Western alliance
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.
- by Mick Ryan
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NATO
Dutton tells MPs to ‘be ready’ for early election after PM scraps Washington visit
Anthony Albanese was expected to attend next week’s summit marking NATO’s 75th anniversary but Defence Minister Richard Marles will now travel to the US in his place.
- by Rob Harris, Angus Thompson and James Massola
Opinion
National security
Treasury steps up to limit ‘strategic’ security overreach
The risk of foreign disruption has to be balanced in such a way that economic activity is not unnecessarily curtailed.
- by Ross Gittins
Ashes hero Monty Panesar wants to be an MP, but he’s already got himself in a spin
The former England left-arm spinner conducted a series of awkward interviews after declaring he would stand as a candidate at the next general election.
- by Rob Harris
David Cameron blasts Trump’s NATO stance as ‘not sensible’
The comments come after Trump bragged he once told a NATO member that he would “encourage” Russia to do as it wishes to “delinquent” allies.
- by Rob Harris
Opinion
UK
What a UK Labour government will mean for Australia’s global interests
Britain’s “Indo-Pacific tilt” is likely to tilt back towards concerns closer to home when Labour takes the reins.
- by George Brandis
Opinion
Foreign relations
Is Albanese dining with the next US president? There are wildcards on the menu
Joe Biden is handling global crises well, but there is no guarantee he will be the Democratic nominee for the next presidency.
- by Bruce Wolpe
Opinion
NATO
Keating’s right, NATO should steer clear of the Indo-Pacific
The closer convergence of the NATO nations and the Indo-Pacific democracies will continue but that does not equate to a NATO presence in the region, nor should it.
- by George Brandis
Opinion
World politics
How the West was won, and could be lost if it’s not careful
Differences of opinion aren’t the end of democracy; they are its foundation. There is incredible strength in a system that can criticise itself.
- by Parnell Palme McGuinness
Latvia’s first openly gay president tells youth to ‘break glass ceiling’
The nation of about 1.9 million people ranks among the worst places in Europe to be an LGBTQ citizen in terms of legal rights, according to an index by an advocacy group.
- by Rob Harris
Putin accuses Australia of joining a military ‘axis’ as part of a ‘global NATO’
The Russian president said new defence agreements resemble the World War II alliance between Nazi Germany, fascist Italy and imperial Japan.
- by Alexander Marrow
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