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Iraq
Uncle Sam doesn’t need you
Dec 31 2014
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Gary Scarrabelotti
We could learn from Obama’s unwillingness to dive into another Iraq war.
By Gary Scarrabelotti
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Posted in
International Relations
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Iran
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Iraq
,
Syria
Tagged
Australian Strategic Policy Institute
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Islamic State
,
Peter Jennings
,
President Barack Obama
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RAAF Iraq mission
Senator Barack makes a comeback
Dec 14 2014
Posted by
Gary Scarrabelotti
Obama reconnects with strategic reality.
By Gar
y Scarrabelotti
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Posted in
Egypt
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International Relations
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Iraq
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Syria
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Barack Obama; Tony Abbott
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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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By Gary Scarrabelotti
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Posted in
Australia
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International Relations
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Iraq
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Syria
Tagged
ISIL
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ISIS
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Islamic State
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Tony Abbott
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UN
A parable for our times
Sep 17 2014
Posted by
Gary Scarrabelotti
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
)
By Gary Scarrabelotti
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Culture
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Iraq
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Islam
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Religion
Superpower befuddlement
Jul 8 2014
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Gary Scarrabelotti
Régime change and popular elections in the Islamic world give rise only to new cycles of repression, not to new democracies.
By Gary Scarrabelotti
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Posted in
Egypt
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Iraq
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Syria
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USA
Tagged
Democratisation
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Islam
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Regime change
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