In a recent statement today President Biden warns U.S intervention in Ukraine (i.e. protecting Ukraine from Russian aggression) would mean WWIII. My simplistic response would be if WWIII is a deterrent in defending against aggression from Russia, China or any other power then all I can say is that the […]
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The Ukraine Crisis: Dividing Your Adversaries – My Take on Fareed Zakaria’s Take
First off let me just say that more often than not I agree with many of the views of GPS program host Fareed Zakaria on CNN. I both respect his views as well as his efforts at presenting a well balanced/unique perspective on world events. However in this instant I […]
Read MoreThe Ukraine Crisis: A Prolonged Conflict In Ukraine is in No One’s Interest (updated)
The scenarios I would categories as coming under the prolonged conflict definition is either the fall of Ukraine and/or the continuation of the current Putin reign in Russia. Any of these scenarios will translate into continued/escalated economic & security tit-for-tat actions between Russia and the west that will eventually tear […]
Read MoreThe Ukraine Crisis: The People Who Deserve to be the Backbone of NATO Forces And a Shining Example For Russia’s Own Governance Transformation and Yet……..
It may well be that due to the special historical relation between Russia & Ukraine and Ukraines successful existence outside the Russian sphere of influence this in itself is considered by the Russian regime a threat to the Russian governance model and the iron curtain built to protect it. This […]
Read MoreThe Ukraine Crisis: The West Looking at the End Game Even Before the Game Started (post updated)
While the west is treating the Ukraine crisis with actions one would expect post the fall of Ukraine like (sanctions – increase in defence spending – movement of troops within countries bordering Ukraine and even having the guts to discuss the future of a Ukraine government in exile) and yet […]
Read MoreThe Ukraine Crisis: Separating the Brave from the Cowards
Here is a recent part of a recent post by Ursula von der Leyen President of the European Commission; “The visit of Secretary of State Antony Blinken to Europe illustrates how close the 🇪🇺🇺🇸 cooperation is in response to the invasion of Ukraine!! My response would be along the lines […]
Read MoreThe Ukraine Crisis: A Debate on a Proposed Criminal Tribunal Against Aggression
Today I was invited an attended this online debate organised by Chatham House in the UK with panelists including former UK PM Mr. Gordon Brown and Philippe Joseph Sands, QC to discuss the proposition of creating a tribunal specifically to protect against aggression of a sovereign state considering that such […]
Read MoreThe Ukraine Crisis: Donald Tusk’s “Positive Contribution” to the “Strategy”
I appreciate your “Positive Contribution”. I am sure that had the west threatened/applied sanctions as opposed to defending Poland against Hitler in WWII as promised Poles would have been equally appreciative for such a “Positive Contribution”!! — Fidelito 🇬🇧🇪🇺 (@F_Galal) February 27, 2022 When talking sanctions who actually believes this […]
Read MoreState of the Union: I Mourn Europe for the Death of the Union
I was one of those enthusiastic supporters of the EU project for a long time pre & post BREXIT but what I’ve been witnessing for the last few years in terms inconsistency between values, foreign policy action and security commitments leads me to believe that this is a non-viable bureaucracy […]
Read MoreThe Ukraine Crisis: Lessons to be Learnt
Unfortunately this story is still making the rounds….that is in my head. However come to think of it objectively – unavoidable emotions aside – this should not only be a story of utter frustrations from the current state of affairs because that’s largely energy wasted. We should try to understand […]
Read MoreState of the Union: The Western so-called “Alliance” Confronting Russia with a Huge Mega Phone and a Remote Control (or Joystick if you prefer)!
The clip of this man being arrested is making a very powerful point in that as people even Russia willing to take risks by taking action on the ground we see the western so-called alliance confronting Russia with a huge Megaphone and a remote control; disgustingly disappointing!! — Fidelito 🇬🇧🇪🇺 […]
Read MoreCowboy Politics Devastating Western Strategy to Support Ukraine
Today we watch Liz Truss being mocked by Lavrov while the British Prime Child is in Poland making a fool of his good old self (and of the country) as usual in scrambling meetings & travel with no preparation as Lavrov himself eluded to during the news conference. It is […]
Read MoreDear President Macron: The West Needs to Lower It’s Expectation on Russian Cooperation
I suspect that the reason for this bleak outlook is that we too – me absolutely included – need to lower own expectation on the West finally taking its own values and the means by which to protect them seriously. It seems to me that being spoiled in decades of […]
Read MoreThe British Prime Pint Pal & Party Man (aka boris johnson) and his Conservative Chicks Continue to hold the Country at Ransom
Four days latter and with 4 officials resigning while few Conservative MPs decide to put country before party and yet the child at No. 10 Drowning Street shows no signs of quitting because for him it’s a matter of personal pride and for the clutch of chicks still supporting him […]
Read MoreA Chicken Heads to Ukraine to Offer Support
Now that’s a first!! The question is though; in what capacity? However the word capacity implies capability/performance so in this situation I’d suggest a more accurate question; in what form? As a chicken tikka masala perhaps, or as a KFC style chicken….the options are endless. The fact of the matter […]
Read MoreWestern Response to Russian Demands “Satisfaction NOT Guaranteed!”
