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	Skewed Responsibility: Australian War Crimes in Afghanistan by Dr. Binoy Kampmark The Inspector-General of the Australian Defence Force Afghanistan Inquiry was always going to make for a gruesome read -and that was only the redacted version. The findings of the four-year investigation, led by...
	Why Malaysia's Monarchy is Set to Stay by Murray Hunter When Malaysia's Yang di-Pertuan Agong, or king Al-Sultan Abdullah Al-Haj rejected Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin's request to declare a state of emergency on October 25, many sections of Malaysia cheered him on.
	Myanmar: Fair Elections But Challenges Ahead by Rene Wadlow The 8 November 2020 elections for the two houses of the Myanmar Parliament were carried out with little violence. The National League for Democracy (NLD) headed by Aung San Suu Kyi won some 80 percent of the open seats.

	It is time for Greece to leave NATO, since it fails to secure its interests by Christos Mouzeviris As the EU has postponed to make any decision on Turkey's aggression towards two of its members, Greece and Cyprus, until later this year, it is evident that coming into an agreement won't be easy.
	When it comes to trust by Thanos Kalamidas What has happened in USA the last four years and what's going on this minute with Trump's refusal to accept his defeat, has changed US democracy for years to come if not for ever especially if radical jurisprudence and...
	A Dedicated Obsession: Washington's Continuing Iran Sanctions Regime by Dr. Binoy Kampmark One dogma that is likely to persist in US foreign policy during a Biden presidency will be the sanctions regime adopted towards Iran. Every messianic state craves clearly scripted enemies, and the demonology about the Islamic Republic...
	"Backpack ready" economics by Joseph Gatt Pre-COVID, the economy around the world centered on this principle: borrow first, pay later. In a "borrow first, pay later" economy, the assumption is that sources of income are "stable" or "likely."
	Australia's Migration Advice Industry in Disarray by Murray Hunter Australia's Department of Home Affairs, in an effort to deregulate the country's migration advice industry, has fragmented the profession into two distinct categories, leaving many free from scrutiny and not subject to...
	Petitions, Probes and Rupert Murdoch by Dr. Binoy Kampmark Australia has given the world two influential and disruptive exports in the field of media. One, currently in London's Belmarsh Prison, is facing the prospect of extradition to the United States for charges that...
	Responsibility After Trump by George Cassidy Payne If we are being honest with ourselves, the work for all of us has really just begun. For half the country, Trump was the great leader who would take it all on. To the other half, he represented a scapegoat for every problem in America.
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