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The battle for Darfur + Chinese weapons in Sudan
As the war for Sudan's Darfur region heats up, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) are stepping up their brutal siege on the last remaining army stronghol…
7 months ago
Famine denials, dead journalists and disinformation: the war on truth in Israel
As the old cliché goes, the first casualty when war comes is truth.
In the past week, Israel has denied that it has caused a famine in Gaza, accusing …
7 months ago
‘We can’t future-proof our defence, but we can be future-ready’
How can Nato make itself future-ready? What are the biggest threats facing Western democracy? And what black swan event helped change the course of t…
7 months, 1 week ago
Did Trump really stop six wars?
In his desperate attempt to win the Nobel Peace Prize, President Trump claims to have ended at least six wars around the world. But how does that sta…
7 months, 1 week ago
Remembering WWII's 'forgotten army': VJ Day
Eighty years on from Victory over Japan day in 1945, the contribution of British and Commonwealth soldiers in a brutal battle against the Imperial Ja…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
What Ukrainians want from Trump and Putin's meeting
As US President Donald Trump and Russia's Vladimir Putin get ready to meet in Alaska, there has been lots of talk about what Washington, Moscow and e…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Frenemy: why Australia can't live without China
Australia holds a unique position in global geopolitics - on the other side of the world but still very much a 'Western' country.
To that end, Roland …
7 months, 3 weeks ago
How Putin, Xi and Trump sparked a new nuclear arms race
Nuclear weapons are back.
This week, Moscow announced that it would no longer abide by the once hugely significant Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces …
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Israel's growing isolation - and why it benefits Hamas
Amid growing international outrage over an unfolding famine in Gaza, lack of aid supplies and the high death toll in the ongoing war, Israel is incre…
7 months, 4 weeks ago
China’s military (3/3): Why, when and how it might invade Taiwan
Will China invade Taiwan? If so, when and what signs should we look for that will show it is imminent? How exactly could Beijing seize the island? An…
8 months ago