Swings in Trump’s policies make headlines and impact lives. The same is true for the unending sequence of his clashes with others who have influence. Trump’s bid to
Will “security guarantees” from Trump and from European powers be solid enough for Zelensky to accept a peace deal with Putin, a deal which Trump would like to announce in
When, on August 10, rockets fired from the sky by Israel blasted into bits Anas Al-Sharif and three other Palestinian journalists while they were observing, from a tent clearly
As I start typing this week’s column, both Gaza and Ukraine appear threatened by an even bigger war, and India continues to witness deeply troubling anti-democratic thrusts. I
Have the unbearable images of Gaza’s starved and shriveled children finally stirred the hearts of our world’s powerful people? Trump admits there is starvation in Gaza and Macron
This time I write first about a House of Commons session that I hadn’t quite expected and then, in a round-up, touch briefly on three things: bids in
This week I begin with scenes from Washington, Beijing, and New Delhi, then look at the possibility, slight or not, of the world admitting the reality of Gaza, and finally
This tiny website dares to hope. It wishes to contribute a mite to the struggle to preserve democracy and goodwill in the world. Some of our world’s griefs, however,
This week’s column will journey westward from Tibet to Iran via India and Pakistan. I begin with the Dalai Lama, who will turn 90 on Sunday July 6. As
We’re often told that more useful than “good” answers are new questions. If, as most of humanity hope, the Iran-Israel ceasefire lasts for a decent while, some of
“Anyone leading our world?” That in capital letters was the heading I gave two weeks back to my weekly column in this space. Last night, i.e. on Monday the
“Put yourself in their place and see their difficulties,” says the knowing one. “Dwelling on your sorrow and your difficulties as a dissenter is not just self-centered, it’s
