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Albert Einstein is noted for saying that, in the midst of every crisis, lies great opportunity. And so, in the midst of the genocidal war Russia is waging in Ukraine and the food and energy shortages that have Sri Lanka reeling, lies great opportunity for China. Specifically, these crises present opportunities for China to finally… Read more.
Russia used “little green men” in Ukraine. China used predatory loans in Uganda. But the effect was the same in both countries: Extraterritorial control! First a little context: You should all have a friend like my old college roommate … One of the many reasons why is that he texted me on Saturday to invite… Read more.
I noted in my March 15 commentary that the massacre of Muslims in New Zealand was bound to have a galvanizing effect on Muslim jihadists. Sure enough: As worshipers gathered on Sunday at Roman Catholic churches across Sri Lanka to celebrate Easter Mass, the culmination of Holy Week, a wave of explosions rocked the congregations.… Read more.
I should begin by admitting that, as Sri Lankans waged civil war over the past 30 years, I never resolved whether my sympathies lie more with the Singhalese Buddhists who governed the country; or with the Tamil Hindus who claimed to be fighting a war of liberation and self-determination. This was due only in part to… Read more.
