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How to critique a political system
March 22nd, 2014 by Roger Darlington
On my web site, I have produced short guides to 11 political systems [click here]. Since there are 193 members of the United Nations, there are obviously many more political systems although, for the purposes of this posting, I am only interested in political systems that are at least partially democratic. Comparing and contrasting political […]
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Was the loss of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 caused by something as ‘simple’ as a fire?
March 19th, 2014 by Roger Darlington
On 8 March, a Boeing 777 airliner with 239 people on board simply disappeared and so far no evidence of a crash has been found and no explanation for the incident has been determined. Chris Goodfellow has 20 years experience as a Canadian Class-1 instrumented-rated pilot for multi-engine planes. Check out his reasoning here.
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Once we visited Central America, something had to happen
March 4th, 2014 by Roger Darlington
Before our latest holiday, I did a posting about how, when we visit countries, things tend to happen while we are there or shortly afterwards. It’s just two weeks since we returned from a tour of five countries in Central America, spending most time in Guatemala [my narrative account here] and this weekend we had […]
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What does an ordinary Russian think about the situation in Crimea?
March 4th, 2014 by Roger Darlington
An American friend of mine is still in touch with a Russian he met while visiting the country. She has just sent him this observation: “The events in the Ukraine are in the focus of attention in Russia. We get a lot of information every minute from different sources which are very contraversial and diverse. […]
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A short guide to the Russian political system
March 3rd, 2014 by Roger Darlington
On my web site, I have short guides to the political systems of 11 countries [see here]. My guides to the British and American political systems are constantly in the top 10 pages of my web site for visits. In the past week, however, my short guide to the Russian political system [see here] has […]
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Why is Russia risking a second Cold War?
March 2nd, 2014 by Roger Darlington
“This is perhaps the most dangerous point in Europe’s history since the end of the cold war. Direct confrontation between Russian and Ukrainian forces will draw in the United States, one way or another. While there is still time, it’s extremely important to understand what each party involved is aiming for.” Dmitri Trenin is not the […]
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Five key questions about the current situation in Ukraine
February 23rd, 2014 by Roger Darlington
What happens next? What’s Russia’s beef in all this? Who are the protesters? What do they want? What now for Yulia Tymoshenko? You can find some answers here.
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After more than 60 years together, couple die 36 hours apart
February 22nd, 2014 by Roger Darlington
Read the moving story here.
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How Chinese workers are starting to assert their rights
February 20th, 2014 by Roger Darlington
China’s workers are shaking off the mantle of individual victims and emerging as a strong, unified and increasingly active collective force. They are focused on basic social and economic rights; earning a living wage, creating a safe work environment and being treated with dignity and respect by the employer. All too often, however, workers are […]
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What’s going on in Venezuela in a nutshell
February 18th, 2014 by Roger Darlington
Four days ago, this six-minute video was posted on YouTube by Andreina Nash, a 21 year old Venezuelan-born student living in the USA. You should watch it.
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