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Negotiation, delay, and strategic reality

Negotiation, delay, and strategic reality

There is a recurring instinct in Western policymaking to believe that with enough persistence, enough goodwill, and enough diplomatic effort, even the most entrenched conflicts can be negotiated toward resolution. It is a deeply held belief, almost a reflex. But in the case of Iran and its proxy network, particularly Hezbollah, that instinct is not ...
Driverless cars will kill the London taxi

Driverless cars will kill the London taxi

After an eleven hour flight, I stepped out of Phoenix International Airport into the balmy Arizona heat. It felt like I had stepped into the future. Weaving in and out of lanes of regular taxis and airport shuttle busses, I saw a constant flow of white Jaguars adapted with roof mounted cameras and sensors, gliding past. I recognised them instantly as ...
Big target strategy

Big target strategy

With the midterm elections just over six months away, Donald Trump and congressional Republicans are face with the likelihood of shocking losses. Not only is history against them — a president’s party has lost ground in twenty of the past twenty-two midterm elections — but polls show Trump’s historically low
Is there really untold oil wealth in Queensland’s Taroom Trough? Here’s why scepticism is warranted

Is there really untold oil wealth in Queensland’s Taroom Trough? Here’s why scepticism is warranted

Robert Lucian Crusitu/ShutterstockAs Australian leaders scramble to secure fuel supplies on the international market, Queensland Premier David Crisafulli has been quick to pitch a domestic option: begin extracting the “sea of oil” in the Taroom Trough, a geological formation near the town of Roma. The state government is strongly
Perspectives on a collection: why you should explore New Asian Art at the National Gallery of Australia

Perspectives on a collection: why you should explore New Asian Art at the National Gallery of Australia

Installation view, New Asian Art, National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra, 2025 featuring: Yang Fudong, Forest diary, 2000, National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra, donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program by Dr Dick Quan Displays of artworks from the permanent collections of state and national galleries are ...

Negotiation, delay, and strategic reality

Negotiation, delay, and strategic reality
There is a recurring instinct in Western policymaking to believe that with enough persistence, enough goodwill, and enough diplomatic effort, even the most entrenched conflicts can be negotiated toward resolution. It is a deeply held belief, almost a reflex. But in the case of Iran and its proxy network, particularly Hezbollah, that instinct is not ...

Driverless cars will kill the London taxi

Driverless cars will kill the London taxi
After an eleven hour flight, I stepped out of Phoenix International Airport into the balmy Arizona heat. It felt like I had stepped into the future. Weaving in and out of lanes of regular taxis and airport shuttle busses, I saw a constant flow of white Jaguars adapted with roof mounted cameras and sensors, gliding past. I recognised them instantly as ...

Big target strategy

Big target strategy
With the midterm elections just over six months away, Donald Trump and congressional Republicans are face with the likelihood of shocking losses. Not only is history against them — a president’s party has lost ground in twenty of the past twenty-two midterm elections — but polls show Trump’s historically low

Is there really untold oil wealth in Queensland’s Taroom Trough? Here’s why scepticism is warranted

Is there really untold oil wealth in Queensland’s Taroom Trough? Here’s why scepticism is warranted
Robert Lucian Crusitu/ShutterstockAs Australian leaders scramble to secure fuel supplies on the international market, Queensland Premier David Crisafulli has been quick to pitch a domestic option: begin extracting the “sea of oil” in the Taroom Trough, a geological formation near the town of Roma. The state government is strongly

Perspectives on a collection: why you should explore New Asian Art at the National Gallery of Australia

Perspectives on a collection: why you should explore New Asian Art at the National Gallery of Australia
Installation view, New Asian Art, National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra, 2025 featuring: Yang Fudong, Forest diary, 2000, National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra, donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program by Dr Dick Quan Displays of artworks from the permanent collections of state and national galleries are ...