A China expert offers reasons to expect Communist rule to run into trouble sooner rather than later. Australia, as usual, has its head in the sand.
Election preview: Estonia
Estonia provides another example of co-operation between centre-left and free marketeers, but this time security issues seem to be uppermost in the voters' minds.
A free-marketeer beats the right in Hungary
Hungary's opposition wins a key by-election, with a message that says something important about European party systems.
Another ceasefire, but the war continues
Another ceasefire falters in Ukraine. It's clear what the Ukrainian government is trying to achieve, but Russia's war aims are less obvious.
Is Queensland different?
Queensland swings dramatically back to Labor: will other states follow suit?
Greece’s new government with an uphill task
Greek voters have put their trust in the radical left, but the new government will have to convince Europe's power-brokers that it's worth cutting a deal.
Election preview: Greece
Greece looks like electing a radical left government tomorrow. The uncertainty is over just how radical it will be, and what that will mean for Greece's future in Europe.
Update on freedom of speech
Fairfax publishes a prime example of how not to engage in the debate about racial vilification.
Close elections start the year
The psephological year kicks off with presidential elections in Sri Lanka and Croatia, both upset victories by narrow margins.
OK, let’s talk about free speech
It's human rights commissioners at twenty paces, as Australia argues about the meaning of free speech and the local implications of the massacre in Paris.
The World is Not Enough 