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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 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 International John Fitzgerald 31 October 2013 China’s approach to science research could advance the country’s strategic objectives while doing little to advance science, writes John Fitzgerald. This… International Lesley Russell 23 October 2013 Can Barack Obama turn the chaos in Republican ranks to the advantage of the Democrats, asks Lesley Russell International Ronald D. Holmes 18 October 2013 The Philippine president is embroiled in controversy over a longstanding government slush fund. Backed by high approval ratings, he now needs to double down on reform, writes…
International David G. Marr 10 October 2013 David G. Marr describes the genesis of his new book, a detailed look at a turning point in modern Vietnamese history
James Leibold 2 October 2013 The contrast with Kevin Rudd couldn’t be starker, yet the Anglophile PM might have a certain edge, writes James Leibold in Beijing International Gerhard Hoffstaedter 30 September 2013 The Malaysian activist was due in Australia this week to speak in three cities and meet members of the large Malaysian community here, writes Gerhard Hoffstaedter. The… International Klaus Neumann 16 September 2013 Like Australia, Germany has seen a shift in the political middle ground. But there, it’s ended up in an intriguing place, writes Klaus Neumann David Hayes 3 September 2013 Syria’s war is opening new dividing lines in British politics, says David Hayes. Once the consequences play out, Ed Miliband might have lost more than has David Cameron
International David Hayes 28 August 2013 Britain’s media coverage of Australia’s election is lively but limited, finds David Hayes
International Nic Maclellan 27 August 2013 As Pacific leaders gather this week in the Marshall Islands, the United States continues to delay ratification of the South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Treaty. Using previously… James Leibold 25 August 2013 Four hundred million people have downloaded WeChat, a quarter of them outside China. And the figures are growing daily, reports James Leibold International Jill Stockwell 8 August 2013 Despite pioneering the concept of the truth commission, Argentina is still dealing with the legacy of political and military violence thirty years later, writes Jill Stockwell David Hayes 25 July 2013 The scale of Britain’s problems leaves its party and electoral systems struggling to catch up, says David Hayes
International Klaus Neumann 15 July 2013 Popular unease about US surveillance of German citizens could pose a problem for Angela Merkel as national elections loom, writes Klaus Neumann
International Tarek Osman 10 July 2013 Fears of the emergence of an Islamic state in Egypt or other countries in the region are at odds with thirteen centuries of history, writes Tarek Osman James Leibold 4 July 2013 A high-tech system of social control is being superimposed on China’s network of urban neighbourhoods, writes James Leibold in Beijing International Tom Chodor 26 June 2013 The protests in Brazil highlight both the successes and limitations of the Workers’ Party government, writes Tom Chodor David Hayes 17 June 2013 Although it’s widely disdained, the very vagueness of David Cameron’s ambitious idea gives it resilience, says David Hayes
International Michael Bröning 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
Clar Ni Chonghaile 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 Lesley Russell 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 Brian McFarlane 31 May 2013 In London, Brian McFarlane reviews three recent stage productions International Nic Maclellan 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 Kerry Brown 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
James Leibold 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 Edward Aspinall 7 May 2013 Rural dynamics explain the government’s victory in the Malaysian election, argues Edward Aspinall Amrita Malhi 4 May 2013 A historic election campaign reopened old questions about what kind of nation Malaysia should be, writes Amrita Malhi in Kuala Lumpur Clar Ni Chonghaile 2 May 2013 The world’s largest refugee settlement is now telling its own stories, writes Clar Ni Chonghaile