The desert kingdom has never really figured out what to do about Syria – and time may be running out.
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The West has condemned Moscow’s ongoing support for Bashar al-Assad. But perhaps it is the least-worst option.
As Western nations increasingly focus elsewhere, the battle for Afghanistan rages on.
Western media tropes of black widows, deviant sexuality and unthinking compliance fail to explain why violence crosses the gender divide.
Is serious reform to stamp out political corruption in Iraq even possible given inevitable opposition from those with a vested interest in the status quo?
Australia must have a realistic view of the end goal in increasing its efforts in the fight against Islamic State in Syria, and start planning to stabilise and rebuild any territory retaken.
The war in Iraq and Syria might well now be a chemical one – but it won’t make any difference to the world’s response.
We need to find ways of speaking about the horrific actions of Islamic State that help, not hinder, understanding of the magnitude of those crimes and what needs to be done to combat them.
The deaths of two British men after a drone strike leave David Cameron on questionable ground.
The Cameron government has announced it killed two British citizens in a drone strike in Syria. Was the announcement timed for maximum impact?
So far, Tony Abbott has failed to position himself as anything more than an opposition leader who has been given power and is unsure what to do with it.
The ongoing destruction of Palmyra is a tragedy, a betrayal of the past and an impoverishment of the future.
Khaled al-Asaad was a world renowned scholar before his death at the hands of Islamic State.
Australia should keep out of the Syrian conflict. Instead, it should respect the rule of law and the peaceful resolution of disputes by promoting a diplomatic end.
DFAT secretary Peter Varghese sat down with Michelle Grattan to talk about aid, the integration of AUSAID, Islamic State, the Asian century and much, much more.
Australian air attacks against Islamic State targets in Syria would not be definitely legal but not definitely illegal.
Authoritarianism has failed to keep Egypt stable and secure, but General al-Sisi’s government is nonetheless doubling down.
Islamic State’s Egyptian affiliate has been terrorising the Sinai Peninsula for months – and now it’s upping the ante.
While symoblic, an increase in Australian firepower in the fight against Islamic State in Syria will not greatly affect the battlespace’s fundamental reality.
When public policy is being shaped, it is incumbent upon public figures to be better versed in discussions surrounding religion.
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Professor of Peace Studies, University of Bradford
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Professor of International Politics, Clinton Institute, University College Dublin
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Senior Lecturer in History and International Relations, Curtin University
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Honorary Senior Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of International Relations, Lancaster University
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Professor, Department of Government, University of Essex
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Chair in Global Islamic Politics, Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University
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Research fellow at Alfred Deakin Institute, Deakin University
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Leverhulme Early Career Research Fellow, Department of Politics and International Studies, University of Warwick
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Honorary Research Fellow, The University of Queensland
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Research Fellow, Research School of Psychology, Australian National University
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Professor of International Politics, Deakin University
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Associate Lecturer, Faculty of Social Science, The Open University
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Senior Lecturer, School of Social Sciences, UNSW Sydney
