Reports of alleged breaches of the laws of war by Australian special forces in Afghanistan have drawn attention again to the length of the war itself…
Metaphorically, if society resembles a rug, then certainly ‘we’ are not supposed to peek under it, to check out the weave, to gain some specific insight…
Text of an address to Rural Australians for Refugees in Armidale, NSW by Paul Barratt, President, Australians for War Powers Reform Palm Sunday Refugee Rally, 25…
Sydney Morning Herald, March 2018This week marks the 15th anniversary, on March 20, of one of Australia's most disastrous foreign policy decisions – our involvement in…
A flurry of activity was caused by last month’s comments by Greens parliamentarians Adam Bandt and Richard Di Natale over Liberal Senator Jim Molan. The ostensible…
Today’s (2 March 2018) analysis by Chris Ray in The Australian explains Australia’s withdrawal of RAAF Super Hornets from Syria early this year, but not the continuing presence of the…
The Australian media continues to fail us badly over its coverage of the Middle East wars, terrorism, and the ongoing disaster of ISIS. That failure began…
The Conversation, November 2017In March 2003, the Howard government involved Australia in an illegal military invasion of Iraq. The consequences of that war continue to be devastating…
Much of the success of US foreign policy in the period following the end of the Second World War can be attributed to the transformational approach…
Sydney Morning Herald, 2017The possibility of war between the United States and North Korea – particularly a war triggered by one too many provocative moves by…