The Ukraine conundrum continues but it seems that Putin is calling the shots. As for the west what I clearly see is that each leader is playing the game independently for purely personal domestic interests; in other words the west is being played yet again in a truly humiliating way. […]
Read MoreNo. 10 “Drowning” Street; The No. 1 Place to Party; So Come along and Bring Some Friends; Just Keep It Tight!
The mess continues in what I call No. 10 Drowning Street and no one really knows who’s driving the country; a completely incompetent/immature child or a dysfunctional cabinet or a confused party scrambling for position not knowing what’s coming next. PintPal Johnson as the name I coined for the CHILD […]
Read MoreState of the Union: The EU Opens Up Its Purse to Pay Off the Ukraine Challenge
In a recent statement by the President of the European Commission, Ursula van der Leyen she promised financial assistance to Ukraine. Here is my response I posted in Twitter and on LinkedIn; The EU purse is NOT what is called for at this point and time and even suggesting it […]
Read MoreCoup or No Coup, When Does the Healing Begin?
More evidence of Lunacy…..More Shame…..More Alarm/Shock; OK, now what??? What we see in my opinion is that the more this is played out in the U.S media and in government at a time when there is no serious effort of National Reconciliation the more broken the system becomes. The U.S. […]
Read MoreChris Wallace Leaving Fox News
Having just heard this news the big question for me is how the hell did Chris Wallace end up at Fox News in the first place and what sustained him in this position for so long considering the gradual/systemic radicalisations of this network. Whatever the history and motives of this […]
Read Moreboris johnson the British Prime Moron Tweets Contents of a Letter to President Macron about Migrants
This in my book ain’t about grandstanding but rather about pure stupidity & ignorance; you know the kind of dumb tweets we got used to from Donald Trump; hence the perception of boris as mini Trump. It is truly disgusting to see a British so called leader behave like 5 […]
Read MoreDealing with Climate Change; “The Australian Way”
Australian PM Scott Morrison wrote in a newspaper column on Tuesday in addressing criticism of his pledge for Australia to reach net zero emissions by 2050; “We won’t be lectured by others who do not understand Australia. The Australian Way is all about how you do it, and not if […]
Read MoreState of the Union: The Static State of “Wishful Thinking”
It seems to me that the moto driving EU Policy nowadays is/has been for some time all about a state of Wishful Thinking – direct action is far away from the equation in so far as dealing with issues head on rather than playing for time with rhetoric or sanctions […]
Read MoreThe BREXIT Drag: Promises That Fell Off the Cliff & Took the Country With Them (No Comment)
No Comments But This My Heart Goes Out to All Suffering the BREXIT Drag But It Doesn’t Have to Continue This Way People Are Capable of Moving Politics at the Tempo They Choose
Read MoreThe Shocking Murder of a Decent Man; Sir David Amess
A truly shocking/disgusting attack that takes the life of a passionate politician who dedicated his life to serving his country and community and dies while doing the job he loved. My deepest condolences to the family and friends of Sir David Amess yet I suspect many will continue to remember […]
Read MoreThe BREXIT Drag: UK Labour (a Lost Cause) UK Conservatives (a Wrong Cause) UK LibDems (a Wasted Cause) – Good Luck Great Britain (sorry I meant to say…..UK)
BREXIT is truly a story of zero options. The UK Labour is for all intents and purposes a support mechanism the Conservative/BREXIT party with a useless leader who provides no viable alternative and I suspect prefers for the Conservative be the face of BREXIT because he has or believes in […]
Read MoreThe BREXIT Drag: David ‘Frosty’ The NO Man Gearing Up For A Heated Address On NI Protocol In Lisbon
Frost will likely reiterate the threat of triggering Article 16 to suspend the Northern Ireland Protocol if they are not happy with the EU’s solutions. Of course no wants the worsening of discourse/animosity in UK – EU relations from near or far and as a Brit I stand firmly with […]
Read MoreJust a Thought: Gordon Brown – The Voice/Track Record for Globalism With Plenty to Give (are you listening EU)
Gordon Brown is one of those world leaders with plenty in the way of political achievements during his tenure both as Chancellor of the Exchequer and as British Prime Minister. Here are some of his achievements; Taking leadership of dealing with the Global financial crisis of 2008 – not just […]
Read MoreState of the Union: Challenging the Primacy of EU Law over Polish Law
The EU governance model continues down the slippery slope path of undermining its authority and more importantly its values. The reason for this is quite simple in my opinion which is the fact that there does not seem to be a base level of acceptable conduct/a clear set of ramifications […]
Read MoreBREXIT Stickers That Don’t Stick: The GB – UK Conundrum
It is truly an incredible BREXIT accomplishment like no other; changing car stickers from GB to UK. Truly at a moment of pure luxury for the British people our genius politicians have finally decided to breakaway and take back control of our car stickers. Finally a sticker worth having and […]
Read MoreThe BREXIT Drag: The Lorry Driver that Took Down BREXIT (something politicians have been unable to do so eloquently)
