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Erin Hurley

Zelensky’s direct plea to America

Mateo Szlapek-Sewillo

As Hungary nears an election, Brussels and Moscow will be watching

Susannah Patton

Does the Quad Plus add up?

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Erin Hurley 22 Mar 2022 12:00

Zelensky’s direct plea to America

For Congress to play an activist role in managing the US response to a hot war would break with modern precedent.
Martin Weiser 22 Mar 2022 10:00

Waiting for North Korea to escalate

With Pyongyang ramping up its missile testing, it’s unclear whether they’re looking for a deal or a provocation.
Xuyang Dong 22 Mar 2022 06:00

China’s women “hold up half the sky”

Entrenched gender inequality and the heavy hand of censors can no longer silence female voices in China.
Mateo Szlapek-Sewillo 21 Mar 2022 13:00

As Hungary nears an election, Brussels and Moscow will be watching

Viktor Orbán looks likely to win re-election and continue posing problems for European policymakers.
Rodger Shanahan 21 Mar 2022 10:00

The Gulf’s diversification dilemma

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine puts Saudi Arabia and the UAE in an awkward spot in relations with the United States.
Susannah Patton 21 Mar 2022 06:00

Does the Quad Plus add up?

The four-way security group should walk its talk about an inclusive region by stepping up dialogue with other countries.
Peter Layton 18 Mar 2022 14:30

Scenarios for the war in Ukraine

Unexpected resistance, disaffected troops and broken supply chains present a Catch-22 for Putin on the road to Kyiv.
Elizabeth Buchanan 18 Mar 2022 12:00

The end of Antarctic exceptionalism?

Plunging Russia into the diplomatic deep freeze has implications far beyond Europe on cooperation over global commons.
James Cotton 18 Mar 2022 10:00

Australian defence: what the 1930s foretells for the present

A new volume on the country’s interwar foreign policy decisions takes us back to the future.

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Long Reads

Back in the USSR – surprises in the Russia-Ukraine conflict

Tim Harcourt

It’d be funny, if it wasn’t so deadly serious.
Economic diplomacy: Slow dividends for Australia from ASEAN spending

Greg Earl

Amid the Ukraine sanctions showdown, an Indian trade deal looms as a pre-election win for the Morrison government.
A foreign policy cheat sheet for South Korea’s presidential election

Khang Vu

Liberal and conservative candidates bring distinct traits to office. But after polling day, the shackles could come off.

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Ukraine: Upping the ante

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