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The problem with demagogues is that they invariably fall into infantile practices. The politics of the playground is the politics
It was celebrated with ghoulish delight. On March 30, the Israeli Knesset passed the Penal Bill (Amendment – Death Penalty for Terrorists), an...
Last month, the United Nations General Assembly was unimpeachably correct in condemning the hideous practice of slavery in a resolution
With the Iran War groaning along, the Trump administration is getting increasingly indignant. Plumes of childish anger can be seen coming out of the...
Global crisis and human suffering can sometimes be susceptible to the cheap loop of sloganeering and mawkish publicity, often associated
It was celebrated with ghoulish delight. On March 30, the Israeli Knesset passed the Penal Bill (Amendment – Death Penalty
With the Iran War groaning along, the Trump administration is getting increasingly indignant. Plumes of childish anger can be seen
Truth may well be the first casualty of war, but death, injury and environmental degradation are bound to be keeping up in the hit lists. Attacks on...
On March 20, 2026, US District Senior Judge Paul Friedman found for The New York Times in a ruling deeming
When will Israel realise that invading Lebanon with paralytic compulsion can never be the solution to its security ills? Having destroyed Gaza with...
Truth may well be the first casualty of war, but death, injury and environmental degradation are bound to be keeping
When will Israel realise that invading Lebanon with paralytic compulsion can never be the solution to its security ills? Having
It’s almost not worth considering, but precisely because it comes from the White House, the mad manoeuvrings and silly airings of the US President...
The bellicose may find wars attractive and cleansing, but those responsible for such dry matters as inventory, material and how
Joe Kent, the now former US Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, always seemed a bit off, especially to liberals. As a combat veteran of...
It’s almost not worth considering, but precisely because it comes from the White House, the mad manoeuvrings and silly airings
With each dragged out day, President Donald Trump begins resembling a mad emperor who has not only taken leave of his senses but leave of everything...
Joe Kent, the now former US Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, always seemed a bit off, especially to liberals.
The closure of virtually all commercial traffic through the Strait of Hormuz occasioned by the Iran War is not merely a matter of oil and gas, the...
When it comes to asylum seekers, the Australian political machine has prided itself on using cruelty and a purposely obtuse
The closure of virtually all commercial traffic through the Strait of Hormuz occasioned by the Iran War is not merely
The big drain on military resources has begun. A war apparently already won (and not), against an adversary supposedly without means to fight back,...
“The geopolitical genie is out of the bottle: by capitalizing on geography to disrupt global trade, countries can strengthen their strategic...
“The geopolitical genie is out of the bottle: by capitalizing on geography to disrupt global trade, countries can strengthen their
Wars can distract, and for leaders in political purgatory, they can be particularly useful. It remains to be seen whether the UK’s increasing...
In his January speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney gave the impression of
To expand a stockpile of both the useless and the mindlessly murderous in a military sense would seem to be a wasteful exercise best contemplated in...
Wars can distract, and for leaders in political purgatory, they can be particularly useful. It remains to be seen whether
To expand a stockpile of both the useless and the mindlessly murderous in a military sense would seem to be
Former British Conservative politician and current pundit Rory Stewart thought it might have been a case of artificial intelligence.
Villainous lunacy is abundant these days as the bombing of Iran by Israel and the United States continues. The rationale
The allies of the United States have gone native, feral even, in the jungle of international relations planted by President Donald J. Trump. While we...
The allies of the United States have gone native, feral even, in the jungle of international relations planted by President
Many in the United States would scarcely identify the difference between Iran and Iraq, both countries based on ancient civilisations so...
February 28, 2026. Another attack, another breach of the United Nations Charter. A gross violation of international law. As usual,
Britain’s Labour Prime Minister is an accidental genius. Having won a comprehensive election victory in 2024 for not being a
This time, the appropriately designated shoe had found itself on the other foot. While the Trump administration has been gorily
With much in the way of pomp and false premises, the social media ban in Australia for those under 16-years-old was celebrated as a healthy incentive...
With much in the way of pomp and false premises, the social media ban in Australia for those under 16-years-old
With a sex trafficking, flesh peddling empire of favours, logistics and the good time to be had by the powerful, the gigantic scale of Jeffrey...
In a feat of enterprising delusion and sinister suppression, Australia’s second largest state has decided to deal with what it regards as an...
With a sex trafficking, flesh peddling empire of favours, logistics and the good time to be had by the powerful,
Killing political leaders – metaphorically and actually – often ushers in a silly season where the Mad Hatter presides over an imbecilic party....
For those with a sense of humour, consulting alleged facts compiled by an agency specialising in subterfuge, subversion, deception and plain mendacity...
For those with a sense of humour, consulting alleged facts compiled by an agency specialising in subterfuge, subversion, deception and
There were never the sharpest negotiators in the room, resembling a facsimile of Bertie Wooster in desperate need of the good advice of his manservant...
The eulogies are starting to wear thin. The lamented passing of the rules and law-based order only makes sense to
There were never the sharpest negotiators in the room, resembling a facsimile of Bertie Wooster in desperate need of the
How awful could it get? The New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) expired on February 5, terminating an era of arms control and imposed...
How awful could it get? The New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) expired on February 5, terminating an era
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