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COMMENTARIES BY MICHAEL C H JONES

PRESIDENT ACCCI

 

Last updated: 4 August 2016

 

Contents

Commentaries Relating to Julian Assange

Commentaries on Other People’s Diplomacy Issues

Commentaries on Global Economic Relations

Commentaries on Indauspac Strategy

Commentaries on Indauspac Watch

Commentaries on “Sydney – A Place of Learning”

Commentaries on Australia’s Political Setting 2013

Commentaries on Transparency and Accountability of National Governments

Commentaries on Mainstreams of Global Governance

Commentaries on Announcements

Commentaries on G20

Commentaries on China’s Political Setting

Direct links

Basuo Australian Memorial

Dongfang County in Hainan Province

Human Rights in China
(with photograph of Michael C H Jones and Li Peng)

Links to most recent are at the top of each section.

 



Julian Assange

 


Commentaries Relating to Julian Assange


Commentary by Michael C H Jones at: http://accci.com.au/JonesCommentonSnowden.pdf.  Re:

Philip Dorlin, “WikiLeaks Attacks Obama’s ‘Thin-Skinned Vindictiveness’ in Snowden Row”, The Age, 3 July 2013.  Available at: http://www.theage.com.au/world/wikileaks-attacks-obamas-thinskinned-vindictiveness-in-snowden-row-20130703-2pbd9.html.

Commentary by Michael C H Jones at: http://accci.com.au/JonesCommentonAssange7.pdf.  Re:

Gay Alcorn, “Gambit or Gamble?” The Sydney Morning Herald, 26 May 2013.  Available at: http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/political-news/gambit-or-gamble-20130525-2n3sr.html. 

Commentary by Michael C H Jones at: http://www.accci.com.au/JonesCommentonCarr6.pdf.  Re:

Philip Dorling, “Carr Drops Pledge to Flag Assange Case with Sweden”, The Sydney Morning Herald, 23 February 2013.  Available at: http://www.smh.com.au/national/carr-drops-pledge-to-flag-assange-case-with-sweden-20130222-2ewxr.html. 

Commentary by Michael C H Jones at: http://accci.com.au/JonesCommentonAssange6.pdf.  Re:

No author cited, “British Police Serve Extradition Notice on Assange”, The Sydney Morning Herald, 28 June 2012.  Available at: http://www.smh.com.au/world/british-police-serve-extradition-notice-on-assange-20120628-215rf.html. 

Commentary by Michael C H Jones at: http://www.accci.com.au/JonesCommentonAbandoned.pdf.  Re:

Dylan Welch,”WikiLeaks Founder ‘Abandoned’ by Government”, The Sydney Morning Herald, 8 November 2011.  Available at: http://www.smh.com.au/national/wikileaks-founder-abandoned-by-government-20111107-1n3wj.html. 

Commentary by Michael C H Jones at: http://www.accci.com.au/JonesCommentonAssange5.pdf.  Re:

Tweet posted by kgosztola, “2011-03-07 100 Revelations to Mark 100 Days Since Cablegate Began”, 7 March 2011.  Available at: http://wlcentral.org/node/1439. 

Commentary by Michael C H Jones at: http://www.accci.com.au/JonesCommentonAssange4.pdf.  Re:

AFP, "Bank of America Cuts Off WikiLeaks", The Australian, 19 December 2010.  Available at: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/in-depth/wikileaks/bank-of-america-cuts-off-wikileaks/story-fn775xjq-1225973376427. 

Commentary by Michael C H Jones at: http://www.accci.com.au/JonesCommentonAssange2.pdf.  Re:

Asher Moses, "The Aussie Who Blitzed Visa, MasterCard and PayPal with the Low Orbit Ion Cannon", The Sydney Morning Herald, 9 December 2010.  Available at: http://www.smh.com.au/technology/security/the-aussie-who-blitzed-visa-mastercard-and-paypal-with-the-low-orbit-ion-cannon-20101209-18qr1.html. 

Commentary by Michael C H Jones at: http://www.accci.com.au/JonesCommentonAssange.pdf.  Re:

Dylan Welch, “Assange Could Face Prosecution and Years in Jail”, The Sydney Morning Herald, 1 December 2010.  Available at: http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/assange-could-face-prosecution-and-years-in-jail-20101130-18fee.html. 

 

 

Other Peoples Diplomacy Issues

 


Commentaries on Other Peoples Diplomacy Issues


Comment by Michael C H Jones at: http://www.accci.com.au/JonesCommentonHicks2.pdf.  Re:

Natalie O’Brien, “David Hicks a Step Closer to Clearing His Name,” The Sydney Morning Herald, 15 July 2014.  Available at:  http://www.smh.com.au/national/david-hicks-a-step-closer-to-clearing-his-name-20140715-zt92j.html. 

