NATO and the EU: a short history of an uneasy relationship
Dec 03, 2019 03:51 am UTC| Insights & Views
In the face of growing security challenges to Europe, from an antagonistic Russia, to instability in the Middle East, cyberwar and terrorism, there is a growing recognition that enhanced cooperation between the EU and NATO...
We set out to uncover the hidden costs of US airstrikes in Somalia
Dec 03, 2019 03:34 am UTC| Insights & Views
The US is an active participant in the war against Al-Shabaab in Somalia, efforts that have increased in the last few years under the Trump Administration. The strategy involves using airstrikes to assist Somali ground...
How important is NATO to British defence policy?
Dec 03, 2019 03:24 am UTC| Insights & Views
While the relationship between North Atlantic Treaty Organisation and the UK during the alliances 70-year history hasnt always been smooth, the countrys main political parties have always shown strong public support for...
Nov 27, 2019 12:48 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Not since the Petrov affair in 1954, when a KGB officer sought asylum in Australia with details of Soviet spying activities, has a case been as potentially significant for Australian security as that of Wang Liqiang, the...
Syria military presence risks US credibility with world community
Nov 27, 2019 12:38 pm UTC| Insights & Views
President Donald Trumps decisions to withdraw U.S. troops from northern Syria and then to send them back into action has raised new concerns around the world about the reliability of U.S. promises. Since the beginning...
We live in a world of upheaval. So why aren't today's protests leading to revolutions?
Nov 24, 2019 22:15 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
We live in a world of violent challenges to the status quo, from Chile and Iraq to Hong Kong, Catalonia and the Extinction Rebellion. These protests are usually presented in the media simply as expressions of rage at the...
Paul Keating attacks media for 'pious belchings' over China
Nov 19, 2019 02:48 am UTC| Insights & Views
Former prime minister Paul Keating has launched a scathing attack on the Australian media for its coverage of China, denouncing the nominally pious belchings of do-gooder journalists who live on leaks from security...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Why Germany ditched nuclear before coal – and why it won’t go back
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
Sudan: civil war stretches into a second year with no end in sight