Singapore is right to question university rankings obsession

As any first year Philosophy undergraduate can tell you, discussion and debate have been the beating heart of university life ever since Plato’s...

Putinov problem

Na svoji tradicionalni letni tiskovni konferenci minuli mesec je bil ruski predsednik Vladimir Putin samozavesten in pokroviteljski, razživel pa se...

May’s humbling offers a glimmer of hope

LONDON - It was both a historic vote and decisive defeat for the government. But while it was called a “meaningful vote,” Parliament’s verdict...

Brexit likely to be Britain's greatest disaster

Theresa May has earned her defeat in parliament and only has herself to blame. Brexit has developed enormous destructive power. No matter how this...

Europe on the Brink of Collapse?

The Empire’s European castle of vassals is crumbling. Right in front of our eyes. But Nobody seems to see it. The European Union (EU), the...

Old-school desnica proti Janši

Si upam napovedati rok trajanja Katedrale svobode? Seveda. Tako rekoč neomejen je. No, omejen je kvečjemu s pričakovano življenjsko dobo Petra...

Posolstvo z Gdanska

Bežne dostával výhražné maily. Politická motivácia sa však vraj nepotvrdila. Vyšetrovatelia nevylučujú duševné ochorenie. V polovici...

Run Down the Brexit Clock

ATHENS – The overwhelming defeat that Britain’s Parliament inflicted upon Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit plan was fresh confirmation that...

Making Every Development Dollar Count

PRAGUE – In 2017, $146 billion was spent on aid and development. Even this large sum remains a fraction of what would be needed to achieve the...

How North Korea could soothe China-US relations

It would be win-win diplomacy for the United States, China and North Korea if they could work to achieve a peaceful solution to the decade-long...

Bod zlomu v Košiciach

Nevedelo sa, ako to bude ďalej s Európskou úniou, investíciami Číny, statusom Ukrajiny, aktivitami Ruska a Spojených štátov. Navyše,...

Transatlanticism, Interrupted

BERLIN – Of all the smears that US President Donald Trump has made, his mendacious claims about the European Union are perhaps the most egregious....

Trade war must not be allowed to spill over into an education war

As Washington and Beijing continue to spar over trade relations, education could ultimately bear the brunt. The sector that traditionally spurs...

El "brexit" es para Reino Unido el peor daño posible

Theresa May perdió estrepitosamente la votación del acuerdo de salida de la Unión Europea (UE). Tras esta histórica derrota, la primera...

México: aplicar la ley... sin cerrar ductos

Santiago Nieto Castillo, titular de la Unidad de Inteligencia Financiera (UIF) de la Secretaría de Hacienda, es, sin duda, uno de los mejores...

Ľavá a pravá ruka

Vlani vláda prijala opatrenie, ktoré umožnilo lekárskym fakultám prijať na štúdium viac medikov v nádeji, že ich potom aj viac ostane...

The critical importance of staying connected

The holiday season (from the end of November through the beginning of the new year) is the time for family. Regardless of where they live, many...

Trump’s Trade Game

CAMBRIDGE – US President Donald Trump’s “America first” trade policy came into full bloom in 2018, and it was an ugly sight to behold. In...

'Me, three' in Korea

By Jason Lim Shim, Yang and Kim. No, I am not opening up a new law firm in Seoul. These are the surnames of the three "Me, too" victims that made...

Hamas and some fateful days ahead

The Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, has been unable to break the Israeli-led siege imposed on the Gaza Strip, despite its positive...

Gillette ad takes blade to fragile male ego

Gillette's latest ad featuring men behaving badly has sparked a furious response from commentators. Men have every reason to be upset, says DW's...

The Most Dangerous Thing Trump Could Do Yet, and Its Nightmare Fallout for Israel

Trump pulling the U.S. out of NATO increases Israel's vulnerability just when threats to its security are intensifying. Netanyahu must use all his...

Theresa May: An extinct prime minister and her dead-man-walking government (by George Galloway)

There will now be a special glass case in the political museum for May, who has just suffered – by some distance – the worst defeat for any...

A Comprehensive List of Israelis I Will No Longer Speak to After the April 9 Election

Including those who cite illness as an excuse for not voting, unless suffering from heart attack, brain seizure or permanent death

My Settler Sister Knows Her Enemies. First of All, She Hates the Germans. Then the Arabs

The less you know about your enemies, the easier it is to project all your fantasies on to them. The closer you come to the other, the more you see...

Trudeau’s megaphone diplomacy a failure

Canadian Robert Lloyd Schellenberg may wish to have someone other than his prime minister to fight for his life. After the convicted drug smuggler...

Can Jokowi bring the dynamism Indonesia’s economy so badly needs?

INDONESIA has achieved almost 20 years of continuous economic growth. The country navigated the 2008 global financial crisis with little difficulty...

No room for optimism in all-out US-China trade war

Much is being discussed with regard to the US and China seeking a resolution to the ongoing trade war. With representatives meeting, commentators...

How blockchain can save Chinese bike-sharing firms

The fall of China’s bicycle-sharing sector, culminating in the December debacle of industry giant Ofo, is symptomatic of a bigger problem. It...

