Do-or-Die Time for al-Sharaa and Syria
Now the good-time vibes of the holidays and new Revolution have turned into the reality of the monumental task ahead for Syria.
Category: Global Affairs
Incoherency Doesn’t Mean It Can’t Work
Just because it doesn’t make sense to voters, doesn’t mean it won’t make sense to those whom the message is meant for.
Group Activity The Full, Unedited Trump, Zelenskyy, and Vance Video
“This is going to be great television” quipped President Trump as his disastrous meeting with Ukraine’s Zelensky, VP Vance, and others ended.
More than Empty Suits with A Good-looking Face Selling Hope
A choice to be wiser with our words is a matter of national public health. Our toxic politics go out into the world and return back home.
The PKK Puzzle
It would be much better to allow SDF elements committed to reconciliation to be the one to disarm the PKK.
North Korea Is Still In Russia Trying To Kill Ukrainians
If North Koreans can be moved to Russia they can be moved to Syria or Africa. Two places where Russia sells its brand of security. Brutal, violent and cruel.
Ukraine and the Axis of Evil
If you believe that Iran, North Korea, and China are hostile powers, why are you working to advance their goals when it comes to Russian aggression in Ukraine?
Hamas, Anyar Sinwar, and The Grand Delusion
The lay of the land in a world where America can’t control other nations who feel a need to act in their own best interest.
Panda Diplomacy
Many see China wanting to expand its regional influence. By force, if necessary. And what does the U. S. get for its mounting troubles? Two lousy pandas.
The Unavoidable Truth About Iran
Iran is clearly losing a war where it and its proxies are the belligerents.
About Last Night: Labour Landslide in UK Elections
Historically speaking, the Tories should really not go to battle on the 4th of July, as Labour whipped the Conservatives decisively.
Did Europe’s Farmer Protests Change Anything?
Farmers protesting bemoaned the fact that Europe’s political class suffers from a deep misunderstanding of their sector.
The Zinky Boys: Russia in Afghanistan and Ukraine
Putin’s government is as morally bankrupt as the Soviet communists who sent young Russians off to die for a lie in the 1980s.
Iran and Israel, and What Comes Next
It was a disaster averted with the help of the US and several other nations, including Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and other Arab states. That’s extremely remarkable.
Terror In Moscow Exposes Putin’s Weakness
Putin may attempt to use the attack to unite Russia behind his war on Ukraine, but the reality is that the attack lays bare the hollowness of the Russian security state.
Suez 2.0?: The Houthis v. International Shipping
History might be repeating itself. So, who are the Houthis and what are they doing in the region that is causing such wide-ranging effects?
What is Israel’s Endgame in Gaza?
You might think Israel holds the cards on the ceasefire negotiations since they have the dominant military, but that isn’t a good assumption.
Support for Israel is Strong, But….
I think that there is a direct parallel between the softening of support for Ukraine on the right and for Israel on the left.
The Posters
“Why tear down the Kidnapped posters?”, they ask. The posters are political propaganda and should be treated as such.
