7+ hour, 38+ min ago  (427+ words) April 20, 2026 " " " " " The collapse of recent US'Iran talks highlights how flawed negotiation design ' not just substance ' can doom peace efforts from the start. The challenges of structuring a peace process that can overcome 47 years of mutual grievances between the US and…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (508+ words) April 12, 2026 " " " " " As war disrupts the Middle East, China is focused on stability and long-term strategy " but much of the commentary in Australia continues to misread its intentions. China's ambassador Xiao Qian visited Sydney last month shortly after the joint attack…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (493+ words) April 11, 2026 " " " " " To make lasting peace in the Middle East, the US must end its blank cheque to Israel's perpetual wars and join with the rest of the world to force Israel to live within its internationally recognised borders of 4 June,…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (351+ words) April 10, 2026 " " " " " Amid rising tensions and a national inquiry into antisemitism, understanding the complexity of Australia's Jewish community is essential to any serious conversation about social cohesion. The Jewish community contains many paradoxes and contradictions. It is tiny and many of…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (14+ words) War talks, danger for peacekeepers, and the "great insulation" " Asian Media Report'Pearls and Irritations...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (1042+ words) April 10, 2026 " " " " " Australia's deep military and political ties with the UAE expose it to risk while aligning with an autocratic partner. The fragile and the artificial monarchies of the Gulf are sitting ducks. That includes our military "partner', the UAE There…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (363+ words) April 9, 2026 " " " " " Dissenting Jewish organisations are challenging support for war on Iran, reframing Jewish identity around justice, international law and the equal value of all lives. At a moment when some western governments, including Australia's federal leadership, have signalled support for…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (762+ words) April 9, 2026 " " " " " The language used by Trump and Netanyahu turns violence into virtue, framing war as moral, necessary and inevitable while masking its human cost. In trying to explain a need to destroy Palestine, Iran and Lebanon, President Trump and Prime…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (988+ words) April 8, 2026 " " " " " The scale of children killed, wounded and orphaned in modern conflicts demands more than outrage " it requires a refusal to accept their deaths as normal. Those who had the misfortune of growing up in a war zone require no…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (649+ words) April 8, 2026 " " " " " Technically skilled Chinese civilians are sharing open-source military analysis online, targeting US power in Iran's war. A striking phenomenon is emerging from China as the Middle East conflict presses on: technically skilled civilians are volunteering their expertise online to…...