"All things American'" indeed, I was stunned when the French deal fell through, and seemingly within only minutes the "3 amigos" appeared on my television, to say we have taken them down! What I am now hearing is the aftermath, which I have been isolated from after moving to France some 20 years ago, the current feeling here apart from what Macron is doing, the Americans too are controlling this country's thinking and foreign policy!
The sooner we recognise career politicians repeatedly place their donors interests before ours, the more readily our democracy will slough the Dominion and stand Sovereign.
@@alfred-vz8ti we have a democracy, it like all of them, is fragile though - and we as a people seem to be easily led. If not by the media, then by social media skullbuggery, if not those, by the same lack of critical analysis ability that enables the first two. There is a reason the right went after the unions and education. The elections here are not rigged. While not quite reflecting the popular vote it is good enough that a motivated public could send enough of a message through participation that policies would have to change. In the past even quite right wing governments in Australia have delivered near socialist policies, when pressed
Australia does as told by the US - whose Policies vacillate with Election cycles. US Foreign Policy has been a succession of failures, especially over the last 40 years. At present, the US-UK support Israeli Genocide in Gaza and the West Bank. But, AUKUS means the loss of our Trade in Asia. The US Debt increases by $One Trillion every three months. Australia’s Payments will provide some help for the US with its Debt - but we are unlikely to see any advantage from our huge Payments towards AUKUS.
Our voting system allows for preferences. I asked a local independent candidate a few years back now, "You're an independent, what happens to your votes if you don't get enough to win the seat?" Reply: "I will give mine to the Liberals". Obviously the other side of the spectrum do deals as well. Your vote therefore can end up where you didn't intend.
The only good thing about AUKUS is that it has shown the government has unlimited funds. No more should we hear that there is not enough money for particular things because it just isn't true. AUKUS is a blank cheque.
@@User0resU-1 You must be the one dreaming, oh great one. Where do you think money comes from? Certainly not the taxpayer if you know the first thing about economics which I doubt you do.
@@mcsando1154 What providing decent accommodation for everyone is extravagance? Providing everyone with affordable healthcare is extravagance? Providing useful education for everyone is extravagance? I think there is a terrible price to pay for not providing these things.
Funny thing is that we in Australia last year denied or indigenous population a fairer representation in their own country, so it seems not more than fair that we as white Australians have not much more to say in our country - important decisions are made for us in Washington. Considering we probably have goldfish in this country with more geo-political foresight than our politicians, it does not really come as a surprise.
@@billfrugThe phrase "unsinkable aircraft carrier" is most commonly attributed to U.S. General Douglas MacArthur during World War II. MacArthur referred to Australia in this way because of its strategic value as a base of operations in the Pacific theater after the fall of the Philippines in 1942. Australia became a key staging ground for Allied forces to launch counteroffensives against Japan. Beyond MacArthur, the phrase has occasionally been echoed by military strategists and commentators over the years, especially when discussing U.S.-Australia military cooperation, but it's MacArthur who is most associated with coining the term.
@@CruelaidBritain has a base in Cyprus.. Japan, Guam, Phillipines, Diego Garcia, would all qualify?. US has 80 odd bases, they created Somaliland to build a strip?..
Australia has been forced to pay for "protection" from our largest trading partner. Same m/o as mafia collecting "protection" money from small business.
Well put. America is the mafia boss of the globe. Hopefully, the Majority South/BRICS will give us a true "world rules based order", not the version where America makes the rules and order everyone around!
