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 […]
A Medley of Issues
Israel Netanyahu’s win did not come as a surprise but it does throw a spanner into the works and the US’s (and international) unrealistic expectation for a two state solution. As […]
The Forever War
In the last centuries we have witnessed in Europe the 100 years War1337-1453, and the 30 years War 1618-1648. One could also point to World War I as having begun in 1914, […]
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 […]
Global Implications of Artificial Intelligence
An article titled The Robots are Coming for your Job was published in the University of Virginia magazine. The author, Darden School of Business Professor Dr. Hess, postulates that close to two-thirds […]
The US Department of War
The US Department of War, a.k.a. The War Office or The War Department, existed officially from 1789 until 1947 and was headed by a Secretary of War. It was then renamed the […]
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 […]
Geopolitcal Geology
It occurred to me that our earth’s historical and evolving geology bears great resemblance to the changing global geopolitical alignment. Like geological tectonic plates, geopolitical ones are constantly moving, evolving and being […]
Global Perspective 2012
After an alcoholic induced euphoria on New Year’s Eve, a geopolitical hangover looms…. The first of these is the Hot Arab Winter to come…. Looking beyond the hype about the Arab Spring, […]
Wikileaks, a Movement
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 […]
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