Comment by Michael C H Jones on “The Three Leakers” is available at: http://www.accci.com.au/JonesCommentonCole.pdf.  Re:

David Cole, “The Three Leakers and What to Do About Them,” The New York Review of Books, 6 February 2014.  Available at:  http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/2014/feb/06/three-leakers-and-what-do-about-them/?pagination=false. 

Comment by Michael C H Jones on “David Flint Monarchists is available at: http://www.accci.com.au/JonesCommentonFlint.pdf or online translation into Simplified Chinese here.  Re:

“Other Peoples Diplomacy Issues” in Peoples Diplomacy through Australasia-China Key Cities.

Commentary by Michael C H Jones at: http://www.accci.com.au/JonesCommentonVetoatUN.pdf.  Re

AFP. “China and Russia Have Vetoed a UN Security Council Resolution on Syria, After the Bombing of Homs”, The Australian, 5 February 2012.  Available at: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/in-depth/middle-east-in-turmoil/china-and-russia-have-vetoed-a-un-security-council-resolution-on-syria/story-fn7ycml4-1226262900400.  See also AAP, “Syrian Embassy Damaged in Rampage”, The Sydney Morning Herald, 5 February 2012.  Available at: http://www.smh.com.au/national/syrian-embassy-damaged-in-rampage-20120205-1qzdi.html. 

Commentary by Michael C H Jones at: http://www.accci.com.au/JonesCommentonActivists.pdf.  Re:

Valerie Khoo, “How to Live and Work Anywhere”, The Sydney Morning Herald, 19 January 2012.  Available at: http://www.smh.com.au/small-business/managing/blogs/enterprise/how-to-live-and-work-anywhere-20120119-1q76v.html. 

Commentary by Michael C H Jones at: http://www.accci.com.au/JonesCommentonNobelPrize2.pdf.  Re:

NewsCore: "China Erases Picture of Nobel Winner's Empty Chair from Blog", The Australian, 13 December 2010.  Available at: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/breaking-news/china-erases-picture-of-nobel-winners-empty-chair-from-blog/story-fn3dxity-1225969869955. 

Commentary by Michael C H Jones at: http://www.accci.com.au/JonesCommentonNobelPrize.pdf.  Re:

Rowan Callick, “Thorn in China’s Side Liu Xiaobo Awarded Nobel Peace Prize”, The Australian, 9 October 2010.  Available at: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/thorn-in-chinas-side-awarded-nobel-peace-prize/story-e6frg6so-1225936212275.  Also Anne Applebaum, “Easy for Them to Say”, Slate, 8 October 2010 at:  http://www.slate.com/id/2270523/. 

Commentary by Michael C H Jones at: http://www.accci.com.au/ArarComment.pdf. Re:

Dahlia Lithwick, “Nowhere To Hide: Ignoring Maher Arar Won’t Make His Torture Claims Go Away”, Slate, 16 June 2010.  Available at:  http://www.slate.com/id/2257211/pagenum/all/#p2.  See also the editorial in The New York Times : http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/16/opinion/16wed2.html.

 

 

Global Economic Relations

 


Commentaries on Global Economic Relations


Commentary by Michael C H Jones at: http://www.accci.com.au/JonesCommentonMiddleEastConflict.pdf.  Re:

Paul McGeough, “This Time, the US Can’t Buy the Region’s Silence”, The Sydney Morning Herald, 19 November 2012.  Available at: http://www.smh.com.au/world/this-time-the-us-cant-buy-the-regions-silence-20121118-29k9l.html.  See also analysis by Dieter Bednarz, Anat Keinan and Christoph Schult, “Israel’s Battle against Hamas Could Spark Wildfire”, Spiegel Online, 19 November 2012.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/israeli-attacks-put-new-balance-of-power-in-mideast-to-test-a-868041.html.  Also: Ulrike Putz, “Hamas Can Replenish Arsenal – It Egypt Lets It”, Spiegel Online, 20 November 2012.  Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/analysis-of-hamas-military-capability-after-six-day-conflict-with-israel-a-868353.html.

Commentary by Michael C H Jones at: http://www.accci.com.au/JonesCommentonVOR.pdf.  Re:

Voice of Russia (VOR) “China to Use Force If Japan Challenges Its Sovereignty”, Eurasia Review, 27 October 2012.  Available at: http://www.eurasiareview.com/27102012-china-to-use-force-if-japan-challenges-its-sovereignty/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+eurasiareview%2FVsnE+%28Eurasia+Review%29. 

