*Note: This essay was originally published on the (Australian) Lowy Institute’s commentary and analysis site – The Interpreter. The recent news that two-thirds of United Nations member states negotiated a treaty that bans nuclear weapons was undoubtedly met with enthusiasm in much of New Zealand, which reportedly had a leading role in shepherding the talks…
***Another post over at the Lowy Interpreter on the Iraq War: I think Rodger Shanahan is taking the Interpreter’s distinguished readers on a bit of a wild-goose chase with the Iraq War violence figures. They’re important, but frankly there will never be a solid set of numbers on which we can objectively agree are correct. This…
**All: I posted a contribution to the Lowy Interpreter discussion on the Iraq War – below gets you started, and the last sentence will link you to the rest if you’re interested. All best, Matt Just thought I would attempt a small contribution to your ongoing debate on the Iraq War. I served there twice…