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Shifts in southeast Asian countries’ political leadership has led to another worrying region-wide shift: away from liberalism.
Despite growing concerns about possible declining American power and influence, the US still dominates the region upon which Australia has increasingly come to depend.
World powers including Russia, the US and Turkey all have a stake in the Syrian conflict – but the networks they rely on for influence are constantly in flux.
After North Korea’s fifth nuclear test on Sept. 9, the U.S. is calling for tighter global sanctions. New research shows that this strategy actually helps North Korea.
US presidents over the past 25 years have had varying views of the alliance with Australia. While none have questioned its value, commitment has not been even across the board.
If Trump becomes president, he’ll inherit one of the US’s most dangerous military tools.
The US seems stuck in War-on-Terror mode even though reality has moved on.
As a new cessation of hostilities comes into force, Russia’s influence over the Syrian conflict is deepening.
The canal was under US control for nearly a century and was only recognised as Panamanian on New Year’s Eve 1999.
Scarred by disastrous wars and thousands of deaths caused by terrorism, the world is still reeling from the events of September 2001.
The people of the Philippines and their president know all too well the hypocrisy of being lectured by the United States about violence, human rights and democracy.
The problem with Syria is that all sides have their own reasons for acting the way they do – and they all think they’re right.
Is America exceptional? An expert on rhetoric examines how the idea has changed over time, and how Democrats are claiming their own version.
The US is held to a different standard than other countries – but it mostly has itself to blame.
Barack Obama assumed office in January 2009 amid public euphoria and high expectations of greater racial harmony and reduced gun violence at home and a more stable and peaceful international order.
Ankara’s real target in Syria is the Kurds, but is Turkey getting bogged down on too many fronts?
Cooperation between Tehran and Moscow is strictly limited to Syria.
American presidents of all stripes have long prided themselves on promoting democracy abroad – but in the 21st century, security comes first.
The second organisational pillar of the European order isn’t as threatened as the EU – but there’s trouble ahead.
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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
