Archive for the ‘Geopolitics’ Category

The Greatest Gift

Wednesday, September 8th, 2004

Japan and the bomb.  Please see the PDF document at: http://www.hackneys.com/travel/japan/09-The-Greatest-Gift-12.pdf

The Death of Development

Tuesday, September 7th, 2004

7 September 2004  Japan is dying.  Japan, a nation that has existed for thousands of years, a nation that has the world’s most developed infrastructure, a nation that has the world’s most rigorous academic system, a nation with the world’s second largest economy, a nation with the world’s fourth largest military spending, ...

The Empty Corner

Wednesday, June 23rd, 2004

Turkey's efforts to join the EU:  http://www.hackneys.com/travel/Turkey/15-The-Empty-Corner-15.pdf

Today’s News

Wednesday, June 23rd, 2004

June 23, 2004  I just read the newspaper for the first time in over six weeks.  That may not seem like too big of a deal, but I’ve been reading the paper every day there wasone available since I started my first paper route when I was 10. That’s 37 years of ...

America Knows No Tribe

Tuesday, June 22nd, 2004

June 22, 2004  America knows no tribe.  This fact was first brought to light for me by a Sikkimese businessman during a three hourinterview I conducted with him on our trip to South Asia earlier this year.  We had a wide ranging discussion of South Asian politics, cultural dynamics and geopolitics.Having spent eight years ...

The Business of Peace

Monday, June 7th, 2004

June 7, 2004  Why Peace is Bad for Business  From the remote and idealistic perspective of the United States, it is often perplexing why there isno peace here in the Middle East between Israel and the Palestinians. After all, there have beencountless summits, resolutions, plans, handshakes and photo opportunities. There arenegotiators and experts ...

The Footsteps of History

Saturday, June 5th, 2004

June 5, 2004  Hello to all,  This morning I awoke to the soft pastel light of sunrise illuminating the two story high stone wall ofour bedroom. The light was filtered through the intricately carved stone latticework of the upperrow of windows on the courtyard side of our expansive room. The marble floors ...

What Will Be – Introduction, Overview and Essay

Saturday, March 15th, 2003

Introduction and overview: http://www.hackneys.com/docs/WWB-cover-message-20.pdf What Will Be: http://www.hackneys.com/wwb/