The militia and armies fighting each other in Syria today face extremes of doubt and distrust. None of them know who their next attacker might be and the information war is equally alarming: promises and reports can never be trusted. It will take years to achieve peace, and much longer to rebuild trust. Against this background of chaos, with danger everywhere, one might ask if it is ever possible to…
On 5th July the people of Greece voted against proposals for covering the country’s €330 billion debt, in the hope of getting better terms. Their leaders said that the vote was democratic, so other countries must respect it, but people in countries that were expected to provide more money had not been given a chance to vote. A few weeks earlier, at Britain’s election in May 2015, 1.4 million…
Violence in Yemen has led to military action by neighbouring countries, so another region is sinking further into full-scale war. Countless lives and homes will be lost, prompting us to wonder if Live Forum TV could have saved the situation, or at least made it less catastrophic. The answer is that Yemen faced too many problems and the situation deteriorated too far – but that should encourage a start in…
