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22. John J. Metzler

Tale of three pipelines

Who would imagine that pipeline politics would be a defining feature of the new U.S. administration? Pipelines after all are the ultimate infrastructure project; unseen, unsung, underground but exceedingly critical to moving fuel, gas or water. As pipelines are truly just under the surface, they somehow create some rarely seen political hijinks.

2021-05-31 17:16

Argentina unraveling?

This didn't have to happen. But blame toxic politics, the living legacy of the populist Peronist era, and the tipping point of the coronavirus pandemic, and you discover what is unravelling Argentina's socioeconomic fabric. Sadly we see a resource-rich and formerly middle class country morphing into a tragic parody of bad governance and socialist stagnation.

2021-05-24 17:23

Will we get vaccine passports?

“Your papers, please,” has long been the customary greeting for people crossing borders, visiting many foreign countries, or sometimes even moving about cities under COVID-19 “lockdown.” At its worst the question conjures up what I call the “Checkpoint Charlie” syndrome, crossing into East Berlin or back during the bad old days or some other nervous foray into the East Bloc before 1989.

2021-05-10 17:31

Myanmar's junta backed into corner?

As events in Myanmar continue to spiral into a dangerous descent of bloody civil conflict this strategic Southeast Asian nation has nearly reached a tipping point. Diplomacy is needed to defuse the crisis before it spins out of control with unpredictable consequences.

2021-05-03 17:29

Afghan pullout; should we celebrate?

Afghanistan's forever war may finally be ending. President Joe Biden announced the impending troop pullout from the country amid largely but not universal bipartisan support for ending a conflict which started in the wake of Al Qaida's terrorist attacks on America on Sept. 11, 2001.

2021-04-26 17:28

Britain's prince of steadfastness

A page has turned on the House of Windsor. Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II, has died at 99 just short of his 100th birthday.

2021-04-19 17:11

ISIS storm brewing on Mozambique's coast

Storm clouds are gathering along Mozambique's northern coast. Islamic State militants launched a coordinated and deadly assault on the town of Palma, nearby a multi-billion dollar natural gas complex being built by France's Total energy. The recent attack underscores escalating violence against civilians and foreign workers and has triggered insecurity leading to considerable population flight from the region.

2021-04-12 17:10

Pandemic fear as strong as virus

More than a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, the world remains shocked and numb to the effects of this “once-in-a-century” virus. Millions have already died, economies have been wrecked, and unemployment and despair are rife.

2021-03-28 16:48

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