Phil and Luke are brothers, libertarians, Vic Uni students and flatmates based in Wellington, New Zealand. Their blog, Pacific Empire, covers topics including politics, libertarianism, international relations, psychology, the philosophy of Ayn Rand, art and history. See the About page for more information.
Luke is the Libertarianz Media Coordinator, while Phil was the Hutt South candidate in 2005 and is now Spokesman for Deregulation of Education.
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Reuters: FACTBOX - Baluch nationalist leader Nawab Bugti
Wikipedia: Nawab Akbar Bugti
Winds of Change: The Killing of a Nawab
The insurgency in Balochistan must be one of the world’s most intractable separatist or ethno-nationalist conflicts, yet it is rarely covered in the Western media. After the death of Nawab Bugti - the tribal leader, rebel and […]
They say he who forgets history is doomed to repeat it. And Israel’s loss against Hezbollah is a replay of skirmishes on the Lebanon border dating as far back as 1969.
Before 1968, the border with Israel was the most peaceful of Israel’s borders. In 1968, the PLO and various other non-state armed groups moved in […]
Budget lift will take army to war footing
Australia is boosting its army by several thousand, or at least thats the plan. PM John Howard has cited the recent interventions to quell unrest in East Timor and the Solomons as examples of Australia’s strategic challenges. The Australian Army will be at its largest since […]
India and China Compete for Burma’s Resources
Distrust of Venezuela military growing
Gas pipeline explodes in Turkish rebel region
Three very interesting items which have barely been noticed by the mainstream media. While these events take place in widely separated parts of the world, they all affect the same energy market. The bombing in Turkey is […]