China is our largest trading partner and it's Free Trade with China! The deal with UK and USA jeopardises all trade with China and the new Multipolar world!!!! UK AND USA OWN US, OUR RESOURCES, MOST OF OUR ROYALTIES, THEY PAY HARDLY ANY TAXES AND PROFITS GO OVERSEAS! WE ARE NOT A SOVEREIN NATION SINCE WHITLAM AND THEY HAVE MILITARY BASES IN OUR COUNTRY, JUST THE SAME AS JAPAN, GERMANY AND SO MANY OTHER COUNTRIES! WE ARE JUST A MINE, A FISHERY, A FARM ETC, WITH A DIVIDED POPULATION AND A WESTMINSTER DEMOCRACY! WE ARE ALSO BECOMING THE LAUGHING STOCK OF THE WESTERN WORLD, ALONG WITH CANADA AND EUROPE! 🌍🤣😂
As an older mature Australian , I have long held the view and been proud of both NZ ,Australia being Nuclear Free. We are now heading down a very dangerous path, if for no other reason what happens to all that nuclear waste? We have off shored our nuclear waste from the rods from Lucas Heights. We require a better future for those who come after us, we are custodians never owners of this vast continent this decision alone leaves them with a medium to long term toxic legacy.
Australia is not nuclear-free. We have Lucas's Heights and should have at least 5 nuclear reactors by now providing electricity at a reasonable price!! Australia, through our politicians, has turned into the dumb country.
Oh,nuclear waste. Bury it in the Great Sandy Desert in leak proof containers,deep,below the groundwater table.Australia is 2/3 desert and that won't change in hundreds of millions of years because of our latitudinal position with the stable sub tropical high pressure systems above.
Let’s Start a petition to say that we the people refuse to participate in any future war started by the Americans. I think we could get most all Australians on board.
The sooner Australia realises we are simply Americas fifty first state and tells them where to go and becomes an independent nation and divorces itself from the warmongers being America and UK the better off we will all be totally agree with Professor Evan’s
We are NOT 51 th state! We don’t have any of rights per US constitution , sorry, do not delude yourself. We are at best .. the protectorate, with all the limitations accordingly.
Genius thinking Einstein .Once you've done all that....what's next? Perhaps go straight to China and tell them that Australia is almost completely defenceless from a military viewpoint and we've told the United States not to assist if we get attacked..Back to your Mensa application
I’ve lived in three British colonies. Britain was a deceitful master in the first two….I don’t expect better living in Australia. The USA is a British/ Zionist colony and its collective loyalty is to Mammon. Australia should go full Switzerland and embrace neutrality.
Extremely lucid and accurate. I've been living in Taiwan for 30 years and am appalled at the pro US narrative in all of our media on all major issues. Demonizing China is absolutely the wrong way to handle this growing behemoth. Trade is our best defence and the oriental way to attain peace.
Sounds like youre from russia instead. Look at ho bad former colonies now got - Rhodesia, south africa, hong kong - never talk bad about the Brits again please. The subs are jst one component of the new naval force
149 Countries have shown interest in joining BRICS. The US-UK-Aust-NZ-Canada-West EU make up 15% of World Population. Australia & NZ have been invited to join RCEP, which was started by ASEAN Nations, together with China, Japan, and both Koreas (almost a sub-Group within BRICS). We conduct most of our Trade with RCEP nations - but we have NOT accepted this Invitation (perhaps because of AUKUS).
@@dnickaroo3574 : Australia was the founding member of RCEP. China is not part of RCEP. BRICS is Brazil, Russia,India, China and South Africa. All failed economies.
Finally, someone with a brain! We should also join the BRI and get China to build our infrastructure, as the have the best technology and build the best infrastructure in the world!
@@RoyVickers-s8d sounds like you get paid by the government to post online their talking points. BRICS is pointless, cant be a currency, and the countrys barely trade among each other even if they could. Rather instead it sounds like jealousy
@maryannemckay3606 I don't remember being asked about mass immigration. Roads have never been more congested. Hospitals have had the guts stripped out of them. Payed parking. Higher taxes. During the 50s and 60s the tax payer funded roads now we have translink at additional costs to taxpayers. Water rates is an additional extra. Additional fuel tax. At the end of the day there's alot more coming out of ones hip pocket percentage wise. The 50s and 60s a family with one income earner could afford a house, car, holidays etc. The infrastructure was being built with that percentage of workers tax. Warragamba Dam Snowy Hydro and other major projects being built. Try and feel not intimidated and comfortable driving around Botany. I don't remember voting for the majority of Sydney suburbs being occupied by non Australians. But you're right. Life is much better now.
