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EU’s Litmus Test in the Western Balkans
For the last few months the western Balkans are back in the newspaper headlines. This is typically not good news. High Representative for Foreign...
Trump’s sanity put in doubt by psychiatric panel – books, North Korea, and erratic behavior
H ow many books have been authored by Donald Trump? The answer: a steady stream totaling a whopping 17 -- more than enough...
The French Elections and the Much-Need Change in Relations with Africa (That Won’t Come)
On February 14th and March 21st, the two front-runners in the French national election to be held in late April and early May of...
On ‘errors’ of judgment
I t was Gandhi who said: "An error does not become truth by reason of multiplied propagation, nor does truth become error because...
There Will Always Be Spanish Catalonia
On October 6th 2016, the Parliament of Catalonia designated the 17th of September 2017 as the date in which the population of that region...
Democracy, Statecraft and the Partitions of Poland, 1772-1795
"Poland, as a government over local sovereigns, might not improperly be taken notice of. Nor could any proof more striking be given of the...
FARC’s deep roots. A brief introduction to FARC’s origins
“ T here is more repression of individual freedom here that in any other country we’ve been to, the police patrol the streets carrying...
India: Where to?
First Brexit, then Trump. The elections in Netherlands, recently, gave a breather to nationalism. But then the tide of nationalism bestrode the Middle-East. The...
A Euro theory
I f it were not for the euro, Germany’s trade balance would have caused a revaluation of the Mark, which would automatically have...
Fake news in the U.S. endangering Russian ties while corruption pays off big
T he incessant drumbeat demonizing Russia has reached a crescendo. Half-truths lead, and outright lies follow. A Congressman on National Public Radio accuses...