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Don’t mention the (trade) war
Adam Triggs
1 July 2019
Amid missed opportunities, Scott Morrison scored an unexpected win
International
American disruption, Saudi logic
Ross Burns
25 June 2019
Whether he knows it or not, Donald Trump is doing the crown prince’s bidding
International
A message from the recent past
John Quiggin
25 June 2019
Facebook’s new currency harks back to an era when tech companies were still popular
International
Another round in PNG’s great game
Rowan Callick
5 June 2019
How much will change under new prime minister James Marape?
International
Trump (and Pence) versus women’s health
Lesley Russell
4 June 2019
The administration continues to roll out hostile policies
International
The man, the moment, the media
Robin Jeffrey
24 May 2019
History helps explain the Modi government’s historic victory this week. But some parts of the country are still holding out
International
Is it curtains for Italy’s master semioticians of the airwaves?
James Panichi
2 May 2019
The Radical Party’s broadcasting arm has been taking transparency seriously for more than four decades
International
Democrats’ dilemma
Lesley Russell
1 May 2019
Despite the damning Mueller report, would the Democratic Party do best to focus on next year’s election?
International
Slow converts to the cause
Janna Thompson
30 April 2019
Reparations for slavery have moved from the fringes of American political debate
International
Indonesia’s new era of ideological competition
Edward Aspinall
30 April 2019
The election count is still incomplete, but it’s now clear there’s more to Indonesian politics than pragmatism and patronage alone
International
Old strategy with a new twist
Dave McCrae and Dirk Tomsa
15 April 2019
Why is the likely loser of the Indonesian election already crying foul?
International
What’s in a name?
Hamish McDonald
10 April 2019
The title of Japan’s new era looks like a subtle challenge to the new emperor
International
Trump versus Obamacare, yet again
Lesley Russell
2 April 2019
Overreach is a feature of the Trump style — and he’s at it again with healthcare
International
Indonesia’s polarisation paradox
Ross Tapsell
28 March 2019
Has social media created an artificial atmosphere around this year’s election?
International
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
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