Gazan reconstruction occurs only in areas where Hamas has fully demilitarised or where Israeli military control has been established. A newly formed technocratic committee — Kushner described it explicitly as ‘a technocratic administration’ — oversees [more…]
The sequence began in 2017, when Kushner was appointed as Trump’s special adviser for the Middle East. His method was geo-economics: financial incentives and commercial integration as a substitute for political solutions. He called forty [more…]
It is being called one of the largest and most ambitious infrastructure projects in modern history. The Donald called it ‘one of the greatest trade routes in all of history.’ But IMEC is not just [more…]
Monday Good morning, my friends. When I retired to my cat basket last night it was raining, but this morning it has stopped and I even saw a bit of sunshine when I popped out. [more…]
Monday Good morning, my friends, I am beginning to get back into the diary routine after my enforced break. I hear my scribe has got four cruises booked for June and Christmas this year and [more…]
Drawing the line From 1895 until the Third Afghan War of 1919, Afghanistan experienced a period of relative political stability marked by attempts to consolidate internal control, manage external pressures, and maintain independence amid the [more…]
My great-grandfather on my father’s mother’s side served in Afghanistan. Being hill, mountain and lake types, our local regiment, The Border Regiment, deployed to the disputed territory between that country and British India in the [more…]
Never travel to a country that’s a funny colour on the map, or worse still, described by different coloured diagonal lines. Disputed territory is not only the cartographer’s nightmare, but also that of the traveller. [more…]
Under a waning moon, three furtive figures make their way towards the island’s Constance Bay. Silent, gaunt and burdened, they carry two canvas bags bearing scant rations and a few petty, pilfered provisions — enough [more…]
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