Well well well; long time no “post” on BREXIT. The reason is quite simple; it’s because it’s been consistently following it’s downward trajectory that many have predicted so it’s kind of boring posting about each news item pertaining to the ramifications of BREXIT. Today however something changed; I heard & […]
Read MoreActive Measures: The Unlearned Lessons of the Past that are Destroying Our Future
Interview with Yuri Alexandrovich Bezmenov Yuri Alexandrovich Bezmenov was a Soviet journalist and a former KGB informant who defected to Canada in 1970 disillusioned, bitter, and adversarial when they realized the true nature of Soviet communism. In his lectures and interviews we learn plenty about Soviet/Russian Active Measures and Ideological […]
Read MoreTweet to Tweet: Arms Before Brains Don’t Work Either
And way way BEFORE the Arms comes a consistent/pragmatic foreign policy developed by experts vs. the reactionary short-termism we see today. We also need to fix the mess we've already created – these don't go away by themselves; https://t.co/ZSmz8mnbDA — Fidelito 🇬🇧🇪🇺 (@F_Galal) August 25, 2021
Read MoreThe Delusional/Ignorant Foreign Policy Syndrome that’s been Devastating our Values, Credibility and Security
The Westward Gold-Rush but NOT Entirely Hush Hush! Power play is the name of the game; it’s like giving a child an automatic machine-gun for a toy; this is precisely how our leaders have abused power to create havoc around the world and conflicts that have lasted generations. This is […]
Read MoreIn Post NATO Afghanistan: A Gut Wrenching Plea from an Afghan Journalist
Faces of Our Failures in Afghanistan & Beyond! I cannot even begin to express how I felt watching the desperate plea for help & answers of this Afghan journalist and how angry I felt watching the completely impotent/cold response of Jens Stoltenberg the Secretary General of NATO. Obviously I do […]
Read MoreCulture Shock: The Alt-Right Narrative Promoting Xenophobia & Bigotry
I have recently started up reading more about right wing ideology and watching related YouTube clips because I am genuinely interested to learn not just the present political context but also the historic context that got us where we are. My research is a working progress and I do not […]
Read MoreThe Westward Gold-Rush: Talk About Mass Migration? NO, Deal With Mass Migration
The Westward Gold-Rush but NOT Entirely Hush Hush! Shocking to see/watch the photo’s & video Clips from Kabul airport; my heart goes out to the millions in Afghanistan (and beyond frankly – Iran – Iraq – Palestine – Libya etc.) that continue to deal with poor foreign policy decisions that […]
Read MoreRudy “Cameoni” Wants to Reconnect; Any “Takers”…..please??!! (NO COMMENT-JUST WEEKEND HUMOUR)
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Read MoreThe Need to Learn: Cost of Apartheid & Inequality (The Durban Experience) – NO COMMENT
A Picture Paints a Thousand Words; but are we still capable of learning the lessons of the past & the present?
Read MoreI have a Dream: I Dream That One Day I Would Attend An Official Government Foreign Policy Debriefing; Dinner’s On Me!
It seems to me – and I am sure to many others – that the world we live in today is becoming far more dangerous than the post WWII cold war many have lived through. At every corner of the earth there seems to a conflict about to blow up […]
Read MoreDominic Cummings Interview: Look, Listen and Worry!
Quite an interesting insight of how the nations political establishment functions – an archaic model that needs to bite the dust soon. There is of course plenty insane statements and revelations made by Dominic Cummings and it would be a waste of time to point them one by one. What […]
Read MoreSave Lebanon: A Transformational Opportunity for an entire Region
We continue to watch shockingly from afar just how much Lebanon is on the edge of a cliff; Lebanese however are paying the ultimate price from decades of corruption & neglect. In my personal opinion Lebanon can be viewed in 1 of 2 ways; a country at the brink of […]
Read MoreBritain 2021: The COVID-19 Freedom Day
There isn’t really much to say about the decision to go ahead with the “Freedom Day” despite the current spike in infection numbers in Britain beyond this; bad leadership – particularly at critical moments facing a nation – have a real cost that will need to be paid in full […]
Read MoreThe Connectivity Initiative: With No Strings Attached? What the Hell Does that Mean?
I watched Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission in an interview recently talking about this new initiative that was developed specifically to counter China’s Belt and Road Initiative which is a manifestation of China’s re-globalization ambitions. I also watched some online discussions on this new initiative which […]
Read MoreAnother Cowardly Attack in Paris – Lessons Must Be Learnt
Another cowardly/barbaric act by a sick coward – who’s been thankfully neutralized – takes a precious life of Stephanie a female police officer who was killed in a knife attack in Paris. Sickening it most certainly is but shocking it most certainly is not; that said words cannot express my […]
Read MoreThe U.S./China Alaska Talks; 1 – 0 to China
It was quite amusing today watching the head of Chinese delegation today lecture arrogantly US Secretary of State Antony Blinken during the tense talks in Alaska. Amusing but NOT altogether surprising – the only that was surprising was the American delegation seemingly being caught off guard with these remarks without […]
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