On 19 March, the only president that independent Kazakhstan has ever known, Nursultan Nazarbayev, announced his resignation after almost three decades of near-absolute power. In a televised speech, Nazarbayev praised the country’s achievements and called …
A killer walks into mosques in Christchurch and broadcasts a message of hate around the world. The 50 murders reveal again the disrupted landscape of our digital world. In an age of information chaos, a …
In our second special episode for International Women’s Day we’re celebrating initiatives from Young Australians in International Affairs, including a week-long line-up of women writing for Insights and their list of 25 young women to watch …
The world Devastation struck Christchurch last Friday when a right-wing terrorist attacked two mosques during prayers, killing 50 people and wounding many more. The Strategist covers all angles of the attack, including how New Zealand …
This article is part of a series on women, peace and security that The Strategist is publishing in recognition of International Women’s Day 2019. Next year, the United Nations women, peace and security (WPS) agenda turns 20, …
In August 1941, even before the United States had entered World War II, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and US President Franklin D. Roosevelt met secretly off the coast of Newfoundland to discuss how the …
On 24 March, Thailand will have its first national election since the 2014 coup. Regardless of the outcome, it’s unlikely that the junta’s political ambitions will change. This week the campaign continued on its unpredictable …
Today’s debates on whether US–China relations are deteriorating towards a ‘new cold war’ often involve disagreement over the extent to which there’s an ideological dimension to this competition. By some accounts, it’s purely about power …
The beat Paris police chief removed as ‘yellow vest’ protests continue Paris police chief Michel Delpuech was removed for failing to respond effectively after another weekend of ‘yellow vest’ protests in France. Significant damage was …
The modern wave of international right-wing terrorism began in the US and Western Europe in the 1970s, and in Eastern Europe in the early 1990s, following the collapse of the Soviet Union. Right-wing terrorists in …
First announced in November 2011, the US force posture initiatives in northern Australia comprise a deployment of US Marines to Darwin and other parts of the north for about six months each year and increased …
After the 2002 Bali bombings and despite a concerted Indonesian security clampdown, Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) never completely disappeared. In 2009, it made a dramatic reappearance with the twin bombings of the JW Marriott and Ritz …