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Italy’s best-known comedian meets the ghost of Mussolini James Panichi 18 February 2014 Beppe Grillo’s Five Star Movement made stunning gains at Italy’s last election, writes James Panichi. But as the controversy over its guiding… International Putin’s annus mirabilis: changing the shape of Eurasia John Besemeres 24 January 2014 Behind the protests in Ukraine lies the Russian president’s long-term vision of a Eurasian Economic Union. John Besemeres traces its recent history and the strains… Philip Morris, Australia and the fate of Europe’s trade talks James Panichi 8 January 2014 Australia’s clash with Philip Morris over plain packaging has disrupted trade talks between the United States and Europe, reports James Panichi in Brussels Who’s in charge of the euro? James Panichi 12 December 2013 Unlike its political counterpart, the seventeen-member eurozone has no government and no centre of political power, writes James Panichi. Debate is intensifying about…

Books & arts A difficult neighbourhood John Besemeres 2 July 2013 A new account of Poland’s experience of the second world war helps fill a blank page in our historical consciousness, writes John Besemeres Essays & reportage Just hook around Tasmania and pop across the Tasman Klaus Neumann 21 June 2013 Despite the lack of boat arrivals, New Zealand has introduced new laws to deal with irregular migrants arriving by sea. Could it be that the New Zealand government is afraid that… International Overcoming this century’s Berlin Blockade Michael Bröning 16 June 2013 It’s time for Germany to throw off old habits, both on European policy and in how it deals with broader security challenges, writes Michael Bröning National affairs Europe, Australia and the slow death of carbon trading Fergus Green 22 May 2013 Europe’s carbon pricing woes cast further doubt on the credibility of Australia’s scheme and on Treasury’s forecasts of the revenue it will reap for the budget

International In the city of the singing trams R.J.B. Bosworth 12 February 2013 A winter-time research trip to Rome gives R.J.B. Bosworth the chance to gauge the shifting pattern of party support as Italy’s national election campaign enters its… Essays & reportage Border control: the complexities of life along one of Europe’s hottest cultural fault-lines James Panichi 18 December 2012 In Brussels, it can seem like language is no barrier. But Belgium as a whole is divided and uncertain, writes James Panichi Britain’s economic tunnel David Hayes 3 December 2012 An endless recession has changed politics and livelihoods. But in a many-sided national argument there is no consensus about its lessons, says David Hayes Finding a way into the European story James Panichi 19 October 2012 The next few years is likely to be bumpy but vitally important for Europe. Can the corps of foreign journalists in Brussels rise to the occasion, asks James Panichi