Instability: New Norm
This year’s Global Business Forum's overriding theme was that instability, wars, excessive debts, technological disruption, and political division will increase and continue to dominate world events.
Zelensky’s Diplomatic Victory in the Face of Political Headwinds
Zelensky’s trip to the US looked at first as if it would be a disaster. But the Ukrainian president managed to make adjustments in mid-stream and come up with some positive results.
Hints of Hope in Hungary
In Budapest, the author finds Orbán's regime unexpectedly shaken.
Kamala Harris's Churchillian Speech
President Biden may have said all the right things to Zelensky when they met on Sept. 26 in the White House, words that must have been nice for the Ukrainian president to hear.
Public Desertion and Going Home to Die
We may be getting used to noisy arguments about mobilization, but the debate surrounding demobilization may soon drown them out.
The West Needs to See Integrating North Macedonia and Neighbors as a Geopolitical Investment
Despite the EU’s expansion fatigue, it is imperative that the West welcome North Macedonia into its fold, as the region is strategic and the forces pulling it in the opposite direction are perilous.
Ukrainian Americans Face Critical Choice in November Presidential Election
US foreign policy toward Ukraine lies in the balance as Americans prepare to go to the polls.
Techno-Anarchists
Pavel Durov and Elon Musk are techno-anarchists who wield power with few constraints and disdain governments.
Plans of Victory with Biden, Demands for Surrender with Trump
Different Promises from the White House and Trump Tower
Counting on Our Military Engineers
From the kopeks jingling in our pockets to the astronomical amounts of money being spent on the war, numbers have begun to take on an exaggerated meaning in this war.
The Key to Ukraine’s Victory Lies in the West’s Courage
Ukraine’s fate is being held hostage by the US elections and a general cravenness with respect to defending the democratic principles that needed to be fought for in the past.
The Surrender of Ukraine Is the Collapse of the West
Trump’s statements encourage Putin to further aggression. And his well demonstrated infatuation with dictators does not bode well for the smaller, weaker nations in the world.
Winston Churchill called World War II “the unnecessary war,” sadly that could apply to the war in Ukraine - we saw it coming but did nothing to stop it and it’s not yet peaked.
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