Penned from the crooked
timber of humanity
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Clash of Civilizations? – Thoughts from Kiev
According to Eastern Rite tradition, the dead are mourned for 40 days. Although deaths are commemorated annually thereafter, after forty days, the lives of survivors are expected to continue. Sunday…
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A Multipolar World – The New Normal?
In only a few months the world will mark exactly one hundred years since the beginning of the First World War. To many of us, this seems a long time…
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Who owns the Moon?
How an outdated legal framework leaves the door open for a second colonial race. [dropcap size=big]W[/dropcap]ho owns the Moon? Barring frivolous claims from those who would sell you a plot…
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Operation Sovereign Secrecy and Australia’s reputation abroad.
Is Australia’s international reputation being hurt abroad by the Australian government’s tight-lipped approach to Operation Sovereign Borders? In an age where most government’s around the world are learning very quickly that…