Mark Pierce
Biography
Publications
Mark Pierce was a diplomat and is now a writer who has spent years living in France and Germany.
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Nobody ever teaches anyone how to be a Minister
At the heart of Australia’s Westminster democracy is an eclectic, eccentric, DIY political system.
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French fragmentation
Unpopular for peculiar reasons, Emmanuel Macron grapples with a parade of populists and a nation divided by grievance.
Pagination