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Video: Crisis in Sri Lanka and the World By , September 06 2024

In this insightful video, we delve into the ongoing crisis in Sri Lanka and its broader global implications. We explore how colonial legacies and neoliberal policies have contributed to the current state of affairs, both in Sri Lanka and across …

They Are Making the Waters of the Pacific Dangerous By , September 05 2024

What Is RIMPAC?

The US and its allies have held Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercises since 1971. The initial partners of this military project were Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States, which …

No to Toxic Nuclear Submarines By , September 05 2024

While the public has largely been kept in the dark about the AUKUS acquisition of nuclear-powered submarines, some new information has come to light around the Australian Naval Nuclear Power Safety Bill, 2023, which a Senate committee is now scrutinising.…

Killing Bazaars: The Land Forces Expo Down Under By , September 03 2024

Between September 11 and 13, the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) will play host to a bazaar of networking and deal making as part of a show that really ought to be called The Merchants of Death Down Under.  …

Philippine Politics: A Nation Caught in a Vicious Loop. The Role of the Electorate in the Democratic Process By , August 30 2024

Philippine politics has long been a subject of intense scrutiny, debate, and despair among its citizens. The recent political landscape, characterized by the resurgence of the Marcos family with Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. as President and the alliance with Sara …

AUKUS Military Deal Turning Australia Into American State, Fueling Tensions By , August 27 2024

AUKUS is once again in the spotlight. The anti-Chinese security pact between Australia, UK and the US (sometimes described as an “Asian NATO”)  has been controversial from the beginning. Together with the QUAD, it has certainly  increased tensions in the …

Warmonger Confessions: More Frankness on AUKUS By , August 26 2024

The problem with satellite states and subject powers is that their representatives are rarely to be trusted, especially on matters regarding security. Their idea of safety and assurance is tied up in the interests of some other power, one who …

The Historical Roots of US Sponsored Regime Change in Bangladesh: The 1975 Military Coup and its Aftermath By , August 25 2024

What we are witnessing in Bangladesh is a continuous process of U.S. sponsored regime change, largely conditional upon the demise of democracy coupled with the stranglehold of  IMF-World Bank “strong economic medicine”.

The 2024 regime change consisted in US support

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Pro-Zionist Australia’s Shame: Censoring Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Managers Cancel Pianist Jayson Gillham Over Gaza By , August 23 2024

The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (MSO) is a major  Australian cultural icon, Australia’s oldest professional orchestra and one of the world’s great orchestras. When the MSO management cancelled acclaimed pianist Jayson Gillham for dedicating a piece to journalists killed in Gaza, …

August 15 in Tokyo and Seoul: Tragedy and Celebration By , August 23 2024

Abstract

August 15 remains an important day in Korean and Japanese cultures for the two peoples, the former commemorating their liberation from colonial rule and the latter lamenting the end of the tragedy that had befallen their nation. On this …

Australia: Protesters Call Out Labor’s Rejection of Visas for Palestinians Fleeing Genocide By , and , August 23 2024

Thousands marched in the 45th weekend of consecutive protests for Palestine over August 17–18, as the official death toll in Gaza passed 40,000.

Meanwhile, Opposition Leader Peter Dutton called for a total ban on visas for those fleeing Israel’s genocide. …

What’s Behind Regime Change in Bangladesh By , August 20 2024

Violent regime change in the South Asian country of Bangladesh unfolded rapidly and mostly by stealth as the rest of the world focused on the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, growing tensions in the Middle East and a simmering confrontation between …

Japanese PM to Resign, Once Again Confirming Western Political Instability By , August 16 2024

Political instability is just one of the symptoms of societal issues in a particular country. However, when it’s prevalent in an entire geopolitical power pole, it shows that there are major systemic problems that the hegemon cannot resolve. What’s more, …

The Tokyo Tribunal: Precedent for Victor’s Justice II By , August 15 2024

Abstract

Besides, previous publication of Nuremberg Tribunal: A Precedent for Victor’s Justice (2020), the study is named as The Tokyo Tribunal: Precedent for Victor’s Justice II.

The bombings at Hiroshima and Nagasaki were heinous crimes against humankind that caused physical, …

Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi – A Great Editor and Freedom Fighter Who Was an Important Meeting Point for Several Streams of Freedom Movement of India By , August 15 2024

Several newspapers and journals played a very different role during the freedom movement of India. While some of the big ones remained loyal to the colonial government, many others, including those with a very small resource base, contributed in very …

Resisting AUKUS: The Paul Keating Formula By , August 13 2024

From his own redoubt of critical inquiry, the former Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating has made fighting the imperialising leprosy of the AUKUS security pact between Australia, the UK and the United States a matter of solemn duty.

