The lifting of UN sanctions will not solve Eritrea's problems

On November 14, the United Nations Security Council unanimously agreed to  lift the sanctions  it had imposed on Eritrea with Resolution 1907....

Why is Netanyahu so desperate for a ceasefire with Hamas?

It was supposed to be a routine intelligence undercover operation whereby the Israeli agents would infiltrate into "enemy territory", carry out the...

Papua New Guinea security forces storm parliament in Apec pay dispute

POLICE and soldiers stormed Papua New Guinea’s parliament on Tuesday, smashing windows and assaulting security guards, in protest over unpaid...

Cambodia ends prosecution of former-Khmer Rouge generals

CITING a job completed, Cambodia has confirmed it will put a stop to the United Nations-backed tribunal into war crimes that last week convicted...

Israel's Iron Dome Is Not a Full Solution

It is true – it saves lives, but it does not solve the basic problem: protection of the civilian population in the south ■ The only way to stop...

How not to solve Tunisia's extremism problem

On October 29, Mouna Guebla, a 30-year-old unemployed English graduate with no criminal record, detonated a homemade explosive device in downtown...

While 'Europeanising' the Balkans, the EU 'Balkanised' itself

Two years ago I gave an interview to Radio Free Europe that attracted a fair share of attention. Reactions, positive and negative alike, were...

What should Asia expect from Trump after the US midterms?

Much like the rest of the world, Asian countries carefully watched the US midterm elections, anxious about how its outcome would affect US foreign...

How the Swedish left moved right

September's general elections left Sweden with a hung parliament. Two months later, negotiations between parties have not resulted in a viable...

MBS and a murderous web of lies

"Oh what a tangled web we weave/when first we practice to deceive," are lines often attributed to Shakespeare that were, in fact, written in 1808...

Indonesians fight back against South Korean-funded coal plants

ENVIRONMENTAL activists in Indonesia have called on South Korean funders to withdraw their support for new coal-fired plants that they warn will be...

Verska svoboda vodovodarske skupnosti

Slovenska Cerkev je v nečem res izvrstna: v svoji samopromociji, v vsiljevanju svojih tem kot družbeno relevantnih, tudi ko gre zgolj za banalni...

Is 'fake news' threatening global stability?

As cited by American journalist Sharyl Attkisson in her excellent book 'The Smear', John H. Johnson, author of 'Everydata: The Misinformation...

Since Kyprianou is coming to town

It will not be the first time a Greek Cypriot political leader will be visiting Turkey. From Nikos Anastasiades himself to others, visiting...

America’s Senseless Iran Sanctions

CANBERRA – The sanctions imposed on Iran by the United States earlier this month are designed to isolate the country economically, and to force...

Navigating Ethiopia's journey towards reconciliation and justice

Since November 9, the Ethiopian government has arrested more than 60 leading figures from the National Intelligence Service and Security (NISS) and...

The Global Talent Race

WASHINGTON, DC – More than 3% of all people live outside the country of their birth. But while the share of migrants in the world’s population...

With millions still in public housing, Hong Kong is failing its people

The Lion Rock spirit used to be everywhere in Hong Kong. The streets were humming, alive with the energy of industrious people pushing ahead to...

The Pussy Riot guide: How Nadya Tolokonnikova survived jail and stayed zen

Interview. We spoke with Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, a member of the Russian protest punk group Pussy Riot, about her new book Read & Riot: A Pussy...

Airbnb's Ban on West Bank Is Big Win for BDS, Not Necessarily for anti-Semites

It won't even scratch the Israeli economy, or even that of the settlements, but it did drive the government into hysterics

The real lessons of Carlos Ghosn's downfall

Woes of foreign trainee program raise doubts on new visa system

Recent revelations have highlighted serious flaws and lapses in the way the government has prepared its policy initiative to allow more foreign...

The real cause of the fall in oil prices (hint: it’s not China)

Fans of Game of Thrones know that winter is coming, but it has arrived early for traders who have been long of oil, with many having been frozen...

A brave new US Congress or same old hypocrisy?

Since the mid-1990s, the US Congress has abdicated its oversight of the executive’s foreign and national security policies owing to increased...

Has a Ray of Hope Appeared in Relationship Between the US and China?

