Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will be the first female US president

Donald Trump's shocking victory in the 2016 presidential race caused liberals across the United States to question  whether the country was indeed...

U.S. Jews Are to Blame for Crisis With Israel

The painful truth is that the rupture between Israel and progressive American Jewry is worsening because the thing they may want to change most of...

EU on the verge of imposing tariffs on Burmese, Cambodian rice

THE European Union plans to impose tariffs on rice coming from Cambodia and Burma for the next three years in a decision that could deal a huge...

The True Objective of Jewish Terror

It's not the murder of Palestinians. It is to grab whatever Palestinian space is left, and the Israeli army allows it, because it's afraid

The moral travesty of Israel demanding Arab and Iranian money for its own ‘Nakba’

The game is afoot. Israel, believe it or not, is demanding that seven Arab countries and Iran should pay $250 billion as compensation for what it...

Ne pomeni ne. In pika

"Tožilstvo je primer zavrglo, ker ni bilo dovolj dokazov in ker policija po mojem mnenju ni dobro raziskala primera. Zase sem že zmagovalka, saj...

Will the Year of the Pig rein in yuan bulls?

As goes January, so goes the year? If that’s the case, Chinese yuan strength in the early weeks of this year should mean a strong performance...

How US Monetary Policy Has Tamed China

LONDON – Chinese leaders do like their slogans, and where foreign policy is concerned, two have reflected Beijing’s thinking in recent times....

Rhymes from Central Europe

LONDON – On December 3, 2018, the Central European University announced that from September 2019 it would relocate most of its teaching from...

¿Consolidación o colapso del gobierno de Andrés Manuel López Obrador?

En la visión histórica de la izquierda, se tomaba al gobierno no como producto de una elección sino como resultado de una revolución o, en todo...

German Socialists are polling dismally ahead of European elections

Analysis. The Social Democrats are in crisis, with the latest polls showing them on par with the neo-fascist AfD. Olaf Scholz let slip his...

Pentagon Wants Big War Funding – Now

We are off to a huge news cycle for 2019, with everything from shifting sands in the Mideast, to what some say could be a growing class rebellion...

Antarctic glaciers are melting six times faster than in the 1970s

Antarctic glaciers are melting six times faster today than they were in the 1970s, leading scientists to warn sea-level rise could be far faster...

Eisenkot Withstood the Heat

On Tuesday, Lt. Gen. Gadi Eisenkot ends his tenure as the Israel Defense Forces’ 21st chief of staff. During his tenure, there were no wars or...

To Hell With Our Palestinian Subjects

The fate of the inhabitants of Khan al-Ahmar is being used in the election campaign as a political pawn by the right-center camp, which is pushing...

More 'modest proposals' to resolve Donald Trump's border problem

"This is a humanitarian crisis - a crisis of the heart and a crisis of the soul." These beautiful words penned by President Donald Trump's...

Why Facebook faces the MySpace graveyard in Asia

In Indonesia – Southeast Asia’s largest economy, with a population of 265 million – Facebook is faced with an unexpected dead end. After 12...

Rethink METI's role in Japanese innovation

Še eno, tokrat pravno posilstvo

Na samem začetku leta smo dobili razkritje grozljive koprske sodbe iz leta 2017, s katero človeka, ki je posilil spečo žensko, niso obsodili...

Thank Kahlon for Defending the Israeli Government’s Gatekeepers

All of Israel’s recent governing coalitions have included a civil libertarian component. We can only hope that the next coalition will contain at...

The Trumping of the Middle East

TEL AVIV – US President Donald Trump may be mercurial, but he does have a doctrine. As his speech in September at the United Nations General...

Disruption, Concentration, and the New Economy

CHICAGO – The growing dominance of leading technology firms has occasioned an intense debate about the tradeoffs between efficiency and market...

Who’s Afraid of Transparency?

Recent history has shown how much the internet in general, and social media in particular, have become sophisticated propaganda tools in anonymous...

Oil and Other Stocks Up on War for the Border Wall: No, Really

US President Donald Trump is in a pickle. Having put his foot down over the controversial border wall, the enigmatic billionaire has put himself...

