What has Mahathir done in his first 100 days as Malaysia's Prime Minister (again)?

Now that the dust has settled in Canberra we take stock of Malcolm Turnbull's life in politics.

Like riding two horses at once, but what happens as they move further apart?

Washington blames Donald Trump for dismantling US global leadership, but is he really the culprit?

Huawei's Andy Purdy says banning Chinese companies from technology infrastructure projects is not risk mitigation

The Return of History: Can Liberal Democracy Survive? Excerpts from Stan Grant's John Curtin Lecture

The South Sudan civil war may be at an end with the signing of a final peace agreement this week

A fortnight ago Trump was threatening Tehran, now he says he's open to meeting the Iranian president

Can democracy survive in Pakistan in the face of military and judicial interference in this week's election?

More than two years after the vote and eight months from the deadline, the government is in crisis over the split from the EU

In a recent speech in Washington, the former PM warned that Australia can no longer rely on America.

The meeting of Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin has provoked shock and alarm in the US due to Trump's comments, but accusations of treason are baseless says Stephen Cohen.

The former Prime Minister shares his thoughts on Brexit progress and the departure of two senior ministers

The disruption of the media has coincided with more polarised societies and the commodification of political conflict.

Bashar al Assad has all but won the Syrian civil war, does that mean the US has conceded defeat?

In you're in the midst of mid-life, you may have noticed a dip in happiness and fulfillment. You could be in the trough of the 'happiness curve'

Xi Jinping is China's strongest leader since Mao Tse-tung, what is his vision for the Middle Kingdom?

Tom Switzer's tribute to political columnist Charles Krauthammer

According to Peter Hendy, Australia will pay a high price for timidity around economic reform

Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has pledged to fight corruption and drug trafficking. Will he change Mexico or prove to be a false prophet?

The intellectual father of Australian trade liberalisation on the current state of international trade

An insider's account of Australia's view on the threat from the Soviet Union and Putin's Russia

If Erdogan is going to win the Turkish elections, why are some calling it a watershed moment?

The two leaders met in Singapore, but will anything come of it?

The West has dominated international affairs for the last two centuries, but is that era coming to an end?