There are three major, unresolved questions with AUKUS that illustrate why this plan is not right for Australia, given the changing nature of the US.
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For Madison, religious freedom was not a tool for political domination. Rather, he saw it as a constitutional safeguard for liberty and democracy.
Finding alternatives to the US would be expensive and time-consuming. But Australia can be a more confident, self-reliant leader in the region.
Risks for the US economy grow as the war in the Middle East continues to escalate.
The Orinoco Basin is one of the most biodiverse places on the planet. It’s also rich in oil, gold and critical minerals crucial to modern technology.
Public health depends on long-term planning, and when that planning is interrupted, some programs never recover.
The Trump administration is reportedly working on a revised version of the higher education proposal.
Even before Trump’s return to power, Australia has been building stronger mini-groupings and bilateral ties in the region.
This begins with an honest recognition of the changing direction of US policy, stated plainly and directly to the Australian people.
A covert US campaign in the mid-20th century helped steer Iran toward the intense anti-American sentiment that has distinguished its government policy for decades.
The Trump administration is likely hoping the US can be less involved in the Middle East after this war, if it results in a different Iran.
As US bombing operations in Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya have shown, destruction is not the same as political success.
Daily compliance of international law remains the norm. Violations do occur – sometimes brazenly – but they are exceptions.
Silence from the US side after a third round of indirect talks and frustration expressed by President Donald Trump set the stage for military strikes.
A public uprising might not be enough to topple a deeply entrenched political system backed by armed paramilitary groups.
President Trump has appealed to Iranians to topple their government, but a popular uprising is unlikely to defeat current leadership or the Revolutionary Guards, a former US diplomat says.
The latest attack on Iran goes far beyond previous operations by Israel and the US in both scale and scope. Tehran will likely lean on unconventional warfare as well as its missile stockpile.
From the 1960s onward, dissident Cubans in exile have sought to undermine the government in Havana − often with US assistance.
Nearly 150 universities and colleges have adopted institutional neutrality pledges since 2023.
From the civil rights era of the 1960s until today, white victims of government violence have received disproportionate attention.
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