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India’s experiment in majority government is almost over
Tony O’Grady
27 March 2019
The South Asian giant will be back in more familiar territory after the May election
International
Ukraine’s four-cornered contest draws to a close
John Besemeres
27 March 2019
The post-Soviet country might be more chaotic than some of its neighbours, but at least its election results aren’t clear before the votes are in
International
Where the Blue Pacific meets the Belt and Road
Graeme Smith
15 March 2019
Pacific islands are navigating their own route between big-power plans
International
A struggle for India’s soul
Robin Jeffrey
12 March 2019
Despite the border flare-up, the national election result seems likely to be tighter this time
International
Where does North Korea go from here?
Justin Hastings
5 March 2019
The Hanoi summit might have failed to reach an agreement, but it highlighted the dilemmas facing the regime
International
China’s ghosts
Hamish McDonald
5 March 2019
A series of anniversaries is making the leadership anxious and exposing the country’s weaknesses
International
Exclusion, prosecution or restricted re-entry?
Jessie Blackbourn
26 February 2019
The controversy over Shamima Begum’s bid to return to Britain from Syria has parallels in Australia
International
China’s lost opportunity
Kerry Brown
11 February 2019
Trump, Brexit and right-wing populism created an opening for Xi Jinping and his colleagues, but their fears proved too deep
International
It’ll take more than one “good election” to fix America’s political culture
Rodney Tiffen
7 February 2019
How the United States has become more divided and out-of-step, in three charts
International
Missile envy
Andy Butfoy
6 February 2019
Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin seem set on undoing the historic achievement of their 1980s predecessors
International
Singapore’s ruling elite is fraying at the edges — and at the centre
Michael Barr
1 February 2019
Can an electorally dominant government survive family feuding and a broadening opposition?
International
A political solution to a populist problem?
Andrew Vandenberg
23 January 2019
Four months after the national election, Sweden finally has a prime minister again
International
At the bully pulpit
Dennis Altman
19 December 2018
Two years into the job, Donald Trump’s future seems less certain than ever
International
In Timor-Leste, an eventful year ends in tension
Michael Leach
14 December 2018
The country’s political scene is being shaped by co-habitation between an AMP government and a Fretilin president
International
The blue wave’s female tinge
Lesley Russell
14 December 2018
It’s being called the new “Year of the Woman,” and it augurs badly for the Republicans
International
Not the new cold war
Graeme Dobell
27 November 2018
“Hot peace” is a much better label for this period of competing powers within a single system
International
#MeToo’s subcontinental shockwaves
Kerry Brown & Marya Shakil
22 November 2018
In a tale of two countries, India is reacting but China is largely unmoved
International
While the world looked away
Erin Handley
19 November 2018
After two years observing the genocide hearings, an Australian journalist gauges the local response to last week’s verdict
International
When does a ripple become a wave?
Lesley Russell
12 November 2018
Well, the ripple has become a wave, with the respected
FiveThirtyEight
now estimating that the Democrats have picked up thirty-eight seats in the House. Here’s Lesley…
International
A nation divided and torn
Lesley Russell
29 October 2018
Once again, the depth of division in the United States has been laid bare
International
Blue wave or red wall?
Lesley Russell
19 October 2018
With the US midterm elections less than three weeks away, how likely is a Democratic triumph?
International
Science under siege
Lesley Russell
5 October 2018
Donald Trump has launched an all-fronts attack on science and environmental protection
International
Rebuilding Palmyra – in Washington?
Ross Burns
28 September 2018
Funds for a campaign to publicise the destruction of historical sites might be better spent where the damage was done
International
Xi Jinping’s war on the Uighurs
Louisa Lim
25 September 2018
Uighur families in Adelaide are watching the crackdown in China’s Xinjiang province with intensifying alarm
International
Indonesian democracy’s gathering clouds
Tim Colebatch
21 September 2018
On balance, it’s been a good first term for the Indonesian president. But is he putting the gains in danger?
International
Bolivia’s Neo-Andean visionary
Antonio Castillo
12 September 2018
Fuelled by new arrivals in the Bolivian capital, Indigenous architecture is on the rise in El Alto
International
How America’s War on Poverty became a war on the poor
Lesley Russell
17 August 2018
The Trump administration says the decades-old effort to reduce poverty is over, for all the wrong reasons
International
A first test for Timor-Leste’s cohabitants
Michael Leach
14 August 2018
The combination of a Fretilin president and an Alliance government is testing the country’s system
International
China’s age of anxiety
Rowan Callick
7 August 2018
Xu Zhangrun makes a compelling case against the country’s direction under Xi Jinping
International
Worrying about Xi Jinping
Kerry Brown
7 August 2018
Xu Zhangrun’s bold critique of contemporary China points to potential flashpoints ahead
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