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International Lesley Russell 23 October 2013 Can Barack Obama turn the chaos in Republican ranks to the advantage of the Democrats, asks Lesley Russell
Essays & reportage Geoffrey Barker 27 September 2013 Within months of the end of the second world war, an iron curtain had fallen across Europe. Its impact reached into the inner suburbs of Melbourne, writes Geoffrey Barker Books & arts Lesley Russell 11 September 2013 Lesley Russell reviews a sweeping account of the United States in the twenty-first century by New Yorker writer George Packer International Klaus Neumann 15 July 2013 Popular unease about US surveillance of German citizens could pose a problem for Angela Merkel as national elections loom, writes Klaus Neumann Books & arts Fergal Davis 24 June 2013 Fergal Davis reviews a vivid account of the human cost of the Guantanamo Bay trials
Books & arts Richard Denniss 12 June 2013 A new book by Barack Obama’s former “regulatory czar” shows how government can harness the benefits of behavioural economics, writes Richard Denniss
International Lesley Russell 3 June 2013 Opponents of Obamacare will have to face the fact that the scheme is being implemented across the United States, even in some unlikely places, writes Lesley Russell International Lesley Russell 16 April 2013 The Republicans have a problem and the Democrats have an opportunity, writes Lesley Russell International Andy Butfoy 5 April 2013 Despite the cuts, the United States will remain the world’s military giant for the foreseeable future, writes Andy Butfoy Books & arts David Stephens 14 February 2013 Western policies in Afghanistan and Pakistan are based on an outdated imperial playbook and a modern but mistaken belief in “surgical strikes,” writes David Stephens
International Lesley Russell 12 November 2012 Lesley Russell on the US election wash-up and the looming cliffhanger
International H.D.P. Envall 7 November 2012 The failure to agree on a realignment of America’s military presence in Okinawa generates problems for the US–Japan alliance, Japanese grand strategy, and the region… International Lesley Russell 29 October 2012 Responding big and responding fast is the theme of the last days of the race, writes Lesley Russell Lesley Russell 14 September 2012 Congress is back in session after the party conventions, with the differences between Democrats and Republicans sharper than ever, writes Lesley Russell International Dennis Altman 29 August 2012 What would a Romney presidency mean for Australia, asks Dennis Altman
Books & arts Geoffrey Barker 14 August 2012 Hugh White offers a provocative but not entirely persuasive account of the implications of China’s growing strength, writes Geoffrey Barker
Lesley Russell 6 August 2012 With less than one hundred days to run, the presidential campaign seems at a standstill, writes Lesley Russell in Washington Books & arts Jill Kitson 20 July 2012 Jill Kitson reviews a new account of Barack Obama’s formative years Books & arts Jamie Hanson 25 June 2012 Lyndon Johnson took on the frustrating role of vice-president to shake off the taint of Southern racism and conservatism. And the rest is history Books & arts Jeremy Gans 7 June 2012 DNA evidence has exonerated nearly 300 prisoners in the United States, but an Australian case highlights its potential to mislead
Essays & reportage Melissa Sweet 4 June 2012 The principles behind an American campaign to reduce unnecessary and often expensive medical interventions are gaining support in Australia, writes Melissa Sweet
Lesley Russell 26 April 2012 Does the tidal wave of polls help predict how Romney and Obama will fare in November, asks Lesley Russell Books & arts John Quiggin 8 March 2012 Margin Call is a reminder that finance is both necessary and dangerous, writes John Quiggin Books & arts Richard Johnstone 27 February 2012 From the archive | Fifty years after the publication of Jane Jacobs’s landmark book, we’re still trying to find our way around the city, writes Richard Johnstone Books & arts Sean Scalmer 22 February 2012 Sean Scalmer reviews two accounts of the protests of 2011
From the archive Graeme Dobell 8 February 2012 Tormented by self-doubt, regretting missed opportunities, George Kennan helped shape the postwar world
Books & arts Dennis Altman 29 November 2011 Dennis Altman reviews Ron Suskind’s account of Barack Obama’s presidency National affairs Andy Butfoy 23 November 2011 The debate over uranium exports to India has ignored the most important argument of all, writes Andy Butfoy Lesley Russell 9 November 2011 The US presidential race has one year to run. Lesley Russell looks at the field and the issues International Tara McKelvey 15 September 2011 When drones strike in Pakistan, key questions go unasked and unanswered, writes Tara McKelvey