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Category Archives: International Affairs
Africa’s Turn?
It was to be Africa’s turn. That was the promise and the hope. The great forces that converged in the last half of the 20th century to give the world the most remarkable surge into prosperity known to man would … Continue reading
A Tale of a Dying Utopia
History moves about like waves great and small crashing upon shores near and far; ripples in oceans might lay low the foundations of an ancient edifice while a mighty tsunami in a small sea crashes harmlessly upon the walls of … Continue reading
Posted in Book Review, International Affairs, Liberty, philosophy, Uncategorized
Tagged faith, islam
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The Event Horizon of Africa
Last night I sat with friends in a run-down rooftop restaurant overlooking pockmarked streets and balding hills watching the sun set – again – over Africa. The smell of wood smoke lightly scented with beans wafted on high as we … Continue reading
I Will Write More of Africa
I will be writing more about Africa. For I am to leave this place, and proximately she will exist only in my memories; in my hopes for a better tomorrow and in my sadness at things unchanged, at suffering unstemmed … Continue reading
Marco Polo’s World – A Book Review
Curiosity – and a joyful quest for wonder. For wonder is not something that hangs low on branches for the feckless or lazy to grasp. Wonder is a reward for hard work, searching and understanding and discovery – a journey … Continue reading
Posted in Book Review, International Affairs, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged America, Robert D. Kaplan
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Venezuela’s ALBA: A Reflection 7 Years On
Seven years ago, as a fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, I wrote my (and perhaps the…?) hallmark book on the Bolivarian Alliance of the Americas: Hugo Chavez’s grand plan. At the time I received a lot of push-back, … Continue reading
Posted in Book Review, International Affairs, Liberty, Uncategorized
Tagged Communism, dictatorship, Freedom, Socialism, venezuela
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For Facebook & Twitter – Hate Is the Whole Point!
I recently finished “Black Earth Rising”; the series on Netflix which is about the aftermath of the Rwandan genocide. Twenty-five years on, the stories are still about trauma and restoration and justice. Of how a nation heals, what is society’s … Continue reading
Posted in America, International Affairs, Liberty, Uncategorized
Tagged Facebook, rwanda, social media, twitter
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