Trouble & Squeak

Category: International Relations

Be The Change You Want To See In The World

The title of this piece is a quote often wrongly attributed to Mahatma Gandhi, and though Gandhi never said such words, the message remains true enough. I am a firm believer in the idea that if you are not an activist, you are an inactivist. If you do not actively pursue a life that attempts…

August 30, 2015

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Charity, International Relations, Life, Other, Travel
Hezbollah, Assad and Syria’s Uncertain Future

The recent decision from The White House to remove Hezbollah from the terror list, coupled with statements from John Kerry regarding possible future negotiations with Bashar al-Assad, should worry and enrage us all. In the world of geopolitics everything is connected, and nothing occurs in a vacuum. Israel’s recent presidential election, and US negotiations with…

March 25, 2015

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International Relations, Politics, Syria, War & Peace