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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
International Klaus Neumann 10 September 2009 More than ever before, the real business of forming government in Germany will happen after this month’s election, writes Klaus Neumann International Norm Kelly 7 September 2009 When is a rort a rort? The debate has spread to New Zealand, reports Norm Kelly 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 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
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
International Timothy J. Sinclair 12 August 2009 Quietly at first and then more vocally, concern has been expressed about the discipline of economics and its possible role in generating the economic crisis International Peter Browne 6 August 2009 How international involvement helped fuel the growth of militancy International Geoff Andrews 4 August 2009 The Berlusconi scandals point to a deeper malaise within Italy’s political elite, writes Geoff Andrews International Geoffrey Barker 2 August 2009 The failure of Woodrow Wilson at the Paris peace conference holds a lesson for the US president, writes Geoffrey Barker
International Hal Hill 29 July 2009 The tragic Jakarta bombings earlier this month should not distract our attention from the good news coming out of Indonesia, including an important Australian connection in the…
International Norm Kelly 28 July 2009 A vote on whether parents can smack children has exposed the contradictions in New Zealand’s system of citizens-initiated referendums, writes Norm Kelly 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 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 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 Geoffrey Barker 10 July 2009 Despite what Paul Keating says, an ambivalent attitude to China is justified by the facts, argues Geoffrey Barker
International Julian Thomas 6 July 2009 A pyrrhic victory for the American recording industry shows that fast broadband and new applications demand a rethink of the law, writes Julian Thomas International Edward Aspinall 2 July 2009 Former rebels have come to power in Aceh but they now face the twin challenges of winning greater autonomy from Jakarta and controlling corruption in their own ranks, writes… International Norm Kelly 30 June 2009 New Zealand’s National Party government has lost its first minister, while Labour easily retained Helen Clark’s old seat, writes Norm Kelly International Kevin Boreham 29 June 2009 That old diplomatic stand-by, “masterly inactivity,” might well be the best response to the events in Iran, writes Kevin Boreham