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Diplomacy

Clock and dagger

As the war in Ukraine rumbles on, Vladimir Putin, a former KGB officer, is relying on Russia’s spy network to prevent his downfall.

  • Issue #163
  • 12 min read
Illustration of a man in black coat and hat smoking near colorful Russian cathedral with small figures
Defence

Defence

South Korean fighter jets, a defence show in Baghdad and the problem with EU flag waving.

  • Issue #163
  • 5 min read
White Jaguar I-Pace electric vehicle with blue police markings and light bar on roof
Affairs

Graveyard shift

On the perilous stretch of water where the Columbia river meets the Pacific, the US Coast Guard is refining the art of preparation. Can our reporter ride the wave?

  • Issue #163
  • 4 min read
Coast Guard member in protective gear on boat with rescue vessel approaching in rough seas
Diplomacy

Bubbling under

Speculation about the blasts that wrecked the Nord Stream gas pipelines has been rife. Is the truth about to surface?

  • Issue #162
  • 12 min read
Aerial surveillance footage showing gas bubbles on Baltic Sea surface from Nord Stream pipeline explosion
Defence

Up in arms

Andrew Mueller surveys the military hardware that will reshape modern warfare in the years to come.

  • Issue #161
  • 6 min read
The French navy frigate Lorraine, a Fremm-class warship, rendered as a gray military vessel with distinctive angular design
Defence

Jumping ship

Laura Walters on the growing recruitment issues that are leaving New Zealand’s naval fleet high and dry.

  • Issue #161
  • 4 min read
Two female soldiers in camouflage uniforms standing back-to-back with 'BUBBLEGUM' text and QR code overlay
Culture

Do cultural boycotts work?

In the midst of occupation, is it effective to ban a nation's ballet, artistic output from an institution's syllabi or musicians from playing? As Russia's war continues, we consider the efficacy of cultural boycotts.

  • Issue #161
  • 13 min read
Do cultural boycotts work?
Diplomacy

The peacemaker

Ukraine’s foreign minister, Dmytro Kuleba, has become the face of diplomacy against a country seemingly hell-bent on ignoring common sense.

  • Issue #159
  • 10 min read
Dmytro Kuleba wearing glasses and a grey cardigan over a white shirt, sitting in his office
Diplomacy

Chimes of freedom

The Ukraine war has stoked fears of invasion in Taiwan. But it’s at the ballot box where its future relations with China could be defined.

  • Issue #159
  • 12 min read
Chimes of freedom
Affairs

Call to arms

The conventional war in Ukraine has been good business for defence firms. But other potential skirmishes could play out in more hybrid warfare in the year ahead.

  • The Forecast #13
  • 6 min read
Call to arms

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