Iraq War

Syria: emerging consequences of the US withdrawal

by Rodger Shanahan

Trump’s decision to withdraw troops from Syria has actors scrambling to make sense of the ramifications.

by Sam Roggeveen

Clinton’s book has nothing new to say about politics but it may offer some insight into his assessment of the world.

Brexit: British people vote with their feet

by Ruth Adler

The potential appeal of Ireland post-Brexit has seen business headquarters leave London and passport applications surge.

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Review: lessons for Australia and Britain from Iraq War

Book review: Blunder: Britain’s War in Iraq, by Patrick Porter (Oxford University Press, November 2018). Clausewitz famously pointed out that war is a continuation of politics or policy by other means. Hannah Arendt wrote that “policy is the realm of unintended consequences”. Patrick

By Garry Woodard

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Australia in Iraq 2002-2010: Inconsequential, confused and timid

Recently I was asked by media to comment on a front page story in The Sydney Morning Herald about a 572 page report written by an Army official in 2010 on Australia’s participation in the Iraq War. Once classified Secret, the report was released (you can find it here) with 500 redactions and

By Jim Molan

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Burning questions over ADF deployment to Middle East

Burning questions over ADF deployment to Middle East James Brown The Saturday Paper 4 October 2014 Please click here for the online text

By James Brown

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Australia won't 'better mankind' in Iraq if we instinctively reach for our military

Australia won't 'better mankind' in Iraq if we instinctively reach for our military James Brown The Guardian 4 September 2014 Please click here for the online text

By James Brown

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