On 9 June 2019, David* joined street protests, like other Hongkongers who feared for their future under plans to introduce extraditions to mainland China. He thought it was reasonable to hope that the government would …
Planet A Wars, political upheavals, locust plagues and cyclical droughts in Africa have often left starvation in their wake. But without that sort of instability, Madagascar is experiencing a catastrophic famine and concern has been …
In its efforts to remake Hong Kong into a city in its own image, the Chinese Communist Party has created a new security apparatus and court system to enforce new national security laws. CCP authorities …
In May last year, the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade adopted an inquiry into the implications of the Covid-19 pandemic. Committee chair and Liberal senator David Fawcett joins The Strategist’s Brendan …
The year of the ox has begun darkly for the people of Hong Kong. On 16 February, nine pro-democracy activists, including 82-year-old Martin Lee, the revered long-time leader of the city’s Democratic Party, went on …