Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (centre) meeting with US President Donald Trump’s special envoy for the Middle East, Steve Witkoff (left) and the president’s...
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by Andrew Thomas, Deakin University
Israel’s strike on military targets in Iran over the weekend is becoming a more routine occurrence in the decades-long...
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by Prudence Flowers, Flinders University
It might seem surprising today in the era of Donald Trump, but Republicans in the United States once...
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by Timothy Minchin, La Trobe University and Christopher Simmonds, La Trobe University
On October 1, Jimmy Carter, the United States’ 39th president, turned 100.
Carter’s longevity...
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by Adrian Beaumont, The University of Melbourne
The US presidential election will be held on November 5. In analyst Nate Silver’s aggregate of national...
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by Emma Shortis, RMIT University
As the US Presidential debate wrapped up on Wednesday, commentators and journalists regrouped and drew breath.
But then, enter Taylor...
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by Emma Shortis, RMIT University; Jared Mondschein, University of Sydney, and Matthew Ricketson, Deakin University
Judging debates usually comes down to picking a...
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Ian Parmeter, Australian National University
For weeks, Israel had been anticipating a major attack from Hezbollah in retaliation for its killing of Hezbollah commander...
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by Liam Byrne, The University of Melbourne and Emma Shortis, RMIT University
Democratic Party delegates from across the United States will gather in...