Syria just became even messier
US must ensure Russia fights common Islamic State enemy.
Barack Obama
Putin’s play breaks Syria open
The Russian President’s focused intent contrasts with Barack Obama’s inertia.
Obama, Putin in Syria showdown
The day of exchanges held an unusual sense of drama as Obama reasserted a core US demand — the departure of Assad.
Russia back on the frontline
Vladimir Putin can help defeat Islamic State.
ISIS showdown: Putin v Obama
Vladimir Putin blames the west for the crisis in Syria and Barack Obama says Bashar Assad has no long term role.
Xi hits Washington amid tension
Chinese President Xi Jinping flies in to Seattle with little expectation of significant breakthroughs.
Thanks Tony: Obama’s call
Barack Obama phoned Tony Abbott to commend the former PM for his ‘global leadership’ in the fight against terror.
Diva shares the dream
Superstar soprano Renee Fleming took time out on the weekend to mentor three virtually unknown Australian singers.
Fight to save Iraq, via Syria
Tony Abbott is right to agree to US wishes for involvement in this war.
‘Obama raised US request’
Tony Abbott has recounted how Barack Obama suggested escalating Australia’s role in Syria to him in a phone call.
Israel has right to speak out
The country most at risk from ayatollahs with nuclear weapons, Israel, was left out of the Iran negotiations.
Obama’s road to disaster
His presidency’s worst aspects stand out in the deranged statement on Iran.
Obama launches climate push
Barack Obama launches a months-long push he hopes will culminates in a global climate accord in Paris.
Obama deals stalled trade pact
Promises made by Barack Obama to shore up support internally stymied a new trade deal, Andrew Robb says.
Abbott resisted Obama on trade
The PM has defied a personal plea from Barack Obama to cave in to a US demand for longer medical patents.
The eyes have it
What struck Strewth about Jacqui Lambie’s Obama-esque new poster was her bold use of the dark-eye effect. But who wore it best?
A deal beyond belief
You need faith to trust Iran because there’s no evidence for doing so.
Summit on Abbott’s terror agenda
Tony Abbott is considering visiting New York in September to attend Barack Obama’s leaders’ summit on terrorism.
Blunder gives us a nuclear Iran
Barack Obama’s presidency is like the worst aspects of the Rudd-Gillard governments on steroids.
Obama’s Tehran gamble
Repercussions of the nuclear deal may take years to become clear.
Obama threatens to walk from nuke deal
The emphatic language was matched by Hasan Rowhani’s threat that nuclear development will accelerate if talks collapse.
Robb welcomes US trade deal
A congress vote to approve trade promotion authority for Barack Obama was “obviously a positive development’’, Andrew Robb says.
Presidency a desperate mess
A stagnating economy and a weakening anti-corruption fight are blighting Indonesia.
US v China: no contest, really
Australia’s free trade agreement with China is great news, unlike Barack Obama’s trade deal humiliation.
Obama restraint is not weakness
The US President’s foreign policy is a combination of caution and wisdom.
Trade deal in intensive care
Barack Obama has suffered a humiliating defeat in congress that probably kills his only significant trade deal.
Obama’s TPP ducks ‘should line up’
Andrew Robb remains hopeful the US congress will allow Barack Obama to fast-track Trans-Pacific Partnership trade talks.
Obama’s pivotal absence
The non-engagement with Asia is just part of a broader foreign policy failure.
Rulers snub US-Arab summit
Saudi Arabia’s monarch has pulled out of a summit in a blow to US efforts to build Arab support for a nuclear accord with Iran.
Obama leaves the world exposed
The purported nuclear program deal with Iran is a strategic error and a crushing defeat for the West.
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