All-American Democracy
The former president of Tanzania, Julius Nyerere, once asked, "Why haven’t we all got a…More
Browsing: International Affairs
An Accidental War
The 2006 Lebanon war was the first battle in Israel’s history that it comprehensively lost.…More
Hillary the Nutcracker
Like a lot of Australians, I spent January in a house by the beach. One…More
It's Super Tuesday
Finally, it’s here. Super Tuesday is almost over on the East Coast of the USA,…More
Why Personality Matters
Political endorsements rarely make interesting reading. But this year is different. Take the endorsements of…More
Between Iraq and a Hard Place
Aisha approached our crowded table, navigating around the sheesha pipes scattered across the smoky Damascus…More
Obama Powered by Nukes
Before he withdrew from the Democratic race yesterday, John Edwards doggedly pursued the issue of…More
The Meaning of Peace
Life is coming to a standstill in Gaza. Electricity has been cut off to the…More
A Liberal Soldier?
The Florida results are in. John McCain and Hillary Clinton have taken the last primary…More
The Lone Ranger
In his 2007 State of the Union address to Congress, President Bush concentrated on the…More