America Needs Maverick
By Paolo von Schirach — WASHINGTON– Recently I happened to watch three movies and a short docudrama that left...
Tag: Great Britain
Boris Johnson’s Gamble Will Fail
by Paolo von Schirach – WASHINGTON – Boris Johnson won the UK political elections –in a most spectacular way....
Brexit Should Force EU To Rethink Its Purpose Europe is mostly a morass of complicated rules that many Europeans find oppressive
WASHINGTON – The most improbable is now reality. Great Britain opted out of Europe. What does this Brexit vote...
NATO Is Indeed Obsolete Thee old Atlantic Alliance has no strategic rationale and very few military means
WASHINGTON – The Atlantic Alliance, or NATO, is an old security arrangement (founded in 1949) that no longer has...
There Is No European Identity The British and many others have ambivalent feelings about EU membership
WASHINGTON – For the outside world, the current political debate within Great Britain about staying in the European Union,...
Strange Conversations While In Africa Talking to strangers, you learn what they believe in
LUSAKA (Zambia) – During business trips in far away places it is relatively easy to talk to strangers who...
FT: “Corbyn Is A Disastrous Choice” The British Labour party has abandoned reality, taking refuge in peace and justice dreams
WASHINGTON – Here is how The Financial Times sees the election of Jeremy Corbyn as the new leader of...
UK Cannot Exploit Its Shale Gas Reserves Political opposition and bad laws prevent exploitation of vast resources
WASHINGTON – The US is enjoying the immense economic benefits of the hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) revolution that made it...
Very Modest Military Effort Against ISIL The US is doing little and the other members of the coalition almost nothing. This is not serious
WASHINGTON – With a straight face, White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest announced that while the United Arab Emirates stopped flying...
UK Will Lead A New NATO Rapid Reaction Force – Should Putin Take Notice? This is a small development that does not change the basic dynamic of reduced defense spending across the board
WASHINGTON – As a response to Putin’s aggression in Ukraine, NATO will do…well, not much. Most of the reactions so...