Paul Buitink talks to John Mearsheimer, a renowned American political scientist and international relations scholar who belongs to the realist school of thought. He is a Professor at the University of Chicago. John gives an overview of what offensive realism is. Furthermore he discusses the European Union’s foreign policy and how dependent it is on Continue reading »
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Since my last report, the All-Ords share price index rose by 3.2% from Friday 3rd May to Thursday 16th May, but then fell by 2.2% to Friday 31st May. But for a 0.9% uptick last Friday there would have been no gain in the last four weeks. Market trends My technical models show: On short-to-medium-term Continue reading »
How important is language? It’s a truism to point out that my “terrorist” is your “freedom fighter” or vice versa but sometimes the choice of words sometimes becomes so ridiculous that warnings should be issued. Beware the squishy grammar of a politician excreting nonsense. Be quite alarmed when the power of lobbyists and Party donors Continue reading »
University encampments invite us into a different way of doing education that defies institutional control. When you enter the encampment, you see colour: the red, green, black and white of Palestinian flags and posters and the red, yellow and black of Aboriginal flags, clusters of multicoloured tents and the vibrant hues of children’s artwork. If Continue reading »
Israel’s forced starvation has caused the deaths of more children in central Gaza where conditions have been made worse by Israel’s closure of the Rafah crossing, further limiting aid and trapping sick and injured Palestinians. Republished from Al Jazeera 3rd June, 2024 Continue reading »
“Extreme hunger is unfolding” as a civil war enters its second year and funding is slow to arrive, the agencies warned. A group of United Nations agencies and humanitarian groups sounded the alarm Friday that 18 million Sudanese are acutely hungry as a civil war that began in April 2023 continues to ravage the country. Continue reading »
Opportunism, hypocrisy, manipulation, and deceit come quickly to mind when delving into the behaviour of politicians. Against this background, two Australian former prime ministers who have thrust themselves into the headlines over the genocide in Gaza, Julia Gillard and Scott Morrison, come to mind. Gillard was one of six former Prime Ministers (along with Kevin Continue reading »
Opposition leader, Peter Dutton, was left fuming yesterday after an Australian journalist dared to ask him when his much feted nuclear policy would be released. After the Dark Lord promised to release the details over 12 weeks ago. ”The journalists... Read More ›
John Menadue recently asked Pearls and Irritations (P&I) readers to suggest how to go about raising the bar in relation to content and relevance. My response would be to suggest that P&I facilitate a means to achieve a true democracy here in Australia; by harnessing all of the intelligence, observation, nous, wit and political awareness Continue reading »
If this scenario had been written into a novel at the turn of 19th century it would have been too unthinkable to believe it could actually take place – assisting in the bombing of innocent civilians, then charging in to feed them, appearing like the saviour of your victims. It is a strange situation when Continue reading »