The permanent members of the UN Security Council have repeatedly used their power of veto to block resolutions relating to mass atrocities. Is it time to revoke that power?
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With warm weather in Australia, should we be worried too?
The Canada-U.S. Columbia River is relied upon by millions and governed by a treaty in desperate need of updating. Here is how a modern Columbia River Treaty could work.
Global efforts to reduce emissions requires the participation of all emissions producing countries, including those in the West.
The Taliban’s 2.0 government has proven to be as dreadfully extremist and discriminatory as its previous reign of terror.
If we are to learn one thing from economic history, it’s that protectionism is key to helping poor nations prosper.
France’s distinctive anti-corruption legal framework made possible an Olympics free from major corruption scandals.
Australia’s live export trade is controversial. Have you ever wondered how it perpetuates? New research shows it comes down to corporate power dynamics. Similar forces operate in Brazil and the US.
Containing and extinguishing mega blazes like the one that reached Jasper is an all-hands-on-deck affair that draws upon expertise from around the world.
There’s intense competition between the US and China to establish bases on the Moon.
Fears are growing that Russia may be trying to put a nuclear weapon into orbit.
These endeavors end up turning the complexity of Black life into a stunt.
China and the US dominate AI and tech in terms of spending and business, but Europe has one very clear advantage.
A tour of the US was the culmination of an extraordinary peace campaign that gathered 390,296 signatures from women all over Wales. So why does it not appear in any history books?
The US initially supported the court’s creation, but has had ambivalent feelings towards it ever since then.
The US president is ramping up tariffs on Chinese-made products, including a 100% border tax on electric cars.
Taking advantage of Europe’s sovereign debt crisis, outside investors have acquired substantial stakes in what have long been regarded as “sovereign” assets that are critical for the EU’s energy strategy.
It’s a precarious situation, but pressure from the US and Saudi Arabia, among others, is gradually pushing the two warring sides towards a deal. But a lot can still go wrong.
Iran and the US have been at loggerheads for decades. But in recent years much of the conflict has moved into cyberspace.
As of 2022, only Nigeria and Sudan had lower trade-to-GDP ratios.
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Spécialiste de la politique américaine, Auteurs historiques The Conversation France
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Tony Walker is a Friend of The Conversation.
Vice-Chancellor's Fellow, La Trobe University
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Senior lecturer in Politics and International Relations, Leeds Beckett University
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Associate Professor of Markets, Public Policy and Law, Boston University
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Professor in Economics and Humanistic Studies, Princeton University
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Director of China-Indonesia Desk, Center of Economic and Law Studies (CELIOS)
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Professor of International Security, University of Birmingham
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Global Fellow at the Wahba Institute for Strategic Competition, Associate Professor at the University of Arizona, University of Arizona
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Rédacteur en chef, coordination internationale et technique, The Conversation France
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Associate Professor in American Politics and Foreign Policy, US Studies Centre, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor in Islamic Studies, Director of The Centre for Islamic Studies and Civilisation and Executive Member of Public and Contextual Theology, Charles Sturt University
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Associate Professor of Political Science, Georgia State University
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Lecturer European Politics, Leiden University
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Departmental Visitor, Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies, Australian National University
