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Data show that the US intervenes more in other countries' affairs than it did in the past. It also currently hires fewer career professionals for ambassadorial or foreign affairs positions.
A former congressional staffer says withholding damning evidence from Congress and using civilians to carry out presidential or intelligence agency agendas links the Ukraine crisis to other scandals.
The US has historically asked for international support when brewing conflicts in the Middle East boiled over.
Just because Australia has a strong relationship with the US doesn't mean we should take a similarly aggressive stance with China and Iran.
Energy-wise, the fallout from the attack on Saudi oil facilities has so far been very muted. The surge in oil production in the US over the past decade helps explain why.
Iran's goal is to sow discord and inflict pain on energy markets, while avoiding crossing a threshold that prompts retaliation from the US. This is a fine line to walk at the best of times.
Coalition negotiations begin in Israel after neither Benjamin Netanyahu nor Benny Gantz secure a majority.
Iran is being accused of 'hostage diplomacy' by resorting to incarcerating foreign nationals at a time when sanctions are crippling its economy.
There is so much more to Iran than politics. Its traditional music carries messages of beauty, joy, sorrow and love to the world.
As US national security advisor, John Bolton was too much of a warmonger for Donald Trump.
The Russians won’t be alone in spreading disinformation in 2020. Their most likely imitator will be Iran. Also, Instagram could get even more infected with intentional misinformation than it has been.
Saudi Arabia and Israeli in balancing act after strikes on Iran-backed militias.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison scored a precious invitation to the annual summit, but the meeting showed little promise of solving some of the world's most pressing problems.
Australia has committed to joining the US and the UK in a mission to protect oil ships in the Strait of Hormuz. But why is the Strait the source of so much tension between the US and Iran?
Tensions in the Gulf are a stark reminder of the choices ahead for the UK on security cooperation after Brexit.
Australia is expected to announce the commitment soon as US-Iran tensions remain high.
An international maritime lawyer explains whether Iran broke the law of the sea by detaining the Stena Impero.
A fifth of the world's oil travels through the narrow waterway.
After Brexit, the UK will need to decide whether it supports EU diplomacy or US militarism.
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Professor of International Politics, University of Birmingham
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Henry J. Leir Professor of Practice in Economics of the Middle East, Brandeis University
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Professor in The Division of Global Affairs and The Department of Political Science, Rutgers University Newark
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Lecturer in International Relations and Security Studies, Curtin University
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Lecturer in International Relations, Lancaster University
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Associate, German Institute for International and Security Affairs
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Lecturer in Politics and International Studies, The Open University
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Professor of Middle East & Central Asian Politics, Deputy Director (International), Alfred Deakin Research Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University
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Lecturer in the Contemporary Middle East and Iran, University of Manchester
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Professor of Peace Studies, University of Bradford
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PhD Candidate, Department of Politics, Philosophy and Religion, Lancaster University
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Lecturer, University of Sydney
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Postdoctoral Fellow in Political and Historical Ethnography, École des hautes études en sciences sociales (EHESS)
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Director at the Center for International and Security Studies at Maryland, University of Maryland
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Mehmet Ozalp is a Friend of The Conversation.
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
