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International
Heading west, heading east: impressions from Warsaw and Moscow
John Besemeres
11 August 2011
In Poland and Russia
John Besemeres
found two countries heading in quite different directions
The brothers grim
Frank Bongiorno
10 August 2011
Despite defeating his brother in a long and hard-fought leadership campaign, it’s still not clear what British Labour leader Ed Miliband stands for, writes
Frank Bongiorno
“This is the Tunisian Revolution!”
Daniel Nethery
1 August 2011
Daniel Nethery
reports from post-revolutionary Tunis
International
Can Germany go green?
Michael Jacobs
1 August 2011
The world’s energy policy-makers are watching as the Merkel government takes the lead, writes
Michael Jacobs
British Labour’s blues
Frank Bongiorno
26 July 2011
Frank Bongiorno
looks at the growing influence of Labour peer Maurice Glasman on the British opposition party
A shrinking continent
Xan Rice
25 July 2011
It’s becoming much easier to fly within Africa, writes
Xan Rice
as he visits the world’s newest nation
A class apart
Frank Bongiorno
21 July 2011
Is “merit” the new demarcation line in British society, asks
Frank Bongiorno
in London
International
Red hot challenges for Thailand
Nicholas Farrelly
7 July 2011
Thailand’s new government faces the difficult challenge of keeping traditional enemies relatively happy, writes
Nicholas Farrelly
International
The limits of good intentions: Noynoy Aquino one year on
Paul Hutchcroft
30 June 2011
A change in leadership style is only a first step for the Philippines
Living with an epidemic
Lesley Russell
29 June 2011
In the thirty years since AIDS was first identified much has been achieved, says
Lesley Russell
, but much still needs to be done to strengthen the international response
Loyalists at the feast
Xan Rice
27 June 2011
Xan Rice
reports from the Libyan capital, Tripoli
International
Hong Kong’s Tiananmen vigil
Stefanie Scherr
16 June 2011
As China cracks down on dissidents,
Stefanie Scherr
reports on Hong Kong’s annual commemoration of the Tiananmen protests
Burma’s quiet reformers
Our correspondent in Rangoon
13 June 2011
An independent and increasingly vibrant civil society movement is developing in Burma, writes our correspondent in Rangoon
International
The survivor
Norman Abjorensen
10 June 2011
Norman Abjorensen
recalls a meeting with Yugoslav dissident and writer Milovan Djilas, born one hundred years ago this month
Ah, the olden days!
Frank Bongiorno
5 June 2011
Another history war under another conservative government.
Frank Bongiorno
reports from London
China’s cold front
Duncan Hewitt
1 June 2011
China’s internal security establishment seems to have gained growing influence over policy, writes
Duncan Hewitt
in Shanghai
Baulking at the first hurdle
Lesley Russell
20 May 2011
Republican presidential candidates are gathering for the race, but many seem reluctant to line up at the starting gate, writes
Lesley Russell
in Washington
In the war zone
Xan Rice
15 May 2011
Xan Rice
reports from Benghazi and Misrata on the impact of the war in Libya
Ghosts and demons
Tarek Osman
15 May 2011
Egypt now has to deal with the emergence of forces suppressed by decades of authoritarian rule, writes
Tarek Osman
America’s changing face
Lesley Russell
13 May 2011
The United States’ racial and ethnic makeup is changing, but the real divide may end up being along income lines, writes
Lesley Russell
Loosening the Singapore grip
Norman Abjorensen
11 May 2011
Norman Abjorensen
sees the first tentative signs that Singapore can move out of the shadow of Lee Kuan Yew
Sarkozy’s ambiguous war
Daniel Nethery
10 May 2011
There’s a strange silence about the French president’s enthusiasm to intervene in Libya, reports
Daniel Nethery
in Paris
International
The Middle East after bin Laden
Matthew Gray
5 May 2011
With al Qaeda’s influence already waning in many countries in the Middle East,
Matthew Gray
looks at the likely impact of Osama bin Laden’s death on the…
International
Thailand’s calm before the storm?
Nicholas Farrelly
3 May 2011
Thailand’s royal family faces a divisive anniversary ahead of the next national election, writes
Nicholas Farrelly
International
The China factor
Michael Jacobs
28 April 2011
China’s Five Year Plan could turn out to be a turning point for global climate policy, writes
Michael Jacobs
Shanghai’s affordability problem
Duncan Hewitt
28 April 2011
Massive rises in the cost of housing are at last being recognised by government, writes
Duncan Hewitt
International
Indonesia’s dangerous silence
Richard Tanter
28 April 2011
Richard Tanter
reports on a controversial intervention in Indonesian history, culture and memory
International
Russia and its western neighbours: a watershed moment
John Besemeres
21 April 2011
Jostling between Vladimir Putin and Dimitry Medvedev and trouble with neighbours could play out in very significant ways for Russia and its region, writes
John Besemeres
A wallet, a browser and a social networking tool
Xan Rice
20 April 2011
Kenyans are leapfrogging landlines and going straight to mobile, with enormous social and economic implications, writes
Xan Rice
Friends of the family
Frank Bongiorno
19 April 2011
Why did some British academics and universities get so close to Colonel Gaddafi, asks
Frank Bongiorno
in London
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