@@PeterGregson-b5d “I don't remember being asked about mass immigration.” It’s a good thing we don’t have it, or at least no more than it has ever been, proportionally we have similar numbers to those throughout our history, and everyone has always been told it is to high by the conservative corporate media, yet we still go on. “Roads have never been more congested. Hospitals have had the guts stripped out of them.” And Taxes never so low, especially for corporations. This is what happens when government after government guy our tax base, and shift more and more of the tax burden from the well shod to the middle class. “Higher taxes.” This is false, our taxes are lower overall, but the burden has been shifted to the middle class, what has happened is that we earn less for our productivity proportionally, more of the income goes to profit and less to the workers “During the 50s and 60s the tax payer funded roads now we have translink at additional costs to taxpayers.” Privatisation is the inevitable outcome of Capitalism, those with money by the decision making process to be able to make more money. “Water rates is an additional extra. Additional fuel tax.” These have always been there, this is no new change. “At the end of the day there's alot more coming out of ones hip pocket percentage wise. The 50s and 60s a family with one income earner could afford a house,” Now you are on to something, look at the proportion of generated income that goes to workers vs profits and you will see why this is. Once again this is the outcome of unregulated capitalism. “Try and feel not intimidated and comfortable driving around Botany. I don't remember voting for the majority of Sydney suburbs being occupied by non Australians.” Put that racism on display there. And yep, there have always been “non Australians.”, at least they were, now they are Australians, wave after wave of “non Australians.” Becoming Australians it is our entire history, the only difference is first they were Italian, then Greek, then Maltese, Lebanese, Dutch, German, Check, Pole.. The list goes on and on… But at the end of the day, your issue is that then they were all white. Then Came the Vietnamese, you probably were already singing this tune about “non Australians.” Now African, and Indian … But at the end of the day, they are just people wanting to make a peaceful life. No different to those who came before them, and no different to those who will come after.
Sound analysis , and well spoken , Surprisingly for me , I completely agree with you . I think it is too hard for Australian political leaders to have a mature considered independent foreign policy - just too hard to think - and be electorally popular . An absence of statesmen with appropriate historical knowledge and perspective . Australia can never be autonomous in international affairs until it affords and develops a credible self defence posture . As Singman Rhee said “ Only those who dare to be strong deserve to be free . “ So for the mean time, it’s all the way with LBJ …. again , and we can focus on cost of living and other divisive perennial issues . Kissinger said ‘ America doesn’t have friends , it only has interests .’
There is no stomach for Australia actually stumping up the funding for the independence in strategy advocated by Gareth. Military self reliance is very costly, too much for the lotus eaters in Australia.
From an ordinary kiwi’s point of view Australia’s Aukus decision is totally stupid strategic move apart frogm the open ended billions of dollars it will cost eventually.
@@brianlove8413 So, instead of defending small patches of blue, you want to defend massive amounts of coast? Yeah, there's more than an education issue...
@@corvanphoenix Blue water is the oceans, you know, WTF out in the middle of nowhere, or up around the south China sea. Do you have a comprehension of ocean size problem, so it seems to be to me, that you are the one lacking any understanding of this, and of this countries DEFENCE.
It feels to me like Australia is no longer a sovereign nation and is being governed by people who do not care for the Australian people but are governing on behalf of somebody else.
It’s a pity that only a handful of the comments posted here are considered responses and evaluations of what Prof. Gareth Evans actually said. The vast majority seem to be semi-ignorant opinions or car-sticker slogans that show no evidence that they bothered to spend even a few minutes to listen to what he’s saying.
Thank you IPAN for posting this webinar presentation. I've just spotted in your video section that you've also uploaded the presentations given after Gareth Evans by Vince Scappatura and Richard Tranter. They also provided a lot of important information about the implications of Australia's latest moves to further integrate into the US military system.
