What if a president must go? on August 24, 2017After seven months in power, given the performance and record of the forty-fifth president of the United States, the question of fitness to retain the office is no longer an idle one. The Trump White House seems in perpetual chaos and incapable of restraining the president’s lesser angels in word, deed and twitter account. Each […]
Where have all the leaders gone? on August 17, 2017After overseeing Britain’s victory in World War II and then being voted out of office in July 1945, Winston Churchill had few kind words about his successor. Churchill acidly observed that an empty taxicab pulled up in front of Parliament and Clement Atlee got out. One of the crises Britain and America jointly face today […]
Make America global again on August 10, 2017SEEMINGLY a long time ago, the United States could rightly be called the leader of the free world. In two world wars, America finally responded to help the allies win both. With the drawing of an iron curtain across Europe in 1946, the United States rallied friendly states to halt the spread of Soviet influence […]
Afghan tragedy two very bad choices on August 3, 2017The Trump administration reportedly is in the throes of concocting a ‘new’ strategy for Afghanistan. No White House wants to lose a war especially one that has its provenance in 1980 with the decision to arm the Afghan Mujahedeen against the invading Soviet army and in 2001 with the US invasion into Afghanistan to punish […]
In whose borrowed robes will Trump be dressed? on July 27, 2017Conventional wisdom holds that President Donald J. Trump is a non-politician who brought a disruptive and largely business-based approach to elected office. As a result, Mr Trump has largely surrounded himself with cabinet officers and senior staff who have succeeded in business. And the president bragged how easy governing would be and how great he […]
In whose borrowed robes will Trump be dressed? on July 27, 2017Conventional wisdom holds that President Donald J. Trump is a non-politician who brought a disruptive and largely business-based approach to elected office. As a result, Mr Trump has largely surrounded himself with cabinet officers and senior staff who have succeeded in business. And the president bragged how easy governing would be and how great he […]
US-NATO and Russia two can play that war game on July 20, 2017 As this goes to press, most readers will be surprised to know that in Europe, from the Baltic to the Black Sea, about 30,000 NATO soldiers, sailors, marines and airmen, will be conducting major military exercises known as war games. A flotilla of NATO warships will be entering the Black Sea as part of […]
US-NATO and Russia two can play that war game on July 20, 2017 As this goes to press, most readers will be surprised to know that in Europe, from the Baltic to the Black Sea, about 30,000 NATO soldiers, sailors, marines and airmen, will be conducting major military exercises known as war games. A flotilla of NATO warships will be entering the Black Sea as part of […]
Whether the west will survive? on July 12, 2017In his Warsaw, Poland address last week, President Donald Trump punctuated a perfectly vanilla speech with the stunning question of “whether the West has the will to survive?” That raises not only many more questions. But one wonders if the president is living in 1914, 1939 or 1947. The most obvious question is survive what? […]
Democracy in the US, UK under assault II on July 5, 2017After the disastrous Parliamentary elections in Britain that produced a coalition government, the prime ministership of Theresa May remains in free fall. The problem is that there is no obvious alternative or acceptable Conservative leader to rally the nation and stabilise the party. And many Tory politicians are fearful that even the hint of a […]