Commentary by Michael C H Jones at: http://www.accci.com.au/JonesCommentonHartcher.pdf.  Re:

Peter Hartcher, “China Gets Its Catch, Hook, Line and Sinker”, The Sydney Morning Herald, 17 July 2012.  Available at: http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/china-gets-its-catch-hook-line-and-sinker-20120716-226e6.html. 

Commentary by Michael C H Jones at: http://www.accci.com.au/JonesCommentonSCO.pdf.  Re:

Hassan Beheshtipour, “SCO Must Assume New Identity by Accepting New Members – OpEd”, Eurasia Review, 20 June 2012.  Available at: http://www.eurasiareview.com/10062012-sco-must-assume-new-identity-by-accepting-new-members-oped/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+eurasiareview%2FVsnE+%28Eurasia+Review%29. 

Commentary by Michael C H Jones at: http://www.accci.com.au/JonesCommentonMaSecondTerm.pdf.  Re:

Wen-cheng Lin, “Taiwan in Ma’s Second Term: International Implications – Analysis”, Eurasia Review, 11 June 2012.  Available at: http://www.eurasiareview.com/11062012-taiwan-in-mas-second-term-international-implications-analysis/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+eurasiareview%2FVsnE+%28Eurasia+Review%29. 

Commentary by Michael C H Jones at: http://www.accci.com.au/JonesCommentonTPP.pdf.  Re:

No author cited, “China Looking at Joining Trans Pacific Partnership”, Fuseworks Media, 10 June 2012.  Available at: http://www.voxy.co.nz/politics/china-looking-joining-trans-pacific-partnership/5/125877.  Related article: Doug Palmer, “No Decision on New Trans-Pacific Pact Members: US”, Reuters, 5 June 2012.  Available at: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/05/us-apec-trade-idUSBRE8540TO20120605

Commentary by Michael C H Jones at:  http://www.accci.com.au/JonesCommentonOAS.pdf.  For commentary in HTML including translation into Traditional Han: http://www.accci.com.au/JonesCommentonOAS+tr.htm. Re:

Peter Tase and Roman Suver, “Columbia Prepares to Welcome the Americas to Cartagena for New Week’s OAS Summit – Analysis”, Eurasia Review, 8 April 2012.  Available at: http://www.eurasiareview.com/08042012-colombia-prepares-to-welcome-the-americas-to-cartagena-for-next-weeks-oas-summit-analysis/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+eurasiareview%2FVsnE+%28Eurasia+Review%29. 

Commentary by Michael C H Jones at: http://www.accci.com.au/JonesCommentonMaritimeSecurity.pdf. Re:

Gauri Khandekar, “Maritime Security in Asia: What the EU Can Do – Analysis”, Eurasian Review, 15 March 2012.  Available at: http://www.eurasiareview.com/15032012-maritime-security-in-asia-what-the-eu-can-do-analysis/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+eurasiareview%2FVsnE+%28Eurasia+Review%29.

Commentary by Michael C H Jones at: http://accci.com.au/JonesCommentonThreeLinks.pdf. Re:

Rafael Epstein and Dylan Welch, “Secret SAS Teams Hunt for Terrorists”, The Sydney Morning Herald, 13 March 2012.  Available at: http://www.smh.com.au/national/secret-sas-teams-hunt-for-terrorists-20120312-1uwhy.html.  Michael Pascoe, “The Politics of Treason”, The Sydney Morning Herald, 13 March 2012.  Available at: http://www.smh.com.au/business/the-politics-of-treason-20120313-1uxi8.html.  Peter Hartcher, “Ability to Repel Attach Is Dead in the Water”, The Sydney Morning Herald 11 March 2012.  Available at: http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/ability-to-repel-attack-is-dead-in-the-water-20120312-1uwdq.html. 

Commentary by Michael C H Jones at: http://www.accci.com.au/JonesCommentonICC.pdf.  Re:

Louis Chappell and Andrea Durbach, “ICC Deserves Help in Seeking Justice for All”, The Sydney Morning Herald”, 14 January 2012.  Available at: http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/icc-deserves-help-in-seeking-justice-for-all-20120213-1t23x.html. 

Commentary by Michael C H Jones at: http://www.accci.com.au/JonesCommentonSecurityCouncilBid.pdf.  Re:

Richard Woolcott, “Voting Against Palestine May Cost Australia a Seat on the Security Council”, The Sydney Morning Herald, 11 November 2011.  Available at: http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/voting-against-palestine-may-cost-australia-a-seat-on-the-security-council-20111110-1n9ff.html. 

