New Japanese PM Is No Iron Lady
The comparison of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to Margaret Thatcher is largely inaccurate, confusing Takaichi’s uniquely Japanese nationalism with Thatcher’s British patriotism.
World Politics
The West, Hobbits and the Illusion of Safety
Complacency is a luxury afforded only to those who do not live on the front lines. The illusion of safety is only as reliable as the guardians who stand in harm’s way.
A Job Done for the Establishment
Until the British public, and for that matter the Kiwi public, recognises that their leaders are only the messengers, not the authors, of these policies, the steady march toward a controlled, data-driven future will continue unchecked.
Prince Andrew: A Product of Privilege and a Pawn of Power
He is a man ruined by his own failings, yes, but also by the machinery of privilege that shaped him, protected him and ultimately discarded him when he became too embarrassing to save. In that sense, his tragedy is not just his own.
A New Pacific Trade Highway
As Washington and Beijing exchange economic fire, it is the periphery – Southeast Asia, India, Australasia – that absorbs the blast and finds new room to grow. The new trade map of the 2020s is not drawn along ideological lines but logistical ones.
Forests Ravaged for Nickel for EVs
A far more serious threat is posed by what energy analyst Vijay Jayaraj calls “the voracious EV supply chain.”
Christians Are Being Persecuted Around the World
If we are willing to compromise this much now, how will we fare when we are faced with real persecution during the years ahead?
A Post-War Gaza Begins to Take Shape
The international force to run Gaza in coming years is built on the Abraham Accords.
History Doesn’t Repeat but It Rhymes
Today, the events are rhyming with the events that led to WWI. There is a lot known about the reasons for WWII, and Hitler is everybody’s fascist to denounce, but before him, there was another insecure German leader who helped launch World War I.
Are Any Peoples Truly Indigenous?
Everywhere, conquest and migration and displacement are woven into the fabric of local history.