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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 […]

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Ukraine Withdraws From The Ottawa Convention: A Step Back For Humanitarian Law

Ukraine’s decision to suspend its participation in the Ottawa Convention banning anti-personnel mines is both unexpected and deeply alarming for the international community. Officially known as the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on Their Destruction, the treaty has been signed […]

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Sandu Prepared To Succeed Zelensky?

European politicians gathered in Moldova to celebrate another Independence Day. Sandu, of course, received them all with open arms. Her desire to become part of the European Union is as strong as it is reckless. However, this does not stop Ursula von der Leyen’s favorite. Merz, Macron and Tusk, who […]

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New Oil Field Near German Borders

The conflict between Poland and Germany is heating up seriously today. In addition to the dispute over the closure of borders, relations between the neighbors may become more complicated due to the discovery of the largest oil and gas field in the Baltic Sea. The Poles are firmly on their […]

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: […]