On 26 February 2005 in this blog (Political Oculist Needed) I wrote of the shortsightedness of US foreign policy. Now, seven years later, little has changed. If anything the affliction is worse. […]
NATO 1949, NATO 2012
The North Atlantic Treaty organization is sorely in need of a new paint job in the way of a change of name and brief. NATO’s raison d’etre originally was stated as “an […]
For China the Economic Nuclear Option, option
Much has been written about mutual self assured destruction should China use its ultimate economic weapon as reprisal for US potectionist legislation and interference in internal affairs. Indeed, by cashing in T-Notes […]
Here we go again!
“This is the most grave (sic) situation that we have faced since the end of the Cold War, absent the whole war on terror,” Sen. John McCain told CBS’ “Face the Nation.” […]
An Explanatory Note About this Blog
Many readers of this blog will ask, quite rightly, why my seeming preoccupation with China in the posts. In fact, at the outset, this post should have been placed as a Foreword […]
How to Find All Previous Posts
Please Note: On the left sidebar are listed only the most recent ten posts. In order to view all previous posts, one must scroll down the full text posts on this, the […]
Condolezza Rice, Dominatrix
When Condolezza Rice was appointed Secretary of State she stated she would be a travelling Secretary of State, more so than Powell who had to stay in Washington and spend his time […]
Latin America – a crisis in the making Part III
Further to my series on China’s growing influence in Latin America at the expense of the United States and as a result of America’s neglect, please read more on the link below. […]
More on Chinese Textile Exports and the Yuan
Two recent (26 May) lengthy articles in The Economist dealt with the impact of import restictions on textiles from China and the net effect of a possible revaluation of the Yuan. I […]
China, Foreign Trade and the Yuan: Be careful what you wish for… Part IV
Recent moves by the Bush administration to punish China for America’s lack of fiscal discipline has once again underscored the US’s inability to look ahead to consequences of its foreign policy. Iraq, […]