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Two ghosts lurk behind this Gaza plan: Jared Kushner, Trump's son-in-law who floated the idea last year & Bezalel Smotrich, who's said Israel's founder Ben-Gurion should have "finished the job" when it came to Palestinians. My new column abc.net.au/news/2025-02-1… via ABC Australia

“There are two things that Hamas does not want: a Palestinian state that sits peacefully alongside Israel and a normalisation deal with Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia has the power to deliver both.”

In the new hard world of Trump, everything is about what a country has to offer. Australia has 2 things the US wants: Pine Gap spy facility & proximity to China. As Trump upends geopolitics what happens to 5-Eyes and AUKUS? My new column abc.net.au/news/2025-02-2… via ABC Australia

Was Trump loaded for bear? Did Trump & JD Vance ambush Ukraine’s President? Trump’s very 1st comment to Zelensky & the 1st question from a “friendly” journalist suggest they did. Add to that Zelensky’s mishandling & the future of Ukraine is now in jeopardy abc.net.au/listen/program…

Yes John Lyons Putin is out to take ALL of Ukraine if he can. Trump has destabilised Zelensky’s defensive US-led (Biden) alliance with the EU-UK is scrambling to fix. Watching now for Putin’s next offensive - possibly taking out Ukraine’s electricity grid. Putin cannot be

BREAKING: Australia to NOT receive exemption for steel aluminium exports to US. White House Karoline Leavitt told media Trump "considered it & considered against it... If they want to be exempted they should consider moving steel manufacturing here." Presents big challenge for PM

Now Russia is under the pump. Will it bow to US pressure? Is Trump really a Russia whisperer? Zelenskyy's willingness to sign temporary ceasefire suggests he's learnt to play Trump's game. Amid White House chaos is there a master strategy? My new column abc.net.au/news/2025-03-1…

FIVE EYES: Aust & US's other key intel partners were already wrestling with Q's about how much they could trust their old ally. Now 18 top US nat security officials plan bombing on a non-secure app . In any other presidency this story would rock the US. abc.net.au/news/2025-03-2…

Cyclone Trump tariffs the world… My new column. abc.net.au/news/2025-04-0…

“America’s credibility as an economic ally, strategic partner & global leader is trashed”: Professor Hugh White. The US has performed “one of the greatest acts of self-harm”: Former Australian Ambassador to China Geoff Raby. My latest column. abc.net.au/news/2025-04-1…

For those of you in Sydney, this coming Tuesday evening in Bondi I’ll be in conversation with Paul Barry on my new book “A Bunker in Kyiv.” We’ll be talking Trump, Putin, Zelensky & the extraordinary efforts of ordinary Ukrainians. Hope to see you there. events.humanitix.com/john-lyons-an-…

“A Bunker in Kyiv” - thanks ⁦gleebooks⁩ ⁦Hugh Riminton⁩ ⁦Vasyl Myroshnychenko⁩ for being part of launch of my new book. Lots of excellent discussion re Putin’s psychology, Trump’s real agenda & the extraordinary efforts of ordinary Ukrainians to fight off Putin’s army.

Discover the untold story of Ukraine’s civilian resistance in this powerful listen by John Lyons, voiced by Peter Houghton. In a warzone where survival is an act of courage, ordinary people are doing the extraordinary. #bolinda #audiobook #listeninglist @readABCbooks

A must read. Excellent analysis by ⁦Brad Ryan⁩ on the 2 Israeli extremists with top access to Trump admin. One, Bezalel Smotrich, once said Ben-Gurion should have "finished the job" in 1948 with the Palestinians. This analysis reveals the real agenda abc.net.au/news/2025-05-1…

Remembering my friend and colleague, the Al Jazeera correspondent Shireen Abu Akleh, who was shot dead three years ago in Jenin in the West Bank. Israel has acknowledged that she was ‘probably’ shot by one of its soldiers, but no one has been prosecuted for her killing.

Has Trump created a monster? Musk v Trump. Support for ⁦Elon Musk⁩ from Fox News viewers will seriously worry Trump who doesn’t want a public split with Musk. He also won’t like a sword-wielding Uma Thurman. Excellent analysis from ⁦Brad Ryan⁩ abc.net.au/news/2025-06-0…

Musk v Trump: These two men can destroy each other. They’re flirting with mutually assured destruction but they now probably will both step back from that precipice. Here are the reasons why. My latest column from Washington DC. abc.net.au/news/2025-06-0…

Trump stands back as Israel tries bombing its way to a new neighbourhood… Israel’s real agenda & what role the US is really playing with Iran and Israel. Donald Trump & plausible deniability that the US is not involved. My latest analysis. abc.net.au/news/2025-06-1…

Indeed Max - Eric Tlozek is doing an outstanding job for ABC News on a very important and fast-moving story.