Pursuing an independent foreign policy?
The last time an Australian government pursued an independent foreign policy was when Prime Minister Billy Hughes took his wish…
History is watching
Speaking to the Press recently, President Joe Biden made his case why the House of Representatives should pass the Bipartisan…
Making hay while Xi shines?
Riding on a roll of improved relations with China, which are more to do with President Xi’s concern about the…
All the way with the USA
It is possible the Albanese government decided one national discussion was enough. Rationalising that Australians’ concerns over the Voice would…
Worth fighting for
Germany could never have won the first world war. She was opposed by Great Britain, France, Italy, Russia, and eventually…
Courage, fantasy, and the arc of autocracy
Andriy Melnyk is the Ukrainian ambassador to Berlin. In early May he demanded the German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, respond to…
China: the young cat vs the pestiferous varmint
From a Chinese perspective of recent history, the West does not look good. In 1919, the French President Georges Clemenceau…
Australia needs a leader willing to ‘lead’
Australia’s first foray into international politics occurred in the shape of Billy Hughes. Has there ever been such a whirlwind…
