14-12-2024: In a vulgar display of power, the Australian federal government has strongarmed the government of Nauru into signing a treaty giving it veto power of many of its security issues in return for the paltry sum of $140 million. The deal was announced with the Nauruan President David Adeang’s visit to Canberra,[1] but is explicitly aimed at countering the influence of the People’s Republic … Continue reading Canberra Strongarms Nauru to Spite Beijing