By Anonymous (not verified) , 2 April, 2016 Pakistan army ploys come back to haunt April 2 – 8, 2016 Hamish McDonald ARIF ALI / AFP Syria conundrum; HK publishers brought to book; Fishy business in South China Sea; GOP gunning for an Ohio showdown
By Anonymous (not verified) , 26 March, 2016 Trump, Wilders drop bombshells after Brussels blasts March 26–April 1, 2016 Hamish McDonald CARL COURT / GETTY IMAGES Unmade seabeds in Timor-Leste; Egypt stays quiet on student’s death; China has a case of the Ips.
By Anonymous (not verified) , 19 March, 2016 Donald Trump’s finger closer to the button March 19–25, 2016 Hamish McDonald Reuters / Steve Nesius Russia withdraws in Syria; Aung San Suu Kyi’s shadow; Indonesia’s proxy war
By Anonymous (not verified) , 12 March, 2016 Turkish President Erdoğan edits out Zaman’s bad press March 12–18, 2016 Hamish McDonald REUTERS / OSMAN ORSAL Republicans have some primary concerns; border guards on Timor-Leste; US bombers coming Australia’s way.
By Anonymous (not verified) , 5 March, 2016 US Republicans consider trumping Donald Trump March 5–11, 2016 Hamish McDonald TOM PENNINGTON/GETTY IMAGES Moves to recapture Mosul from Daesh; high Iran poll turnout; Malaysian PM Najib Razak’s millions.
By Anonymous (not verified) , 27 February, 2016 Donald Trump, Boris Johnson shake pillars of stability February 27 – March 4, 2016 Hamish McDonald AFP PHOTO/JACK TAYLOR Tory ranks divided over Brexit strategy; Daesh still a target; RAN submarine bids; Ugandan election arrest; literary notes from the Middle East.
By Anonymous (not verified) , 20 February, 2016 Vladimir Putin seeks gains amid limits of Syrian ceasefire February 20 – 26, 2016 Hamish McDonald DMITRY AZAROV/KOMMERSANT PHOTO VIA GETTY IMAGES US Supreme Court hangs in balance; trouble in PNG and Fiji.
By Anonymous (not verified) , 13 February, 2016 Vladimir Putin’s Aleppo air strikes a boost for al-Assad February 13 – 19, 2016 Hamish McDonald IBRAHIM EBU LEYS/ANADOLU AGENCY/GETTY IMAGES North Korea causes security headaches for China; Sanders and Trump in New Hampshire.
By Anonymous (not verified) , 13 February, 2016 China cracks down on Hong Kong publishers February 13 – 19, 2016 Hamish McDonald REUTERS/Bobby Yip China’s abduction and arrest of publishers of scandalous books in Hong Kong is being seen as a brazen challenge to the ‘one country, two systems’ arrangement.
By Anonymous (not verified) , 6 February, 2016 Iowa poll favourite Trump can’t take a trick against Cruz February 6 – 12, 2016 Hamish McDonald REUTERS / JIM YOUNG Syria strategy; elections in Vanuatu, Myanmar and Vietnam; Putin anxiety.