“There’s a lot of guilt in that. Some cocoa farmer worked very hard to pay his taxes so I can go to school.” Those are the words of Dr George Ofori-Amanfo, an associate professor of paediatric cardiology in an American hospital. But America isn’t Dr … Continue readingTHE WEST IS STEALING THE WORLD’S DOCTORS
On December 2018, the Australian government passed the Assistance and Access Act 2018, a controversial law requiring technology companies to allow security agencies and the police to access encrypted messages of Australians. This law is the first in the world to have such reach and … Continue readingDATA ENCRYPTION AND LAW ENFORCEMENT – A STARTLING ADVANCEMENT
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The hot topic around government, finance, and investment circles is sustainability, and no where is this more important than in Southeast Asia where ASEAN is trying to walk the fine line of development which is environmentally and economically sustainable.. Southeast Asia is a region that … Continue readingLOOKING TO THE FUTURE: GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE IN SE-ASIA
When interviewing Bob Carr via telephone from his office in Sydney, he kept citing his book Run For Your Life. Published in 2018, I had not heard of it. However, before even reading it I was taken aback by this former foreign minister who was … Continue readingIN NEED OF GREATER PRAGMATISM AND OPEN DIALOGUE: INTERVIEW WITH BOB CARR
“This is not a peace. It is an armistice for twenty years”- Marshal Ferdinand Foch It’s difficult to visualise the Inter-war period, an era buffered so greatly by the horrors of the Second World War that came after it. Hindsight sees … Continue readingTREATY OF VERSAILLES – DOOMED TO FAIL
In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset … Continue readingTHE GREAT WAR: WHAT WAS SO GREAT ABOUT IT?
Zimbabwe’s head of state, Robert Mugabe, has died at the age of 95 after months of medical treatment in Singapore. He died a world away from the nation that had defined him and whose legacy continues to define Zimbabwe. His end was far from the … Continue readingMUGABE & THE MEANING OF LEGACY
BEAU DONATELLA – I am sick and tired of hearing people whinging about Brexit. “Oh we shouldn’t have voted out” and “I wish I could change my vote”. Well the vote happened three years ago and if you had problems with the system you should … Continue readingS*** IS ACTUALLY ABOUT TO HIT THE FAN
Known for his term as a Justice of the High Court of Australia, Michael Kirby has immense experience in practicing international law. Serving in positions such as the UN Special Representative for Human Rights in Cambodia (1993-96) and Chair of the UN Commission of Inquiry … Continue readingNUCLEAR WEAPONS, THE VATICAN AND THE FUTURE: ONE ON ONE WITH THE HON. MICHAEL KIRBY