President Macron’s Speech on European Rearmament 05/03/24 (commentary) by Fidelito A step in the right direction Read on Substack
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My Substack Corner: Justin Trudeau’s Response to Trump’s Tariffs – Well done PM Trudeau!
Justin Trudeau’s Response to Trump’s Tariffs – Well done PM Trudeau! by Fidelito The new messaging tactic needed Read on Substack
Read More My Substack Corner: Political Confusion reflects Political Delusion Hanging over Ukraine
Political Confusion reflects Political Delusion Hanging over Ukraine by Fidelito Read on Substack
Read More My Substack Corner: The Far Right Transformation of America!
The Far Right Transformation of America! by Fidelito Read on Substack
Read More My Substack Cornet: The European “Logic” on Ukraine
The European “Logic” on Ukraine by Fidelito In just 2 points Read on Substack
Read More My Substack Corner: The EU Scrambling for a Ukraine Resolution
The EU Scrambling for a Ukraine Resolution by Fidelito The question is will they find a reliable partner or will they grow up and go it alone Read on Substack
Read More My Substack Corner: Ignorant/Arrogant American Politicians Driving the U.S. to the ground
When Lindsey Graham Speaks You Always Kinda Wish He Didn’t by Fidelito Ignorant/Arrogant American Politicians Driving the U.S. to the ground Read on Substack
Read More My Substack Corner: Public Media (are you kidding??)
BBC – The Public Disservice Broadcaster by Fidelito The Gaza Documentary Read on Substack
Read More My Substack Corner: A Meaningless Shouting Match
What the Zelensky-Trump Shouting Match Tells Us by Fidelito Plenty I would think but nothing we didn’t know before Read on Substack
Read More My Substack Corner: Trump and Zelensky to sign “what could be trillion dollar” minerals deal – A Disgusting Deal in the Making
Trump and Zelensky to sign “what could be trillion dollar” minerals deal – Truly Disgusting by Fidelito Read on Substack
Read More My Substack Corner: Macron-Trump Press Conference (yet another wasted Take Off)
Macron-Trump Press Conference: All About Talking Points NOT Meeting Points by Fidelito Read on Substack
Read More My Substack Corner: Pointing to very relevant & crucial points in a history of missed opportunities
Jeffrey Sachs Unpacks the Tough Nugget by Fidelito Pointing to very relevant & crucial points in a history of missed opportunities Read on Substack
Read More My Substack Corner: Establishing some context (Inside Emmanuel Macron’s failed one-man diplomacy missions)
Macron to Meet Trump – Is this Really Wise? (comment) by Fidelito Inside Emmanuel Macron’s failed one-man diplomacy missions Read on Substack
Read More My Substack Corner: Elon Musk’s assault on US government prompts muted Republican disquiet
Where there is no Rules-based Nation what hope is there for a Rules-based World? by Fidelito Elon Musk’s assault on US government prompts muted Republican disquiet Read on Substack
Read More My Substack Corner: Trump calls Zelensky a ‘dictator’……Oh Really???????
Trump Strategy on Ukraine – The Writing is All Over the Wall by Fidelito Trump calls Zelensky a ‘dictator’ Read on Substack
Read More My Substack Corner: An alliance cannot be both “meaningful” and “meaningless” at the same time.
Macron’s Call for EU Meeting: A Crash Course or an Opportunity for Decisiveness by Fidelito Read on Substack
Read More My Substack Corner: GAZA – Solving Illegal Occupation by Illegal Occupation (The Genius that is Trump….)
GAZA – Solving Illegal Occupation by Illegal Occupation by Fidelito Read on Substack
Read More My Substack Corner: Soft talking “Racism” in a generous “Noble” way
Another Nobly Racist Post by David Starkey: The Noble Lie That All Cultures Are Equal by Fidelito Soft talking “Racism” in a generous “Noble” way Read on Substack
Read More My Substack Corner: The BREXIT Moment Celebrated by Trump Grovelling
The BREXIT Moment Celebrated by Trump Grovelling by Fidelito Read on Substack
Read More My Substack Corner: A New U.S-China Rapprochement (While the EU decides which way to GO!)
