Iran has a well-established pattern of targeting dissidents and Jewish institutions. It’s now arrived on Australian shores.
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Australia’s accusations against the IRGC will likely add momentum to the push for broader Western alignment against Iran.
The risks for individuals are profound. They could be involved in a protracted conflict and potentially exposed to future prosecution for crimes.
Scores of pro-democracy activists have been jailed or targeted for arrest abroad under the city’s five-year-old statute.
Horrific allegations of gang rape and reports of the targeting of reproductive facilities have alarmed the international community, but sadly, the strategy is not new.
The Israel prime minister faces a world of problems, at home and abroad – but he is also a wily political operator with one eye on the 2026 elections.
Western countries agree a two-state solution is the way to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. But are they willing to take action to make it happen?
Ukraine has already seen what a failed security arrangement leads to. The West must assume Russian promises won’t amount to anything.
Trump’s dealings with Putin show it matters little to Trump how peace is attained in Ukraine, or how long it lasts.
However, the Coalition’s decision to say it would reverse Palestinian recognition if elected was both unnecessary and unwise.
Russia and China have started to bring the Taliban in from the cold. The international community may soon have little leverage to pressure the group to change.
Is the new South Korean president’s softer approach to the North wise in a challenging new security environment?
A future state is complicated by the sheer number of Israeli settlers in the occupied territories and the barriers Israel has constructed to separate Palestinians.
Anthony Albanese said the move was predicated on the condition that Hamas would not be a part of a future Palestinian state.
From a strategy standpoint, Netanyahu’s decision to take over Gaza City makes little sense – nor does there appear to be a longer-term plan in place.
Authoritarian nations are using new tactics, from emotional manipulation to digital surveillance, to sway diaspora attitudes in their favour.
As global opinion turns against Israel and its traditional Western allies distance themselves, the country finds itself increasingly isolated.
A nationwide crackdown in July led to 3,000 arrests. But large scam operators seem to have been left untouched.
Myanmar’s generals are planning an election the opposition has slammed as a sham. They could see Trump’s interest in the country as a way of legitimising the polls.
The Australia-Japan relationship has evolved rapidly in the past decade – and this could be threatened if something doesn’t go right with the deal.
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Emeritus Professor of Middle Eastern Studies, Australian National University; The University of Western Australia; Victoria University
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Adjunct Senior Fellow, School of Global, Urban and Social Studies, RMIT University
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Senior Lecturer in International Studies in the School of Society and Culture, Adelaide University
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Research Fellow, Middle East Studies, Deakin University
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Research Scholar, Middle East Studies, Australian National University
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Associate Professor in International Relations, UNSW
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Associate Professor (Law), Edith Cowan University
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Lecturer, Department of Government and International Relations, University of Sydney
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Adjunct Professor, Defence and Security Institute, The University of Western Australia; UNSW
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Professor of International Law, Australian National University
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Senior Lecturer
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Lecturer in Middle East Studies, Deakin University
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Associate Professor (Adj), Griffith Asia Institute; and Fellow, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University
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Director of Research, US Studies Centre, University of Sydney
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Malcolm Smith Professor of Asian Law and Director of the Centre for Indonesian Law, Islam and Society, The University of Melbourne