Author Archives: Academia Nomad

Putin is isolated on the world stage, and humiliated by Ukraine in the battle field. The war is in its 6th day, and despite having the third largest military capability (after US and China), Russian military have not taken any major cities of Ukraine. There are several reasons for this. First, Russia is facing supplyContinue reading “Gross blunder on Putin’s part…”

By Alan Robson, ANU Department of Pacific Affairs, UPNG Political Science This is part one of Alan ROBSON’s take on the Russia-Ukraine conflict. In this piece, Alan argues that the West pushed too far. Putin didn’t have much choice but to act. Part two he balances the argument but looking at Putin’s own ambitions toContinue reading “The West pushed too far: Alan ROBSON’s take Russia-Ukraine conflict”

When the US told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that they could get him out of Ukraine, he replied: “I need ammunition, not a ride.” US official confirmed Ukraine President Volodymyr rejected an offer from the American government to evacuate Kyiv. A senior American intelligence official with direct knowledge of the conversation quoted the president asContinue reading “I need ammunition, not a ride: Ukrainian President”

A question many analysts keep avoiding is: Why did Russia invade Ukraine in February 2022, and not two years ago, or February 2021, or earlier between 2016 – 2018? After all, Putin was as evil in 2014, when Russia invaded and annexed Crimea and Donbas, as he is now. These two regions were part ofContinue reading “Biden helped Putin invade Ukraine: here’s how”

There may be more, but going by media reports since 2020, three Australians have broken PNG laws, and have waked free. A combination of outdated laws, and police negligence have helped. The first case involved an Australian pilot who crashed an aeroplane at the outskirts of Port Moresby. He was attempting to fly 500kg ofContinue reading “Who should be blamed for Australians who break PNG laws and walk free”