INTERNATIONAL POLITICS
INTERNATIONAL POLITICS
Unity in Diversity: Australian Communities Rally for Gaza Ceasefire, Sikh Leaders Voice Solidarity
In a remarkable display of solidarity, diverse cultural communities across Australia have rallied together, calling for a ceasefire in Gaza, with a noteworthy stance...
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How long can Vladimir Putin hold on to power?
Image: AAP/AP/Mikhail KlimentyevAs the war in Ukraine drags on and sanctions start to bite, key questions are being asked. How long can President Vladimir...
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Could Vladimir Putin be ousted over his Ukraine invasion?
Image: Russian President Vladimir Putin in a meeting in Moscow on March 21, 2022. (Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)As the Russian invasion...
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Ukraine war: why Nato is refusing to enforce a no-fly zone
Russian strike aircraft have yet to play a major role in the war in Ukraine/ EPA-EFE/Maxim ShipenkovIn the pre-war discussions between the US and Russia,...
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Remembering the past, looking to the future: how the war in Ukraine is changing Europe
Image: Emilio Morenatti/AP/AAPBoth sides in this war have plundered history. Vladimir Putin claims to be replaying the second world war by “denazifying” Ukraine, while his...
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Ukraine’s military is outgunned but can still inflict a great deal of pain on Russian forces
Image: EPA-EFE/Sergey KozlovUkraine’s ramshackle military offered no resistance to the Crimean annexation in February 2014. Since then the poorly equipped but well-motivated Ukrainian Army has taken thousands...
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Is international law powerless against Russian aggression in Ukraine? No, but it’s complicated
Image: Andrew Harnik/APThe world was treated to a grotesque spectacle this week. Russia, the current president of the UN Security Council, launched an invasion...
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Grattan on Saturday: Faraway conflict feeds into Morrison’s national security pitch
Image: ALEKSEY NIKOLSKYI/AAPAs Russia’s attack on Ukraine unfolds dramatically, Australia is in the choir stalls, not centre stage, when it comes to the West’s...
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How Russia’s recognition of breakaway parts of Ukraine breached international law – and set the stage for invasion
Image: Vadim Ghirda/APBefore Russia began its invasion of Ukraine, it “recognised” two parts of eastern Ukraine as sovereign states: the so-called people’s republics of...
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How will China handle the dual threats of COVID and political protests at the Winter Olympics?
Image: David J. Phillip/APThe Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympics start on Friday – the first time in history the same city has hosted both...
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