Despite the grilling he got in two separate parliamentary hearings last week, Reserve Bank governor Dr Philip Lowe’s explanation of why he was preparing mortgage borrowers for yet further interest rate increases didn’t quite add up. There seemed to be something he wasn’t telling us – and I think I know what it was. We Continue reading »
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The anniversary of the war in Ukraine was accompanied by high level visits to both Moscow and Kviv. One visit appears to offer at least a glimmer of hope and the other presents a picture of more destruction, suffering and death. Chinese foreign minister Wang’s meeting with his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov and president Putin Continue reading »
A key feature of following the news and reporting from mainstream Western media today is the relentless China bashing. It is off the charts, tiring, and often regurgitated trivia or fabricated stories with no evidence to support callous statements about the country, demonstrating a deep lack of understanding. But it continues to be churned out Continue reading »
Testimony of Professor Jeffrey D. Sachs University Professor at Columbia University UN Security Council Session on the Nord Stream Pipeline Destruction February 21, 2023 As Delivered My name is Jeffrey D. Sachs. I am University Professor at Columbia University. I am a specialist in the global economy, including global trade, finance, infrastructure, and economic statecraft. I Continue reading »
The war in Ukraine has proven that transparency is possible when it comes to weapons transfers. The Arms Sales Accountability Project wants to make it the norm.
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Reacting to China’s announcement that it will be putting forward a proposal for a political settlement to end the war in Ukraine, the US ambassador to the United Nations said that if China begins arming Russia in that conflict this will be a “red line” for the United States. “We welcome the Chinese announcement that they Continue reading »
Prudent nations would do well to prepare for peace even in the midst of an armed conflict. As we approach the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion this month, the Ukraine war remains the world’s dominant geopolitical conflict. The big-picture structural issue is the post-Cold War order in Europe and the place of a shrunken and Continue reading »
Genaro García Luna was convicted on Tuesday of accepting millions in cartel bribes. But the information U.S. officials had went mostly unexplored.
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Australians could wake up one morning to the news that we are at war with China. Confronting as that would be, perhaps more confronting is something many people do not realise: such a decision would not require any consultation in parliament. The decision to go to war would not require a public discussion. It would Continue reading »
P&I recently published an article by Dmitry Trenin ‘2023 will be make-or-break year for Russia’. It raised the question: Amidst the war in Ukraine, where can readers turn for independent sources of analysis on Russia and Ukraine, in English or available in translation? In my view, the best place to look for serious-minded Russians not Continue reading »