On August 23 the New York Timesreported that the Indian Ministry of External Affairs “won’t say why foreign journalists continue to be blocked from setting
Day: August 29, 2019
The Putin-Erdogan Summit Will Influence the Syrian End Game
Turkish President Erdogan’s visit to Moscow on 27 August will see him and his Russian counterpart hashing out the details of the Syrian end game.
Israel Now Visibly in the Mix?
Take it as given that Israel tends to operate behind the scenes and would prefer to influence affairs covertly rather than overtly, so when Israel
Brazil: Lula Tells World He’s Back in the Game from Jail
Brazil has always been a land of superlatives. Yet nothing beats the current, perverse configuration: a world statesman lingers in jail while a clownish thug
How Did Antisemitism Become Conflated with anti-Zionism?
The furore over antisemitism that has gripped Western countries in the last few years continues relentlessly. Its consequences can already be seen in the anti-BDS (boycott,
Should We Fight a War on White Terrorism?
Although its precise scale is hard to measure, violent white supremacy is clearly a problem in the United States. From El Paso to Pittsburgh, the
Revival of Shintoism in Abe’s Japan: Why? Another Holy War?
It is possible that Abe’s Korea bashing is a part of his ambition of restoring the pre-1945 Japan where Shintoism ruled the body and the
The Naming Industrial Complex: The Stupidity of Smart Devices and Smart Cities
Insentience cannot have intelligence, but the modern public relations revolution would have you think otherwise. Smart phones, smart bombs, and, it follows, Smart Cities (capitalising