A New U.S-China Rapprochement by Fidelito While the EU decides which way to GO! Read on Substack
Read More My Substack Corner: What it means to be “British”
What it means to be “British” by Fidelito Read on Substack
Read More My Substack Corner: Political Meddling (an Own-Goal Proposition) – Comment on Bloomberg Article (Trump Stalks Germany’s Postwar Politics)
Political Meddling (an Own-Goal Proposition) by Fidelito Comment on Bloomberg Article (Trump Stalks Germany’s Postwar Politics) Read on Substack
Read More My Substack Corner: Regime Maintenance, Stagnated Western Policies & a Wildcard
Regime Maintenance, Stagnated Western Policies & a Wildcard by Fidelito Read on Substack
Read More My Substack Corner: New Year in Gaza 2025
New Year in Gaza 2025 by Fidelito Spare a thought for those who ain’t celebrating and the volunteers trying to make do with minimal resources as air strikes continue. Read on Substack
Read More My Substack Corner: Palestine – Context of a conflict that jeopardises global security & undermines universal values
Palestine: Context of a conflict that jeopardises global security & undermines universal values by Fidelito The Normalisation of Absurdity Read on Substack
Read More My Substack Corner: The AfD Strategy in a Nutshell – Reliance on the Unreliable
The AfD Strategy in a Nutshell – Reliance on the Unreliable by Fidelito Reactionary policies focused on short-term solutions but causing long-term traps, vulnerabilities and damage. Read on Substack
Read More My Substack Corner: When Solid Values Driven Alliances are replaced with Loose Transactional Alliances the West No longer has an Edge/Power to Compete
When Solid Values Driven Alliances are replaced with Loose Transactional Alliances the West No longer has an Edge/Power to Compete – It’s Ability to Influence is Impaired by Fidelito The focus on building the Great Wall of Europe is part of the problem NOT the solution Read on Substack
Read More My Substack Corner: Truths vs. Perspectives – A Confusing Presentation
Truths vs. Perspectives – A Confusing Presentation by Fidelito Read on Substack
Read More My Substack Corner: The Media Fix
The Media Fix by Fidelito State Restrictions on Journalists Coming into the Occupied Territories, Matched By Social Media Restrictions of News Going Out of the Occupied Territories Read on Substack In Layman’s Terms
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The Age of Human Displacement
Whether we’re talking regional conflicts or climate change one can anticipate that we are heading for decades of mass human displacement due to economic devastations from these factors not to mention the human cost alone. It is kind of strange that when we read about UN COP conferences or others […]
Read More GAZA – You could know this if you wanted, but it’s up to you….
If you choose to watch this clip and trace previous clips about this man’s story on YouTube to get the full context you cannot (or at least should not) come out of this without reaching 2 specific conclusions; How inspiring (though “inspiring” is truly an understatement for someone in his […]
Read More U.S. Presidential Election Result Dissected (highly recommended)
A brilliant analysis (highly recommended) that begins to scratch the surface in explaining the U.S Presidential election results from a historical context as well as understanding the challenge in dealing with what I’d call “Realities of Disinformation” that have the capacity to uproot well established democratic governance models from the […]
Read More An Uncomfortable German Coalition reflective of an Uncomfortable EU Alliance Thats Likely to Get Worse
What a timing for all this! An uncomfortable coalition seems to not only define current state of German governance that’s supposed to project stability as an influential anchor for the EU, but it also seems to reflect the state of on an increasingly uncomfortable EU alliance where values and priorities […]
Read More Trump Election 2024 – The Day After (I actually really like the “Day Before”…can we have more of that please…?)
Well first term that comes to mind in “Analysis Paralysis”. I am sure many will get onto SM and make assessments sophisticated and simplistic ones on this big event today, so here’s my contribution to the simplistic/laymen versions of such assessments; Kamala Harris dropped into the presidential ring without any […]
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Contextualising the Israeli/Palestinian Conflict, then asking a simple question; What Cost & Who Pays?
A brilliant presentation as usual by Francesca Albanese, the United Nations special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian Territory, in contextualising what is currently happening in GAZA and the occupied territories as part of the continued Israeli/Palestinian conflict in general. Some key points mentioned; Political […]
Read More U.S. Elections (a perspective): Maybe a “S**t Storm” is long overdue
If you’ve been following some of my political posts you should know by now how I despise the likes of Donald Trump because in simple terms he’s a clown who stands for nothing but has the capacity – out of shear ignorance – to deliver plenty to the alt-right ideologues […]
Read More Consulting Corporations: More of an Asset or a Liability?
