by Peter Jennings | Dec 9, 2024 | Policy
For more than a decade Syria has been a patchwork of contesting tribal loyalties overlaid with the geopolitical ambitions of neighbours and great powers. With the help of Russia and Iran, Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad controlled the capital, Damascus, its western...
by Michael Shoebridge | Oct 3, 2024 | Policy
Anthony Albanese gave what was probably an unwitting insight into his thinking on the war in the Middle East when he said “overwhelmingly, it’s not front of mind of where Australians are at”. Judging on his statements about the war in the Middle East across...
by Anthony Bergin and Greg Rose | Oct 26, 2023 | Uncategorized
In war, the humanitarian needs of a civilian population caught in the crossfire need to be met. A multitude of humanitarian actors play essential roles. Last week, former minister for defence materiel Mike Kelly and former ambassador to Israel Dave Sharma...
by Peter Jennings | Oct 23, 2023 | Indo Pacific, Policy
Israel’s intelligence services and military were clearly surprised by the Hamas attack but an equal mystery understanding what strategic goal Hamas was trying to achieve. Achieving surprise delivered Hamas a brief tactical advantage and a propaganda coup but the...
