International
6 December 2011
Radio allowed Algerians to enter into a “vast network of information… a world where things happen… where forces act,” wrote Frantz Fanon. Daniel …
International
5 December 2011
The mood has become a little anxious at the headquarters of the Occidental Club, reports John Besemeres
30 November 2011
Last week’s election helps illuminate where Morocco fits into the Arab Spring, writes Norman Abjorensen
30 November 2011
Norm Kelly in Wellington analyses the National Party’s election win
International
29 November 2011
These two weeks might turn out to be more interesting than expected, writes Michael Jacobs. The stakes are certainly high enough
21 November 2011
The death of two-year-old Yue Yue continues to generate soul-searching in the Chinese media, reports Duncan Hewitt
10 November 2011
The 2011 Southeast Asian Games have been plagued by controversies that reflect pressures within Indonesian society and government, reports Simon Creak. But the organisers…
10 November 2011
Governments need to enlist civil society in the fight against corruption, writes Norman Abjorensen in Marrakesh
9 November 2011
The US presidential race has one year to run. Lesley Russell looks at the field and the issues
1 November 2011
A year after Burma’s first general election in two decades, our correspondent in Rangoon finds encouraging signs of political and social change
1 November 2011
An encampment around St Paul’s Cathedral in London casts a new light on this icon of British wartime defiance. But the epic days of the 1940s may have something to teach the…
20 October 2011
More than two years have passed since the end of the civil war in Sri Lanka, but reconciliation still seems a long way off, writes Antonio Castillo
International
19 October 2011
Although the diplomatic task is daunting, Europe should take up the challenge, writes James L. Richardson
International
14 October 2011
Fears that Poland could lurch to the right proved unfounded when Poles voted last weekend, writes John Besemeres. The results highlight the waning influence of the Church…
14 October 2011
Returning to China, Duncan Hewitt finds more development, plenty of stresses, and an increasingly enquiring local media
International
10 October 2011
Graeme Orr looks at responses to the death of the man who stood between consumers and the complexities of science, innovation and corporate strategy
5 October 2011
Avoiding the worst of the protests in the region, Jordan is changing anyway, writes Matthew Gray in Amman
International
26 September 2011
It was the end of an era for Papua New Guinea when Sir Michael Somare retired at the end of June. Or did he? Hank Nelson looks at more months of tumult in PNG politics
International
20 September 2011
The debate about Palestine’s UN status could create a new basis for negotiations, writes James L. Richardson
18 September 2011
The tendency to press reality into a heritage mould traps England in political aspic, says David Hayes
International
15 September 2011
When drones strike in Pakistan, key questions go unasked and unanswered, writes Tara McKelvey
International
8 September 2011
With elections looming, speculation is mounting about whether Vladimir Putin or Dmitry Medvedev (or even someone else) will be the ruling establishment’s presidential…
7 September 2011
Given the fragility of Pakistan’s democratic transition, the need for electoral reforms is as urgent as ever, writes the International Crisis Group’s Samina Ahmed
International
31 August 2011
Deep political disillusionment in India won’t be solved simply by creating a new anti-corruption czar, writes Robin Jeffrey
International
26 August 2011
The US president should start by articulating sound short-term and longer-term economic policies
International
17 August 2011
The distinguished anthropologist I.M. Lewis discusses the background to the famine in Somalia
16 August 2011
Infection and death rates are down in many countries, writes Xan Rice. Now the challenge is to consolidate and extend those gains
16 August 2011
Four days and nights of riotous disorder are a potent argument for social repair. But lack of agreement on fundamentals could soon prove fatal to the chances, says David Hayes
11 August 2011
In Poland and Russia John Besemeres found two countries heading in quite different directions
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