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The Australian Literary Review
Brendon O'Connor writes about his experiences in New York City. He says the twin towers were one of the most recognisable monuments to American wealth and power. In the...
World Press Institute Reports Online
Siobhan Heanue writes, what a shock it was to visit the headquarters of the LA Times and see what felt more like a bank or a museum than...
The Australian Literary Review
Geoffrey Garrett says, the most significant speeches from the 9/11 decade would be George W. Bush's address to the US Congress on September 20, 2001, saying: "Our war on...
The Australian
Yiwei Wang says, although it is 10 years since that day, the problem persists: the American people have not changed their mode of thinking and are neglecting the lessons of the...
HuffPost Politics
Marty Kaplan says, "How did this happen to America?" I was in Australia just after the debt-ceiling debacle, and by "this" the student meant the highchair spoon-banging in Washington that had...
The Drum (ABC online)
Tom Switzer discusses the sixtieth anniversary of the signing of the ANZUS Treaty. He says the anniversary is worth commemorating as a seminal moment that continues to shape Australian...
The Australian
Professor Anatol Lieven says US President Barack Obama is following the kind of foreign policy agenda that most of the world had hoped Bush would follow. Lieven adds that Obama is...
Minnesota Public Radio News
Siobhan Heanue says there is a steely resilience that's hard to miss in Ely, Minnesota: something America needs a good deal of right now. Siobhan Heanue is in the...
Sean Gallagher says increased research funding and international student fee revenue are key to the research performance of Australian universities. He writes that US institutions could also help subsidise research programs by welcoming...
Europe is becoming a strategic backwater to American policymakers.
The Arab uprisings are only the beginning of a long and painful process.
Sabre rattling in the South China Sea is causing a growing sense of unease.
The Fukushima nuclear plant disaster in Japan has global consequences for the industry.
The Arab uprisings have shifted hero status from Osama bin Laden to the people, a shift that could backfire on the United States.
The Bush administration’s response to September 11 has created a more vulnerable America and has played a strong role in the rise of China.
The terrorist attacks on New York and Washington launched America into a fresh debate about what it means to be an American in a complex world.
After 9/11, it would be wrong to overestimate Chinese strength and US vulnerability.
America must decide if it is to compete with China or cede power to Asia.
John Curtin’s most famous quote redefined Australia.
Leading historian Niall Ferguson seriously overstates his case that the West has lost its nerve under deadly assault.