Australia should drop AUKUS and, ultimately, join BRICS. A seismic shift is occurring in world politics, and significant realignments are underway. Neither Australia nor New Zealand benefits from needlessly holding on to the past and unreliable connections that no longer align with our strategic, economic, and security needs.
I fear that you have a forlorn hope as long as Winston Peters is the Minister of Foreign Affairs. He is itching to join AUKUS (and even East NATO if it is ever formed) to protect us from China, NZ's largest trading partner!! If NZ politicians of all persuasions and the citizens do not heed the lessons of the Aussies and stop trying to play in the big boys' games, then we're all bigger fools than we realise we want to admit.
We are tethering ourselves to a sinking ship! We get a referendum on our national anthem, gay marriage but NOT on our own defence! I am with Paul Keating on this issue, design and update our OWN subs suited to our own waters, using our OWN people. I have voted Labor all my life and I am 65yrs old, this is the first time I am looking for alternatives. Disgusted with the current foreign policies! Sick of being a lap-dog to the US and the UK. By the way China and Russia make the best weapons in the world the French and American weapons are far far inferior as we will see in the current Ukrainian conflict.
What a articulate and erudite conclusion from Gareth Evans. Why did Scott Morrison not think through this throughly before jumping the gun in offending France in favour of this very flawed option. I am interested in hearing the history of and process that lead to this . May we learn from this and do better next time
And Australia is up-wind of NZ. There are wars, and they will continue, and will increase - that is just how USA swings. Have you viewed that movie "On The Beach (1959)? It is set in Australia and deals with nuclear extinction. I recommend it. But when Australia is hit, the radiation will come here with the weather - or maybe we will be hit too. But figure you in Australia are higher on the list of TARGETS.
The French have a nuclear submarine fleet. I may be wrong about this, but I thought that the planned submarine for Australia was originally a nuclear design. Is this right?
Exactly exactly exactly right! As a student activist in the anti Vietnam war days alongside Gareth, I'm deeply saddened and dismayed by Labor's lack of steel. It's so diametrically opposite the Labor of old! and we will regret it when we see one of the billion dollar Virginians be destroyed by a cheap $10,000 underwater drone! Albanese should have had the balls to spend that type of money on resolving the public housing crisis with bold long term vision eclipsing the 'weak' foreign policy image he so pathetically cowed to!
A marvellous analysis by Professor Evans. Australia has had the misfortune of electing a mediocre politician like Morrison. The Aukus initiative is a disaster; it followed making PRC an Aussie enemy and courting a dreadful economic fallout when PRC imposed sanctions. The idea that you would have to wait 40 years for the delivery of subs was absurd to begin with. Had no one in Oz heard of cost overruns? Can you really trust the Brits to build stuff for you when their own armed forces are in such dreadful shape? Their aircraft carriers don’t work. The proper approach would have been to buy 15 Collins class subs from Sweden, Rafale jets and missile destroyers from the French. It is clear that Russia is now the world’s leading military power. You could have bought some great stuff from them. Just joking? The fact is that an independent Oz could have made friends with Russia and PRC and prospered. Oz should join BRICS. None of this is now possible. You are linked up in a fatal friendship with USA. Bad to be her ally. Ask the Ukrainians and the South Vietnamese.
Better than the converted nuclear sub to conventional or the Japanese ocean going alternative, is the Clase S-80 Plus. The new Spanish sub has the best current advanced non nuclear powered engine plant. Allowing 15 days straight without any resurfacing and more affordable than the French. With a long successful relationship already with Spanish shipbuilding, (LHDs + other surface warships) dumping this turkey AUKUS can be achieved without having to go groveling back to the French or sucking up to the Japanese for any perceived previous snubs.
There is history there with Gareth and I seem to remember a dalliance with Cheryl Kernot. Don't remember how that ended!I remember him playing golf and conducting an interview on a golf course in Malaysia ( I think )and it looked like he was going to melt away!
