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How the dangerous evolution of Pakistan’s national security state threatens domestic stability

  • Written by: Robert G. Patman, Professor of International Relations, University of Otago
How the dangerous evolution of Pakistan’s national security state threatens domestic stabilityProtests followed the terrorist attack that killed more than 40 Indian military personnel in the disputed state of Jammu and Kashmir. AAP/Jaipal Singh, CC BY-ND

In February, a terrorist attack by Jaysh e-Mohammad (JeM) killed more than 40 Indian military personnel in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. It triggered the worst escalation of...

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Gamers use machine learning to navigate complex video games – but it's not free

  • Written by: Ben Egliston, PhD candidate in Media and Communications, University of Sydney
Gamers use machine learning to navigate complex video games – but it's not freePlaying Dota 2? You can do better with a little help from machine learning.Shutterstock/hkhtt hj

Some of the world’s most popular video games track your activity as you play – but they’re not just gathering data for business or marketing purposes.

They’re accumulating information about the way you and others play the game,...

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Shocked Labor moves on – but to what policy destination?

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

Bill Shorten has said he likes doing the family shopping, nevertheless Tuesday’s front page picture in The Australian did capture the savagery of changing political fortunes. There was Shorten, clutching a packet of Rice Bubbles, going through his gate.

While he was coping with a massive let down, a shell-shocked Labor party was moving with...

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Narendra Modi has won the largest election in the world. What will this mean for India?

  • Written by: Amitabh Mattoo, Honorary Professor of International Relations, University of Melbourne
Narendra Modi has won the largest election in the world. What will this mean for India?Narendra Modi's image was ubiquitous on the campaign trail – a sign of how much Indians have gravitated toward his cult of personality and nationalist rhetoric.Harish Tyagi/AAP

The resounding victory of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) coalition in India’s federal election represents a key marker in the modern history of India. It was...

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