12 December 2013
Unlike its political counterpart, the seventeen-member eurozone has no government and no centre of political power, writes James Panichi. Debate is intensifying about…
International
25 November 2013
Solidarity filled the gap left by a rudderless government, writes Ronald D. Holmes
International
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
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…
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
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
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
23 October 2013
Can Barack Obama turn the chaos in Republican ranks to the advantage of the Democrats, asks Lesley Russell
International
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
10 October 2013
David G. Marr describes the genesis of his new book, a detailed look at a turning point in modern Vietnamese history
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
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
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
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
28 August 2013
Britain’s media coverage of Australia’s election is lively but limited, finds David Hayes
International
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…
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
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
25 July 2013
The scale of Britain’s problems leaves its party and electoral systems struggling to catch up, says David Hayes
International
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
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
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
26 June 2013
The protests in Brazil highlight both the successes and limitations of the Workers’ Party government, writes Tom Chodor
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