23 December 2013
After serving a maximum three terms as mayor of New York, Michael Bloomberg will be replaced by Democrat Bill de Blasio on New Year’s Day. As Peter Mares reports…
International
23 October 2013
Can Barack Obama turn the chaos in Republican ranks to the advantage of the Democrats, asks Lesley Russell
Essays & reportage
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
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
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
24 June 2013
Fergal Davis reviews a vivid account of the human cost of the Guantanamo Bay trials
Books & arts
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
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
16 April 2013
The Republicans have a problem and the Democrats have an opportunity, writes Lesley Russell
International
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
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Western policies in Afghanistan and Pakistan are based on an outdated imperial playbook and a modern but mistaken belief in “surgical strikes,” writes David Stephens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
12 November 2012
Lesley Russell on the US election wash-up and the looming cliffhanger
International
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
29 October 2012
Responding big and responding fast is the theme of the last days of the race, writes 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
29 August 2012
What would a Romney presidency mean for Australia, asks Dennis Altman
Books & arts
14 August 2012
Hugh White offers a provocative but not entirely persuasive account of the implications of China’s growing strength, writes Geoffrey Barker
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
20 July 2012
Jill Kitson reviews a new account of Barack Obama’s formative years
Books & arts
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
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
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
26 April 2012
Does the tidal wave of polls help predict how Romney and Obama will fare in November, asks Lesley Russell
Books & arts
8 March 2012
Margin Call is a reminder that finance is both necessary and dangerous, writes John Quiggin
Books & arts
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
22 February 2012
Sean Scalmer reviews two accounts of the protests of 2011
From the archive
8 February 2012
Tormented by self-doubt, regretting missed opportunities, George Kennan helped shape the postwar world
Books & arts
29 November 2011
Dennis Altman reviews Ron Suskind’s account of Barack Obama’s presidency
National affairs
23 November 2011
The debate over uranium exports to India has ignored the most important argument of all, writes Andy Butfoy
9 November 2011
The US presidential race has one year to run. Lesley Russell looks at the field and the issues