Inside Story

International Remembering and forgetting 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 The milk of human kindness Frank Bongiorno 15 October 2009 The British debate over breastfeeding in public reveals a puzzling double standard, writes Frank Bongiorno in London International The summiteers Geoffrey Barker 13 October 2009 What were the western media representatives getting themselves into at the Beijing summit, asks Geoffrey Barker International Rethinking the Burmese sanctions 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 Defining rorts in Wellington Norm Kelly 7 September 2009 When is a rort a rort? The debate has spread to New Zealand, reports Norm Kelly Unhealthy differences Frank Bongiorno 4 September 2009 The United States’ acrimonious healthcare debate is having almost as much impact across the Atlantic, where the National Health Service has become a rallying point for both… International Vibrations from the north David G. Marr 31 August 2009 Vietnam’s experience shows that dealing with China is not an all-or-nothing proposition, writes David G. Marr Have Harry and Louise really changed their minds? Lesley Russell 14 August 2009 The United States is on the brink of major reforms to make healthcare more accessible and affordable. But the reformers still have a fight on their hands, writes Lesley Russell

The other crisis in California Robert Milliken 27 July 2009 Australian wine has suffered a beating in the American press but one man is standing up for it, writes Robert Milliken in San Francisco Home and away Frank Bongiorno 17 July 2009 Despite globalisation, most of us can’t treat where we live as a kind of airport transit lounge, writes Frank Bongiorno International Burma’s general objectives Nicholas Farrelly 10 July 2009 We forget to ask the obvious question, writes Nicholas Farrelly: how have the generals managed to stay in control for so long? International Hoping for the best and hedging against the worst Geoffrey Barker 10 July 2009 Despite what Paul Keating says, an ambivalent attitude to China is justified by the facts, argues Geoffrey Barker