Evans is right. The AUKUS agreement has sucked Australia into U.S. military strategy in the Asia Pacific region. We have sacrificed our autonomy over foreign policy and will pay an enormous price for so called U.S. nuclear security. 'More risk than reward' as Evans says. Australia will be dragged into any regional military conflict as an ally of the U.S.
The Professor was the haughty self opinionated Foreign Minister Australia ever had . Unfortunately our current Foreign Minister has nothing to be haughty about and no Opinions of her own .
Australia is 51st state of America. Australia doesn't have its own sovereignty. it sold it for $2 by the Morrison government. China China China Thanks Thanks Thanks Just imagine no more iron ore to China? India would be so happy
Israel purchased German subs because they are the quietest and run on H20, yes water! Japanese Subs aren’t to bad either! What about just buying some off the shelf Subs from these countries rather than this silly idea of the economic benefits downstream is stupid. Yes Aussie might need subs, but it doesn’t need to become a a submarine manufacturer! Hi France, Germany, Japan, UK, USA we would like to buy some subs! Does Aussie want to become a submarine manufacturing nation? I Think not. Lots Love From NZ
Dear Gareth, as a forever Labour voter, untill today, so to say...your words are a painkiller, but the effects unfortunately last as long as this video. As a multicultural Australian, all I can say is words I remember that have been said by someone else, long time ago: "Seamos libres y lo demás no importa" Jose de San Martin. But then again, that's Spanish to most.....
Gonzalo Lira predicted that US next War would be against China. He predicted that as the US used Ukraine against Russia, so it would use Australia against China.
So, Gareth, whom would you suggest as an alternative to t AUKUS or the US Alliance? The PRC? France ( and we recall the care for the South Pacific shown by their " in the eye" atmospheric nuclear tests). The option of neutrality, interestingly just abandoned after over one hundred years by Sweden) would mean a doubling, at least, of the Defence budget. Of course, a dig at the Anglo Celtic institutions and tradition is par from the course from this completely forgotten and pitiable reject.
One or two points there I would very lightly question, but overall ~ he's completely right. I am not saying I'd like to weasel my way out of it, we're in it now, we signed on the line ~ or at least our government did. I have reservations about that decision, but I have reservations about trying to get out of it too. I don't have a lot of confidence in the French boats we were signed up for ~ I do have a great deal more confidence in the American boats we replaced them with. I think they are a world leading technology, extremely well engineered and well built. Shame we won't get them for 40 years or so. I do mourn our loss of sovereignty. Being a junior partner of America in the Indo-Pacific was already a fact of life before this. This just locked it in. But major parts of the Australian armed services, naval and air-force, are now effectively US Irregular forces, to command as they wish. Under those conditions, the distinction between nuclear powered and nuclear armed is the time it would take to sail to a US mainland port and load up some nuclear armed missiles. Everything necessary to arm and deploy and fire those weapons is already on the boat. All you need is a round in the chamber, and the launch-code from the US President. Not the Australian PM, the US President. If you think the brawl is about to start, do you want to be holding a cricket bat, or a pistol, (lent to you by a gang member) or a peace sign? There are valid arguments for and against all three. It does very much depend on how this brawl came about, and the fact you're now holding a pistol makes it a whole lot more likely you'll be shot at instead of punched. It doesn't lower the temperature. Maybe you wanted to be a bigger threat, or maybe you're just now realising how much he's going to charge you for that gun, because like it or not, it's yours now. If you carry a big stick, you are now one of the people with the big sticks. It becomes a bit hard to go back to the innocent bystander if you come brandishing a tactical nuke. Do we want to be a nuclear power or not? Because that’s what we’re buying here. “It’s nuclear powered, not nuclear armed.” A: You are a fool. I own a semi auto pistol and I carry it, but it’s not loaded. How hard is it to slip in a full magazine, in two seconds if you need one? If you don’t actually have a loaded mag, then what the fk are you carrying a gun for? You’re going to be treated and dealt with like you’re armed. People are going to see you as an armed participant and you’re an idiot if you think otherwise.
