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UN peacekeepers at risk as they deliver protection for civilians in southern Lebanon
While Unifil may not be able to prevent the bloodshed, for now it can continue help...
Ukraine war: Vladimir Putin ups the ante on his nuclear blackmail – the big question is how the west will respond
The Russian president was responding to speculation that the west may relax its...
Five disinformation tactics Russia is using to try to influence the US election
Here are five key features of Russian information manipulation we identified, and...
Ukraine war: away from the battlefield the diplomatic wrangling hots up with Modi visit to Kyiv
In fact, intensified diplomatic efforts on both sides to shore up international...
The problem with pronatalism: Pushing baby booms to boost economic growth amounts to a Ponzi scheme
Seen through this lens, pronatalism offers a hollow-ringing promise that simply...
Asylum seekers aren’t ‘taking your jobs’ – but it would be better for all of us if they could work
Giving asylum seekers the right to work, however, would improve society for the...
What the 2024 Olympics tells us about global geopolitics
Since the Olympic Games in Paris began, the French president, Emmanuel Macron, has...
North Korea’s weapons industry is going global, thanks to help from Russia and China
It may not have attracted much attention in recent months with global attention...
One-third of Ukrainians would give up land for peace – but it’s not as simple as that
Even if a majority of Ukrainians were eventually willing to trade some territory...
With Hezbollah and Hamas assassinations, Netanyahu shows willingness to risk regional war for political survival
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may be betting that Iran and Hezbollah...
Politics, security and the Seine: where the Paris Olympics’ flashpoints will be
Two high-profile assaults on Australians in Paris have raised concerns about security...
Can Kamala Harris win the US presidency after Joe Biden’s withdrawal? Here’s what the polls say
The United States election will be held on November 5. On Sunday US time, President...
Social media and political violence – how to break the cycle
The attempted assassination of Donald Trump on July 13, 2024, added more fuel to...
‘One inch from a potential civil war’ – near miss in Trump shooting is also a close call for American democracy
Perliger offered insight from his study of political violence and assassinations....
Xi and Putin talk up growth of their Eurasian bloc organisation as counterweight to Nato
At Nato’s 75th anniversary summit there has been, as you’d expect, a lot of attention...
4 things to watch for as NATO leaders meet in US capital for high-stakes summit
When Washington, D.C., last hosted a NATO summit in 1999, the alliance was celebrating...