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International “System change, not climate change!” Michael Jacobs 9 November 2021 There is a paradox at the heart of climate activists’ demands for the overthrow of capitalism International Bridging the jab divide Lesley Russell 5 November 2021 Rich countries have dragged their feet on promises to help less well-off countries vaccinate. But there are small signs of progress International Closing the Glasgow gap Michael Jacobs 4 November 2021 With the national leaders departing, the climate talks are commencing in earnest. And the optimists see grounds for hope International Last call for China’s drinking culture? Linda Jaivin 28 October 2021 China is waking up to the downside of its world-beating level of alcohol consumption

International Shooting down the “girlie guns” Linda Jaivin 4 October 2021 Beijing’s crackdown on niangpao reflects anxieties dating back to Europe’s nineteenth-century incursions International Joe Biden peers into the abyss Lesley Russell 3 October 2021 The US president knows very well what history says about protracted and acrimonious legislative disputes International Boris Johnson’s high-stakes gamble Michael Jacobs 29 September 2021 Britain’s shape-shifting PM wanted to take the lead on climate, but he didn’t anticipate how hard that would be International Germany’s arithmetic Klaus Neumann 28 September 2021 Almost every party claims to have done well in Sunday’s election, but forming a new government requires an unprecedented coalition of three parties

International Malaysian democracy comes full circle Amrita Malhi 24 August 2021 Out of the turmoil, the party that lost the last election is back leading a new government International From Korea to Kabul, and beyond Andy Butfoy 23 August 2021 If the past is any guide, failure in Afghanistan won’t end Washington’s military activism International Like father, like son? Jonathan Malloy 22 August 2021 Justin Trudeau is hoping history will repeat itself. It’s quite a gamble International A dissident’s lament Kerry Brown 19 August 2021 Xu Zhangrun has more to offer that simple dissent