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Category Archives: International relations
Indonesian parliament claims a scalp
The real test of the maturity of Indonesian democracy might turn out to be nothing to do with how it handles an election, but what the parties do with the legislative power they received after that election. Those that provide … Continue reading
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Australian realism and the Anglosphere
The keyboards got a solid workover this weekend as News Corporation journalists and columnists found themselves receiving a concerted scolding from online commentators across the country. Yes, yes, these bloggers are people generally poorly disposed to News Corporation at the … Continue reading
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Tentative first steps or delaying tactic?
By Rewi Lyall With thanks to the International Commission of Jurists Australia, I’ve been provided with a few links concerning the news that last Friday the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) inaugurated a new ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on … Continue reading
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Conventional arms trade treaty – towards less limited limitation?
By Rewi Lyall To date, treaties regulating the conventional arms industry have been largely limited to banning specific types of weapon, be that exploding bullets, chemical weapons and most recently landmines. Controlling the trade in more run-of-the-mill things like guns … Continue reading
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An Asian Union?
Readers may be aware of Prime Minister Rudd’s views that the creation of an Asian Union along the lines of the European Union would be a Good Thing. As a general principle, I agree. I like these kinds of supranational … Continue reading
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Afghan election poses genuine challenge to interventionists
In an earlier post I adverted that I’ve come to be an adherent to a kind of atheistic ‘just war’ approach to multinational military intervention in the affairs of states. While I don’t intend, nor think it possible, to go … Continue reading
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Not counting on Copenhagen
For those of you who have been paying close attention to these events some of this may be overly simplistic and iterative, so apologies, sort of. In December, governments from around the world will send delegations to Copenhagen to discuss … Continue reading
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Euroskeptics increase numbers in the EU parliament
A ridiculously low 43.4% of eligible voters (on a par with some of Australia’s better performing local councils where voting is voluntary) turned out last week to vote for candidates for the European Parliament. Criticism of national governments for failing … Continue reading
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A time for war
This is, obviously, a huge issue and one that I’m not going to thoroughly cover in one post, but it’s pretty important to the consideration of other related subjects and so warrants initial discussion. As a general principle, I am … Continue reading
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Voluntary human shields
Last year a paper of mine was published in the Melbourne Journal of International Law. The paper was originally written for the ‘International Criminal Law’ unit I was studying for a Masters degree specializing in International Law at the Australian … Continue reading
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