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The former Federal Reserve chair has the experience and broad respect to get businesses to move on climate change and to lay the foundation for real and lasting progress.
Police forces need to negotiate with communities to win back trust or risk getting trapped in a cycle of violence.
Former presidents Obasanjo and Mbeki have arguably made the most important contribution to Africa in the 21st Century by promoting peace, democracy, regional integration and pan-Africanism.
The fantasy of America as a liberal and redempetive global power is fast unravelling.
Like Pata-Pata, Homeless and Mbube, the song Jerusalema is elevated by a historical moment in time and has the power to cross over to different audiences.
City can rest safe in the knowledge that should they win this season’s delayed Champions League competition, they will get the opportunity to defend the title next year.
China’s attempts to promote its actions and model of governance while discrediting the EU are not a short-term response to the pandemic, but part of a long-term strategy to build its international power.
The show of compassion is part of an attempt by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to revamp Turkey's international status.
From helping fight coronavirus to supporting education and biodiversity projects, China's tech billionaires have moved boldly into philanthropy, continuing what is an ancient tradition.
Iraqis have taken to the streets to protest against the foreign interference – by both Iran and the US – in their country.
The Trump administration is demanding that Japan and South Korea pay more for hosting U.S. troops.
At the Sochi summit, African states embraced Russia's newly established relations.
How does China go about winning back the hearts and minds of the world? Its obsession with control and misplaced soft power efforts are clearly not doing it any favours.
India does not have an official Africa policy, even though it has been engaging with the continent for over six decades.
Whoever forms the next government should increase investment in foreign affairs and trade, finding ways to make Australia more prominent in global dispute resolution.
Government support for the arts, culture and heritage is important even in tough economic conditions.
Soft power is a country's ability to gain influence through attraction. Australia's soft power in the Pacific began waning when it axed the Australia Network in 2014. And China is filling the gap.
One of the most potent promoters of Nigeria's cultural soft power is arguably Nollywood.
From Rahaf Mohammed to the fate of Syrian refugees and the US border wall – what 'migration diplomacy' means for world politics.
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Global Professor of Eurasian Sport | Director of Eurasian Sport, EM Lyon
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Doctoral Researcher in Politics, University of Surrey
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Lecturer in Journalism, University of Technology Sydney
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Director, The Future of Diplomacy at the Institute for the Future of Knowledge, University of Johannesburg
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Research Fellow, Department of Pacific Affairs, Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs, Australian National University
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Lecturer, University of South Australia
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Associate Professor of National Security and Strategic Studies, Curtin University
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Lecturer in US Politics and Foreign Policy, US Studies Centre, University of Sydney
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Lecturer, Center for Foreign Language Education and Research, Rikkyo University, University of Sydney
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Professor and Director of the Policy Innovation Hub, Griffith Business School, Griffith University
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Professor of International Politics, The University of Western Australia
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Director of Undergraduate Studies, School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies, Cardiff University
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Reader in International Development, SOAS, University of London
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Senior Lecturer in ESOL/TESOL, College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Flinders University
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Emeritus Professor, School of Law, Birkbeck, University of London
