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United States President Donald Trump announced with great fanfare a ceasefire in the war between Israel and Iran. Yet the pact seemed incredibly fragile right from the start.
If both sides ultimately agree to stop firing missiles – a big if, given they were still trading missile strikes and threats even after yesterday’s agreement was set to begin – the key question is whether this is the start of a lasting peace, or something more temporary, Middle East expert Ali Mamouri writes.
Everything could hinge on Iran’s nuclear program. And Iran is expected to push even harder to acquire a nuclear bomb after the hostilities cease, writes nuclear disarmament expert Anthony Burke.
If Iran does make good on its threat to pull out of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, it has two paths to build a weapon, Burke says. And worryingly for the world, other states may choose to follow suit.
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Ali Mamouri, Deakin University
Mutual deterrence may prevent a longer war for now, but the balance remains precarious and could collapse with little warning.
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Anthony Burke, UNSW Sydney
The US and Israel bombing campaigns may only delay an Iranian bomb by a few years. Could this signal the death of the nuclear non-proliferation treaty?
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Benjamin Isakhan, Deakin University
This is not the start of another Iraq, it’s the continuation of a presidency defined by impulsive power, unchecked force and disdain for democratic constraint.
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Tama Leaver, Curtin University
AI is just one of the emerging threats online that won’t be tackled by the social media ban.
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Hassan Vally, Deakin University
These tests promise to show how much cellular ‘wear and tear’ your body has undergone, and how that corresponds with your age in years. Here’s what the science says.
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Kylie Message, Australian National University
Global rankings are compelling and prestigious. But they don’t necessarily tell students what it is like to study at a particular university.
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Konstantine Panegyres, The University of Western Australia
Ancient Greeks and Romans were well aware that a cost of living crisis can cause political strife. Here’s how they managed.
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Phoebe Toups Dugas, Monash University; Michelle Cormier, Monash University
New research highlights how game makers can design for trans-inclusivity – because if we want trans joy in the world, we will have to design for it.
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Ismail Albayrak, Australian Catholic University
Food, religious rituals, gender relations … Ibn Battuta described them all in his travelogue, which covered the medieval Islamic world, India, China and beyond.
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Politics + Society
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Kevin Veale, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
NZ Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour says his Victim of the Day posts are ‘a bit playful’. Yet not so long ago, he was demanding apologies for similar ‘jokes’.
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
The federal opposition has accepted an invitation from Treasurer Jim Chalmers for shadow treasurer Ted O'Brien to attend the August economic roundtable.
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Ali Mamouri, Deakin University
Mutual deterrence may prevent a longer war for now, but the balance remains precarious and could collapse with little warning.
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Health + Medicine
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Kelvin (Shiu Fung) Wong, Swinburne University of Technology
Many of us feel sluggish or less social when it’s colder. But seasonal affective disorder is more than just a slump.
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Christian Moro, Bond University; Felicity Smith, Bond University
If our body is moving, but our brain can’t work out why, this creates some internal confusion.
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Environment + Energy
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Michael Brear, The University of Melbourne; Gerhard (Gerry) F. Swiegers, University of Wollongong; Michael Leslie Johns, The University of Western Australia; Nguyen Cao, The University of Melbourne; Rose Amal, UNSW Sydney
A proposed shake-up of the global shipping industry would encourage the use of clean fuels and penalise companies that stick to cheaper, more polluting fuels.
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Vanessa Pirotta, Macquarie University
For the first time, orcas have been seen making and using tools out of seaweed. The reason? Most likely as a form of social grooming.
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Science + Technology
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Mohiuddin Ahmed, Edith Cowan University; Paul Haskell-Dowland, Edith Cowan University
If a government wants to shut down the internet, it really can – the technical capability is there.
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Jodie L. Rummer, James Cook University; Joel Gayford, James Cook University
Rather than a clever survival tactic, tonic immobility might just be ‘evolutionary baggage’.
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Arts + Culture
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Peter Edwell, Macquarie University
Public baths also often featured gymnasiums, libraries, restaurants and exercise yards. Archaeological evidence suggests even dentistry was performed at the baths.
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