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Venezuelan opposition leader awarded 2025 Nobel Peace Prize
Moments ago, the Nobel Committee awarded Venezuelan opposition figure María Corina Machado the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts to “keep the flame of democracy burning amid a growing darkness”. She’s currently in hiding as she continues to campaign against Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro. We’ve shared some initial thoughts on her remarkable win below. […]
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Diplomacy when disaster strikes
Folks across Jamaica are just starting to emerge from shelter after the Cat-5 Hurricane Melissa barrelled into the island with winds of up to 282km/h (175mph). It’s the third-worst hurricane to hit the Caribbean after Wilma (2005) and Gilbert (1988), and it’s now ploughing into Cuba as a Category-4. So as details become clearer (including […]
Could this $8.5B deal change the world?
Australia’s Anthony Albanese doesn’t have too much in common with Donald Trump: a social housing upbringing vs a billionaire; decades in politics versus a recent outsider; and a centre-left leader versus more of a MAGA populist. But ‘Albo’ (his nickname) and Trump just seemed to hit it off in DC, so here are their top […]
Is the CIA about to topple Maduro?
Anyone familiar with life in a foreign ministry or any big organisation will be painfully familiar with the ‘compliment sandwich’: soften that feedback by saying something nice! So let’s start this briefing up-front with a thin slice of stale sourdough acknowledging one area where Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro has clearly excelled: he has good hair. […]
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