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The Anglosphere or Anglospheres? The English-Speaking World in Flux
- Analysis
- October 14, 2020
This short blog seeks to provide a more expansive understanding of the English-speaking world by identifying the complexities – or multiplicities – of the Anglosphere. The Anglosphere has come to international prominence in the wake of the UK’s departure from the European Union as an influential but ill-defined transnational community bonded by language, culture, media, free-market economics
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What’s Beyond the Five Eyes? Britain’s European Trajectory
- Analysis
- October 13, 2020
Even before Brexit, Britain was often portrayed as reluctant to fully engage with European affairs. One potential reason for this, particularly when it comes to the matters of defence and intelligence, is Britain’s close relationship with the US and its other Five Eyes allies. However, a closer analysis of practices – i.e. what intelligence professionals actually
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Democracy and Double Standards
- Analysis
- October 12, 2020
Compare these two announcements: The African Union is an institution that is built on the fundamentals of liberal democratic values and good governance. The AU is, therefore, disturbed by the statements by the incumbent President of the United States, Mr Donald J. Trump, on the possibility of electoral fraud during the forthcoming presidential elections in November.
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The Anglosphere Mythscape in Australian Prime Ministers’ Speeches
- Analysis
- October 8, 2020
How Australia’s national identity is or should be constituted has been at the centre of ongoing ‘cultural wars’ that are simultaneously social and political and, as yet, without resolution. Political leaders have been leading figures in these debates, combining retrospectives of Australia’s history with visions of its future to construct a resonant (yet ideological) national
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