International
14 December 2024
A former Damascus-based diplomat watched from afar Syria’s long fight to shake off a brutal dynasty
International
11 December 2024
Is Vladimir Putin’s global strategy about to collapse under its own weight?
International
3 October 2024
As the risk of region-wide war grows in the Middle East, the United States looks increasingly like an ineffectual bystander
Middle East
19 September 2024
Israel’s intensifying effort to deter its enemies adds to the risk of an escalation in regional violence
International
2 September 2024
As Israeli protesters take to the streets, news emerges that defence minister Yoav Gallant has clashed again with Benjamin Netanyahu
National affairs
17 July 2024
Labor’s foundational support for Israel still colours its attitude towards Palestinian statehood
International
21 June 2024
As the merciless bombings continue in Gaza, developments on the Lebanon–Israel border are adding to the risk of yet more warfare
International
12 June 2024
Does Benny Gantz have the qualities needed to bring down a prime minister determined to prolong a brutal war?
Books & arts
24 April 2024
A Palestinian father’s story of life and death in the Occupied Territories
International
17 April 2024
A long-vaunted “two-state solution” for Israel and Palestine seems more remote than ever
International
2 April 2024
The Israeli attack in Damascus has increased the risk of a region-wide conflict
International
11 March 2024
In the tortured history of America’s relationship with Israel there has scarcely been a more fraught moment
International
28 January 2024
The carnage in Israel and Gaza can’t be understood without tracing the realignments sparked by America’s war in Iraq
International
13 December 2023
This week’s vote could be one of the General Assembly’s more momentous
Correspondents
1 December 2023
UAE deal-maker Ahmed Al Jaber has kicked off this year’s climate talks with a historic coup
International
17 November 2023
What might a postwar scenario look like in Israel and Palestine?
International
1 November 2023
And what it means for Gaza’s future
International
19 October 2023
Hamas’s appalling attack has exposed a government with no plan for resolving its country’s greatest challenges
Books & arts
12 July 2023
A summing up by an Australian diplomat who loved the Arab world
From the archive
22 October 2021
In search of his forebears, a writer finds an era of “constructive cosmopolitan complexity”
Books & arts
19 May 2021
Stan Grant distils his travels into an argument about the future
International
16 May 2021
Why Netanyahu and Hamas both risk losing control of the conflict in Gaza
National affairs
4 June 2020
A new voice in the Australian Jewish community retains hopes of a two-state solution to the Israel–Palestine conflict
International
25 June 2019
Whether he knows it or not, Donald Trump is doing the crown prince’s bidding
National affairs
19 October 2018
Did Scott Morrison have a different audience in mind when he floated the idea of shifting Australia’s embassy to Jerusalem?
International
20 July 2018
Syria’s seven-year conflict is favouring those who play the long game
International
17 April 2018
Chemical weapons have been a feature of the Syrian conflict since 2011. Are we any closer to a strategy to deal with their use — and with the forces fuelling the wider conflict?
International
16 October 2017
White House decisions are making life harder for America’s allies, and not just in the Middle East
International
25 September 2017
Foreign interference, however well-intentioned, could still prolong the conflict
Correspondents
7 July 2017
Despite the tough Middle Eastern neighborhood and internal resistance, Iranians continue to seek greater freedom and equality