Doubts at the NSA: Shelving a Mass Surveillance Program
Earlier this year, Luke Murry, national security adviser for Republican House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, revealed that the National Security Agency had been averse over […]
Articles by Dr Binoy Kampmark
Corporate Joe: Biden Enters the Presidential Race
Values, values and more values. Another dreary dish added to the smorgasbord of Democratic hopefuls for the White House. This one is a bit cured […]
Continued Detentions: The Intended Role for Chelsea Manning
The noose is tightening around the WikiLeaks world, yet another dedicated attempt to strangle the channels of information that might cast light over the dastardly […]
Lethal Bungling: Sri Lanka’s Easter Bombings
The number of dead is bound to rise, already standing at more than three hundred. The bombs, worn by seven suicide bombers, struck at three […]
Irresponsible Protections: Venezuela and Foreign Intervention
A stalemate of sorts has developed in Venezuela. The pretender, Juan Guaidó, as head of the opposition-controlled National Assembly, continues as faux interim president, noisier […]
Failed States and Militias: General Khalifa Haftar moves on Tripoli
The richly disastrous mess that is Libya has been moving into another phase of inspired aggression at the hands of General Khalifa Haftar. As he […]
Julian Assange as Neuroses
Julian Assange continues to ripple and roam as a cipher through the political and media scape of the world. Detained in Belmarsh maximum security prison, […]
Burning Gothic: Reflections on Notre-Dame de Paris
“But no matter the destruction, the spirit of what it means to be a cathedral can and does survive such catastrophes.” (Becky Clark, Church of […]
Permissible Influences: Israel and the Australian Elections
So much hullabaloo; so much pent-up anger and, let’s face it, so much opportunity for the political classes of Australia. The theme since 2016 is […]
Passing the Parcel: The European Union and Refugees in the Mediterranean
The modern UN Refugee Convention is now so flea-bitten it’s been put out to the garbage tip of history. At least the enthusiastic fleas think […]
Delegitimising Journalism: The Effort to Relabel Julian Assange
“Your honour, I represent the United States government”. The Westminster Magistrates Court had been left with little doubt by the opening words of the legal […]
Clashes of Management: Rugby Australia’s Israel Folau Problem
There was no hearing, no semblance of trial. But there was swift summary judgment: Israel Folau, a star member of the Australian Rugby Union team, […]
Shredding Asylum: The Arrest of Julian Assange
The man seemed like a bearded emissary, a holy figure nabbed in his sleep. He looked similarly pale as to how he did in 2013, […]
Absence of Proof: The Approval Process for Adani
Much hot air is coming out from the public relations unit of Adani, and the language used is that of a hostage taker seeking to […]
Terrorist Designations: Trump and Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps
It’s designed to give the US more leg room in the sanction stakes but may end up having its own hemming consequences. The designation by […]