Category World Affairs
Five Rings of Politics
Does sport transcend politics? Of course not. If the 2026 Winter Olympic Games, which run until February 22, were only about sports we would be praising the accomplishments of the many Russian athletes taking part. But Russia is not allowed to participate, due to its ongoing invasion of Ukraine. That’s politics, but politics in this […]
Regime Change
After the Ayatollah, what next? Who rules Iran? What will the government look like? With internet and media blackout it is tough to get reliable information. The latest protests seem to have been mostly crushed, with the government killing at least 3,000 protestors. Some estimates I have seen put that number at 10,000. Does a […]
The New World Order
I wrote this post before Canadian Prime Minister Mark carney made his now famous speech last month at the World Economic Forum in Davos. It seems to me to be a worth addendum to what he said. We think the status quo will last forever. As humans we crave certainty and distrust instability. Yet instability […]
Striking Back
For almost two years, many of the leaders of Hamas have avoided the conflict in Palestine. The suffering of their people in Israel’s brutal response to their attack on Israel didn’t seem to impact them. That may not be surprising, given that Hamas’ leaders live in luxury in Qatar. Maybe if they had to share […]
Another One For the USA
I don’t think I need to add to this. And, sadly, it will probably have to be explained to most Americans reading this.
Sauce For The Goose
The wandering legislators have returned to Texas. The legislature has now passed the law rewriting the 3elctoral map and creating five new electoral districts that will ostensibly deliver five more seats in Congress to the Republicans in the next election. Republicans are hailing it as a triumph for democracy, Or at least for Donald Trump […]
Under The Bus
It’s been more than eight months since Donald Trump said he could end the Russo-Ukraine War in a day. Today in Munich, I mean Alaska, he will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin to push for a deal. Certainly the deal is there to be made, as long as it is on Putin’s terms. If […]
America’s Most Wanted
So what will the FBI do when they catch them? Drag them back to Texas in irons? Chain them to their desks in the legislature? Just lock them up and throw away they key? Or order up a firing squad? The world is laughing at the United States again. Americans don’t get the joke. The […]
Nobody Cares About Tariffs
August 1 was tariff day, the day Donald Trump was to announce what financial penalties he was going to levy on Canada for selling Americans the oil, gas and electricity they need. Earlier in 2025 people waited for those announcements, wondering how Trump’s tariff wars would impact them personally and Canada as a nation. No-one […]
The Gaza Question
First it was the French, then the British. Unless Israel agrees to a ceasefire in Gaza, they will recognize Palestinian statehood. Leaving aside the issue of the legalities of recognizing a territory with no government, this pretty much precludes an end to hostilities. Why would the Palestinians agree to end to their fighting now that […]
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