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If a new non-alignment is to be achieved in Africa, the foreign military bases of the US, France, and China - and the Russian military presence - must be dismantled.
In this podcast, Michelle talks with Malarndirri McCarthy, Labor Senator for the Northern Territory and Assistant Minister for Indigenous Australians
Any new wealth will create new social, economic and political tensions.
Where do the Conservative Party of Québec and its leader, Éric Duhaime, a newcomer on the political scene, fit in?
When public services don’t work for Indigenous peoples, it’s more than just a case of policy failure. As long as colonial assumptions are embedded in the system, there can never be real progress.
Long considered a frozen conflict, the Western Sahara dispute roared back to life in late 2020, reviving old wounds and inflicting fresh ones.
The unwillingness of African governments to forge a unified position on the Russian invasion has damaged the credibility of their pan-African commitments.
An expert in post-World War II displaced people looks at how history informs the current situation in Ukraine.
No state in the global community should have to earn Russia’s compliance with the law. If the rule of law is not respected, the entire global community becomes as vulnerable as Ukraine is now.
That three-letter word erases the country’s political sovereignty.
Namibia’s refusal to condemn Russia undermines the credibility of its claims to support sovereignty, territorial integrity, and self-determination of all nations.
As war begins between Ukraine and Russia, a range of stories provides context to help readers understand the conflict.
The crisis between Russia and Ukraine began with Russian objections to potential Ukrainian membership in NATO. Now it’s clear that Vladimir Putin really wants something else.
By raising the Mauritian flag on the Chagos Islands, the east African nation has reasserted – if only symbolically – its claim to sovereignty.
Troop buildups and diplomatic negotiations highlight the threat of a major land war in Europe. In cyberspace, Russia has been attacking Ukrainian infrastructure and government operations for years.
International borders were negotiable for the right price. What residents of former ‘homelands’ and of Lesotho and eSwatini have in common now are limited government services and few job prospects.
People create their own micronations out of protest, art and eccentricity. For ‘larrikin’ Australians, the prospect is particularly tempting.
Intervention in Cabo Delgado is a potentially dangerous move with far-reaching consequences for SADC if its efforts fail, or it becomes a protracted intervention.
When the Cherokee Supreme Court ruled that tribal elected officials no longer had to be Cherokee “by blood,” it was the latest chapter in a long-running fight over who controls tribal citizenship.
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Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences, Auckland University of Technology, and Professor of Political Science, Charles Sturt University
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Honorary Professor of International Relations, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professeur en sociologie politique, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)
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Senior Lecturer law, ethics and sociology, Charles Sturt University
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Scientia Professor and Director of the Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law, UNSW Sydney
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Associate Professor of Law, Griffith University
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Professor of Economics, University of Athens
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Senior Lecturer in Practice, London School of Economics and Political Science
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Professor of Criminology, University of Canberra
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Professor in International History, Flinders University
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Senior Lecturer in History, Deakin University
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Senior Lecturer in Law, researcher in international law, Birkbeck, University of London
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Professor of Development Politics and Economy & DPU Director, Faculty of the Built Environment, UCL
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Lecturer in Politics, York St John University
