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Same stripes, no new tricks
Lesley Russell
23 October 2020
The final presidential debate is unlikely to have changed any minds — but it did remind attentive viewers that Donald Trump doesn’t have a clue about what would replace…
International
Presidential countdown
Rodney Tiffen
23 October 2020
The state of play, the states to watch, and how the count will unfold
International
Politics behind plexiglass
Lesley Russell
8 October 2020
The vice-presidential debate maintained the focus on the US administration’s disastrous mishandling of the pandemic
International
Why Biden will (still) win
Rodney Tiffen
5 October 2020
Donald Trump’s diagnosis doesn’t change the electoral fundamentals
International
“Our accession to sovereignty is inevitable”
Nic Maclellan
2 October 2020
A vote against independence in New Caledonia this weekend won’t end the quest for nationhood
International
Another front in Beijing’s war against difference
Kerry Brown
29 September 2020
Amid an economic boom, protests in Inner Mongolia reflect wider tensions
International
Anwar, “ready to lead,” waits on the king
Amrita Malhi
29 September 2020
The aspiring prime minister makes his move, the king goes to hospital, and Sabah votes
International
Italy’s disembodied populists
James Panichi
23 September 2020
Monday’s referendum and election results highlight the vulnerability of the Five Star Movement
International
Just a matter of time for PNG?
Mike Steketee
11 September 2020
Infections are low, but the factors that will help the virus to spread are already clear
International
New Caledonia’s bleu-blanc-rouge vote
Nic Maclellan
11 September 2020
As the Pacific nation heads for a fresh independence referendum in October, many loyalists are clinging to the flag of the French Republic
International
No cherry on Japan’s cake
Hamish McDonald
9 September 2020
The Japanese defence minister’s aspiration to join the Five Eyes agreement is seen as too far, too fast among members
International
Trump’s generation gap
Lesley Russell
8 September 2020
Young voters look like playing a bigger role than usual in this year’s election
International
Thailand’s X factors
Nicholas Farrelly
3 September 2020
Can a detached and inexperienced king cope with an unprecedented shift in popular sentiment?
International
Has Shinzo Abe left a lasting legacy?
H.D.P. Envall
1 September 2020
Departing at a crucial time, Japan’s longest-serving prime minister leaves much unfinished business
International
Right candidate, right time
Lesley Russell
12 August 2020
In what’s likely to be a punishing campaign, Kamala Harris ticks all the boxes
International
A threat to lives and culture
Antonio Castillo
5 August 2020
Indigenous communities in Latin America are demanding more action in response to Covid-19
International
“We would like the French state to apologise”
Nic Maclellan
27 July 2020
As the seventy-fifth anniversary of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings approaches, the legacy of cold war–era French nuclear testing is still in dispute
International
Maybe, probably, definitely?
Peter Brent
22 July 2020
What does history tell us about how the numbers will unfold between now and election day?
International
PNG’s peril is Beijing’s chance
Rowan Callick
16 July 2020
Are economic troubles edging Papua New Guinea closer to China?
International
A government in denial
Michael Barr
13 July 2020
Despite the many obstacles, Singapore’s opposition made a strong showing on Friday
International
Trump’s plot against America
Lesley Russell
9 July 2020
Now we know the president’s campaign target: the enemies within
International
Italy’s Black Lives Matter moment
James Panichi
30 June 2020
Clashes over a statue in Milan reveal complicated truths about the country’s postwar history
International
Singapore goes early
Michael Barr
26 June 2020
Amid the pandemic, trouble among Lee Kuan Yew’s descendants will shape next month’s election result
International
Smart harvest
Nic Maclellan
11 June 2020
Pacific islanders are responding to disruptions to food security with cultural solidarity and new technology
International
How not to feed America
Lesley Russell
11 June 2020
Has the Trump administration turned the pandemic into a food crisis?
International
The fall of Robert E. Lee
Janna Thompson
9 June 2020
How the reputation of a “good Confederate” was made and unmade
International
Out of turmoil, a new majority in Timor-Leste’s parliament
Michael Leach
2 June 2020
A realignment of parties should break the deadlock over vital legislation
International
Greater goods
Michael Bartos
1 June 2020
While the quest for treatments and vaccines continued, the language of global public goods dominated international pandemic talks
International
What worked to minimise Covid-19 deaths, and why?
Rodney Tiffen
28 May 2020
Clear patterns are evident in the data we have on cases, mortality and testing
International
Beijing buffeted
Rowan Callick
27 May 2020
A key speech reveals worries on many fronts for China’s leaders
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