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Muted response from Albanese government on US attack on Iran
The government issued a statement in response to the bombing, but there were no immiedate plans for the prime minister to ...
What is a ‘bunker buster’? An expert explains what the US dropped on Iran – and what might happen now
The GBU-57 Massive Ordance Penetrator is a weapon only the US can deploy – but it may have unintended consequences.
Kenya’s police still kill with impunity – what needs to be done to stop them
We use the unparalleled access we have to academics to produce deeply researched analysis of the news – on a deadline. We ...
One year on: South Africa’s coalition government boosted optimism, but will it last?
For the first time since the end of apartheid in 1994, the ruling African National Congress lost its parliamentary majority ...
What is a ‘bunker buster’? An expert explains what the US dropped on Iran
The GBU-57 Massive Ordance Penetrator is a weapon only the US can deploy – but it may have unintended consequences.
Assisted dying – medical anthropolgist on the complex practical and ethical road ahead
I’ve seen just how deeply people are affected when asked to contemplate their future – or the future of someone they love.
O que diz o direito internacional sobre o ataque de “legítima defesa preventiva” de Israel
A justificativa de Israel se baseia em uma ameaça futura, ou seja, na possibilidade de que o Irã estaria desenvolvendo arma nuclear. Contudo, o direito internacional é claro: ameaças potenciais não co ...