As anyone who reads or watches the news known, there has been a rise in right-wing populism in the US, UK and Australia. There have been many reasons put forward…
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I have always had an interest the World War 2 in the Pacific given that my father and a couple of my uncles were involved in it. Among the numerous…
The US was termed the ‘arsenal of democracy’ by then president Franklin Delano Roosevelt in a radio broadcast on December 29, 19401. Early in the speech he referred to the…
We drove up to Sydney in our EV again1. This time it was to do a bit of ‘babysitting’ for some of the last few days of school holidays. We…
What lies behind the Peace Prize awarded in Washington, on December 5, 2025, to Donald Trump by the president of FIFA, Gianni Infantino? More than seven months after the Mango…
The reflecting pool between the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument, in Washington D.C., was dedicated in 1922. It is 619 metres long and 51 metres wide, and less than…
On its website, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) styles itself as the “world’s premier foreign intelligence agency”. It states that “the work we do at CIA is vital to U.S….
The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) is a landmark accord reached between Iran and several world powers, including the United States, in July 2015. Under this plan, Iran agreed…
Trump recently visited China, and praised Chinese President Xi Jinping, calling him a “great leader”. This was met with accusations of sycophancy and embarrassment from some who saw it as…
We have booked to see the movie Quartet in a few days. It is a most enjoyable movie, which we saw perhaps a decade or so ago. The movie was…