Open Letter to Antonio Guterres on the Australian Government’s failure to publicly defend the office of the United Nations Secretary General. Antonio Guterres, Secretary General of the United Nations UN Plaza, NEW YORK USA Email undesa@un.org Dear Sir, We write in shame that the Australian Government has failed to join over 100 Member states Continue reading »
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Nicholas Ross Smith, from the University of Canterbury, argues that the temptation to essentialise China as simply being a Xi-led CCP monolith that will stop at nothing to re-integrate Taiwan and seek global domination overlooks the complexity of domestic politics in China. Basing policy on a simple caricature of China is a recipe for disaster. Continue reading »
Meet the former government officials and intelligence operatives at the heart of New Lines as investigative journalist Alan MacLeod sheds light on the “independent” think tank’s true agenda and motivations.
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An interesting essay that takes a critical but well-informed look at the development of China’s Middle East policy-settings recently appeared in the journal Foreign Policy. You can read the article – written by Yun Sun, director of the China Program at the Washington-based Stimson Centre. Ms Sun draws on much relevant experience as she writes, Continue reading »
“When Australia looks out to the world, the first thing we see is the countries of ASEAN.” – Australian Foreign Minister, Penny Wong. Foreign Minister Penny Wong’s recent statement of endearment for Asean must be taken with a pinch of salt. In a recent interview with a group of South-East Asian journalists during the Asean-Australia Continue reading »
Only an exceptional president could resist the endless war-profiteering of this mammoth war machine; alas, Biden doesn’t even try. When it comes to foreign policy, the president of the United States has two essential roles. The first is to rein in the military-industrial complex, or MIC, which is always pushing for war. The second is Continue reading »
Award-winning journalist Ollie Vargas delves into Latin America's pushback against American dominance, shedding light on the changing global order – a must-listen episode for those intrigued by Latin America, the Global South, and evolving geopolitics.
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A polling firm found that Peru’s coup-plotting, right-wing-controlled congress has 6% approval and 91% disapproval. Unelected leader Dina Boluarte has 15% approval and 78% disapproval. But they have the full support of the US, Canada, and foreign mining corporations.
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China expert Dr. Joseph Gregory Mahoney joins Lee Camp to discuss the rise of China on the world stage on the heels of the US empire's decline.
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McCarthy was the highest-level US official to meet with a Taiwanese president since the 1979 diplomatic shift.
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