Tag: Geopolitics

GLOBAL SOUTH RESOUNDINGLY SUPPORTED CUBA AT UNGA DEBATE; THE U.S.—SPEAKING SHAMEFULLY—WAS ISOLATED

The UN General Assembly met today to discuss agenda item #28, Cuba’s call for the “necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial blockade of Cuba imposed by the United States.” Since the United States objected to the meeting even taking place, a vote was taken which resulted in 136 in favor, 9 against and […]

THE MEANING OF USA’S VISIT TO CHINA: POWER, PEACE AND THE FUTURE OF THE WORLD

When the President of the United States sits across from the President of China, the meeting is never merely diplomatic theatre. It is the movement of history itself. The visit between President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping, represents far more than trade negotiations, tariffs, or ceremonial handshakes. It symbolizes a fragile but necessary recognition […]

TRUMP HOPEFULLY LEARNT LESSONS FROM XI’S HUMILITY

President Donald Trump became the first US leader in a decade to undertake a state visit to the People’s Republic of China this week. The significance of the visit cannot be overstated. China is the world’s second largest economy behind that of the US. The two countries have become fierce competitors on global affairs. Their […]

AN ALTERNATIVE TO WAR WITH IRAN TAKES CENTER STAGE

As the United States careens ever closer to general war against Iran, including the possible deployment of “boots on the ground” in the next hours and days; and as the world faces the growing probability that the conflict will then escalate into broader nuclear warfare; an extraordinary public dialogue to present an alternative to such […]

REFLECTING ON BUSINESS CONFIDENCE IN TIMES OF WAR

A few years ago, I was fortunate to be a co-owner in a vehicle dealership. The lessons from operating a business in the automative sector were invaluable. One of many, I learnt the importance of consumer confidence in driving vehicle sales. After many years negotiating for the business, when we finally started, it coincided with three interest […]

EVERY INITIATIVE COUNTS AGAINST INCREASED BELLIGERENCE

There are, at present, many points of escalating belligerence in the world. From military confrontation, to financial/economic warfare. This spells both increased danger, especially in the case of the Persian Gulf, where there is the threat of triggering nuclear war, to otherwise needless suffering and chaos, as we see with the horror in the eastern […]

RETURN OF RUSSIAN ATHLETES TO THE IPC FOLD SETS A GOOD EXAMPLE TO FOLLOW

Finally, common sense appears to have prevailed over the unjustifiable punishment of hordes of innocent Russian and Belarussian athletes over the actions of their respective governments. For the first time since 2014, at least, Russian Paralympians are set to return to the international stage following the commendable decision of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). The […]

CATALYZING A TECTONIC CHANGE FOR THE BETTER

The first year of a presidency that promised “America First” has produced a record that is deeply divided against itself. There have been real, if fragile, departures from the logic of endless war: the formal rejection of primacy in strategic doctrine, the reopening of diplomacy with Russia and Belarus, a narrowly defined ceasefire with the […]

ISRAEL’S SOMALILAND RECOGNITION IS A LINE AFRICA MUST NOT ALLOW TO BE CROSSED

Israel’s decision to recognise Somaliland as an independent state is not diplomacy. It is disruption that is deliberate, calculated, and dangerous. It undermines African sovereignty, weakens an already fragile region, and sends a clear message that Africa’s borders can still be reshaped from the outside when it suits powerful interests. This move is being dressed […]

WHO WOULD WELCOME THE PRINCE OF PEACE TODAY

Perhaps the most important statement to come out of AmericaFest 2025 in its first convention since the assassination of Turning Point founder Charlie Kirk, was that made by U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard regarding the intention of “EU and NATO” to “pull the U.S. military into direct conflict with Russia.” Gabbard doubled down […]

THE WEST IS WEDDED TO GEOPOLITICS – TIME FOR A DIVORCE

The timing couldn’t have been worse for the London-led “Coalition of the Willing” and their unquenchable thirst for perpetual war designed to deliver a strategic defeat to Russia. In the wee hours of Friday morning, December 19, after 16 hours of grueling pressure and negotiations, EU leaders gathered in Brussels failed to adopt a proposal […]

A NEW SYSTEM FOR ALL HUMANITY CAN SOLVE ALL PROBLEMS

NATO and other Western elite warmongers continue to reel from the release of the U.S. National Security Strategy (NSS) which, despite its problematic elements, has, in the words of Schiller Institute founder Helga Zepp-LaRouche, “usefully provoked a crisis that was long overdue.” In her statement, “Withdraw From NATO! New National Security Strategy Requires New Security Architecture,” […]