From New Dawn Special Issue Vol 16 No 4 (Aug 2022) The following was one of the final pieces written by the late Australian geopolitical analyst James O’Neill. For several years, James had been writing on these matters for New […]
James O'Neill
The Post West World: How China & Russia Are Shaping Tomorrow
From New Dawn Special Issue Vol 12 No 1 (Feb 2018) In 1904 the British geographer Halford Mackinder addressed the Royal Geographical Society in London.1 He advanced a geopolitical theory that is now known as the “Heartland Theory.” Mackinder divided […]
False Flags & Geopolitical Objectives: From the Reichstag Fire to Douma
From New Dawn Special Issue Vol 12 No 3 (June 2018) The easiest way to gain control of a population is to carry out acts of terror. [The public] will clamour for such laws if their personal security is threatened.– […]
Rooted in Secrecy: The Clandestine Element Driving Australia’s Foreign Misadventures
From New Dawn 171 (Nov-Dec 2018) The dominant feature of all Australian politics is that governments come and go, with Labor alternating with the Liberal National coalition, but changes in Australian foreign policy are so slight as to be almost […]
Trending to a Multipolar World: Opportunities & Challenges
From New Dawn Special Issue Vol 13 No 3 (June 2019) At the conclusion of the Second World War, the United States was the overwhelmingly dominant military and economic power. The other major colonial powers, in particular France and the […]