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	Julian Assange: A Thousand Days in Belmarsh by Dr. Binoy Kampmark Julian Assange has now been in the maximum-security facilities of Belmarsh prison for over 1,000 days. On the occasion of his 1,000th day of imprisonment, campaigners, supporters and kindred spirits gathered to show...
	Australia and Japan confirm their mutual defence trajectory by Murray Hunter Australian and Japan have signed a security treaty in a virtual ceremony to upgrade the two country's defence and security cooperation. This is being portrayed by both Australia and Japan as a move to enhance ties amid...
	Ukraine-Donbas-Russian Frontier: Is a Non-govermental Interposition Peace Team a Possibility? by Rene Wadlow Despite USA-Russian Federation discussions in Geneva and a full Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) meeting, there seems to be no advance toward a reduction of an estimated 100,000 Russian troops on...

	Finnish MP Kimmo Kiljunen calls for an impartial international inquiry into the situation in Kazakhstan by Ovi Magazine Guest I would like to express my heartfelt concerns about the situation in Kazakhstan, a country closely familiar to me, a country that has been heralded as a beacon of stability and the most affluent country in the region.
	The Crisis Over Cattle - FG and States lock horns over open grazing by herders by Kola King There's noticeable beef in the land over cattle. This culinary delight which is the preferred choice of master chefs and aficionados has become the source of anger and anxiety in many parts of the nation.
	Dangerous Precedents and Hypothetical Threats: The Deportation of Novak Djokovic by Dr. Binoy Kampmark Australia's treatment of Novak Djokovic, the tennis world number one, has been revelatory. Unintentionally, this has exposed the seedier, arbitrary and inconsistent nature of Australia's border policies.
	More diplomatic and political resistance to the Australian ASEAN farm worker visa by Murray Hunter In the midst of chronic labour shortages on farms across the nation, and a potential food crisis looming, where food prices are rapidly rising, the ASEAN farm workers visa is finding diplomatic and political resistance on a number of fronts.
	Henry Usborne (16 Jan. 1909 -16 March 1996) World Citizen Activist by Rene Wadlow Henry Usborne was a British Member of Parliament (M.P.) elected in the Labour Party landslide in 1945. He was re-elected in 1950. He was an engineer and Burmingham businessman yet a socialist.
	2022: Matters Arising - What's on the table this year? by Kola King The year 2021 has come and gone. 2022 has quitely rolled in with its bag and baggage. The previous year was shaped by the global pandemic. This affected many economies due to the global lockdown in 2020 and its concomitant...
	Great Powers' New Year Resolution: Now We Need Action by Rene Wadlow On 3 January 2022 the People's Republic of China, the French Republic, the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the United States of America issued a joint statement on security...
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