The ABC of unintended consequences

Nov 20 2013 Posted by
Gary Scarrabelotti

How to drop yourself in it.

By Gary Scarrabelotti

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Posted in Australia, Indonesia, International Relations, Migration, Politics, Refugees
Tagged Abbott, ABC, Edward Snowden, Media, National Security Agency, PNG solution, The Guardian

Time to sink or swim

Nov 17 2013 Posted by
Lyle Dunne

Indonesians need to know that Australians won’t be played for suckers.

By Lyle Dunne

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Posted in Australia, Indonesia, Refugees
Tagged Abbott, Migration

Our problem with “No”

Nov 11 2013 Posted by
Gary Scarrabelotti

Our culture of No to no is an invitation to a form of low-level unarmed invasion.

By Gary Scarrabelotti

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Posted in Indonesia, International Relations, Migration, Refugees

America the unexceptional

Oct 26 2013 Posted by
Gary Scarrabelotti

“America cannot escape the gravitational forces that history exercises over every power.”

By Gary Scarrabelotti

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Posted in International Relations, USA
Tagged Decline of America

America plays monopoly, Russia plays chess

Sep 27 2013 Posted by
Gary Scarrabelotti

Russia responds to the incomprehensible self-destruction of America’s global influence.

By Spengler | Asia Times | September 16, 2013

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Posted in International Relations, Must Reads, Russia, Syria, USA