Are We the Baddies? The West’s Moral Reckoning in the Current War with Iran
Bereft of the insight to realise the inconsistency of actions versus proclaimed values, the West faces a moral conundrum in the war with Iran.
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March 12, 2026
The Struggle for Palestinian Human Rights in an Era of Eroding International Justice
The imposition of sanctions on Palestine is inconsistent with those faced by other states, disrupting international norms crucial to upholding international human rights.
March 11, 2026
Netanyahu’s Interference in U.S.-Iran Nuclear Negotiations – A Critical Assessment
Netanyahu's interference is regional politics is targeted for short-term tactical gains, whilst accepting longer-term risks.
February 21, 2026
Isaac Herzog in Australia: Failed Diplomacy while Gaza is Destroyed
States must align their diplomatic practice with the principles they profess, including refusing gestures of friendship to those responsible for mass suffering.
February 10, 2026
Echoes of Erasure: Wired for Hatred – From Tulsa to Gaza and Myanmar
From Tulsa's 1921 massacre to Gaza's siege & Rohingya exile in Myanmar's purges, regimes fuse nationalism & faith to mask atrocities, suppress justice.
November 27, 2025
Banksy, Political Commentator and Genius
The brilliance of Banksy's judicial commentary lies in his understanding and acceptance of the response yo his message.
September 14, 2025
The Scorpion and the Frog: Israel and Regional Distrust
Israel's strikes against its Middle East neighbours over the past week injects poison into international relations, undermining diplomacy.
September 11, 2025
The Complex History of Israel’s Establishment: Beyond the Heroic Narrative
The establishment of Israel involved colonial alliances and dispossession creating a refugee crisis that persists today.
August 18, 2025
The Limits of Morality: Starving the Children to Attack Your Foe
If a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less, as well as if a promontory were, as well as if a manor of thy friend's or…
July 28, 2025
Genocide on the Doorstep: Famine and Ethnic Cleansing in Gaza
International inaction in the face of the military onslaught by Israel risks the Palestinian annihilation.
July 26, 2025
Mordechai Vanunu: Whistleblower, Traitor or Hero?
The revelations of a whistleblower that continue to ring through the decades, and never more so than today in the Middle East.
June 24, 2025
The Carter Doctrine and Iran’s Proxy War: A Legacy of Instability in the Greater Middle East
The legacy of the flawed assumptions of the Carter Doctrine must be faced in order to find regional stability.
June 23, 2025
Accountability / Discrimination/Racism / Human Rights / International Law / Justice / Rule of Law / United Nations
Investigation, Prosecution and Universal Jurisdiction: The Legacy of Nuremberg
Individual responsibility and universal jurisdiction are the positive legacies of Nuremberg upon which justice must continue to stand.
June 12, 2025
Potential War Crimes Committed by Israel in Gaza Since October 7, 2023
Attacks on Gaza conducted with impunity enable the ongoing breach of international law and human rights conventions.
May 28, 2025
Weaponisation of the “White Genocide” Fallacy in South Africa by a Cynical Trump
The fallacy of "white genocide" is being leveraged by Trump to debase South Africa's ICJ advocacy for Gazans, embedding cynicism into the legal discourse and definition.
May 25, 2025
Discrimination/Racism / Domestic Law / Government / Human Rights / International Law / Justice / Law / Racial Discrimination Act
Zionism and the Suppression of Dissent in Australia
Zionist advocacy groups aim to silence criticism and dissent through the legal system, both domestically and internationally.
May 23, 2025
Israel’s Threat to Bomb Iran and the Question of Middle East Stability
Threatening to bomb Iran will not lead to greater security in the Middle East.
May 22, 2025
The Faustian Bargain, Mephistopheles’ Philosophy and Zionism
Goethe's Faust provides a lesson for the ages.
May 20, 2025
Guernica and Gaza: Echoes of Destruction, Personal Reckoning, and the Power of Media
History's lesson: Guernica versus Gaza.
May 18, 2025
Accountability / Domestic Law / Genocide / Government / Human Rights / Hypocrisy / International Law / United Nations
Do Not Go Gently into That Good Night: Humanity in Its Twilight Years
Humanity is grappling with its own impermanence, unwilling to surrender but uncertain of how to endure.
May 8, 2025