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Plumbing the depths of the former East Germany’s grotesque delusion
Plumbing the depths of the former East Germany’s grotesque delusion
Book review: Beyond the Wall: East Germany, 1949–1990, by Katja Hoyer (Penguin 2023) Many of us only know the former East Germany (GDR) at second hand, through the eviscerating…
The Fix: War, waste and The Wiggles
The Fix: War, waste and The Wiggles
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Seychelles: Washington comes calling
Seychelles: Washington comes calling
The United States has announced it is reopening its embassy in Seychelles. The mission, opened at independence in 1976, was closed as a cost cutting measure in 1996 coincident…
The Fix: A realist take(s) on ChatGPT
The Fix: A realist take(s) on ChatGPT
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Finding a place for youth leadership in Australia’s new International Development Policy
Finding a place for youth leadership in Australia’s new International Development Policy
Asia and the Pacific are the most youthful regions of the world, with 25 per cent of their populations aged between 15 and 29. Combined, the two regions are home to 60 per cent of…
Boris Johnson: Does distance really lend enchantment to the view?
Boris Johnson: Does distance really lend enchantment to the view?
Book review: Johnson at 10: The Inside Story, by Anthony Seldon and Raymond Newell (Atlantic, 2023) Are we better off waiting for tardy but considered analyses of our political…
The Fix: Explaining Indonesia’s silence in the North Natuna Sea
The Fix: Explaining Indonesia’s silence in the North Natuna Sea
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Coup d’État in Gabon: Oil, champagne, and China’s geopolitical opportunity
Coup d’État in Gabon: Oil, champagne, and China’s geopolitical opportunity
On Wednesday 30 August, a group of Gabonese military officers announced that they had assumed power and placed President Ali Bongo Ondimba under house arrest. Minutes earlier, the…
The Fix: Talking about the Pacific
The Fix: Talking about the Pacific
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A compelling voice for rethinking Australia’s national security
A compelling voice for rethinking Australia’s national security
Sam Roggeveen’s basic storyline in The Echidna Strategy – that the China threat is grossly exaggerated, and that Australia should not, and need not, rely on America for our…