+ (BRANJE) Virus in delo v pisarnah

Nedolgo nazaj je izvršni direktor Twitterja Jack Dorsey objavil, da bo podjetje svojim zaposlenim, ki delajo od doma, v skladu s protokoli o...

Is the Article 9 labyrinth merely academic?

In the past, merely considering procuring combat jets with aerial-refueling capabilities triggered constitutional debate in Japan. What purpose...

Amid pandemic, take pen in hand

By Tom Purcell I can't recall the last time I wrote or received a handwritten letter ― but it's time to send such letters again. The reasons why...

The politics of unproven cures

COVID-19 has left the medical world and global leaders clutching at straws to stop a terrible health and economic emergency. Some have dangerously...

Mente y confinamiento

El confinamiento, la cuarentena, y el acecho del virus, nos producen angustia, miedo, incertidumbre y para muchas personas –que han tenido pérdidas...

Humor and Self-care

We have talked about these resilience skills a number of times in this blog. Perhaps we have not emphasized humor enough. Humor is an important...

Korean New Deal

President Moon Jae-in's pledge to accelerate the "Korean New Deal," a 160 trillion won ($130 billion) investment to create 1.9 million jobs through...

+ (POGLED) Agra kot zdravilo zoper covid-19

Messe & Event, vodilna avstrijska revija za področje industrije sejmov, razstav in prireditev, navaja, da je bilo do 2. junija v svetovnem merilu...

Moderate minimum wage rise

What matters most amid the COVID-19 pandemic is to keep jobs The country's minimum hourly wage for 2021 has been set at 8,720 won ($7.25), up 1.5...

You don’t have to go to Koshien to hit the ball out of the park

Drums and other musical instruments are not permitted, nor is loud cheering. And there will be no big day at Koshien Stadium, even if your team...

First order of business for new top prosecutor is to cleanse system

The Shinzo Abe Cabinet on July 14 approved the promotion of Makoto Hayashi, head of the Tokyo High Public Prosecutors Office, to chief of the...

Training for the pandemic economy

Trump and Putin by the book

Japan should reconsider plutonium policy

By Tatsujiro Suzuki On May 13, Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) approved a draft report concluding that Japan's first commercial...

Hong Kong's weathervane

By John J. Metzler Beijing's tightening noose on Hong Kong foretells many things both in the successful city state as much as throughout the opaque...

Plan to expel foreign students: attack on science leadership

From the Trump administration perspective, suddenly forcing international students out of the country must have looked like three wins in one. It...

Will Bolsonaro survive pandemic?

By Peter Schechter WASHINGTON, D.C. ― After months of downplaying the severity of COVID-19, Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro has contracted it....

Traveling amid COVID-19

By Jesse C. Nelson For avid travelers, COVID-19 is dismaying. I returned to Korea from a winter trip toward the end of February, as cases in Korea...

How to Protect Journalists from Online Harassment

NEW YORK – France is one of the few countries that have introduced laws that address cyberharassment, including that aimed at journalists. Others...

Daesh must be held to account for its crimes

There is no question that those responsible for acts of mind-numbing atrocities and destruction against the Syrian people are criminals and should...

Dobiček od sovraštva

Če bi trgovske verige, telekomunikacijski operaterji in avtomobilska industrija nehali oglaševati v slovenskih tradicionalnih medijih, bi ti, morda...

Lex rozpočet

Slovenské hospodárstvo brzdilo už vlani, a to sme o koronavíruse nič netušili. K tomu sa pripojili sociálne balíčky bývalej vlády....

This is a decisive week for Italy and the Recovery Fund

Commentary. The European Council summit on Friday and Saturday will indicate whether Italy will receive a bold EU investment or a recovery fund...

En busca de los “tiempos mejores” para Chile

Desde los procesos de independencias en adelante, hemos visto cómo el continente ha vivido auges y caídas en todo nivel. Sin embargo, el opaco...

How to maintain self control in recovery in a world of chaos

I remember attending a circus when I was a kid and one of the things that drew my attention the most was the plate spinner.  The individual who...

NATO Is Dying

MADRID – NATO may be “the most successful alliance in history” – as its secretary-general, Jens Stoltenberg, claims – but it may also be on...

A missed chance in the South China Sea has come back to haunt Asean

Why did the Philippines launch a bold and unprecedented legal challenge against China’s jurisdictional claims in the South China Sea in...

Opinion – Cambodia’s COVID-19 Success, Economic Fallout and Image Crisis

Building on its COVID-19 successes, Cambodia must reverse its democratic drift, restore ties with the US and its allies, and step up its foreign...

It’s Time to Replace Shin Bet Tracking

The Fastest Way Out of the Pandemic

GENEVA – Every day, the COVID-19 pandemic costs the world thousands more lives and billions more dollars. The most efficient way to bring this...

India's flawed attempt to decouple from China will only hurt consumers

Banning TikTok and keeping Beijing out of 5G network do not help Indians in long run

Pinduoduo and Luckin Coffee show China's corporate governance dilemmas

CEOs acting as chairmen and fake sales highlight weaknesses in system

A challenger to the founders through the Hagia Sophia

If the reference for the justification of turning the Hagia Sophia museum into a mosque is to “the bounty of the conquest” and “the right of the...

A Reeducation for Higher Education

G20, Heal Thyself

NEW YORK – The G20 ministers of finance meet this week under the auspices of Saudi Arabia, which holds the group’s presidency this year. But it...

Singapore's bittersweet election result calls for more say

Has Saudi Once More Made a Catastrophic Oil Blunder?

In March of this year Saudi Arabia launched what was clearly a catastrophic move to regain its role as the world oil superpower. What initially was...

+ (POGLED) Kako pa so tebi všeč luči?

Novonameščene luči na prenovljenem Glavnem trgu so, še preden so zažarele, sprožile burno debato v javnosti. Po lastni presoji niso ne najlepša...

The Knesset Must Speak Up, Before the Public Takes the Law Into Its Own Hands

This is the moment for Japan to rethink coal

The Japanese government has reversed course on its support for coal power. Two key decisions — one on infrastructure exports and the other...