Rumoured attempts by Australia to withdraw Assange’s passport will not deter Wikileaks. It is more than a website, and more than Julian Assange. It is now a Movement, one for transparence in […]
The North Korean Option Repeated
The recent events in North Korea call to mind my post in November 2010 when the US, south Korea and Japan were in such a lather. Much if what I wrote then bears […]
QE2, Bailout of an imperilled Boat
With the announcement of QE2 this well balanced guide to QE is worthwhile reading. http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/newsnight/paulmason/2010/11/the_wall_of_money_a_guide_to_q.html As good as the US election news was for many Americans, there remain serious fault lines in […]
The Pope, the Nazis and Atheism
Following the Pope’s tour of the UK I am somewhat mystified by his statements linking the Nazi movement and Atheism. He seems to impute to Atheists the responsibility for wars and atrocities […]
Beware the Angry Dragon
China is under fire once again from an American administration desperate to find a scapegoat for the economic malaise in the US. It is no coincidence that Timothy Geithner’s comments are being […]
Misconceptions, Bad Investments
Mesopotamia The US troops have begun departing Iraq shouting “we won, it’s over”; Obama says he will withdraw the remaining 50,000 troops end 2011; and in Afghanistan he stands by the promise […]
Transatlantic Decline
Daniel Korski in his ECFR article argues as Europe and the US are both in decline it behooves them to work more closely together. http://ecfr.eu/content/entry/commentary_partners_in_decline_daniel_korski/ Although I agree that both the US […]
Iran, India, Israel, Pakistan and The Bomb
I do not support proliferation of nuclear weapons, for Iran or other countries. However, in the case of Iran, I believe the threat of Iran ever employing nuclear weapons is overblown. One […]
US Foreign Policy, an Antonym for Realpolitik
Realpolitik, a definition: Realpolitik (German: real “realistic”, “practical” or “actual”; and Politik “politics”) refers to politics or diplomacy based primarily on practical considerations, rather than ideological notions or moralistic premises; There is no listed Antonym for Realpolitik, but […]
The EU, a failed State?
The latest economic crisis to arise is that of Greece, a profligate country that has squandered its resources and is now reduced to holding a begging bowl for a financial bail out. […]
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