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International The rise of megaphone bureaucracy? Dennis Grube 26 September 2019 How civil servants are adapting to a hyper-partisan world International Can Trump win? Peter Brent 20 September 2019 The American president might win next year’s election, but will he? National Affairs China’s postmodern experiment Hamish McDonald 3 September 2019 Xi Jinping’s strategy has become clearer, and it needs a more sophisticated response from the West National Affairs Australia’s US–China dilemma Paul Barratt 20 August 2019 With careful thought and skilful diplomacy, Australia can navigate its way through the confrontation between Washington and Beijing

International Trump (and Pence) versus women’s health Lesley Russell 4 June 2019 The administration continues to roll out hostile policies 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 Books & Arts A story that refuses to accept its own moral Tom Greenwell 17 April 2019 Books | Was the Vietnam war a failed but noble bid to save a free nation, or a stubborn attempt to thwart self-determination?

Correspondents Trump at the crossroads Lesley Russell 7 February 2019 Where does the president’s State of the Union speech lead? International Missile envy Andy Butfoy 6 February 2019 Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin seem set on undoing the historic achievement of their 1980s predecessors Books & Arts This is America Sara Dowse 20 December 2018 Books | Michelle Obama’s memoir also reveals much about the state of the nation International At the bully pulpit Dennis Altman 19 December 2018 Two years into the job, Donald Trump’s future seems less certain than ever