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From our archive Julie Bishop was (half) right Brian Toohey 21 February 2019 The convention that neither side of politics comments on the operation of intelligence agencies really only benefits agencies, the government and (sometimes) the opposition National Affairs Power, in black and white Sophie Black 22 August 2018 From the archive | A man who seems relaxed about making life-and-death decisions might not be the best person to wield greater power Correspondents The elephant in the bedroom Jonathan Malloy 13 July 2018 Canadians find themselves caught in an uncomfortably close relationship with Donald Trump’s America Essays & Reportage China and Australia’s fifth icy age Graeme Dobell 10 May 2018 Relations have been cool before, and will be cool again — though domestic issues are complicating the picture

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 Books & Arts A history of violence Anne Aly 3 October 2017 Books | Islamic State has become adept at recruiting those who are already attracted to violence International Managing the Hermit Kingdom Jingdong Yuan 7 September 2017 Beijing’s response to North Korea is constrained by its own security concerns International A costly bluffing game Hugh White 31 July 2017 Empty threats by the Trump administration are serving Beijing’s interests

National Affairs Worlds apart Klaus Neumann 29 July 2016 The leaders of Australia and Germany responded differently to recent terrorist attacks. Klaus Neumann looks at why International Strategic storm clouds Geoffrey Barker 3 June 2016 The federal election takes place against a background of complex and interacting global challenges, writes Geoffrey Barker Essays & Reportage Victims and suspects: the catch-22 of being a Muslim woman in Australia Shakira Hussein 10 March 2016 Muslim women are urged to break free of patriarchical domestic lives yet viewed with suspicion if they display signs of their religion in… 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