Democracy Institute
Some thirty years ago, I founded the Democracy Institute in Washington DC and to this day we are still convening great events, conferences and we bring people together …
Intelligence
In MemoriaL
Today we remember and honor the fallen by sharing the last verse of the complete “Star Spangled Banner” by Francis Scott Key: “O thus be it ever, when …
CRISPR
Gene Editing is a great innovation and in its manifestation of today’s medical science — we can cure seemingly incurable blood cancers, like, Children’s Leukemia, Mediterranean Anemia, Thalassemia …
NATO / OTAN
Today, Sweden and Finland submitted their applications for NATO membership… If approved, the move will fundamentally transform the security landscape … of Europe and the World. This provocative …
Minority opinion
“Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country.” I see and hear how people react to the news of …
Ukraine Proves that Our Geopolitical Assumptions are Colossally Wrong…
The ongoing Russian war against Ukraine is a human tragedy on multiple levels, because not only is a devastation on a personal level, since so many Ukrainian people …
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Love
A bridge full of toys… Romanian Mothers, assisted by the border police and many ordinary citizens, have turned the pedestrian bridge linking Ukraine with Romania at “Sighetu Marmației” …
Catastrophe
Russian President Vladimir Putin has gazed at world events through a peculiar and historical Russian lens and has acted accordingly. Russia’s war in Ukraine morass… To invade the …
FIAT MONEY
“Nations have no permanent friends or allies, they only have permanent interests.” – Lord Palmerston How to Build a Reserve Currency Here’s a hypothetical question: If you were …
Solid
Solidarity My heart is crying out, seeing as how Mothers in Poland leave their baby strollers at the rail road stations for the Ukrainian refugee women who fled …