Tag Archives: NATO

The Problem with War

I wrote this piece more than four years ago, when the conflict between Russia and Ukraine was in its infancy. I put it aside for editing and then forgot about it. Today I finished it. While Justin Trudeau is no longer Prime Minister, the rest remain true. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has framed Canada’s […]

American Cowards

US President Donald Trump has characterized America’s allies as “cowards” because they won’t help him with his war against Iran. You could make a stronger case that it is Americans who are the cowards. “Cowards. We will remember,” he said on social media. Too bad his memory is so short. After all, the USA has […]

Turkish Politics and You

With the world concentrating on COVID-19, you may have missed Turkish President  Tayyip Erdogan’s latest not so subtle move to reshape his country. He wants to turn a museum into a mosque. Not just any museum though, but a UNESCO world heritage building, the Hagia Sophia. This is a popular move in a country where […]