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Rodger Shanahan

Rodger Shanahan

The Australian

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A deadly reminder ISIS ideology still a danger to the West

03.01.2025 2

The Australian

Rodger Shanahan

Telling Israel the killing must stop in Gaza is not antisemitic

The lack of any middle ground in commentary about Gaza is striking. Advocates press hard for their side without conceding any ground to the other....

18.12.2024 7

The Age

Rodger Shanahan

Telling Israel the killing must stop in Gaza is not antisemitic

The lack of any middle ground in commentary about Gaza is striking. Advocates press hard for their side without conceding any ground to the other....

18.12.2024 4

Brisbane Times

Rodger Shanahan

The vexed conundrum facing Syria’s new regime

Preferencing Islamist rule in a multi-faith state cannot be done without consigning some to subordinate status – and there are some early signs...

13.12.2024 7

Financial Review

Rodger Shanahan

Israel and Palestine lobby groups help no one by inviting divisive speakers to Australia

Last week the Australian government denied a visitor’s visa to Ayelet Shaked, a right-wing former Israeli cabinet minister, while this week the...

29.11.2024 3

WA Today

Rodger Shanahan

Israel’s won the tactical battle in Lebanon, but Hezbollah will use ceasefire to rebuild

The ceasefire in Lebanon is testimony to the exhaustion felt by both sides rather than any lasting resolution of the near half-century conflict...

27.11.2024 4

The Sydney Morning Herald

Rodger Shanahan

Why Iran may now choose surprise as its weapon of choice against Israel

The undeclared proxy war between Iran and Israel is out in the open. As Israel has expanded its military aims from full-scale offensive military...

28.10.2024 3

The Sydney Morning Herald

Rodger Shanahan

Why Iran may now choose surprise as its weapon of choice against Israel

The undeclared proxy war between Iran and Israel is out in the open. As Israel has expanded its military aims from full-scale offensive military...

28.10.2024 2

The Age

Rodger Shanahan

Hezbollah is damaged, not finished. But what will Iran do about it?

The death of Hassan Nasrallah, Hezbollah’s secretary-general for more than 30 years, is the latest in a series of stunning blows that Israel has...

29.09.2024 3

WA Today

Rodger Shanahan

Has Israel absorbed all the lessons of the 2006 Hezbollah war?

28.09.2024 2

The Australian

Rodger Shanahan

Going to war isn’t making Israel safer. Its enemies have only grown in number

For all the killing, destruction and displacement wrought upon Gaza over the past 10 months, Israel is likely to be less safe when military...

14.08.2024 1

WA Today

Rodger Shanahan