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How will the Brexit referendum affect the UK's double deficit economy?

In a year that will be dominated by the will they/won't they issue of the UK's referendum on whether it should stay in the European Union, there should be plenty of scope for some detailed analysis of the state Britain will be in when it heads to the polls. However, amid all the bluster over runners

By Michael Martins

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What exactly is Russia up to in the East?

Speaking in Washington last week, Julie Bishop noted Russia was 'talking up its so called pivot to Asia'. In her speech to The Center for a New American Security, the Australian foreign minister referred to speculation of an arms race in Asia. This has been driven, in part, by the military build

By Emma Connors

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Russia ships arms to Fiji: What will be the quid pro quo?

By Anna Powles and Jose Sousa-Santos When the MV Saint Confidence and MV Solidat arrived in Suva Harbour last week to deliver a consignment of donated Russian weapons and equipment to Fiji, it sparked an immediate reaction. opposition MPs and security analysts have made several claims including:

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Putin's popularity, explained

If nothing else, Vladimir Putin is a great political survivor. When protests broke out in Moscow four years ago against his return to the presidency, many in the West wrote him off (a widely cited work proposed to tell How Russia Fell in and Out of Love with Vladimir Putin). However, on 3 December

By Matthew Dal Santo

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Turkey's downing of Russian plane: Russia was warned but Turkey may have over-reacted

The downing of a Russian Sukhoi Su-24 is awkward timing. Signs of a rapprochement in tensions between the West and Russia looked like genuine cooperation was underway in Syria. Russia had stepped up hits directed at ISIS and related infrastructure, and Russian President Vladimir Putin had

By Sarah Lain

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Turkey shootdown: Russian air power has chinks, but campaign has been decisive

News that a Russian strike aircraft has been shot down by Turkey has again focused attention on Russia's air campaign in Syria, which began in late September. The Russians deployed a small but decisive air and naval force to side with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to protect his regime and,

By Geoff Brown

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Russia's Syria operation reveals significant improvement in military capability

Although relatively small in scale, Russia's military operation in Syria has highlighted some major improvements in Russian military capabilities. Compared to the 2008 Georgia War, which was the last time the Russian Air Force operated in a combat environment, the Russian

By Dmitry Gorenburg

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How Iran became the first beneficiary of Russia's Syria Intervention

The first tactical victory emerging from Russia’s intervention in Syria came not on the al-Ghab plain in Syria’s Hama province or around Syria’s divided commercial capital of Aleppo. Rather it came at the end of last month in the peaceful surrounds of Vienna. It was there

By Rodger Shanahan

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Assad's Moscow cameo shows that Russia wants a deal

This week, unexpectedly, Syrian President Bashar Assad turned up in Moscow. He hasn't been seen outside Syria since unrest broke out four years ago. The trip makes two important statements. The first is that, thanks to Russian air strikes, the Syrian state — the actual Syrian state

By Matthew Dal Santo

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On Syria, the West must face facts: Russia can help

Western analysts have been at pains to discern Russia's 'real aims' in Syria. But the best explanation probably remains the simplest: the preservation of the existing Syrian state and its institutions in pursuit of a political settlement that limits the amount of Syrian territory under

By Matthew Dal Santo

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Lesson in Asia crisis for unworkable Greek bailout solution

Lesson in Asia crisis for unworkable Greek bailout solution Leon Berkelmans Australian Financial Review 20 July 2015 Click here for the online text

By Leon Berkelmans

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It's time for Greece to take charge of its own financial crisis

It's time for Greece to take charge of its own financial crisis Stephen Grenville The Australian Financial Review 4 June 2015 Click here for the online text

By Stephen Grenville

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The 2014 Lowy Lecture: Dr Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany

On Monday, 17 November 2014, Her Excellency Dr Angela Merkel, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, delivered the annual Lowy Lecture at the Westin in Sydney

By Angela Merkel

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Russia ships arms to Fiji: What will be the quid pro quo?

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Turkey shootdown: Russian air power has chinks, but campaign has been decisive

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How Iran became the first beneficiary of Russia's Syria Intervention

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