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Lavina Lee

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Iran isn’t isolated: How autocracies are escalating the war

Iran isn’t isolated: How autocracies are escalating the war

Authoritarian powers are helping each other fight against democratic states – which is more than some first-world allies are doing for each other.

31.03.2026 10

Financial Review

Lavina Lee

Trump’s new security strategy demands Australia step up or step aside

There is something for Australians to work with even if the new security strategy states that “the days of America propping up the world like Atlas...

09.12.2025 10

Financial Review

Lavina Lee

Why Trump pressed the nuclear weapons testing button

The President’s response to the deterioration in the regional security environment is a counter to the notion that he is an isolationist looking to...

03.11.2025 8

Financial Review

Lavina Lee

Be wary of Chinese ambassador’s promises of friendship

China is embarking on the most rapid military buildup since World War II to underpin an expansionary territorial and geopolitical agenda.

02.09.2025 7

Financial Review

Lavina Lee