Western alliance
- Analysis
- NATO
How Trump obliterated the best-laid plans of world’s most powerful military alliance
The US president was meant to be the guest of honour in the Netherlands this week. Now he’s a wildcard.
- Rob Harris
Latest
Shadow fleets and ‘grey-zone’ sabotage: The communication battleground beneath the waves
Undersea fibre-optic cables are lifelines for everything from financial markets to military command. But they’re under siege, and in the Baltic Sea, NATO is racing to adapt.
- Rob Harris
- Opinion
- Political leadership
Snubs, subs and Trump: Albanese’s NATO dilemma
If Donald Trump snubs the PM yet again, Anthony Albanese’s political enemies will make hay with it. That will not guide his next steps.
- James Massola
- Opinion
- Editorial
What’s the alternative? The many AUKUS questions the PM must answer
With news the United States is reviewing AUKUS, fundamental questions – both old and new – have surfaced about the merits of the $368 billion submarine deal. The Albanese government must confront them.
- The Age's View
- Analysis
- UK politics
Loss of tiny island with key defence post plunges British Empire into darkness
A Union Jack once always caught the sun somewhere around the globe. But now that will no longer be the case, after a court ruling about an island that is critical to the Five Eyes alliance.
- Rob Harris
- Updated
- World elections
Mathematician v ex-football hooligan: Centrist defeats far-right firebrand in Romania election
Pro-European centrist Nicușor Dan will be the next president after a divisive vote that one former president described as a choice between “continued integration with the West and a slide toward a more authoritarian model”.
- Rob Harris
- Opinion
- Trump's America
How the West was lost by Trump, a predator upon his own allies
Donald Trump has abandoned any meaningful notion of “the West” and, with it, America’s role as “leader of the free world”.
- George Brandis
- Explainer
- NATO
‘Home alone’: How Trump is changing security in Europe
Trump’s return as US president has left Europe’s main military pact looking less assured. Here’s how defence is being reshaped on the continent.
- Jackson Graham and Angus Holland
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
‘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
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