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International Roshan de Silva Wijeyeratne & Stephen Keim 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…
Frank Bongiorno 14 April 2010 Both the main parties are in trouble as the British election campaign gathers pace, writes Frank Bongiorno in London International John Besemeres 7 April 2010 Ukraine’s new president is about to pay his first visit to Washington after a widely noted sojourn in Brussels early last month. Does this mean he has shed the tag of… International James Scambary 31 March 2010 Tension is simmering in East Timor Frank Bongiorno 18 March 2010 The global financial crisis has reached British universities, writes Frank Bongiorno in London
International Melanie Fitzpatrick 8 March 2010 Regardless of claims by polluters and sceptics, the IPCC’s science is overwhelmingly sound, writes Melanie Fitzpatrick from the Union of Concerned Scientists in Washington
Lesley Russell 3 March 2010 Despite President Obama’s remarkable mastery of the facts, the Republicans weren’t budging, reports Lesley Russell Lesley Russell 23 February 2010 This week’s summit aims to save the embattled healthcare overhaul through the power of persuasion, writes Lesley Russell International Vivienne Waller 17 February 2010 Buzz brings Google closer to its goal of tracking every step we take, writes Vivienne Waller International Assa Doron 10 February 2010 With half a billion subscribers, India is making the mobile phone its own – in sometimes unexpected ways, writes Assa Doron in Varanasi
Frank Bongiorno 9 February 2010 The congestion charge has helped make London work better for commuters, writes Frank Bongiorno
Lesley Russell 21 January 2010 2010 could be even tougher for Barack Obama, but things could turn around quickly, writes Lesley Russell International Amrita Malhi 20 January 2010 Attacks on Christian churches in Malaysia tell us more about shifting political faultlines than about religious attitudes in this multi-ethnic, multi-faith society, writes… International Peter Browne 19 January 2010 Labour looks like losing the British election, but will the Conservatives win, asks Peter Browne International Peter Browne 14 January 2010 China’s decision to resist binding emissions targets at Copenhagen gives a glimpse of a country with big and sometimes conflicting plans for growth, trade and influence,…
International Ian Lowe 17 December 2009 Ian Lowe catches some glimpses of the Copenhagen conference from outside in the queue
Frank Bongiorno 15 December 2009 Tony Blair came clean on the BBC on Sunday morning, but didn’t say a word about the right of citizens to have their leaders speak truthfully, writes Frank Bongiorno International Larry Marshall 13 November 2009 Sri Lanka has been left deeply divided by its long-running civil war, in which China played a crucial but little-known role, writes Larry Marshall Lesley Russell 10 November 2009 Can Democrats in the US Senate use the same techniques as their colleagues in the House to turn healthcare reforms into law, asks Lesley Russell International Norm Kelly 29 October 2009 Taito Phillip Field’s jailing on corruption charges highlights the need for a more transparent process of ministerial discretion, writes Norm Kelly
Lesley Russell 29 October 2009 The prognosis for healthcare reform in the United States is improving by the day, writes Lesley Russell in Washington
International Maria Tumarkin 22 October 2009 What sense can be made of the rehabilitation of the Soviet regime – and the figure of Stalin – in present-day Russia, asks Maria Tumarkin Frank Bongiorno 15 October 2009 The British debate over breastfeeding in public reveals a puzzling double standard, writes Frank Bongiorno in London International Geoffrey Barker 13 October 2009 What were the western media representatives getting themselves into at the Beijing summit, asks Geoffrey Barker International Nicholas Farrelly 12 October 2009 Despite calls for tougher sanctions on Burma’s military regime, it’s time for a more creative approach, argues Nicholas Farrelly
International Jon Fraenkel 7 October 2009 Fiji confirms the lesson of history: military officers aren’t very good at managing the affairs of state, writes Jon Fraenkel
Xan Rice 5 October 2009 Despite first world technology, humans still share an intimate co-existence with nature in Kenya, especially during a drought, writes Xan Rice Morag Fraser 30 September 2009 Barack Obama made a strategic choice by hosting the G20 in a resurgent Pittsburgh. Morag Fraser visits a city in transition International Andy Butfoy 25 September 2009 The cold war still hangs over efforts to reduce the world’s nuclear arsenal, writes Andy Butfoy International Peter Browne 23 September 2009 Economic mobility might be a “unifying and core tenet of the American Dream,” but the evidence suggests that the United States performs badly