How Not to Fight Income Inequality

CAMBRIDGE – Suppose two people hold different opinions about a policy issue. Is it possible to say that one is right and the other wrong, or do...

Anna Bugaeva

Anna Bugaeva, associate professor of linguistics at the Tokyo University of Science, specializes in the Ainu language, which is classified as "...

The Twisted Logic of the Jewish ‘Historic Right’ to Israel

I enjoy the vacillations of Chaim Gans, even if I don’t always understand them. I have the highest esteem for his intellectual honesty – even if...

Hillary Clinton has more chance of becoming president of Libya than she does the US

The news that Hillary Clinton intends to make another run for the White House in 2020 will have sent a chill sliding down the spine of every...

Alojz Križman: Zakaj ne razumem kandidatov za župane

Nekoč je neki novinar dejal, da zelo nerad gre k matematiku, saj po odhodu od njega ne ve, kaj bi zapisal. Nekako tako bi lahko zapisal, ko sem...

In Palestine, the First World War Has Never Really Ended

Widely seen as a European war, WWI's impact on the Middle East was both devastating and transformative. But there's been no Armistice: A century...

Ease of doing business: The 3 best & worst in Asia

THE World Bank recently released its annual Ease of Doing Business list covering the period from June 2 last year to June 1 this year. The post...

Palestinian resistance imposes new rules of engagement with Israel

A ceasefire brokered by four international mediators took effect in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday afternoon, ending two days of violence which started...

K-pop mega group BTS apologises for atom bomb, swastika blunder

THE management company behind South Korea's largely popular BTS pop group has apologised for a series of offensive outfits worn by its members,...

How China can stem the tide of dodgy online lending

How big is China’s fintech sector? I would say, Britain’s peer-to-peer (P2P) lender Funding Circle plus payday lender Wonga times 100. In addition...

Politický triler v Česku

Premiér hovorí o zneužívaní rodiny v politickom boji, zatiaľ čo opozícia chystá diskusiu o jeho odvolaní a dožaduje sa preverenia, či...

Letters to the Editor: Banksy, Gaza and the Khashoggi Murder

Misplaced indignation In response to “Banksy’s pro-Palestine stunt sets off top Israeli art collector” (Danna Harman, Nov. 12) In response to...

Israel's $72m 'war chest' to fight BDS arrives in Europe

The Israeli war on the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) Movement took a serious turn last year when the right-wing government of Prime...

Ekonomika silnie

Teda aspoň dovtedy, kým nepríde kríza a ľudia tak ako v roku 2009 nezačnú obmedzovať výdavky. V takom prípade sa však prestanú kupovať...

Get set for a long, drawn-out and painful bear market

Financial markets have been struggling lately. Even red-hot internet stocks have been plummeting. Is this just another scare, like the many we have...

Shock de confianza para Costa Rica

Nos agarró tarde. Basta ver los datos recientes sobre las colocaciones de bonos del gobierno, los vencimientos de deuda que enfrenta Hacienda en...

Lausanne, we have a problem!

Calgary voters have clearly rejected the idea of bidding to host a second Winter Olympics in the Canadian city. If you can't sell the Games to...

Mild November is nice, but is odd weather cause for concern?

As I am partial to "kanzake" (hot sake), I am probably being a bit of a snob when I frown upon people making too much of "reishu" (cold sake). This...

The impact of accepting unskilled foreign labor

An amendment to the immigration control law with the aim of accepting more foreign workers is being discussed in the Diet. The revision has two...

A concert of democracies in the Indo-Pacific region

On his weeklong tour of Asia, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence has been promoting a vision of a “free and open” Indo-Pacific region, characterized...

What game is Russia playing in Afghanistan?

Earlier this month, the Russian government hosted a much-awaited peace conference on Afghanistan, which was attended by representatives from the...

Some people mistake egoism for bravery

Journalists are often the worst egotists. In our own minds, some of us really think the world of ourselves. In my 20 years at the Post, many...

