Now the shock of the US election verdict has subsided and reality sets in – I thought it appropriate to re-post Thomas Wright’s article for Politico Magazine which was originality published in January 20, 2016 and was highly controversial. Today I think it will be received in a different light.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The 2016 US presidential election is the most consequential election for international order since the Second World War. America’s status as a liberal superpower is on the ballot. To understand Donald Trump’s foreign policy, we must distinguish between his three core beliefs that he has held for many decades and rarely if ever […]

Harold James, Professor of History and International Affairs at Princeton University – on why Britain’s history explains it’s present Brexit dilemma.

Tragic legacy of Britain’s indecision over identity October 26, 2016 –by: Harold James The FT Laurence Olivier’s 1948 Hamlet starts with a non-Shakespearean interpolation by the director, presenting “the tragedy of a man who could not make up his mind”. Brexit is the tragedy of a Britain that could not make up its mind about […]

John Mattone Role Model

ARE YOU A ROLE MODEL?

We all strive to be the best we can be – but how can we actually be an inspiration to others? Our Leadership expert John Mattone tells us how… Are you a Role Model? –  John Mattone At its simplest, a role model is a person others look up to as someone they want to […]

Harvard Historian Niall Ferguson shares his insights on the US elections and it’s candidates ….

Simplifiers v. Complicators Opinion – Boston Globe – Niall Ferguson October 03, 2016 In a memorable phrase, the great historian Jacob Burckhardt warned against “terribles simplificateurs.” But there are also such things as terrible complicators. Last Monday night we saw the first of three showdowns between a terrible complicator — Hillary Clinton — and a terrible simplifier — […]