The danger of subsidies
IRANIANS are rioting over the rising
cost of petrol, and it’s getting worse. The whole thing began when the Iranian
government turned off oil subsidies for...
The global manager
FOR
QUITE some time, the United States has been called the World Police, a moniker
that’s meant to mock America’s role in the world. I would...
Who protects the global commons?
IMAGINE a small indigenous farming town.
The villagers of this town use a series of communal rice fields to grow their
crops. For generations, these fields...
You can’t have it both ways
THERE was a time back in the 2000’s when
people aggressively criticized US foreign policy. Former US President George W.
Bush and the Neocons were aggressively...
The Kurdish question
BRITISH politician Lord Palmerston once said, “Nations have no permanent friends or allies, they only have permanent interests.”
Back in World War 2, when...
The Sea and the Land
SO ONE of the big news earlier this week
was President Rodrigo Duterte’s flight to Russia, and his goal to establish
stronger ties with Vladimir Putin....
The origins of LGBT+
ONE OF THE MOST contentious bills to be
publicized this year is the Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity or
Expression (SOGIE) Equality Bill filed by minority...
Neo-con down
WHEN US President Donald Trump hired
former National Security Adviser John Bolton, many of his supporters saw it as
a betrayal of his campaign promises. Bolton...
Brasil acima de tudo, Deus acima de todos
BRAZIL is an interesting place, and it
has become even more interesting after Jair Bolsonaro came into power. I
haven’t written about him before mainly because...
When ideals meet reality
PRESIDENTIAL Spokesperson Salvador
Panelo recently gave a statement on the Philippines’ arbitration case with
regards to the West Philippine Sea. His statements were aimed at certain
statements...