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International Norman Abjorensen 10 June 2011 Norman Abjorensen recalls a meeting with Yugoslav dissident and writer Milovan Djilas, born one hundred years ago this month
Frank Bongiorno 5 June 2011 Another history war under another conservative government. Frank Bongiorno reports from London Duncan Hewitt 1 June 2011 China’s internal security establishment seems to have gained growing influence over policy, writes Duncan Hewitt in Shanghai 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 Xan Rice 15 May 2011 Xan Rice reports from Benghazi and Misrata on the impact of the war in Libya
Tarek Osman 15 May 2011 Egypt now has to deal with the emergence of forces suppressed by decades of authoritarian rule, writes Tarek Osman
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 Norman Abjorensen 11 May 2011 Norman Abjorensen sees the first tentative signs that Singapore can move out of the shadow of Lee Kuan Yew 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 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 Nicholas Farrelly 3 May 2011 Thailand’s royal family faces a divisive anniversary ahead of the next national election, writes Nicholas Farrelly
International 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 Duncan Hewitt 28 April 2011 Massive rises in the cost of housing are at last being recognised by government, writes Duncan Hewitt International Richard Tanter 28 April 2011 Richard Tanter reports on a controversial intervention in Indonesian history, culture and memory International 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
Xan Rice 20 April 2011 Kenyans are leapfrogging landlines and going straight to mobile, with enormous social and economic implications, writes Xan Rice
Frank Bongiorno 19 April 2011 Why did some British academics and universities get so close to Colonel Gaddafi, asks Frank Bongiorno in London Edward Cavanagh and Emile Coetzee 15 April 2011 Hardliners are now a decided minority among Afrikaners, report Edward Cavanagh and Emile Coetzee in South Africa International Richard Chauvel 6 April 2011 The detention of Filep Karma – one of more than 130 Papuan and Moluccan political prisoners in Indonesian jails – highlights the deep problems of Indonesian rule in Papua Daniel Nethery 31 March 2011 Germany’s decision to abstain from backing the military action in Libya hints at political, trade and foreign policy pressures, writes Daniel Nethery in Berlin
International Klaus Neumann 28 March 2011 Thirty-two years after Three Mile Island, an accident in a far-away nuclear facility has once again altered Germany’s political landscape. Klaus Neumann looks at…
Lesley Russell 28 March 2011 The spending debate in Washington is coming to a head, writes Lesley Russell Frank Bongiorno 28 March 2011 In London Frank Bongiorno looks at why Lionel Logue is portrayed as an Aussie larrikin in The King’s Speech Duncan Hewitt 22 March 2011 Traffic is becoming a fiercely debated topic in China’s major cities, writes Duncan Hewitt in Shanghai Xan Rice 18 March 2011 President Kibaki and his allies continue to resist an international trial of alleged perpetrators of the 2007 post-election violence, writes Xan Rice
International Tessa Morris-Suzuki 18 March 2011 Japan can emerge from this disaster strengthened and more vigorous
Norm Kelly 3 March 2011 Disunited, the Maori Party risks losing identity and support, writes Norm Kelly in Wellington International Geoff Andrews 3 March 2011 Berlusconi’s success in holding on to power highlights a vacuum at the heart of Italy’s politics, writes Geoff Andrews Tarek Osman 3 March 2011 Egypt’s middle class is determined that the revolution will lead to real change, writes Tarek Osman in Cairo International Michael Jacobs 2 March 2011 As policy in Australia begins to move, Michael Jacobs surveys the international climate landscape: the latest science, the emissions targets and what’s happening on…