Tag Archives: Wikileaks

Obama – The Emperor without any Clothes?

Posted on December 9, 2010 by

With Christmas fast approaching, here is a political riddle that you probably won’t find in your Christmas day cracker. Question: What do the Middle East Peace Process and the attempts to resolve the escalating tensions on the Korean Peninsula have … Continue reading →

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Europe’s crisis – An Animated view from Taiwan

Posted on December 9, 2010 by

Seeing one’s own problems through the eyes of others can sometimes be instructive and at times sobering. It can also be amusing. I found the following animated ‘You-Tube video’ from a Taiwanese film company particularly helpful when trying to make sense … Continue reading →

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Can we Learn to Live in Peace with Russia?

Posted on December 7, 2010 by

After a round of meetings in Poland yesterday with President Bronislaw Komorwski, the Russian President, Dmitry Medvedev, heads to Brussels today for the start of the EU-Russia Summit. Medvedev aims to secure EU approval of Moscow’s bid to join the … Continue reading →

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2018 World Cup – Were we Robbed?

Posted on December 3, 2010 by

So Russia wins the World Cup bid for 2018. Congratulations Russia, your victory is richly deserved. England, by all accounts, might have had the best technical bid and it might have had the only bid likely to succeed commercially, but … Continue reading →

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Going Gaga over Wikileaks

Posted on December 1, 2010 by

The prospect of England being knocked out of the 2018 World Cup on home soil by Germany on penalties after a legitimate winning goal by England was disallowed has distracted me from the more serious business of reflecting on the … Continue reading →

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