War is not glory and to use the sacrifice of the fallen as propaganda for new battles, to undermine the courage and mateship for political gain is an insult.
Far from buckling to threats by the United States, Pope Leo XIV's response has made clear that the papacy will not be bullied into compliance.
Equal treatment under the law requires that no-one be exempt from the accountability, including those serving in the Israeli military.
With the liberal party in tatters and Labor floundering under Albanese's spineless leadership, One Nation fills a dangerous void.
Rather than an ideological difference of opinion, war is machine, an indictment of man's lack of insight and humanity.
Old men at the end of their lives send young people at the beginning of theirs to fight and die for something they have no say in .
Accounts from the First World War demonstrate that even in the hells of the trenches humanity was not completely lost.
Erich Maria Remarque's seminal novel All Quiet on the Western Front is an indictment of the heroism expounded by old men who never see the field of battle.
Bereft of the insight to realise the inconsistency of actions versus proclaimed values, the West faces a moral conundrum in the war with Iran.
The Shield of Achilles cautions us to fully comprehend the consequences of the hasty path to war rather than the temperant course via diplomacy.
States must align their diplomatic practice with the principles they profess, including refusing gestures of friendship to those responsible for mass suffering.
Come gather round, ye people all, and hearken to this song, Of troubled times in distant lands and power running wrong. The orange king upon his throne looked southwards in…
A history of a meeting of two civilisations in one small painting.
Israel's strikes against its Middle East neighbours over the past week injects poison into international relations, undermining diplomacy.
Western nations must work toward transcending divisive rhetoric outlined by Huntington to reject his self-fulfilling prophecy society.
The United States is heavily invested in the Israel, raising questions of its accountability in the Gaza genocide.
The Marches for Palestine echo well-tested solidarity protests that challenge political bias to address abuses of human rights.
In the history of political leadership, far-right politicians have consistently demonstrated a pattern of manufacturing enemies to consolidate power, only to claim accolades for addressing crises they themselves instigated. This…
