World Cup notes
Postscripts: The 2026 World Cup was full of spectacle, scandal and compromise Guardian Top 30: from half a million...
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Was it worth it?
No. Iran gets 300 billion, sanctions lifted, gets to keep its ballistic missiles, regime intact, and gets to charge...
Message delivered
Here is a full transcript of the King Charles’ speech to the joint meeting of the US Congress delivered...
Integrity returns to Earth
The worldwide reputation of the US has been badly damaged by the current President and in particular his war...
He Suddenly Shuffled When He Walked. Why?
Published in the New York Times – 3 April 2026 The point of the story is two fold I...
Chiang Mai’s aviation strategy – hurry up and wait
Thailand’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAAT) has unveiled an updated aviation master plan positioning Chiang Mai as the country’s second...
Rogue state
While we wake up every morning to the latest deranged, non-sensical statements from the President of the USA it...
Prominent UAE Billionaire Khalaf Ahmad Al-Habtoor issues open letter to Trump.
Al-Habtoor’s connections with the UAE ruling families run deep. While he is not a member of the ruling council...
War in the Gulf
We are one week into another war in the Gulf; this time a war without clear objectives; a war...
Canadian PM Mark Carney’s landmark Davis speech
The following is the text of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s speech to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland...