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The West’s strategy in Afghanistan has demonstrably failed. Is the stage now set for a much more intense war?
Here’s some advice for Malcolm Turnbull as he prepares for his first face-to-face meeting with US President Donald Trump: reflect on how his predecessors as prime minister have performed in their interactions…
Running the US, it turns out, is nothing like running a business.
America’s relations with Russia and China are now mired in angst, uncertainty and mutual suspicion.
Any intensification of the military tension between North Korea and the United States would be calamitous, and requires a patient, innovative and informed approach by policymakers.
Having campaigned on a promise to focus on problems at home, Donald Trump is realising how important the US’s global supremacy is.
The future of the relationship between the US and Russia depends on whether the Kremlin can find a way to interpret Trump’s motives.
Trump’s attack on Assad’s air force was opportunist and reckless. It was also long overdue.
‘America First’ apparently doesn’t mean a step away from playing the world’s policeman – and three more things to note about U.S. airstrikes on Syria.
A thawing of tensions between the two superpowers seems as far away as it was under Obama.
Donald Trump suddenly appears to have been overcome with a sense of responsibility towards the people of Syria. How can that be explained?
The US military’s attack on a Syrian airforce base sets a worrying precedent of brashness and uncertainty in how the Trump administration may handle future crises in international relations.
The Trump administration is facing a tough choice.
Bought from Denmark for their strategic value, a group of Caribbean islands has lived under the US flag for a century.
Trump’s executive order on climate will cede American leadership internationally and scores a political win. But reversing all Obama’s work will require big wins in court.
The individual most directly responsible for a colossal humanitarian crisis is still in power – and might be for some time.
Tensions in Asia may soon boil over. If U.S. leaders fail to seek pathways to peace, the consequences may be grim, warns former National Security Council member.
Americans are shocked Russia meddled in our election. But there are centuries of precedent – and, at times, it’s been the US meddling.
Hosting a military base is difficult in the best of circumstances, but some bases are more dangerous than others.
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Professor in The Division of Global Affairs and The Department of Political Science, Rutgers University - Newark
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Professor of International Politics, Clinton Institute, University College Dublin
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Reader in International Relations, Royal Holloway University of London
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Adjunct professor, University of Technology Sydney
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Emeritus Professor of International Relations, La Trobe University
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Professor of Political Science, Boise State University
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Professor, Department of Government, University of Essex
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Professor of Peace Studies, University of Bradford
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Senior Lecturer in International Politics, University of Birmingham
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Director, Center for Australian, New Zealand and Pacific Studies, Georgetown University
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Tony Walker is a Friend of The Conversation.
Vice-Chancellor's Fellow, La Trobe University
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Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences and Professor of International Relations at La Trobe University., La Trobe University
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Associate, German Institute for International and Security Affairs
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Professor in International Politics, City, University of London
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Associate Professor in US History, University of Nottingham
