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- Opinion
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Our geopolitical era is worse than a new cold war
The liberal toolkit didn’t just fail to change the dictators. It’s now being weaponised against the West.
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- Misha Zelinsky
This Month
The return of the two Germanys
The country is in economic and political crisis and parties of the extreme left and right are rising again.
- Wolfgang Münchau
July
‘Pursued for life’: Hong Kong’s bounty hunters target Australians
The Hong Kong government’s decision to put a price on the heads of two Australian residents has strained efforts to mend ties between Canberra and Beijing.
- Michael Smith
Hong Kong’s bounty sends a terrible message to the world
Putting a price on the heads of protesters is off-putting to the people and businesses the territory is trying woo back.
Hong Kong ‘trashing its reputation’ with bounty, say targeted exiles
Two Australian residents are among eight activists in exile around the world who were named by the territory’s police, an action Penny Wong called “deeply disappointing”.
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- Michael Smith
May
Five questions ‘Succession’ finale must answer
A show like “Succession” doesn’t come along often, and it will all be over today when the last episode airs of the fourth and final season.
- Jennifer Vineyard
- Analysis
- Review
Erdogan scores win through culture wars and soft authoritarianism
It looked as if time was running out for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in this week’s election but he has surprised his critics by forcing a runoff vote.
- Ishaan Tharoor
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
What really scares Jamie Dimon (and it isn’t the next US bank to fall)
The JPMorgan boss says bank collapses are normal, and he’d happily take a mild recession. It’s the abnormal stuff that worries him.
- James Thomson
- Opinion
- World elections
Military likely victim of Thailand’s messy election
The opposition is leading the polls ahead of Thailand’s election, but it may need the support of smaller parties and even military backed ones to form government.
- Greg Raymond
April
Wisconsin rout points to Democrat’s enduring strength
The commanding victory by a liberal candidate in a pivotal race for the Wisconsin Supreme Court showed the enduring power of abortion rights for Democratic voters.
- Reid Epstein
March
- Exclusive
- AUKUS
Subs deal inevitable response to Beijing’s ‘bullying’
AUKUS is an understandable response to the threats China continues to make, says Chris Patten, the final governor of Hong Kong.
- Julie Hare
Scandal at South Africa’s Eskom: the CEO and the cyanide-laced coffee
The poisoning of André de Ruyter is a dramatic example of how organised crime cartels have seeped into the country’s state, bringing it to the brink.
- David Pilling
February
China’s alleged election meddling creates problems for Canada
Prime Minister Trudeau said China had been trying to interfere in Canada’s democracy, after a report alleged China had meddled in the most recent federal election.
- Brian Platt
- Opinion
- China relations
The great China rush is clearly back on
The thaw in Chinese Australia diplomatic relations is giving Australian businesses greater confidence the export market will reopen. But there are plenty of threatening cracks to navigate.
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- Jennifer Hewett
January
US states recruit European clean tech groups with green subsidies
Delegations from Michigan, Georgia, Ohio and other states have toured Europe armed with details of juicy subsidies offered by the Inflation Reduction Act.
- Amanda Chu, Derek Brower and Aime Williams
- Opinion
- Opinion
Hello Davos, you are the problem
Global elites are busy undermining the economic fairness that’s needed if the anti-democrats and demagogues are to be kept at bay.
- Misha Zelinsky
- Opinion
- Opinion
Why fringe figures are holding democracies hostage
In the US, Britain and Israel, traditional centre-right parties have fallen under the sway of once-extremist fringes. How did it happen?
- Ian Buruma
Rioters arrested, now Brazil goes after security officials
The nation’s top officials have turned their focus to the political and business elites suspected of inspiring, organising or aiding the rioters.
- Ana Ionova, André Spigariol and Jack Nicas
Assault on presidential palace, congress challenges Brazil’s democracy
The siege in Brazil’s political capital suggests a spreading plague of far-right disrupters in Western democracies, as hardliners radicalised by incendiary political rhetoric refuse to accept election losses.
- Anthony Boadle
McCarthy offers deal to end standoff in House speaker fight
Even if Kevin McCarthy can secure the votes he needs, he will emerge as a weakened speaker, having given away some powers and leaving him constantly under threat of being voted out by his detractors.
- Lisa Mascaro and Farnoush Amiri
