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International Michael Leach 8 June 2012 Even the party that loses next month’s election will share in the victory by helping set the tone for post-UN democracy in this young nation, writes Michael Leach
Duncan Hewitt 8 June 2012 Official China is ambivalent about Mao’s legacy, writes Duncan Hewitt in Shanghai Antonia Finnane 7 June 2012 Twenty-three years after the massacre, the events of 4 June 1989 are still off limits, writes Antonia Finnane in Beijing Daniel Nethery 31 May 2012 A recent French exhibition traced the rise of the photograph as a proof of identity and a form of surveillance, writes Daniel Nethery Clar Ni Chonghaile 31 May 2012 Kwani Trust is at the forefront of a literary renaissance in Kenya, writes Clar Ni Chonghaile
Antonia Finnane 23 May 2012 While the media was gripped by the Bo Xilai scandal, the story of another privileged child of a Communist Party official was unfolding on the internet, writes Antonia …
Jasmina Kijevcanin 10 May 2012 Was the real winner of the Serbian election the party that came third? Jasmina Kijevcanin reports from Belgrade International Kate Sullivan 3 May 2012 India has pursued two curiously contradictory approaches to nuclear proliferation since independence, writes Kate Sullivan International Rodney Tiffen 3 May 2012 Comparisons with Watergate raise worrying prospects for News Corporation, writes Rodney Tiffen Alicia Mollaun 1 May 2012 Pakistan’s chronic energy shortages are a vivid symptom of the country’s crisis of governance, writes Alicia Mollaun in Islamabad
Lesley Russell 26 April 2012 Does the tidal wave of polls help predict how Romney and Obama will fare in November, asks Lesley Russell
Antonia Finnane 22 April 2012 In Beijing, Antonia Finnane looks at a ten-year plan for a staged transition to constitutional democracy International Klaus Neumann 19 April 2012 The Nobel laureate’s latest intervention in public debate says more about him than about the Middle East, writes Klaus Neumann. But it also draws attention to… International Michael Leach 13 April 2012 Monday’s runoff vote is another step in the reconfiguration of East Timorese politics, writes Michael Leach International Lindsey Hilsum 12 April 2012 Researching her new book, Lindsey Hilsum spoke to Libyan women about their role in post-Gaddafi politics
Antonia Finnane 10 April 2012 After Tomb-sweeping day, the Chinese capital returned to normal, writes Antonia Finnane, except for the city’s Christians
Frank Bongiorno 9 April 2012 The Iron Lady casts a long shadow, as David Cameron is finding in the lead-up to the next British election, writes Frank Bongiorno in London Norman Abjorensen 8 April 2012 The big powers were on the minds of ASEAN leaders meeting in the Cambodian capital, writes Norman Abjorensen in Phnom Penh Daniel Nethery 2 April 2012 Paul Keating has it wrong about the German city, writes Daniel Nethery International John Besemeres 28 March 2012 Born-again reformer, pragmatist or more of the same? The signs are mixed for Vladimir Putin’s third term as president, writes John Besemeres
Our correspondent in Rangoon 26 March 2012 While international attention has focused on the main personalities negotiating historic changes in Burma, the national legislature has begun flexing its muscles, writes our …
International David G. Marr 23 March 2012 The Tien Lang affair has had unprecedented coverage in Vietnam’s normally closely controlled media International Michael Bröning 22 March 2012 Hamas is undergoing an internal power struggle, which gives the West an opportunity to steer the organisation away from extremism, writes Michael Bröning International Michael Leach 19 March 2012 The first round of Timor-Leste’s presidential poll signals not only a change in leader but also a vigorous parliamentary election in June, writes Michael Leach Lesley Russell 12 March 2012 A poor field of candidates has led at least one high-profile conservative to propose that the Republicans focus on Congress rather than the White House in November, writes…
International Nicholas Farrelly 8 March 2012 Recently returned from Burma, Nicholas Farrelly looks at a series of remarkable changes, and the journey ahead
International Michael Leach 4 March 2012 Michael Leach previews this month’s poll International John Besemeres 1 March 2012 Vladimir Putin is likely to win Sunday’s presidential elections, but it’s less clear how events will unfold in Russia once he moves back into his old job, writes… David Hayes 22 February 2012 A high-stakes constitutional tussle over the future of the United Kingdom is under way. The political transformation of Scotland since the 1950s will help to shape the outcome,… Daniel Nethery 8 February 2012 In Athens Daniel Nethery finds that the conventional diagnosis of Greece’s problems doesn’t quite fit the reality