Shlomo Ben-Ami Some argue that the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis (which unfolded 60 years ago this week) holds lessons for those attempting to prevent the war in Ukraine from escalating into a nuclear catastrophe. But that Cold War superpower standoff is not the best place to look. Better …

Roll the nuclear dice. Hope for the best. Repeat. The chance that Russia will use nuclear weapons in Ukraine may be low, but it is rising. And the consequences would be devastating. That makes the current situation extremely dangerous. In fact, this may be the closest we’ve been …

The Albanese government has a responsibility to try and assist Washington in re-establishing the guardrails in its relationship with China. From the time Australia’s relations with China began to deteriorate in late 2016, a pervasive view among many observers on both sides of the Pacific has been that …

When an ugly power play marks the end of the career of a phenomenally successful politician, it presents a painful sight. From all accounts in the British press in the most recent weeks, it was clear that the night of the long knives was approaching for the most …

National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), is the highest level decision making platform in Chinese political system, and usually held every five years. The First one was held in 1921, and the current is the 20th National Congress stared on 16 October and will end …

Today’s world, with its current architecture of international relations, has entered a new phase of transformation, one that will take years. As a rule, such developments transpire through an overhaul of the old system with a new one being established instead, which is typically a painful process. The …

The Lebanese presidency’s statement emphasized that the border resolution did not imply recognition of, or any partnership with, the Jewish state. The Lebanese government announced on Tuesday that it had reached a “historic” deal with Israel to resolve the two countries’ maritime border dispute—a dispute made newly relevant …

Military force without diplomacy cannot deliver lasting results and can lead to an unparalleled catastrophe with consequences beyond comprehension. President Joe Biden is right to warn about the potential escalation of the Ukraine crisis into Armageddon. There has been no greater danger of nuclear catastrophe since the Cuban Missile Crisis …

The success of the Ukrainian counteroffensive, not Western sanctions, will ultimately decide the outcome of the conflict. Economic sanctions and financial penalties form an integral part of statecraft, whether they are used to pursue geopolitical interests or influence the decisions of other states. Since 1990, the use of …