US wound down its presence in Greenland at the end of the cold war. Now it wants to beef it up again.
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The US president says he wants Greenland for security reasons. But Greenland is not terra nullius ripe for American colonisation.
Enormous sums of venture capital money and influence is pouring into a defence industry which is being reshaped in the image of Silicon Valley.
The authorization of longer-range missiles by the Biden administration is seen as an effort to counter a buildup of Russian troops supported by fighters from North Korea.
Washington has had little luck in its calls for de-escalation in the Middle East. Is America’s ‘ironclad’ support for Israel part of the problem?
At one of the world’s largest arms fairs, missiles are treated as commodities and warring regimes as clients.
There’s nothing about the deal that locks Australia into actions future governments cannot withdraw from.
The US-Australia Alliance is seen by many Australians as an incomplete project. Government rhetoric on climate cooperation must now become reality.
A battle for influence between the US and China in the region, is giving Pacific island states more influence.
What does the new generation of offensive missiles mean for global security?
Scholars of race, foreign policy and the Supreme Court give their informed predictions of what to expect under a Biden administration.
Seasoned readers of US science fiction will have the uncanny feeling of having seen this all before.
A new name on a few military badges doesn’t imply an escalating arms race.
From awkwardness and confusion to rancour, Trump certainly left his mark on the 2018 NATO summit.
Trump’s assault on the global trade system could be just a prelude to his next moves.
Disruptive technology is fundamentally reshaping global security, and potentially laying the ground for a US-China conflict.
To understand how a new world war might play out, it’s important to remember just how powerful the US really is.
Without a strategy or a legal case to legitimate the use of force, the US is endangering crucial alliances and civilian lives.
For all the president’s unpredictability, America’s core interests remain the same.
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s recent trip to Asia offers some insights into how the Trump administration might deal with China.
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