The Taliban Scores a Coup
It threatened to disappear under the viral haze of COVID-19, but February 29 saw representatives from the US and Taliban, loftily acknowledged as the Islamic […]
Articles by Dr Binoy Kampmark
The Release of Chelsea Manning
Chelsea Manning’s release last Thursday by order of Virginia District Court judge Anthony Trenga had an air of oddness to it. “The court finds Ms. […]
For Heaven’s Sake Sanitise! Coronavirus as a Way of Life
“Anything we say in advance of a pandemic happening is alarmist; anything we say afterwards is inadequate.” (Michael Leavitt, US Health and Human Services Secretary, […]
Resisting Interpretation: The Perpetrator and Domestic Violence in Australia
A parliament of tears, or at the very least, a chamber of parliamentarians keen to shed tears. It all seemed that a feeling of genuine […]
Golden Anniversaries for Flawed Treaties: The NPT turns Fifty
In an era where agreements have been abandoned as “bad”, to use that favourite word of US President Donald Trump, the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation […]
Coronavirus Offerings and Job Losses: University Reliance on China Bites
It was predicted, warned against and is happening. Universities fattened by the Chinese student market are now in a state of financial shock, cutting losses, […]
Crimes in Afghanistan: Fatou Bensouda’s Investigative Mission
It seemed an unlikely prospect. The International Criminal Court has tended to find itself accused of chasing up the inhumane rogues of Africa rather than […]
Toilet Paper Blues: Coronavirus and Pandemic Pantries
Fears of imminent apocalypse tend to be midwives to absurdity. The stockpiling fever that has gripped various populaces in response to the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) […]
Daring to Kiss: Coronavirus and the Butterfly Effect
At some point, it seemed like a slow burner, gathering attention with each press release from the World Health Organisation. When talking about a threat, […]
Strong Man Legacies: Burying Mubarak
Reviled strongmen of one era are often the celebrated ones of others. Citizens otherwise tormented find that replacements are poor, in some cases even crueller, […]
The Viral Blame Game: Xenophobia, Attribution and Coronavirus
Moralising the way diseases and viruses are transferred is a very human, and particularly nasty trait. “We don’t need this kind of riff-raff on our […]
Julian Assange, the Glass Cage and Heaven in a Rage: Day Four of Extradition Hearings
Thursday, February 27, Woolwich Crown Court. The first round of extradition hearings regarding Julian Assange’s case concluded a day early, to recommence on May 18th. […]
Julian Assange, Political Offences and Legal Restraints: Day Three of Extradition Hearings
Wednesday, February 26, Woolwich Crown Court. Today, the focus shifted to the protagonist himself and the nature of the US-UK Extradition Treaty of 2003, a […]
Julian Assange Against the Imperium: Day Two of Extradition Hearings
The second day of extradition hearings against Julian Assange and by virtue of that, WikiLeaks, saw Mark Summers QC deliver a formidable serve for the […]
Julian Assange and the Imperium’s Face: Day One of the Extradition Hearings
If we are to believe it, Julian Assange of WikiLeaks, the man behind showing the ugliness of power, is the one responsible for having abused […]