So far the rise in oil prices has been driven by market speculation alone. The real supply shock hit us within weeks unless we get a speedy resolution to the Iran War.

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.

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.

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

Drug smuggling and people-smuggling obey the same economic incentives. Governments have failed to stop both. What do we do now?

There have always been strong parallels drawn between chess and geopolitics. This is as true today as in the past. Naroditsky paid the price.

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

Trump adores dictators, but he does not have what it takes to be one. Not enough brains, not enough balls. He will go down in history a clown.

Trump is building a personal army, which will be eerily similar to Hitler's Brownshirts. However, America is still fast asleep.

Success is the highest virtue in American society. The flip-side is that America's losers get a raw deal. Understand American politics by understanding the country's cultural underpinnings.

Trump promised to 'drain the swamp', but in his desperation to stamp out the symptoms of his policy mistakes he is dramatically increasing the reach of the US government. Not what his supporters voted for.

The US-EU trade deal has been touted as a Trump win. It is not. In fact, it is a big US own goal and here is why.

In a stunning display of intellectual excellence and leadership, the Louisiana legislature has voted to ban chemtrails. Onwards and upwards, America!

Israel's annexation of Gaza is underway. Indiscriminate bombing, denial of access to food, and destruction of health care facilities are designed to make life impossible in Gaza.