I began writing this blog post about global hotspots three weeks ago assuming Hillary Clinton would be the next president of the United States. The Global Hotspots remain the same but how […]
Europe and the year 2017
The year 2017 could prove to be a politically tumultuous year of changes for Europe. In April-May 2017 we will see the French presidential elections that could herald the assumption of power […]
Endless Circle of Violence
Endless Circle of Violence Gun control in the USA is out of the question. In the UK and Australia, their people pressured the governments to take action but that commitment is lacking in […]
Irrational Euro anti-Terror Strategy
Hollande and the West and ISIL Hollande is making all sorts of bellicose noises about responding to the Islamic declaration of war with one of his own. Both he and the US […]
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 […]