Can peace come to the Western Sahara? 🔊
In November last year, a near three-decade-old ceasefire in the disputed region of Western Sahara was broken, and war resumed. This territory has been a tinderbox of conflict since Spain decolonised in 1975. What are the roots of this conflict? Why has conflict...
What does it mean to decolonise the language around arms control? 🔊
How much of the discourse on nuclear proliferation and other arms control is dominated by western notions, and in particular, a civilisation clash? What would a decolonisation of the discourse on arms control mean for the future of nuclear non-proliferation? Doug...
How will Biden’s presidency affect the Indo-Pacific region?
By Stephen Hoadley Will President Joe Biden do things differently in the Indo-Pacific region from the policies of President Donald Trump? The simple answer is: not much in substance, but more in style. This should be reassuring. Let me illustrate with some historical...
Trump v Biden: What is the likely future of American foreign policy? 🔊
The 2020 American election campaign has seen a distinct lack of foreign policy discussion. However, despite who wins the Presidency, foreign policy will remain a key issue area for the US moving forward. What are the key foreign policy issues on the ballot in the 2020...
What is the ongoing Nagorno-Karabakh war about? 🔊
On September 27, fighting along the so-called line of control between Azerbaijan and the region of Nagorno-Karabakh erupted. This area of Azerbaijan is majority Armenian and has been de facto-controlled by the local Armenian population since the end of the war between...
The UN at 75: Redundant or still relevant?
By Stephen Hoadley “It is clear to me that the world in the 21st century will be better off with the United Nations as its premier international institution than without it.” The United Nations Charter was signed in San Francisco on 26 June 1945 and came...
A country in crisis: Where is Lebanon heading? 🔊
Lebanon has experienced warfare, economic hardship, and terrorism throughout its recent history. From the war that raged in the country from 1975 to 1990, when an estimated 120,000 people were killed, to foreign occupation, to instability, Lebanon has had a difficult...
What dangers do low-yield nuclear weapons pose to the world?
By Ben Goldson With international treaties focused on regulating higher-yield nuclear weapons, the relatively lighter “tactical” armaments have quietly proliferated in their place, despite being far more destructive than either of the bombs dropped on Hiroshima and...
Are New Zealand and China fair-weather friends?
By Jonas Fleming Over the last three years, New Zealand-China relations have encountered new challenges, as Jonas Fleming explains. Over the last three years, New Zealand-China relations have encountered new challenges. New Zealand’s decision to block Spark’s 5G...Subscribe by Email
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