Trump’s Victory: What it Means for the World
Whenever decisions like this are made, I always find myself making excuses to be optimistic. With Brexit, I reasoned that cooler heads in Parliament would prevail and a workable deal… Read more »
Tag: international
G20 2023, New Delhi
The 18th G20 Summit was held in New Delhi last week, on the 9th and 10th of September. The G20 is always an intriguing event to witness; more inclusive than… Read more »
The Decline of International eCommerce?
Where now for International eCommerce? As SARS-CoV2 takes hold around the globe, and commercial and cargo flights are stopping, what does the future hold for international eCommerce? While the fear… Read more »
Trident, and the Irrelevance of Nuclear Weapons
The Trident replacement debate There has been ongoing debate in the British Parliament for nearly fifteen years surrounding the renewal of the UK’s nuclear weapons systems, called the “Trident Nuclear… Read more »
The Vice Presidential Debate, and the Importance of Good Conduct
The Vice Presidential Debate The Vice Presidential debate between incumbent VP Mike Pence of Indiana and VP hopeful Senator Kamala Harris of California ended a few hours ago. Having just… Read more »
Israel, the UAE, and the Road to Peace
A deal with problems A landmark deal was struck yesterday between Israel and the UAE, a Muslim nation on the western shores of the Persian Gulf. The UAE is now… Read more »
Russian Opposition Leader Poisoned… Again
Russian Opposition Leader Poisoned The leader of the main opposition movement against the incumbent Russian Government, anti-corruption activist and politician Alexei Navalny, has been admitted to hospital in Berlin after… Read more »
Disloyal by Michael Cohen
Disloyal by Michael Cohen Today, Aug 14 2020, former attorney and allegedly fixer to Donald Trump, Michael Cohen releases the forward to his expose book “Disloyal – A Memoir”. Here… Read more »
Political Consequences of the Tragedy in Beirut
The Beirut Explosion On the 4th of August, almost 3,000 tonnes of ammonium nitrate fertilizer, stored unsafely since 2014 in a warehouse on the docks of Beirut, was set alight… Read more »
Trump’s Dire Prospects and Biden’s Reaganesque Rise to Power
Trump’s Dire Prospects At no stage in an election is any outcome certain. Polls are famously unreliable when the race between candidates is close, and scandals or newly discovered pieces… Read more »