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
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…
28 March 2011
The spending debate in Washington is coming to a head, writes Lesley Russell
28 March 2011
In London Frank Bongiorno looks at why Lionel Logue is portrayed as an Aussie larrikin in The King’s Speech
22 March 2011
Traffic is becoming a fiercely debated topic in China’s major cities, writes Duncan Hewitt in Shanghai
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
18 March 2011
Japan can emerge from this disaster strengthened and more vigorous
3 March 2011
Disunited, the Maori Party risks losing identity and support, writes Norm Kelly in Wellington
International
3 March 2011
Berlusconi’s success in holding on to power highlights a vacuum at the heart of Italy’s politics, writes Geoff Andrews
3 March 2011
Egypt’s middle class is determined that the revolution will lead to real change, writes Tarek Osman in Cairo
International
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…
International
25 February 2011
As much as anything, it’s the complexity of the Middle East that’s become more obvious over the past few weeks, writes Matthew Gray
International
21 February 2011
Tehran’s ruling elite says that Iran’s revolutionary experience was the inspiration for the Arab insurrections, yet seeks to crush demonstrators at home. Iran’s…
18 February 2011
In London, Ian Henderson finds that Britain’s migration test reveals more about its authors than they would ever have anticipated
18 February 2011
Ross Dunkley headed a high-profile foreign-owned business caught up in a web of tensions, writes our correspondent in Rangoon
11 February 2011
Ghana has its fair share of developmental headaches, but a heavy handed government isn't one of them, writes Aleks Vickovich
9 February 2011
The “eternal brown land” is preparing for a further deluge of political energy in response to decades of growing pressure, writes Tarek Osman in Cairo
International
7 February 2011
Plenty of people are waiting for a chance to replace Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak – whether now or in September – and while each has their weaknesses, most are…
3 February 2011
It is the world’s largest annual migration of people – tens of millions of Chinese migrant workers reuniting with their families to celebrate the Lunar New Year.…
2 February 2011
The next casualties of Britain’s phone-hacking controversy could come from the media, politics or the police. But whoever falls next, it probably won’t be good news…
International
28 January 2011
Hank Nelson on a festive season of politics in Papua New Guinea
International
28 January 2011
Although it symbolises China’s embrace of the market economy, Shanghai is still very much shaped by the party and entrenched corruption
20 January 2011
Regardless of the obstacles, people still try to cross the southern border into the United States. David Corlett talks to three of them
International
19 January 2011
In the wake of the resignation of prime minister Bouasone Bouphavanh, Martin Stuart-Fox looks at politics and corruption in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic
17 January 2011
With counting under way in the southern Sudan independence referendum, Xan Rice meets up again with a former resident of the Kakuma refugee camp, Philip Ngor Bol
7 January 2011
The crackdown on demonstrators in Moscow could be helping to unite the opposition, writes Robert Horvath in Moscow
International
4 January 2011
Alexander Lukashenko’s brutal crackdown looks like another win for Moscow. John Besemeres traces the latest shift in orientation by the dictatorial president of Belarus
International
31 December 2010
New parliaments and a new year – Nicholas Farrelly looks at the challenges for Burma and its democracy movement as the military attempts to remake the country’s image
International
16 December 2010
Cancun will restore confidence among governments and business that action is going to occur, writes Michael Jacobs, and that makes progress more likely
14 December 2010
The protests in Britain highlight how much the Liberal Democrats have compromised to share power, writes Frank Bongiorno in London. And where does that leave the new…