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UK Sanctions Implementation and Strategy Taskforce: Ransomware Sanctions (Jamie MacColl, Gareth Mott, Gonzalo Saiz Erausquin – RUSI)

The ransomware sanctions regime has expanded in recent years and has become a core component of the UK’s counter-ransomware strategy. The government aims to...

U.S. and Iran Agree to Detail a Nuclear Accord (Soufan Center)

The second meeting between the Trump administration and Iran this past Saturday in Rome resulted in an agreement to convene technical teams this week...

Facts gone missing in Australia’s debate about Indonesia-Russia basing deal (Susannah Patton, The Interpreter)

Since disturbing reports about a Russian bid to base aircraft in Indonesia broke last week, both sides of Australian politics have continued to exploit...

Hirschman’s warning: Forgotten lessons about Trump’s trade war (Mark Beeson, The Interpreter)

Who would have thought? Albert Hirschman, a 20th century German political economist, is having a belated “moment”. Overdue and welcome as this may be,...

The cost of AUKUS on Afterpay (Stephen Grenville, The Interpreter)

Whether Donald Trump’s new world requires a Plan B revision to Australia’s security strategy or simply a continuation of flexibility, it’s hard to deny...

A Ukraine-model deal in the South China Sea? (Vincent Kyle Parada, The Interpreter)

Donald Trump is making good on his promise of “America First.” After admonishing US allies for failing to pay their “fair share” of defence...

Smarter uses for our intelligence (Miah Hammond-Errey, The Interpreter)

The independent review of Australia’s intelligence agencies, publicly released last month, found them to be highly capable and performing well as a community. It...

Britain recasts AUKUS for a new era (Sophia Gaston, The Strategist)

Britain once risked a reputation as the weak link in the trilateral AUKUS partnership. But now the appointment of an empowered senior official to...

Australia’s basic-metals problem: old plants and subsidised Chinese competition (David Uren, The Strategist)

Australia’s ability to produce basic metals, including copper, lead, zinc, nickel and construction steel, is in jeopardy, with ageing plants struggling against Chinese competition....

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