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Federation University: Cultural Enquiry and Research Group. Presentation, 7 November, 2019.
A Year of Living Next to the Dragon: Taiwan – China and an Asia-Pacific War Presenter: Dr Strobe Driver Introduction: The following is the written version of a presentation I gave at Federation University, for the Cultural Enquiry and Research … Continue reading
Hell hath no fury: The makings of a Turnbull return
Normally I restrict my opinions to international relations issues with a particular emphasis on war and conflict however, the arrival of Malcolm Turnbull on the ABC’s Q&A programme made me want to offer a possibility of Malcolm being the ‘comeback … Continue reading
Something is wrong here: Six months (or thereabouts) in Taiwan and the whole damn thing
There’s not much more oppressive ‘out there’ than a tropical summer and I have to tell you that Taiwan in ‘right up there,’ when it comes to summer: baking -tropical, sticky and oppressive heat. When I walk down the … Continue reading
Taiwan 2018: A few weeks in …
Taiwan: to mid-February 2018 The Taiwan-China issue remains vibrant and ongoing. There is near-daily comment in the newspapers about the ongoing situation: China asserting pressures and Taiwan attempting to retain its independence (whilst not actually declaring independence). The situation is … Continue reading
An insane Industrial-Capitalist notion: Australia to be one of the ‘top 10’ arms exporters …
The Australian government’s latest idea to be a reasonable global citizen is to increase Australia’s share of being an arms-exporter. Spruiking the idea, in Nov 2017, the Hon Christopher Pyne MP was in Saudi Arabia according to reports (1). The … Continue reading
Taiwan: a week in …
Since arriving in Taiwan ROC one week ago there has been … four new flight-paths across the Taiwan Strait unilaterally decided upon by China; President Tsai should plan to avoid conflict with China, and has been asked on TV … Continue reading
A volatile combination: Australia, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea
Map credit: lahistoriconmaps.com Having just read Pacific Power. Australia’s Strategy in the Pacific Islands, (Author: Joanne Wallis) this book is an excellent read, and anyone interested in International Relations, especially the Asia-Pacific (A-P), should indulge in this succinct and articulate analysis. … Continue reading
