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 editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Alon Ben-Meir) Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu—mirror images of arrogance and deceit—have subverted democratic norms in pursuit of personal power. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=23939 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=23939 Tue, 14 Apr 2026 07:29:00 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=23939 On Line Opinion editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Yuri Koszarycz) Pre-emptive war does not defend peace. It destroys the moral ground on which peace depends. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=23934 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=23934 Mon, 13 Apr 2026 07:04:39 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=23934 On Line Opinion editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Manoj Mishra) A US-Iran ceasefire is only the first step. Lasting peace will require Israel to abandon the logic of permanent regional war. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=23936 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=23936 Fri, 10 Apr 2026 11:08:42 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=23936 On Line Opinion editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Binoy Kampmark) The reparations debate cannot be honest unless it confronts the role African kingdoms and Arab traders played in slavery’s global market. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=23932 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=23932 Fri, 10 Apr 2026 07:17:30 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=23932 On Line Opinion editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Alon Ben-Meir) Trump’s address to the nation on the Iran war was intended to project control and resolve. Instead, it revealed indecision and disarray, marked by contradictions, self praise, and shifting objectives. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=23931 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=23931 Thu, 9 Apr 2026 07:29:13 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=23931 On Line Opinion editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Ronald Stein) California transportation fuel demands are among the highest in the nation and are now beginning to be imported from refineries in foreign countries. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=23929 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=23929 Wed, 8 Apr 2026 07:09:37 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=23929 On Line Opinion editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Binoy Kampmark) Hormuz is no longer just an oil chokepoint. It may soon become the trigger for a global hunger crisis. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=23927 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=23927 Tue, 7 Apr 2026 08:07:43 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=23927 On Line Opinion editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Binoy Kampmark) Iran’s destruction teaches the lesson non-proliferation was meant to prevent: in today’s world, only nuclear weapons seem to guarantee survival. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=23923 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=23923 Wed, 1 Apr 2026 08:49:36 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=23923 On Line Opinion editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Ioan Voicu) As multilateralism frays, the UN has quietly found consensus on something basic: solidarity and education still underpin social justice. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=23920 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=23920 Tue, 31 Mar 2026 07:03:01 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=23920 On Line Opinion editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Alon Ben-Meir) Trump's Iran war has left the Gulf shattered: US bases turned into targets, economies battered, and the 'oasis' myth destroyed. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=23919 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=23919 Mon, 30 Mar 2026 07:27:23 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=23919 On Line Opinion