“Hang on, isn’t that a constitutional responsibility?”
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The labelling of people as ‘extremists’ or ‘radicals’ – as abolitionists and women’s suffrage advocates were once called – is determined not by the soundness of the views expressed, but by the relative scarcity of the people expressing them in proportion to the amount of people holding different views in the ‘sensible centre’. Given the Continue reading »
Jacinda Ardern who has led New Zealand with intelligence, kindness and humanity is leaving the stage. Her last day as Prime Minister will be February 7. This will be very sad news for those who have admired her leadership, her ability to think on her feet, her intelligence, and above all her kindness, compassion and Continue reading »
African leaders are asking for more U.S. counterterrorism support. They should be careful what they wish for.
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Genaro García Luna, a drug war insider facing charges of colluding with two major cartels, was in a position to collect dirt on officials on both sides of the border.
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Data suggests that US dollar reserves in central banks are dwindling, as is the influence of the US on the world economy. This presents a unique opportunity for regional currencies and alternative payment systems to enter the vacuum. First published in The Cradle January 13 2023 The imposition of US trade restrictions and sanctions against a Continue reading »
The US is at war, and the dollar is at risk of imminent collapse. Australia’s lobbying of the United States as a good ally should focus on these issues above all else. I am aware that many readers will say oh dear, you must not talk like that. But it’s sensible to discuss the distance Continue reading »
Across the Indo-Pacific, as well as in the escalating Ukraine War, humanity stands an accident or miscalculation away from the calamity of nuclear war. “Japan in December adopted a set of three security and defence strategy documents that break from its exclusively self-defence-only stance. Under the new strategies, Japan vows to build up its counterstrike Continue reading »
"Prince Andrew would make a great bin liner, for example"
The social media pressure campaign was just a part of the pharmaceutical industry's successful lobbying blitz to retain patents — and make record profits.
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