July 16, 2026 Keep your eyes on the Bab el-Mandeb, or Strait of Tears, the narrow strait at the southern tip of the Arabian Peninsula. Twenty-five percent of the world’s container shipping passes through this vital strait. This is the mandatory passage on the fastest route from Europe and the […]
My column on foreign affairs has been on hold for two weeks due to health reasons. It will most likely remain off-line for another two weeks. Sorry for any inconvenience. Eric
October 9, 2025 ‘Victory has a thousand fathers. Defeat is an orphan’ Attributed to Count Ciano How very true. Thunderous self-congratulations echo over the temporary ceasefire in Gaza that many hope will end two years of massacre, kidnappings and war crimes in this open-air prison camp. President Donald Trump, hot […]
