by Barbara Lepani | May 25, 2026 | Our Collective
THE QUAGMIRE The ancient Dhammapada (300BCE) warned: “We are what we think: with our thoughts we make the world”. Canada’s Mark Carney named it at Davos: the post WWII international rules-based order under US hegemony is over. The global pattern of nation states’...
by Barbara Lepani | May 5, 2026 | Our Collective
THE ANGLOSPHERE Mark Carney called it out at Davos: the end of the international rules-based order under Pax Americana, the undisputed global hegemon since the fall of the Berlin Wall. The world’s political powers are re-arranging themselves into a new multi-polar...
by Barbara Lepani | Apr 9, 2026 | Our Collective
REGENESIS Back in 2023, when I published The Regenesis Journey (amazon.com.au), I suggested that the regeneration of Australia as a sustainable, vibrant, multicultural and socially justice society, should rest on three pillars: Caring for Country—a bridge that unites...
by Barbara Lepani | Apr 2, 2026 | Our Collective
THE MANY ASPECTS OF SOVEREIGNTY The dictionary defines sovereignty as [attributive] (of a nation or its affairs) acting or done independentlyand without outside interference. We also see the idea of ‘sovereign’ recently applied to a type of citizenship...
by Barbara Lepani | Mar 28, 2026 | Our Collective
Saturdays are when I get to do deep dives into interesting articles from my ‘go-to’ sources, such as The Guardian and The Saturday Paper, bringing me to insightful reflections and musings about the state of the world and my own life. What caught my attention were...
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