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 […]
The Ongoing Arab Spring
The protest which began in Tunisia have spawned yet more protests not only in the Maghreb and the Middle East but also in the US and Russia. Dissatisfaction is rife. The established […]
US Election Game Changers?
Foreign Policy magazine recently wrote that polls show the economy is presently the issue most important to the US electorate, rated at 52%, whereas foreign policy is of concern to less than […]
Egyptian elections, a country at the crossroads
Today, Wednesday 23 May and tomorrow, Thursday, 24 May, Egypt will hold its first free presidential election. This election is critical and perhaps the most important one to he held in the […]
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, […]
Iraq: Looking Ahead from the Past
This Post below is a reprint from 2005 and although there are some points with regard to weighting I might change, the overall view is one I still hold, namely that Iraq […]
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 […]
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 […]
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