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The cruelty in banning Afghan women from poetry
While the Taliban claims that it is acting on Afghan culture, by banning women’s access to poetry it is acting completely ...
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Whither the BRICS?
Russian President Vladimir Putin will host the 25th BRICS summit in the Russian city of Kazan on 22–24 October. It comes at a time when BRICS – comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China, and ...
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EVs to the internet: Can the US and China unwind technology interdependence without disaster?
As our world becomes more digitally interdependent, geopolitical competition is increasingly centred around technology. The ...
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Peter Varghese on “constraining” China
“The unresolved tension at the core of Australia’s strategic policy” makes for an intriguing headline in today’s Australian Financial Review, and the op-ed by former foreign affairs department boss ...
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Governor Tim Walz and Minnesota’s relations with China
China again looms large in the US presidential election campaign. Republican critics have in recent weeks honed their attacks Tim Walz, running mate of Kamala Harris, and the reported 30 trips he’s ...
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The UK deal on Diego Garcia is positive, but it won’t reverse declining support for the rules-based order
The UK government announced last week that it will cede sovereignty of the Chagos archipelago to Mauritius. The agreement ...
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Conversations: The global impact of a Harris or Trump victory
With less than a month to go before one of the most consequential presidential elections in US history, Lowy Institute ...
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Does Finland’s "total defence" doctrine hold lessons for Australia?
The theme of this year’s Helsinki Security Forum was Towards a Total Defence of Europe. Drawn from Finland’s own doctrine of defence – which the president, Alexander Stubb, corrected to “comprehensive ...