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April 2015

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Africa as Opportunity Incarnate

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That's Africa. I see opportunity.

Africa is often derided as the world’s perennial backwater, the continent that will never really lift itself out of poverty and self-destruction. Alternatively it is considered the exclusive victim of an imperialism and colonialism that never ends and from which it will never escape. Both perspectives are lies built on a kernel of truth, as all good lies are. In reality Africa is the single greatest economic opportunity in the world. The public may be blind to that many are not, not least the Western and Eastern powers of the world. First let’s dispel the lies. Is Africa forever condemned […]

Wednesday

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April 2015

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The German Question

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The German Question

Yes, the German Question has returned to the European stage with bigger implications than ever. And like always, the Germans aren’t quite sure how to handle it. Enormous economic strength, coupled with a weak geopolitical presence and location makes the Germans a most insecure Great Power. But then, that is the question. Does Germany really want to be a Great Power? And are they willing to pay the price for that status? The answer is yes, and maybe. The Germans unhesitatingly want to be a Great Power again, to be respected and listened to for their ability and their economic […]

Wednesday

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April 2015

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Bringing Freedom and Hypocrisy to Yemen

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Once again, Yemen is in the news. This time it isn’t to glorify the Yemenese president for allowing the use of American drones against Shia rebels. This time it isn’t the subsequent riots ensuing as a result of the leaking of that information. This time it’s a full blown rebellion that has, so far, culminated in the seizure of the capitol at Sanaa. On the 27th of March Saudi Arabia launched its first overt unilateral attack on Yemen with a bombing campaign against the Houthi Shia rebels. The Saudis fear the Houthis for a variety of reasons. For one, they […]

Wednesday

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March 2015

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A New American Foreign Policy, Part Two

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Last time we noted the obvious: America is the center of the world, but the gravity that maintains that eminence is slipping by the day. It seems that every moments the bastions of anti-American hegemony increase in strength, in ardor, in fury, and in loudness. The causes of this are many but most revolve around the various kinds of self-imposed degeneracy and delusion that has permeated the culture and poisoned the ruling elite. Having recognized that American hegemony, as it is now, is on its way out let’s look approach an alternative, beginning with the lay of the land. For […]

Wednesday

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March 2015

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A New American Foreign Policy, Part One

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Today America is the center of the world. It is the great and mighty beast around which all nations, strong and weak, orient themselves. Even its softest steps disturbs nations worldwide, and America does not enjoy taking soft steps. It prefers dashing ahead, pounding the ground with great strength and fortitude as if to issue a challenge: “If you want stability and a status quo, it will be my stability, my status quo. My terms, all mine!” That is America’s foreign policy since the Second World War in a nutshell. My way or the highway. And it has been an […]

Wednesday

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March 2015

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North Korea is Russia’s Pacific Pivot

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North Korea. The Russian Federation. Kim Jong-un. Vladimir Putin. Two nations, both anti-American now and historically. Both on the precipice between success and failure. Both with great futures and great potential loss. And their fate rests with one another. For North Korea is Russia’s Pacific Pivot and its way out of an Asian encirclement, and Russia is North Korea’s guarantee of future prosperity. This part of East Asia is characterized by three major powers and three lesser powers. The major ones are the Russian Federation, China, and the United States of America. Each of these nations has enough nuclear weaponry […]

Wednesday

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March 2015

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Reviewing China’s Hundred Year Marathon

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Michael Pillsbury is a man experienced and knowledgeable in the political sphere. His work has informed Presidents, Generals, and Congressman and determined the strength and scope of their policies. He is one of those men who hide behind the curtain, those whose words send legions of spooks into action. But all indirectly, all hands off, all through analysis. And it’s fitting. He’s got the looks for it. He’s also the mastermind behind the recent foreign policy hit, “The Hundred-Year Marathon: China’s Secret Strategy to Replace America as the Global Superpower”. In it he scares the bejesus out of American bureaucrats […]