Nah man lol. Are saying Aussies are not worthy of the land they stand on! Seems to me you might be! This is something new no other country has an answer for. It can't be explained by foreign talking points or old explanations. You forget aussies are not just a democracy they are also a monarchy with eh head of state being in a whole other country which is a good thing as chance has it, and an oligarchic-featured modern capitalist place especially defined in partnership via its military complex/ and industry's, for which government is reducing or realigning regulation via AUKUS and other things, with the worlds most enduring and tightest alliance that functions as one entity as needed. It can cross swords with anything, anywhere, anytime, its got long sea lanes and borders, and bases in the right spots. This is why its all switched a/c carriers and ARG's and marine/expeditionary in Aussie and UK, and USA - you don't need a lot to topple anything and you have a lot, the navy has its own large airforce even, the army has planes too, now you have subs worthy of the country. Its a new box and dice, too. A lot war gaming goes into all these things. Multiple decades. Well big K is big in their talking points since he helped deliberately fob off overheating concerns in big C because by now (if not 4 years ago) they understood how over they were; if not fully then at their top, then 10 years prior in their little war economy era - since peak CH was basically 2011-14. Anyone who tells you to stick to your coast is not talking for you but for the oppositional forces; there would be a reason to not tick them off too much as it serves no purpose, they do what they do regionally, and they pose no immediate threat, you just want some trade like you also need a tiny bit of trade off Russia -you also need SS/BN's.-SSBN's; definitely he does not matter in his opinion. They can't suck up too much to USA since the other side will get angry and even more suspicious since they are also in a deep-purge mode there lol. And you should know the other side who frequents such video's just need to be waited out since their country's are essentially over within 30 years, in the case of C - 15 max. The problem is you sought detail where there is none in terms of thinking how bad it is then its just an anti govt talking head vid, there's a lot of upside. Increasingly the trade situation is exact among both country's in Australia and USA, the area above Australia is critical to both from basing to energy, and the uk - all 3 need to maintain their pathing toward australia from USA and UK, and base out of each coast and darwin, and this is a new deal not based on the post ww2 world. No one should turn down such subs. Also there's heaps of offshoots from this from industry to tech development, skills, they are even hiring right now and for some time. This is overall only going to increase sovereignty and also help closer tie uk usa and australia canada together, which is much more critical than you may believe. This is not a loss of sovereignty - when the rest of the world is so weak compared to you in comparison and state sanction piracy and annoyances are back, you will find you will have a navy two or three times the size it is now, and because US and UK and other euro are out near Australia more, you will build more subs with the industry as needed. Its a triple alliance lol like with the Aztec! Just say I know a lot about this stuff. Just say it never ceases to amaze me people can't see it or do govt posts from foreign places. These subs will never be detected like many think as they can sink very deep and are on the cusp of the pacific, and the aussie coast is shaped in a very good way with decent drop off from the shelf. Even in 50 years they will be useful, no matter the numbers of them. You will have right now these current ones from below and quick sink from above and much more besides. Yeah its got to be US-interest, what lol you think au-interest in ambitious enough? These countrys act more as one than 3, old school is new school, inter-woven. Of course the nomenclature of politics won't exactly phrase it. It makes aussies a middle power when they get their bigger navy and just these and the industry, and makes the anglo alliance situation much better. Thats the future, not native title, not the old nonsensical stuff about sovereignty. Its blob time, dude, get read to hegemonically dominate weaker places out of necessity, hit and run supplies etc, do the cannon run on the high seas, whatever it takes. You want more time on station and also longer range, so you can be 1,500 km's from anything and still be in it. A lot of communications things too and data passing, targeting, lots of things much of it never really spoken of for decades, not just the ability to sink pretty deep. There will always be a need in a world of global satellites (we can knock them out too) for manned subs. Especially when we have 2 or 3 separately internet cables, and energy wired transporting energy, satellite can't do internet as well. Also might need to guard or visit next to greenland, sought to be purchased, and Alaska/island and Japan. Last thing you want is traversal up there, an open door, cause then it will be down near your coast sometimes. Its expeditionary all over, if you need to get onto an island fast, you'd want to know whats traversing the place, unmanned patrol craft is not going to be able to make critical decisions. The area north of australia is a big boon for the country. 1,500 km puts you from phillipines to china, from outside 2nd island chain to s/c/ sea, from japan to phillipines or korea, from indonesia to indian coastline, from indonesia to s/c sea. If you really want peace, learn how to fight. Its something the enemy won't be able to do in this new situation, especially if their countrys crumble apart and need to turne their inadequate navy and weapons onto themselves. Its going to take china a long time to build a real navy, you got 40 years or forever, easy. Its whats coming after china, not before.
