Imperial hypocrisy about 'terrorism' hits its most absurd point yet
The US has removed Syria’s al-Qaeda franchise from its list of designated terrorist organisations just days after the UK added nonviolent activist group Palestine Action to its own list of banned terrorist groups.
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BRICS is sliding towards irrelevance – the Rio summit made that clear
The BRICS group of nations has just concluded its 17th annual summit in Rio de Janeiro. But, despite member states adopting a long list of commitments covering global governance, finance, health, AI and climate change, the summit was a lacklustre affair.
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What are the chances for peace in Ukraine right now?
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Suggesting a Nobel for Trump is a Netanyahu obscenity
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Australia obstructed probe into deadly ‘Rainbow Warrior’ bombing
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Tariff deadline extended as Trump’s trade talks falter
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Anti-tourism protests are not new. They happened in ancient Rome, 19th-century England and after World War II
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Empathy, morality, civilisation and resisting tyrants
Are we just selfish brutes who need to be civilised into social, moral behaviour? If not, where do our decency and altruism come from? Can we resist the tides of fear and control rolling over us and cultivate more compassionate and peaceable societies?
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The end of multilateralism
The recent unilateral strikes by the United States on Iran’s nuclear development sites underline the fact that multilateralism is dead, and has been so for some time.
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Freedom of speech and chants
“Death, death to the IDF [Israel Defence Forces]” and “Death, death to the IOF [Israeli Occupying Force]”. Chants that some in the Palestinian support movement in Melbourne used last weekend.
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US economic statecraft must catch up to its Taiwan strategy
Taiwan’s global economic role has made it indispensable to regional stability in East Asia and for the US’ strategic goals.
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BRICS+ meets in Rio amid global shifts and internal fractures
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