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Involving Women in Peace Deals Reduces Chance of a Conflict Restarting By Up To 37 Per Cent
By Giuditta Fontana, Argyro Kartsonaki, Natascha Neudorfer and Stefan Wolff | 05 November, 2025
There is no doubt that the women, peace and security agenda has had a positive impact. Yet according to a UN Women survey in early 2025, global cuts to foreign aid budgets make it harder for women to make these vital contributions to peace and security.
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The Case for a Climate-First Maritime Reframing of the Indian Ocean Region
By Aditi Mukund | 03 November, 2025
The Indian Ocean Region is one of the fastest-warming oceans in the world, heating at an unprecedented rate, and is projected to experience near-permanent marine heatwave conditions in the coming decades, with dire consequences.
The Empire Has No Clothes: America's Democratic Sermons and the Authoritarian Boomerang
By Jordan Ryan | 31 October, 2025
In 2025, a startling spectacle emerges: the nation that proclaimed itself democracy's global arbiter now displays the very symptoms of authoritarianism it once denounced.
Undoing North Korea's Nuclear Program: Iran is not a Blueprint
By Herbert Wulf | 15 October, 2025
Pyongyang sends mixed signals: It is open to talks – under the condition that the US withdraws its demands to denuclearize
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.
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.
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