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Is Street-Level Hostility a Challenge to Liberal Democracy? Reflections from Australia
By Sohail Akhtar | 07 October, 2025
In Australia, as elsewhere, legitimate concerns about housing and economic fairness can be, and increasingly are exploited by anti-democratic actors who frame migration not as a policy issue but as a cultural threat.
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Can the US Compete with China Without Becoming Like It?
By Ramesh Jaura | 06 October, 2025
In its attempt to outcompete China, the United States under Donald Trump is increasingly deploying tactics long associated with its rival: coercive economic tools, executive overreach, surveillance logic, and disregard for diplomatic norms.
Trump’s Gaza Peace Plan: Today, Tomorrow and the Day After
By Ramesh Thakur | 04 October, 2025
On 29 September, President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a joint press conference to announce a peace plan for Gaza. The plan’s title could well have been “Gaza: Today, Tomorrow and the Day After”.
The Return of the Ugly American
By Herbert Wulf | 01 October, 2025
While the ambition to rule the world, or at least to dictate the rules, has since long been a hallmark of American politics, what is new is the blatant arrogance with which the Trump administration is attempting to enforce this claim to American dominance.
Exclusive Geopolitics and Its Costs In Terms of Peace Policy
By Tobias Debiel | 22 September, 2025
It's no secret: the era of multilateralism is over, and the age of a liberal world order has come to an end. The reasons for this have been apparent since the 2010s, with the rise of China and the confident formation of the BRICS-plus group while the liberal world order is being undermined even more significantly from within: by the former hegemon.
Fossil Fuel Expansion or Pacific Security? Albanese Is Learning Australia Can’t Have Both
By Wesley Morgan | 19 September, 2025
Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese sought to strengthen security ties with Pacific island nations and counter China’s growing influence during a trip to the region this week. If he walks away with one lesson, it’s that Australia’s climate policy remains a significant sticking point.
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