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Essays & Reportage Ukraine’s struggle for democracy Mark Edele 28 August 2023 Despite a series of obstacles, post-Soviet Ukraine has been moving in the right direction International Thailand’s battle for the future continues Greg Raymond 18 July 2023 Can a tide of popular opinion prevail over a defensive conservative elite? Books & Arts Russia’s war with the future Jon Richardson 4 July 2023 Underlying Russia’s invasion of Ukraine are existential fears of democracy, diversity, sustainability and the decline of patriarchy National Affairs Dazzled on the Danube Peter Browne 7 June 2023 What was Greg Sheridan doing in Budapest?

International Navalny’s long game Graeme Gill 2 February 2021 January’s protests might be less damaging to Putin than a slow leaching away of legitimacy International Small force, great weight Benjamin Reilly 27 November 2020 Could preferential voting be an “Archimedean lever of change” for American politics? Books & Arts Is illiberalism the force of the future? Klaus Neumann 20 April 2020 Four recent books provide partial answers. But are they asking the right question? International What’s in a name? Antonia Finnane 17 February 2020 There are other things we should know about the Chinese city at the centre of the coronavirus outbreak

National Affairs Australia’s growing democracy gap Joo-Cheong Tham 2 October 2018 A little-remarked feature of New Zealand’s political system would help make Australia more democratic Essays & Reportage Like Uber, but for politics Dominic Kelly 9 August 2018 The false promise of digital democracy International Worrying about Xi Jinping Kerry Brown 7 August 2018 Xu Zhangrun’s bold critique of contemporary China points to potential flashpoints ahead International Westward, look, the land is bright John Quiggin 29 June 2018 Amid more bad news from Washington come signs that attitudes are hardening against much of what the Trump presidency stands for