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There have been politicians who have fancied themselves as poets. There was Herman Van Rompuy in April 2010 who, when
Bugging, in the context of intelligence, is natural for the buggee. Those who approve it and engage in such a
In April last year, UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini told the United Nations Security Council that “an insidious campaign to end...
Twinning the terms “ceasefire” and “Gaza” seems not only incongruous but an obscene joke. This is largely because the ceasefire announced...
Twinning the terms “ceasefire” and “Gaza” seems not only incongruous but an obscene joke. This is largely because the ceasefire
A stillborn agreement treated as thrivingly alive; an understanding celebrated as consensual and equal. The AUKUS security arrangement between...
On January 6, the Pentagon announced that it had “resettled” 11 Yemeni men to Oman after detaining them over two decades without charge at the...
A stillborn agreement treated as thrivingly alive; an understanding celebrated as consensual and equal. The AUKUS security arrangement between...
Climate change, like any crisis afflicting earth and humanity, is bound to bring out the best and the worst of a species that soils its nest, salts...
“It was as if the West’s central philosophical commitment to limited government was extirpated by a crude economic determinism that insisted...
It has been popular to see political and religious radicalisation as something oddly separable from institutions of state. State institutions are...
“It was as if the West’s central philosophical commitment to limited government was extirpated by a crude economic determinism that insisted on...
It has been popular to see political and religious radicalisation as something oddly separable from institutions of state. State institutions are...
Former Australian Prime Minister John Howard is in the news again. The release of Australian cabinet documents from 2004 – a supposed treat...
Former Australian Prime Minister John Howard is in the news again. The release of Australian cabinet documents from 2004 – a supposed treat for...
Moral evangelists in power preaching about democracy and human rights resemble dowdy advocates of family values. When given a chance, they will...
While international law can, at times, seem an ephemeral creature, vulnerable to manipulation, neglect and outright dismissal, its strictures can...
The late centenarian, Jimmy Carter, occupied a difficult position in the line of imperial magistrates we know as US Presidents. Coming to power...
The late centenarian, Jimmy Carter, occupied a difficult position in the line of imperial magistrates we know as US Presidents. Coming to power...
History shows that empires acquire territories in various ways. Dynasties link arms through marriage, as the Habsburgs were famous for...
History shows that empires acquire territories in various ways. Dynasties link arms through marriage, as the Habsburgs were famous for doing. ...
Mike Pompeo’s role in the first Trump administration as both director of the Central Intelligence Agency and US Secretary of State will be...
Mike Pompeo’s role in the first Trump administration as both director of the Central Intelligence Agency and US Secretary of State will be...
On December 17, a number of Palestinians alleging human rights violations by Israel in Gaza and the West Bank filed a federal lawsuit pursuant to...
Mining magnates seem to have it all. Far more significant than royalty, such figures are the unelected captains of industry who know that...
Mining magnates seem to have it all. Far more significant than royalty, such figures are the unelected captains of industry who know that...
The NSO Group, Israel’s darling of malware infection and surveillance for the global security market, was the brainchild of three engineers drawn...
He looked like a young, freshly sprouting Henry Kissinger, before complicity in war crimes coarsened him, and plagiarism became commonplace in...
Of late, a spate of incidents has taken place in Australia giving sheer delight to the simian-resembling Opposition Leader, Peter Dutton. On a...
The NSO Group, Israel’s darling of malware infection and surveillance for the global security market, was the brainchild of three engineers drawn...
The justifications are always the same. We are moving into territory for security reasons. We are creating a temporary buffer zone from which...
Of late, a spate of incidents has taken place in Australia giving sheer delight to the simian-resembling Opposition Leader, Peter Dutton. On a...
Since making what was likely a life-saving plea deal to spare himself from the medieval barbarities of the US prison system, Julian Assange, and...
Since making what was likely a life-saving plea deal to spare himself from the medieval barbarities of the US prison system, Julian Assange, and...
The case that began on September 17 concerning the control of the Murdoch family trust has been decided. It saw a dicey attempt by one of the...
It was bound to happen. With continuing operations in Gaza, and increasingly violent activities being conducted against Palestinians in the...
The reports through Western presses read rather familiarly. Joyful residents taking selfies on abandoned, sullen tanks. Armed men ebullient...
FIFA has done it again. With its usual sparkle of inventive interpretation, amoral reasoning, and snappy bravura, the world football federation...
The reports through Western presses read rather familiarly. Joyful residents taking selfies on abandoned, sullen tanks. Armed men ebullient and...
Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdoğan must be delighted about what is unfolding in Syria, though it is a feeling bound to be tempered by swiftly...
By Dr Alon Ben-Meir Trump, who wants an end to the Israeli-Hamas war even before he reassumes the Presidency, must know that denying the...
Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdoğan must be delighted about what is unfolding in Syria, though it is a feeling bound to be tempered by swiftly...
FIFA has done it again. With its usual sparkle of inventive interpretation, amoral reasoning, and snappy bravura, the world football federation...
A new bloody phase has opened up in Syria, as if it was ever possible to contemplate another one in that tormented land. Silly terms such as...
A new bloody phase has opened up in Syria, as if it was ever possible to contemplate another one in that tormented land. Silly terms such as...
The position of a state broadcaster, one funded directly by taxpayers from a particular country, places it in a delicate position. The risk of...
The comity of nations, at least when it comes to international humanitarian law, took a rather curious turn with the announcement by France that it...
The comity of nations, at least when it comes to international humanitarian law, took a rather curious turn with the announcement by France that it...
Be careful who you condemn and ostracise. They just might be supplying you with a special need. While the United States security establishment...
The slow, often grinding machinery of international law has just received a push along with the issuing of three arrest warrants by the...