{"results":[{"title":"In mediating US-Iran peace talks, Pakistan is flexing geopolitical muscles","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/pakistan-flag-wave-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/april/in-mediating-us-iran-peace-talks-pakistan-is-flexing-geopolitical-muscles","publisheddate":"2026-04-09","summary":"
Securing such a big diplomatic win is highly significant for Pakistan, irrespective of how the agreement has since been tested.","sxaTags":[{"title":"International"},{"title":"School of Social Sciences"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"International relations"},{"title":"Policy-and-opinion"}]},{"title":"The US-Israel ceasefire with Iran presses pause on a costly war, but can peace last?","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/middle-east-ceasefire_card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/april/the-us-israel-ceasefire-with-iran-presses-pause-on-a-costly-war-but-can-peace-last","publisheddate":"2026-04-08","summary":"
President Donald Trump’s acceptance of a Pakistani proposal for a two-week ceasefire in the war with Iran brings a sigh of relief to the international community.","sxaTags":[{"title":"International"},{"title":"School of Social Sciences"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"International relations"},{"title":"Policy-and-opinion"},{"title":"CorporateHome"}]},{"title":"Trump underestimated Iran's resilience - now there is only one way out of the war","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/conversation-_us-iran-war_card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/april/trump-underestimated-irans-resilience-and-now-there-is-only-one-way-out-of-the-war","publisheddate":"2026-04-01","summary":"
For all their claims of military success in their war with Iran, the United States and Israel have yet to clearly define their rationale for starting the conflict, their goals and their exit strategy.","sxaTags":[{"title":"International"},{"title":"Defence"},{"title":"School of Social Sciences"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"International relations"},{"title":"Policy-and-opinion"}]},{"title":"In a world of AI text, speech still reigns supreme","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/ai-speech-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/march/in-a-world-of-ai-text-speech-still-reigns-supreme","publisheddate":"2026-03-19","summary":"
Language and writing are two distinct systems of signs; the second exists for the sole purpose of representing the first.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Artificial Intelligence"},{"title":"Our Women"},{"title":"School of Social Sciences"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Arts-and-Culture"},{"title":"Our-community"}]},{"title":"Five books to help you understand Iran","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/conversation_books-on-iran_card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/march/five-books-to-help-you-understand-iran","publisheddate":"2026-03-18","summary":"
Since the Islamic Revolution of 1979, Iran has been condemned in the West as a repressive theocracy. But the history of this vast nation of more than 90 million people is long and complicated.","sxaTags":[{"title":"International"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"School of Social Sciences"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Arts-and-Culture"},{"title":"International relations"},{"title":"Policy-and-opinion"}]},{"title":"As war drags on what does victory look like for the US, Israel, and Iran?","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/israel-iran-us--card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/march/as-war-drags-on-what-does-victory-look-like-for-the-us-israel-and-iran","publisheddate":"2026-03-17","summary":"
As the Middle East war enters its third week, there is no sign from either Iran or the United States and Israel that they will stop the fighting any time soon.","sxaTags":[{"title":"International"},{"title":"School of Social Sciences"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"International relations"},{"title":"Policy-and-opinion"}]},{"title":"How AI has powerful uses for First Nations oral cultural knowledge","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/kimberley-rock-art-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/march/how-ai-has-powerful-uses-for-first-nations-oral-cultural-knowledge","publisheddate":"2026-03-04","summary":"
Indigenous cultures are not only capable of adapting to AI – the way they have always held and transmitted knowledge may make them natural users of it.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Artificial Intelligence"},{"title":"Diversity"},{"title":"Innovation"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"School of Social Sciences"},{"title":"School of Indigenous Studies"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Arts-and-Culture"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Research"}]},{"title":"Trump and Netanyahu want regime change, but Iran's regime was built for survival. A long war is now likely","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/conversation-iran_card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/march/trump-and-netanyahu-want-regime-change-but-irans-regime-was-built-for-survival-a-long-war-is-now-likely","publisheddate":"2026-03-03","summary":"
The joint US–Israel strikes on Iran, which killed the Iranian supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and Tehran’s retaliatory strikes on Israel and neighbouring Arab countries have again plunged the Middle East into war.","sxaTags":[{"title":"International"},{"title":"School of Social Sciences"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"International relations"},{"title":"Policy-and-opinion"}]},{"title":"Israel is accelerating its creeping annexation of the West Bank – can Donald Trump stop it?","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/conversation-west-bank-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/february/israel-is-accelerating-its-creeping-annexation-of-the-west-bank-can-donald-trump-stop-it","publisheddate":"2026-02-19","summary":"
While the world is focused on the fate of a ruined Gaza, Israel has accelerated its creeping annexation of the West Bank.","sxaTags":[{"title":"International"},{"title":"School of Social Sciences"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Policy-and-opinion"}]},{"title":"Why comparisons between AI and human intelligence miss the point","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/conversation-ai-brain-card-944x522.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/february/why-comparisons-between-ai-and-human-intelligence-miss-the-point","publisheddate":"2026-02-06","summary":"
Predictions of superintelligent AI ignore that human intelligence is collective, embodied and cultural, making direct comparisons with machines misleading.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Our Women"},{"title":"School of Social Sciences"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Arts-and-Culture"},{"title":"Policy-and-opinion"}]}]}