Susan de Groot Heupner, Griffith University US Secretary of State Antony Blinken rushed to the Middle East this week to make yet another push for a negotiated settlement between Israel and the Palestinians following yet another dramatic escalation in violence between the…
Steven P. Millies, Catholic Theological Union Once again, Pope Francis has called on Catholics to welcome and accept LGBTQ people. “Being homosexual isn’t a crime,” the pope said in an interview with The Associated Press on Jan. 24, 2023, adding,…
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Xiujian Peng, Victoria University China’s National Bureau of Statistics has confirmed what…
Felia Allum, University of Bath Matteo Messina Denaro, one of the leaders…
Argyro Elisavet Manoli, Loughborough University Fifa’s choice of Qatar as host of the 2022 men’s football World Cup has been controversial since day one. Questions continue to be raised about the nation’s…
John Deni, American University School of International Service The risk of the conflict in Ukraine expanding further into Eastern Europe escalated on Nov. 15, 2022, with reports of a Russian-made missile straying…
Matthew Sussex, Australian National University One of the most persistent fears about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 has been the potential for the war to ramp up dramatically in scope.…
Tristen Naylor, University of Cambridge The leaders of the world’s biggest economies assemble in Bali this week for the annual G20 summit. They do so facing multiple interconnected global crises. Russia’s war…
Christopher Morris, University of Portsmouth Russia has indicated that they are now withdrawing their forces from the city of Kherson. This represents another setback for Putin’s campaign. The Black Sea port on…
Benjamin Habib, La Trobe University The sustained frequency and intensity of North Korea’s missile launches in recent weeks has refocused attention on the Korean Peninsula at a time when the danger of…
Ran Porat, Monash University More than 71% of Israel’s 6.5 million eligible voters, a 20-year high, cast their votes in Israel’s November 1 elections. This is the fifth Israeli election in less…
Al Chukwuma Okoli, Federal University Lafia Terrorism is one of the world’s greatest security challenges. Trying to predict it is an important part of the effort to counter terrorism. Intelligence and security…
Anthony Pereira, King’s College London Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has achieved a remarkable political comeback by regaining the presidency of Brazil. His narrow victory, in the second round run-off, was the…
Joshua Hallwright, Deakin University More than a quarter of a million people died of hunger in Somalia in 2011 – half of them children younger than five. The situation in Somalia in…
