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  • With the end of Biden comes another war….

    With the end of Biden comes the realisation that he has not really got a handle on the process’ that he tried to put in place for peace in the Middle East. The idea of an all powerful US in the Middle East is taking precedence to the avenues of discussion that took place before…

  • Voices in the Middle East

    There is an argument that if you shout loud enough you will be heard. But in Israel there is also an argument that if you don’t give a damn, those voices will not be heard. The press in Israel is very slanted and the voices that are heard are those that shout loudly for the extermination…

  • EU, from election to election

    Not since Angela Merkle’s domination of Germany, has there been any leadership in Europe. The movement to the right of the electorate in Europe has had consequences for both Paris and Berlin, which are struggling with populist right wing political parties. As such the leadership of Europe has gone from dominant powers (France and Germany) to…

  • Will Biden and Starmer blink, or will Putins red line be enough

    Starmer and Biden are meeting in Washington today, but the question of the war in Ukraine is just a talking point at the moment, but the deeper questions that need to be approached are dependent on whether Biden has the confidence to act on weapons that are critically needed in the Ukrainian theatre. Its not…

  • The problems bankers face in Lebanon and Libya

    Bankers are not the most popular people among nations, but the bankers in Lebanon and Libya are that little more hated than elsewhere in the world. In Lebanon there have been housewives and pensioners holding up banks to get their money, the reason is that the dollar accounts they held no longer exist in the…

  • Wagner in Africa

    Wagner turned up in Africa in 2017, its remit was to train troops in Sudan in return for gold. The mercenaries who have fought for Wagner have to a degree been successful in spreading Russian influence and though there have been failures, there is a realisation that Russia’s Africa Corp will remain a significant player…