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The Roman Empire pioneered war as a march of folly. And America is just the latest one to follow Rome’s primrose path. Only that explains it trying to build Afghanistan in its Jeffersonian image. Meanwhile, 9/11 commemorations have become more like boring, ritualized Church services than the solemn occasions they once were. Read more.
I’ve argued for years that annual G20 summits are much ado about nothing. But I’ve always recognized their one politically redeeming value. That used to be the opportunity for the world’s political power brokers to forge collegial relationships. Even that illusion has crumbled. G20 Summit India President Putin is AWOL. But he has been for years. This year, Russia’s genocidal… Read more.
Israel has been a sacred cow in American politics since its founding. Republicans and Democrats have even disagreed on providing millions in food assistance to poor Americans. But they have never disagreed on providing billions in foreign aid to Israel. Criticizing Israel No politician would ever dare criticize Israel. That is, if they have any ambition beyond representing… Read more.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan straddles Western democracies and Eastern autocracies, much as Turkey straddles Europe and Asia. His politics are as ambidextrous as Turkey’s geography is strategic. And Erdogan has used Sweden’s application for NATO membership to display his ambidexterity. Turkey greenlights Sweden’s NATO membership Russia’s genocidal invasion of Ukraine scared Finland and Sweden straight. It moved both to… Read more.
Last night, for the fifth night, riots spread across France like wildfire. News reports and reels speak volumes. Besides, it might suffice to say they erupted after Tuesday’s George Floyd-like killing of 17-year-old Nahel Merzouk. Because systemic racism, economic inequality, and brutal policing are the root causes of these riots, too. Those root causes have turned France into… Read more.
Prigozhin’s failed coup Yevgeny Prigozhin and his Wagner mercenaries marched on Saturday to overthrow Russian dictator Vladimir Putin. And they seemed as hell-bent as Libyan opposition forces were when they marched to overthrow Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi in 2011. Everyone was rooting for those Wagner mercenaries to succeed. That is, except for the notorious few… Read more.
African leaders on fools’ errand African leaders say they’re on a mission to broker peace between Ukraine and Russia. Evidently, they think European leaders haven’t bothered to try. But prevailing facts and circumstances make clear these Africans can only be on a fool’s errand. An African delegation on a peace mission to Ukraine headed by South… Read more.
Prince Harry and Meghan ‘near catastrophic’ paparazzi car chase Prince Harry and Meghan claim the paparazzi engaged them in a two-hour car chase. And that it was relentless and “near catastrophic.” Prince Harry, Meghan and her mother were involved in a ‘near catastrophic car chase’ involving paparazzi, a spokesperson for the couple claimed. The incident… Read more.
South Africa is sending arms to Russia because the world is at war. For now, Ukraine is the battlefield. And, for now, Russians and Ukrainians are the combatants. But countries are taking sides. They are siding with Ukraine and the forces of democracy, or with Russia and the forces of autocracy. Some countries are hedging… Read more.
Alas, it has come to this. Finland’s prime minister divorces husband Sanna Marin today announced she is divorcing her husband, Markus Raikkonen, after 19 years together. Marin and Raikkonen, both 37, share a five-year-old daughter Emma Amalia Marin and were married nearly three years ago in August 2020. But the couple, who had been together… Read more.
