Paul Strutynski
Paul Strutynski is a former political tutor, trade union official, media adviser to federal cabinet ministers, Canberra bureaucrat and newspaper columnist.
Paul's recent articles
12 February 2026
If the roles were reversed, how would the west react?
What would western outrage look like if China, rather than the United States, had carried out decades of military interventions and political interference?
19 September 2023
Understanding the rules of the China debate
China wants to expand its sphere of influence; the West, thankfully, is devoid of such base instincts.
31 August 2021
The Great Double Standard over Afghanistan
The Afghanistan War is a reminder of the double standard by which the US rules the world.
10 August 2021
A guide for budding foreign policy journalists in Australia working for Nine Network and News Corp.
The uniform reality of our US-leaning foreign policy media experts suggests a possible template for training suitably compliant foreign policy journalists.