Undoubtedly, Bloomberg will be forced to expand on many of the foreign policy issues but my reaction to the Q&A in the link below, very briefly, is the following, the agreements, and […]
A Bifurcated World
As outlined in Carden’s brief letter there is much to like in the democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg’s proposed foreign policy: end endless wars, climate change, a tougher stance on Israel but […]
Failed States: Mexico, Iraq and Libya
The recent incident in Mexico, the slaughter of women and children by drug gangs brought to mind my earlier posts about what constitutes a “failed state”. “The classical definition of a failed […]
Hong Kong, a different perspective
The perspective about Hong Kong offered in this post is very different from that presented to the world by the American government and members of its Congress. The US congress supports any […]
Putin, Peacemaker or Troublemaker
Putin is one of the most fascinating and one of the most pilloried of world leaders. The late Senator John McCain and Senator Lindsey Graham, have described him as a monster, […]
Liberal Democracy, Governance East and West
Whether Liberal or Conservative, American “Think Tanks” pursue the same Sinophobic policy line and typical of their dross was the comment by Melanie Hart of the CAP, Centre for America Progress at […]
Russian Diplomacy in Syria
As promised, here is a sequel to my Blog Post of 20 October in which I foresaw several possible conflicts arising amongst Turkey, the Syrian government and Turkey, the major players. But […]
Foreign Meddling in and Overthrow of Foreign Governments
The Pot calling the Kettle Black There is much ado about Russia’s meddling in US 2016 elections but no space in the media has been given over to the US’s record of […]
Turkey, Syria, the Kurds: Past and Present Revised
The debacle in Turkey for Turkey, Syria and the Kurds has its roots extending back to the Ottoman Empire, its collapse and the Sykes-Picot carve-up in 1916 of the remnants of the […]
Turkey, Syria, the Kurds, Past and Present, Revised
The debacle in Turkey for Turkey, Syria and the Kurds has its roots extending back to the Ottoman Empire, its collapse and the Sykes-Picot carve-up in 1916 of the remnants of the […]
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