15 September 2010
With the mid-term elections looming, Barack Obama is out of the Oval Office and back on the campaign trail, writes Lesley Russell
International
2 September 2010
In every generation one issue comes to symbolise the wider battle to protect the natural world. This could be it, writes Michael Jacobs
International
27 August 2010
Thailand has dropped out of the headlines but the long-term struggle for political control continues, write Andrew Walker and Nicholas Farrelly
International
19 August 2010
A disputed border continues to fuel tension between China and India, but there are also good reasons for better relations, writes Louise Merrington
International
11 August 2010
In Australia, Julia Gillard replaced Kevin Rudd almost overnight. In Britain, the leadership transition is taking quite a lot longer
International
29 July 2010
Not quite, writes Michael Jacobs. But the battle will be a tough one
International
29 July 2010
Will Pakistan continue its longstanding policy of running with the hare and hunting with the hounds, asks Sandy Gordon
International
21 July 2010
Australia’s embassy is reopening in Lima because Peru’s internal conflict is considered to be over. But the impact of the violence lives on, writes Elizabeth Bryer
20 July 2010
Barack Obama’s policies are starting to fall into place. So why is his approval rating so low?
18 July 2010
The World Cup is over, but it left a tentatively flag-waving Germany divided and unsettled, writes Daniel Nethery in Berlin
7 July 2010
New Zealand’s new emissions trading scheme is far from ideal, but at least it’s a first step, writes Norm Kelly
International
5 July 2010
The world’s largest trial for crimes against humanity is exhuming Argentina’s era of state terrorism, murder and torture. It is a trial with global resonance, writes…
International
1 July 2010
Is the thaw in relations between Poland and Russia sustainable? The Polish presidential election campaign and recent trends in Russian foreign policy highlight the key factors in…
23 June 2010
The new British government began slashing spending this week. Meanwhile, Labour is left with the problem of defining what it stands for, writes Frank Bongiorno
International
12 June 2010
Change the government and you change the country, Paul Keating once said. But eighteen months into his first term, how much has Barack Obama’s America really changed, asks…
International
10 June 2010
Can the Obama administration, bogged down in Afghanistan, rise to the challenge, asks Sumantra Bose
International
3 June 2010
A major new Lowy Institute report is likely to influence Australia’s approach in Asia, writes Geoffrey Barker
27 May 2010
Britain’s voters have forced a two-party system to begin to operate by a three-party logic. And it’s about to get even more interesting, writes David Hayes
International
21 May 2010
Amid new voting technologies, old-style patronage politics remain deeply entrenched
International
18 May 2010
The red shirts’ failure to agree to a November election pointed to a deeper loss of faith, with fatal consequences, write Andrew Walker and Nicholas Farrelly
International
14 May 2010
Germans aren’t really opposed to the Greek bail-out, they’re just nostalgic for a half-imagined past, writes Klaus Neumann
14 May 2010
The deaths in Athens last week raise profound questions about the state of Greece, writes Giannis Efthymiou, who was among the protesters on 5 May
10 May 2010
Britain will almost certainly face another election sooner rather than later, writes Frank Bongiorno in London
International
6 May 2010
“We have jumped forward and gone backward in the space of my adult lifetime,” says one Vietnamese woman. Norman Abjorensen reports from Hanoi
6 May 2010
Amid preparations for Sudan’s controversial election last month, Xan Rice met a Sudanese man from Sydney who was looking well beyond election day
4 May 2010
Although it’s been dominated by three middle-aged white men in suits, the election has been thrilling in many ways, writes David Hayes
International
3 May 2010
Seasoned British election watcher James Jupp looks at the role of these emotionally charged issues in the current campaign
International
29 April 2010
The close links between the monarchy and the army are holding back serious reform, argues Craig J. Reynolds
International
24 April 2010
Suddenly there are five potential post-election prime ministers in Britain
International
22 April 2010
The belief that conditions in Sri Lanka have fundamentally changed is wishful thinking, write Stephen Keim and Roshan de Silva Wijeyeratne in this account of the…