On Line Opinion - International http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/section.asp?name=international Australia's e-journal of social and political debate en-au Copyright 2000-2026, National Forum editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Graham Young) tech@onlineopinion.com.au 60 From confrontation to cooperation editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Lamberto Zannier) The institutions built to keep enemies talking are still there. What’s disappearing is the political will to use them. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24130 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24130 Wed, 26 Aug 2026 07:33:44 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=24130 On Line Opinion Wars, inequality, and poverty no longer confined to faraway places editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Alon Ben-Meir) Fragmented power, deepening inequality, climate stress, dying democracies, and weaponized information have fused into one global crisis; we can break the cycle if we only summon the will. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24128 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24128 Tue, 25 Aug 2026 08:28:13 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=24128 On Line Opinion Imperial nostalgia: Afghanistan after five years of Taliban rule editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Binoy Kampmark) The lesson scrawled and etched across the neglected covers of history books suggests one mighty, consistent rule: never invade Afghanistan. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24124 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24124 Fri, 21 Aug 2026 14:56:02 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=24124 On Line Opinion When parliament has nowhere to turn editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Philip Heiner) The Commonwealth has the power to determine who is, or is not, a citizen, but where does that power come from? http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24121 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24121 Thu, 20 Aug 2026 07:52:02 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=24121 On Line Opinion Drone Defence in ASEAN - better present than absent editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Liang Nah) Air power used to be the preserve of rich states. A $30,000 drone has changed the arithmetic. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24116 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24116 Mon, 17 Aug 2026 07:18:43 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=24116 On Line Opinion Is the South China Sea moving from a ‘zone of peace’ towards the next conflict area? editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Murray Hunter) While US officials frame the carrier’s presence as routine freedom of navigation and support for allies, the timing amplifies perceptions of strategic strain on Washington. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24115 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24115 Fri, 14 Aug 2026 07:45:10 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=24115 On Line Opinion The coming fuel crisis: what Ukraine and California have in common editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Ronald Stein and Mike Ariza) Russian transportation fuel shortages are caused by Ukraine drone attacks, while California shortages are directly related to political over regulations. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24114 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24114 Thu, 13 Aug 2026 07:45:46 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=24114 On Line Opinion Netanyahu’s challengers are selling the same poison editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Alon Ben-Meir) The men who could replace Netanyahu know the truth and refuse to say it. A Palestinian state is not an existential threat to Israel; the endless denial of one is. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24108 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24108 Tue, 11 Aug 2026 07:37:03 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=24108 On Line Opinion The Ukraine–Russia war: where things stand at the end of July 2026 editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Yuri Koszarycz) WWI lasted 4 years and WWII 6, while the Ukraine-Russia war has already run more than 4. How long will it last? http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24098 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24098 Tue, 4 Aug 2026 07:14:00 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=24098 On Line Opinion Power, fear and submission editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Alon Ben-Meir) How a once serious party surrendered judgment, subordinating institutions to a single strongman—and what must be done before the republic dangerously erodes from within. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24093 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24093 Fri, 31 Jul 2026 08:52:38 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=24093 On Line Opinion