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A good ally is not a faithful well-armed dog but a thoughtful calm advisor reflecting its own national interests
As the Australian prime minister heads for the Nato summit in Madrid on 29-30 June, there is churn in the global strategic situation. The Albanese government has thus far taken strongly supportive positions towards US policy in both Asia and Ukraine. We are supporting flawed postures. Continue reading »
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US will stop being a democracy most Americans say
MOST Republicans and Democrats believe that the United States will cease to be a democracy, according to a new poll by Yahoo News and YouGov. Continue reading »
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RYAN YOUNG. Elon Musk’s gambit: Twitter and Free Speech
Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter has sharpened philosophical and epistemic differences over speech and content moderation. He will create an interesting natural experiment between different moderation approaches on platforms, if he is successful in changing the philosophical attitudes at Twitter. Continue reading »
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EU’s report on Hong Kong SAR a twisted narrative
Despite destructive chaos right in Europe’s own backyard, its politicians still find substantial time to lecture China on how its Hong Kong Special Administrative Region should be run. Continue reading »
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The immoral army
One of the regular refrains from the Israeli government is that they have “the most moral army” on Earth. Continue reading »
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JAKE LYNCH: Anti-Zionism is not anti-Semitism
The murder by an Israeli sniper of the Palestinian Al Jazeera journalist Shirin Abu Akleh, and the police attack on mourners at her funeral, are not incidental to Zionism, but integral to it. The ‘Green Line’ that bounds the territory the rest of the world regards as belonging to Israel is purely provisional, with no Continue reading »
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