Commentary by Michael C H Jones at: http://www.accci.com.au/JonesCommentonIsrael.pdf.  Re:

Matthew Franklin and Lanai Vasek, “Greens Senators Caught Out Over Israel”, The Australian, 7 April 2011.  Available at: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/greens-senators-caught-out-over-israel/story-fn59niix-1226034974787.  Plus:

Greg Sheridan, “A Party of Ignorant Extremists”, The Australian, 7 April 2011.  Available at:  http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/commentary/a-party-of-ignorant-extremists/story-e6frgd0x-1226034965235.  Plus:

No author cited, “Lots for Left to Learn on Israel”, The Australian, 7 April 2011.  Available at: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/opinion/lots-for-left-to-learn-on-israel/story-e6frg71x-1226034930564..

Commentary by Michael C H Jones at: http://www.accci.com.au/JonesCommentonGarnaut2.pdf. Re:

John Garnaut, Gillard Must Get the Balance Just Right”, The Sydney Morning Herald, 5 April 2011.  Available at: http://www.smh.com.au/business/gillard-must-get-the-balance-just-right-20110404-1cym8.html.  Plus

John Garnaut, “China Sends Its Tibetan Specialist to Drum up Trade Opportunities”, The Sydney Morning Herald, 5 April 2011.  Available at: http://www.smh.com.au/world/china-sends-its-tibetan-specialist-to-drum-up-trade-opportunities-20110404-1cypj.html. .

Commentary by Michael C H Jones at: http://www.accci.com.au/JonesCommentonGarnaut.pdf. Re:

John Garnaut, “Lurching to the Left in a Moral Maze”, The Sydney Morning Herald, 29 March 2011.  Available at: http://www.smh.com.au/business/lurching-to-the-left-in-a-moral-maze-20110328-1cdgh.html. 

Commentary by Michael C H Jones at: http://www.accci.com.au/JonesCommentonPOW.pdf.  Re:

Brendan Nicholson, “Afghan Prisoners Handcuffed, Blindfolded”, The Australian, 27 September 2010.  Available at: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/afghan-prisoners-handcuffed-blindfolded/story-e6frg6n6-1225929718245. 

Commentary by Michael C H Jones at: http://www.accci.com.au/JonesCommentonHicks.pdf.  Re:

Cynthia Banham, “It's Right to Write About Gitmo Stay”, The Sydney Morning Herald”, 24 September 2010.  Available at: http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/its-right-to-write-about-gitmo-stay-20100923-15oqj.html#poll.

Comments by Michael C H Jones on Australia presently trying to settle down with a new minority government at: http://www.accci.com.au/JonesCommentonGovernment.pdf.

 

 

Indauspac Strategies

 


Commentaries on Indauspac Strategy


Commentary by Michael C H Jones at:
http://www.accci.com.au/JonesCommentonMarzouk.pdf.  Re:

Lawrence Marzouk, Ivan Angelovski and Miranda Patrucic, “Making A Killing: The 1.2 Billion Euros Arms Pipeline to Middle East,” Eurasia Review, 28 July 2016.  Available at: http://www.eurasiareview.com/28072016-making-a-killing-the-1-2-billion-euros-arms-pipeline-to-middle-east-analysis/. 

Commentary by Michael C H Jones at: http://www.accci.com.au/JonesCommentonRamachandaran.pdf.  Re:

Shastri Ramachandaran, “New Global Power Equations Emerging Slowly But Surely,” Eurasia Review, 12 July 2016.  Available at: http://www.eurasiareview.com/12072016-new-global-power-equations-emerging-slowly-but-surely-oped.

Commentary by Michael C H Jones at: http://www.accci.com.au/JonesCommentonBaker.pdf.  Re:

Dean Baker, “US Job Growth Accelerates in December, Employment-to-Population Ratio Hits New High for Recovery,” Eurasia Review, 8 January 2016. Available at: http://www.eurasiareview.com/08012016-us-job-growth-accelerates-in-december-employment-to-population-ratio-hits-new-high-for-recovery-analysis/.

Commentary by Michael C H Jones at: http://www.accci.com.au/JonesCommentonModi.pdfRe:

Mahendra Ved, “Modi Visit Gives India Higher Profile in ASEAN,” Eurasia Review, 28 November 2015.  Available at: http://www.eurasiareview.com/28112015-modi-visit-gives-india-higher-profile-in-asean-analysis/

Commentary by Michael C H Jones at:  http://www.accci.com.au/JonesCommentonTranscript.pdf.  Re:

No author cited, “President Obama and Vietnam’s President Quang Joint Press Conference – Transcript,” Eurasia Review, 23 May 2016. Available at: http://www.eurasiareview.com/23052016-president-obama-and-vietnams-president-quang-joint-press-conference-transcript/.

