France co-hosting the Africa Forward summit with English-speaking Kenya has led some to postulate that French-African relations are changing. Do not believe everything you read.

UK's First-Past-The-Post electoral system is known to favour Labour and the Tories. What is less recognised is that it also denies critical experience to alternative parties, who therefore tend to fail as soon as they get a sniff of power.

EU biggest challenge is its inability to act. Unanimity voting requirements paralyse EU at a time when the ability to act is at a premium.

Since 2016, much of politics in the West been based on a deliberate misreading of the so-called Elephant Curve.

Europe would be well-advised to pivot more quickly towards China from the US. China is far more reliable than the United States.

It irks me when someone says thank you for your service. Automatic deference to the military brushes over the reality of America's dishonourable wars.

Trump relies heavily on scapegoating, but he is hitting the wall both domestically and abroad. Expect both comedy and horror as mid-term elections approach.

There is a pattern in almost all Trump's policies: Big fanfare soon turns to whimper. Iran will be the same.

November's midterm election is not just about who controls Congress. It is also about Trump's future, possibly even the future of the American political system.

Epstein's social circle included elites from all institutions and the whole political spectrum. This points to a systematic problem at the heart of Western democracies.

What does Trump's double-disaster at Davos mean for the immediate future?

Trump's Norway letter may well prove to be his 'famous last words'. If not, this blog post could be mine!

There is more at stake in Greenland than Trump's blushes. European unity at this critical time can usher in an EU renaissance.

Delcy the dictator and Donald the wannabe dictator are locked in a tug of war. The outcome may not be as obvious as it seems.

Trump wants you to believe Maduro was the reason he attacked Venezuela. Do not believe him.

There has been a significant shift in politics in Western democracies. Rather than help the vulnerable, we now victimise them. Why has this happened and where are we heading?

Redactions are a travesty, which allow politicians to get away with raping children. There is a better way.

The Bondi Beach murders were fuelled by confusion over Israel and jewishness. Sadly, Israel itself strongly encourages the confusion.

International relations are now dictated by the strong and the ruthless, who behave like school yard bullies. With no sign of effective opposition, things will get even worse.

Lying in Western politics has assumed unprecedented scale and severity. Democratic reform is urgently needed to resurrect political integrity.