A swing to the centre-left in Turkish Northern Cyprus raises modest hopes for a renewed peace process.
Category: War and peace
One weekend, four elections
The weekend's four elections, in Kuwait, Cambodia, Northern Cyprus and Mali, make an interesting set of contrasts.
God and the neocons
The Economist's Will Wilkinson does a superb hatchet job on George Will in particular and the whole neocon-theocrat alliance in general.
Talking about talking about peace
John Kerry announces, rather warily, the start of a new round of Israel-Palestine negotiations. Getting to this point has been hard; getting the current Israeli government to actually make peace will be much harder.
Fundamentalism on trial in Bangladesh
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.
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 is Not Enough 