Throughout human history, few leaders managed to create a global hegemony for themselves. Of the few who did, Alexander The Great, Julius Caesar, and Genghis Khan succeeded through brutal conquests in...

The significance of the amazing US presidential election result in 2024 of Trump's victory has not yet been fully realized by most people.Perhaps this was an inflexion point for USA, and for the world...

Why Is USA The World's Biggest Supplier Of Weapons For Mass Killing And Mass Destruction?And Why Is Europe The World's Second Biggest Arms Supplier?The world has indeed entered a new dark age.It is a...

The world seems to be in a terrible state of constant conflicts and wars and injustice.What can we do to change that?How can we change the world for the better?What does freedom really mean?How do we...

The Ukraine Russia war that started in February 2022 is fast approaching its 3 years' mark, and yet the stalemate seems to be continuing without any sign of resolution.Is this a strategic win for Russia?Is...

In a span of a single century from the early 20th century, USA has grown from an overseas colony of Britain into a superpower that dominated the world politically, economically and militarily as a seemingly...

The increasing hostility between USA and China is the most dangerous conflict in today's world. Is this a primitive game of tit for tat? Or is it an intellectual game of weiqi, the ancient Chinese chess...

Are human rights really rights that are codified in law and can be upheld and enforced? Or are they just imagined rights? Are they simply human instincts, human beliefs, human aspirations and even human...

Why are so many politicians in the West so hawkish about China? Why have they become veritable China hawks?From the repeated use of all their shrill and alarming words against China, it is quite obvious...

The vicious confrontation between USA and China has developed over much of the last decade since 2016 into a tense, vexatious, dangerous, dramatic and longstanding confrontation between the two superpowers.Many...

Western politics is built on the premise of competitive visions, policies and promises. It is the art of oratory and influence.When well managed, it has been the vehicle that delivers economic growth...

Since the first democracy was conceived as a system of government in around 500BC by the early Greeks in Athens, it existed only for a short time as a very limited form of people power befitting its Greek...

The 20th century has seen democracy going on a rampage. It has gone out of control.It has produced two world wars, and is on the way to precipitating another most horrific one.What happened?Was it the...

NATO is undeniably the world's most powerful military alliance. It has been led by USA since the end of WW2. It was originally set up to protect Europe against the Soviet Union.The implosion of the Soviet...

Democracy is an elegant and even seductive concept. But does it apply to all types of human activities? Is it universally applicable to all matters?Indeed, too many people have been too naive about the...

The new phenomenon of pandemic billionaires has been the quirky result of the terrible Covid pandemic that first emerged at the end of 2019 in China and spread quickly to the rest of the world. The lethal...

Some of the world's greatest tragedies are happening today in the many refugee camps all over the world.About 30 million refugees are in refugee camps in various parts of the world. At least a hundred...

Covid-19 (SARS-CoV-2) was an extraordinary pandemic that swept the world very quickly and extensively from 2020 to 2022. It has wrought great damage to the world's economy and caused millions of deaths...

The world today is beset with too many conflicts and dangers.The two most frightening words are: "Aggressiveness" and "Arrogance".They describe the terrible human behaviours that are threatening the survival...

The world has seen the rise of seven remarkable ancient civilizations over the last ten thousand years.Some of these have run their full course and fallen off by the wayside, some of them are still going...

Western civilization has been the culmination of millennia of human civilization, creativity and development. In many ways, it can be considered as the apex of the development of human civilizations through...

The world is in a challenging time today with all the conflicts and wars going on in many parts of the world, as well as the serious existential threats of climate change and sustainability issues.There...

Why are the diplomats of the world's most powerful countries flying and traveling all over the world all the time?Why are their military engaged in active military diplomacy, planning, and frequent exercises...

How can wealth and prosperity be achieved for all?Is this a shared world for all humanity?Can nations share wealth, prosperity, knowledge, and all resources on Earth with all nations, in the cause of...

Might is right. That's the American description of China's behavior on the international stage.But who fits the description better? USA, China, or Russia?Who has the might that makes right?The fact Is...

It's great to be healthy and fit to lead an active, productive and fulfilling life.It's great to have a good, affordable and effective healthcare system and competent medical professionals to provide...

It's a dismal time of world regression.It's a world deeply divided and viciously at war over every possible issues from trade to economics, from politics to ideology, and from climate change to technology.Despite...

Is the hallowed process of elections in democracy a charade, and a colossal gamble?Are elections really like gambling for both the politicians, the political parties, and the hapless voters?Do voters...

Democracy has been on the ascendance since the implosion of the Soviet Union in 1991.That seminal event has totally transformed the world from a contest between socialism/communism and democracy into...

Has democracy become a democracy of conflicts when it is so violent and is so prepared to start preemptive wars?Is democratic politics consumed by confrontation and conflicts?Is it not time for the Western...