This Month
- Opinion
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Violence against West Bank Palestinians is getting worse
An upsurge in attacks coincides with the coming to power of the most right-wing government in Israeli history.
- Dana El Kurd
How to steal 25,000 secrets from Facebook
The inside story of how a Wall Street Journal reporter secured one of the biggest leaks of corporate documents in history.
- Jeff Horwitz
Death in the Andes: a mountain gives up secrets
Fifty years after two mountaineers perished on South America’s tallest peak, a camera emerged from the ice with film that could help solve the mystery of their deaths.
- John Branch
- Opinion
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
The Islamic double standard
Islamic religious fanaticism threatens not just Israel, but open societies everywhere, argues US philosopher Sam Harris.
- Sam Harris
- Opinion
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
The bigot’s guide to antisemitism
Anti-Jewish activists hide their prejudice behind euphemisms, criticism of Israel and the Palestinian cause, writes a Jewish journalist.
- Yair Rosenberg
- Opinion
- World politics
Japan is tired of Prime Minister Kishida, a man who tries too hard
Fumio Kishida’s knack for associating with controversial policies has turned him into one of the most unpopular leaders of the past two decades.
- Gearoid Reidy
Bill Ackman, Harvard, and the limits of money-driven power
The billionaire Wall Street fund manager thought his donations would give him clout at the university. He was wrong.
- Maureen Farrell and Rob Copeland
- Opinion
- Satire
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A newspaper expresses regret for mentioning the merry, the dead, the Romans and Barack Obama.
- Guy Kelly
The first Australian writer to make politics and sex sing
Frank Moorhouse was one of Australia’s most adventurous and productive authors. A new biography explains his rise.
- Andrew Clark
- Opinion
- UK politics
Brexit architect Farage upends UK politics from the Australian jungle
Some right-wing Tories want Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to cut a deal with Farage’s Reform UK party.
- Stuart Biggs, Kitty Donaldson and Alex Wickham
Deepfake TikTok videos reanimate Hamas’ victims
‘Digital resurrections’ are becoming commonplace using AI technology.
- Alexandra Barinka
Climate change could ruin Christmas as Panama Canal dries up
A drought in Central America is slowing the passage of container ships through one of the world’s busiest trade routes.
- Tim Culpan
- Analysis
- China relations
Why Australia can’t rely on the US to save it from China
Former foreign minister Gareth Evans looks at the country’s options in relation to the dominant force in the region.
- Gareth Evans
Why Nikki Haley is rising among the rivals to Trump
Even if she doesn’t win, her ascent may make this race more interesting, especially in the early states, which will begin to vote in six weeks.
- Nate Cohn
Looking for a good book? Try these 10 chosen by foreign policy experts
Writers at Foreign Policy pick a selection of non-fiction titles, from AI’s hype and fear to one of the biggest financial scandals in world history.
- Foreign Policy
Why OpenAI staff lobbied for Sam Altman’s return
The head of the company behind ChatGPT has shown the world he’s an exceptional leader.
- Shirin Ghaffary
It’s a blue-collar bonanza as the income gap keeps closing
So ingrained is the idea that workers are suffering in today’s world that saying otherwise is almost heretical.
- The Economist
AustralianSuper director publishes war novel
Misha Zelinsky’s book about the war in Ukraine features on a union official not dissimilar to himself, except female.
- Myriam Robin
How Ukraine defeated Russia’s cyber warriors
Kyiv imported tens of thousands of modems after malware took down its satellite communications network. Western tech companies helped thwart other attacks too.
- Lawrence Freedman
- Opinion
- Residential property
It will never be a good time to buy a house
A hopeful New York renter is told increased supply will make homes affordable – possibly next decade, possibly never.
- Annie Lowrey
