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Tehran and Washington look to different rules to govern their conduct in the key choke point.
Once again, in a crisis, the UN and the EU seem to pale into insignificance. Multilateralism may not be dead, but it’s currently at an all-time low…
External assessors don’t always have a full view of a country’s creditworthiness.
The sad truth is that African countries cannot avoid being harmed by the current Gulf war. But they can make efforts to emerge from the crisis in a better place.
Countries don’t just switch from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources. Each takes its own path, depending on its economy, international trade relations and government stability.
We look at Sudan’s long history of civilian-led resistance, and how community networks and youth movements are laying the foundations for re-establishing peaceful rule in a country marked by deep political fragmentation.
The qualities forged by his intense involvement in the struggle for democratic practices shaped his approach to conflict and strife, wherever it occurred.
The U.S.-Israel strikes on Iran raise uncomfortable questions about whether the post-1945 rules-based order still constrains the use of force by major powers.
Trump is seeking to hand himself powers not even enjoyed by the dictators of the world.
The Trump administration’s move to withdraw the US from these organizations risks undercutting lasting peace and global human rights accountability.
Donald Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ has raised questions about whether it is intended as an alternative UN. Australia should be wary of turning its back on the UN now.
How the US treats its allies has been a crucial question for every president. What evolved over the centuries into an official embrace of friendly nations is now being reversed by Donald Trump.
The US government used to have American farmers’ backs, but that support has been dwindling for decades. New subsidies signal big changes for farmers.
The US attack on Venezuela highlights a shifting American foreign policy that dismisses a rules-based global order and focuses on economic interests and military might.
While wind and solar energy led in investments globally, liquefied natural gas is also booming. A former climate envoy for Germany explains what’s coming and the countries to watch.
Should we push for a better UN that doesn’t reward the powerful by making them unaccountable? Absolutely. Should we scrap it altogether? No.
The Trump administration has used US domestic laws to justify capturing Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. It’s a clear case of US exceptionalism.
Many experts warn the already eroded UN Charter is now nearing collapse.
We are still logging and degrading global forests at terrifying speed. How can we slow this destruction, including in Australia?
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Professor/Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancement of Scholarship, University of Pretoria
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PhD candidate in Protection of Civilians, Australian National University
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Senior Visiting Scholar with the Center for the Study of Genocide and Human Rights, Rutgers University
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Associate Professor (Law), Edith Cowan University
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Lecturer in History, Hamilton College
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Associate Professor, Deakin Law School, Deakin University
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Professor of International Law, Australian National University
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Senior Lecturer, History, La Trobe University
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Senior Lecturer in Law, Adelaide University
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Academic Fellow, Department of Social and Political Sciences, Bocconi University
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Professor of Teaching of History, Wayne State University
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Professor of International Politics, Tufts University
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Shelby Cullom Davis Professor of International Security and Director of the Center for Strategic Studies, The Fletcher School, Tufts University
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Executive Director of the Edward R. Murrow Center and Senior Fellow of Diplomatic Practice, The Fletcher School, Tufts University