In this war, small gestures are almost as important as military actions.
One month after becoming Vietnam's second joint president and party secretary, "hardliner" Trong is presiding over a country rapidly outpacing its neighbours.
We all accepted at face value that the Israel embassy pitch was tied to Wentworth. So why exactly is this damn thing still hanging around?
The Australian government continues to do and say nothing on Assange, but this is just one of many ongoing attacks on press freedom.
Negotiating the Brexit deal has taken the Conservative Party to full and open revolt.
The Morrison government is stuffing up everything it touches, domestically and diplomatically.
A constitutional crisis initiated by Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena seems to be worsening ahead of Supreme Court challenges and a January snap election.
The government says it will do nothing further in response to the Saudi murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi until there's an investigation completed. Which is very handy indeed.
If the Democrats go into the 2020 elections complaining about the conduct of the 2016 elections, they don't stand a chance against Trump's populist appeal.
The results have been used as evidence of America's "cold civil war", with either side able to interpret them as they wish. To an extent, that division has been imported to Australia.
