Pulwama Terror Attack: India’s Response Escalates By Dr Ashok Sharma — Analysis 27 February 2019Following the Pulwama terror attack in Kashmir, Indian Prime Minister Modi has been under pressure to act. Read More
Trump-Kim Summit II: Setting Realistic Expectations By Dr Robert S Litwak — Analysis 20 February 2019At the second summit between President Trump and Kim Jong Un, transformational goals such as the denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula will remain out of reach. Read More
Syria: Current Developments Favour Assad By Ian Dudgeon — Analysis 20 February 2019The war in Syria is approaching its endgame. President Assad appears to have come out on top, but how the dust finally settles will be determined by competing internal factions and external state interests. Read More
After El Chapo: Drugs and Global Finance By Dr Saeyoung Park — Analysis 20 February 2019The conviction of El Chapo in a New York courtroom was a major victory for US authorities. But the War on Drugs is increasingly being fought in the global financial system, where America’s aggressive tactics are meeting pushback from rivals and allies alike. Read More
The 5G Trap By Thom Dixon — Analysis 20 February 2019Australia may have banned Huawei and ZTE from building the next generation of telecommunications infrastructure in the country, but will this actually defend a future Australian 5G network? Read More
Trump’s National Emergency and the Powers of the Presidency By Dr Andrew Gawthorpe — Analysis 19 February 2019President Trump’s national emergency declaration will have little impact on what happens on the US-Mexico border. Read More
Electing the World's Banker By Associate Professor Susan Park — Analysis 18 February 2019The resignation of World Bank President Dr Jim Kim has triggered controversy over who should replace him. Read More
The Arrest of a Journalist in the Philippines By Professor Patricio N Abinales — Analysis 18 February 2019In President Duterte’s Philippines, laws intended to combat cybercrime are being used to stifle the free press. Read More
Global Bioheroes: Clinical Research and New Vaccines for Health Security By Professor Christian Enemark — Analysis 18 February 2019Following the outbreak of Ebola in West Africa in 2014, there is growing support to make new vaccines available sooner. Read More
The Legacies of the Iranian Revolution at 40 By Haleh Esfandiari — Analysis 11 February 2019Forty years since the Islamic revolution in Iran, the country’s people are tired of the regime’s never-ending revolutionary fervour. Read More