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The Further Bungling of US Trade (Anne O. Krueger, Project-Syndicate)

Among former US President Donald Trump’s many policy mistakes, some of the worst were in the area of trade. His administration’s sweeping tariffs on...

Green Business After COP26 (Johan Rockström, Tobias Raffel, Project-Syndicate)

What is next on the global climate agenda? This year’s United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow certainly did not fail, but nor...

The New Franco-Italian Alliance in Europe (Melvyn B. Krauss, Project-Syndicate)

Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi and French President Emmanuel Macron are on track to sign a bilateral accord – the so-called Quirinale Treaty named after the Roman palace – designed...

Astute versus Virginia: which nuclear-powered sub is the best fit for Australia? (Sam Goldsmith, The Strategist)

Picking the right design for the Royal Australian Navy’s nuclear-powered submarines is extraordinarily complex and difficult choices will need to be made. There are...

Strengthening intelligence collaboration in Australia: lessons from the UK and the US (Michael Shoebridge, John Coyne and Rajiv Shah, The Strategist)

At the time of the review of Australia’s intelligence agencies in 2017, extremism, state and non-state actors, climate change and technological change were all...

Is the Taliban takeover a tragedy or a farce? (Laila Bushra, East Asia Forum)

The Taliban’s first stint in power from 1996–2001 was an unqualified tragedy for Afghanistan and the rest of the world. It saw thousands of...

Accountable leadership is a matter of life and death for the Philippines (Jenny D Balboa, East Asia Forum)

The Philippines experienced another surge in COVID-19 infections in the third quarter of 2021 due to the rapid spread of the Delta variant. The...

Libya at ‘delicate and critical juncture’ ahead of landmark elections: UN envoy (UN News)

With one month left until elections in Libya, it is important that the international community remains united in support of the process, UN Special...

Ethiopia: Humanitarian aid needed as situation deteriorates in Tigray (UN News)

With the dire humanitarian situation in Tigray, Ethiopia, continuing to deteriorate, it is critical to establish a regular flow of humanitarian aid into the region, the Deputy Spokesman for the...

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