Author Archives: Muller

Nobel Peace Prize Goes to ICAN

Posted on October 6, 2017 by Muller

Okay, there was no slap in the face and we have still to wait whether president Trump will withdraw from the Iran Nuclear Deal. The Nobel Prize Committee in Oslo had apparently feared Trump’s scorn and awarded the Peace Prize … Continue reading →

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A Slap in the Face Deserved

Posted on October 6, 2017 by Muller

When the Nobel Committee in Oslo will confer this year’s Peace award to the architects of of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (“Iran nuclear deal”) of July 2015 (who else would deserve it?), it at the same time does … Continue reading →

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Political Symbolism

Posted on September 27, 2017 by Muller

When Saudi Arabia’s old and ailing King Salman decreed yesterday that women in the Kingdom are now allowed to get a car driving license, he might have had in mind that it won’t be happening anyway. Who can teach them … Continue reading →

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“They Won’t be Around Much Longer”

Posted on September 24, 2017 by Muller

Chilled by president Trump’s first appearance at the UN General Assembly last week and his remarks on North Korea and Iran, the international press wondered how more measured lawmakers and politicians around the world would respond to his brazen threats … Continue reading →

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Hurricane Season

Posted on September 2, 2017 by Muller

In my last post on the Great American Eclipse on 21 August, the impressive gif of the moon’s shadow crossing the entire United States, hurricane Harvey was already lurking approaching the Yucatán peninsula. The devastation in Texas might be a … Continue reading →

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