Allons Enfants
"The treaty does not say that France must undertake to have children, but it is the first thing which ought to have been put...
On a journey
‘Not all those who wander are lost.’ J R R Tolkien ‘’When Russians have become Slavs, when Frenchmen have assumed the...
Methuselah, here we come
We live in a society in which choice is overwhelming, whether it is choice of our mode of life, choice of our beliefs, choice...
Europeans Goodbye?
‘Demography is destiny.’ Ben Wattenberg and Richard M. Scammon In 1825 the world’s population reached, for the first time, the figure of 1 billion...
The cherry trees are blossoming – anyone there to admire them?
They have blossomed early this year and are more magnificent than ever. They should warm the hearts of Japan’s population. At...
Turkish Geostrategy- trying to make sense?
The country seems to be in a category of its own. Perhaps its geographical position, making it a Balkan country in Europe, but also...
An aging planet, an old Europe, new problems
The earth: a rapidly aging population with an average age of slightly over 29 years of age; an unevenly aging planet with Japan as...
The Asian Square Dance, Part IX: Mini Scenarios
“I predict that it is in Asia where the fate of the future will be decided.”-Tsar Alexander III Needless to say, forecasts are extremely...
The Asian Square Dance – Part VIII
The economy Economists generally agree that the cumulative economies of China and India will be larger than that of the G7 by 2030. At...
The Asian Square Dance – Part VII : The Role of the USA
The United States is today the hegemon, alone able to alter events to match its own strategy with the ability of fighting long wars...