Paul McGeough

Paul McGeough

Paul McGeough is chief foreign correspondent for the Sydney Morning Herald.

Alexander leaves us on a downer

Paul McGeough A great week for huffin'-'n'-puffin', what? First, Alexander Downer takes an airbrush to history. And then, more gobsmackery by our top soldier, on what he ''always knew'' was a raw deal for the...

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Obama has to factor Arab Spring into reaction to Israeli-Hamas crisis

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Paul McGeough WASHINGTON: We have yet to see the mettle of Barack Obama in his second term as US President, but it will be intriguing to watch how he sustains Washington's support for Israel in the coming four...

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US talks reform from comfort of fence

Paul McGeough Amid historic hoopla, something often happens that comes back to bite someone on the bum.

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Nobel cause writes China into corner

Paul McGeough There are idiots - and then there's the Chinese government.

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Egyptian generals let Arab Spring wilt

Paul McGeough The jig was up in Cairo when Barack Obama coughed up to the generals a cool $1.5 billion.

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US exit creates army ripe for recruitment

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Paul McGeough Numbers coming out of Afghanistan often are scary but try wrapping your head around this one - 123,500.