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Blog: Australian Institute of International Affairs
Russia's Vladimir Putin and China's Xi Jinping put the world on notice that their's is a relationship to last. Meanwhile, Germany is in economic and political trouble.
Blog: Australian Institute of International Affairs
South Africa is moving away from the party that brought Nelson Mandela to power, and the nation beyond Apartheid. For many, however, the future looks bleak, even with a potential change in leader.
Blog: Australian Institute of International Affairs
The remarkable speech by Emmanuel Macron called for the creation of a more independent and stronger Europe – one which would be a moral leader in thought and deed in today's challenging and dangerous world. It is seven years since Macron laid out his vision for an enhanced Europe at La Sorbonne University.
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A further deepening of far right forces in Croatia, Slovakia, and India threaten to strain democratic processes. Meanwhile, in the Republic of Korea, President Yoon Suk Yeol faces a determined opposition in the national assembly, with a major swing toward the liberal opposition.
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How big a threat is Vladimir Putin to world peace? This is an important question, and one the West needs to address immediately.
Blog: Australian Institute of International Affairs
Donald Trump has once again claimed victory in the US Republican primary, and Russia's Vladimir Putin is guaranteed to be leading in this year's election in Moscow. The big surprise this month, however, is the surge of the Far Right in Portugal which has gained an unprecedented following under the new Chega party.
Blog: Australian Institute of International Affairs
In this week's series on geopolitics, editor at large Colin Chapman discusses Russian military resilience and the threat in Europe of another war. Meanwhile in Gaza, peace talks have failed.
Blog: Australian Institute of International Affairs
In the second of his series on the global election scene, Colin Chapman looks at controversial elections taking place in February. The one likely to have the biggest impact globally, and in Australia, is the Indonesian presidential and legislative elections.
Blog: Australian Institute of International Affairs
Despite political roadblocks to Ukraine assistance in the US, the Biden administration is optimistic that it's support will not be disrupted. With Donald Trump's march through the primaries begun, this optimism however may change.
Blog: Australian Institute of International Affairs
2023 was a bumper year for economic growth in the United States, not so for China, which continues to move backwards due to long run structural challenges and small appetite for reform. Even with such positive news, Trump continues to gain in the polls, threatening to undo the strong gains of the Biden administration and, no less, the Ukraine against Russia.
Blog: Australian Institute of International Affairs
Vladimir Putin may be hoping for a negotiated settlement on Ukraine, with the support of a weakened and defensively apathetic Europe. A revived Saint-Malo Accord may make this more difficult, a prospect the United Kingdom's new foreign minister will certainly be trying to bolster.
Blog: Australian Institute of International Affairs
King Charles III has been positively met in Kenya, despite a renewed reparations movement in the country. While the slave trade has been long abandoned, its history lives on strongly in the former colonial countries.
Blog: Australian Institute of International Affairs
Many narratives now permeate the media space on the Israel-Palestine issue. History shows that we should take the words of militaries with a healthy does of scepticism, particularly when it comes to civilians.
Blog: Australian Institute of International Affairs
The differences in party conferences between the Labour and Conservative parties in the United Kingdom recently has been as much about policy as behaviour. With Labour catching up, Rishi Sunak's party will be getting worried.
Blog: Australian Institute of International Affairs
Has Rupert Murdoch really retired? Two distinguished former Fleet Street editors analyse the media mogul's announced retirement from active duty.