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The day started with Donald Trump saying both Israel and Iran had violated the ceasefire in the Middle East. Speaking to reporters …
The government has to decide whose side it’s on’ Keir Starmer is walking a diplomatic tightrope since the US bombed Iran, but will …
Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi addresses the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland, as the …
By Natasha Heap, Program Director for the Bachelor of Aviation, University of Southern Queensland The Middle East is a region of intense beauty and ancient kingdoms. It has also repeatedly endured periods of geopolitical instability over many centuries. Today, geopolitical, socio-political and religious tensions persist. The world is currently watching as longstanding regional tensions come … Continue reading “The Middle East is a major flight hub. How do airlines keep passengers safe during conflict?”
By Matt Fitzpatrick, Professor in International History, Flinders University In the late 1960s, the prevailing opinion among Israeli Shin Bet intelligence officers was that the key to defeating the Palestinian Liberation Organisation was to assassinate its then-leader Yasser Arafat. The elimination of Arafat, the Shin Bet commander Yehuda Arbel wrote in his diary, was “a … Continue reading “from the Middle East to America, history shows you cannot assassinate your way to peace”
By Shannon Bosch, Associate Professor (Law), Edith Cowan University Israel’s major military operation against Iran has targeted its nuclear program, including its facilities and scientists, as well as its military leadership. In response, the United Nations Security Council has quickly convened an emergency sitting. There, the Israeli ambassador to the UN Danny Danon defended Israel’s … Continue reading “Are Israel’s actions in Iran illegal? Could it be called self-defence? An international law expert explains”
CBC foreign correspondent Chris Brown gets an inside look at some of the damage caused by Iran’s missile strike in Israel.