On the last day of November this year the small nation of Barbados freed itself from the last shackles of foreign governance. Almost half a millenia had to go by to cut the last tie to the last country claiming ownership over this Caribbean island and its people. In the sixties Barbados commenced the first step in gaining independence. 55 years later to the day, the last tie was cut in the form of constituting a Republic and saying goodbye for good to the Queen as head of State. The celebration received worldwide news coverage since it fits the present narrative – get rid of foreign political interference and strive for self governance. It is an unstoppable trend, that I already outlined in an earlier article about the Queen, the British crown and their future without Elizabeth II. The Prince of Wales, excused of being jet lagged, nodding off at the ceremony gave the fitting visual testimony of the vanishing influence and power …
The Russian invasion of Ukraine – free content
In the early morning hours on Wednesday, 24.02.2022, Russian forces started an invasion of Ukrainian territory. After a large buildup of troops appeared along the commonly shared border, it was suspected for weeks that the invasion was to happen any day. After a morning announcement the day arrived when the Russian president decided to invade the now independent Nation. The relationship between the former part of the USSR and it’s homeland: Russia has been brewing since 2014. After the fall of the old Soviet Union, Russia and the West are playing tug-a-war with the biggest European country Ukraine, which is longing for independence. Western countries attempt to include Ukraine into several kinds of treaties and alliances (Nato, EU,…) – moving their frontier closer to the Russian heartland, which certainly is not unnoticed in Moscow. In light of that situation the invasion did not come as a big surprise. By now …