The New Eastern Outlook has been covering the current shape and transformation of Sino-American relations on a regular basis. This is quite...

Yemen Genocide About Oil Control

The ongoing de facto genocide in the Republic of Yemen in a war whose most intense phase began in 2015, has until very recently been all but...

Turkish children are losing hope

“What is the biggest problem you face when dealing with children?” I asked my latest interweave, Filiz Ayla, the general director of Mavi Kalem...

Global Conflict in a New Age of Extremes

TEL AVIV – The late historian Eric Hobsbawm described the twentieth century as the “age of extremes,” in which state socialism led to the...

The limits of Beijing’s charm offensive

STOCKHOLM – Over the last decade, China has taken an increasingly muscular approach to relations with East Asian countries. But in recent months,...

Miri Regev’s Obnoxious Assault on Gantz Is Taken From Donald Trump’s Playbook

From McCain to McRaven, the U.S. President has shown the world that decades of decorated service mean nothing

Chinese nationalism: The dog that barks in the night

LONDON – It comes up often in conversations about where China is heading — the reference, often sotto voce, to that great emerging global...

Hong Kong lacks commitment to poverty relief

Another year, another jump in the number of people living below the poverty line. But we can always count on Chief Secretary Matthew Cheung...

APEC discord reflects a global cooperation system in crisis

Measuring, and Managing, More Sustainable Growth

For more than two generations, economic orthodoxy has held that governments that invest and regulate the least govern best. But Diane Coyle,...

Kroos rediscovering Germany form in new formation

Despite a spectacular collapse against the Netherlands, Joachim Löw's revamp is showing signs of life. Toni Kroos proved he has a future in the...

Kim must visit Seoul as promised

By Choi Sung-jin Not a weekend goes by without Gwanghwamun Square in the heart of Seoul being occupied by demonstrators of one sort or another....

Behind the Scenes / Quality of vocational schools in question

A survey conducted by The Yomiuri Shimbun has found vocational schools — facilities licensed to provide training in practical professions for...

Amid the gloom, a bright spot in US-China trade talks should not be ignored

When the US and Chinese presidents, Donald Trump and Xi Jinping, meet at the G20 summit at the end of this month, trade tariffs will top the...

The bounty of pine

By Bernard Rowan The national tree of Korea is the pine, and it's a wonderful choice. Wikipedia states the North chooses the pinus, while for the...

Malaysia’s Mahathir may defy the global trend of misrule by elite

Political revolts around the world have targeted what are widely seen as corrupt and unaccountable political and business elites — elites that...

Arrest of Carlos Ghosn sends shock waves around world

I once visited the ancestral hometown in Lebanon of Carlos Ghosn, the chairman of Nissan Motor Co. But everyone I mentioned his name to looked...

Capitalizing on Africa’s Demographic Dividend

LOMÉ – Africa is home to the world’s youngest and fastest-growing population. With as many as 20 million young people poised to join the...

China, the fastest growing region for the outlet mall sector

Designer outlet operators, which previously focused on the US and Europe, are now casting their eyes further eastwards to Asia, most notably to...

‘Do good, be useful’: Indonesia’s disaster hero spends dying days helping others

THE role of information chief of Indonesia’s National Disaster Management Agency is undoubtedly a stressful and busy job for any person to take...

11/6 has become a landmark date in Muslim American history

There are some dates that are forever etched in the minds of Muslim Americans - dates that live more in infamy or misery, marking moments of...

Amid Brexit chaos, Britain's political system finally implodes

Theresa May surely by now symbolises the phrase "bad day at the office". On Wednesday night, having spent months negotiating the deal by which...

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...

Bangladesh moves towards a 'managed' election

On Monday, Bangladesh's election commission announced that it had deferred the date for the country's next parliamentary poll from December 23 to...

Are anti-gay witch hunts really protecting 'African values'?

On October 29, governor of Tanzania's largest city Dar-es-Salaam, Paul Makonda,  announced that he formed an anti-gay unit to hunt down...

There is still hope for Cambodia's democracy

It is now just over a year since I was thrown into exile at the stroke of a pen. On 16 November 2017, the Cambodian Supreme Court disbanded my...