Two British MPs refused entry into Israel, UK foreign ministry says
The British foreign ministry has criticised Israel after the country detained two UK MPs.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-06/british-mps-detained-in-israel/105143228
John Quiggin has the right idea… I wonder if it will be picked up by our next Paliament though… Interesting times.
“…the US is no longer part of our economic and geopolitical future. This creates an opportunity to finally engage fully with our region and become, politically and economically as well as geographically, an Asian nation. The crucial steps here are to seek membership of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) and to find a balance between the would-be hegemons of our region, the US and China. This can’t be done until we abandon both the idea that the US is a friend, and the alliances inherited from the era when this was true.”
Source: https://johnquigginblog.substack.com/p/breaking-with-the-us-will-be-painful
Is Claudia Sheinbaum the leader of the free world?
"Around the globe, liberal humanism is faltering while the forces of reactionary cruelty are on the march. So Sheinbaum, who has adopted López Obrador’s slogan “For the good of all, first the poor,” can seem like a shining exception to the reigning spirit of autocratic machismo."
#Mexico #Trumpism #ForeignAffairs #politics #leadership #governance #PublicPolicy
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/opinion/claudia-sheinbaum-mexico-trump-tariffs.html
Inflation in Australia is 'yesterday's problem' after Trump's tariffs
By Gareth Hutchens
Economists say the "direct" impact of US President Donald Trump's new tariff regime on Australia's economy will be small, but the "indirect" impact could be a problem for Australia, depending on how the tariffs disrupt trading patterns and damage global growth.
Breaking: Hungary says it is withdrawing from ICC as Netanyahu visits
Hungary's government has decided to withdraw from the International Criminal Court shortly after Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu, sought under an ICC arrest warrant, arrived in the country for a state visit.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-03/hungary-withdraws-from-icc-as-netanyahu-visits/105135524
Australia wanted to make Meta and X pay. That might upset Donald Trump
By Brianna Morris-Grant
Australia's News Media Bargaining Code has been name-checked in the annual US Foreign Trade Barriers report, making it a target for Donald Trump's looming "liberation day" tariffs.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-02/media-bargaining-code-tariffs-trump/105124278
Next US ambassador to Turkey urges Erdogan not to clash with Trump https://www.byteseu.com/884758/ #FOREIGNAFFAIRS #Politics #Turkey
Erdogan brings Greece and Israel closer https://www.byteseu.com/883450/ #Defense #Diplomacy #FOREIGNAFFAIRS #Greece #Israel #Politics #Turkey
Dutton says Chinese research ship mapping undersea cables along Australia's coastline
By Samantha Dick and Stephen Dziedzic
The opposition leader has slammed the prime minister's response to a Chinese research ship south of Australia, saying he believes the vessel is gathering intelligence and mapping the route of Australia's undersea cables.
Via #ForeignAffairs on March 31, 2025
The problem with a delayed response is that the more power leaders with #authoritarian tendencies accumulate, the harder it is to mount an effective #resistance. The opposition is thus more likely to succeed if it acts early.
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/united-states/how-save-democracy-trump
Greece and US officials discuss Chevron’s interest in offshore hydrocarbon exploration blocks https://www.byteseu.com/880493/ #Diplomacy #economy #Energy #FOREIGNAFFAIRS #Greece #Politics
FSI and Spain’s IE University Explore Potential Collaboration https://www.byteseu.com/880228/ #Apostille #Consular #DepartmentOfForeignAffairs #DFA #DFAWebsite #FOREIGNAFFAIRS #OfficialWebsiteOfDFA #OfficialWebsiteOfTheDepartmentOfForeignAffairs #passport #PhilippineConsulate #PhilippineEmbassy #PhilippineForeignPolicy #PhilippinePassport #Philippines #Spain
