Biden dispatches top aides to press Hamas as Israel grapples with cease-fire plan
President Joe Biden’s top aides are in the Middle East to push for a three-phase Gaza cease-fire plan that the U.S. leader announced last week
Australia and Indonesia should get to work on Israel and Palestine
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict matters more to Australians and Indonesians than either country’s foreign policy elite previously acknowledged. So, Canberra and Jakarta should cooperate to help
Asymmetry is more than technology
Australian defence policy’s reliance on technology for asymmetric advantage is mistaken. The advantage won’t last, and what the policy discusses isn’t asymmetric, anyway; it’s basically the
The hope that Beijing would distance itself, however minimally, from Moscow has finally been extinguished. Europe needs to adjust its approach accordingly.
That Russian President Vladimir Putin is preparing for a long war not just in Ukraine, but against Western democracies more broadly, should hardly be news,
China’s Quest for New Heroes
Beijing is mobilizing a new generation of heroes and potential future martyrs to secure victory in its battle for global power and prestige. This weekend
Lebanon: Shots fired at US Embassy in Beirut
The Lebanese army said it had shot and injured a Syrian man who attempted to attack the US Embassy in Beirut on Wednesday morning. Local media reported that the attempted attack and the
German defense minister calls for war readiness by 2029
Defense Minister Boris Pistorius on Wednesday said Germany needs to strengthen its armed forces, the Bundeswehr, to operational readiness before the end of the decade. Pistorius also repeated
French counter-terrorism police detain Russian-Ukrainian man
The man was seriously injured earlier this week in an explosion at a hotel in Roissy, on the outskirts of Paris. Materials intended to make
US: Trump’s election interference trial in Georgia halted
Donald Trump is accused in Georgia of participating in a conspiracy to overturn the 2020 election result in the southern state. Donald Trump‘s election interference
China investors snap up government bonds, prompting central bank warning
China’s real estate slump is driving money into government bonds for lack of a better investment destination, pushing yields to record lows and spurring the