Kim Jong-un’s rhetoric and action against the US and others is framed domestically as the heroic defiance of an evil enemy.
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s rhetoric and actions is brinkmanship, aimed at maintaining his domestic grip on power.
What does it say about our loose use of the term ‘bullying’ if the most powerful man in the world can claim to be a victim?
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June was a banner month for bullying. Not surprisingly, Donald Trump was in the thick of it. His offensive tweets about MSNBC co-hosts Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough are Exhibit A. Adrienne Watson…
The border wall between Tijuana, Mexico and San Diego, Calif.
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Deadly, ineffective and generally fated to fall, border walls are multiplying and becoming the new normal in international relations.
Protests at the Brandenburg Gate, in Berlin, against the US withdrawal from the Paris climate change deal.
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An expert report shows that the G20 countries are using their energy more efficiently. But there is still a long way to go.
After his assassination, Abraham Lincoln became a beacon of the United States presidency.
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Even Donald Trump has paid his respects to Lincoln as an emblem of unity.
Loyal to a fault: Andrew Johnson.
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Andrew Johnson’s plan to win the loyalty of former Confederate leaders doomed his presidency to historical ignominy.
Trump holds a joint news conference with Indian Prime Minister Modi on June 26, 2017.
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A small, but wealthy, population of Indian-Americans is playing a role in transforming US foreign policy toward India.
People walk out after the U.S. Supreme Court granted parts of the Trump administration’s emergency request on the travel ban.
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A professor of constitutional law gives a preview of what to expect when the travel ban cases reach the highest court this fall.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel addresses G20 health ministers in Berlin in May.
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If the G20 is to remain relevant in the quest for more inclusive and fair global governance, Africa offers an historic opportunity for collective action, despite the absence of the US under Trump.
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Moscow.
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A historian takes us beyond the noise in Washington and examines how US and Russian power and interests compare.
Protesters gather outside the White House in Washington D.C. after President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw the Unites States from the Paris climate change accord.
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Action on climate change is now increasingly in China’s hands, and the decisions the country’s leaders make in the next decade will have a profound global impact.
The boy who lived lives on.
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Harry Potter has taught us so much about life, love, and learning.
Did the TPP die - or is it now a zombie?
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NAFTA renegotiations may see provisions from the Trans-Pacific Partnership revive like zombies. We must remember their failures - on income inequality, labour and environmental protection.
David Petraeus was interviewed at a Liberal Party dinner in Sydney on Friday.
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David Petraeus argued there’s more continuity than change in Donald Trump’s foreign policy.
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions testifies before the Senate Intelligence Committee.
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Laws that limit presidential power won’t enforce themselves – Congress must act.
Bottery and aggravated assault.
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Our whole system of political campaigning needs a reboot.
Republican candidate for Georgia’s Sixth District congressional seat Karen Handel declares victory with her husband Steve.
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But there’s little evidence the high spending changed any minds, says a political scientist who lives in the district.
Donald Trump’s poor popularity has affected the level of trust Australians have in the US, but not their level of faith in the alliance.
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Only 20% trust the US ‘a great deal’ to act responsibly. This is a big fall from the 40% level in 2011, when the question was last asked.
What exactly is outrage?
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When outrage is misplaced or excessive, it can have negative consequences for a healthy public discourse.
Gregg Henry portrays President Donald Trump in the role of Caesar in the Public Theater’s Free Shakespeare in the Park production of ‘Julius Caesar,’ in New York City.
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Some have denounced the New York Public Theater for encouraging violence against President Trump. But the play does just the opposite, warning of the pitfalls of political assassination.