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Binoy Kampmark
Dr. Binoy Kampmark was a Commonwealth Scholar at Selwyn College, Cambridge. He lectures at RMIT University, Melbourne.
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The Taliban Scores A Coup
Tuesday, 17 March 2020, 1:00 pm | Binoy Kampmark
It threatened to disappear under the viral haze of COVID-19, but February 29 saw representatives from the US and Taliban, loftily acknowledged as the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, sign the “Agreement for Bringing Peace to Afghanistan”. After ... More >>
The Release Of Chelsea Manning
Monday, 16 March 2020, 1:47 pm | Binoy Kampmark
Chelsea Manning’s release last Thursday by order of Virginia District Court judge Anthony Trenga had an air of oddness to it. “The court finds Ms. Manning’s appearance before the Grand Jury is no longer needed, in light of which her detention no longer ... More >>
For Heaven’s Sake Sanitise! Coronavirus As A Way Of Life
Saturday, 14 March 2020, 4:01 pm | Binoy Kampmark
“Anything we say in advance of a pandemic happening is alarmist; anything we say afterwards is inadequate.” Michael Leavitt, US Health and Human Services Secretary, March 30, 2006 A crew of gathered customers were busying themselves this Friday evening ... More >>
Resisting Interpretation: The Perpetrator And Domestic Violence In Australia
Thursday, 12 March 2020, 4:16 pm | Binoy Kampmark
Resisting Interpretation: The Perpetrator and Domestic Violence in Australia A parliament of tears, or at the very least, a chamber of parliamentarians keen to shed tears. It all seemed that a feeling of genuine empathy was streaming forth in Australia’s ... More >>
Golden Anniversaries For Flawed Treaties: The NPT Turns Fifty
Wednesday, 11 March 2020, 5:09 pm | Binoy Kampmark
In an era where agreements have been abandoned as “bad”, to use that favourite word of US President Donald Trump, the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons continues to feature on the books of diplomacy. But age seems to be wearying ... More >>
Coronavirus Offerings And Job Losses: University Reliance On China Bites
Wednesday, 11 March 2020, 1:12 pm | Binoy Kampmark
It was predicted, warned against and is happening. Universities fattened by the Chinese student market are now in a state of financial shock, cutting losses, trimming courses and doing what over managed institutions do best: remove working productive ... More >>
Crimes In Afghanistan: Fatou Bensouda’s Investigative Mission
Sunday, 8 March 2020, 4:52 pm | Binoy Kampmark
It seemed an unlikely prospect. The International Criminal Court has tended to find itself accused of chasing up the inhumane rogues of Africa rather than those from any other continent. It has also been accused of having an overly burdensome machinery ... More >>
Toilet Paper Blues: Coronavirus And Pandemic Pantries
Thursday, 5 March 2020, 3:12 pm | Binoy Kampmark
Fears of imminent apocalypse tend to be midwives to absurdity. The stockpiling fever that has gripped various populaces in response to the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak has taken various forms. “Pandemic pantries” are becoming the norm, ... More >>
Daring To Kiss: Coronavirus And The Butterfly Effect
Wednesday, 4 March 2020, 12:56 pm | Binoy Kampmark
At some point, it seemed like a slow burner, gathering attention with each press release from the World Health Organisation. When talking about a threat, language is everything. With more cases of COVID-19 being identified, the panic that comes ... More >>
Strong Man Legacies: Burying Mubarak
Tuesday, 3 March 2020, 2:48 pm | Binoy Kampmark
Reviled strongmen of one era are often the celebrated ones of others. Citizens otherwise tormented find that replacements are poor, in some cases even crueller, than the original artefact. Such strongmen also serve as ideal alibis for rehabilitation: ... More >>
The Viral Blame Game: Xenophobia, Attribution And Coronavirus
Sunday, 1 March 2020, 12:37 pm | Binoy Kampmark
Moralising the way diseases and viruses are transferred is a very human, and particularly nasty trait. “We don’t need this kind of riff-raff on our shores,” screamed The New York Times in 1892 in response to Russian Jewish immigrants arriving at Ellis ... More >>
Julian Assange, The Glass Cage And Heaven In A Rage: Day Four Of Extradition Hearings
Friday, 28 February 2020, 3:06 pm | Binoy Kampmark
Julian Assange, the Glass Cage and Heaven in a Rage: Day Four of Extradition Hearings Thursday, February 27, Woolwich Crown Court. The first round of extradition hearings regarding Julian Assange’s case concluded a day early, to recommence on May 18th. ... More >>
Julian Assange, Political Offences And Legal Restraints: Day Three Of Extradition Hearings
Thursday, 27 February 2020, 2:36 pm | Binoy Kampmark
Wednesday, February 26, Woolwich Crown Court. Today, the focus shifted to the protagonist himself and the nature of the US-UK Extradition Treaty of 2003 , a contentious document that shines all too favourably for US citizens. Julian Assange, whose deteriorating ... More >>
Julian Assange Against The Imperium: Day Two Of Extradition Hearings
Wednesday, 26 February 2020, 6:46 pm | Binoy Kampmark
The second day of extradition hearings against Julian Assange and by virtue of that, WikiLeaks, saw Mark Summers QC deliver a formidable serve for the defence at Woolwich Crown Court. “It’s difficult to conceive of a clearer example of an extradition ... More >>
Julian Assange And The Imperium’s Face: Day One Of The Extradition Hearings
Tuesday, 25 February 2020, 5:00 pm | Binoy Kampmark
If we are to believe it, Julian Assange of WikiLeaks, the man behind showing the ugliness of power, is the one responsible for having abused it. It is a running theme in the US case against this Australian publisher, who has been given ... More >>
Mixed Returns For The Huawei Bashing Tour
Monday, 24 February 2020, 3:51 pm | Binoy Kampmark
The US imperium is rattled, so much so it’s letting everyone else know about it. Move over the trade war with its bitchy insistence on redressing imbalances, surpluses and deficits; the next phase of conflict with China is being waged in matters of ... More >>
Viral Losses: Australian Universities, Coronavirus And Greed
Friday, 21 February 2020, 1:18 pm | Binoy Kampmark
There are few things more richly deserved than the punishment of a profligate ruler who finds himself fending off a hungry citizenry. But such matters lie in the realm of government, elections, holding representative office. Universities, notably in ... More >>
Pardoning Julian Assange: Donald Trump, WikiLeaks And The DNC
Thursday, 20 February 2020, 1:54 pm | Binoy Kampmark
The central pillar to Democratic paranoia and vengefulness regarding the loss of Hillary Clinton in 2016 was the link between Russian hacking, the servers of the Democratic National Committee and the release of emails via WikiLeaks. Over ... More >>
“Leave Our Bloke Alone”: A Little Mission For Julian Assange
Wednesday, 19 February 2020, 1:32 pm | Binoy Kampmark
“I think that now it is time that the government I am a part of needs to be standing up and saying to both the UK and the US: ‘enough is enough, leave our bloke alone and let him come home.’” George Christensen, Australian conservative MP, Sydney ... More >>
The Priorities Of General Motors: Ditching Holden
Tuesday, 18 February 2020, 2:11 pm | Binoy Kampmark
It seemed to be a case of grand misrepresentation. Holden cars, those great Australian acquisitions, along with home, lawnmower and nuclear family, gave the impression of indigenous pride, the home brand. It was also resoundingly masculine. But behind ... More >>
