The confusions of anti-politics: US edition
Monday, 1 February 2016 International relations 6 comments
The pitch. Our country is in serious trouble. We don’t have victories anymore. We used to have victories, but we don’t have them. When was the last time anybody saw us beating, let’s say China in a trade deal? I beat China all the time. All the time. Republican and US Presidential front-runner Donald Trump […]
The confusions of anti-politics: UK edition
Tuesday, 8 September 2015 International relations 10 comments
What was supposed to be significant in a democracy was not the hundreds or thousands in a political party but the millions in society they represented.
The New Regionalism – another update
Thursday, 30 April 2015 International relations 4 comments
This has the making of being a regional diplomatic disaster.
Home front
Thursday, 28 August 2014 International relations, The Australian state 11 comments
Why should community leaders be as responsible as anyone else for these jihadists and why would they be able to do anything about it?
Disaster politics
Thursday, 31 July 2014 International relations 15 comments
The last few weeks have reminded that in recent years something rather unpleasant has entered politics.
Sovereignty
Monday, 24 February 2014 International relations, The Australian state 26 comments
The last six years have shown that what asylum seekers have more to be concerned about is an insecure, out of control political class that targets the most vulnerable to make itself look in command.
The New Regionalism – an update
Wednesday, 4 December 2013 International relations, State of the parties, The Australian state 10 comments
The left have been portraying Indonesia as the victim and Australia as the bully but the reality is more the reverse.
The New Regionalism
Thursday, 25 July 2013 International relations, Tactics, The Australian state 38 comments
“We will decide” was a phoney bit of Australian unilateralism made possible at a time of that phoney bit of US unilateralism, the War on Terror.
Foreigners
Saturday, 20 July 2013 International relations, Tactics 27 comments
The Great Destabiliser has moved up a notch.
Change – an update
Thursday, 8 November 2012 International relations 2 comments
It would seem whatever happens internationally, it would have to accompany dealing with the baby boomer psychodrama at home.