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Author Archives: Luke Ford
Ten Convenient Beliefs For The Leaders Of Italy
Stephen Turner‘s convenient beliefs run at full Mediterranean-strategic speed in Palazzo Chigi right now. They run in the Foreign Ministry, the Defense Ministry, and the quiet back-channels with Washington, Brussels, and the Gulf. The U.S.-Israeli campaign enters its second month. … Continue reading
Ten Convenient Beliefs For The Leaders Of Denmark
Stephen Turner’s convenient beliefs are operating at full consensus-and-multilateral speed in the Prime Minister’s Office, the Foreign Ministry, Defence Command Denmark, and the quiet back-channels with Washington, Brussels, and the Nordic partners right now. With the U.S.-Israeli campaign in its … Continue reading
Ten Convenient Beliefs For The Leaders Of NATO
Stephen Turner‘s (b. 1951) convenient beliefs run at full alliance-cohesion speed right now in NATO headquarters in Brussels, at SHAPE in Mons, in the North Atlantic Council chambers, and on the secure video calls with the 32 member capitals. The … Continue reading
Ten Convenient Beliefs For The Leaders Of Canada
Stephen Turner‘s (b. 1951) convenient beliefs run at full polite-multilateral speed right now in the Langevin Block, the Prime Minister’s Office, Global Affairs Canada, and the back-channels with Washington, Brussels, and the Gulf. A convenient belief is one a governing … Continue reading
Ten Convenient Beliefs For The Leaders Of Mexico
Stephen Turner‘s (b. 1951) idea of convenient beliefs runs at full multipolar-strategic speed right now in the National Palace, the Foreign Ministry, the Pemex boardrooms, and the quiet back-channels with Washington, Beijing, and the rest of Latin America. The U.S.-Israeli … Continue reading
Ten Convenient Beliefs For The Leaders Of Brazil
Stephen Turner’s convenient beliefs run at full multipolar speed right now in the Planalto Palace, the Itamaraty Foreign Ministry, the Petrobras boardrooms, and the back-channels with Beijing, Moscow, Tehran, and the BRICS partners. The U.S.-Israeli campaign has entered its second … Continue reading
Ten Convenient Beliefs For The Leaders Of Argentina
Stephen Turner (b. 1951) gave us the convenient belief, the thing a man holds because it serves him, not because the evidence compels it. Such beliefs run at full speed through the Casa Rosada, the Economy Ministry, the Foreign Ministry, … Continue reading
Ten Convenient Beliefs For The Leaders Of Ohr Somayach
Stephen Turner (b. 1951) calls them convenient beliefs: the ones a man holds because they pay, not because they are true. Such beliefs run the Ohr Somayach Jerusalem campus right now. They run the global center directors’ calls, the development … Continue reading
Ten Convenient Beliefs For The Leaders Of Aish HaTorah
Stephen P. Turner (b. 1951) gives us the idea of convenient beliefs. These beliefs run at full speed inside Aish HaTorah right now. They run in the Jerusalem headquarters, on the directors’ conference calls, in the fundraising offices, and in … Continue reading
Ten Convenient Beliefs For Leaders Of Taiwan Now
Stephen Turner’s convenient beliefs are operating at full strategic speed in the Presidential Office, the National Security Council, the Ministry of National Defense, and the quiet back-channels with Washington, Tokyo, and the QUAD right now. With the U.S.-Israeli campaign in … Continue reading