Andrew Mueller
Africa and Middle East
The first black leader of South Africa’s Democratic Alliance outlines his party vision.
Americas
The man who succeeded Hugo Chávez, plus race relations in the US and a red-letter day for Canada Post.
Europe
EU trade talks with the US turn prickly, plus the UK's Labour party's trials and tribulations.
x08 Essays
From architects and chefs to writers and directors, our contributors consider what draws them to their favourite cities and what quality of life means to them.
Past tense
Near the beach bars of a holiday hotspot, a stretch of no-man’s land is forever 1974. It marks the frontier policed by the UN’s longest-established peacekeeping force, where success is non-events.
Europe
On the road with Danish prime minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt, Spanish emigration and the Turkish elections
Africa and Middle East
Tracking the risk of migration in Eritrea and the latest on the battle for the Western Sahara.
