Inside Story

International Putin’s westpolitik: back to the USSR John Besemeres 17 December 2014 The Russian president wants to restore the old empire. John Besemeres looks at the former Soviet republics he is pressuring to see the world his way International Sweden’s mainstream resists the lure of the right Andrew Vandenberg 17 December 2014 Faced with the unexpected electoral strength of the far-right Sweden Democrats, the major political groupings aren’t following the usual script, writes Andrew … International Putin’s fiasco Robert Horvath 11 December 2014 Supporters of the Russian president have been busy rewriting what happened at the G20 meeting in Brisbane, writes Robert Horvath. Meanwhile, Vladimir Putin’s… International Putin’s parallel universe John Besemeres 20 November 2014 The Russian president’s broad support at home reflects a radically different perception of events since the fall of the Berlin Wall, writes John Besemeres

In Brussels, a factional stitch-up doesn’t always mean bad news James Panichi 29 September 2014 The threat from Russia coincides with another stage in the European Union’s evolution, reports James Panichi International Russian disinformation and Western misconceptions John Besemeres 23 September 2014 Although the Russian invasion of Ukraine is continuing, writes John Besemeres, many Western observers are surprisingly coy about naming it for what it is. Meanwhile,… Scotland, the day after David Hayes 19 September 2014 A clear vote against Scotland’s independence closes a national argument but opens a UK-wide one, says David Hayes in Edinburgh International Far right in Europe’s far north Andrew Vandenberg 16 September 2014 Electoral advances by the Sweden Democrats at last Sunday’s election pose a challenge to cosmopolitan Sweden

Glasgow’s race for gold David Hayes 24 July 2014 The Commonwealth Games meet a host city in flux, says David Hayes How Europe’s parties outfoxed the Union James Panichi 16 July 2014 The European Commission might have ended up with an insider as president, reports James Panichi in Brussels, but the process for filling the job has changed forever International A post-winter’s tale Geoffrey Barker 10 July 2014 Three-and-a-half decades after the winter of discontent, Geoffrey Barker revisits a warmer and more diverse Britain Europe’s, and Britain’s, populist moment David Hayes 30 May 2014 The electoral victory of UKIP, an anti-immigrant and anti-Europe party, redraws Britain’s political map, says David Hayes