Tactical Paranoia: Peter Dutton’s Palestinian Problem
The philosophy of the dunce, and the politics of the demagogue, often keep company. And Peter Dutton has both of these unenviable traits in spades. […]
Articles by Dr Binoy Kampmark
Bloody Eschatology: Israel and the next Big War
The push towards an all-out war in the Middle East is moving out of its sleepwalking phase to that of conscious eschatological reckoning. A blood […]
Resisting AUKUS: The Paul Keating Formula
From his own redoubt of critical inquiry, the former Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating has made fighting the imperialising leprosy of the AUKUS security pact […]
AUKUS Revamped: The Complete Militarisation of Australia
There is much to loathe about the AUKUS security agreement between Canberra, Washington and London. Of the three conspirators against stability in the Indo and […]
Tim Walz for Veep: Barely Noticed or Noticeable
While the Kamala Harris coronation for Democratic presidential nomination continues in its safely shielded path, her sacred status among party members growing with each day, […]
The ASIO Astrologers: Terror Threats and Radicalisation Down Under
Bureaucrats tasked with protecting national security are often inclined to encourage insecurity. It’s all part of the job prescription. The imperative is understandable if chillingly […]
Political Pretence: The Democrats and the Palestinians
The fact that the Democrats currently occupy the White House has done little to ruffle the equation of blood and gore in the Middle East, […]
Kamala Harris: Papier-mâché Coronation
How aristocratic it all sounds, if only in a playground, papier-mâché sense. The language of the estates, the “crowning,” the “coronation,” words repurposed for republican […]
Assange, CIA Surveillance and Spain’s Audencia Nacional
The sordid story on the CIA-backed operation against the WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange during his time cramped in London’s Ecuadorian Embassy continues to froth and […]
Olympian Ordure: Swimming and Shitting in the Seine
Swimming, or dipping, in faecal polluted waters is not unusual. The spirit longs for purity in the staining aqua, and the body keeps pace with it. […]
Greasing Palms: The Thales Blueprint for Corruption
It is a point verging on the trite: an arms corporation suspected of engaging in corrupt practices, spoiling dignitaries and officials and undermining the body […]
The Olympic Games: Perennially Costly and Always Over Budget
Another entertainingly corrupt sporting event has just started in Paris, opening with a barge packed ceremony on the Seine. Thousands of simpering commentators, paid-up media gawkers […]
Foregone Conclusions: Paul Kagame Retains Power
Rwanda has become a curiosity as an African state. The mere mention of its name tugs the memory: colonial tragedy, ethnic violence, genocide. Then comes […]
Puppet Realisations: Biden Stands Aside
Having been endorsed as the only viable candidate to battle Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential elections, Joe Biden was subsequently browbeaten and harried into […]
Conventional Wisdom: The ICJ Ruling on Israeli Settlements
The International Court of Justice has again deliberated over the thorn-bloodied subject of Israeli-Palestinian relations. Its latest advisory opinion, sought by the UN General Assembly […]