On Dec. 20, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced the appointment of former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd as his country’s next ambassador to the U.S. I have known Rudd for about 25 years in different contexts and our paths have crossed in various parts of the world. We’ve been fellow panelists at seminars and conferences Continue reading »
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There’s no distancing the Republican Party from Solomon Peña — or his alleged acts of political violence.
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As the country’s attention descends on Cop City following a police killing last week, the local stakes should be front of mind.
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Pressure on Türkiye continues as US pushes F-16 deal that would see Ankara drop opposition to Sweden NATO bid, which became a long shot after Quran burning in Stockholm. Greece says it will expand its waters around Crete, enraging Türkiye.
US mission creep in Ukraine follows in the fatal footsteps of ultimately failed war campaigns in Afghanistan and Iraq. Since the failures of the US military missions in places like Afghanistan and Iraq – and many other Muslim nations like Libya – critics of the US mission in the “global war on terrorism” have lamented Continue reading »
Islamic experts praise region’s success in anti-terror, ethnic group harmony. World-renowned Islamic religious figures and scholars have highly praised on the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region’s great achievements in development, saying they will share with the rest of the world what they saw with their own eyes in the region. More than 30 Islamic scholars from Continue reading »
The least well-developed political sense is the feel for when it is time to move on. Power is very satisfying and rewarding, however much one must profess that they find it onerous and difficult. Even those tempted to walk away at a time of their own choosing and with their ego and dignity intact can Continue reading »
It took less than 48 hours from Thursday until Saturday morning for New Zealanders to learn who their new Prime Minister would be. There was none of the dithering, back stabbing and delays evident in some other democracies when changing leaders. After Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern resigned there was just one nomination, Chris Hipkins, 44, Continue reading »
Currently Australia has 6 Collins Class submarines in service all of which are approaching end of service life. If they are to remain safe and operational a major and expensive refit will be required. Australia no longer has Collins Class replacement submarines planned, after the demise of the program to build 12 French designed Barracuda Continue reading »
The risks for Australia in joining another “failed” American war, this one contrived to crush China, are worse than even-money, and climbing. The consequences verge on existential. Australia’s wartime Prime Minister John Curtin wrote to Britain’s Prime Minister Churchill in a 1942 letter marked “Most Secret” – “we make no apologies for our effort or Continue reading »