Inside Story

International Uneasy neighbours Louise Merrington 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 Labour’s leadership marathon reaches Manchester Frank Bongiorno 11 August 2010 In Australia, Julia Gillard replaced Kevin Rudd almost overnight. In Britain, the leadership transition is taking quite a lot longer International Is it all over for climate change policy in the United States? Michael Jacobs 29 July 2010 Not quite, writes Michael Jacobs. But the battle will be a tough one International The US reads the riot act to Pakistan Sandy Gordon 29 July 2010 Will Pakistan continue its longstanding policy of running with the hare and hunting with the hounds, asks Sandy Gordon

A dawning realisation Frank Bongiorno 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 Obama’s America Dennis Altman 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 Gaza: symbol and flashpoint Sumantra Bose 10 June 2010 Can the Obama administration, bogged down in Afghanistan, rise to the challenge, asks Sumantra Bose International Asian horizons Geoffrey Barker 3 June 2010 A major new Lowy Institute report is likely to influence Australia’s approach in Asia, writes Geoffrey Barker

International Two faces of gender equity in Vietnam 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 A taste of democracy on the Nile 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 Britain’s election: backing into the future 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 Immigration, race and the British election James Jupp 3 May 2010 Seasoned British election watcher James Jupp looks at the role of these emotionally charged issues in the current campaign