Opinion

By Dr. Randy Persaud, Professor Emeritus, American University, Washington DC Sometime in the early 1980s, Professor Mohammed Ayoob of Michigan State University, an International Relations scholar, made the point that the greatest security threats to Third World countries come from within. It was an astute observation, coming as it did while the Cold War was still raging. Back then the ...

by GHK Lall This has been the most concerning issue from the start, that the Hamas attack and Israeli retaliatory acts in the Gaza could widen.  By mistake or motive.  Every new media reported the Iranian fleet of drones and ballistic missiles unleashed on Israel.  Almost all were shot down.  In the brutal scorecard of move and countermove, the Iranian ...

By Dr. Randy Persaud, Professor Emeritus “What is all this nonsense about fairness?” – Forbes Burnham, 1968. I read with great interest that “[t]he PNC is known for its democratic principles and transparency when it comes to who wishes to lead it” (Kaieteur News 4/12/2024). I suspect the writer was not referring to experience since there is no material basis ...

by Retired Rear Admiral, Dr Gary Best The Ali administration seems not to understand, or deliberately misunderstands the concept of defence diplomacy. See my opinions published by Demerara Waves Online on September 2023 and February 2024. And even less interested in spending taxpayers’ dollars to defend Guyana, as a priority. Defence diplomacy is a conjoined term. It means the ability ...

by GHK Lall Guyana is now at the rarest elevation in its checkered history. Anybody and everybody are rushing forward to identify as this country’s friend. That is, except for Venezuela. Much obliged. Relative to the border controversy, Guyana is now in the comforting position of having more allies, backers, champions, and a devoted following than any other place in ...

by GHK Lall Blackouts are again in the spotlight, and Guyanese are again roused to wrath.  It is not easy to be operating in the dark, praying that the li’l food would stay healthy in the blistering heat.  While this is reality, there is that other one: once again, the PPP and PNC+AFC are working diligently to blacken the eye ...

By Dr. Randy Persaud, Professor Emeritus The so-called Organic Law for the Defence of Guyana Essequiba passed in Venezuela on April 3, 2024, is null, void, and dead upon arrival in Guyana, in the Caribbean, and in the international community. No country in the world that accepts the basic principles of international law will respect the conspicuous bullying of the ...

By Dr David Hinds On April 4, 2024, Eusi Kwayana turned ninety-nine. He is the only living member of the class of 1953—the foremost leaders of the original PPP. It is difficult to properly analyze modern Guyanese politics without taking into consideration Eusi Kwayana’s wide ranging contributions. His political career has spanned the eight decades, which mirrors the period normally ...

by GHK Lall President Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali has been placed above his capacity.  This much is clearer.  He has made the cardinal mistake of thinking that volume at high levels guarantees victory in the minds of Guyanese.  Better men have made worst miscalculations.  Take the latest on the 2024 national budget, and there is proof of who and what ...

By Dr. Randy Persaud, Professor Emeritus I am hesitant in labeling foreign people as colonial or neocolonial without making a case that is substantial in terms of theory and evidence. To stay silent in the face of abuse is a dereliction of duty. Of recent, the assault on Guyana from some foreign folks, ably assisted by local collaborators, is undeniable ...