Cuba try (in Cuba)
MY speech at Cuba’s International Policy Research Centre (see last week’s column) seemed reasonably well received by the other participants,…
Browsing: Conservatively Speaking Freely
In regional Geopolitics, context matters
MALAYSIA has not experienced a revolution or a full-fledged civil war in the modern era (although World War II and…
The right time to protest
THERE seems to be a new mass protest around the world every week, and the issue of appropriateness and timing…
Goodbye to a feline friend
LONG before the ‘crazy cat man’ became a subject of memes, I proclaimed my adoration of cats. When I was…
A closer view of Brexit
SOME days in the United Kingdom prior to visiting the easternmost and westernmost countries of the European Union has stimulated…
Finding answers towards shared prosperity
AMIDST ongoing travel, people with an interest in world politics have asked me what on earth is going on in…
Closing gaps through exchange diplomacy
MANY countries, whether through their governments, universities or foundations, run various programmes in which pioneers or emerging leaders from around…
Towards clearing the air
“THE haze is so bad this year!” It is easy to agree with this exclamation that has become ubiquitous in…