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On being cosmopolitan
Sara Dowse
22 October 2021
In search of his forebears, a writer finds an era of “constructive cosmopolitan complexity”
Books & Arts
At a hinge point in history
Jane Goodall
19 May 2021
Stan Grant distils his travels into an argument about the future
International
A thousand frontiers
Dimi Reider
16 May 2021
Why Netanyahu and Hamas both risk losing control of the conflict in Gaza
National Affairs
Can the drift be stopped?
Hamish McDonald
4 June 2020
A new voice in the Australian Jewish community retains hopes of a two-state solution to the Israel–Palestine conflict
International
American disruption, Saudi logic
Ross Burns
25 June 2019
Whether he knows it or not, Donald Trump is doing the crown prince’s bidding
National Affairs
The narrowcaster
Marion Maddox
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
From Deraa to Deraa
Ross Burns
20 July 2018
Syria’s seven-year conflict is favouring those who play the long game
International
In Syria, the fog of war
Ross Burns
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
Iran, Trump and the art of deal-breaking
John Tilemann
16 October 2017
White House decisions are making life harder for America’s allies, and not just in the Middle East
International
How close is the end of the war in Syria?
Ross Burns
25 September 2017
Foreign interference, however well-intentioned, could still prolong the conflict
Correspondents
“We made it impossible for them to steal our votes again”
R. Tousi
7 July 2017
Despite the tough Middle Eastern neighborhood and internal resistance, Iranians continue to seek greater freedom and equality
International
A turning point in Syria?
Ross Burns
24 June 2017
Islamic State’s destruction of the heritage of a great Islamic leader, Nur al-Din, signals a new desperation
International
After Khan Sheikhun
Ross Burns
10 April 2017
Signs that Bashar al-Assad is panicking could create an opportunity to re-engage the Syrian peace talks
National Affairs
A dangerous game
Tom Hyland
5 April 2017
The campaign to hide the full truth of Australia’s involvement in the Iraq war continues
International
“Offensive, defensive, everything”
Andy Butfoy
9 March 2017
Character and content can be hard to disentangle in assessing Donald Trump’s international security policies
Books & Arts
Looking forward by looking back
Matthew Gray
2 December 2016
Books
| Can the Ottoman Empire offer a guide to the future of the Middle East?
National Affairs
What Chilcot means for Australia
Judith Betts
8 July 2016
Deft media management took the sting out of Australia’s first inquiry into the decision to go to war in Iraq, writes
Judy Betts
Books & Arts
An “ordinary guy” in extraordinary times
Tom Hyland
1 April 2016
Books
| David Kilcullen helps us make sense of the madness unleashed by Islamic State, writes
Tom Hyland.
But he’s less convincing about what we should do next
Correspondents
Fred Halliday’s futurity
David Hayes
1 March 2016
Six years after his death, the work of a protean internationalist scholar has never been more relevant, writes
David Hayes
International
The Arab outlook: beware the return of hope
Bob Bowker
15 January 2016
The West’s failures have combined with bad national leadership to open the way for the wrong kind of anticipation, writes
Bob Bowker
International
Making nice and making enemies
John Besemeres
10 December 2015
Vladimir Putin’s actions in the Middle East reflect his view that all relationships are zero-sum games, writes
John Besemeres
International
What we should have learnt from the war on terror
Paul Rogers
23 November 2015
The strategy against ISIS must recognise that this fourteen-year conflict hasn’t played out anywhere near as expected, writes
Paul Rogers
International
Citizens of the world
Jane Goodall
16 November 2015
In the face of the attacks in Paris and Beirut, the philosophical heritage of stoicism carries a radical challenge, writes
Jane Goodall
International
Beyond the spectacle of violence
Matthew Gray
17 September 2015
The crisis in Syria could easily worsen, writes
Matthew Gray
, but that doesn’t necessarily mean Islamic State is in the ascendant
Books & Arts
Conflict out of chaos
Matthew Gray
20 March 2015
Books
| The Islamic State seemed to appear out of nowhere, writes
Matthew Gray
, but its origins lie in decades of conflict and bad decisions
Books & Arts
The world’s largest stateless nation?
Matthew Gray
5 February 2015
Books
|
Matthew
Gray
reviews an illuminating account of a diverse nationality in search of self-determination
Essays & Reportage
“Queue jumping”: the view from afar
David Corlett
27 January 2015
The fairness of Australia’s refugee policies looks different at the Al Zaatari camp, writes
David Corlett
International
Will today’s allies become, yet again, tomorrow’s enemies?
John Quiggin
6 October 2014
When a militarily powerful country tries to govern the affairs of millions of people on the other side of the planet, we shouldn’t be surprised that chaos results, writes…
International
Israel vs Hamas: the flawed assumptions
Paul Rogers
31 July 2014
Israel won’t achieve its aims in Gaza without a long-term occupation, writes
Paul Rogers
. In the meantime, only its enemies are benefiting from the growing civilian…
International
Avoiding a catastrophe in Iraq
Matthew Gray
20 June 2014
The extremist push into Iraq has exposed the divisive policies of the government in Baghdad, writes
Matthew Gray
. So far, the well-organised Kurds are the only real beneficiaries.
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