Western alliance
Where to from here for Ukraine’s battered leader?
Volodymyr Zelensky entered office with hopes for real change. But three years of war have transformed the former comedian, who appeared visibly stressed during his exchange with Donald Trump on Friday.
- Rob Harris
Latest
‘Five minutes to midnight’: New-look America sets clock ticking for Europe
Amid a growing divide between the United States and Europe, the continent has sharply accelerated its efforts to address pressing defence needs.
- Rob Harris
- Opinion
- Trump's America
Trump no longer leads the free world. So the West must confront a vexing question
European leaders are suddenly questioning whether America, under Donald Trump, remains their ally. Australia may have to confront the same question.
- Nick Bryant
- Analysis
- Russia-Ukraine war
Europe has been blindsided by Trump on Ukraine. Wasn’t it listening?
The confused messages from Donald Trump’s administration have caught leaders flat-footed – as if they hadn’t been paying attention during the past 12 months.
- Rob Harris
- Exclusive
- Trade
The sweetener Australia will use to try to dodge Trump tariffs
Australia has rare earth metals crucial to high-tech manufacturing that will become more important for the US to get as it enters a trade war with China.
- David Crowe
- Opinion
- Russia-Ukraine war
Putin sprints to his imagined finish line in Ukraine war
Putin is mobilising troops and stepping up collaboration with allies ahead of Trump’s inauguration on January 20, hoping the West tires of the conflict.
- Mick Ryan
- Opinion
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Telling Israel the killing must stop in Gaza is not antisemitic
Israel had every right respond to Hamas, but some of its supporters ignore a critical constraint under international law.
- Rodger Shanahan
- Opinion
- Russia-Ukraine war
Putin’s chilling nuclear threat has one strategic target
Vladimir Putin’s nuclear sabre-rattling is spooking many in the West, but its main purpose may be to shape the approach of the incoming US president.
- Mick Ryan
‘Small dogs on a leash’: Putin takes aim at Australia’s NATO links
Vladimir Putin has lashed Australia in a speech that praised China and castigated the West in another sign of deepening ties between Russia and China.
- Rob Harris
- Opinion
- Russia-Ukraine war
The US wants to avoid World War III, so Ukraine has no choice but attack
Since the end of the Cold War, Western nations have largely been able to assume a posture of strategic timidity. Ukraine doesn’t have that choice.
- Mick Ryan
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