Politics

Trump’s ‘shock and awe’ foreign policy achieved a breakthrough in Gaza – but is it sustainable?

Trump’s ‘shock and awe’ foreign policy achieved a breakthrough in Gaza – but is it sustainable?

US President Donald Trump will visit Israel and Egypt this week to oversee the initial implementation of his Gaza peace agreement, which many hope will permanently end the two-year war in the stri...

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Trump praised for Gaza deal

Trump praised for Gaza deal

Donald Trump is getting plenty of praise for brokering the peace deal between Israel and Hamas. Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong said Mr Trump was probably the only person who could h...

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The rise and reign of right-wing humour: How liberals lost comedy and helped Trump win

The rise and reign of right-wing humour: How liberals lost comedy and helped Trump win

Professor Nick Marx from Colorado State University will present his paper about how liberals lost comedy and helped Trump win. Now more than ever, nearly a year into the second Trump presidency, t...

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Democracy Sausage: Axis of upheaval

Democracy Sausage: Axis of upheaval

What does it mean when India’s Modi holds hands with Putin while Trump imposes punishing tariffs on supposed allies? How has North Korea quietly amassed enough material for 50 nuclear warheads? An...

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USSC Briefing Room | Why Trump wants to make US shipbuilding great again

USSC Briefing Room | Why Trump wants to make US shipbuilding great again

President Trump wants to make American shipbuilding great again. China has significant dominance in shipbuilding with 34% of all ships on water being made in China and 57% of ships under construc...

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US Attorney General accused of weaponising office

US Attorney General accused of weaponising office

The US Attorney General Pam Bondi has been accused of weaponising the country’s leading law enforcement agency. During a tense exchange with a Senate Judiciary Committee Donald Trump’s...

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