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Axis of upheaval: Inside China's military parade with Russia, North Korea and Iran
China's biggest ever military parade boasted sophisticated new weapons, thousands of goose-stepping troops, and a guest list designed to put the West…
1 year, 1 month ago
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…
1 year, 1 month 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 …
1 year, 1 month 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…
1 year, 1 month 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…
1 year, 1 month 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…
1 year, 2 months 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…
1 year, 2 months 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 …
1 year, 2 months 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 …
1 year, 2 months 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…
1 year, 2 months ago