Many Liberals and conservatives have looked on sadly over the past three decades at the career of Malcolm Fraser. Like British prime minister Ted Heath, Fraser started off as a man of the Right but ended up as anything but.
But some political questions transcend party, and in the post-Cold War era, ideological divisions on foreign policy all too often foster simplistic divisions and create artificial alliances. So when Fraser warned of the dangers of isolating Putin’s Russia, or intervening (again) in Iraq, or being obedient to America, he always deserved a respectful audience.
Malcolm Fraser with the author.
On Ukraine, Fraser believed …read more