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 […]
Trump’s Global Hotspots
I began writing this blog post about global hotspots three weeks ago assuming Hillary Clinton would be the next president of the United States. The Global Hotspots remain the same but how […]
EUREXIT
I believe Brexit was good in that it shook up the bureaucratic EU and is forcing Brussels to reexamine their entire wonky structure. I believe a solution could be found to accommodate the […]
A Weekend Summary of Unresolved Global Issues
Amongst the many global issues still pending resolution here are a few to consider The Ukraine/Russia I think the West may be coming to their senses about the Ukraine. The EU and […]
The World, whose world?
Interesting the way the word “world” is employed in political discourse. This is particularly true in the brash and false pronouncements by the Western leaders, above all, in the US and the […]
China and US Financial Hegemony
I earlier submitted a post regarding the loss of US influence in Latin America and the growing commercial clout of China in that region. This has recently been highlighted by the US […]
Ideological Wars and How to Lose Friends
Wars have generally been waged by countries against countries, or levied against a country’s leader, but much like Huntington’s thesis in his book, Clash of Civilisations, the current wars in the Middle […]
China and Russia, a symbiotic alliance
There are daily references to the “new” Cold War but, is it a new Cold War or simply a continuation of one that was put on hold? The animosity toward and […]
Canada, the US and Schadenfreude
The reaction by Obama and Harper to the recent shooting in Canada struck me as Schadenfreude. For both, the shooting served to justify their intervention in the Middle East and Obama can […]
Militarisation Madness
I really do not understand the need to lash out enormous funds from already wonky economies to build aircraft carriers and sophisticated aircraft to fight what has become global asynchronous warfare. The […]
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