First he cancels his trip to Moscow. All commentators who know Putin, Medvedev and Lavrov thought this a mistake. He should have gone there, tested possibilities and reported back. No, not Boris the showman. Grandstanding, one liners and soundbites flowed like a river in flood. Then came a plan this Blog saw no prospect of working, involving […]
This is important and to make it easier for younger adults who do not recall the detail of the Cold War or Pre 9/11 policy, I am going to state the facts, rather than argue the case. 9/11 unhinged America’s judgement and gave life to a misguided theory of democratization through regime change, brought about by […]
It goes without saying that this Blog, like the whole world, was shocked and repelled by the images of the aftermath of the infamous gas attack on innocent civilians in Syria. It is impossible to understand the motive for this attack by the Assad regime. Militarily it will have little impact because although horrible, it […]
Since the fateful referendum in June last year things have been easy for the Brexiteers. Because of the delay in triggering Article 50, nothing had actually changed, so nothing did change. All the consequences remained in the future. But now things are happening thick and fast and even though negotiations have not yet begun, it […]