In The Gathering Storm, his memoir of the origins of World War II, Winston Churchill, war correspondent and later Britain’s wartime leader, wrote that at the end of the Great War of 1914-1918, there was a deep and almost universal hope that peace would reign. Are we entering a similar delusion? 

The latest terrorist attack in Peshawar confirms that the scourge of terrorism in Pakistan has returned with vengeance. This comes at a time when the economy is in serious trouble.

This month marks one year since the eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano and the subsequent tsunami that devastated Tonga. Australia, Tonga, and other partners have worked long and hard over the past year to restore Tonga’s agriculture, infrastructure, tourism, and the livelihoods of its people. 

The analogy of a new Cold War has been taken up by pundits to draw distinction on the destabilization of relations between China and the United States. The simplification has it uses, but in the growing rivalry nuance and understanding is the surer bet. 

Dr Aiden Warren is Professor in Politics and IR at the School of Global, Urban and Social Studies at RMIT University in Melbourne, […]

Jakarta’s new criminal code promises more conservatism and fewer rights for citizens. For many, it is a failure by the Indonesian House of Representatives to safeguard pluralistic democracy from corruption and anti-pluralist groups.

The United States is going through a profound transition to which there are only difficult and costly choices. In this latest book on America's political chaos, we are taken deep into the future of an unacceptable but perhaps unavoidable breakup of the union.  

With the potential to shift the world's commercial and and economic focus, it is about time Australia improved its ties with the African Continent. More ministerial trips are required, but the Labour party is off to a good start. 

Taiwan faces a range of economic and security challenges, but its advanced economy may prove its saving grace. Can semiconductors help keep Taiwan safe amid a rapidly changing geoeconomic landscape?

Dr Suwita Hani Randhawa is a Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations at the University of the West of England in Bristol, […]

Women in combat face daunting challenges that are often misunderstood or neglected in armed forces settings. To move beyond the logics of masculinity in conflict, militaries need to better examine the intersection between gender, militarism, patriarchy, and war.