The logistics of death and the longterm relationship
I lost my husband, unexpectedly and traumatically, recently. The only way I can make something better of the experience is to pass on suggestions to […]
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Gallic Stubbornness: France, Netanyahu and the ICC Arrest Warrants
The comity of nations, at least when it comes to international humanitarian law, took a rather curious turn with the announcement by France that it […]
The ABC’s Colonel Blimp
The position of a state broadcaster, one funded directly by taxpayers from a particular country, places it in a delicate position. The risk of alignment […]
The rise and rise of the right
I hate it when this happens: stroll into a bookshop and see a book that looks good, read the cover notes and spend the money. […]
Ironic Dependency: Russian Uranium and the US Energy Market
Be careful who you condemn and ostracise. They just might be supplying you with a special need. While the United States security establishment deems Russia […]
Donald Trump’s quick trip to absolute dictatorship
By Noel Wauchope Comparisons are odious, particularly between Donald Trump and Adolf Hitler. I must be plain from the start, that these individuals have had […]
Arrest Warrants from The Hague: The ICC, Netanyahu and Gallant
The slow, often grinding machinery of international law has just received a push along with the issuing of three arrest warrants by the International Criminal […]
Fencing the Ocean: Australia’s Social Media Safety Bill
The Australian government is being run ragged in various quarters. When ragged, such a beast is bound to seek a distraction. And what better than […]
Zionism, Imperialism and conflict in the Middle East
As we are constantly bombarded by the ongoing conflict in Gaza and the ever-widening theatre of war to now include The West Bank, Golan Heights […]
Thank You for Emitting: The Hypocrisies of COP29
COP29 was always going to be memorable, for no other reason than the hosting country, Azerbaijan, is a petrostate indifferent to the issue of emissions […]
Natural Resources and Palestinian Sovereignty: Israel’s Further Isolation
Two more United Nations committee resolutions. Both concerning the conduct of Israel past and current. While disease, hunger and death continue to stalk the Gaza […]
Blinken Atrocious in a Dangerous World
It is hard to credit one of the least impressive Secretary of States, the United States has ever produced with any merit other than being […]
They Were There First: Election Denialism, the Democratic Way
The scene is memorable enough. November 2016. The Twin Peaks Tavern, Castro District. Men gathered, beside themselves. “It’s shocking how those people voted him in,” […]
The Remembrance Day Amnesia Racket
It was catastrophic, cataclysmic and all destructive. It wiped out empires and aristocracies and tore through the middle class. The First World War was a […]
The Musings of Shigeru Ishiba: Visions of an Asian NATO
Japan’s new prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba, is stirring the pot – notably on regional security matters. He has proposed something that has done more than […]