By Jeremy Wildeman Canada is caught in a mess of its own diplomatic making following the recent escalation in the conflict between the United States and Iran. This escalation seemed to contribute to the downing by Iran on its own soil of Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752, with 57 Canadians aboard.

Canada’s non-diplomacy puts Canadians at risk in unstable Middle East

By Niki J P Alsford The re-election of Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen is a remarkable moment for global progressive politics in the face of continued populism, fake news and voter manipulation.

Taiwan elections: What does Tsai Ing-wen's victory mean for island's future

By Sarah Burns To many observers, President Donald Trump’s decision to kill a senior Iranian general is yet another example of his unique impetuousness and determination to go it alone in his foreign policy.

US President Donald Trump, like Barack Obama, tests the limits of presidential war powers

By Rockford Weitz Soaring tensions between Iran and the United States have reignited fears that the Strait of Hormuz could become a flashpoint as Tehran responds to the killing of its top general.

Could Iran-US tensions mean troubled waters ahead in the Strait of Hormuz?

By Nicole Hasham Bushfires plunder lives and landscapes in myriad ways, but they often start the same way. A bright morning suddenly turns to night. Ash flutters down from the sky, propelled ahead of the roaring fire front.

Making sense of Australia’s bushfire crisis means asking hard questions – and listening to the answers

By Benjamin Houltberg and Arianna Uhalde People worldwide make New Year’s resolutions every year in an attempt to improve their lives. Common resolutions are to exercise more, eat healthier, save money, lose weight and reduce stress.

How putting purpose into your New Year’s resolutions can bring meaning and results

By Feyzi Ismail The first two decades of the 21st century saw the return of mass movements to streets around the world. Partly a product of sinking confidence in mainstream politics, mass mobilisation has had a huge impact on both official politics and wider society, and protest has become the form of political expression to which millions of people turn.

Protests have helped define first two decades of 21st century – here’s what’s next

By David Hastings Dunn Boris Johnson has taken the scale of the Conservative Party’s election victory as an emphatic mandate to leave the European Union in 2020.

Donald Trump enthusiastic about Boris Johnson’s victory – but it won’t be smooth sailing for them

By Victoria Honeyman With Boris Johnson’s impressive election victory, one of the biggest questions in British politics will be answered: Brexit, in some form, will be done.

UK election: What Boris Johnson’s victory means for Britain’s place in the world

By Mauro Barelli In what is likely to be a remarkable moment for international justice, Aung San Suu Kyi, the political leader of Myanmar and a Nobel peace prize winner, will be in The Hague this week to lead her country’s defence against allegations of genocide.

Why Aung San Suu Kyi is in The Hague defending Myanmar against allegations of genocide

By Shane Cronin Five people have been confirmed dead, 31 remain in hospital with injuries and eight are still missing after sudden volcanic eruptions on Whakaari/White Island off the east coast of New Zealand.

Why White Island erupted and why there was no warning

The UK election comes against the background of one of the worst periods in Russian-British relations since the end of the Cold War. Badly shaken by the 2006 poisoning of the former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko in London, relations spiralled further down in the aftermath of Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014.

What would Russia prefer to happen in the UK election?

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