The US withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal was welcomed by many of the Iranian people. The next step is for the US Administration to support the goals of those involved in resistance against the regime.

The Australian Government is committed to spending increasingly large amounts of taxpayer money on military hardware, but there is little public debate on the necessity of such expenditure.

The recent killing of Islamic State leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, is indeed cause for celebration, however, leadership decapitation does not guarantee total defeat of the organisation. Kiriloi M. Ingram explores the number of dynamics which impact the potential for Islamic State to survive its current predicament.