Make the World a Better Place

In his latest book Steven Pinker calls on us to be more rational. If only we thought about things and ditched our swift emotional response...

 I am a nobody from Sheffield, I know nothing of war, but I stand with Ukraine.  I have never punched anyone, let alone held a gun, so I fig...

What is the most effective altruistic act that you and I can make? This is an important question and after a few months of thought I have de...

  Dear Ambassador Kelin What is the Point of continuing the Ukrainian War? As one of the roles of an Ambassador is to increase understanding...

 I’ve just finished reading Greta Thunberg’s Climate Book. As I progressed through the pages my reactions started as “ A world changing book...

 Professor Robert Sapolsky, author of “Behave” ( highly recommended but a very long read) is currently writing a book about why the world is...

 It was the Rabbi Lionel Blue, who, in his warm friendly manner, said “women rule the world - they just don’t realise it”. He was referring ...

 Dear Ambassador Kelin I Cannot Celebrate Victory - all War is Tragedy When the Berlin wall came down, and the Eastern European Countries le...

Mission   CARL VON CLAUSEWITZ, the Prussian general and theorist of war, is much-quoted and his most famous dictum is—“war is the continua...