Sholto Byrnes

It is a time for trying to come up with new systems and orders that suit the real world of today

The court’s uneven implementation of its arrest warrants appears neither credible nor impartial to some

For the US President, the political is personal

But expect Washington’s policy to be pragmatic

Plus this isn’t a zero-sum game, as the country’s achievements will benefit us all

Some South-East Asian countries have shown a better, and more humane, approach

One way of looking at it is to let the review of US foreign aid proceed, identify the core humanitarian work and pull out of other projects

Forging a national identity that encompasses all is still an ongoing – and maybe never-ending – task

The US President’s desire to meet Xi Jinping means a grand bargain cannot be ruled out

Liberal democratic politics may well be in trouble, which should force centrists to introspect

The real problem with foreign interference of any kind is that outsiders will never know a country as well as its own people

For a duel between these two elephants would more than just flatten the region’s 'grass'

It is still early days of the new government in Damascus, but it seems to be keen on changing institutions rather than sweeping them away

What strikes UK politicians as big news has hardly resonated in most of the original members of the bloc

Politics in Seoul has deep challenges but they are still solvable by civil means