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Sports face a reckoning on brain injuries

For a long time, professional sporting bodies were afraid of the ‘c word’ — concussion.

Can the global backlash against human rights be stopped?

Respect for human rights has declined over two decades. But despite a backlash against the international legal order, some players are driving positive change.

Big decisions facing new-look PIF leadership

The Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting begins in Tonga with many big questions, ranging from the region’s banking crisis to New Caledonia’s unrest.

Many militaries are ‘shrinking’, why not Indonesia’s?

Indonesia’s military has expanded under Jokowi’s policies, prioritising personnel over modernisation, affecting maritime defence capabilities.

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How Antarctica’s exceptional status is slipping away

The COVID-19 pandemic showed that Antarctica’s isolation and remoteness cannot protect it from events in the rest of the world.

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Why Malaysia has a stake in preserving Antarctica

The global sea level rise due to the melting ice poses a serious threat to low-lying coastal areas including those in the tropics.

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How politics and climate could affect the Antarctic Treaty

The Antarctic Treaty System has long been hailed as an example of successful international cooperation. But could that be at risk?

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The most important continent on Earth

What does the future of Antarctica look like in a changing world and geopolitical climate?

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Reading the Xi leaves: Biden meeting good for everyone

If the two leaders meet during the APEC summit, the region will be reassured that the rivalry between the two superpowers is being checked.

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We don’t know enough about the high seas to protect them

Beyond any country’s jurisdiction, relatively little is known about the high seas and the life it contains. As high sea activities ramp up that needs to change.

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UN Arms Trade Treaty’s difficult first decade

The United Nations Arms Trade Treaty has mixed success, but its aims remain worth supporting.

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How compromise unravelled the UN Arms Trade Treaty’s promise

Born of compromises, the treaty’s attempt to satisfy all parties has led to it being toothless. How best to restore its bite?

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United Nations arms treaty an example, not an answer

The Arms Trade Treaty can work best where it sidesteps the great powers’ strategic interests.

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Russia’s invasion could reignite a nuclear arms scramble

When Ukraine gave up its stockpile of nuclear weapons, it expected protection from the great powers. Russia’s invasion could start a global re-think.

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Sports face a reckoning on brain injuries

Can the global backlash against human rights be stopped?

Big decisions facing new-look PIF leadership

Many militaries are ‘shrinking’, why not Indonesia’s?

How Antarctica’s exceptional status is slipping away

Why Malaysia has a stake in preserving Antarctica

How politics and climate could affect the Antarctic Treaty

The most important continent on Earth

Reading the Xi leaves: Biden meeting good for everyone

We don’t know enough about the high seas to protect them

UN Arms Trade Treaty’s difficult first decade

How compromise unravelled the UN Arms Trade Treaty’s promise

United Nations arms treaty an example, not an answer

Russia’s invasion could reignite a nuclear arms scramble

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