Gaza needs international intervention now to prevent another Israeli offensive

Since the end of Israel’s 2014 military offensive against the Palestinians in Gaza, which lasted 51 days, the besieged coastal territory has been...

God Is All the Palestinians Have Left

The risible Qatari sum given as charity money to Gaza shows the scum of the Arab world has joined with Israel against the Palestinians, and only...

In Breach of Human Rights, Netanyahu Supports the Death Penalty for Palestinians

Right-wing Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, is escalating his war on the Palestinian people, although for reasons almost entirely...

You probably had plastic for breakfast

NEW YORK – We know almost nothing about the health effects of something most of us probably eat every day: plastic. Scientists last month...

Sustaining cycles of Israeli aggression in Gaza

It is time, once again, for the hyphenated “Israel-Gaza” paradigm – an invention that suits mainstream narratives. As the media mulls the...

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In Gaza Flare-up, Netanyahu Is Hoisted With His Past Petards

Netanyahu taught the Israeli public that every terror attack is a casus belli and that he has presto-chango solutions to it all

Abe strikes a ‘Belt and Road’ balancing act

BUCHAREST – There is an old saying: Keep your friends close and your enemies closer. Japan seems to be well aware of this adage, because it is...

Zatiaľ zlý plán

Možno nie je na škodu dať pocity nabok a pozrieť sa na sľuby a posúdiť, či je možné reálne ich splniť. To by mala byť inak alfa a omega...

Hong Kong border issue is merely a storm in a teacup

The Guangdong Border Defence Corps appears to have illegally occupied a tract of private land on the Hong Kong side of the border and turned it into...

The future of the American left

Two weeks before the November 6 midterm elections, the White House released a special report by the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) on the...

PRI, PRD y PAN ya no levantarán en México

Uno de los efectos de la elección del pasado 1 de julio ha sido condenar a la irrelevancia a los integrantes de la desaparecida partidocracia....

Why Freedom of Assembly Still Matters

PRINCETON – It is now common knowledge that many democracies around the world are under pressure. But mounting threats to a particularly...

How low can the yuan go? All signs point to further declines against US dollar

“Never bet against the Fed” is an old financial markets adage, but it remains relevant. The Federal Reserve is set to stick to its plans to...

Rome invaded – by 20,000 marching against racism

Reportage. It was the grassroots left responding to the call put out by the platform and pouring into the capital “by any means necessary”—as...

The Palermo summit on Libya is useless

Commentary. It is a disgraceful spectacle for anyone who is looking to Europe as an alternative to the great superpowers. written by Alberto Negri...

Burma’s Suu Kyi stripped of Amnesty’s highest award

HUMAN RIGHTS watchdog Amnesty International on Tuesday withdrew its highest honour accorded to Burmese (Myanmar) leader Aung San Suu Kyi over her "...

Rich Chinese pouring billions of dollars into Asian real estate

Concerned about their country's worsening economic situation and trade tensions with the US, China's growing population of uber rich are looking...

How Singapore can play a key role in the emerging Pax Sinica

What once was an American policy of constructive engagement and then became strategic rivalry is now almost active containment of China. Whether it...

Gaza burns hotter than Hollywood but there's nobody to put the fires out - George Galloway

The Hollywood warriors have insurance of course, and other homes too, sometimes many of them. The hovel-dwellers of Gaza have neither. The brave...

I Went on a Fast From Trump. Felt Great. I Get It Now. He's a Loser

The fast helped me see you for the first time, Trump. And why you like Bibi, the kind of man who has a price tag where a conscience was meant to go

Malaysian ex-PM’s wife faces graft charges over rural solar project

THE wife of deposed former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak is expected to be dragged to court on Thursday over graft allegations relating to...

Why Japan’s Kyoto is becoming the Copenhagen of Asia

The Japanese city is moving away from heavy reliance on cars and towards getting around by public transport, cycling and walking. Already, more...

India’s Deadly Air

NEW DELHI – A friend of mine, a diplomat returning home after less than three years’ service in India, was asked at his exit medical examination...

Diaspora Jews Should Start Thinking About Aliyah

Frighteningly, the old anti-Semitism of the right in Europe is increasingly joining hands with the anti-Semitism of the left and Muslim immigrants,...

In Indonesia, businesses put on front-line of war on plastic

Indonesia is set to make consumer goods manufacturers more responsible for managing the waste from their product packaging, in a bid to tackle one...

How your emoji use on Facebook could be amplifying racism

Hate groups and other users have been using Facebook "reactions" to spread anger towards specific targets. And because of Facebook’s algorithms,...

An influx of tourists does not justify mega bridge and high-speed rail

The opening of the mega bridge connecting Hong Kong to Zhuhai and Macau and the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link to many major cities...

Israel’s failure in Gaza

The failed Israeli operation that targeted Hamas members on Sunday evening confirms that Israel is not sparing any opportunity and is not risking...

Technology is the key to reforming the inefficient Japanese office

Israel Won't Bounce Back From Double Whammy of Missile War and Budget Deficit

While Irone Dome shows its holes, another war is being fought between Israel's economists and the Finance Ministry

Lessons of war appear lost on leaders touting ‘nationalism’

Before a French soldier left home to fight against Germany during World War I, his young son asked him to bring back an enemy helmet. In a letter...

Has Trump turned the tables on Putin?

NEW YORK – Most of the world has spent the last two years thinking that Russian President Vladimir Putin is twisting his U.S. counterpart, Donald...

Meiji 150 as the end of an era

The articles in this series were compiled from contributions by members of the Political and Diplomatic Review project of Tokyo Foundation for...

Se ne vidi od tle

Odkar se je v Sloveniji začela lokalna volilna kampanja, sta v moje življenje vstopili zdolgočasenost in zagrenjenost, o kakršnih včasih...

Brazil risks Middle East trade with Israel Embassy move

SAO PAULO/BRASILIA (Reuters) — A proposal by Brazil’s next president to relocate its embassy in Israel, following U.S. President Donald Trump’s...

Lack of details in foreign labor bill calls for careful debate in Diet

The Lower House on Nov. 13 starts considering Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s policy initiative to allow more foreign nationals to work in Japan. It...

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...

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...

Brexit and Suez: A tale of two Tory fiascos

Jo Johnson, the pro-Remain minister of transport, resigned from the government last week because he could not vote for the Brexit deal that Theresa...

German troops in Mali – time for plain talk

German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen has called for greater commitment from the Malian government to ensure peace. So far so good, but...

Why the latest US-China security dialogue was a failure

The long-anticipated top-level diplomatic and security dialogue between the United States and China has come and gone with no apparent progress...

How Hong Kong can help explain China to the world

How US-China relations evolve will set the tone of international discourse for years to come. The glimmer of hope of a speedy resolution to current...

Behind the Scenes / Scrap over website blocking intensifies

Combatting websites that offer pirated manga and magazine content has become a pressing task. A government panel of experts recently remained...

Green finance

Comenzar una frase con la palabra “green” en un ámbito empresarial, es muy fácil que para muchos interlocutores el término que le acompañe sea...

NÁZOR: Štátny prevrat?

Zásadná zmena nie je zmena mena predsedu vlády ani zmena vládnej strany za inú, ba ani zmena kompletnej vlády. Ak sa zachová zriadenie –...

Lackluster Angela Merkel keeps Emmanuel Macron waiting

German Chancellor Angela Merkel didn't offer any new ideas during her long-awaited keynote speech at the European Parliament. The signal she sent...