Senator Barack makes a comeback

Dec 14 2014 Posted by
Gary Scarrabelotti

Obama reconnects with strategic reality.

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Posted in Egypt, International Relations, Iraq, Syria
Tagged Barack Obama; Tony Abbott, Strategic realism

ISIL, ISIS, Islamic State, whatever

Oct 3 2014 Posted by
Gary Scarrabelotti

Random thoughts about a monster that won’t go quietly away.

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Posted in Australia, International Relations, Iraq, Syria
Tagged ISIL, ISIS, Islamic State, Tony Abbott, UN

After Ukraine

Sep 25 2014 Posted by
Gary Scarrabelotti

After Ukraine, upon which East European nation will the West next turn its back?

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Posted in International Relations, Poland, Russia, Ukraine
Tagged NATO, Russian army, Russian demography

A parable for our times

Sep 17 2014 Posted by
Gary Scarrabelotti

Morocco Strett

Niki de Goodaboom, “Street Scene: Morocco”.

“ … all things are done in parables: that seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear and not understand.” (Mark 4, 11 – 12)

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Posted in Culture, International Relations, Iraq, Islam, Religion

Russia’s Ukraine gambit backfires

Jul 24 2014 Posted by
Gary Scarrabelotti

But the bear will be back.

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Posted in International Relations, Russia, Ukraine
Tagged Tony Abbott, Vladimir Putin