Anglosphere

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Useful Expedient: Expelling Iran’s Ambassador To Australia

The rank odour of opportunity seems to have presented itself to Australia’s Albanese government.  To balance its apparently principled promise to recognise Palestinian statehood come the 80th United Nations General Assembly next month, it seemed only fair that some firm measure be taken against another Islamic outfit to balance the ledger.  The Israelis […]

The US: Gunboat Diplomacy

Despite Donald Trump’s statements of his desire for peace, his decisions on Venezuela demonstrate the opposite. Earlier, US President Donald Trump decided to deploy a flotilla of amphibious assault vessels and a submarine to the shores of Venezuela as part of a special operation against international drug cartels. White House […]

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What Australia Should Do With US Submarines

The moment the security pact known as AUKUS came into being, it was clear what its true intention was.  Announced in September 2021, ruinous to Franco-Australian relations, and Anglospheric in inclination, the agreement between Washington, London and Canberra would project US power in the Indo-Pacific with one purpose in mind: […]