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Cuban Missile Crisis Redivivus: Russian Rockets in Nicaragua
It was a piece of news so obscure and implausible that I missed it when it first surfaced last month. The news was that the…
In Israel, it’s all about Bibi
There was a rare moment of grace in Israeli politics last week, as Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid announced they would…
How did South African’s Ramaphosa get so rich?
Once upon a time (about four years ago) Cyril Ramaphosa was seen as South Africa’s last, best hope. Since the end of apartheid in 1994,…
Latin America: the pink tide is rising
“Corruption isn’t fought with slogans on TikTok,” complained veteran Colombian presidential candidate Gustavo Petro. But social media can win elections, and a right-wing dark horse…
Of jealous gods and human tendencies
As everybody knows, the gods are thin-skinned, both the many gods of the classical pantheons (Greek, Roman, Hindu) and the jealous single gods of the…
Russia will not disappear
Russian President Vladimir Putin will almost certainly not be in power three years from now. The war he foolishly began in Ukraine has fatally undermined…
The codger misspeaks again – or does he?
“Well, my dear, we didn’t know where to look. The old codger was getting away with it again, fielding the questions like a man only…
Sweden and Finland bid farewell to neutrality
It’s easy to imagine Vladimir Putin coming into the shop marked ‘Sweden,’ breaking some fine china accidentally on purpose, and growling: ‘Nice little shop you’ve…
Bad timing in Northern Ireland
Four months ago Jonathan Powell warned that the ‘Good Friday’ agreement of 1998 that ended thirty years of killing in Northern Ireland was at risk.…
China paying the price of dictator’s claim of infallibility
Even the Pope claims to be infallible only on matters of faith and doctrine. On the chance of rain or the speed of a racehorse…
