Obama Has two narratives on Afghanistan
Friday, 4 May 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 15 years ago
Malta Independent
In President Barack Obama’s twin narratives, the United States is both leaving Afghanistan and staying there...
The Vote on 9 May
Friday, 4 May 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 15 years ago
Malta Independent
The past week, I contributed to the parliamentary debate on budget measures. It is the bill that will be concluded with a vote in Parliament on Wednesday...
A Berlin Consensus?
Thursday, 3 May 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
A recent trip to Berlin brought back memories of an earlier visit in the summer of 1967, when I was a poor student who marveled at the Wall that would divide and devastate an entire society for another two decades....
Joseph’s ‘mettocracy’
Thursday, 3 May 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 15 years ago
Malta Independent
The leader of the Opposition was out on the hustings on Labour Day, rallying support for what he repeatedly called his ‘mettokrazija’....
Reinventing The Sino-American relationship
Wednesday, 2 May 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 15 years ago
Malta Independent
China and the United States are in the grip of major structural changes that both dread will end the Halcyon era when China produced low-cost goods and the US bought them...
The Need for a Vulnerable Persons’ Act
Wednesday, 2 May 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
It is well-known to many a Maltese family how someone can abuse of an elderly person at the end of life and have their testament (will) changed in the last few days without the knowledge of other people involved...
The ‘art’ Of survival and dealing with ‘terrorists’
Tuesday, 1 May 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
Sun Tzu might have come up with his own strategy on the art of war, but Lawrence Gonzi seems to be trying to hone to perfection...
Go Back to your country
Monday, 30 April 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 15 years ago
Malta Independent
You never forget the first time you’re told to “go back to your country.” It’s like being punched in the heart and stomach simultaneously....
The Ghost of North Korea
Monday, 30 April 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
At 7:39 a.m. on 13 April, North Korea fired a missile (which it called a satellite launch) in the face of opposition from almost the entire international community. ...
The Hollande Wave swamps Europe
Sunday, 29 April 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 15 years ago
Malta Independent
Even before he is elected as France’s next President, François Hollande is already making waves in a Europe that is weaker, much weaker, than it thinks it is....