October 2024
- Opinion
- Middle East conflict
A gift has fallen into Netanyahu’s lap, now end the war
In Washington, Europe and the Middle East, there is now hope that this moment will mark the beginning of the end of the horrors of the past year in Gaza.
- Adrian Blomfield
September 2024
US Navy Seal unit that killed bin Laden trains for Chinese invasion of Taiwan
Seal Team 6, which is tasked with some of the military’s most sensitive and difficult missions, has been planning and training for a Taiwan conflict for more than a year.
- Updated
- Demetri Sevastopulo
December 2023
- Opinion
- India
State sanctioned killings are not the image of India we are used to
It is still to the good that India’s image here of cricket, the Commonwealth and bling is fading. But some sides of that change are not an unalloyed blessing.
- John McCarthy
November 2023
- Opinion
- Russia-Ukraine war
Far left is down the rabbit hole
How young social justice warriors got mixed up with an adherent of oppressive Sharia Law is a question worth pondering.
- Misha Zelinsky
August 2022
How the CIA tracked al-Qaeda’s leader to his Kabul balcony
Every morning he liked to get some fresh air and read alone. That presented the US intelligence agency with a perfect opportunity to strike.
- Eric Schmitt and Julian Barnes
January 2022
Indonesian prosecutors seek life for Bali bombing suspect
Aris Sumarsono, 58, better known as Zulkarnaen, sat impassively as the prosecution announced the sentencing demand before a panel of three judges.
- Niniek Karmini
December 2021
Taliban seek ties with US, other ex-foes
Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi said the country wants good relations with all countries and has no issue with the United States.
- Kathy Gannon
October 2021
Powell, a statesman who influenced the course of the Iraq war
Colin Powell, 84, who died COVID-19 complications, rose from humble origins in Harlem to become the US Secretary of State during tumultuous times marked by war.
- Jurek Martin and James Politi
September 2021
- Opinion
- The AFR View
Post-9/11 world brings its own challenges
America won the war to contain Islamist terrorism. Now it must manage peaceful coexistence with China.
- The AFR View
September 11 attacks reverberate 20 years on
The attacks defined US foreign policy and the two-term presidency of George W. Bush - and reshaped the world, Australia included.
- Phillip Coorey
What it was like to be on the ground in New York on 9/11
Looking back, what strikes the Financial Review’s then New York correspondent was how little people knew on the day.
- Pamela Williams
Pentagon chief: al-Qaeda may seek comeback in Afghanistan
Lloyd Austin says the US military is capable of containing al-Qaeda or any other extremist threat to the US emanating from Afghanistan.
- Robert Burns
- Opinion
- September 11 attacks
Taliban victory signals a defeat for global jihadism
If the US continues to pull back from the 9/11 wars, and declines to be provoked into open-ended conflicts with foggy goals, jihadis will find it more difficult to bring the killing fields of the East to the West.
- Updated
- David Gardner
- Opinion
- September 11 attacks
The West still hasn’t learnt 9/11 lessons, even 20 years later
Failure to comprehend the mistakes that led up to September 11, 2001 helps to explain the mistakes the West has made since, culminating in the withdrawal from Afghanistan.
- Tim Stanley
August 2021
Afghans, foreigners told to avoid Kabul airport as ISIS threat rises
The US embassy in Kabul advised its citizens to avoid travelling to the airport and said those at the gates should leave immediately.
- Stephen Coates
- Opinion
- Fall of Kabul
First US terrorism threat post Kabul raises home truths
The so-called yeehawdist threatened to blow up two city blocks after parking his truck outside Washington’s Capitol building. Intelligence didn’t see that coming.
- Matthew Cranston
ADF races to evacuate Australians as Kabul falls
More than 250 defence personnel and three RAAF jets are heading to Afghanistan on a high-risk mission to rescue Australian citizens and visa holders.
- Andrew Tillett and Jacob Greber
July 2021
- Opinion
- ADF
Can we still make Afghanistan worthwhile?
Australians should use that flawed conflict as the basis for an honest appraisal of when we should fight in the future.
- Peter Leahy
April 2021
Afghanistan: it’s about a net positive, not victory or defeat
The withdrawal of the last Australians from Afghanistan will mark the end of the country’s involvement in the 20-year conflict. It’s an open question whether the gains made are sustainable.
- Andrew Tillett
Morrison confirms Australian troops will exit Afghanistan by September
The Prime Minister promises ongoing assistance to preserve gains, particularly for girls, as coalition forces prepare to depart.
- Andrew Tillett