korea might suit Beijing for the moment, writes Kerry Brown, but the longer-term problems facing the creaking communist regime aren’t going away International Indonesia’s next governing coalition: taking a progressive turn? Dominic Berger 14 April 2014 The likely makeup of the next Indonesian government gives cause for optimism, writes Dominic Berger

The China dream runs into ethnic reality James Leibold 11 March 2014 The violence in Kunming shows how China’s ethnic policies conflict with Xi Jinping’s reform plans, writes James Leibold in Beijing 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

International Putin’s annus mirabilis: changing the shape of Eurasia John Besemeres 24 January 2014 Behind the protests in Ukraine lies the Russian president’s long-term vision of a Eurasian Economic Union. John Besemeres traces its recent history and the strains… 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…