Commentary by Michael C H Jones at: http://www.accci.com.au/JonesCommentonGeopolitics.pdf Re:

Ralph S Clem, “Geopolitics and Planning for a High-End Fight: NATO and the Baltic Region, Eurasia Review, 3 March 2016.  Available at: http://www.eurasiareview.com/03032016-geopolitics-and-planning-for-a-high-end-fight-nato-and-baltic-region-analysis

Commentary by Michael C H Jones at: http://www.accci.com.au/JonesCommentonNDTV.pdf Re:

No author cited, “China for Closer Ties with India to Remove ‘Cancer’ of Terror,” NDTV, 23 November 2015.  Available at: http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/china-for-closer-ties-with-india-to-remove-cancer-of-terror-1246733. 

Commentary by Michael C H Jones at: http://www.accci.com.au/JonesCommentonLeadersVisits.pdf Re:

No author cited, “Hands Across the Water,” The Economist, 7 November 2015.  Available at: http://www.economist.com/news/asia/21677559-leaders-china-and-taiwan-are-meet-first-time-their-history-hands-across. See also: Alison Hsiao, “Ma-Xi Meeting: Tsai Says Her ‘Status Quo’ Is More about Democracy,” Taipei Times, 7 November 2015.  Available at: http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2015/11/07/2003631894.

Commentary by Michael C H Jones at: http://www.accci.com.au/JonesCommentonBangladeshAttacks.pdf.  Re:

Associated Press, “Secular Publisher Hacked to Death in Latest Bangladesh Attacks,” The Guardian, 1 November 2015.  Available at: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/31/faisal-abedin-deepan-bangladesh-secular-publisher-hacked-to-death.  

Commentary by Michael C H Jones at: http://www.accci.com.au/JonesCommentonBhaskar.pdf.  Re:

Bhaskar Balakrishnan, “India-Africa Forum Summit: A Big Leap Forward?” Eurasia Review, 17 October 2015.  Available at: http://www.eurasiareview.com/17102015-india-africa-forum-summit-a-big-leap-forward-oped/. 

Commentary by Michael C H Jones at: http://www.accci.com.au/JonesCommentonReachOut.pdf.  Re:

Dr Subhash Kapila, “Australia-India Strategic Reach-Out 2015,” Eurasia Review, 7 September 2015. http://www.eurasiareview.com/07092015-australia-india-strategic-reach-out-2015-analysis/. 

Commentary by Michael C H Jones at: http://www.accci.com.au/JonesCommentonSriLanka.pdf.  Re:

Sugeeswara Senadhira, “Sri Lanka and Non-Alignment in Asia’s Century,” Eurasia Review, 7 September 2015.  http://www.eurasiareview.com/07092015-sri-lanka-and-non-alignment-in-asias-century-oped/.

Commentary by Michael C H Jones at: http://www.accci.com.au/JonesCommentonObama.pdf.  Re:

Dave Lindorff, “Is Obama the Worst President Ever?” Eurasia Review, 3 September2015.  http://www.eurasiareview.com/03092015-is-obama-the-worst-president-ever-oped/.

Commentary by Michael C H Jones at: http://www.accci.com.au/JonesCommentonIndiainPacificIslands.pdf.  Re:

Aniket Bhavthankar, “India Broadens Strategic Canvas, Establishes Role in Indo-Pacific,” Eurasia Review, 2 September 2015.  Available at: http://www.eurasiareview.com/02092015-india-broadens-strategic-canvas-establishes-role-in-indo-pacific-analysis/.

Commentary by Michael C H Jones at: http://www.accci.com.au/JonesCommentonSCO2.pdf.  Re:

Nasurullah Brohi, “SCO as Dominant Regional Player and Impacts on Pakistan-India Bilateral Relations,” Eurasia Review, 28 August 2015.  http://www.eurasiareview.com/21052015-south-africas-foreign-policy-priorities-for-21st-century-analysis/.

Commentary by Michael C H Jones at: http://www.accci.com.au/JonesCommentonSouthAfricaPriorities.pdf.  Re:

Aditi Lalbahadur, Rudolf du Plessis and Neuma Grobbelaar, “South Africa’s Foreign Policy Priorities for 21st Century,” Eurasia Review, 21 May 2015,.  Available at: http://www.eurasiareview.com/21052015-south-africas-foreign-policy-priorities-for-21st-century-analysis/.

