David Pratt

3 weeks ago | heraldscotland.com | David Pratt

Much of this reaction has no doubt been shaped in part by the fact that for years Poles used to flock abroad for work, leaving the lingering notion that things were far from good in their home country. That Poland has had its economic woes in past decades is undeniable, but here’s a few curious facts worth considering in taking stock of any fresh appraisal of this Central European nation.

1 month ago | thenational.scot | David Pratt

I’m talking of course about the Trump-Musk bromance, which never flourished more than at the height of the last US presidential election campaign. In fact, for a while it seemed Elon Musk had become a sort of de facto US vice-president in waiting. He was everywhere, both during the campaign and in the early days of the administration. Be it in the Oval Office, Air Force One or cabinet meetings, there was no Donald Trump without Musk by his side.

1 month ago | heraldscotland.com | David Pratt

The distinctive towering pyramidal structure of the mountain is considered one of the homes of Lord Shiva and for that reason it’s summit should be left holy, untouched and unclimbed by humans. On this early morning, a whiff of white cloud drifts from Machapuchare’s pointed summit and those of the surrounding mountains in the Annapurna massif. The scale and majesty of the scene before us is both humbling and almost achingly beautiful.

1 month ago | heraldscotland.com | David Pratt

Bouie of course was speaking about US president Donald Trump and his MAGA political movement’s current onslaught within almost every sphere of American life and politics. Casting an eye across the wider global geopolitical landscape this weekend, it would be hard to disagree with Bouie’s assessment, and in fact fair to say that almost everywhere you look right now Trump’s combative and confrontational kind of politics are leaving their mark.

1 month ago | thenational.scot | David Pratt

The words of Maya Sion-Tzidkiyahu, director of the Israel-Europe Relations Program at the Mitvim Institute and lecturer at the Hebrew University’s European Forum. I have to admit to taking a certain satisfaction in reading these and similar words in the Israeli daily newspaper Haaretz these past few days as European pressure piles on the government of Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu.