Nihilism is strangely popular in a pandemic, and Biden’s base is baying for a lockdown. The first great test of his leadership will be his ability to resist their demands.
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Read my latest paper for the Centre for Independent Studies (CIS) on the Australia’s Foreign Relations Bill (AFRB) and Victoria’s Belt & Road Agreement (BRI).
It is inevitable that journalists will come to their jobs with points of view, just like everyone else. But unlike the rest of us, it is a journalist’s job to suppress that personal point of view.
With Kamala Harris in the West Wing, Modi’s opponents in India may suddenly gain leverage.
Political polling is good fun, but it should be treated more as entertainment than as serious politics.
Trump is certainly not the most popular world leader ever, but he just may be the most popular leader in the world today.
By all means, appeal to science — but never to “the science”.
The best thing Australia can do to help raise governance standards there is to engage with India, and with both countries facing security threats from China, defence co-operation is a great place to start.