DABERIAM XCIV

Looking back over the last four weeks, there are probably two sickening political game changers - the shooting down of the Russian jet over Egypt and the horrific events in Paris last weekend. The attack on the Russian plane, full of tourists, has dramatically changed the tone of relationships between East and West...

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DABERIAM LXXXVII

Some time ago my comments were grouped into three global areas – North and South America, Europe and Africa, and Asia. It seems that these remain the primary global divisions...

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DABERIAM LXXXIV

Since May we have seen little change in the trends around the world – more of the same. The Middle East continues to polarise along sectarian lines with Isis’s announcement of the establishment of a caliphate – or new Islamic State...

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DABERIAM LXXXIII

It seems a long time since March when I last put pen to paper. The level of worry has remained high – newspapers, television, etc. are full of “concerns” but very little has really changed since Christmas so most news can be classified as “noise” or motion signifying action. Underlying the noise, however, some serious political trends are developing...

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DABERIAM LXXVIII

After the excitement of visiting Los Angeles and Beijing, with a side-trip to North Dakota to see a fracking spread, all in July, returning has been less depressing than I had expected. The European economy, including the UK, seems to have stabilised...

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