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- Washington’s Beijing Olympics boycott will not go unanswered Op-ed
America's diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Games, though practically a virtually pointless protest, will only inspire China to make the 2022 Winter Olympics an even bigger success. - Is another Pearl Harbor possible? The choice is America’s to make Op-edIf the tragedy of Pearl Harbor teaches us anything, it is that America is very good at blaming others for the problems it creates for itself.
- Are some people too stupid to be trusted with the vote? Op-edCulture wars are not as new a phenomena as our politicians, academics and commentariat would have us believe – there have always been points in history where it appeared that two tribes were going to war.
- New book explains why the mainstream right is doomed Op-ed‘Riding the Populist Wave’ shows how the far right is dictating the counter-argument to progressives in areas such as immigration and EU integration – with the result that the mainstream right is now facing an existential crisis.
- What made Pearl Harbor inevitable Op-edThe surprise Japanese attack on the US fleet anchored at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 was a tactical victory but a strategic defeat, clearing the way for US entry into WWII. History teaches that it was inevitable, but was it?
- Why India sees Russia as a unique partner Op-edMonday’s India-Russia summit, which resulted in the signing of 28 agreements, has left no doubt that, for New Delhi, Moscow is as important as any of its key partners in the West, Asia or Oceania.
- Papers reveal what CIA did to captives in AfghanistanNew published documents have shed fresh light on the CIA’s detention and interrogation program in Afghanistan, describing in alarming detail some of the extreme techniques used by officers that resulted in deaths in captivity.
- Washington’s Beijing Olympics boycott will not go unanswered Op-edAmerica's diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Games, though practically a virtually pointless protest, will only inspire China to make the 2022 Winter Olympics an even bigger success.
- Is another Pearl Harbor possible? The choice is America’s to make Op-edIf the tragedy of Pearl Harbor teaches us anything, it is that America is very good at blaming others for the problems it creates for itself.
- Are some people too stupid to be trusted with the vote? Op-edCulture wars are not as new a phenomena as our politicians, academics and commentariat would have us believe – there have always been points in history where it appeared that two tribes were going to war.
- New book explains why the mainstream right is doomed Op-ed‘Riding the Populist Wave’ shows how the far right is dictating the counter-argument to progressives in areas such as immigration and EU integration – with the result that the mainstream right is now facing an existential crisis.
- US losing pace in military space race against China Op-edA senior US general in the recently created Space Force has warned Beijing could outgun Washington by 2030. Why is Joe Biden allowing this to happen?
- What Britain did to Ireland 100 years ago haunts today’s UK Op-edThe final cut in partitioning Ireland came with the signing of the Anglo-Irish Treaty 100 years ago. That colonial division of a nation, conducted as a fait accompli by British rulers, continues to have harmful repercussions.
- The unlikely location where the US-China cold war is really heating up Op-edA remote South Pacific state is currently playing host to a political drama, apparently encouraged by Washington, that could result in partition – and have a major impact on US-China relations.
- Why a nationalists’ alliance in the EU parliament is necessary Op-edThe leaders of Europe’s nationalist parties met in the Polish capital, Warsaw, on Saturday in an attempt to thrash out an agreement for greater co-operation.
- Russia’s ‘plan to invade Ukraine’ exists only in the US and NATO imagination Op-edUkraine has accused Russia of preparing to invade, triggering an international crisis that will bring Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin together via a phone call in an effort to avoid a NATO-Russia conflict.
- Gender-neutral school bathrooms make the case for homeschooling Op-edIn the possessed spirit of these woke times, Chicago Public Schools has moved to designate restrooms free-for-alls to promote ‘inclusivity.’ The only thing the initiative will achieve, however, is to confuse and endanger students.
- Robots are now able to replicate. What does this mean for humanity? FEATUREScientists in the US have revealed that the first-ever AI-designed living robots, xenobots, can now self-replicate. It’s a wonderful discovery, so what are its potential benefits and risks?
- Anti-vaxxers have made me lose faith in the political right Op-edAs someone who has generally identified as a conservative, I’m beginning to lose patience with right-wing politics. There are too many people behaving like they are members of a cult in opposing Covid vaccines.
- Biden’s decision to be petty about his democracy summit is going to backfire Op-edThe White House’s decision not to invite Hungary to the vaunted ‘democracy summit’ has been met with a response from Budapest that could see the EU unable to attend, striking a simultaneous blow to Washington and Brussels.
- Tara Reade: The shaming of sexual assault whistleblowers has to stop Op-edThe abhorrent tactic of victim-shaming the women who speak out against those committing sexual harassment is now all too common in the US. It signifies the diabolical intent to protect powerful predators at the expense of truth.
- The Democrats celebrate a Biden victory that’s worth two cents Op-edWith President Joe Biden less popular than ever, his staff and the Democrats seem so desperate that they resorted to praising him for the drop in the price of gas by two whole cents. Even the friendly press thought it a bit much.
- ‘The country that bombed you is your friend. The one that built your new railway is your enemy’ Op-edThis is the Western media’s bizarre messaging to the people of Laos, a nation that was carpet bombed by America, and which is now being vilified for accepting a new $9 billion railway line paid for by China.
- Biden’s promising what he can’t deliver at his democracy summit Op-edUS President Joe Biden is hosting the political equivalent of a child’s secret treehouse, warning off the growing number of nations opposed to his foreign policy as he rolls out the red carpet for DC-approved ‘democracies’ only.
- Eric Zemmour is my friend. I know he truly loves France Op-edAs someone who has known the French presidential candidate and longtime editorialist since 2009, allow me to attempt to explain who Eric Zemmour really is.
- Why EU will never out-build China’s Belt and Road Op-edThe European Union’s bid to compete with China’s Belt and Road Initiative is doomed to failure because Brussels is incapable of cajoling its members into singing from the same hymn sheet.
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