Archivárka Ajuška

Spomedzi postáv, ktoré vyšetrovatelia objavili v mobile a počítači podnikateľky podozrivej z objednávky vraždy Jána Kuciaka a Martiny...

Concerted Attack by Right Casts Gantz as Clearest Threat to Netanyahu

The former chief of staff’s pledge to amend the nation-state law embodies the choice between patriotism and nationalism that awaits Israelis on...

Gdansk mayor's murder and Poland's deadly politics

The murder of Gdansk Mayor Pawel Adamowicz is a warning that Polish society has become dangerously polarized and that the country's political right...

Civilization bent toward disaster, warned radical thinker Umehara

As a boy, philosopher Takeshi Umehara, who died on Jan. 12 at age 93, often remained cooped up in his room, absorbed in solitary play. The game he...

When did the Infamous Red Coats became Cheap Cannon Fodder?

In the aftermath of the disastrous Libyan campaign of 2011, the United Kingdom would demonstrate a certain degree of restraint in its foreign...

Why China’s trade surplus with the US hit a record high despite Trump’s tariffs

DESPITE a hardline tariff offensive from US President Donald Trump, China’s trade surplus with the United States hit a record high last year,...

What the next Trump-Kim Summit could end up costing Vietnam

IT'S looking increasingly likely that Vietnam will be chosen to host the second summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader...

How artificial intelligence is fighting financial crime

WITH cross-border communications soaring and digital transactions becoming more rampant, fighting money laundering has become more complicated than...

Duterte, Modi, Widodo. Re-elected or not, their populism will live on

Major Asian democracies will undergo crucial elections in the coming months, which will test the mettle of a new brand of populism that has gripped...

Trump says time to stop ‘ENDLESS WARS’: So why does sabre-rattling against Russia & China continue?

One thing is obvious with regards to the ongoing US government shutdown – it has not affected the daily operations of the US military at all....

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Hong Kong government plays Robin Hood – but in reverse

Our government denies help to those in need and helps those who don’t need it. It will take away old-age welfare payments to new recipients aged...

Beijing’s perilous Taiwan policy

WASHINGTON - The unfolding geopolitical contest between China and the United States has been described by many as a new cold war. If it ever becomes...

How will AI change international politics?

Another artificial intelligence-related exhibition will be held in Osaka next week. The second Kansai AI and Business Automation Fair features such...

In and out: Trump selective about travel during shutdown

Vacation jaunts and hobnobbing with global elites at a Swiss ski resort are out for President Donald Trump. Visits with troops and farmers are OK....

Disappointing data shows Japan’s not back yet

NEW YORK - Haruhiko Kuroda may rue the day he visited Nagoya. In a Nov. 5 speech to business leaders in the city, the Bank of Japan governor came...

Safeguarding democracy

LONDON - An odd thing has happened to the British system of government. Westminster has long been regarded as the seat of democracy in its best...

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America’s cold warriors hold the key to handling China

WASHINGTON - At times of great global upheaval, policymakers often reach for familiar historical analogies to help them make sense of an uncertain...

Diplomatic crisis with Lebanon over ‘disrespecting Libyan flag’

The diplomatic crisis between Libya and Lebanon intensified on Monday against the backdrop of Lebanese Shia factions, including the Amal movement...

Dobre a s mierou

Už celé jedno desaťročie v Európe spotreba alkoholu stagnuje, na Slovensku dokonca klesla. Nie o málo, bezmála o dva litre na hlavu. Lenže...

Intractable neighbor

By Choi Sung-jin Since President Moon Jae-in took office 20 months ago, the relationship between Korea and Japan has been going steadily downhill....

Confucianization in family trees

By Mark Peterson Korea has known Confucianism for over 1,500 years. But Confucianism in Korea was not always the same kind of Confucianism. Social...

Nepohŕdajte žltými vestami

V časoch najväčšej slávy až 84 percent Francúzov podporovalo sociálne požiadavky žltých viest a ich apel na skutočnú ochranu...

Terapia con malos pronósticos en Francia

¡Por fin! En la noche de este domingo (13.1.2019), el presidente de Francia hizo pública la carta dirigida a sus conciudadanos que había...