Soothing sounds of ‘waka’ poetry emanate from Imperial Palace

When the New Year’s holiday spirit has finally receded in mid-January and people suddenly find themselves busy again, an annual ceremony called...

Global Taxation for the Digital Age

AMSTERDAM – The question of how to tax increasingly globalized and digitized businesses is vital to the future health of cross-border trade and...

The Human-Rights Movement Needs America

NEW YORK – These are disheartening times for international human-rights advocates. Even those of us who have promoted the human-rights cause for...

Thailand just can't quit populism

Who burned Sondos and her children?

What was Sondos thinking as she huddled with her three children in their tent and set it on fire? Did the tears of her children not move her?...

Despite Reassurances, the US Can’t Change the Middle East

The US secretary of state Mike Pompeo’s visit to the Middle East has come at a time when the US politics at both domestic and international levels...

Asia needs more than just quotas to get women into parliament

ASIA'S economy in the last half a century has soared from 12 percent of global GDP in the 1960s to 31 percent in 2015. East Asia, in particular,...

Ko si članice Nata grozijo z vojno

Sprašujem se, ali dialektika še deluje. Gospostvo anglofonske ali »angloikonske« kulture, ki se širi po svetu, ustvarja okolje, ki je za...

Italian senator sentenced to prison for calling black colleague an ‘orangutan’

Report. ‘I don’t remember word for word what I said,’ says Roberto Calderoli of the neo-fascist governing Lega party. The target of his hate,...

Asia must navigate pensions crunch

Brussels isn’t blameless as May’s Brexit deal lies in tatters in London

UK Prime Minister Theresa May suffered a devastating defeat on Tuesday on her Brexit withdrawal deal, losing by a massive 432 votes to 202....

US media intensify pretext for ousting Trump

Spearheading the media effort to defenestrate Trump are the New York Times and Washington Post. Both have been prominent purveyors of the...

Comprehensive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership Entered into Force

1 January 2019 marked the third day since the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) came into force....

Southeast Asian nations top global rankings for investment, business

SOUTHEAST Asian nations have dominated a list of best places in the world to invest in or do business for 2018, highlighting the attractiveness of...

Pence tested in role of messenger for Trump policies

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 lately of Mike...

Brexit Britain sends out a 'Mayday'

Never before has a British prime minister been defeated in parliament as heavily as Theresa May last night. By 230 votes, she lost the motion on...

Kenyans will be asking tough questions after the Nairobi attack

For a third January in four years, Kenya has suffered a terrorist attack organised by al-Shabab terror group. The attack on the DusitD2 Hotel in...

China’s soft-power play: what will it take to get it just right?

Judging by 2018, China’s goal of global influence and “winning hearts and minds” remains partially elusive. In the West, numerous events have...

Stále bez rozuzlenia

Predseda Európskej rady Donald Tusk reagoval na hlasovanie, v ktorom bola dohoda o podmienkach vystúpenia z EÚ zamietnutá väčšinou...

Brexit: Goodbye United Kingdom, hello dis-United Kingdom

Chaos everywhere, consensus nowhere has and continues to define Britain’s stalling and tortuous attempt to depart the EU in an orderly fashion....

Mixed messages after US-China trade talks show ‘no progress’

JUST hours after US President Donald Trump said he expects a trade deal to be reached with China soon, America’s top trade negotiator refuted...

Hong Kong gives green light for 9,500 private flats worth $10b

HONG KONG'S government has recently approved an ambitious proposal for a 9,500 private residential development to be erected in a countryside...

Israel’s racism and cruelty are beyond civilised norms and laws

Some Israelis insulted Jesus Christ recently in a museum in Haifa, making him into an offensive cartoon and insulting the anniversary of his...

Singapore: 900 buyers cancelled flat bookings in 2018

SOME 900 flat buyers in Singapore cancelled their Build-To-Order (BTO) bookings with the government-run Housing Board last year in yet another sign...

A hasty peace treaty deal with Russia is wrong way to proceed

The first round of new peace treaty talks with Russia, held on Jan. 14 in Tokyo, did not bode well for Japan. Last year, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe...

Israelis Love Their Army Chiefs

The people won’t give up on the illusion that the prime minister needs to be the military commander that will pick up the phone at 3 A.M

US and China must not let the trade war prevent a nuclear-free North Korea

Amid China’s economic slowdown, window is open for investors

China’s current three-year economic cycle – measured in nominal GDP growth – is coming to an end, and the question is how hard the landing will...

Long Live Globalization

GENEVA – Will global cooperation finally emerge from the doldrums in 2019? The international community’s recent agreement on a “rulebook”...

Ending the Mental Health Stigma

OAKLAND – The world faces an epidemic of mental health problems that cuts across borders, economies, and cultures and carries a stigma that...

The Return of Militarism

Idol worship is here once again: Militarism has returned. Not that it ever left us, but following the 1973 Yom Kippur War, there were a few good...

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...

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¿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...

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....

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

China takes growing risks with tough Taiwan policy

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...

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...

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...

ASEAN can ease US-China tensions

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...

India should keep election politics out of energy policy