Formation of the Political West -from the 18th century till today
The 18th – a century of change
In 1776 the American colonists threw off the British yoke and many people proclaimed with satisfaction, if somewhat...
Planetary Drought of Leadership
The Tokyo Olympic Games, just concluded, were a spectacular success and grateful thanks are owed to our Japanese hosts to make this event so,...
What have we learnt in the past century?
It is 100 years since we were supposedly getting over the war to end all wars, World War I, and forming the League of...
What next for Myanmar?
I was attracted by a line from an old Japanese poem ‘’If all the world are brothers, why are wind and waves so restless’’....
Brexit and future of trans-Atlantic relations
On the historic date of March 08th – International Women’s Day, a large number of international affairs specialists gathered for the second consecutive summit...
Democracy Or What? – And Then Climate
Most of us were appalled to see what happened in Washington a ten days ago when a ‘mob’, incited by Donald Trump’s address, stormed...
Of Brexit and all that
When the Brexit vote was taking place in UK in 2016, I was addressing the Jakarta Foreign Correspondents’ Club at a monthly breakfast meeting....