Canberra's bullying ofthe Manasseh Sogavare government for its deal with China follows from its longstanding paternalisticapproach on the existential matter of rising seas. William Briggs reports.
William Briggs
A tidal wave of outrage followed the Solomon Islands and China signing a security deal. Missing in the fury is a recognition that the Solomon Islands isa sovereign state, arguesWilliam Briggs.
War and climate change are linked: one cannot be solved without solving the other, and neither can be resolved by capitalism. Because this is all too obvious, William Briggsargues a lot of time and effort is spent on obscuring the truth.
If war were not such a profitable enterprise for capitalism, the arms industries would not be so huge, writes William Briggs.
The integrated nature of the world's economies means that it is a fiction that national budgets are divorced from the global setting,William Briggs explains.
Less than three weeks after saying the rules-based international order allows "sovereign nations to pursue their interests free from coercion”, the PM warned the Solomon Islands not to take this ideatoo far, writesWilliam Briggs.
The war between Russia and Ukraine and its NATObackers continues, but Australia’s chief international focus is much closer to home — China. William Briggs reports.
Major multinational corporationssuch as Shell and BPhave made much of cutting ties with Russia. The publicity valuehas been significant, but it has a hollow ring to it, arguesWilliam Briggs.
The rules-based order so admired by the Morrisongovernment hasa certain confected aura about it, arguesWilliam Briggs.
The mass media plays a big role in reinforcingprejudices and limitingcapacity for independent thought, argues William Briggs. It is happy to condemn Russia'swar on Ukraine, as it should, but it downplays US and NATO's meddling and provocations.
Livestream of the forum on Ukraine with William Briggs and Sam Wainwright.
US military doctrine is about remaining the pre-eminent military power and ensuring that the world be organised in a way that is most conducive to its security and prosperity, writesWilliam Briggs.
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