Hi, During the Q & A after the presentation Gareth asked to please be called Gareth. He did not ask for this title to be displayed in the publicity for the event; that was IPAN's call. We felt it respectful to refer to he, and Dr Scappatura; and professor Richard Tanter by their titles. I encourage you to focus on Gareth's message. Warm regards Jonathan, IPAN
1. Cost is a big issue as Aussie economy is not healthy, can't even house its people... 2. Taiwan is likely to occur before subs built, if ever... 3. Smaller nuclear powered subs more suited for crews sizes available, but meshing with the US has its advantages... 4. China likely to run out of economic steam eventually, with AI manufacturing etc... 5. Agicivitas would make Australia much stronger economically with exponential standard of living increases, it is the future and keeps Aussies in control... 6. UK latest sub run is finishing and Astute class could be easily added to their existing production run according to their engineers... but they said any changes to their design would cause delays and big cost increases, better to use their proven tested design with smaller crew sizes...
It is all very well and good to say and think this but how do we apply enough pressure on the imbeciles in power to stiffen their backbones enough to stand up and reject what you and many of us believe to be a huge mistake in our so called democracy.
It’s funny how these ex politicians are so much more realistic about our relationship with the USA after they leave parliament! The US treats its friends nearly as bad as it treats its enemies! I guess Evans doesn’t have to worry about the US doing a dismissal to him.
Australia must foremostly protect its territorial waters- lawful maritime zone - which essentially means extension vastly beyond lines of demarcation that, in fact, don't meet those of other countries except to the north and New Zealand's, employing technologies in keeping with affordability and principles pertaining to energy resource use. Never mentioned is the foreign maritime territorial barrier to the north, which limits navigation towards Indochina and beyond, a stretch across over 3 time zones, about 5000 to 6000 kilometres wide!. A tiny fleet of exorbitantly costly submarines, not at all the necessarily complete gamut of required technologies for maritime security deployment, will either have to circumnavigate Australia's vast coastline or be wholly committed to being way beyond the reach of the home base and in potentially hostile waters distinctly at a disadvantage and thereby needing the nation to be one that is bound to at all times live by clutching at the apron strings of a Power, if at all the kind of Power that does not rely on smaller nations for support (but it looks like it does, too!) One can not help seeing how ludicrous it is that plans supposedly urgently required for security need to wait two (2) decades to be deemed equipped! I did not even say "fully" equipped; it is beyond ridiculous, insane, and perhaps delusional to pursue objectives that are not gonna provide that and be thus characterised as half-baked!!!
Taiwan is a part of China, and inalienable part of it. If you doubt this, look up the UN Status of it, and the US State Department although the US speaks with a forked tongue on this and many other subjects! So, are you supporting China?
Really? Most of Taiwan's computing and chip industries are established on the Chinese mainland, and close to 40% of the Taiwanese electorate favour unification with China.
Commiserations. A careful analysis of humanity's deep betrayal of trust in the multilayered cycles of educational responsibilities to children is beyond words.., and a complete reiteration of the Totality is always overdue. If the MAD bomber type are actually feeling restricted from their piratical ways, perhaps we can have some hope we can imagine alternatives to groveling and giving in to every want. Much respect for the professional expertise in not passing judgment on the overt criminality of the situation, thank you.
