A New World Order making current politics redundant
We are seeing a revolution in the world order which may well become the hallmark of the 21st Century. This revolution is a triple clash between politics, economics and radical changes in society
- 29 January 2014
Russia fights back, Western rights groups weaken
The Russian government, along with China, Iran and other major violators of human rights, has adopted an aggressive defense strategy. Post-modernism has simultaneously weakened the human rights community in the West
- 27 January 2014
Zhejiang becomes first mainland Chinese province to relax one-child policy, which has averted 400 million births
In landmark move, China’s eastern province of Zhejiang has become the first mainland province to allow parents to have two children for the first time in decades
- 17 January 2014
War in the East China Sea could happen by accident
Wars have a nasty habit of starting unintentionally. In this particular year, it’s as well to remember Sarajevo. And by the way, what happened to China's "peaceful rise"?
- 6 January 2014
If democracies won't, alternatives will
Former American Vice President Dan Quayle famously observed: “The future will be better tomorrow”. He was wrong. The future was better yesterday, at least in the West
- 3 January 2014
The view from India: New world order
When 'Middle East' was introduced into the dictionary of geopolitics early in the 20th century, India was the east beyond the middle. India was British. Now it is one of the great pivotal powers in the emerging new world order. Apart from anything else, India and China will compete for space vacated by the US
- 23 December 2013
Too much of the wrong education and too little sex means Asia won't overtake us
My prediction is that the tiger economies are reaching their peak and future growth will become much less of a challenge to the West. There's too little innovation and too few babies
- 6 December 2013
The EU is going to war with China...over solar panels
Unlike the Opium Wars, the current trade war involving China may lead to a rather nasty defeat on EU soil
- 10 June 2013
The East is rising, in Latin America
China is moving in next-door to the U.S.
- 10 May 2013
Stephen Hawking's pick-and-mix morality
Is Professor Stephen Hawking a hypocrite, or has he just been the victim of hateful anti-Israel propaganda?
- 8 May 2013
Chinese communist party done shafting its people, now looks to f**k the sky...
The new headquarters of the Chinese People's Daily leaves little to the imagination
- 3 May 2013
World's top observation decks
A list of the world's tallest viewing platforms puts Dubai's Burj in third place behind the decks on two towers in China
- 28 April 2013
No, Israel’s not the world’s big human rights problem
If you monitor United Nations proceedings, listen to political debates on college campuses, and take in much mainstream and new media, you might think that Israel is the world’s greatest human rights abuser. Of course, you'd be wrong
- 25 April 2013
America restricts Chinese tech purchases citing cyber-espionage concerns
The US government has passed a law which includes the provision to restrict government tech purchases from China
- 27 March 2013
Campaigners lob BRICS at Syrian crisis
Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa are being urged to act, as the "only powerful governments left"
- 25 March 2013
Latest on the blog
- NY Democrat pleads with Republican not to share document proposing confiscation of guns
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- Palestinian jailed for Facebook like
- 'Muslim Patrol' vigilantes attempt to control London streets
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