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Dr Claude Rakisits
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President, ACT Branch of Australian Institute of International Affairs (AIIA). Strategic analyst on South Asia, Middle East, Africa and the Indian Ocean. Former senior visiting fellow @AtlanticCouncil and Honorary A/Prof @ANUBellSchool Dept of IR.
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❗New Strategy Speaks❗

At the NATO Public Forum, Luis Simón and Lotje Boswinkel sat down with Australia's Deputy PM Richard Marles to discuss the NATO Summit, the Indo-Pacific, Australian defence and much more!

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June 24, 2025 at 7:55 PM
My 20 minute interview with Hannah Murray of TRE’s Bookshow to discuss my novel, The Green Elevator Cage. Enjoy!

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The TRE Bookshow: TRE’s Hannah Murray catches up with top authors, to discuss their latest releases 16/01/25
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January 17, 2025 at 7:54 PM
An excellent YouTube interview w/ @ImranKhanPTI’s sister, Aleem Khan @Aleema_KhanPK, on Australia’s ABC tv station.

If they haven’t yet done so, Australia & other Commonwealth countries must make representations to the Govt of #Pakistan.

@SenatorWong

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Imran Khan’s sister alleges massacre during Pakistan protest, claims brother was tortured |The World
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December 4, 2024 at 12:45 PM
Great little article—also known by some as a ‘piece’, by ⁦‪@pilitaclark‬⁩ about the use of meaningless words to hide the inability to find the correct word to use!

Muddled writing reflects muddled thinking!

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The battle around ‘around’ and other awful woolly words
The fuzzy meaning space is becoming depressingly overcrowded
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December 2, 2024 at 9:20 AM
November 26, 2024 at 1:36 PM
What is happening in #Pakistan is MASSIVE!

The tsunami of national support for the release of @Imran KhanPTI is quite simply incredible! The military-supported govt of @PmShabazShariff cannot ignore this genuine national popular movement.

The status quo will no longer work!
Hy Mare Pakistan 💔💔
November 26, 2024 at 5:53 AM
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Hy Mare Pakistan 💔💔
November 23, 2024 at 6:51 PM

Democracy à la #Pakistan is a violent, rigged affair where the military calls the shots always!

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Showdown looms as govt vows to resist PTI march
Major motorways in Punjab, KP closed while highways, bridges along GT Road blocked; dozens arrested across Punjab; Imran, Aleema stand firm.
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November 24, 2024 at 3:35 PM
Make sure to listen to the music on the accompanying #Spotify playlist when reading my novel, The Green Elevator Cage. It will hold your hand as you take the journey with Max through time and space.

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Promoted | The Green Elevator Cage
In The Green Elevator Cage, his debut novel, author Claude Rakisits takes readers on a captivating journey that spans five continents and over fifty years—1962-2019, exploring not just the quest for a...
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November 23, 2024 at 9:09 AM
Another horrible and senseless terrorist attack on innocent civilians in #Pakistan’s northwest! For a country (in)effectively run by the military for most of its independent existence, it is one of the most insecure in the world…

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At Least 38 Killed as Gunmen Ambush Shiite Convoys in Pakistan
The attack was one of the deadliest in months of violence between Sunnis and Shiites in the Kurram region.
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November 22, 2024 at 6:57 AM
Excellent piece by Emile Hokayem @emile-hokayem.bsky.social on the situation in #Syria. #President Bashar-al-Assad, aka the butcher of Syria, is hoping to benefit from today’s turmoil in the Middle-East. But the future may not be so kind to him…

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Assad is sitting tight as Syria burns
The president sees an opportunity in the great regional rebalancing currently under way
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November 19, 2024 at 9:40 AM
An interview with my daughter to discuss my recently published novel—The Green Elevator Cage. Now available on Amazon in paperback and eBook. Enjoy!

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The link to the Spotify playlist of the music referred to in the novel:

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November 17, 2024 at 9:52 AM
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Excellent assessment on a move that seemed driven by internal vote marketing rather than seeking for accelerating any deal under ethics values.

Good writing.
November 17, 2024 at 9:34 AM

My interview the Saturday before the US election in which I predict that Trump would win the election.

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November 17, 2024 at 9:41 AM
Nous sommes désormais plus de 10 millions sur Bluesky, et j’étais n°1 498 934 !
October 4, 2024 at 9:41 AM
My latest assessment on the elections in #Pakistan and what we can expect from their fallout on the country and beyond.

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Pakistan:  More instability coming down the road | The Strategist
Pakistan’s elections on 8 February were meant to bring stability to the country after almost two years of turmoil but the fraudulent nature of the polls has deepened political divisions. It will also ...
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February 15, 2024 at 9:49 PM
My piece on the Hamas-Israeli conflict.

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October 30, 2023 at 12:37 PM