Bitcoin the Messiah: El Salvador Goes Crypto
In a particular deli store in South Melbourne, a tongue-and-cheek message is attached to the cash register. “Bitcoin accepted there,” it proclaims brightly. Naturally, it […]
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Messianic Failure: Pursuing the GWOT Jabberwock
Anniversaries can provide occasions for reflection and deep consideration. Past errors and misjudgements can be considered soberly; historical distance provides perspective. Mature reflections may be […]
Paul Wolfowitz: Deluded and At Liberty
It was all marvellous for Paul Wolfowitz to get on Australian television (why bother?) to brusquely discuss those attacks on US soil in September 2001 […]
The whispering slave and the wondering sage.
He is called “The Father of History” by the appreciative and the “Father of Lies” by the unappreciative because of the way he collected his […]
Weaponised Refugees and Hybrid Attacks
Refugees and asylum seekers provide rich pickings for demagogues and political opportunists. The Australian approach politicises their plight by arguing that they are illegitimate depending […]
Blinken Says No to Greenland Real Estate
In May, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken made a visit to Greenland. In a rather unedifying way, he was called ‘Tony’ by his hosts, […]
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Moving to a new webhost, migrating to a new server, and upgrading our security system has not gone by without incident. In other words, there […]
Droning Disasters: A US Strike on Kabul
No more profoundly disturbing statement was needed. In the dying days of the official US departure from Kabul, a US drone etched its butcher’s legacy […]
Abandoned and Alone: Lamenting the US-Australian Alliance
Listening to Australian pundits talk about the relationship of their country with the US – at least from a strategic perspective – can be a […]
The Neocons Speak: Afghanistan as Political Real Estate
When the tears dry, it is worth considering why there is so much upset about the fall of Kabul (or reconquest) by the Taliban and […]
Amazon’s Drive into Africa
Since 2004, Amazon has been building a foothold on the African continent. In Cape Town, it already employs thousands in a global call centre and […]
Lingering Peculiarities: Slavery and Manumission in the Roman Empire
The question does not bear asking, but in a global economy greased by what has been termed disposable people, the past’s previous examples of the […]
Wounded Paternalism: Biden and the US Imperial Complex
Civilisation has tended to be seen like a gift by those claiming to grant it. It is done, in the sense Rudyard Kipling intended it, […]
A Taste of Panic: The Taliban Continues its Advance
The historical vectors are moving with conviction and purpose; the weak and lacking in conviction are in retreat and the gun is doing the talking. […]