Taiwanese voters give peace a chance

Local elections in Taiwan suggest dissatisfaction with the incumbents and a preference for improving relations with mainland China.

“Election” preview: Fiji

Fiji goes to the polls tomorrow, still ruled by the man who uprooted its democracy 12 years ago. Australia should hang its head in shame.

Despite its troubled history, New Caledonia next month looks set to vote to remain French.

America marks another anniversary, and a libertarian think-tank does good work in arguing against a state of permanent warfare.

Ten years ago, Russia and Georgia went to war. Remembering what happened then might help us now, but it might not.

Cambodia's autocrat predictably wins an "election", but the international community shows little interest.

A left-right contest in Colombia puts in question the country's economic future and the continuation of the peace deal with its left-wing rebels.

Lebanon's long-delayed general election is a poor result for its prime minister, but he may still contrive to keep his job.

One from the archive, as the Vietnam War recedes further into the past.