Xi has removed nearly every rival, but he still governs with the urgency of someone who knows how quickly fortunes can turn.
- Executive Director, Security & Defence PLuS and Professor, UNSW
A “blueprint” for defence cooperation or an “affront” to Australian sovereignty? Expert opinion is mixed on the benefits and risks of AUKUS.
In Seoul, Tokyo and even Taipei, a once-unthinkable idea — building nuclear weapons — has begun to look disturbingly pragmatic.
Trump’s erratic statements, sudden tariff escalations and media outbursts risk convincing adversaries that chaos is the message, not the method.
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