Electrifying Africa’s Labor Market

NAIROBI/PARIS – Africa is on the verge of an unemployment crisis portending profound economic, political, and social ramifications. But the crisis...

Amnesty fears Ahwaz activists ‘secretly assassinated’ in Iran

On Tuesday, Amnesty International issued a public statement conveying its deep concern over reports of mass executions of Ahwazi detainees by the...

Treaties don't guarantee peace

By Andrew Salmon One hundred years ago this Sunday ― at 11 o'clock, on Nov. 11, 1918 ― the guns fell silent across Europe. An armistice had...

Kako je Silicijeva dolina vzljubila svoje kritike

V 20. stoletju, pravi Yuval Noah Harari, izraelski zgodovinar in filozof, sta demokracija in kapitalizem porazila fašizem in komunizem, ker je...

Africa doesn't need lessons in democracy

If what's happening in Florida's mid-term elections had happened in Africa, the condemnation would have been swift. It's time to reverse this, says...

How far will Saudi Arabia go to make sure that Bin Salman survives?

A Saudi campaign to save Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman has been gaining momentum since the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi on 2 October....

Poučenie z Líbye

Taliansky predseda vlády Giuseppe Conte zastrešil stretnutie, ktorého cieľom bolo vyriešiť smerovanie krajiny, ktorú v roku 2011 zasiahla...

The end of a reckless Israeli jaunt in Gaza

It must be thrilling for Israelis to hear about a group of their army’s Special Forces carrying out a professional operation to kidnap leaders...

For election hackers, a new and more dangerous tool

The election interference tactics originally deployed by Russia against the United States and Europe are now global. Hackers across the democratic...

Opening Japan's doors wider to foreign workers is good, but a clearer plan is needed

After a special ops killing, Hamas and Israel trade bombs

Report. The killing of seven Hamas militants, including a military leader, by an Israeli special forces unit triggered a wave of Palestinian rocket...

Brazilian Foreign Policy under President Bolsonaro: What Should We Expect?

The victory of Jair Bolsonaro in the presidential election in Brazil will have important implications for the country’s foreign policy. The...

The Ecumenical Patriarchate and the Ukrainian Church Crisis

Over the past two months, one of the most contentious issues in the Orthodox ecclesiastical world, the “Ukrainian issue”, has surfaced and...

Will Vietnam really adhere to its clean timber deal with Europe?

A deal between Vietnam and the European Union compels the former to ensure only legally-sourced timber is exported to European nations. But noble...

The Case for Compensated Free Trade

LONDON – Almost all liberals support globalization and oppose economic nationalism. They ignore the mounting evidence that, in its current form,...

When murder is permissible: Israel’s ‘targeted assassinations’

One of the anomalies of political Zionism is that, while it was founded as a response to murderous pogroms against European and Russian Jews as a...

A pall is spreading over Hong Kong’s freedoms, and Carrie Lam can’t talk it away

It doesn’t matter how many times Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor repeats herself. The same goes for her top aides. Saying over and...

The significance of open relations between the Gulf states and Israel

Simple logic dictates that the Arab regimes associated with the US are engaged in an objective alliance with Israel given Israel’s close...

China's plan to end the anonymity of cash

L'enfant terrible? Macron taunts Trump on Armistice Day amid talk of empire and EU army

Donald Trump's trip to France got off to a bumpy start, and the world is still experiencing the turbulence today. Ahead of Trump's arrival in Paris...

Normalising relations with Israel will not benefit Gulf states

The November 11 Israeli raid on Gaza that resulted in the deaths of seven Palestinians, a senior Hamas commander and an Israeli officer was a...

Netanyahu forgets prayers for world peace to make war on Gaza

Timing is everything in international politics, so as 70 world leaders descended on Paris at the weekend to commemorate the centenary of the...

Xi reveres Marx but despises workers who organize

Analysis. Is this just one of the many contradictions of China today? Student organizers have joined the cause of workers in Shenzhen, but they’ve...