In March …

Thailand Aborts the Colour Revolution By , August 13 2024

The curtain has come down on the abortive colour revolution in Thailand with the country’s Constitutional Court ordering the dissolution on Wednesday of the anti-establishment opposition party Move Forward, widely regarded as a US proxy. 

It coincides with the stunning …

Japan’s Remilitarization — Maintain or Disrupt Regional Stability? By , August 13 2024

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida‘s course of remilitarizing the country has sparked significant controversy and concern, with critics arguing that it poses serious security implications for the Indo-Pacific region and contravenes the provisions of the United Nations Charter, specifically …

AUKUS Revamped: The Complete Militarisation of Australia By , August 11 2024

There is much to loathe about the AUKUS security agreement between Canberra, Washington and London.  Of the three conspirators against stability in the Indo and Asia Pacific, one stands out as the shouldering platform, the sustaining force, the political and …

The ASIO Astrologers: Terror Threats and Radicalisation Down Under By , August 07 2024

Bureaucrats tasked with protecting national security are often inclined to encourage insecurity.  It’s all part of the job prescription.  The imperative is understandable if chillingly amoral: increased budgets are demanded to counter threats, however spectral; justifications for existing budgets needlessly …

Practical Understanding of U.S. Indo-Pacific Strategy: Analysis of USINDOPACOM and Implications for U.S. Allies and Partners By , August 07 2024

Abstract

Despite the rise of the importance of the ‘Indo-Pacific,’ this article argues that discussions on the concept remain at the theoretical level, such as seen in the grand strategy debate. However, in the policy field, the U.S. Indo-Pacific strategy …

Sri Lanka: Elections, Debt and the Struggle for Democracy By , August 01 2024

Two years after the popular uprising against the regime of former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the struggle for democracy in Sri Lanka remains fragile.

More than 100,000 people mobilised in the streets of Colombo, forcing Gotabaya to flee to Singapore …

Winds of Change in India-China Relations By , August 01 2024

There is an expectation that Prime Minister Narendra Modi would prioritise a historic turnaround in India’s relations with China as a legacy of his 15 years in power. Things are indeed moving in such a direction. 

A senior Indian official …

The Pacific Lands and Seas Are Neither Forbidden Nor Forgotten By , July 30 2024

Since May, a powerful struggle has rocked Kanaky (New Caledonia), an archipelago located in the Pacific, roughly 1,500 kilometres east of Australia. The island, one of five overseas territories in the Asia-Pacific ruled by France, has been under French colonial …

India Supplies Ammunition to Ukraine: What Moscow’s Response Will be By , July 26 2024

The Russian-Ukrainian conflict is beginning to drag on, and a high-intensity confrontation requires huge resources that neither side can afford on its own. Therefore, the parties are beginning to seek support from third countries. Russia prefers to focus on China, …

Malaysia-Philippines Diverge on China in South China Sea By , July 25 2024

At the recent 37th Asia-Pacific Roundtable in Kuala Lumpur, differences between Southeast Asian nations on the South China Sea issue played out across panels, speeches and off-the-cuff comments, even as delegates discussed regional cooperation opportunities and ASEAN centrality in an …

China and Japan Ignite Asian Hypersonic Arms Race By , July 19 2024

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Dutton’s Quixotic Proposal: Nuclear Lunacy Down Under By , July 18 2024

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NATO Summit in Washington: Focusing on Asia By , July 16 2024

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The Japanese-Philippine Military Logistics Pact Raises the Risk of War with China By , July 16 2024

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Trendy Appointments: Australia’s Special Antisemitism Envoy By , July 10 2024

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How Philanthropy in Asia Is Evolving By , July 09 2024

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Still a Negative Case? Japan’s Changing Refugee Policy in the Face of New Geopolitical Challenges By , July 09 2024

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Sydney City Council Takes First Steps Towards BDS By , July 03 2024

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Why Garment Workers in Bangladesh Are on Strike By , July 03 2024

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Explosive Hearing: Philippines’ House of Representatives Investigates 290K+ Excess Deaths Correlated with Experimental Vaccines By , July 03 2024

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Heat Wave Response Must Improve Very Significantly to Protect Vulnerable People By , June 24 2024

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Thousands of Farmers Participate in Seed Festival Aimed at Protecting Diversity of Indigenous Seeds By , June 24 2024

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Linking Ecologically Protective Farming with Consumers Who Value Healthy Food By , June 18 2024

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Australia’s Culling of 500,000 Chickens Is for a Manufactured Bird Flu Crisis By , June 14 2024

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Cambodian Companies Tied to Abuses Promoted by UN Program, Rights Group Alleges By , June 12 2024

