Ukraine Recap: Putin goes in search of friends while his ministers threaten his enemies
Jul 23, 2022 16:16 pm UTC| Politics
Its childish, I realise, but I experienced a frisson of amused pleasure on watching the video of Vladimir Putin pacing up and down for nearly a minute while waiting for the Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, to show...
Russia and Iran's growing friendship shows their weakness not their strength
Jul 23, 2022 16:14 pm UTC| Politics
Facing economic and military difficulties in his invasion of Ukraine, the Russian president Vladimir Putin popped up this week in Irans capital Tehran. His plan was to show the world that, despite sanctions on Moscow and...
Why China's challenges to Australian ships in the South and East China Seas are likely to continue
Jul 19, 2022 14:49 pm UTC| Politics
Last week it was reported an Australian warship had, in early July, been closely followed by a Chinese guided-missile destroyer, a nuclear-powered attack submarine, and multiple military aircraft as it travelled through...
Ukraine Recap: Russian threats, Europe frets and China rises
Jul 18, 2022 07:00 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Vladimir Putins imperial ambitions in Ukraine, dressed up for domestic consumption as a military operation to de-Nazify the country, have sent a shiver of apprehension through the rest of the region. In Moldova,...
Ukraine conflict: how China could follow Russia's playbook to increase its own powers
Jul 14, 2022 15:34 pm UTC| Politics
Amid the restructuring of the global order that has been accelerated by Russias invasion of Ukraine, the evolving position of China had been lost in the fog of war. The heads of the UKs security service (MI5) and US...
As China flexes its muscles in the Indo-Pacific, Canada and Australia must step up
Jul 14, 2022 15:34 pm UTC| Politics
Neither Canada nor Australia currently has a comprehensive strategy for the Indo-Pacific region. But its essential that both develop one given the rapidly evolving environment in the area. First, NATO recognized the...
Ukraine war: Russia's G20 walkout heightens tensions at fractious summit as China's rise continues
Jul 13, 2022 14:26 pm UTC| Politics
While G20 foreign ministers were meeting in Bali, Indonesia, the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, threatened further escalation in his war against Ukraine, announcing to the world that by and large, we have not started...
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