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ABC The Drum
He comes from the same small town as Bill Clinton and will try to convince Republicans that he knows how to beat the Clinton machine. Research associate John Barron considers whether Mike...
ABC The Drum
Of all the apparent diversity among Republican presidential hopefuls, the entry of the first and probably only female candidate, Carly Fiorina, is probably the most important, says research associate John Barron.
ABC The Drum
Ben Carson announced he would run for president just days after the town he made his name in, Baltimore, was rocked by riots over the death of a black man...
US News & World Report
From Charlie Hebdo to the Muhammad cartoon contest in Texas, the right to offend must be defended, says research associate Nicole Hemmer.
ABC The Drum
The new defence agreements between Japan and the US seem like a victory for both, but they could add fuel to the regional fire and Australia will need to carefully...
ABC The Drum
Senator Bernie Sanders is running for president, but he has no chance of winning the White House. Research associate John Barron says Sanders wants to turn the spotlight on secretive political donations...
US News & World Report
The media's fixation on candidates' diets tells us nothing about their leadership potential, says research associate Nicole Hemmer.
There is much more to the story of Australia simply following the Mother Country into battle
The Strategist
Has a lack of upper-tier leadership doomed the US pivot to Asia? Alliance 21 research assistant Andrew Kwon says new secretary of defense Ashton Carter has the potential to revitalise the strategic...
US News & World Report
Research associate Nicole Hemmer says the much-feared backlash to same-sex marriage has already come and gone.
The Democratic frontrunner has no compelling message for why she wants to be president
US News & World Report
Republican presidential hopeful Marco Rubio wants to double down on the most disastrous decade in US foreign policy history, says research associate Nicole Hemmer.
ABC The Drum
Less extreme and more likeable than Ted Cruz, more mainstream and electable than Rand Paul, newly declared Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio is one to watch. Research associate John Barron warns...
ABC The Drum
Hillary Clinton has joined the race for the US presidency again. Research associate John Barron says the assumption she will snap up the top job this time might just prove her greatest...
Marco Rubio is trying to unite the four different factions of modern American conservatism.
A successful agreement with Iran will have repercussions far beyond nuclear proliferation.
Western Europe is showing serious signs of splintering over isolating Russia.
The new nuclear deal between the United States and Iran charts a new direction for American foreign policy that makes the Middle East and the world a safer place.
ABC The Drum
Libertarian standard-bearer Rand Paul is a Washington senator running against the DC machine. Research associate John Barron weighs his chances of winning the 2016 Republican presidential nomination.
US News & World Report
Rand Paul's 2016 campaign is libertarian in style, but not substance, says research associate Nicole Hemmer.
