Category Archives: Middle East Conflict

Various perspectives on the conflict between Israel and Palestinians.

The Afghanistan Situation

Posted on August 29, 2021 by creativeconflictwisdom

The Pundits are rampant at the moment on the situation in Afghanistan. I am somewhat insulated from the optics as I don’t watch TV, haven’t since 1989. Reflecting on it all: my view:• I think it was likely unavoidable to … Continue reading →

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Clown’s Red Nose

Posted on January 27, 2020 by creativeconflictwisdom

The former Norwegian army peace keeper and mine clearer, who had served all over the Middle East, in Afghanistan and the Sudan conflicts, I had dinner with on Saturday told some amazing stories. One of them was that in the … Continue reading →

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US Border Refugee Crisis

Posted on July 1, 2018 by creativeconflictwisdom

On the refugee crisis on the US southern border some causal data. 1) The US has been de-stabilizing Central America for 150 years with military and other interventions and Guatemala is the latest case 2) Climate change, for which the … Continue reading →

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Nothing Can Happen Because of Israel?

Posted on May 17, 2018 by creativeconflictwisdom

Well I guess I post controversial views, happy for them to be contested. I think what Israel is doing in Gaza is appalling. But I add an economic historical perspective (as that was once my field of study) to the … Continue reading →

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US Impact on World Problems

Posted on September 12, 2016 by creativeconflictwisdom

Here’s a provocative thought that I wrote in comment on a piece saying how the US had messed up the rest of the world with its interventions: I think the US has often blindly gone into situations it didn’t understand … Continue reading →

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Why Are Most Creative People Liberal?

Posted on April 13, 2016 by creativeconflictwisdom

A good friend of mine asked me this question, and it got me thinking. Clearly not all liberals are creative, so I approached the question by wondering why conservatives aren’t more creative? 🙂 And of course as a liberal, I … Continue reading →

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Conflict Art: Evolution?

Posted on February 2, 2016 by creativeconflictwisdom
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The Business of War by Asad Zaman

Posted on January 5, 2016 by creativeconflictwisdom

Another brilliant piece on Real World Economics site: The Business of War The highly decorated war hero, Major General Smedley Butler, described a well-hidden secret in his classic book, War is a Racket: “I made Mexico safe for American oil … Continue reading →

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Obama Reads Iran Better than His Critics: Edward Luce

Posted on July 20, 2015 by creativeconflictwisdom

  An excellent analysis of the Iran Nuclear deal by someone whose views I always respect, writing in the UK Financial Times Those whom the gods will destroy they first make mad. Critics of Barack Obama’s Iran deal have been … Continue reading →

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Iranian Nuclear Weapon Capability Negotiations and its BATNA

Posted on March 15, 2015 by creativeconflictwisdom

Whatever the difficulties or failings in the attempts of the President Obama administration to negotiate an end to Iranian moves towards nuclear weapons, the recent letter to Iran by 47 Republican Senators seems to me like an act of ill … Continue reading →

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