The beat Demands to reform US policing Minneapolis City Council’s decision to ‘dismantle’ its policing system has provided momentum to the ‘defund the police’ movement in the United States. Proponents advocate major changes to policing …
In my study of 14 presidents since 1945, Do morals matter?, I found that Americans want a moral foreign policy, but have been torn over what that means. Americans often see their country as exceptional …
The US undersea deterrent is the most survivable leg of America’s nuclear triad of ground-, air- and sea-based nuclear capabilities. The sea-based leg, however, is also the most brittle of the three. If an alert …
Chinese diplomats have long had a reputation as well-trained, colourless and cautious professionals who pursue their missions doggedly without attracting much unfavourable attention. But a new crop of younger diplomats are ditching established diplomatic norms …
When Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s term ends in late 2021, it will be almost nine years since voters returned his Liberal Democratic Party to government in Japan’s 2012 general election. Abe promised to rescue Japan …
Sea state A contract for 1,500 tonnes of steel has been signed between BlueScope Steel and ASC Shipbuilding. ASC Shipbuilding, as a subsidiary of BAE Systems Australia, has been engaged to construct nine Hunter-class frigates in …
One of my most vivid childhood memories was watching my city burn. In July 1967, when I was nine, my hometown of Detroit exploded in what was then the worst urban riot in American history. …
The small landlocked Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan, which lies between China and India, is not only a tourist mecca. The country has also long pioneered the concept of ‘gross national happiness’, which its architects regard …
The United Front … is an important magic weapon for strengthening the party’s ruling position … and an important magic weapon for realising the China Dream of the Great Rejuvenation of the Chinese Nation. — …
Herewith a preliminary assessment of losers and winners from the global pandemic. The list is subject to change without notice. Losers The United States may turn out to be the biggest loser of all. Washington’s …
The beat UK backs Taiwan’s participation in Interpol The UK Foreign Office has expressed support for Taiwan participating in Interpol as an observer. Taiwan was replaced in the international policing organisation by the People’s Republic …
The looming strategic update to Australia’s 2016 defence white paper is an opportunity for creativity and practicality. It’s too easy to imagine the update describing what’s happened in the last four years and moving on …