United States
Politics & Society
Opinion
As America steps back from global health, Australia should step forward
The dismantling of US foreign aid has left a gap in the world's defences against disease. It is fixable, but only if countries like Australia act now
Politics & Society
Opinion
The clash between Latin American nationalism and Trump's America
The US has long sought control over Latin American resources, but Trump’s latest attacks in Venezuela go a step further in his attempts to deny their economic sovereignty
Politics & Society
Analysis
The silence of Australia and its European allies on Venezuela is making the world a more dangerous place
The failure to condemn the illegality of the Trump administration’s assault on Venezuela is also an assault on international law
Politics & Society
Analysis
What Zohran Mamdani’s election win in New York City tells us about the US
More than a month into a government shutdown and with 42 million Americans losing food assistance – focusing the cost-of-living crisis is getting Democrats elected
Politics & Society
Analysis
Tech multinationals are saying ‘goodbye globalism, hello geopolitics’
In a fractured global economy, geopolitics now shapes how multinationals operate and compete
Discussion & Debate
Book extract
‘AUKUS epitomises a pact more suited to the Cold War’
A new book argues that our focus on AUKUS and ongoing dependency on the US makes Australia less safe
Business & Economics
Analysis
The world’s financial system is highly vulnerable to Trumpism
The economic and financial impacts of Trump’s program are starting to become clear with potentially dangerous consequences well beyond the US
Politics & Society
Analysis
US tariffs have backfired, and China is winning in Southeast Asia
Punishing nations for cooperating with China just pushes them closer to America’s economic rival
Politics & Society
Book extract
The China divide
What would Australia do if the United States went to war against China? It’s a question that’s been discussed candidly behind closed doors
Politics & Society
The undoing of Roe v. Wade
The US Supreme Court decision may embolden conservative grassroots activists to continue campaigning to overturn other liberal decisions