Commentary by Michael C H Jones at: http://www.accci.com.au/JonesCommentonMaldives.pdf. Re:

Ravi Joshi, “India’s Stakes in Maldives’ Power Struggle,” Eurasia Review, 24 March 2015,
http://www.eurasiareview.com/24032015-indias-stakes-in-maldives-power-struggle-analysis/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+eurasiareview%2FVsnE+%28Eurasia+Review%29.

Commentary by Michael C H Jones at: http://accci.com.au/JonesCommentonTerrorism.pdf.  Re:

Daveed Gartenstein-Ross, “The Islamic State’s African Long Con,” Foreign Policy, 16 March 2015,  http://foreignpolicy.com/2015/03/16/islamic-state-boko-haram-nigeria/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_term=%2AAfPak%20Daily%20Brief&utm_campaign=2014_The_South_Asia_Daily%203-17-15.  

Commentary by Michael C H Jones at: http://www.accci.com.au/JonesCommentonSchoff.pdf.  Re:

James L Schoff. “Navigating a New US-Japan Defence Technology Frontier,” Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 10 March 2015: http://carnegieendowment.org/2015/03/10/navigating-new-u.s.-japan-defense-technology-frontier/i4b8

Commentary by Michael C H Jones at: http://www.accci.com.au/JonesCommentonHKDM.pdf.  Re:

Ralph Jennings, “Taiwan Backs Democracy Movement in Hong Kong,” Voice of America, 12 September 2014.  Available at: http://www.voanews.com/content/taiwan-backs-democracy-movement-in-hong-kong/2447324.html

Commentary by Michael C H Jones at: http://www.accci.com.au/JonesCommentonIS.pdf. Re:

Nick O’Malley, “Why Obama Hasn’t Hit Back at Islamic State Harder Yet,” The Sydney Morning Herald, 3 September 2014.  http://www.smh.com.au/world/why-obama-hasnt-hit-back-at-islamic-state-harder-yet-20140903-10bpww.html.

Commentary by Michael C H Jones at: http://www.accci.com.au/JonesCommentonMearsheimer.pdf.

Commentary by Michael C H Jones at: http://www.accci.com.au/JonesCommentonMcCrann.pdf, with translation in Simplified Chinese at: http://www.accci.com.au/JonesCommentonMcCranninChinese.pdf.   Re:

Terry McCrann, “There Will Be Stupidity Under Oppositions We Lead,” Herald Sun, 7 May 2014.  Available at: http://www.heraldsun.com.au/business/there-will-be-stupidity-under-oppositions-we-lead/story-fni0d8gi-1226909517426.

Commentary by Michael C H Jones at: http://www.accci.com.au/JonesCommentonBerkofsky.pdf, with translation in Simplified Chinese at: http://www.accci.com.au/JonesCommentonBerkofskyinChinese.pdf.  Re:

Axel Berkofsky, “The EU in Asian Security: Too Much for Beijing, Not Enough for Washington – Analysis,” Eurasia Review, 16 November 2013.  Available at: http://www.eurasiareview.com/16112013-eu-asian-security-much-beijing-enough-washington-analysis/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+eurasiareview%2FVsnE+%28Eurasia+Review%29.

Commentary by Michael C H Jones at: http://www.accci.com.au/JonesCommentonSouthAmerica.pdf, with translation to Simplified Chinese at: http://www.accci.com.au/JonesCommentonSouthAmericainChinese.pdf.  Re:

Economic relations with South America, 23 July 2013.

Commentary by Michael C H Jones at: http://www.accci.com.au/JonesCommentonAllard.pdf.  Re:

Tom Allard, “Israeli Agency Gave Australia the Tip on Zygier”, The Sydney Morning Herald, 23 February 2013.  Available at: http://www.smh.com.au/national/israeli-agency-gave-australia-the-tip-on-zygier-20130222-2ex3a.html. 

Commentary by Michael C H Jones at: http://www.accci.com.au/JonesCommentonMoscowVisit.pdf.  Re:

Jane Perlez, “New Chinese Leader to Visit Moscow First”, The Sydney Morning Herald, 22 February 2013.  Available at: http://www.smh.com.au/world/new-chinese-leader-to-visit-moscow-first-20130222-2evwz.html. 

Commentary by Michael C H Jones at: http://accci.com.au/AMustRead.pdf.  Re:

“Into Africa” by Roger Donnelly and Benjamin Ford, 19 July 2012.  Available on the Lowy Institute Internet site: http://www.lowyinstitute.org/publications/africa.

