Donald Trump once praised Kim Jong UN while denigrating the Chinese. Today, it is the opposite. What will you say about Russia that expected so much from Trump for supporting him, but instead the sanctions against them are still in place? My own is; Trump should free Julian Assange. The Chinese are also too powerful…… Continue reading Trump The Unpredictable
Category: International Politics
Turkey’s President Explodes: Calls Europe ‘Racist, Fascist, Cruel!’
“This Europe, like before World War Two, is a racist, fascist, cruel Europe… An anti-Islam and anti-Turkish Europe,” an angry Erdogan told a rally in Ankara. Read the whole outburst here.
The Trump Effect? Stock Markets Keep Surging On Prospects Of Trump Presidency
Many were predicting runs on the American stock markets should Donald Trump win the presidency, but the opposite is happening. It seems the markets -like the electorate- know something Trump-haters don’t know. What we know is that Trump’s deft cabinet choices, which have brought in business gurus seems to have weaned the market of the…… Continue reading The Trump Effect? Stock Markets Keep Surging On Prospects Of Trump Presidency
Obama gives Nigeria final snub as he visits Greece ‘because he has never been there’
Barrak Obama, the first black president of the United States has for the past 8 years of his ending presidency, refused to visit the most populous black country in the world. And while one thought that during the last days of his presidency, he would at least squeeze in Nigeria, even for a plane refuelling…… Continue reading Obama gives Nigeria final snub as he visits Greece ‘because he has never been there’
One Area Where Erdogan And Assad Agree
Syrian President Assad’s forces have until recently, avoided bombing the Kurdish fighters in Syria, instead forging a loose alliance with them. The reason for this loose alliance is clear: Assad needs all the support he can get in terms of boots on the ground in his fight against those opposed  to his government. The Islamic State (IS)…… Continue reading One Area Where Erdogan And Assad Agree