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Быстрее
I’m writing this post from my seat in the Moscow->St Petersburg 22:42 train, which will see me there at around 6:30 tomorrow morning. I am, incidentally or otherwise, sweating like… something like really sweaty—and not just because it’s about a billion degrees in here, but because (again) I’ve just done a lot of running to […]
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Taking awkward to new heights
Ohhhhh my. This afternoon’s lecture resulted in rather more misadventure than I really anticipated. It all started last week (was it only last week?!) when I had lunch with the head of the Australian Society here in Belgium. She mentioned the organisation ‘YPFP‘, Young Professionals in Foreign Policy, and suggested I sign up, saying that this would help […]
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Sex and Power
There’s a famous quote by Oscar Wilde, which says that “Everything in the world is about sex except sex. Sex is about power.” I’ve found myself thinking about this, after just now simultaneously having a conversation with Mr Belgium about love and romance, and reading an article on power politics. There are traditionally three main […]
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Security
I nearly accidentally punched the marketing director this week. I mean, I’m sure that happens to a lot of people, but this was very much a close thing. My work has just moved premises, and my new desk has me standing with my back to several passageways. Apparently my colleagues have ninja skills, as I often […]
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A Poem for Tony
There are a few things which make me angry. Pretty high on that list are sexism, racism, climate change deniers, stupidity, and people who are bad at their jobs. As you can imagine, therefore, I’m not a big fan of the current Australian Government. In fact, the last federal election sent me into an unparalleled […]