Successful American action in Venezuela and threats against Greenland suggest the rules-based international order that emerged following the Second World War is now on life support.
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The US president’s decision to join Israel’s air campaign against Iran’s nuclear programme is the death knell of the old rules-based order.
China’s economic position is now seen as the main threat to the U.S. dollar.
The Israeli attack on Gaza is undermining the West’s international standing, offering opportunities for China to enhance its regional and global diplomatic influence.
Australia’s decision to manufacture US missiles highlights tensions between our foreign policy stance and our trading interests. Two new books throw light the problem.
Existing alliances arose in the wake of World War II, when global politics were very different and today’s challenges were yet unimagined.
As Russia threatens to invade Ukraine, Ukrainians wonder about the worth of a 1994 agreement signed by Russia, the US and the UK, who promised to protect the newly independent state’s sovereignty.
Canada’s ‘fireproof house’ defence strategy is causing problems among its allies. When you are convinced you live in a gated community, the pressure to invest in alarms for your home disappears.
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Professor of International Relations and Political Science, St. Thomas University (Canada)
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Professor of Defence Studies, Canadian Forces College
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Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy, University of Alberta
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Founding Dean and Professor of International Studies, Hamilton Lugar School, Indiana University
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Research Associate, Project on Managing the Atom, Harvard Kennedy School
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Professor of Philosophy and Peace & Justice Studies, Fordham University; Institute for Humane Studies
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Adjunct Professor, Australia-China Relations Institute, University of Technology Sydney
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Senior fellow at FERDI & ACET-Africa, and Research associate at CREATE, Université Laval
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Professor of International Relations, Lancaster University