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Project 2025 is iconoclastic and dystopian. Those who wish to understand Trump and the movement behind him, and the active threat they pose to American democracy, are obliged to take it seriously.
A selection of our coverage of the conflict from the past fortnight.
Nuclear proliferation is gathering pace as global tensions rise.
The promised weapons will give Ukraine some breathing space on the battlefield, but victory against Russia is far from assured.
The risk for the president is that he has not anticipated just how much his own foreign policy might undermine his message and the strength of his personal appeal.
How far the violent exchanges between Israel and Iran will escalate may well hinge on how strong the two sides’ leader need to appear to their own people.
President Xi is looking to play a wider international role, meetings with other national leaders suggest.
A selection of our coverage of the conflict in Gaza from the past fortnight.
Both politicians are exploiting some tried and true rhetorical and psychological tactics.
The disintegration of the United States’ relationship with Niger following its military coup in 2023 is giving way to stronger ties between the African country and Russia and China.
In recent weeks, as thousands died and the threat of famine settled over Gaza, the relationship Israel and its western allies had started to fracture. Iran’s attack appears likely to change that.
Iran’s attack on Israel may have failed, but its timing was orchestrated to create maximum division.
A selection of our coverage of the conflict from the past fortnight.
During a state visit to the White House, the US and Japanese leaders announce a suite of new agreements aimed at countering China’s growing power.
China and Russia have jointly criticised the west, as well as pledging economic and security co-operation.
There are several reasons why supporting Ukraine helps the US too, including creating a deterrent for China, Russia and other potential adversaries.
US President Joe Biden’s recent warning to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has limited Israel’s options in Gaza. And neither of Israel’s war objectives appear to have been met.
Israel has historically made statements and taken actions to placate US anger without always following through. But will Biden’s threat to put conditions on aid force Israel to behave differently?
The government’s rhetoric in response to the death of the Australian aid worker is stronger than we’d previously seen, but in a conflict with no clear solutions, little will change.
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Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Director of Research, US Studies Centre, University of Sydney
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Tony Walker is a Friend of The Conversation.
Vice-Chancellor's Fellow, La Trobe University
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Assistant lecturer, CY Cergy Paris Université
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Professor of International Relations and Security, University of Bradford
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Associate Professor and Director of the Centre on US Politics, UCL
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Honorary Professor of International Relations, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor, School of Public Policy and Administration, York University, Canada
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Adjunct Senior Fellow, School of Global, Urban and Social Studies, RMIT University
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Assistant Professor, Westminster College
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Teaching Fellow in International Security, University of Portsmouth
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Professor Emeritus of Communication, American University School of Communication
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Professor of International Security, University of Birmingham
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Associate Professor in American Politics and Foreign Policy, US Studies Centre, University of Sydney
