In a matter of weeks, the Trump administration has proclaimed a new national security strategy and declared war on the status quo in defence acquisition, via executive order. Defence contractors’ use of share buybacks and …
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The United States’ 6 January decision to withdraw from many international organisations risks allowing Beijing and Moscow to further advance their undermining of global stability. To prevent that, Indo-Pacific partners, such as Australia, Japan, Singapore …
The US intervention in Venezuela and its withdrawal from dozens of multilateral bodies are reminders that President Donald Trump will exercise power as he sees fit, with scant regard for international law or norms. Even …
Iran’s long-standing era of strategic patience appears to be ending. A newly articulated doctrine of preemption—dangerously vague and publicly declared—suggests a regime that sees growing risk in restraint and is now prepared to play a …
The United States’ capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro raises issues for us and other US allies. To start, we need to get a few things straight, including the point that the operation was a …