Thorny path of Australian foreign policy review
Prof Hedley Bull reviews T B Millars Austr alias foreign policy book. He notes the work defends Government assumptions yet argues for independent scholarship and a more autonomous Australian stance. Millar urges shifting from Britain to a broader external affairs approach, with renewed research and policy staff. The review warns Australians lack deep understanding of major powers, including the United States, China, and Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Australia
T. B. Millar
T. B. Tiller
London
External Affairs Department
Britain
New Zealand
South West Pacific
Malaysia
Singapore
Best and Worst of Dr K Knopfelmacher critique review
A critical overview of Frank Knopfelmacher’s Intellectuals and Politics and Other Essays. The piece examines his polemical style, the controversy over his University of Sydney appointment, and tensions around his anti communist stance. It questions his breadth of argument and calls for balanced appraisal of his influence on Australian intellectual life.
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University of Sydney
Koopfelmacher
Knopfelmacher
Lenin
Apparatchiks
Drepfelmacher
London School of Economics
L.S.E
Australia
DNA's double helix triumph unveiled in Watson Crick book
The book recounts the discovery of DNA's structure by James D. Watson and Francis Crick, aided by Maurice Wilkins, and notes the 1953 Nature paper that described a simple helix. It traces Watson's path from Illinois to Copenhagen and London, the role of Pauling's protein work, Chargaff’s base rules, and the collaborative buildup leading to the Nobel prize.
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James D. Watson
Francis Crick
Maurice Wilkins
Watson
Linois
Copenhagen
England
Crick
Linus Pauling
CalTech
Pauling
Cavendish Laboratories
Wilkins
London
Erwin Chargaff
Chargaff
Wilkins Laboratory
Teilhard de Chardin Works and a New Biography
Review of Emile Rideau’s synthesis and Robert Speaight’s biography of Teilhard de Chardin. The article praises Rideau for clarifying Teilhard’s theology and Speaight for balanced, well documented critique. It notes Teilhard’s influence across philosophy, science, and religion and highlights his wartime and Jesuit-related complexities.
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Teilhard DE Chardin
Emile
Robert Speaight
Collins
Teifhard
Teilhard
Emile Rideau
Society of Jesus
France
England
Tielhard
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South-east Asia
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Japan
Russia
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Nature
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