What’s in a Word? Terrorism in Las Vegas
“We don’t know what his belief system was at this time.” Clark County Sheriff Joseph Lombardo, Oct 2, 2017. Those gathered at the Route 91 […]
Articles by Dr Binoy Kampmark
Macklemore and the NRL Grand Final: The Politics of Sports
One cultivated myth of human endeavour is the creaky and far from convincing idea that politics and sport are strangers, gazing indifferently from distant across […]
The Intolerance of Tolerance: Tony Abbott’s Head Butt Episode
“This was a violent and criminal act, nothing whatsoever to do with the point of view of those of us who favour a yes vote.” […]
Benjamin Netanyahu, Penguins and the United Nations
“That’s why Israel’s policy regarding the nuclear deal with Iran is very simple: Change it or cancel it. Fix it or nix it.” (Benjamin Netanyahu, […]
The Demise of Civic Journalism: The Xenophon-Turnbull Deal
It was never spectacular, but the Australian mediascape is set to become duller, more contained, and more controlled with changes to the Broadcasting Services Act. […]
The Genuine Article in Australian Politics
He was there with his entourage, a face unmoved bar the occasional muscle flex. “There’s Malcolm Turnbull!” exclaimed drinking companions at the Curtin on Melbourne’s […]
The CIA Wins: Harvard, Chelsea Manning and Visiting Fellowships
It all began with an announcement, made public on the website of the Kennedy School’s Institute of Politics at Harvard University. Chelsea Manning would be […]
Energy Chaos in Australia: Closing the Liddell Power Station
Australia is having an energy crisis. A country with such abundant resources is incapable it seems, of handling matters of reliable supply, either in terms […]
Shooting at Hurricane Irma: The Seriousness of Humour
It has all the ingredients of screwball standup comedy, the necessary corrective to end-of-the-world scenarios. “And there she was, Irma, blowing herself through the room […]
Aung San Suu Kyi, Nobel Prizes and the Rohingyas
Scratch the skin of a saint, claimed George Orwell, and you are bound to find a sinner with an extensive resume. Such resumes are evaluated […]
Taking Aim: WikiLeaks, Congress and Hostile Agencies
Various scribbles have started to pepper the conversation started by the adventurous Mike Pompeo after he branded WikiLeaks a hostile intelligence agency before the Center […]
Beggars for War: The US, North Korea and Bankruptcy
The statement before members of the United Nations Security Council was both brash and high strung. The US ambassador had clearly decided that firm words […]
Lacking Transparency: Israeli Drones and Australian Defence
“Give us the chance to compete, to see our capabilities, to compare, to see the benefit we can bring with our [drone] system” (Shaul Shahar, […]
Unnerving the Donald: North Korea’s Sixth Nuclear Test
We are now into reckless territory with the latest North Korean nuclear test – in all probability a genuine hydrogen weapon – sending the ever […]
The Flawed Institution: Australian Marriage and the Same-Sex Debate
It’s a pretty curious thing to see: marriage being defended at all. Like slavery, and not necessarily inconsistent with it, marriage is an institution. It […]