August
- Opinion
- Kamala Harris
The big risk in Kamala Harris’ surprise choice for VP
Tim Walz’s down-to-earth language was transformed into the equivalent of a political magic wand, but there’s a risk in overlooking Josh Shapiro in the must-win swing state of Pennsylvania.
- Jennifer Hewett
‘You don’t embarrass the New Yorker in Trump’ says military adviser
Chris Miller, a former acting secretary of defence and Project 2025 contributor, says the AUKUS military alliance will be fine if Donald Trump wins the election, but Vladimir Putin could be in a jam.
- Kevin Chinnery
July
- Analysis
- US election
If Joe Biden goes: how would it work – and who would replace him?
The president faces huge pressure to step aside from his campaign. But what would happen next?
- Andrew Jack
- Opinion
- US election
How toxic talk turns too easily to assassin’s bullets
A more centrist political culture doesn’t make Australia immune to the language that has inflamed American politics in recent times.
- Georgina Downer
- Opinion
- US election
What if Joe Biden stays?
A second presidential term that was already burdened with political disadvantage will be incalculably more difficult because of questions about his age.
- Peter Spiegel
- Editorial Of The Times
- US Supreme Court
The US Supreme Court gives a free pass to Trump and future presidents
In a step towards monarchy, the bedrock principle that presidents are not above the law has been set aside.
- The Editorial Board
June
- Opinion
- US election
Why next week’s Biden v Trump debate is so important
A set piece clash between Joe Biden and Donald Trump will turn less on policies than on manner and appearance. What they say will matter less than how they seem.
- Updated
- Edward Luce
February
The expert who unmasked a Hitler forgery and appraised Nixon’s papers
Safeguarding History is a fun read about the life of a history expert who hobnobs with the rich and famous.
- Michael Dirda
How Joe Biden can copy Lyndon Johnson and quit
A bad week for the 81-year-old US president has sparked alarm about his fitness for another White House run.
- James Politi
- Opinion
- US election
Can Joe Biden now be convinced to drop out?
Most voters, including supporters of his own party, see the president as too old to run again.
- Edward Luce
December 2023
- Opinion
- Foreign relations
Henry Kissinger was an inconsistent opportunist
America’s 20th century foreign policy giant and statesman was driven more by domestic considerations than he would ever have admitted.
- Tom Switzer
November 2023
Henry Kissinger: a diplomat both admired and vilified
Historians and friends hailed Henry Kissinger’s diplomatic achievements, while critics assailed his policies in Vietnam and elsewhere as murderous.
- Michael D. Shear
Henry Kissinger, US diplomat and Nobel winner, dies at 100
He was a pivotal US secretary of state under presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford, who oversaw America’s involvement in and withdrawal from the war in Vietnam.
- Updated
- Tony Diver
- Analysis
- Vale
Kissinger’s advice to aspiring leaders still holds
The arch foreign policy realist both intrigued and infuriated those around him and so many who have tried to assess his legacy.
- James Curran
- Opinion
- Biden's White House
Why ‘stabilisation’ is a misnomer for Xi-Biden meeting
Given the irritants on the horizon, even if the meeting in San Francisco is relatively cordial, relations are likely to quickly deteriorate amid ongoing strategic competition.
- James Curran
- Opinion
- World elections
A Trump win would change the world
If Donald Trump were to return to the White House as president, the implications for the US, its allies and the global economy are sure to be profound.
- Martin Wolf
October 2023
- Opinion
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
West’s enemies may be evil, but there’s no ‘axis’
Democracies should tease out the contradictions between Russia, China, Iran and North Korea, instead of dangerously lumping them together as a bloc.
- Janan Ganesh
August 2023
Trump joins Bill Gates and Al Capone in famous mugshots gallery
Donald Trump surrendered to a courthouse in Atlanta, becoming the first former US president to join those with a police photograph.
- Roland Oliphant
- Opinion
- Foreign relations
America’s starting to look a lot like South America
It will take the wisdom of Solomon to steer the US back on to the path of stability and normality.
- Alexander Downer
June 2023
Nine times that fashion changed Australian history
From scandalous pants to the sunglasses that lit up a nation, Australia’s political history is littered with fashionable missteps.
- Sue Williams