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International Peter Rodgers 19 October 2023 Hamas’s appalling attack has exposed a government with no plan for resolving its country’s greatest challenges
Books & Arts James Panichi 2 May 2023 What’s missing from Marco Bellocchio’s Exterior Night is as compelling as what’s on the screen Essays & Reportage Mark Baker 10 October 2022 A former foreign correspondent watches Bali 2002 Essays & Reportage Lydia Khalil 27 September 2022 Why have law enforcement agencies and the media shied away from calling out right-wing terrorism for what it is? National Affairs Jim Middleton 12 September 2021 John Howard’s response to a single question twenty years ago still reverberates
International Mark Baker 18 August 2021 Another round of foreign interference in Afghanistan has been dealt a thoroughly predictable blow
From the archive Tom Hyland 16 April 2021 How did two very different leaders — Tony Blair and John Howard — come to join George W. Bush’s “march of folly”? International Lesley Russell 13 August 2019 Timing means that the latest shootings could have a greater political impact Books & Arts Paul ’t Hart 30 June 2019 Books | A social psychologist explores how radicalisation happens National Affairs Judith Betts 12 April 2019 Contemporary records show that Australia didn’t adequately assist refugees admitted during the Lebanese civil war
National Affairs Peter Brent 28 March 2019 The former immigration minister is finding it hard to be a unifier
Books & Arts Jane Goodall 26 March 2019 Television | Waleed Aly’s encounters with Scott Morrison and Jacinda Ardern highlighted the strengths and weaknesses of the political interview International Jessie Blackbourn 26 February 2019 The controversy over Shamima Begum’s bid to return to Britain from Syria has parallels in Australia National Affairs Chris Winter & Ramón Spaaij 15 November 2018 What does the research tell us about this increasingly common phenomenon? Books & Arts Anne Aly 3 October 2017 Books | Islamic State has become adept at recruiting those who are already attracted to violence
International Ross Burns 25 September 2017 Foreign interference, however well-intentioned, could still prolong the conflict
International Ross Burns 24 June 2017 Islamic State’s destruction of the heritage of a great Islamic leader, Nur al-Din, signals a new desperation Correspondents David Hayes 5 June 2017 A dizzying election campaign, split this time by terror attacks, might be part of a new political normal International Natasha Ezrow 29 May 2017 The terrorist attack in Manchester has focused attention on chronic instability in Libya. But there are signs of progress Correspondents David Hayes 24 May 2017 The horrific massacre in England’s second city creates a wider sense of threat
Books & Arts Tom Hyland 26 January 2017 From the archive | Outside TV drama, “enhanced interrogation” fails the evidence test, writes Tom Hyland in this review first published in June 2016
National Affairs Klaus Neumann 29 July 2016 The leaders of Australia and Germany responded differently to recent terrorist attacks. Klaus Neumann looks at why International Greg Barton 18 July 2016 The attack in Nice reflects a shift in the dynamics of the Islamic State, writes Greg Barton. And the attempted coup in Turkey has complicated the task of responding effectively Books & Arts Tom Hyland 1 April 2016 Books | David Kilcullen helps us make sense of the madness unleashed by Islamic State, writes Tom Hyland. But he’s less convincing about what we should do next Essays & Reportage Shakira Hussein 10 March 2016 Muslim women are urged to break free of patriarchical domestic lives yet viewed with suspicion if they display signs of their religion in…
International Olivier Roy 18 December 2015 We should avoid exceptionalising jihadists, argues Olivier Roy. Otherwise we reinforce the fascination of rebels looking for a cause
National Affairs Peter Brent 15 December 2015 Tony Abbott’s transition is proving difficult for everyone, writes Peter Brent Correspondents David Hayes 14 December 2015 The allure of the secret service in the British imagination is also the entry code to citizens’ data, writes David Hayes in London  International John Besemeres 10 December 2015 Vladimir Putin’s actions in the Middle East reflect his view that all relationships are zero-sum games, writes John Besemeres International Paul Rogers 23 November 2015 The strategy against ISIS must recognise that this fourteen-year conflict hasn’t played out anywhere near as expected, writes Paul Rogers