GEO-POLITICAL
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A warm, sun-bathed land lying in the shadow of the ‘new world’, gentle surf, chilled dark rum drinks and great music. Who wouldn’t be

The purpose of the nearly one hundred Snippets I’ve written is to throw a small light on fascinating aspects of history and, perhaps, provide

Recently Chinese leaders met with President Biden. They made it clear that they would reunite Taiwan with China. They set no timetable and hoped it

The United States and European allies accepted it as Gospel. The result was the killing of more than a million Vietnamese and 70,000 America’s

South Africa’s apartheid system has passed but its scars remain. And, given the pervasive racism in our world, it’s worth taking a moment to

When World War II ended in 1945, the centuries of colonialism were over and subjugated populations around the world sought independence and a voice

Forty years after our nation won its independence, we boldly declared that European powers needed to stay out of the Western Hemisphere. It was

Israel & The Palastinians There have been hundreds of books, thousands of articles, and millions of lives lost dealing with the monstrous conundrum we

It was called ‘Mother Russia!’ A vast land that spanned eleven time zones. It was the land of Ivan the Terrible and Catherine the

Romania is not the first country that comes to mind when you’re thinking of a vacation. But there it is, a country of enormous