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International Japan’s Okinawa dilemma H.D.P. Envall 7 November 2012 The failure to agree on a realignment of America’s military presence in Okinawa generates problems for the US–Japan alliance, Japanese grand strategy, and the region… Waiting for the great eighteenth Antonia Finnane 2 November 2012 On the eve of China’s eighteenth party congress, life in Beijing is changing in increasingly obvious ways, writes Antonia Finnane International Burma’s next big challenge Nicholas Farrelly 2 November 2012 As the recent violence in the west of Burma shows, the government has yet to deal effectively with remaining ethnic conflicts, writes Nicholas Farrelly. The benefits of a… International Stormy weather hits the US presidential campaign Lesley Russell 29 October 2012 Responding big and responding fast is the theme of the last days of the race, writes Lesley Russell

Nothing hypothetical about Italy’s phone-tapping controversy James Panichi 21 September 2012 Italy’s long-running battle between politicians and judges has taken a new turn, writes James Panichi. Meanwhile, a new political force is emerging International Towards a Greater Putistan? John Besemeres 17 September 2012 Russia, Ukraine and Belarus are increasingly heading in the same direction – away from Europe. In the first of a two-part series, John Besemeres looks at recent… The long arm of Europe James Panichi 14 September 2012 You can drive for days, but Brussels always catches up with you, discovers James Panichi “It’s (only partly) the economy, stupid” Lesley Russell 14 September 2012 Congress is back in session after the party conventions, with the differences between Democrats and Republicans sharper than ever, writes Lesley Russell

Dog days in DC Lesley Russell 6 August 2012 With less than one hundred days to run, the presidential campaign seems at a standstill, writes Lesley Russell in Washington An Olympics fantasy David Hayes 3 August 2012 A thrilling opening ceremony turned London’s mood from cynical to euphoric. But after artistic seduction comes political reduction, says David Hayes in London Is this Europe’s destiny? James Panichi 11 July 2012 European integration has come a long way since the European Coal and Steel Community was created in 1951. A stroll through the Parlamentarium in Brussels reveals the strengths and… International Rupert Murdoch’s Annus Horribilis Rodney Tiffen 10 July 2012 It’s a year since News Corporation’s cover-up of phone-hacking in Britain began to unravel. Rodney Tiffen takes stock of the damage so far, assesses the News…