There is a lot of outcry at the moment, understandably, following comments Donald Trump made in an interview with Fox News at Davos. Trump claimed that NATO were unlikely to come to the US’ aid and in any case, the help of other countries was not needed. He also claimed that those countries, implicitly including… Continue reading NATO forces … Why Trunp is both right and wrong
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Choosing the wrong side? Why Christians need to be careful about not playing to Trump and Putin’s talking points
I saw this video the other day. I was struck by a comment that Chris Wickland makes in it. He warns that people may find that they have been taking the wrong side. It’s easy to do this, not out of malicious intent but out of naievity. In fact in a sermon just a few… Continue reading Choosing the wrong side? Why Christians need to be careful about not playing to Trump and Putin’s talking points
Peace for prizes
Last week, Maria Corina Machado, Venezuela’s opposition leader presented Donald Trump with her Nobel Peace Prize. This caused a lot of outrage. It was very clear that she could do what she pleased with the medal but this would make Donald Trump no more the winner of the Prize than my dad is a boxing… Continue reading Peace for prizes
Trump’s bluff: NATO, Greenland and Ukraine
President Trump has announced tariffs to both punish countries that have resisted his attempts to acquire Greenland and to pressure them end to pressure them into agreeing the US takeover. Additionally he has indicated a willingness to break the NATO alliance over Greenland. A couple of thoughts here. First, if I were American I would… Continue reading Trump’s bluff: NATO, Greenland and Ukraine
Venezuela, Greenland, Trump, Badenoch and legality v morality
At the weekend, Donald Trump sent troops into Venezuela in order to extract the president, Nicolas Maduro and have him arrested and tried for Narco-Terrorism in New York. I wrote in response to the actions and also with reference to Nigel Farage’s comments here. I see that Kemi Badenoch has now given her view of… Continue reading Venezuela, Greenland, Trump, Badenoch and legality v morality
Donald Trump, Venezuela, Nigel Farage and bad ethical arguments
Overnight, the US launched a military attack on Venezuela and seized the president and his wife. They have now been indicted in a New York court on charges related to narco-terrorism (flooding a country with drugs in order to attack it). For background, President Maduro succeeded Hugo Chavez but has never been recognized as legitimate. … Continue reading Donald Trump, Venezuela, Nigel Farage and bad ethical arguments
1938 and 2025: Trump’s latest plan for Ukraine
There is perhaps a little more logic behind the suggestion that Donald Trump might recognise those areas of Ukraine occupied by Putin as Russian territory than there was to Keir Starmer’s recognition of a Palestinian State. At least in this case, there is a clear identification of what territory and who is the Government. However,… Continue reading 1938 and 2025: Trump’s latest plan for Ukraine
Putin’s victories
At the end of last week, President Trump welcomed President Putin to Alaska. This week Vladimir Zelensky heads to the White House joined by a number of European leaders to support him I’ve commented previously that Trump”s apparent willingness to carve up Ukraine, requiring mineral rights for the US whilst other territory is given up… Continue reading Putin’s victories
Are our views of right and wrong influenced by personality?
My friend Steve Kneale writes here about how it’s relationships not arguments that win people over. I think he has a good point here. It’s not apologetic debating that will lead people to Christ. We may win the argument but not the person. In fact, what you tend to find is that if you prove… Continue reading Are our views of right and wrong influenced by personality?
If Donald Trump has called the most important issue facing the World wrongly then where does that leave his Evangelical supporters?
Donald Trump seems committed to a “peace plan” for Ukraine which essentially involves Russia getting to keep much of the territory Putin’s aggression since 2014 has acquired, including Crimea. Charles Moore writes helpfully here about how this proposal compares and is in fact worse than the appeasement deal that Neville Chamberlain signed with Hitler at… Continue reading If Donald Trump has called the most important issue facing the World wrongly then where does that leave his Evangelical supporters?
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