Dr Binoy Kampmark

Macron’s Offer: France and the Delusions of Nuclear Deterrence

The singular antics of US President Donald Trump, notably towards supposed allies, has stirred the pot regarding national security in…

3 months ago

Righteous, Confused and Unwilling: Europe’s Ukrainian Predicament

There is something deeply moving about the ignorance and scatty nature of politicians. At points, it can even be endearing.…

3 months ago

Zelensky: Victim of Colosseum Politics

There was a revolting tabloid quality to the Oval Office reception given to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on February 28,…

3 months ago

Ho Hum at Sea: Anti-China Hysteria Down Under

The conduct of live-fire exercises by the People’s Liberation Army Navy Surface Force (the Chinese “communists”, as they are called…

3 months ago

Fiendish Experiments: Trump’s Guantánamo Bay Migrant Detentions

Guantánamo Bay has been a fiendish experiment in US law for decades. The fiendishness lies in the subversion. Operating as…

3 months ago

Israel’s Annexation Drive: The West Bank and Expelling Palestinian Refugees

It has the feeling of a ghastly ending, one pushed along by desperation and eagerness. First, levelling Gaza and turning…

3 months ago

Gloominess and Magical Thinking: The Comical, Frightening Mike Burgess

Never allow intelligence chiefs to speak publicly. Their prerogative lies in lying, their reassurance, cool deception. While the attractions of…

3 months ago

Cowardice and Cancellation: Creative Australia and the Venice Biennale

Cowardice is the milk that runs in the veins of many event organisers, especially when it comes to those occasions…

3 months ago

Second Endings: Terminating ‘Neighbours’ (Again)

Soppy, soapy and interminable, the Australian series Neighbours, the staple for millions of British (and Australian) watchers for years, their…

3 months ago

Feeling Very Fine: Picasso the Printmaker at the British Museum

This is Pablo Picasso the way he is rarely seen – at least in so far as the hundred or…

4 months ago

Far From Benign: The US Aid Industrial Complex

The US aid program began in earnest in the early stages of the Cold War, with an intention to beat…

4 months ago

Cutting the Ghost Budget: Elon Musk versus the Pentagon

The rampaging antics of a querulous, sociopathic tech oligarch as he busies himself identifying which government departments to raid, trim,…

4 months ago

A Thief’s Mentality: Trump, Real Estate and Dreams of Ethnic Cleansing

President Donald J. Trump likes teasing out the unmentionable, and the Israel-Palestinian situation was hardly going to be any different.…

4 months ago

Why Fly in Europe? The Dark Triumph of the Ryanair Effect

It has had a rebarbative, blighting effect across the entire aviation industry. The Ryanair model, for want of a better…

4 months ago

Trump, Tariffs and Russia: A Very Muddled Policy

It has become something of a fixation in the Donald Trump war chest of options that cowing, discomforting and baffling…

4 months ago