Is there such a thing as the French Dream?
When my British friends and family tell me “you’re practically French now,” I have to say, I am still a […]
Current Affairs
Panama – a Country in Transition
Whoever has been fortunate enough to transit the Panama Canal by ship, has been part of a unique experience. In […]
Accidental Diplomacy: Australian-Japanese Relations
Disasters create strange bedfellows. What good could anyone imagine would come from the horrors of the earthquake/tsunami/nuclear leak that hit […]
US Optimism Remains—You Just Might Not Recognize It
As a born-and-bred American, I’m glad to relay that optimism remains high here—despite what you might have heard or how […]
It could never happen in Norway
But it did. Norway is still in shock after the events of Friday 22 July 2011 – a date that […]
The Glory that was Greece
The Greeks may currently owe us a lot; but our debt to the Greeks is immeasurable. Small comfort to a […]
Long before the No Fly Zone, the US hit Gaddafiland hard
‘Why consult the crystal ball when you can read the book?’ – Aneurin Bevan The Anglo-French led air incursion over […]
Egypt: Discontents of modernity, promise of antiquity
When Ibn Khaldun, the 14th-century polymath and forefather of modern-day social sciences, arrived in Cairo after spending 50 years in […]
Cultural musings from a visit to North Korea
Before going to North Korea (the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea or DPRK) I tried to prepare myself for what […]
The Chilean Miners – Culture & Team-work
Chilean President, Sebastián Piñera, recently made a European ‘victory tour’ following the successful rescue of the now world-famous 33 miners. […]