Whistle-blower law needs beefing up for added punch

A Cabinet Office study panel has proposed steps to improve and enhance the whistle-blower protection system aimed at making it easier for insiders...

Sham trials condemn ‘women of ISIS’ to death

Report. In pockets of Iraq and Syria, the wives of ISIS fighters stand for 10-minute, secret trials before being led away and hanged. Many of the...

Hong Kong, the Silicon Valley of recycling?

Many in Hong Kong had feelings of déjà vu or perhaps quiet embarrassment when the solid waste bill currently before the Legislative Council was...

African countries are in Israel’s sights

Israel has been able to conjure up strong allies since it was founded in 1948. Britain and France supported it militarily, politically and...

What the US needs to heal is MLK's radical revolution of values

This month marks the 90th birthday of Martin Luther King, the iconic American civil rights and human rights leader who forced America to live up to...

China takes growing risks with tough Taiwan policy

Tamika Mallory and Jeremy Corbyn Have the Same Problem With Jews

Two significant progressive spaces - the Women's March and the Labour party - have become unfriendly, if not unsafe, spaces for many Jews. And the...

Bangkok faces prolonged air pollution crisis

BANGKOK is facing an air pollution crisis that has choked the capital since late last year, with academicians warning of serious impact on public...

The Leader the World Bank Needs

ITHACA/WASHINGTON, DC – Jim Yong Kim’s sudden resignation as president of the World Bank Group (WBG) offers an opportunity to reflect on the...

On the Arab Spring's 9th Anniversary, Is the Mideast Poised for Breakthrough?

There’s no shortage of optimism, but the region seems to be sinking deeper into malaise

Israel Is Not the Only One to Blame for the Rift With U.S. Jews

It’s hard to ignore the rupture between American Jews and Israel. Many people believe the solution to the problem lies in resolving questions of...

Indian Farmers in Revolt

NEW DELHI – When Prime Minister Narendra Modi led his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to a landslide victory in the 2014 general...

Trump’s Brain Drain

WASHINGTON, DC – America’s high-quality universities are among the key sources of its greatness. Every year, top students from all over the world...

Circumventing the Great Firewall

The Chinese authorities' control of citizens' online activity is intensifying under President Xi Jinping. But for Xiao Qiang, an expert on Chinese...

The PA will promote its false construction of Palestinian identity at the G77

Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas will today assume the presidency of the Group of 77 developing nations (G77) at a ceremony hosted by the...

Iran, Israel and foolish Arabs

The idea that confronting Iran requires normalisation and an alliance with Israel is purely Israeli in origin and only serves the agenda of the...

Grenke resnice o brexitu

Prva alternativa, ki jo zagovarja vse več poslancev iz vladajoče konservativne stranke in uradno še nima podpore laburistov, je razpis drugega...

Vse (r)evolucije poštarja Droueta

Dvesto sedemindvajset let in nekaj mesecev kasneje se je iz anonimnosti katapultiral še en Druet, tokrat Eric, 33-letni šoferi tovornjaka in...

ASEAN can ease US-China tensions

Eskamotéri a rozum

Už sa to začína. Prezidentské voľby vyvolávajú v podaktorých kandidátoch velikášstvo, ktoré im nedovoľuje nechať sa vyrušovať nejakou...

Taxpayers’ money being buried under ground

Back when Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor was still chief secretary, she had given assurances that the West Kowloon arts hub would not turn into a...

No, Brexit Britain doesn’t want its empire back

Britain is moving towards an exit from the European Union on March 29, possibly with no agreement, and thus courting – according to the Bank of...

Does forgiveness have a place in the #MeToo movement?

WASHINGTON - The longer that the #MeToo movement continues, the more important these questions will become: When should offenders be rehabilitated,...

The World Needs Europe

BRUSSELS – As we usher in a new year, the future direction of the European Union has never been more important, both for Europe and for the rest...

Harnessing the Fintech Revolution

BASEL – Innovation drives progress by disrupting the status quo and forcing established players to raise their game. But innovation can also be...

US homes are a waste of space but Hong Kong micro flats are inhumane

Bigger is not always better when it comes to housing. Property developers have conditioned us to believe that upscaling will boost our status, open...

