18/03/2020
As China’s coronavirus crisis appears to wane and infections elsewhere in the world rise, the message from Beijing is that some countries in the West have been too slow to react and not done enough to contain the pandemic. The World Health Organisation (WHO) announced on the weekend that Europe was the new epicentre of […]
18/03/2020
It’s not only the United States military that is scrambling to develop standoff hypersonic weapons to match China and Russia, but Japan is apparently also on course to arm itself with the latest high-tech weaponry and a satellite system to guide it. According to a report by Mike Yeo in Defense News, Japan has outlined […]
18/03/2020
Asia-Pacific countries are introducing restrictive cyber security rules that threaten Australia’s technology exports, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has warned, suggesting trade terms could be used to bolster the fledgling fintech industry. In a submission to a Senate inquiry into the fintech and regulatory technology sectors, DFAT said global governments were working to […]
10/03/2020
Narrative 1: “Euromaidan as a Revolution of Dignity” This narrative describes Euromaidan as a grass-root movement started by civil society in Ukraine in response to President Yanukovich’s sudden renouncement of the signing of an Asso-ciation Agreement with the European Union as well as to the numerous cases of corruption, vio-lations of human rights and flouting […]
24/02/2020 The conflict in and around Ukraine is a tragedy for all affected by the violence. It is a flashpoint for catastrophic miscalculation and is a continuing threat to security and stability in the Euro-Atlantic region. A political resolution is fundamental to ending the armed conflict in the Donbas region, to improving prospects for constructive Ukraine-Russia […]
30/01/2020
The Australian government’s decision to ban ‘high-risk vendors’ from its 5G network build caused ripples not just through the Five Eyes community but in major markets where those high-risk vendors already have key customers. One such customer is Germany. During a delegation to Germany that I joined in June 2019, it became apparent that the […]
12/01/2020
The mentality of Russians and Japanese has many things in common – intense inner feelings, a tendency to sometimes hidden increased emotionality and reflection, the desire to let life’s vicissitudes through psychological filters, “soft passion”, no matter how unusual such an oxymoron might look like. But why does mistrust of the Russians dominate the Japanese […]
24/12/2019
Having studied the Australian newspapers, I found out that their opinion is not really different in comparison with opinion of journalists from other countries. It is hard to say how much truth in their articles as in Russian mass media space there are many controversial statement son a given topic. I also found absurd articles […]
25/11/2019
Australians living and working in the UK visa-free is on the table as Britain pushes for new trade deals with Australia after Brexit. The UK wants to strike up a new deal with Australia that would allow people to live and work in both countries without a visa. British Trade Secretary Liz Truss, who is […]
25/11/2019
The military alliance if they need to be good, they need to be based on predictability and trust. NATO has seen better days. What else must happen, before the members, especially Berlin, understand seriousness of the situation – and get to action? Who has such friends, does not need any enemies. Since the tyrant in […]
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