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How to avoid world war three

How to avoid world war three

Politicians used to be generals because politics was created as an extension of war. In the decades of peace, we have forgotten the true nature of civilisation and its predictable need for violence, expansion, conquest, and the machine of war itself to prop up domestic power. We do not put people in Canberra to fanny around with ‘hurt feelings’ ...
Iran vows to fight on

Iran vows to fight on

Situation update The Middle East conflict intensified dramatically on Tuesday, as Israel and Iran exchanged strikes across multiple fronts while regional powers scrambled to respond to a rapidly widening confrontation stretching from Lebanon to the Gulf. The day began with reports of Iranian drone attacks far beyond the immediate battlefield. ...
America won’t be cowed by these Iranian attacks

America won’t be cowed by these Iranian attacks

Many commentators are already claiming that the war with Iran is ‘spiralling out of control.’ I try not to be uncharitable: I am a Catholic, after all, and the Church tells me it is a sin. But if I were tempted, I should say that the only thing spiralling out of control is cliché. You could argue that drone attacks are a sign that Iran’s ballistic and ...
Does Trump even know why he invaded Iran?

Does Trump even know why he invaded Iran?

Napoleon is supposed to have defined strategy as ‘on s’engage, et puis on voit’, loosely translated as ‘get stuck in and then see what happens’. Donald Trump is not normally deemed Napoleonic, yet in his approach to strategy he appears to have taken the great general’s precept to heart, launching initiatives without much forethought regarding ...
A property developer goes to war

A property developer goes to war

For some pundits watching Donald Trump and his cabal plunge the United States into another foreign strike, this time against Iran in alliance with Israel, the search for paradigms led to cartoon characters and plots. Among them was the conservative British-American historian Niall Ferguson. Despite supporting Trump’s action, he couldn’t

How to avoid world war three

How to avoid world war three
Politicians used to be generals because politics was created as an extension of war. In the decades of peace, we have forgotten the true nature of civilisation and its predictable need for violence, expansion, conquest, and the machine of war itself to prop up domestic power. We do not put people in Canberra to fanny around with ‘hurt feelings’ ...

Iran vows to fight on

Iran vows to fight on
Situation update The Middle East conflict intensified dramatically on Tuesday, as Israel and Iran exchanged strikes across multiple fronts while regional powers scrambled to respond to a rapidly widening confrontation stretching from Lebanon to the Gulf. The day began with reports of Iranian drone attacks far beyond the immediate battlefield. ...

America won’t be cowed by these Iranian attacks

America won’t be cowed by these Iranian attacks
Many commentators are already claiming that the war with Iran is ‘spiralling out of control.’ I try not to be uncharitable: I am a Catholic, after all, and the Church tells me it is a sin. But if I were tempted, I should say that the only thing spiralling out of control is cliché. You could argue that drone attacks are a sign that Iran’s ballistic and ...

Does Trump even know why he invaded Iran?

Does Trump even know why he invaded Iran?
Napoleon is supposed to have defined strategy as ‘on s’engage, et puis on voit’, loosely translated as ‘get stuck in and then see what happens’. Donald Trump is not normally deemed Napoleonic, yet in his approach to strategy he appears to have taken the great general’s precept to heart, launching initiatives without much forethought regarding ...

A property developer goes to war

A property developer goes to war
For some pundits watching Donald Trump and his cabal plunge the United States into another foreign strike, this time against Iran in alliance with Israel, the search for paradigms led to cartoon characters and plots. Among them was the conservative British-American historian Niall Ferguson. Despite supporting Trump’s action, he couldn’t