Putin and the Ukraine: The quintessential Russian chess master
Using the political turmoil in Ukraine and perceptions of Western weakness to his advantage, Putin hatched a plan designed to… Read more >
A never-ending cycle of blame
Just as Australia is bedding down the Snowden spying controversy (documents revealing that Australian intelligence agencies tapped the phones of… Read more >
Peace in our time?
The announcement by the Obama Administration that a deal had been hammered out with the Iranians over their nuclear program… Read more >
Shaking Hands with Clenched Fists II
A number of years ago (2002), my colleague at the University of Adelaide, Professor Purnendra Jain and I wrote a… Read more >
North Korea: Keep Watch and Carry On
North Korea’s current bellicosity should be no cause for alarm. Everything that we’ve seen and heard from Pyongyang has been… Read more >