Both Germany and the United States show us that laws are not enough to combat the rise of fascism- instead, we need to strengthen our democracy.

Authoritarian nations are using new tactics, from emotional manipulation to digital surveillance, to sway diaspora attitudes in their favour.

Deakin University Global Islamic Politics Professor Greg Barton says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has never been a great “strategian” and is “hanging on for political survival”. “Social polling is pretty clear, he’s way underwater in terms of net popularities,” Mr Barton told Sky News Australia. “The Prime Minister, Bibi Netanyahu, is riding a tiger; he’s scared of dismounting the tiger for fear of being eaten by the tiger. “Israel has focused on tactical operations and not thought strategically about where it wants to go. “In the absence of his own strategy, he gets pushed in the direction of those who are using leverage over him, and that’s producing very tragic results for everyone at the moment.”

There are many things happening in the Middle East at the moment but beneath them lies one single through-line: Israel is attempting to reshape the political map of the region.

Prime ministerial language on Indonesia over three decades shows some welcome signs of stability and some warning signs of stasis.

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Seven female Labor candidates, ‘enough for an entire netball team’, have won seats in the sunshine state, with Anika Wells praising the party for ‘empowering women’

MAGA folks can't believe their preferred chatbot won't reaffirm all their beliefs.