Nee, Geert: Dutch take lead against populism
Holland’s banding together to deny Geert Wilders prime ministership in the Dutch election yesterday is a bold example of what can be achieved elsewhere.
Sexist criticism of Tsai Ing-wen highlights global issue
In an international political climate rife with backward opinions, those regarding Taiwan’s female President Tsai Ing-wen rise above the rest.
Family influencing Turnbull’s defence spending
Ingeborg van Teeseling found that one of Malcolm Turnbull’s biggest foreign policy critics is also family, but points out that he also has the PM’s ear.
José Mujica: Uruguay’s great liberator and his legacy
As Uruguay prepares to vote, Isaac Ohlin asks whether Jose Mujica will be remembered as a modern Simon Bolivar or will fade as a more “style than substance” political fad.