In a personal submission to the Antisemitism Royal Commission, P&I founder John Menadue argues that it is impossible to ...

Western powers have repeatedly backed or empowered religious extremists when it suited strategic interests, while undermining secular nationalist movements across the Middle East and Central Asia.

The war between the US and Iran is increasingly being driven by the self-reinforcing dynamics of escalation, retaliation and mistrust that make de-escalation politically and strategically difficult.

Donald Trump is not an aberration but the culmination of decades of political decay, elite corruption, corporate power and democratic collapse within the United States. Civilisations, as the historian ...

Siri Hustvedt’s memoir 'Ghost Stories' chronicles the illness and death of her husband Paul Auster while exploring grief, ...

Donald Trump’s summit with Xi Jinping is expected to focus heavily on military communications, Taiwan, nuclear tensions and crisis management as both sides seek to avoid dangerous escalation between ...

Indonesia’s response to the Bondi shootings and the royal commission hearings exposed a deeper unease – one where fear, ...

Renewable electricity is taking over. But this does not mean the end of global warming. We may need a shock to take the ...

After US courts found Meta and YouTube liable for deliberately addicting young users, attention is increasingly being ...

Conflict monitors and health officials say Israeli attacks on Gaza increased sharply after the US-Israel bombing campaign against Iran slowed, despite an ongoing ceasefire. Israel has drastically ...

Modern despots increasingly mimic the language and rituals of democracy while concentrating power through manipulation, ...

The federal budget increases investment in emissions reduction, batteries and clean energy infrastructure, but leaves major fossil fuel tax concessions and gas industry profits largely untouched. The ...