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National Affairs 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 Jonathan Malloy 13 July 2018 Canadians find themselves caught in an uncomfortably close relationship with Donald Trump’s America Essays & Reportage Graeme Dobell 10 May 2018 Relations have been cool before, and will be cool again — though domestic issues are complicating the picture National Affairs Natalie J. Doyle 3 May 2018 Macronmania came to Australia this week, but back in France the president might be facing his “Thatcher moment” National Affairs Graeme Smith 13 April 2018 And the truth about China’s intentions probably lies somewhere between
Correspondents David Hayes 30 March 2018 How a poison attack in an English cathedral city became an international diplomatic crisis
National Affairs Graeme Dobell 19 March 2018 Shared hopes and fears were on display at the weekend’s meeting in Sydney Books & Arts Graeme Dobell 15 February 2018 Review essay | As the regional balance continues to shift, resolving the tension between history and geography is becoming more urgent for Australia National Affairs Tim Sherratt 2 February 2018 Three snapshots of Australia’s national archives reveal delays and anomalies in public access International 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 Anne Aly 3 October 2017 Books | Islamic State has become adept at recruiting those who are already attracted to violence
International Jingdong Yuan 7 September 2017 Beijing’s response to North Korea is constrained by its own security concerns International Hugh White 31 July 2017 Empty threats by the Trump administration are serving Beijing’s interests Books & Arts Graeme Dobell 20 June 2017 Books | Australia’s diplomatic capabilities are about to be tested again International Andy Butfoy 9 March 2017 Character and content can be hard to disentangle in assessing Donald Trump’s international security policies
International Andy Butfoy 28 November 2016 Has Donald Trump been handed a large, up-to-date arsenal?
Books & Arts Brian Toohey 2 November 2016 Books | The latest volume of the official ASIO history reveals tensions with successive governments, but still no firm evidence that Soviet agents operated within its ranks International Kerry Brown 24 August 2016 If China won’t compromise over the South China Sea, it risks becoming damagingly isolated, writes Kerry Brown Books & Arts Tom Hyland 18 August 2016 Books | The army is better equipped and trained than ever before, says Tom Hyland, but is it in the right shape to fight a war close to home? National Affairs Klaus Neumann 29 July 2016 The leaders of Australia and Germany responded differently to recent terrorist attacks. Klaus Neumann looks at why
International Geoffrey Barker 3 June 2016 The federal election takes place against a background of complex and interacting global challenges, writes Geoffrey Barker
Essays & Reportage 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 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 John Besemeres 21 December 2015 Hit by low energy prices and Western sanctions, Vladimir Putin has been exerting less obvious pressure in Ukraine, writes John Besemeres International Olivier Roy 18 December 2015 We should avoid exceptionalising jihadists, argues Olivier Roy. Otherwise we reinforce the fascination of rebels looking for a cause
Books & Arts Graeme Dobell 17 December 2015 Books | Graeme Dobell reviews an admirer’s biography of the controversial scholar-strategist
Correspondents David Hayes 14 December 2015 The allure of the secret service in the British imagination is also the entry code to citizens’ data, writes David Hayes in London  Essays & Reportage Gavin J.D. Smith 2 December 2015 Why have watershed data retention laws failed to excite more opposition? Three factors might help explain our acquiescence, writes Gavin J.D. Smith International 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 Graeme Dobell 18 November 2015 Just over a century ago another movement tried to terrify the West, writes Graeme Dobell. Its failure helps illuminate ISIS’s campaign and its likely impact