International
5 June 2024
Post-election, South Africa’s biggest party can only govern with the help of uncomfortable bedfellows. How did it come to this?
International
27 May 2024
Britain’s next prime minister doesn’t have quite the pedigree you’d expect — but his small-target strategy might seem familiar
International
25 May 2024
Emmanuel Macron flew halfway around the world but failed to achieve a breakthrough in a crisis that’s damaging French diplomacy in the Pacific
International
23 May 2024
The US Congress has a deep problem with governing — though voters also reserve the right to contradict themselves
International
15 May 2024
Fresh revelations suggest that the scandalous behaviour at London-based Murdoch newspapers was wider and deeper than previously believed
International
15 May 2024
In Poland, Donald Tusk shows how to reach voters tempted by authoritarians
International
10 May 2024
India’s election is about much more than which party will govern
International
10 May 2024
As the United States prepares for conflict with China, its military build-up in Micronesia is intensifying
International
7 May 2024
Singapore faces a future without a Lee
International
4 May 2024
As raw sewage gushes into the Thames and voters turn away in droves, Rishi Sunak’s government enters its doomed home stretch
International
27 April 2024
March’s terrorist attack in Moscow highlights Russia’s often-fraught dealings with Muslim peoples and states
International
17 April 2024
A long-vaunted “two-state solution” for Israel and Palestine seems more remote than ever
International
10 April 2024
Pressure is mounting among Israel’s allies for a long-term settlement
International
2 April 2024
The Israeli attack in Damascus has increased the risk of a region-wide conflict
International
2 April 2024
Rupert Murdoch and Donald Trump have had their ups and downs, but it’s mainly been down since 2020
International
22 March 2024
Sooner or later, both major parties will have to deal with Trumpism’s legacy, made worse by the problems inherent in America’s political system
International
15 March 2024
The real issues in the US presidential race have been swamped by the big news
International
15 March 2024
How India’s filmmakers have tracked the national mood
International
11 March 2024
In the tortured history of America’s relationship with Israel there has scarcely been a more fraught moment
International
22 February 2024
With the full-scale invasion entering its third year, the stakes remain high
International
22 February 2024
How did this candid drama series make it past the censors?
International
20 February 2024
… and the housing ombudsman’s message for Australia
International
14 February 2024
Prabowo Subianto’s likely electoral hole-in-one this week holds risks not only for his enemies
International
12 February 2024
The Affordable Care Act really is a big deal — but is it a winner for Joe Biden?
International
12 February 2024
Britain’s Post Office scandal, kept alive by dogged journalism and a new drama series, still has a long way to run
International
9 February 2024
Will burgeoning cricket franchises kill the institutions they rely on?
International
6 February 2024
What’s behind the biggest protests in recent German history?
International
2 February 2024
What do governments led by Rishi Sunak, Vladimir Putin, Emmanuel Macron and Kim Jong-un have in common?
International
28 January 2024
The carnage in Israel and Gaza can’t be understood without tracing the realignments sparked by America’s war in Iraq
International
27 January 2024
Political opportunism seems set to follow the looting in Port Moresby