17 June 2013
Although it’s widely disdained, the very vagueness of David Cameron’s ambitious idea gives it resilience, says David Hayes
International
16 June 2013
It’s time for Germany to throw off old habits, both on European policy and in how it deals with broader security challenges, writes Michael Bröning
6 June 2013
The East African country needs to take hold of its own future, the celebrated Kenyan writer Binyavanga Wainaina tells Clar Ni Chonghaile. And he is deeply ambivalent…
International
3 June 2013
Opponents of Obamacare will have to face the fact that the scheme is being implemented across the United States, even in some unlikely places, writes Lesley Russell
31 May 2013
In London, Brian McFarlane reviews three recent stage productions
International
31 May 2013
French Polynesia’s historic resolution at the United Nations was clinched by years of campaigning and back-room diplomacy by this French dependency, reports Nic Maclellan
International
29 May 2013
The new Chinese premier has been wrestling with China’s economic future since the global financial crisis took its toll, writes Kerry Brown
23 May 2013
“Stability maintenance” is translating into greater surveillance, but the Chinese government’s response to ethnic frictions looks to be unsustainable, writes…
International
7 May 2013
Rural dynamics explain the government’s victory in the Malaysian election, argues Edward Aspinall
4 May 2013
A historic election campaign reopened old questions about what kind of nation Malaysia should be, writes Amrita Malhi in Kuala Lumpur
2 May 2013
The world’s largest refugee settlement is now telling its own stories, writes Clar Ni Chonghaile
28 April 2013
The renowned director’s new film, which uses the socialist mood of 1945 to assail the world Margaret Thatcher created, is bad history and worse politics, says David Hayes
22 April 2013
There’s a paradox at the heart of Xi Jinping’s new political maxim, writes James Leibold in Beijing
International
17 April 2013
Australian journalist Natalie Bennett has big ambitions for Britain’s Green Party. Carmela Ferraro talked to her in London
International
16 April 2013
The Republicans have a problem and the Democrats have an opportunity, writes Lesley Russell
12 April 2013
The grim conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq have dulled the instinct for armed intervention. But it still runs deep in British political culture, writes David Hayes
International
5 April 2013
Despite the cuts, the United States will remain the world’s military giant for the foreseeable future, writes Andy Butfoy
International
3 April 2013
The European Union bungled the Cyprus bailout, writes Ross Buckley. Next time, more Iceland and less Ireland
International
27 March 2013
Faced with turbulence among the elite as well as the general public, the Russian president is adjusting his polices and stepping up appeals to Russian sentiment, writes John …
19 March 2013
Kenya’s enormous potential seems a step closer to reality after a relatively peaceful election. Now, the Supreme Court faces the delicate task of dealing with Raila…
International
15 March 2013
If climate change hastens migration in the Pacific, two twentieth-century cases could be useful guides, writes Jane McAdam
International
14 March 2013
A treaty alone won’t make significant inroads into the global arms trade, writes Stephanie Koorey
13 March 2013
There’s austerity in the air as China’s parliament meets, but has anything else changed, asks James Leibold in Beijing
25 February 2013
The roots of ambivalence in Britain’s relationship with the European Union go deep, says David Hayes
International
14 February 2013
With subscriber numbers heading for a billion, the disruptive impact of mobile phones in India could be enormous. In this extract from their new book, Robin Jeffrey and…
International
12 February 2013
A winter-time research trip to Rome gives R.J.B. Bosworth the chance to gauge the shifting pattern of party support as Italy’s national election campaign enters its…
6 December 2012
Antonia Finnane on art and the military in China
International
6 December 2012
The Leveson report's case for more rigorous press accountability was immediately undercut by David Cameron, but despite the cheers from the tabloids, the prime minister has backed…
International
6 December 2012
A nationalist troika formed in the run-up to this month’s Japanese election poses challenges for the region
3 December 2012
An endless recession has changed politics and livelihoods. But in a many-sided national argument there is no consensus about its lessons, says David Hayes