World Politics
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.
The Silence of the ‘Peace’ Crowd
It’s a silence more revealing than any chant. It exposes the moral bankruptcy of those who posture as humanitarians while echoing the slogans of Hamas.
Did You Ever Think You’d Live to See This?
Peace dawning in the Middle East, Trump triumphant.
A Ceasefire of Silence...
When I visited the Gaza envelope earlier this year, I took one critical question with me and now I think I have an answer.