The current crisis in Ukraine is the most unnerving event since the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962 but the potential outcome will be devasting if Europe miscalculates – which I contend they are. The current calculation being made by EU nations particularly and NATO more generally, is that if they act against Russia in Ukraine, they risk a further escalation of hostilities on their territories. There is a cost to be paid in this conflict and these states must consider whether appeasement now removes the possibility for wider conflict or if it simply shift’s the timeline?

No one knows Putin’s end game, but it will surely come at a high cost to Europe and even more so to Ukraine. Putin objectives give him two options: …

Mr Mueller’s opinion piece (GA 17/9) has proved to be the most wonderful conclusion to a little social science experiment I conducted on Twitter last weekend. So much so, that I want to thank him for using his column to highlight it.

TO all Malaysians, I want to reach out across the seas and ensure that you heard directly from a member of the Australian government. I was horrified to hear about the racist attack on a student from Malaysia this month. It is awful to hear of anyone being attacked by strangers on the street simply because of their race and ethnicity.

As an Australian who used to travel regularly to Singapore for work before my election to the Australian Parliament House last year, I was horrified to hear about the racist attack on a student from Singapore in my home city of Melbourne last week.

It’s always disappointing when a politician plays silly political games, let alone during a national health and economic crisis. Paul Edbrooke’s comments in ‘Rail extension at a ‘standstill’’ (The Times, 30/3/20) is game-playing at its worst.

In December 2015 the countries of the world met in Paris, France and agreed to fix emissions reduction targets in a coordinated global effort to ward off catastrophic climate change. The Paris agreement was hailed as a major breakthrough, with signatory countries signing off on what they each felt they could legitimately do. This was a rare act of global agreement done in a spirit of cooperation.