Beautiful Plots: Israel Sabotages the Natanz Nuclear Facility
Over the weekend, Iran marked National Nuclear Technology Day. The stars of the show were going to be new advanced centrifuges at the Natanz uranium […]
Articles by Dr Binoy Kampmark
Nimble Failure: The Australian COVID-19 Vaccination Program
“I am not going to be talking about numbers today,” Australia’s Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly told Australia’s Radio National on April 12. This echoed […]
When Prince Philip Became a Monument
The student from Ghana was insistent. “I want to meet him.” The stubborn, well-attired fool, groomed and keen to make a good impression, was attending […]
Fatuous Defence: Australia’s Guided Missile Plans
Even in times of pandemic crises, some things never change. While Australia gurgles and bumbles slowly with its COVID-19 vaccine rollout, there are other priorities […]
The Future of Australian Universities: Bogans of the Pacific
When Nobel Laureates open their mouths in despair and anger, their observations tend to be worth noting. Immunologist Professor Peter Doherty was willingly doing so […]
Priti Patel and the Death of Asylum
Nothing makes better sense to the political classes than small time demagoguery when matters turn sour. True, the United Kingdom might well be speeding ahead […]
The Adani Business Formula: Dealing with Myanmar’s Military
Corporate morality can be a flexible thing. Some companies see tantalising dollar signs afloat in the spilt blood of civilians and dissidents. Military governments, however […]
Cancelling Art, Dark Mofo and the Offended Classes
Last week, Australians found themselves delighting in another fit of cancel culture, this time in the art world. Tasmania’s Dark Mofo art festival prides itself […]
Increasing Nukes and Trimming the Military: Global Britain’s Skewed Vision
Campaigners for the abolition of nuclear weapons had every reason to clink glasses with the coming into force of the Treaty on the Prohibition of […]
Confused in Afghanistan: The Biden Administration’s Latest Trick
The Biden administration continues to engage in that favourite activity White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki can only describe as “circling back”. And much circling […]
Coming to the Playing Field: Biden Puts Australia First
It has gotten tongues wagging in the diplomatic corps of Beijing, Washington and distant Canberra. The opening session of the two-day summit between China and […]
Green Passes and Dark Inequalities: The Push for COVID Immunity Passports
Sensible, ideal, wonderful – if you happen to be in the European Union. This is the air of confidence surrounding the March 17 proposal for […]
A Climate Change Vandal goes to Paris: Mathias Cormann and the OECD
The hallmark of any institution is the ability to withstand ironic dysfunction. The United States under the stewardship of that unintentional comic George W. Bush […]
The University Deception: Rankings and Academic Freedom
Forget the global university rankings of any list. The global university promotion exercise is filled with snake oil and perfumed refuse, an effort to corrupt […]
Matters of Communication: Handelsblatting the Oxford-AstraZeneca Vaccine
The Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine is fast becoming a subject of notoriety. First, will States obtain it? Second, will they use it? The first answer has […]