As Bond saw Kennedy’s appeal
JOHN Kennedy’s exhortation to not ask what one’s country could do for the citizens but what they could do for the country appealed to James Bond in a quaint way.…
Kennedy’s assassination
On November 22, 1963, JFK was shot dead in front of cheering crowds in broad daylight, in Dallas, Texas. Why was he killed? And who was involved? It is now…
From Kennedy to Obama, 50 years of secret US-Cuba talks
Beyond the public animosity, stark statements and a trade embargo, there is another side to US-Cuba relations: exploratory missions, discreet negotiations and hands extended - in hotel hallways, airport waiting…
Kennedy’s shining Camelot tarnished by seedy side
The assassination of president John F Kennedy brought to an end an era that has become immortalised in the American imagination as "Camelot," cutting off the life of the young,…
Symbolism over justice
In September 2025, the UK formally recognised the State of Palestine, a gesture hailed by some as historic. Yet it is a hollow, belated move after more than a century…
Why Peca 2025 fails the test
In 1962, John F Kennedy said, "a nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid…
Deterrence by design
John F Kennedy once said, “It’s most unfortunate that we can secure peace only by preparing for war.” This is not just a mere political statement or a catchy line…
A farewell to sanity
When W B Yeats was asked to write a war poem during the First World War, this was his response, of course in verse: “I think it better that in…
A requiem for USAID
The USAID tap has run dry, and its disbandment has sent tremors around the globe. The freeloaders in the developing world, various governments and NGOs, received a seismic shock. Those…
Navigating the third sector
In this modern world driven by rapid sociocultural changes, international conflicts and manmade and natural disasters, the socio-economic and political organisation of human society – citizens of a nation-state –…