Commentary by Michael C H Jones at: http://www.accci.com.au/JonesCommentonKenya.pdf.  Re:

Jeffrey Gettleman, “Kenya Concedes Invasion Part of Long-Term Strategy”, The Sydney Morning Herald, 28 October 2011.  Available at:  http://www.smh.com.au/world/kenya-concedes-invasion-part-of-longterm-strategy-20111027-1mm12.html. 

 

Indauspac Watch

 


Commentaries on Indauspac Watch


Commentary by Michael C H Jones at: http://www.accci.com.au/JonesCommentonNg.pdf. Re:

No author cited, “Matthew Ng Released from Jail,” Sydney Morning Herald, 15 June 2016.  Available at: http://www.smh.com.au/video/video-news/video-world-news/matthew-ng-released-from-jail-20160615-4gk7b.html.

Commentary by Michael C H Jones at: http://www.accci.com.au/JonesCommentonCities.pdf.  Re:

McKinsey Global Institute, “The Opportunity in Tackling the Affordable Housing Challenge,” McKinsey Insights, March 2015.  Available at: http://www.mckinsey.com/insights/urbanization/The_opportunity_in_tackling_the_affordable_housing_challenge?cid=other-eml-alt-mgi-mck-oth-1503. 

Commentary by Michael C H Jones at: http://www.accci.com.au/JonesCommentonCarrChinaVisit.pdf.  Re:

Philip Wen, “Jailed Executives Are Chinese, Carr Told”, The Sydney Morning Herald, 15 May 2012.  Available at: http://www.smh.com.au/world/jailed-executives-are-chinese-carr-told-20120514-1yn4o.html. 

Commentary by Michael C H Jones at: http://www.accci.com.au/JonesCommentonFeminists.pdf.  Re:

Clem Bastow, “Why Women Are Still Keeping Score”, The Sydney Morning Herald, 30 January 2012.  Available at: http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/society-and-culture/why-women-are-still-keeping-score-20120129-1qnry.html

Commentary by Michael C H Jones at: http://www.accci.com.au/JonesCommentonBlackWomeninAmerica.pdf.  Re:

Krissah Thompson, “Survey Paints Portrait of Black Women in America”, The Washington Post, 23 January 2012.  Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/survey-paints-portrait-of-black-women-in-america/2011/12/22/gIQAvxFcJQ_story.html.  

Commentary by Michael C H Jones at: http://www.accci.com.au/JonesCommentonTravel.pdf. Re:

Katie Hinderer, “A Generation of Travellers”, MercatorNet, 9 January 2012.  Available at: http://www.mercatornet.com/tiger_print/view/10143.

 

 


Commentaries on Australia’s Political Setting from “Sydney – A Place of Learning”


Commentary by Michael C H Jones at: http://www.accci.com.au/JonesCommentonKeyCities.pdf.  Re:

Xiangming Chen, “China’s Key Cities:  From Local Places to Global Players,” Eurasian Review, 16 December 2015.  Available at: http://www.eurasiareview.com/16122015-chinas-key-cities-from-local-places-to-global-players-analysis/. 

Commentary by Michael C H Jones at: http://www.accci.com.au/JonesCommentonGCI.pdf.  Re:

Mike Hales and Andres Mendoza Pena, “2012 Global Cities Index and Emerging Cities Outlook”, A T Kearney, 2012.  Available at: http://www.atkearney.com/index.php/Publications/2012-global-cities-index-and-emerging-cities-outlook.html.

Commentary by Michael C H Jones at: http://www.accci.com.au/JonesCommentonBaselineReport.pdf.  Re:

NSW Department of Premier and Cabinet, “Baseline Report 2012”, NSW Government, December 2011.  Available at: http://www.2021.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/pdf/120208_NSW_2021_Baseline.pdf. 

Commentary by Michael C H Jones at: http://www.accci.com.au/JonesCommentonCCCA.pdf.  Re:

Call for papers from the Chinese Community Council of Australia Inc for a conference to be convened on 8-9 April 2011.  Details are available at: http://www.accci.com.au/CCCANationalConference.pdf. 

Commentary by Michael C H Jones at: http://www.accci.com.au/JonesCommentonHatred.pdf.  Re:

No author cited, “Old Hatreds In a New Medium”, The Sydney Morning Herald, 2 July 2011.  Available at: http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/society-and-culture/old-hatreds-in-a-new-medium-20110701-1gval.html.

