On 10 May New Zealand and Chinese military officials met in Xi’an, China for their 11th Strategic Defence Dialogue, the first after a Covid gap of three years. The press releases from both sides were brief, anodyne and uninformative. The Chinese Ministry of National Defence said: “The two sides candidly exchanged views on international and Continue reading »
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At a reconstruction site in Mariupol during President Putin’s visit in March, a woman cried from the back of the crowd, ‘It’s all lies’. Her comment was later taken down from social media, though it wasn’t clear who did that, nor whose lies she meant. Truth being the first casualty of war, the lies soon Continue reading »
The crime rate is dropping due to advanced technology, but our rate of incarceration is rising, especially for First Nations prisoners, who are gaoled at thirty times the rest of us. Even the US only gaols “non whites” at eight times. As Sumner Miller asked, “Why is it so?” It is largely the practice of Continue reading »
The progressive Move Forward Party has crushed its pro-military rivals and beaten the party that has won most votes in every other election since 2001. But its anti-establishment policies mean institutional resistance is inevitable as it tries to form a government. Thailand’s national elections were a triumph for pro-democracy forces and a repudiation of the Continue reading »
Sealed inside its bubble, America today is steadfastly walking the unhappy, steady and confident gait of the Soviet Union. All happy empires are alike. Each unhappy empire is unhappy in its own way. The happy empire believes the gods smile on its homeland. Its civilisation is uniquely endowed with gifts to see further than other Continue reading »
The centrist political organization has been challenged in Maine and Arizona over its efforts to create a third-party ballot line ahead of the 2024 election.
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Republicans have repeatedly teamed up with Democrats to oppose progressive candidates in recent years.
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Unemployable former PM, Scotty from marketing, has suffered another setback after being turned down for a job with Engadine Maccas. This comes hot on the heels of bad guy consulting company PWC also turning Scotty down for a job, saying... Read More ›
The Turkish government detained a team of Spanish elected officials and civil society leaders on hand to monitor election day activity in a Kurdish city.
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On May 12, the former president of the UN Security Council, Kishore Mahbubani, warned Hong Kong that it faced ongoing turbulence amidst global tensions. It should expect to be “kicked around like a football” over the next decade, although this has already started. Since 2020, the US has sought to harm Hong Kong in various Continue reading »