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• Trump declares victory in Greenland, but the deal exposes a deeper crisis of trust

  US President Donald Trump is already presenting the new security agreement between the United States, Denmark and Greenland as a personal triumph.

  SyndicatedShannon Brincat, Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, University of the Sunshine CoastSep 20, 20265 min read

• Mark Carney: a master of statecraft in an era short of great orators

  For the past decade, global diplomacy has been dictated by one man’s social media musings. Since Donald Trump first glided into the Trump Tower atrium on his golden escalator, he – and what he has to say – has been the story, throwing red m…

  SyndicatedMark Shanahan, Associate Professor of Political Engagement, Faculty of Arts, Business and Social Sciences, University of SurreySep 18, 20264 min read

• When does being ‘apolitical’ become a political act? An ethicist on the Ed Sheeran saga

  Headlines this week have been inundated with news of artist Macklemore being dropped from Ed Sheeran’s Loop tour, following Macklemore’s onstage calls to “free Palestine”.

  SyndicatedJacqueline Boaks, Philosopher, Curtin Centre for Applied Ethics, Curtin UniversitySep 18, 20264 min read