Japan’s Slow Suicide
WASHINGTON – Japan is slowly sinking. This is due to the impact of many self-inflicted wounds, starting with the collapse of fertility rates. “Civilizations die from...
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Healthy Looking Ethiopians, Unhealthy Americans
ADDIS ABABA – Walking around this large city I notice relatively healthy looking people. In particular, comparing Addis to...
Terrorism Is Rooted In Ideologies – It Is Not About Poverty
WASHINGTON – The White House convened a mega-summit on Countering Violent Extremism, with the participation of 65 countries. To...
Obama’s De Facto Amnesty To Illegals Stopped By Texas Judge
WASHINGTON – Andrew Hanen, a Texas Federal Judge, issued a preliminary injunction against Obama’s presidential order that shields millions of illegal immigrants...
Media Hype About ISIL Not Helpful
WASHINGTON – The international media are not helping our understanding of the actual extent of the Islamic State threat....
Russia Is Still Europe’s Main Energy Supplier
WASHINGTON – Despite the economic sanctions caused by its military intervention in Ukraine and the horrible impact of collapsed oil...
Finally Kiev Admits Defeat
WASHINGTON – The net outcome of the Minsk (Belarus) negotiations about the future of Eastern Ukraine is that Ukrainian President...
Kissinger: We Are Managing Proliferation, Not Preventing It
WASHINGTON – Sometimes good thinkers manage to correctly summarize a complex issue highlighting its most critical feature.
Optimistic Mood In Athens?
WASHINGTON – News reports from Athens indicate that the Greeks are feeling much better these days. Since the recent...
Time For Kiev To Give Up Eastern Ukraine
WASHINGTON – In a more civilized world the rights of the very large ethnic Russian minority in Eastern Ukraine...