After the conclusion of the First World War, a conference was convened at San Remo, taly, in 1920, which gave legitimacy to the Balfour Declaration and the establishment of a Jewish Homeland in Palestine under the protection of Britain. At the San Remo Conference, Britain and France divided the Tur…
100th Anniversary of the San Remo Conference April 1920 Read More »
The UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) is the home of Her Britannic Majesty’s Diplomatic Service. On the domed ceiling above the grand staircase of this historic building are written the words “Let the people praise thee O God, yea let all the people praise thee, O let the nations …
Brexit: Tarshish Revived Read More »
For centuries, the great powers have tirelessly jostled with each other for control of the Middle East. As the Ottoman Empire began to disintegrate in the 19th century, Britain and France competed with each other for control of the region and cooperated together to stop Russia from gaining a…
Cyprus and the Geopolitics of the Eastern Mediterranean Read More »
When the prophet Jonah fled from the presence of God to Tarshish, he took a ship from Joppa on the west coast of Israel (Jon 1:3). From Joppa the ship would sail westward on its journey to Tarshish.
Tarshish was one of Tyre’s important trading partners and Ezekiel provides a catalogue of its pr…
Tarshish, Cornwall and Tin and Gold Trade in the Ancient World When Read More »
Northern Thunder
During early March, one of the largest military exercises to date, known as ‘The Northern Thunder’ took place in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia initiated a massive military drill in which 20 nations participated. More than 2,500 warplanes, 20,000 tanks and 450 helicopters were invo…