A very interesting report that raises more questions than answers about global consulting firms and the industry they represent. Here are a couple of questions that I have just as an example and get the conversation going; Could one of the reasons they are so popular particularly with their appeal […]
Read More Say “VROOM”! – Nop! I Say “CHEEEESE”! (no comment)
Charting the Economic Course with Mohamed El-Erian
Very interesting presentation; The complete reversal of the core principles of “The Washington Consensus” & a Globalisation vision that’s been replaced by one of fragmentation due in part to complex geopolitical challenges/choices we face in this day and age.
Read More Jews of Egypt: Stories Worth Telling
Wonderful stories providing a human dimension/context to a dynamic/multicultural/multi-religious society that lived in complete harmony, flourished economically and integrated seamlessly on so many levels. A model that may well be repeatable if only there is will to keep politics out of the equation and let the human context take […]
Read More Fascism: The Flashing Red Lights for Europe
Suppression is never the answer nor is turning a blind eye. I won’t pretend to know the answer myself or understand the evolution of this trend in this-day-and-age. What I suspect however is that this trend is more about promoting/subscribing to a distorted reading of history coupled with racist […]
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BREXIT – The Migrant Exchange Program (Part of the Levelling Up Policy?)
Locking out EU migrants and now heading east for migration deals – well now that makes good sense, doesn’t it. The problem as with any other political/economic debates is that people tend to have less knowledge/expertise (myself included in the mix) to make critical decisions particularly when it comes to […]
Read More UK Elections: Practicing vs. Preaching Democracy
Practicing Democracy vs. Preaching Democracy: Here we go gain; after the flawed BREXIT referendum of 2016 we seem to be at another political crossroads where politics seems to be at odds with realities. This is the situation where issues/policies are not discussed/debated seriously from the foundation/raw level but rather from […]
Read More Political Pollution: The Story of the Coconut
A simple story about the coconut; thick from the outside but soft/tender from the inside. If you don’t know what the heck I’m talking about, well you just need to contextualise the comment to get a feel of where I’m going with this! Once you know please tell me cause […]
Read More Political Pollution: To Strike or Take Down – A Purely Philosophical Debate….
U.S. (“dim”ocracy) in the state of “commotion”! Now you can either choose to “strike” my statement or “take it down”! FYI: Jokes aside, I still firmly believe in Democracy as the best governance model we currently have – but as I mention repeatedly in my posts and as many are […]
Read More A “La-di-da” BREXIT Indeed
Truly a “La-di-da” BREXIT Indeed; or more accurately as the French would say an “Oh la la” BREXIT. Here’s my layman’s take; BREXIT was sold as mainly an immigration related issue to the majority of the population because that was bate that many would follow or rather the shiny object […]
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GAZA – Sloppy “Short-Termism”Should be Tossed Out the Window
History in my opinion has always been about one of 2 options we take; Learn/Face up/Resolve Watch/Turn away/Ignore If we are genuinely keen on developing as a global community in an interconnected global landscape we need to have a razor sharp/far reaching vision (as opposed to a blurred one) […]
Read More GAZA – A Conflict of Fiction & Realties
What we see here in my opinion is by no means a unique case of journalistic bias but a constant/consistent pattern in the media. I do not have a problem with left or right leaning coverage of events and politics in general; this is part and parcel of democratic […]
Read More U.S. College Protests; Fareed Zakaria Gets Too Clever!
Fareed, I normally agree with most of your views. Here, however, you’re completely off the mark mate. This is much more than a mere social issue; it’s a valid, relevant and critical issue that’s being ignored and undermined by political wrangling that is costing real lives day-in-day-out. To frame it […]
Read More No “Far Right”, No “Far Left”; Free Speech is Fundamental
Despite my firm opposition to extremist ideologies of the far right and everything they represent, I equally oppose any effort to suppress their right to express their views freely. You challenge their ideologies but when you begin to shut them down you’ve already lost your argument and your core values […]
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