Mar 06, 2024 23:03 pm UTC| Insights & Views
The African Union (AU) comes in for a lot of criticism. Most recently this is from within its own ranks. The AU Commission chairperson, Moussa Faki Mahamat, set out his frustrations after an AU summit in February 2024. The...
Red Sea politics: why Turkey is helping Somalia defend its waters
Feb 29, 2024 11:54 am UTC| Insights & Views
Somalia and Turkey recently announced that they would expand the terms of a defence agreement first signed on 8 February 2024 to include the maritime sector. This came as tensions rose between Somalia and landlocked...
Western leaders threaten to undermine Navalny’s legacy in Russia
Feb 22, 2024 06:27 am UTC| Insights & Views
The recent death of Alexei Navalny brought immediate condemnations from world leaders, with the American president immediately pointing the finger of blame at Vladimir Putin. One cannot say with certainty the Russian...
Is Russia looking to put nukes in space?
Feb 20, 2024 11:13 am UTC| Insights & Views
Fresh U.S. intelligence circulating in Congress reportedly indicates that Russia is developing an anti-satellite weapon in space with a nuclear component. News reports speculating about what the weapon could be abounded...
Feb 20, 2024 11:06 am UTC| Insights & Views
In a week where national security has taken centre stage in Washington, the White House confirmed on Thursday that it had evidence that Russia was developing a space-based nuclear anti satellite weapon. John Kirby, the...
Ukraine recap: prospect of renewed US funding a boost for beleaguered Zelensky
Feb 16, 2024 07:06 am UTC| Insights & Views
Its appropriate, a fortnight out from the second anniversary of the full-scale Russian invasion, to look back and see what the mood was this time last year as we marked the end of the first year of all-out war in Ukraine....
Feb 16, 2024 07:05 am UTC| Insights & Views
Australias research institutions are targets for nefarious actors, from China and elsewhere. The Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) has publicly tabled an awareness of various attempts to compromise the...
There’s an extra $1 billion on the table for NT schools. This could change lives if spent well