A howl of protest went up following the press conference of French President Emmanuel Macron at the G20 summit in Hamburg. A journalist from the Ivory Coast asked Macron why […]
Read MoreMuch of the West is effectively bankrupt and insolvent. The developing world is not much better off. France’s cumulative debt of government, households and businesses amounts to 250% of GDP, […]
Read MoreIn the run-up to the G20 meeting under Angela Merkel in Hamburg, U.S. President Donald Trump has come in for the usual round of massive criticism – much of it […]
Read MoreThe last few weeks have seen efforts and rhetoric by NATO members to mollify the U.S. President following Donald Trump’s various remarks during last year’s campaign and following his election […]
Read MoreLess than a month after the hysteria and sheer bad thinking levelled at the decision of U.S. President Donald Trump to withdraw from the Paris Agreement on climate change, some […]
Read MoreDuring a panel discussion on 10 June 2017 with Mexico’s President Enrique Pena Nieto, German Chancellor Angela Merkel declared that Obviously the main reason for people leaving must be addressed […]
Read MoreMuch hot air has been expended since President Trump announced on 1 June 2017 that the USA would withdraw from the December 2015 Paris accord. As is often the case, […]
Read MoreIt is hard to avoid noticing the striking similarities between Barack Obama and Emmanuel Macron. Both were relatively young on becoming president of their respective countries, both came out of […]
Read MoreSpeaking on the TV channel France 24 just before the results of the first round of the French presidential were announced on 23 April 2017, John Gaffney, Professor of Politics and […]
Read MoreThe Guardian today reported on “new research” by the PEW Center that Islam is set to become world’s largest religion by 2075 – data analysis finds population with no religion […]
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