Confessions of a Slavophile

Ukraine: demographic decline, spiritual renewal.

“Driving through the countryside I see decayed villages surrounding a church with a newly gilded dome.”

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To sell or not to sell?

Business leadership faces test of nerve

“It is long past time for business to get over its native fear of antagonizing governments.”

By Gary Scarrabelotti*

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America is feared again

Obama’s deployment of America’s now highly tuned military forces has just wiped mockery and derision off the faces of both friend and foe.

By Gary Scarrabelotti*

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Metamorphosis of the ALP

Labor is at odds with its heartland

“What’s happening here in Canberra is not about who gets to form the government. It’s a battle for the heart and soul of Australia.”

By Gary Scarrabelotti*

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“Where’s Kiev?”

A cautionary tale

“… nothing threatens Ukraine’s capacity to survive as an independent nation alongside Russia quite so much as pretending – contrary to geographical and cultural realities – that the country faces west.”

By Gary Scarrabelotti*

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