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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
Sino-Russian Symbiosis Disregarded
The increasing Sino-Russian Symbiosis one of the most significant current geopolitical developments is seemingly ignored by both the US mass media and the US State Department whose pronouncements focus separately on Russophobia […]
Weekend Deliberations; Bojo, Brexit, Liberal Democracy
Now, with Boris Johnson, affectionately and not, known as Bojo, at the helm, whereto the UK? It certainly looks to be a rocky road ahead. The press is full of absurd speculation, […]
Machinocene, the Epoch of Artificial Inteligence – the US and China
Recently it was proposed that the Holocene geological epoch in which we have been living for the last 11,000 years be dubbed the Anthropocene epoch, one dominated by humans. But a more […]
Post November Apocalypse?
Many of my recent blog posts have focused on the likely post November foreign policy positions of the respective candidates but in view of the polarised electorate, especially on the Right and […]
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 […]
America, a War Economy
In 1967, a book, The Report from Iron Mountain, was published and it details the analyses of a government panel that concludes that war, or a credible substitute for war, is necessary […]
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