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Flying too close to the son?
Liam Gammon
27 October 2023
Despite potential pitfalls, the Indonesian president seems set on creating a new political dynasty
International
While the world looks elsewhere, Myanmar’s civil war grinds on
Adam Simpson & Nicholas Farrelly
25 October 2023
Preoccupied with other conflicts, the democratic world is passing up the chance to shift the dynamics in Myanmar
International
Netanyahu’s war
Peter Rodgers
19 October 2023
Hamas’s appalling attack has exposed a government with no plan for resolving its country’s greatest challenges
International
NZ’s back-to-the-future election
Jennifer Curtin
18 October 2023
Saturday’s result looks like a return to pre-Ardern, pre-Covid politics
International
Taiwan’s double jeopardy
Antonia Finnane
12 October 2023
In Taipei, National Day tests the temperature of nationalist sentiment
International
Entangled histories
Antonia Finnane
28 September 2023
A group of Australian MPs in Taiwan this week would have been struck by parallels between the two countries’ First Nations people
International
From net zero to rock bottom
Michael Jacobs
25 September 2023
With an eye to the next election, the British government has backtracked on climate initiatives to try to drive a wedge into Labour
International
The second coming of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Michael Jacobs
22 September 2023
Brazil’s energetic president is set on galvanising the non-Western BRICS grouping, not least to fight climate change
International
Putin’s isolation intensifies
Lawrence Freedman
23 August 2023
Non-Western powers are increasingly contributing to global pressure on Russia
International
Russia’s war against Ukraine: an eighteen-month stocktake
Mark Edele
22 August 2023
Many predictions have proved wrong since Vladimir Putin sent in his troops in February last year
International
Malaysia’s history wars at the ballot box
Amrita Malhi
17 August 2023
With the country’s Islamists still stuck in Constantinople, Anwar’s government looks likely to hold
International
I.N.D.I.A.
Robin Jeffrey
24 July 2023
Cute acronym, but can India’s new opposition coalition stay together?
International
Is No Labels heading off-label?
Lesley Russell
21 July 2023
A bipartisan group calling for moderation might make life difficult for Joe Biden’s re-election bid
International
Thailand’s battle for the future continues
Greg Raymond
18 July 2023
Can a tide of popular opinion prevail over a defensive conservative elite?
International
One step forward, three steps back
Lesley Russell
11 July 2023
Despite an encouraging decision on voting laws, the US Supreme Court has continued attacking Americans’ rights
International
The Netflix series changing Taiwanese politics
Antonia Finnane
10 July 2023
Life follows art in the streaming service’s new political series
International
Will Lawrence Wong succeed?
Michael Barr
7 July 2023
Singapore’s PM-in-waiting might be a safe pair of hands, but will that be enough?
International
Will Prabowo’s patience pay off?
Liam Gammon
4 July 2023
As pre-election jockeying intensifies in Indonesia, it’s looking like “Jokowi volume two” versus the violent-tempered former general
International
Summit of ambitions
Michael Jacobs
24 June 2023
Emmanuel Macron’s summit meeting has given new momentum to investment in sustainable development and climate financing
International
Crimea’s Tatars and Russia’s war
Jon Richardson
9 June 2023
The fate of a displaced people lies at the heart of the war in Ukraine — and how it might be resolved
International
Where’s the climate action?
Michael Jacobs
5 June 2023
The latest UN climate conference is under way in Bonn. But the real action might be elsewhere
International
Thailand’s watershed election
Susannah Patton
23 May 2023
Will the political establishment finally recognise that voter sentiment has shifted decisively?
International
Xanana’s triumph
Michael Leach
23 May 2023
It’s victory in Timor-Leste for the veteran leader’s CNRT
International
Saffron bus blows tyre
Robin Jeffrey
15 May 2023
Narendra Modi’s well-oiled machine ran into trouble in the southern state of Karnataka
International
Death of a newspaper
Nic Maclellan
8 May 2023
The closing of New Caledonia’s only daily comes at a delicate point in the debate over the French territory’s future
International
King, country and the Conservatives
Peter Kellner
6 May 2023
Local election defeats across England make it a better day to be a monarch than a prime minister
International
Bruised but not yet beaten
Andrew Dodd
21 April 2023
A hundred million here, a hundred million there: is it just the cost of doing business for News Corp?
International
Timor-Leste’s once-in-a-generation election
Michael Leach
20 April 2023
The 21 May election campaign kicks off with demographic change as its wildcard
International
Is Donald Trump losing his grip?
Lesley Russell
20 April 2023
Regardless of his legal problems, the former president’s self-obsession is increasingly alienating middle-of-the-road voters
International
Banking on Banga
Michael Jacobs
18 April 2023
The new World Bank president wants change, but will he get the backing he needs?
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