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British Brexit mess over Europe

The agreement between the British Government and European Union has proved complicated and ...  
Syria awaits transition but at what cost?

A resolution in Syria remains uncertain as sectarian interests wrestle for supremacy.  
Iceland puts socialist policies to the test and wins

Iceland provides an intriguing case study as the socialism versus capitalism debate continues in ...  
Mid-term neoliberal backlash for Macron in France

Nationwide unrest in France centres on widespread suspicion that Macron’s economy has only ...  
APEC wars: No communique of idiocy

Lee Duffield gives an account of the APEC summit that took place on the weekend with specific ...  
Morrison's Israel embassy 'issue'

Ingrid Matthews analyses PM Scott Morrison's spectacularly ill-conceived plan to move the Austr ...  
Brexit: A Tory battle of carnage

How an internal battle within the British Tories has led to the carnage, chaos and confusion that ...  
Hundreds killed, thousands displaced in Taliban attack over Hazara districts

The Taliban have launched a new wave of violence against the Hazara people in Afghanistan. Nama ...  
The crackpot far right populism of Matteo Salvini

Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini's extreme Right-wing policies signal a possible resurg ...  
Trump’s withdrawal from the INF treaty could signal a new nuclear arms race

While the threat of nuclear war seems like a thing of the past, the reality is that the global ...  
Sri Lanka’s constitutional coup and a deepening crisis

Sri Lanka faces turmoil within its parliamentary ranks with the threat of violence between oppo ...  
After 100 years, the Black Hand still casts its shadow over Europe

There is more to the story of how WWI began, including the involvement of a terrorist group known ...  
New Caledonia referendum signals start of a new campaign

The result of New Caledonia’s independence referendum was close enough to inspire Kanak indep ...  
New Caledonia Referendum: 'Vivre Ensemble' vs'Chez Nous'

Among strong indications of a resounding “no” vote, New Caledonia is approaching the indepe ...  
World’s best economy 2018: Iceland by an Arctic fox’s whisker

A new global economic leader has emerged this year, while Australia has fallen even further from ...  
Malcolm Turnbull for PM?

There is still great public sentiment and a sense of loss in relation to the knifing of Malcolm ...  
Refugees teaching refugees: Hope still exists for Nauru

An Indonesian school run by refugees for refugees is working tirelessly to improve their students' ...  
Julian Assange and Wikileaks' service to journalism should be applauded

The service Wikileaks performs and what is at stake for a free media should be championed.  

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