Ukraine – towards a peace agreement, part #1
This essay sets out a process by which to initiate an agreement to bring Ukraine to peace, including considerations about a new federal constitution and... Read More
Ukraine: an essay on the economics of the refugee crisis
The Russian attack on Odessa will inevitably follow the encirclement of Nikolaev, which can be expected in the next few days. This will create a... Read More
An essay on the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Part #5: preventing another genocide
NATO now needs to use its collective strength to defend Europe once more and to prevent Ukraine from being reduced to another slaughterhouse. Russian ground... Read More
An Essay on the Russian invasion of Ukraine, part #4: understanding Russian intentions
The Russian opinion is that the current chaos in Ukraine is jeopardising Ukraine’s status as a buffer state between East and West so imperative to... Read More
An essay on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine (#3): why is the diplomacy failing?
To avoid messy partition, Zelensky must go. This can be done neatly and easily, through the good will and practicalities of diplomats of all kinds... Read More
An essay on the Russian invasion of Ukraine, part #2: domestic political manouverings
Russia’s principal problem with Ukraine is that Kyiv’s current political leadership is seeking to strike out in a direction independent from Moscow’s foreign policy, causing... Read More
An Essay on the Russian Invasion of Ukraine, Part #1
Russia has amassed in the region of 100,000 troops on the Ukrainian border and equivalent armour. The intention is therefore clearly for a ground war.... Read More
The problem with Bosnia’s last High Representative
The ideal role of Bosnia’s last High Representative is to disappear quietly, without any noticing that he is doing it. He needs to evaporate slowly... Read More
Constitutional reform in contemporary Bosnia
In this, the second in a series of essays about political reform in post-war Bosnia, the author advances the argument that comprehensive constitutional reform is... Read More
How to exit Bosnia
Bosnia and Herzegovina’s government institutions have been supervised by an international governing structure called the Office of the High Representative for the past 25 years.... Read More
The United Nations in the fight against Covid
The nature of the global Covid pandemic cries out for a multilateral intergovernmental resolution. Yet so far nothing has been proposed. The World Health Organization... Read More
Areopagitica – freedom of debate and global Covid challenge
Seventeenth century British writer John Milton famously argued for freedom not just of speech but also of ideas and argument, as a means to find... Read More
Why is Trump litigating over the US General Election?
There is soon to be an explosion of litigation, under the moniker Trump v Biden, the purpose of which is to alter the outcome of... Read More
Society after Coronavirus essay #10: a short history of plagues
This is the tenth in a series of essays exploring the economic, social and cultural effects upon the daily lives of persons living in the... Read More
Society after Coronavirus essay #9: what’s wrong with lockdown measures
This is the ninth in a series of essays exploring the economic, social and cultural effects upon the daily lives of persons living in the... Read More
Society after Coronavirus essay #8: the relentless contraction of the economy
This is the eighth in a series of essays exploring the economic, social and cultural effects upon the daily lives of persons living in the... Read More
Kuwaiti Royal Family Succession: A Primer
Though Sheikh Nawaf Al-Sabah was inaugurated as successor to the respected Kuwaiti Emir, Sheikh Sabah Al-Sabah, he is unlikely to hold the position and/or the... Read More
Rule by decree of a ‘Lord Protector’: lessons from history
How bad can any pandemic be, that it causes our government to revert to Cromwellian-era distortions and disturbances of our natural liberties of there proud isles?... Read More
Society after Coronavirus essay #7: Universal Basic Income
This is the seventh in a series of essays exploring the economic, social and cultural effects upon the daily lives of persons living in the... Read More
Society after Coronavirus essay #6: the Revolution in Agriculture
This is the sixth in a series of essays exploring the economic, social and cultural effects upon the daily lives of persons living in the... Read More
Society after Coronavirus essay #5: International Healthcare Co-operation
This is the fifth in a series of essays exploring the economic, social and cultural effects upon the daily lives of persons living in the... Read More
Society after Coronavirus essay #4: Crime, War and Terror
This is the fourth in a series of essays exploring the economic, social and cultural effects upon the daily lives of persons living in the... Read More
Society after Coronavirus essay #3: the Growth of Government
This is the third in a series of essays exploring the economic, social and cultural effects upon the daily lives of persons living in the... Read More
Society after Coronavirus essay #2: Hospitality and Real Estate
This is the second in a series of essays exploring the economic, social and cultural effects upon the daily lives of persons living in the... Read More
Society after Coronavirus essay #1: Transport
This is the first in a series of essays exploring the economic, social and cultural effects upon the daily lives of persons living in the... Read More