Israel will forever shine bright

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered this defiant speech to the United Nations General Assembly on September 27, 2024, underlining Israel’s determination to defend itself from those who aim only to destroy it.

The inhumanity of human shields

Foreign Minister Penny Wong was right to champion a new declaration for the protection of humanitarian personnel at the U.N. but the initiative will only be effective if it tackles the threat posed by Hamas, Hezbollah and other terrorist groups who use aid workers and other civilians as human shields.

The new antisemitism

A new book outlines how Israel’s action to defend itself against terrorist groups determined to destroy it has rekindled a broader swathe of anti-semitism across the world.

First they take Geneva, then they take New York

Liberal democracies have been complacent about the infallibility of institutional power, failing to recognise that institutions are only as strong as the determination of their most active members.

A games for the Z generation

The Olympics have always evolved over time and are now dropping some long established sports and adding new and unconventional activities in the hope of appealing to younger people.

Who wants to host the Olympics?

It’s hoped the new bidding system for hosting the Olympic Games will counter the declining appeal of the games and the decreasing number of candidate cities.

Security at the Olympics

The recent attack on the French rail network highlights the terrorist threat to the Paris Olympics, and the French authorities are taking strong steps to prevent further disruption.

Don’t prod the porcupine

Taiwan may draw on the lessons of Ukraine’s successful resistance against Russia to adopt a ‘porcupine’ strategy to counter China’s conventional strength.

Introducing Keir Starmer

The true test of Prime Minister Starmer will come when his methodical approach meets a messy world.

Was it The Sun wot won it?

It is common wisdom that right-wing British newspapers help shape its political climate, so why has the Labour Party swept to power in a historic landslide victory?

Playing by the rules

The much-vaunted “rule based international order” needs the support of mid-tier nations to survive the aggression of authoritarian states.

NATO at 75

NATO’s visibility has waxed and waned, but Russia’s war of aggression on Ukraine has put the alliance firmly in the spotlight and may be its greatest challenge to date.