Category: Nation States

Unspoken Realities: A Comment on the Howard Era

by maximos62, posted in Australia, Borders, Indonesia, Nation States, Short Stories, terrorism, Timor L'Este

Recently Penny Wong was asked, What's your vision of the best Australia can be, in the world? She replied: I have a view that foreign policy is obviously an expression of the assertion and prosecution and protection of one's national interests and values; it is also the expression of identity. Referencing Gough Whitlam she continued … Continue reading Unspoken Realities: A Comment on the Howard Era

Reflections on Borders: Empire, Cold War and Covid19

by maximos62, posted in Asia, Australia, Borders, Nation States, Vietnam

For a wide review of these themes lookout for my latest collection of short stories, Beyond Borders.For some, the notion of borders is that of a hard border, one clearly defined and assertively maintained. Certainly, in the Covid19 era borders reflect this standard, yet borders are by no means constant, or definite, whatever the political … Continue reading Reflections on Borders: Empire, Cold War and Covid19