2+ hour, 34+ min ago   (1340+ words) The 2026 World Economic Forum in Davos highlighted a deepening divergence in how global stability is managed. While the formalization of President Trump's "Board of Peace" (BoP) signaled a move toward a hyper-transactional, unilateralist approach to conflict resolution, it simultaneously exposed…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1517+ words) TOKYO " A trillion here, a trillion there and pretty soon you're talking about real money. This, with apologies to 1960s US Senator Everett Dirksen, is where Washington finds itself in 2026 " and it puts Asia on the hook. Dirksen was talking about…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (867+ words) In the ongoing quest to understand South Africa's political and economic stagnation, it may be helpful to look at other postcolonial states that have traveled farther along the path of independence. This may help clarify the stagnation question that citizens,…...