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Video: Three Ways in Which Australia Arms Israel By , June 12 2024

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A Tractor That Brought Years of Debt for This Farmer, Ending with Suicide By , June 07 2024

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University of Sydney Investigates Sociology Professor’s Lecture Materials Referencing Palestinian Genocide By and , June 07 2024

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There’s a New Coordinated Push for More Western Meddling in Myanmar By , June 07 2024

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Individual, National, General – Obscuring Poverty in Post-Pandemic Japan By , June 05 2024

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Inexplicable Investments: Elbit Systems and Australia’s Future Fund By , June 05 2024

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New Caledonia Crisis Reveals France as Increasingly Aggressive Neocolonial Power By , May 31 2024

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Taiwan Continues Toward US-Engineered “Ukraine-ization” By , May 29 2024

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Indonesian Activist Freed in Hate Speech Case After Flagging Illegal Shrimp Farms By , May 29 2024

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Is Australia Doing Enough to Respond to Papua New Guinea’s Catastrophic Landslide? By and , May 29 2024

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A Certain French Stubbornness: Violence in New Caledonia By , May 28 2024

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Australia’s Anti-ICC Lobby By , May 27 2024

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Australian Doctor Got Turbo Brain Cancer After Two COVID-19 mRNA Vaccines By , May 23 2024

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Cambodia Doesn’t Owe Washington an Explanation Over China Ties By , May 21 2024
Whatever the true nature is of Chinese-Cambodian military cooperation, US “worries” only further highlight the belligerent hypocrisy of Washington’s own foreign policy.
War Games Risk Stirring Up Troubled Waters as Philippines − Emboldened by US − Squares Up to Beijing at Sea By , May 17 2024

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Australia: The Heroism of David McBride. John Kiriakou By , May 17 2024

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The Battle of Ðiên Biên Phú at 70 By , May 17 2024

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A Brutal Punishment: Australia’s Sentencing of David McBride By , May 16 2024
David McBride, the man who revealed that Australia’s special forces in Afghanistan had committed atrocities and faced a compromised chain of command, was condemned on May 14 to a prison term of five years and eight months.
The Chinese “Hypothetical Enemy”: Japan Rehabilitates A Problematic Prewar Label By , May 08 2024

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Student Encampment in Solidarity with Palestine Sets Up at University of Queensland By , May 08 2024

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Nesting in Australia: Indian Spy Rings Take Root By , May 06 2024

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Pezzullo: The Warmonger Who Won’t Go Away By , May 05 2024

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Anzac and the Pageantry of Deception By , April 30 2024

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GM Golden Rice in the Philippines Stopped: The Deception of Development and the Politics of Progress By , April 29 2024
On 19 April 2024, the Philippines Supreme Court issued a cease-and-desist order on the commercial propagation of genetically modified (GM) Golden Rice and GM eggplant in the country.  
Warring Against Encryption: Australia Is Coming for Your Communications By , April 24 2024

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Agbiag ti Kordilyera! Solidarity Message to the 40th Anniversary of Cordillera Day By , April 23 2024

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Universities for AUKUS: The Social License Confidence Trick By , April 22 2024

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The Australian Defence Formula: Spend! Spend! Spend! By , April 19 2024
Not only will Australians be paying a bill up to and above A$368 billion for nuclear powered submarines it does not need; it will also be throwing A$100 billion into the coffers of the military industrial complex over the next decade to combat a needlessly inflated enemy.
The Politics of Recognition: Australia and the Question of Palestinian Statehood By and , April 16 2024
Though not universally popular, Foreign Minister Penny Wong’s diplomatic gesture towards Palestinian statehood has been welcomed in some quarters as a departure from Australia’s longstanding bipartisan consensus on the Middle East.
AUKUS Military Alliance Driven by Shared Economic Interests, Not China ‘Threat’ By and , April 10 2024

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Positive Outlook, with a Dash of Humour: Wang Yi’s Visit to Australia Sets the Tone for a Real Diplomatic Reboot By , April 10 2024

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Aukusing for War: The Real Target Is China By , April 08 2024

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Killing Aid Workers: Australia’s Muddled Policy on Israel By , April 05 2024

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South Korean Trade, Diplomacy Trending Away from China By and , March 28 2024

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The AUKUS Cash Cow: Robbing the Australian Taxpayer By , March 26 2024

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Video: Australian Pilot Captain Graham Hood Urges Australian Government to Stop the COVID Shots By , March 22 2024

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Predictable Outcomes: Australia, the National Security Committee, and Invading Iraq By , March 18 2024

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China, Myanmar Crisis to Dominate ASEAN Summit By , March 12 2024
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Thailand’s Kra Land Bridge (Might) Reshape Asia By , March 12 2024

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