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Amit Kumar 1 day ago How Western unity on Taliban Afghanistan is quietly fracturing The closure of the former republic’s embassy in Japan shows allied democracies’ slow creep towards diplomatic fatigue.
Genna Lehman 1 day ago Foreign investment screening could have saved chipmaker Nexperia: What are the lessons for Australia? Investment approvals are hard to unwind – preserving sovereign decision-space is essential.
Hilman Palaon , De Rizky Kurniawan 2 days ago Indonesia's gamble on mega merger of ride-hailing firms The government's golden share in a Southeast Asian superapp would set a dangerous precedent for state power.
Saqlain Rizve 2 days ago The rise of coercive Islamist mobilisation in Bangladesh A loosely organised religious movement presents the country with challenges to its transition that go well beyond elections.
Sam Roggeveen 2 days ago Greenland, NATO and the ghost of Henry Kissinger The Greenland dispute threatens to revive a question NATO prefers to avoid.
Aylon Berger 2 days ago Tariffs: Why Oxford students are more protectionist than their professors A classroom discussion reveals just how far the economic consensus has shifted.
Henry Yep 14 Jan 2026 War ready: The human limits of strategy During crises, timelines can be compressed to minutes, and logistics undone by the simple biology of human fatigue.
Huw McKay 14 Jan 2026 Stranded and uninvestable: Venezuela’s oil prospects The economics don’t stack up for American oil companies, but the Trump administration is trying to change the terms of the geoeconomic game.
Cate Carter , Richard Barrett 14 Jan 2026 When the war is over: The limits of civilian storytelling A new TV series reinforces the sentimental way Australia represents wars and military service.