How Russia Evades Western Sanctions
Shady trade routes and oil tankers keep the Russian economy ticking over.
Sonny Loughran
· 9 min read
The Sword of Damocles over Iran
The destruction of Iran’s nuclear facilities may be imminent—here’s why.
Benny Morris
· 8 min read
Tales of Creation and Adaptation
The journey of two novels from mind to page to silver screen.
Allan Stratton
· 22 min read
Reverse Sexism in Australian Research
Grant applications should be assessed on their scientific merits—not on the sex or political leanings of the applicant.
Andrew Glover
· 6 min read
Towards a New Liberal International Order
It is time for democratic countries to accept that the existing system is broken and that they must develop a new global security architecture.
Matt Johnson
· 26 min read
The Return of the Black Flags
The conditions that first produced ISIS have been left to fester as part of a wider malign neglect toward the Muslim Middle East in the aftermath of the Iraq war.
Brian Stewart
· 7 min read
Podcast #254: In Defence of Beauty
Iona Italia talks to artist Megan Gafford about how we have come to value statement-making over beauty and craftsmanship in art and architecture.
Quillette, Iona Italia
· 44 min read
Searching for Presidential Rhetoric
Students should study extensively the presidential rhetoric of earlier times, because it often demonstrates civility far better than the rhetoric of the present.
Robert C. Thornett
· 13 min read
Over-Learning the Lessons of Iraq
Russia, Iran, and the failure of US resolve.
Oscar Clarke
· 10 min read
Towards a Post-Hamas Future
The events of 7 October did not benefit Palestinians in any way.
John Aziz
· 8 min read
The Women of 7 October
In that moment, time stood still. There was no context, no history, no argument, no discourse. There was only pain.
Iona Italia
· 4 min read
From Gaza to Iran: New Fronts in Israel’s Ongoing War
The war that Hamas launched on 7 October 2023 has devolved into a regional conflict with wide and possibly calamitous international repercussions.
Benny Morris
· 13 min read