Should He Stay Or Should He Go?
"Unlike Vietnam, we are not facing a broad-based popular insurgency." Those were President Obama’s confident…More
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A Delegate's-Eye View Of Copenhagen
The rituals of diplomacy reflect their time. In Alexander Sokurov’s masterpiece Russian Ark, a French…More
Why Are Bhopal's Victims Still Waiting For Justice?
Aadil Khan doesn’t look like other 18-year-old boys. A delicate moustache is the only indication…More
Make No Mistake, Pakistan Is At War
Pakistan’s once sleepy capital Islamabad has been transformed into something of a fortress, with checkpoints,…More
Our Foreign Minister Can't Handle The Truth
Recently a piece in the Fairfax media told of the "huge shock" the Israeli Government…More
A Very Diplomatic Town Hall Meeting
Big expectations lead to big disappointments. That’s what some learned from Barack Obama’s Shanghai "town-hall"…More
In Defence Of One World Government
Climate Change "sceptics" have found a new purpose for an old conspiracy theory. Recently the…More
Is Washington's Peace Process Over?
The decision of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to resign and not stand in proposed January…More
Is Obama Committed To Non-Proliferation?
It’s amazing that Sunao Tsuboi survived the atomic bomb blast of 1945 at all — let…More
Fight Or Flight In Iran
When news broke of large protests in Iran following the announcement of election results in…More