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HISTORY Moby Dick and American exceptionalism

In the course of Captain Ahab’s search for Moby Dick to visit retribution on the great white whale for his perfectly justified self-defence which resulted in the loss of Ahab’s leg, there are a number of encounters with other ships mid-ocean. Two are British, and captained by Englishmen who have also suffered loss of limb in encounters with the whale. Moby Dick was evil and deserved to die. In contrast to Ahab’s impassioned and obsessive animosity, the English captains treat their injuries lightly and seem to regard them as honourable badges of a fair contest between equally legitimate rivals –…

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BOOK REVIEW Essays towards reconstruction

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MAKING AUSTRALIA RIGHT: Where to from Here? edited by James Allan Connor Court, Redland Bay Paperback: 212 pages Price: AUD$29.95 Reviewed by Chris Rule James Allan states in his introduction that the overall theme of this book is “where to from here for the right side of politics” and that he gave each contributor “a very laissez-faire and minimal set of instructions”. The book, published in December 2016, gets off to a good start with a Bill Leak cartoon on the front cover. It points out what isn’t right with Australia, what he calls the heavy industries of Canberra –…

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POWER AND ENERGY SECURITY Not the moment to hit the snooze button, Australia

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In the last edition of News Weekly, Neil Eagle focused on the crisis in water allocation and food security. This time he examines two other areas of national urgency: reliable and affordable power; and energy security. Our elected leaders, bureaucrats and left-wing media have failed to focus on the real issues relating to the…

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FOREIGN AFFAIRS China takes up challenge to imitate and overtake America

FOREIGN AFFAIRS

Since World War II and until very recently, global relations were predominately driven by an ideological warfare represented by the polarising struggle between market capitalism in democratic states and communism. The conflict, defined by the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), manifested around the globe in wars such as those in Angola, Cuba, Chile, Korea and Vietnam. The two powers fought for supremacy in these proxy wars, the space race and, most importantly and most dangerously, the nuclear arms race. Today, new forces are reshaping the world. The collapse of the USSR saw American dominance rise…

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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS No question about it: the Don is in charge

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The U.S. President is no shrinking violet. Nor does he move slowly. After less than two years in office, Donald Trump has turned the United States – and quite possibly the world – on its head. All the old economic verities are being set aside. And, as if that were not enough, he is giving geopolitics and the Western alliance a good old shake. Donald Trump is a showman, not a politician. His public pronouncements are not carefully crafted to satisfy the largest possible audience. He is inclined, as the saying goes, to shoot from the hip. He exaggerates…

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ASIA-PACIFIC AFFAIRS A modest proposal for Australia’s regional security

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If Australia can finance China’s Asian development bank, why don’t we create an Australian Infrastructure Investment Bank to develop our neighbouring Pacific island states? Bipartisan agreement on new federal legislation to deter Beijing’s interference in Australian politics and economy is necessary and welcome. However, far greater defence spending and investment in developing our Pacific island neighbours will also be necessary to secure Australia’s sovereignty. Chinese Premier Xi Jinping has entrenched himself in power and is in the process of transforming China’s social and political development. Under Xi, the international ambitions of Beijing have fundamentally changed. Deng Xiaoping’s policy of “hide…

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