The West's Weapon of Self-Delusion
So they are it again, the great and the good of American democracy, grovelling and…More
Tagged: International Affairs
Asia Pacific 'Community' Will Be Hard Won
Just as Kevin Rudd has raised the prospect of a new regional institution which spans…More
Don't Cry for Me, America
This time last year it was inevitable that Hillary Clinton would become the Democrat nominee…More
No Such Thing as Humanitarian Intervention
Last week’s Australian withdrawal of combat troops from Iraq saw a flurry of establishment commentary…More
Painting the White House Black
As HRC was choking in the rarefied air of her country’s high plains last week,…More
Go For Broke in Ohio
With the long primary contest finally behind us, the US Democrats must now focus on…More
Death by a Thousand Cuts
I didn’t know it would feel this bad. I didn’t know it would feel this…More
Blood in Shades of Grey
Jon Lee Anderson believes in good wars. "I’d like to think that I would have…More
So Al Qaeda Is Defeated, Eh?
So Al Qaeda is "almost defeated", is it? Major gains against Al Qaeda. Essentially defeated.…More
The Cost of Armed Resistence
Nothing defines popular perceptions of Palestinian resistance more than the image of armed militants. But…More