The English – in a class of their own
Cecily: When I see a spade, I call it a spade. Gwendolen: I am glad to say I have never […]
Politics
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. […]
“The Islamic Republic won’t last forever. The Iranian Phoenix will be reborn”
No country, except perhaps North Korea in recent years has attracted so much adverse attention as the Islamic Republic of […]
France as a model?
It was not long ago that France was regularly criticised by the more liberal economies of the world and its […]
Japan – why did it take them so long?
On 30 August 2009, a good part of the Japanese electorate finally decided to interrupt the Liberal Democratic Party’s half […]
A United Europe?
The recent European elections saw a significant lurch to the far right, which took many by surprise. From a cultural […]