This isn't 1914 and Franz Ferdinand. Historical analogies can lead us astray
Assassination of the Russian ambassador in Turkey won't lead to World War III.
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Nicole Hemmer
Nicole is a research affiliate at the US Studies Centre at the University of Sydney and a visiting research associate at the University of Virginia’s Miller Center.
The American voters have Brexited
Anti-Semitism is now a genuine force in American life for the first time since the 1950s.
A tawdry tale of two Trumps
The charges of flip-flopping and lying would damage rather than bolster a traditional candidate. But for Donald Trump, the lying and evasion is part of the appeal.
Trump faces resistance from unlikely source
"Just hold your nose." That was the advice I heard a Republican activist give another member of the party who was hesitant to support Donald Trump.
Rabid right winger? It's not that easy to pigeonhole Trump
Trump is a new kind of political animal, with policies that are difficult to place on the traditional left-right spectrum
Trump emerging with a coherent foreign policy
Trump’s strategy of interests over ideology is a rebuttal of neo-conservative dogma.
Clinton's task is to unify US Democrats
She might win the nomination and even become president, but Clinton could also build a lasting Democrat legacy.
Trump's big mouth fires up the feminist fight
Hillary Clinton was struggling to win over young women until Trump sounded off on abortion.
Republicans have a moral duty to stump Trump
A pre-emptive strike would be hazardous, but democracy in the US is now in danger.