A tale of two nationalist landslides
TWO big elections happened recently: the EU elections and the Indian general elections. In both electoral contests, the nationalist, “right wing extremist” parties emerged...
Automated governments? It’s more likely than you think
I OCCASIONALLY read cryptocurrency news, and one of the most interesting news items to come out from that community is the idea of creating...
A not-so-global internet
RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin recently signed into law the so-called “sovereign internet” bill. This new law will allow the Russian government to isolate Russia’s...
Julian Assange – leaker, journalist and political prisoner
ABOUT a week ago, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange was expelled from the United Kingdom’s Ecuadorian embassy and straight into the arms of UK police...
Libya’s new strongman
EVER SINCE the fall of Muammar Al Gaddafi back in 2011, Libya has remained in a state of unending civil war, as warring factions...
‘Moving towards a digital reality’
A LITTLE WHILE ago, IOHK CEO Charles Hoskinson gave a short speech to a cryptocurrency event in Hong Kong. Hoskinson is one of the...
Internal politics and external enemies
SINCE his election back in 2016, US President Donald Trump had to deal with accusations of Russian collusion. According to this narrative, Trump was...
Internal politics and external enemies
SINCE his election back in 2016, US President Donald Trump had to deal with accusations of Russian collusion. According to this narrative, Trump was...
The tragedy of Trump
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump’s presidency was among the biggest game changers to global politics in recent history, not only because of his promises (i.e....
An Israeli-led war in the Middle East? Maybe, maybe not
IT SEEMS that the Israelis are agitating for war with Iran again. I’m tempted to write something sarcastic, but there’s nothing funny about the...