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Shadows of the state: How Wagner Group extends Russian reach in Africa
Shadows of the state: How Wagner Group extends Russian reach in Africa
The Wagner Group was notorious long before its leader Yevgeny Prigozhin had his dramatic falling out with the Kremlin in recent weeks. Ostensibly a private military company,…
Why the F word matters if we’re serious about gender equality in foreign policy
Why the F word matters if we’re serious about gender equality in foreign policy
As Australia’s international development community awaits the highly anticipated new International Development Policy, another strategy is quietly being formulated. The Department…
Women belong everywhere and this World Cup proves football can be the great equaliser
Women belong everywhere and this World Cup proves football can be the great equaliser
For those who love sport as much as international policy, it’s a glorious moment when the two come together. And right now, all eyes are on the FIFA Women’s World Cup in…
The Fix: Long road to inspiration
The Fix: Long road to inspiration
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Far from the limelight, forgotten Afghans continue the fight
Far from the limelight, forgotten Afghans continue the fight
Book review: August in Kabul: America’s last days in Afghanistan, by Andrew Quilty (Melbourne University Press, 2022) Six months after the Taliban toppled the Ghani-led Afghan…
The Fix: Chipping in
The Fix: Chipping in
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Nobody ever teaches anyone how to be a Minister
Nobody ever teaches anyone how to be a Minister
Book review: Penny Wong: Passion and Principle, by Margaret Simons (Black Inc. Updated edition 2023) Contemporary political biography is the art of working out how our leaders…
Who leads the world as longest in charge of their country?
Who leads the world as longest in charge of their country?
Hun Sen heads to the polls in Cambodia this weekend, even though, as Radio Free Asia noted, the result is preordained. Hun Sen will win. Just like he has ever since 1985. Hun…
The Fix: Beauty and bravery
The Fix: Beauty and bravery
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For Indonesia’s haunting past, Jokowi’s resolution is non-judicial
For Indonesia’s haunting past, Jokowi’s resolution is non-judicial
The civilian witness held a pressurised kerosene lamp. He stood just a step back from the edge of the mass grave, two meters deep. Thirty-one men, purported members and companions…