Can the United Nations adapt to Donald Trump?
Feb 16, 2017 00:40 am UTC| Insights & Views
On January 1, 2017, Antonio Guterres began his five-year term as United Nations Secretary-General; 19 days later, Donald Trump began his own term as President of the United States. Guterres got off to a smooth start ...
Despite reports of imminent success, Mosul is still a dangerous flashpoint
Feb 15, 2017 09:39 am UTC| Insights & Views
President Trump has long made it clear that destroying the so-called Islamic State (IS) is one of his main priorities, and that one plan being considered is to deploy a US Army brigade to help defeat IS in its main base of...
It's not wrong for Donald Trump to trust Vladimir Putin
Feb 15, 2017 09:38 am UTC| Insights & Views
Donald Trump recently said in an interview with The Sunday Times that he will start his presidency trusting both Vladimir Putin and Angela Merkel, before adding that such trust might not last long. Given Russian...
Understanding populism: how leaders can better sell economic reform
Feb 15, 2017 07:40 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Economic policies are seldom an easy sell. Think of the governments continued attempts to get the crossbench to help pass its unpopular corporate tax cuts. Economic issues matter to Australians. Issues such as housing...
Feb 13, 2017 10:10 am UTC| Commentary
After hosting Japanese Prime Minister last week at the White House and at President Trumps Mar-a-Lago golf resort over the weekend, President Trump will host two other foreign leaders in Washington this week; Canadian...
Forget sanctions, reining in North Korea will need a whole new approach
Feb 13, 2017 08:26 am UTC| Insights & Views
North Korea has launched its first ballistic missile since the start of Donalds Trumps presidency, just as Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited the US to shore up support for the alliance between the two countries....
Global Geo-political Series: Trump-Trudeau meeting next week
Feb 10, 2017 04:48 am UTC| Commentary
According to statements from the White House, US President Donald Trump is set to meet Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday. This is the first meeting between the two nations, since Mr. Trumps election win in...
Electricity from farm waste: how biogas could help Malawians with no power
What the Supreme Court is doing right in considering Trump’s immunity case
US election: why it’s not the protesters’ votes that the Democrats should worry about
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects