Society has transformed in the last decades and the main reason is the use of social media and the phone. As a result, people stare at their phones for hours every day, tend to isolate, do administrative matters on the phone like paying bills and booking trips and do grocery shopping. And the list can…
Politicians and media only seem to be able to keep one item at the time on the forefront. At the time being, it is the Middle East and the war in Iran. There is 24/7 coverage and Iran is quickly disintegrating, its leaders killed by Israel, one by one, and it is just a matter…
Far-right political parties in Europe are having something of a moment and their electoral success threatens to eclipse that of traditional conservative parties in some countries. Right-wing populists are now in government or supporting ruling coalitions in Italy, Belgium, Croatia, Finland, Hungary, the Netherlands, Slovakia, and Sweden. Karol Nawrocki, a conservative nationalist, narrowly won the…
Angela Merkel’s long reign over Germany has been reevaluated and is increasingly criticized. Her 16-year chancellorship (2005–2021) established her as a pragmatic leader with a mix of navigating existential challenges, the Eurozone, refugee, and COVID-19 crises, and dependencies on Russian energy. During her leadership, the EU started to disintegrate and the UK left the organization….
The U.S. government under Trump has rattled NATO allies for years by demanding that they pay more into the organization. Trump has imposed tariffs on most of his closest allies as he has deemed them free loaders and taking advantage of the U.S. This is happening under the MAGA America First umbrella and has resulted…
