By Richard Stone The US peace initiative between Israel and Iran is to be welcomed although cannot be regarded as an example of skillful diplomacy by Washington. It is more in line with an act of desperation by the Trump administration; a changing balance of forces across the Middle East has had serious implications for traditional hegemonic and diplomatic relations. …
By Humphrey McQueen Trump’s pledge to push the boundary of the United States of America 2,000 kilometres north is not another rush of blood but channels 300 years of imperial rivalries over resources. In the grip of ‘now-ists,’ all ‘News’ is fake because it comes from the ‘context of no context,’ a blight made worse by journalists afflicted with the …
by Richard Stone The release of a report from a right-wing defence and security lobby organisation with strong links to the military-industrial complex was timed to coincide with the release of the 2024 National Defence Strategy in Canberra. Military planners appear to be considering a return to civil defence provision along similar lines to that used in the previous Cold …
By Brian Boyd, July 2023 This is the second of a three part-series that examines the strategic reasons for the AUKUS pact and the dangers for Australia. SILENCE With the growing global tensions, the Australian government is, so far, remaining silent on what is the actual existential military threat facing our nation. For some years a bevy of pro-US …
by Shirley Winton from Spirit of Eureka Presented to the ILPS (International League of Peoples’ Struggle) Australia – General Meeting 22 October, 2022 I speak as a member of Spirit of Eureka, but some of the comments are my personal views. I acknowledge that I’m on the unceded land of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulan nation. I pay my …
A Commentary… By Brian Boyd, October 2022 This is the second of a three part series that looks into the current geo-politics and what it means for Australia. WHERE TO AUSTRALIA? One Australian newspaper editorialised after the NATO summit: “Australia needs to find a way to square off the nuclear submarine deal with the region to avoid becoming a barrier …
by Spirit Of Eureka (National) War, imperialist aggression and invasion has been Ukraine’s unfortunate story for centuries. The recent invasion of Ukraine by Russia is just the latest infamy inflicted on this multi-national region, an illegal but predictable outcome resulting from the predatory machinations of the superpowers.This war did not begin 24 February this year with the Russian attack on …
