Dancing with Swords, Dancing with Stars, by Nicolas Hausdorf
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Contrary to appearances, Donald Trump’s visit to the Middle East was a tense confrontation with two alienated allies that is bound to produce more political fallout.
Viewing the New War in Syria, by Stephen Pascoe
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Stephen Pascoe on Trump’s air strikes in Syria, and the historical resonance of the aerial view
The Brexit Brain-Buster, by Richard Ogier
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The ramifications of Brexit go well beyond the EU.
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A Tale of the New Australian City, by David Boarder Giles and Anna Carlson
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In this excerpt from the forthcoming issue of Arena Magazine David Boarder Giles and Anna Carlson explore the politics of homelessness, real estate and the right to the street.
Netanyahu in Australia: Just what is he selling? by Jeff Halper
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For Israel, the Palestinians have long since ceased being of any interest, let alone an existential threat. So what is really on Netanyahu’s mind, and what are he and Turnbull really discussing?
Moira Finucane’s Gallery ‘Tour’, by Neil Maizels
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Can art criticism be a dance, or a Vaudeville romp around Australia’s largest art gallery? Can the free (and hilariously droll) musings of a sparkly, adventurous super-woman produce an entertainingly valid criticism of art criticism? The answers are all Yes.
Trump and Disruption?, by Robert Geroux
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There are some ominous points of contact between the ideology of disruption on the one hand, and fascism on the other.
Trump: Nuclear Future?, by Richard Tanter
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Strategically and morally there are only two acceptable positions on nuclear weapons: a commitment to deep arms control and disarmament, or work for the prohibition of nuclear weapons as a prerequisite for their abolition. Trump will oppose both, and in doing so he will increase global support for each.
French Election: Fillon/Le Pen – A Tale of Moral Laxity, by Richard Ogier
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Richard Ogier on the astonishing scenario of moral laxity and personal enrichment playing out currently in the Old World kingly court of French electoral politics.