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Azawad – an argument of identity….
This is an old article about northern Mali, the Tuareg and the destruction of Ghaddafi clan and the consequences for north Africa… enjoy
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Snake oil and presidents
It really is quite a paradox Trump is arguing in Ireland today for an end to Britain in the Falklands and Northern Ireland and at the same time adding Canada to the United States, which is all a bit weird. So what is Trump’s beef with Britain, personally this really is something that I am…
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Can the US retool the World?
Sorry for being away from the laptop for so long… shit has happened and I am just getting back to work…. Enjoy… it is a start…
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Is Myanmar close to finding a negotiated return to democracy
Myanmar is complicated, it is really a number of states in a state. It is also a geopolitical hotspot where the big game is played for the wealth and strategic alliances that can be made by small and large nations. Groups are fighting a war to return the country to civilian rule, but it is…
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The green argument in Europe
Nothing will change much in Europe after the election of Ursula Von de Leyen as the leader of the European Union, but there will be a larger Conservative majority in the EPP. The socialists are up in arms, especially in Spain, where the government have found themselves being out manoeuvred by a Europe that has…
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Russia – Part two
Russia is moving from the argument of a Special Police operation towards a state that imposes broad security measures against its citizens. Though there is support for the war in Ukraine, opinion polls show that the majority of Russian’s not only support the war but also Putin and the government. Reactionary elements of the state…
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The Libyan problem
Twelve years since the fall of the autocratic regime of Ghaddafi, Libya a country of over seven million is split between two factions: The Government of National Accord (GNA), based in Tripoli, dominates the political landscape of the west, and the Libyan National Army, dominates the east of Libya. Despite the calm over the last…
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Lost voices, blank sheets of paper and umbrellas.
Symbolism has taken the voice away from writers and artists, each and every demonstration in Hong Kong and China has been challenged by security laws, but voices such as Ai Weiwei, or writers such as Zu Zhiyong are either in exile or prison. Symbols have become so important, the blank sheet of paper or the…
