Back to an Authoritarian Past? Elections in Baja California
On the 2nd of June2019 Mexico held local
elections that proved to be a successful referendum on the incumbent
president’s popularity. These elections were the first...
Trump: Rebukes and Worries
It's one
for the history books, as they say. On
July 16, 2019, Donald Trump was formally rebuked by the House (in a 240 to 187
vote)...
Just What Is An American?
The greatest mistake any
leader, or moneyed powerful individual, or even masses of people (all 3 of
which tend to have the loudest voices) is to...
Billionaires, Vanity and Modern Democracy
The
bullying in Washington is the current trend. On Monday, the British
ambassador resigned his post after Trump refused to deal with him. Well-liked
in Washington and...
What has happened to Western liberal idea?
In the recent interview with President Putin, the Financial Times seems
to have launched a discussion on liberalism only at its own peril.
Inadvertently, a real...
Could Trump’s tricks boost his ratings and settle the Syrian conflict?
Recently the U.S. President Donald Trump
formally launched his 2020 re-election campaign in front of a large crowd in
Orlando, Florida. The campaign is gaining momentum....
Unusual U.S. Military Display On Independence Day: Does It Signal An Iran War?
If the fourth of July mid-day parade in
Washington D.C. was depressing, perhaps the heavy, hot and humid weather was to
blame. It seemed to take...
Two Meetings Concluded Last Week … Ramifications
Two
meetings ended last week: the G20
meeting, a forum for leaders and central bank chiefs, and the UN Climate Change
Conference in Bonn.
At the G20,
the...
Why Should We Be Grateful to Donald Trump?
Looking back on the history of
international relations over the past three decades it is difficult to avoid
the conclusion that the world fell into a...
Trump Must Abolish the War doctrine
While Trump assumes the US’s intervention in Middle East for decades under his predecessors, unnecessary and unproductive, John Bolton—National Security Adviser—right now appears as...