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  • The polarisation of identity

    JD Vance argues that a security guarantee does not meet the defence capabilities necessary to guarantee Ukrainian sovereignty. The vice president in an interview with Fox placed his argument in front of millions of Americans who were his target audience. After the debacle of the White house meeting with Zelensky, it is not really a…

  • Whack a mole

    Its a game of whack-a-mole, as the hammer goes down on one hole, then a mole pops up from another hole. That is Israel’s problem, it is fighting a continual battle to suppress the voices of the Palestinians, whether you agree with the analogy or not, Israel is playing a game that it cannot win.…

  • A step to far

    Trump wants the trade deficit reduced and by putting tariffs on imports Trump believes he can reduce the US trade deficit. But tariffs are a tax on the consumer and an added tax for articles that will be entering the US market. It really is a question of whether the President understands what a tariff…

  • With soft power comes influence

    It was very much a trick of the Conservatives in the UK to stop all spending whether the economy needed it or not. But Trump’s tactic or should I say Rubio’s is extraordinary, “Stop all Foreign Aid”. Of course they have the ultimate answer to stop voices being heard and that is to fire the person…

  • Syria’s future can be found through a constitution that is 100 years old

    In 1791, France published a constitution, which defined France as a secular republic based on three pillars – liberty, equality and fraternity. One hundred years ago Syrians based a draft constitution on  the ideas of the French constitution, the Syrians argued at the 1919 Paris Peace Conference for a state based on a monarchy that…

  • The fiscal aims of the US under Trump 2.0

    America is in a tiny bit of a mess, however hard it tries the deficit will not lessen and it is the idea of tariffs pushed by Trump during the election, which is meant to manage the deficit. But the idea that tariffs themselves are the b-all to the management of the US economy is…