Posts by Cemil Alyanak
Bieber AP Breaking News
AP, sorry but you lost me. I have been a stalwart supporter of AP for as long as I have been in news, media and communications. Well, last night they lost me. I was sitting at the World Affairs Council gala, listening to the keynote speaker General Dempsey, the Chief of the Joint Chiefs of…
Read MoreThe perfect alliance
This is NOT a political statement. This is NOT a historical reassessment. This IS an economic analysis. There, now that I’ve laid the groundwork, I’ll get right to the point: Imagine if Germany and Israel became economic allies! It struck me that the two countries in Eurasia that have consistently performed, economically speaking, are Germany…
Read MoreForgotten war
I’ve just finished watching a documentary on the war in Afghanistan. What a disgrace that we do not keep it more in our minds and hearts. We, the collective we, go on with our lives, planning, dreaming, as though we were not involved in a war. This is not breaking news. Most of us are…
Read MoreEmpty school busses
So, here I am trying to find solutions to the critical century; what impact do empty school busses have in this grand scheme? I keep harping at systems. Our systems are flawed. They are bloated and stiff. We need systems that are, instead, streamlined and malleable. Only then will we keep up with fast changing…
Read More4 Days!
Governments are ours, in democracies anyway. They are here by us and for us. They are here to make our lives better and to support us as we try to contribute to society. So, with this in mind, one would assume that, at the very least, governments would do unto us no worse than what…
Read MoreThe big purge
I once left a company that I had founded and the next management group meticulously tried to purge me, as though I had never existed. Actually, they did so as it suited their needs. When it was useful to keep my name alive, they kept it. Well, as it happens, the Big Purge seems to…
Read MoreScream, whine, give up or act?
As the new year begins, if we take an honest look around the globe, we will see much good and much bad. I’m not sure which is winning. On the good side, daily, there are close to 500,000 children born, many in good health, people are loving one another, helping one another, earning an honest…
Read MoreWater matters
A few years back, a friend from the US was staying at our home in Europe. She was helping out in the kitchen washing some vegetables. The conversation was, admittedly, interesting. She continued washing the vegetables. Actually, by now the veggies were more than clean, but the water kept running and she kept talking. It…
Read MoreSilence is not an option
I tend to be centrist. I tend to avoid pointing fingers. I tend to seek compromise. And, I tend to remain objective. American guns are the proverbial drop that made that glass overflow (feather and camel’s back works too). We meet too many negative aspects of our society with a shrug of the shoulders. We are…
Read MoreTo strike or not to strike?
I have been involved, in one way or another, with the trade union movement for years. I have advised, advocated and at times encouraged labor action. So what I am about to say comes from a place steeped in understanding and empathy. My question is, at what point is a strike not worth it? I’m…
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