The Democrats’ sweeping victory in the 2026 US midterm elections has presented the party with a genuine strategic dilemma. Should its principal emphasis now be on holding Donald Trump and his administration accountable for alleged corruption, abuses of power and violations of the law? Or should it concentrate on the economic issues that contributed so […]
Peoplehood, the Right to Self-Determination and Nationhood
Introduction: Who has the right to a nation? The concepts of indigeneity, peoplehood, national self-determination and sovereign statehood are closely related, but they are not interchangeable. Confusing them has contributed to some of the most enduring political conflicts of the modern world. Who is indigenous to a particular territory? What constitutes a people? When does […]
Link to ‘The Worsted Square’- A semi fictional, semi historical story about the life of my grandmother Ilse Engelsmann
https://canva.link/the-worsted-square-13-oct-pdf
Link to My Grandmothers- Two lives marked by tragedy
My grandmothers lived in turbulent times in turbulent parts of the war. My maternal paternal grandmother’s double tragedy was linked to the troubles and turmoil in Belfast in 1921-22. My maternal grandmother escaped Vienna after the Nazi’s annexed Austria, and with her family came to Australia via Paris and Palestine. It was in Australia that […]
Nicaragua: From Revolutionary Hope to Dictatorship
The United States has sought to weaken, contain and, at times, remove the Sandinista government in Nicaragua since at least 1981, when Ronald Reagan became President. Through CIA support for the Contra insurgency, economic sanctions, diplomatic pressure and funding for opposition organisations, successive U.S. administrations have attempted, sometimes openly and sometimes covertly, to interfere in […]
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