A controversial verdict from Bangladesh's war crimes tribunal has led to violent protests. The background is a complex mixture of war, religion and politics.
Category: War and peace
Chomsky on Syria
Words of wisdom on Syria from veteran anti-war intellectual Noam Chomsky.
Election roundup time
An occasional feature in which we summarise the latest election news. This week: Albania, Mongolia, Kuwait, Mali and Zimbabwe.
Does anyone know what to do about Syria?
The G8 communiqué calls for peace talks, a political solution and a democratic Syria. Unfortunately it leaves us none the wiser about how to get there.
Whatever happened to North Korea?
North Korea is back in the papers, with talks at both the local and global level sending an optimistic message. Kim Jong-un isn't likely to give up his nuclear weapons any time soon, but a reduction in tension would be a good thing.
Another Tiananmen anniversary
Twenty-four years on and the Chinese government still resists any reckoning with the events in Tiananmen Square. Julie Bishop looks like continuing the tradition of Australian appeasement.
The world digs deeper into Syria
Syria descends further down the spiral of intervention and escalation. But there's no going back to the era of Mid-East autocrats.
War is over, if you want it
Obama's attempt to explain and justify his war policy turns out to comprehensively undermine the conceptual framework that his administration inherited.
Syrian peace talks not dead yet
The situation in Syria is looking bleak but not entirely hopeless, with Russia apparently trying to increase its leverage ahead of promised peace talks.
Hawking, boycotts and the settlements
Physicist Stephen Hawking has decided not to go to a conference in Israel. The Israelis think they're being unfairly picked on.
The World is Not Enough 