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International Sumantra Bose 10 June 2010 Can the Obama administration, bogged down in Afghanistan, rise to the challenge, asks Sumantra Bose
International Geoffrey Barker 3 June 2010 A major new Lowy Institute report is likely to influence Australia’s approach in Asia, writes Geoffrey Barker David Hayes 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 Paul Hutchcroft 21 May 2010 Amid new voting technologies, old-style patronage politics remain deeply entrenched International Andrew Walker & Nicholas Farrelly 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 Klaus Neumann 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
Giannis Efthymiou 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 Frank Bongiorno 10 May 2010 Britain will almost certainly face another election sooner rather than later, writes Frank Bongiorno in London International Norman Abjorensen 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 Xan Rice 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
David Hayes 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 James Jupp 3 May 2010 Seasoned British election watcher James Jupp looks at the role of these emotionally charged issues in the current campaign International Craig J. Reynolds 29 April 2010 The close links between the monarchy and the army are holding back serious reform, argues Craig J. Reynolds International Peter Kellner 24 April 2010 Suddenly there are five potential post-election prime ministers in Britain 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