 

 


Commentary on Australia’s Political Setting


Comment by Michael C H Jones on “Transnationalisation of Political Parties” is available at: http://www.accci.com.au/JonesCommentonTransnationalisation.pdf.  Also with online translation into Simplified Chinese here. Re:

“Political Parties and Public Debate,” in Australia’s Political Setting 2013 – A Federal Election Year.

Commentary by Michael C H Jones at: http://www.accci.com.au/JonesCommentonStokes.pdf.  Also with online translation into Simplified Chinese here. Re:

Alan Stokes, “Right Has Twigged that Abbott May Be on Shaky Ground,” The Sydney Morning Herald, 24 July 2013.  Available at: http://www.smh.com.au/comment/right-has-twigged-that-abbott-may-be-on-shaky-ground-20130723-2qhfc.html. 

Commentary by Michael C H Jones at: http://www.accci.com.au/JonesCommentonGillard.pdf.  Re:

Paul Sheehan, “Gillard Held Firm in Union Grasp”, The Sydney Morning Herald, 24 June 2013.  Available at: http://www.smh.com.au/comment/gillard-held-firm-in-union-grasp-20130623-2oqkd.html.

 

 


Commentary on Transparency and Accountability of National Governments


Commentary by Michael C H Jones at: http://www.accci.com.au/JonesCommentonCobain.pdf or http://www.accci.com.au/JonesCommentonCobaininChinese.pdf.  Re:

Cobain,”Obama’s Secret Kill List – the Disposition Matrix,” The Guardian, 15 July 2013.  Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jul/14/obama-secret-kill-list-disposition-matrix. 

 

 


Commentary on Mainstreams of Global Governance


Commentary by Michael C H Jones at: http://www.accci.com.au/JonesCommentonProtests.pdf.  Re:

Thomas Carothers and Richard Youngs, “The Complexities of Global Protests,” Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 8 October 2015.  Available at: http://carnegieendowment.org/2015/10/08/complexities-of-global-protests/iint.

Commentary by Michael C H Jones at: http://www.accci.com.au/JonesCommentonGlobalCompanies.pdf or online translation into Simplified Chinese here. Re:

“Applications of Global Governance” in Mainstreams of Global Governance.”

 

 


Commentary on Announcements


Commentary by Michael C H Jones at: http://www.accci.com.au/JonesCommentonMandela.pdf or online translation into simplified Chinese here.  Re:

Asanga Weikala, “Nelson Mandela’s Legacy to the World: Some Less Celebrated Aspects ,” groundviews, 8 December 2013.  Available at: http://groundviews.org/2013/12/08/nelson-mandelas-legacy-to-the-world-some-less-celebrated-aspects/.  Commentary by Michael C H Jones at: http://www.accci.com.au/JonesCommentonMandela.pdf or in online translation into Simplified Chinese here.

Commentary by Michael C H Jones at: http://www.accci.com.au/JonesCommentonConsignedtoHistory.pdf or online translation into Simplified Chinese here.  Re:

Brendan Nicholson, The Australian, 28 October 2013.  Available at: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/policy/asian-century-plans-consigned-to-history/story-e6frg8yo-1226747866681#.

 

 


Commentary on G20


Commentary by Michael C H Jones at: http://www.accci.com.au/CommentonPhilipWen.pdf.  Re:

Philip Wen, “Xi Jiping’s Brothter-in-Law, China’s Elite Linked to Offsore Tax Havens,” The Sydney Morning Herald, 22 January 2014.  Available at: http://www.smh.com.au/world/xi-jinpings-brotherinlaw-chinas-elite-linked-to-offshore-tax-havens-20140122-hv9gs.html. 

 

 


Commentary on China’s Political Settings


Commentary by Michael C H Jones at: http://www.accci.com.au/JonesCommentonAntiCorruptionDrive.pdf.  Re:

D S Rajan, “China: Xi Jinping’s Anti-Corruption Drive to Net More ‘Tigers’?” Eurasia Review, 25 March 2015.  Available at: http://www.eurasiareview.comhttp://www.eurasiareview.com/25032015-china-xi-jinpings-anti-corruption-drive-to-net-more-tigers-analysis/25032015-china-xi-jinpings-anti-corruption-drive-to-net-more-tigers-analysis/. 

 

 


Commentary on Rule of Law


Commentary by Michael C H Jones at: http://www.accci.com.au/JonesCommentonZunes.pdf.  Re:

Stephen Zunes, “Republican and Democrat Candidates Defend Killing Civilians to Fight Terrorism,” Eurasian Review, 27 December 2015.  Available at: http://www.eurasiareview.com/27122015-republican-and-democrat-candidates-defend-killing-civilians-to-fight-terrorism-oped/.