JD Vance

Strategy and showmanship in Trump’s 2024 bid

In elections, especially presidential elections, much attention centres on a candidate’s personality and charisma, often making it seem like these traits alone determine a win or loss. However, a major deciding factor is the people behind the curtains: the mercenaries for hire, also known as consultants.   In the earlier Trump campaigns, there was a […]

Trump victory: Good news for peace, for India long-term

The US election results are good news for those of us who want world peace. It is bad news for the Ukrainian regime—and possibly also for other unelected, or sort-of elected, or once thumpingly elected, regimes elsewhere. Almost in tandem with the results, Yemen’s hitherto sabre-rattling Houthis declared an immediate ceasefire, and Israel’s Prime Minister […]