The Wigged and the Robed: All Hail the ICC in The Hague Opinion: The following article is commentary and its views are solely those of the author. There is an old saying that extreme cases make bad law and that is mostly the case. Regarding policy though, sometimes it takes…
Make Common Sense Great Again: On Moving Away from Nuance Opinion: The following article is commentary and its views are solely those of the author. This article was first published the 23rd of July 2024 via The Angry Demagogue.Has there been a total breakdown of readiness in the West? When we…
Middle East is Proving to be a New Playground for the Axis Opinion: The following article is commentary and its views are solely those of the author. This article was first published the 4th of July with an addendum on the 5th via The Angry Demagogue. Blinken Gets Pushed to…
The Oldest Hate: Why The Hague Needs to Convict Israel Opinion: The following article is commentary and its views are solely those of the author. This article was first published the 14th of June via The Angry Demagogue.The oldest hate is also the most frustrating hate – why is there…
Iran Front and Center: 60 Tons of Explosives Sent Towards Israel The Israel-Iran War is soon to enter its 7th month even though last night was the first face to face confrontation between the two countries. There was much less panic in the air on the “Israeli street” than one…
An India-Israel Alliance: Prospects to Serve Global Freedom Opinion: The following article is commentary and its views are solely those of the author. We wrote a few weeks ago in response to Nassim Taleb’s claim that Israel was fragile due to its over-dependence on the United States, and we came…
Regional War Spreads: Will Blinken Wake Up to the Reality? Opinion: The following article is commentary and its views are solely those of the author. Despite the denial of reality by the Blinken State Department the Middle East war gets hotter and spreads eastward (even without) Israel’s intervention. After spending…
Is Israel a Fragile Country? Can it Move Towards Anti-Fragility? Opinion: The following article is commentary and its views are solely those of the author. One of the great books of the last decade is Nassim Taleb’s “Anti-Fragile”. I read it years ago and bought one for each of my…
Preventing WWIII: Part 2 – Reviving Western Deterrence Opinion: The following article is commentary and its views are solely those of the author. Aggressive Western Action Can over-extend China and Revive Needed Deterrence. Some cliches are just correct, in spite of their being cliches – “if you want peace, prepare…
Preventing WWIII: This is a 1936 Moment for the Middle East Opinion: The following article is commentary and its views are solely those of the author. The wonderful historian and public intellectual Niall Ferguson has aptly called the current US-China relationship a “Cold War II” and the current debate in…
Broader Alliances: Sustaining Economic and Political Power The following article is commentary and its views are solely those of the author. If the United States decides to abandon its role as the premier global superpower and shall only be a Pacific and Atlantic power, withdrawing as defender of free seas,…
