Hi all,

Sorry, went with a sort of cheesy title. I have a few different stories about China that I'd like to share and thought I'd put them together. I often lament my sense that Americans are a little complacent about their place in the world. China is rapidly modernizing, so are several other countries. I don't want this to be taken as a reason to 'attack China' (which, would be almost impossible, since who would pay for it--the Chinese have already lent us trillions of dollars for our two wa… Continue

As the Data of the EU civil service shows, at the top management positions there is still a very limited number of women. It is very interesting, as the EU often highlights the problem in national administrations or institutions, but does not seem to deal with the problem well on its own level.

No I am not gonna be cliche and give my opinion like these CNN/CBS?Fox you name it, commentators.
But I think that Obama was very carefull in his speech. although he made very good points, he could have focalized more on the regional strategy with Pakistan!

Civl wars and insurgencies will not be over overnight! No!
It is gonna take time...

to understand more why I am saying this read : Not a Good day to die from Sean Naylor!!! amazing book!!!

So basically Obama wanna get done with the Al Qaed… Continue

A five year old boy killed by a shot of acid to the heart. Bodies dissolving in vats of chemicals. Plastic bags containing severed heads dumped in shopping centers. These are brief glimpses into the brutality of Mexico’s savage drug war, which has killed over 13,000 people since Mexico’s President Calderon deployed the army to curtail cartel activity in 2006. While grisly headlines churned out by the American media ensure that the chaos in Mexico is well known in the US, the long-term ramificati… Continue