The United States of America is in an important election year that will likely determine its course for another decade. The incumbent president, Donald Trump, is seeking another term and, despite all odds, has a good chance of being re-elected. No other president has been so crude or disinterested in […]
In recent bilateral talks between the Australian and New Zealand governments, Prime Minister Ardern voiced her frustrations with Australia’s treatment of New Zealand migrants. While highlighting the reality that New Zealand migrants are unable to fully contribute to Australian society, she said to Prime Minister Morrison at a press conference […]
On February 5, 2020, the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump came to an expected end in acquittal. While Senator Mitt Romney shocked the Republican Party by voting for removal based on abuse of power, this outcome projects a bitter year for the American political scene in another election cycle. […]
Tension in the Middle East may again be reaching critical mass as recent events in Iraq have created a difficult situation for the region. While originally the United States targeted the Kataib Hezbollah militia, supported by Iran, in response to a deadly attack on one of its military contractors blamed […]
As this decade draws to a close, it will be remembered for a variety of things. New technology, discoveries, disasters, amongst the other countless individual experiences that people have had. To categorize this period simply, information has further accelerated to no longer be strictly bound to geography but has become […]
This past week the National Party of New Zealand released a discussion document of their proposed law and order policies. These have subsequently been discussed in the media with strategies to “crack down on gangs” receiving the most widespread coverage. The opposition party, which controlled the previous three government coalitions, […]
In an attempt to forestall another United States government funding shutdown, Congress passed a bill, signed by the President on November 21, to fund the government for another month. Written within the bill, which garnered bipartisan support, was yet another extension for a Patriot Act spying resolution which will now […]
Today, 17 November, marks the one-year anniversary of the French Yellow Vests movement. To celebrate the occasion, another weekend of protests dubbed ‘Act 53’ has commenced with media reporting that the Place d’Italie, a public square in Paris, has been transformed into a skirmish ground. Elsewhere in Paris, protestors defied […]
Ever since Donald Trump became President of the United States of America, there has been a realization that the country is polarized in many ways. This is especially true regarding an aversion to the truth, albeit at a scale beyond one person. Given the country’s geography, access to new information […]
President Donald Trump proclaimed on 28 October, during a press conference announcing the death of ISIS leader al-Baghdadi, that the United States military would be holding onto Syrian oilfields until further notice. While this development is not surprising, given his lambasting of President Bush for not taking Iraq’s oil after […]