Pence the messenger, Trump dictates

WASHINGTON — Progress made, said one. Not so, said the other. We’ll meet again, said one. Waste of time, said the other. Such has been the life...

Cuotas de género y meritocracia 2

Vimos en nuestro anterior artículo que las brechas remunerativas entre hombres y mujeres y la subrepresentación de las mujeres en cargos directivos...

México: los ciudadanos y la guerra contra el "huachicol"

El impacto socioeconómico de la guerra abierta del gobierno lopezobradorista contra los ladrones de gasolina ha sido importante, rápido y una...

The US Institute of Peace... Promotes Endless Syrian War

An “independent national institute founded by Congress and dedicated to the proposition that a world without violent conflict is...

When Freud Visits Israel’s Civil Administration in the West Bank

Discussions with and among soldiers provide Freudian treasures to scholars of Israeli colonialism

For China, 2 per cent growth nightmare a real possibility this year

China’s growth slowdown is reaching crisis point. How bad could it be? Very bad, judging by the weaker signals coming out of China right now. Its...

Was the Longest Shutdown in U.S. History Putin's Idea?

Without Trump's help, Putin could not do to the United States what the United States is now doing to itself

Are Hordes of Radical anti-Zionist Professors Intimidating Jewish Students on Campus?

A recent Hillel fundraising email claimed Jewish students in Canada felt 'ashamed, angry and exposed' by academics filling their classrooms with...

Novoletna nostalgija

Dve nostalgiji zapovrstjo, po božični še novoletna, sta najbrž skrajna meja za bralce, vajene lahkotnejšega pisanja. A ko sem srečal te dni...

The Transatlantic Leadership Void

WASHINGTON, DC – Transatlantic security today looks a lot like a ghost plane. With the “crew” incapacitated – that is, bereft of ideas or...

Erroneous stats are multiplying the problems in government

Shigenobu Okuma (1838-1922) earned the sobriquet of “Tokei-haku” (Count Statistics) for his emphasis on the importance of statistics in the...

Shelter from the storm in 2019

BRUSSELS - What would have to happen for this to be a tranquil year economically, financially and politically? Answer: a short list of threats to...

In Sudan, there is no clear path for reaching the ambitions of protesters

CAIRO — As violent anti-government protests enter their fourth week, Sudan appears headed toward political paralysis, with drawn-out unrest...

Shujia and Korean Wave

By Bernard Rowan The Korean wave is a lot older than we think. Recently, I've enjoyed several Chinese historical dramas, including the "Story of...

Cockpit voice recorder of doomed Lion Air jet found

NAVY divers have located the cockpit voice recorder of a Lion Air jet that crashed into the Java Sea in October, Indonesian officials said Monday....

Trust Israeli Arabs to Splinter Politically

I hereby announce with regret, mixed with relief, that we must adopt the words of Ecclesiastes: 'There is nothing new under the sun'

Why is Malaysia struggling to go cashless?

GOING cashless has many benefits for a nation, and Malaysia's government is keen on creating the infrastructure to help its residents and...

Let’s Get Real About Purpose

LONDON – One year ago, BlackRock chairman and CEO Larry Fink wrote a letter to 500 CEOs asking them to rethink their sense of purpose. “To...

The world is running towards the Damascus killer

We are starting to hear talk of the need for Syria to return to the embrace of the Arab states and to take its vacant seat in the Arab League after...

Breaking India’s Cycle of Bonded Labor

NEW DELHI – My childhood arrived late. Born to an impoverished family in a stone quarry in Rajasthan, I knew how to crack rocks before I could...

UAE, Oman and Bahrain to resume flights to Syria

The airlines of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Oman and Bahrain are preparing to resume direct air traffic to the Syrian capital of Damascus, the...

The Hamas-Iran alliance remains and expands

Iranian-Palestinian relations – specifically with the resistance factions led by Hamas and Islamic Jihad – are gradually growing and developing...

Brexit or not, things will get worse unless neo-liberalism is brought to end – Ken Livingstone

It is over two-and-a-half years since the British people voted to leave the EU and all Theresa May has come up with is a shambolic deal. She also...

Why China clings to state capitalism

WASHINGTON - American officials traveled to China last week in an effort to end the bitter trade war between the two countries. The main obstacle to...

