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International Affairs

  • WHAT'S NEW

    Shorter America This Week: Races to watch; The Trump effect; Global implications

    By Emma Shortis

    In “Shorter America”, Dr Emma Shortis keeps you up-to-date on the United States with news and analysis that you can trust.

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    Shorter America This Week: Races to watch; The Trump effect; Global implications
  • PODCASTFollow the Money

    Is a ‘blue wave’ coming at the US midterms?

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    Is a ‘blue wave’ coming at the US midterms?
  • PODCASTAfter America

    Trump still the elephant in Canberra as US midterms approach

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    Trump still the elephant in Canberra as US midterms approach
  • OPINION

    Sub-par: Australia's $368 billion gamble on AUKUS

    Daniel Hurst

    A deep dive into what I found out - and what remains secret - after my 13 freedom of information applications relating to the AUKUS pact over the past five years. This piece was originally published on the newsletter Dominoes Under the Mulberry.

    International Affairs
    Sub-par: Australia's $368 billion gamble on AUKUS
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    Shorter America This Week: Michigan Matters; Looking to Europe; Political Violence

    By Emma Shortis

    In “Shorter America”, Dr Emma Shortis keeps you up-to-date on the United States with news and analysis that you can trust.

    International Affairs
    Shorter America This Week: Michigan Matters; Looking to Europe; Political Violence
  • VIDEO

    How Europe’s responding to Trump 2.0 | After America

    Dr Tobias Cremer, Member of European Parliament, joins Dr Emma Shortis to discuss how the European Union is responding to the second Trump administration, the Australia-EU Free Trade Agreement, and how to build democratic solidarity in the face of rising authoritarianism.

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    How Europe’s responding to Trump 2.0 | After America
  • PODCASTAfter America

    Waking up to reality? How Europe’s responding to Trump 2.0

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    Waking up to reality? How Europe’s responding to Trump 2.0
  • OPINION

    Faith and Nostalgia: Dangerous Strategic Partners

    Allan Behm

    When did Russia win the war in Ukraine? Or when did Ukraine lose its war with Russia — not quite the same thing. Or when did President Trump hand Ukraine — or at least the valuable Russian-speaking parts of Ukraine — to President Putin? Again, not quite the same thing.

    Allan Behm
    International Affairs
    Faith and Nostalgia: Dangerous Strategic Partners
  • WHAT'S NEW

    Shorter America This Week: Betting on death; Racist raids; Everything is fine

    By Emma Shortis

    In 'Shorter America', Dr Emma Shortis keeps you up-to-date on the United States with news and analysis that you can trust. 

    International Affairs
    Shorter America This Week: Betting on death; Racist raids; Everything is fine
  • PODCASTAfter America

    Australian government unprepared to "back its own values" with Trump's America

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    Australian government unprepared to "back its own values" with Trump's America

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