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UK’s Cameron: Caught in the Syriza/Tsipras Trap

Why Britain won’t get a “new deal” from Brussels and Europe.

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David Cameron, the Minimalist

Cameron has set the barrier for the EU so low even Jean-Claude Juncker could hop over it.

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UK’s Brexit Risk: Five Issues That Need Watching

There is a low probability Britain will leave the EU, but if it does, the consequences will be tremendous.

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May 8, 1945: Beyond the Unconditional Surrender of German Forces

The ominous date also marks the beginning of violence and occupation in Algeria, Greece and Eastern Europe.

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Is Yemen a Proxy War?

The misinformed media incorrectly place the blame on Iran for Yemeni uprising.

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10 Things They Won’t Tell You about the British Election

The upcoming election is the strangest in recent British political history.

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Brexit Looming? Will Britain Leave the EU?

It would be a geo-economic-political moment without parallel in the democratic world since 1945.

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UK Conservatives and Labour Should Form Grand Coalition

A German style solution is needed to handle the fracturing of UK politics.

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Vietnam: On the Futility of US Invasions

Why on earth did the US invade Vietnam half a century ago? Have the lessons finally been learned?

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TPP: Beware of the Japan Hype

Just as is the case in the US, there is very strong domestic opposition to TPP in Japan.

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