There are far better things to send to the Middle East than arms, politicians, missionaries threats or ambassadors that will foster integration and cross cultural understanding, Horatio It was, said the director, an Elizabethan atmosphere. People came and went throughout the play. There was cha
Read Full StoryAbusing another country's resources is not new; stealing the actual ground from under their feet might be taking liberties too far! Where once there was seabed, hotels, a casino and airport rise off Singapore's coast. But as the tiny island city-state dumps sand on its shores
Read Full StoryWe needed his expertise, grit and experience. RIP . A man who served honorably and productively. His family should be proud. A life well lived God speed, Richard Holbrooke
Read Full StoryThe French are an excitable people. They take to the streets at the drop of a hat…or a brief delay in a retirement entitlement. The Americans have a similar penchant for street protests, but less of a predilection for burning things. The French do have a certain way with flambé automobiles.
Read Full StoryIt is somewhat difficult to avoid the increasingly strident levels of “debate” here in the US as we hurtle toward the mid-term elections. The extreme right seems ascendant and is certainly dominating the headlines. We are seeing some apparently bizarre candidates look as though they might
Read Full StoryThis says it all. The disparity of the world picture form the left to the right, the secular to the religious, the liberal to the Tea Party, the xenophobe to the internationalist is all here in this humorous little drawing. There is sometimes great insight in humor! Don't know who made it, but
Read Full StoryThis may well be one of those articles that ends up with me in hot water. The thought process arose from listening to a recent BBC interview with Australian author, Peter Carey. Carey is a long time resident and a big fan of New York, but the interviewer pushed him to give an opinion on America
Read Full StoryThe military aberration that is cluster munitions has wrought an incredible price in terms of death, disfigurement and amputation. Some countries ratified a treaty to stop making cluster munitions, dispose of stockpiles, and clear contaminated areas. Several key countries including the US did no
Read Full StoryIt is always a conundrum; which comes first the technology or the demand for its application? Many of us lived happily without smartphones, in fact we didn’t even know we needed one. Flash forward to the 4th generation of iphones, the latest blackberries and androids and it is difficult to ima
Read Full StoryThe way the US media is over-hyping the so called direct peace talks brings a twinkle to the eye of the rather mislead American readership. It as if this posturing isn’t another round of theater that has accompanied gentle US pressure for decades. Israel goes through the motion of negotiat
Read Full StoryFast growth countries and established ones have a similar challenge with infrastructure. Infrastructure improvements require investment; anything that enables it to be built cheaper, faster and with less disruption is a major benefit. The old adage time is money is particularly apt in the infras
Read Full StoryFirstly, the apologies for being so quiet for a few months. I decided I had other things to focus on, but now that summer is drawing toward an end it is time to recommence the observations and analysis. Regular readers will know that we are skeptics about the talking points on the immigration de
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There are far better things to send to the Middle East than arms, politicians, missionaries threats or ambassadors that will foster integration and cross cultural understanding, Horatio It was, said the director, an Elizabethan atmosphere. People came and went throughout the play. There was cha
Abusing another country's resources is not new; stealing the actual ground from under their feet might be taking liberties too far! Where once there was seabed, hotels, a casino and airport rise off Singapore's coast. But as the tiny island city-state dumps sand on its shores
We needed his expertise, grit and experience. RIP . A man who served honorably and productively. His family should be proud. A life well lived God speed, Richard Holbrooke
The French are an excitable people. They take to the streets at the drop of a hat…or a brief delay in a retirement entitlement. The Americans have a similar penchant for street protests, but less of a predilection for burning things. The French do have a certain way with flambé automobiles.
It is somewhat difficult to avoid the increasingly strident levels of “debate” here in the US as we hurtle toward the mid-term elections. The extreme right seems ascendant and is certainly dominating the headlines. We are seeing some apparently bizarre candidates look as though they might
This says it all. The disparity of the world picture form the left to the right, the secular to the religious, the liberal to the Tea Party, the xenophobe to the internationalist is all here in this humorous little drawing. There is sometimes great insight in humor! Don't know who made it, but
This may well be one of those articles that ends up with me in hot water. The thought process arose from listening to a recent BBC interview with Australian author, Peter Carey. Carey is a long time resident and a big fan of New York, but the interviewer pushed him to give an opinion on America
The military aberration that is cluster munitions has wrought an incredible price in terms of death, disfigurement and amputation. Some countries ratified a treaty to stop making cluster munitions, dispose of stockpiles, and clear contaminated areas. Several key countries including the US did no
It is always a conundrum; which comes first the technology or the demand for its application? Many of us lived happily without smartphones, in fact we didn’t even know we needed one. Flash forward to the 4th generation of iphones, the latest blackberries and androids and it is difficult to ima
The way the US media is over-hyping the so called direct peace talks brings a twinkle to the eye of the rather mislead American readership. It as if this posturing isn’t another round of theater that has accompanied gentle US pressure for decades. Israel goes through the motion of negotiat
Fast growth countries and established ones have a similar challenge with infrastructure. Infrastructure improvements require investment; anything that enables it to be built cheaper, faster and with less disruption is a major benefit. The old adage time is money is particularly apt in the infras
09.2.2010 | Asia, China | Stuart Ford
Firstly, the apologies for being so quiet for a few months. I decided I had other things to focus on, but now that summer is drawing toward an end it is time to recommence the observations and analysis. Regular readers will know that we are skeptics about the talking points on the immigration de
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