Common sense needed in enforcing national anthem law

The application of mainland China’s national anthem law to Hong Kong was never going to be easy. From the moment the law was passed in Beijing in...

Will China and the Fed save the markets, as they did in 2016?

Is this 2016 all over again? If international investors are having flashbacks to the early months of 2016, one can understand why. Many of the...

Studies needed on why many pilots are hitting the bottle

There seems to be no let-up in incidents involving pilots who imbibe too much alcohol before flights. A Japan Airlines Co. co-pilot was arrested by...

In search of common sense in Hong Kong’s national anthem debate

Some 50 years ago, I lived for a few months in Bangkok. Our local cinema always played the Thai national anthem before the main feature film. There...

India risks becoming a Hindu Pakistan

NEW YORK - India is, and has been since independence in 1947, a liberal secular democracy. Its first generation of leaders resolutely refused to...

India should keep election politics out of energy policy

Battling Eight Giants with Basic Income

LONDON – In 1942, William Beveridge issued an epoch-defining report that established a model for welfare states in the post-war era. He...

China Sends Europe Yet Another Positive Signal

On 18 December the Xinhua news agency publicized the state China’s Policy Paper on the European Union. We would like to highlight straightaway...

Blaming European anti-Semitism on Palestinians and Muslims

In November 2018, a conference entitled Europe beyond anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism: Securing Jewish life in Europe, organised by Austria's right-...

Response to US global bullying: Iran, India ditch dollar to continue trading oil despite sanctions

In mid-February last year, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani visited India, and the two countries signed nine agreements signalling a strengthening...

The War Against America’s Only Anti-War Candidate

Born in American Samoa, Representative (Major) Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii, a Democrat and, far more than Trump, someone who stands against hypocrisy...

Are you lucky enough to have the world’s most powerful passport?

JAPAN goes into the new year holding the number one spot with a visa-free/visa-on-arrival score of 190, making it the most powerful passport in the...

Agonizing over Afghanistan

NEW YORK – After more than 17 years, the time has come to accept two important truths about the war in Afghanistan. The first is that there will be...

Must children die from bad air before we act on pollution?

As Hong Kong was choking under an intense blanket of haze last week, a mother in Britain brought the discourse about the deadly effects of air...

How the Far Right Accused a Chocolate Bar of 'Islamizing' Europe

'Don’t buy from Muslims!' Toblerone's halal certification triggered a far right campaign to boycott Muslim-owned businesses - part of a wider...

Why Jewish Women Must Not Quit the Women's March

The Women’s March is America's most vital and effective coalition for resisting hate. We Jewish women must be part of it

The death Penalty doesn’t work, so why do politicians keep insisting it does?

COUNTLESS studies have shown that capital punishment doesn’t lower the crime rate, and louder opposition being mounted against the moral merits of...

‘Traditional masculinity toxic?’ New universe of subtle corruption emerges – Slavoj Zizek

Recently, the boffins at the American Psychological Association (APA) proclaimed “traditional masculinity” as toxic. With no apparent shame, here...

Disrupting multilateral climate finance

BEIJING - A recent report by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warns that to avoid the direst consequences of global...

Can Japan do better than muddle through?

SHINZO ABE is into his sixth year as Japan’s prime minister and is poised to become the longest serving in Japan’s history if he serves out his...

Netanyahu Shares Responsibility for Israel's Growing Deficit

The government decided Sunday not to use the budget reserves to reduce what is expected to be a large deficit in 2019. Instead, it postponed the...

The Flaw in Israel's Electoral System

We need to change the electoral system — and not by switching to the Anglo-American system of geographic districts. We need to adopt an electoral...

The strange revisionism of Pompeo’s Cairo speech

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s much-marketed speech in Cairo was rich in straw man fallacies while short on substantive specifics, a...

Why bulls should not charge headlong into Vietnam

Kim Jong-un in Beijing: a coincidence or China’s bargaining chip?

There is a debate about whether China used the “North Korea card” against Washington in its trade negotiations with the US, capitalising on Kim...

Asia’s policymakers must prepare today for the jobs of tomorrow

Technology optimists argue that progress creates many more jobs than it destroys. They say fears over job losses are as misplaced as the...