US calling for Goldman Sachs guilty plea in 1MDB scandal: report

THE US Justice Department is calling for Goldman Sachs to plead guilty for its role in the massive corruption scandal involving Malaysian...

Getting ready for take-off: Electric aircraft

MOVE aside electric cars, another disruption set to occur in the next decade is being ignored in current Australian transport infrastructure...

Iran Guard’s flood-relief PR stunt won’t wash away their hideous reputation

After floods smashed through Iran last month, a flock of emerald green shirts with handsome red shoulder patches descended on the country’s...

The Palestinian issue and the horizon of the new birth

The Palestinian situation is facing one of the most complex historical challenges in the light of Zionism’s renewal of its colonial and...

Trump finally gets his state visit to Britain, where even he can look strong & stable

This is the kind of event that Trump really loves, a massive spectacle that money just can’t buy. The timing does have a feeling of now or never...

Pompeo expects North Korea diplomacy to be ‘bumpy’

US SECRETARY of State Mike Pompeo said Wednesday he expected "bumpy" talks ahead with North Korea but that he still hoped to reach a potentially...

It’s time to be honest with ourselves about emperor system

In recalling the summer of 1945 in "Zoku Darakuron" (Discourse on Decadence: Part II), author Ango Sakaguchi (1906-1955) vented his disgust with...

The Dilemma of Imran Khan

Pakistan’s enigmatic Prime Minister Imran Khan, charismatic and outspoken, has, it seems, tasked himself with rewriting the rule book on...

Those Who Call for a Unity Government Can No Longer Call for Netanyahu's Removal From Power

Belt and road differences aside, China and India agree to disagree

As leaders from 37 countries and representatives from close to 150 nations gather in Beijing this week for the second Belt and Road Forum, India...

Good souls bring curative marketing

A good soul promotes quality of humility, empathy and reflections for human developments at a time when society often perceives business as...

How the world should deal with North Korea’s ‘new normal’

North Korea recently tested a “new tactical guided weapon” and criticized U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, signaling impatience with...

Latest EU-China Summits

On 9 April, the scheduled (21st) EU-China Summit took place in Brussels. We would like to remind our readers, that this meeting was preceded by the...

New IRA admits it killed Lyra McKee, but blamed the police

Report. The admission from the New IRA provoked testy responses from both Sinn Fein and the 32 County Sovereignty Movement (which is close to the...

Italian Democrats: ‘In Italy, there is no longer a government’

Report. In its no-confidence motion against the M5S-Lega government, the Italian Democratic Party ripped into the coalition from every possible...

The Israel Defense of the Feeling That Everything Is Fine Forces

How to Regulate Big Tech

STANFORD – Two years ago, it seemed clear to me that a combination of factors would lead to increased calls to regulate technology companies,...

The Power of China’s Urban Clusters

HONG KONG – In February, China’s State Council unveiled guidelines for developing the “Greater Bay Area” (GBA), covering nine cities around...

Issues remain despite passage of relief bill for eugenics victims

A bill to compensate people who were sterilized under a widespread and decades-long eugenics program was enacted on April 24 and immediately put...

The self-declared Jewish state is a light unto the Islamophobes

Islamophobia has become the leading identifier of far-right groups all around the world. Fascism always requires an “other”, a demonised...

Egypt’s ‘battle of the boxes’ fed the world a distorted image of the nation

Egypt has just spent three days playing out the constitutional amendment referendum, complete with clichéd dancing in the streets to horrendous...

Reason prevails — no Deutsche Commerzbank

The national banking champion the German finance minister had been eager to get is not coming. DW's Henrik Böhme believes both Deutsche Bank and...

La bola de cristal: ley de control de fusiones en el Perú

La mejor definición de economía se la escuché a Mario Pasco hace unos años: es “arte de predicción del futuro, como la astrología o la...

Las mujeres indígenas necesitan ser visibilizadas

2019 fue declarado por la Organización de Naciones Unidas como el Año Internacional de la Lengua Indígena. La ONU contabiliza que en el mundo hay...

Musings / April 6, 2019

As I was flipping through a collection of jokes by Takashi Hayasaka, who is often quoted in this column, a piece titled “sprint” caught my eye....

Sri Lanka attacks mark the birth of terrorism 3.0

WASHINGTON - Until the other day, few Americans could likely find Sri Lanka on a map, nor even dimly remember its British colonial name, Ceylon....

Is a new era dawning for women in politics?

KYOTO - Japan is known for its low rates of female participation in politics and ranks poorly internationally. However, there are some positive...

Vpliv hlač na zgodovino moralnosti

Hudič je iznajdljiv zapeljivec. Zna utišati razum, povoziti moralne vrednote in postreči demonu egoizma in narcisizma, učijo v Cerkvi. In imajo...

The management of the conflict in the new Sudan must lie with the people

The conflict in Sudan has not ended with the fall of ousted President Omar Al-Bashir. This is actually the beginning of a new phase of the conflict...

Deducting points won't stop racism

Manchester City's Raheem Sterling has called for teams to have points deducted for racial abuse perpetrated by their fans. But such draconian...

1694 wedding gift

By Mark Peterson Once in a while a researcher finds a document that changes everything. Such was the case for a 1694 document where a mother-in-law...

Israel Is Losing the Democrats on Netanyahu’s Watch

A comprehensive survey by the Pew Research Center on the American public’s positions regarding Israel was published on Wednesday, again...

Promoting Japan's answer to China's Belt and Road

Is Haftar right in claiming there are terrorists and militias in Tripoli?

Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, commander of the Libyan National Army (LNA), has long claimed that terrorists and rogue militias are controlling the...

How Pleasant When Brothers Sit Together

It’s Time for Jews to Embrace Our Ukrainian Identity

Modi returns as the prodigal son of the far right in India

On April 21, as terror gripped Sri Lanka in the aftermath one of the worst attacks witnessed by the country in recent years, the Indian Prime...

Asia Is the New Ground Zero for Islamist Terror

NEW DELHI – The Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka rank among the deadliest terrorist attacks in modern history, and underscore the...

For Christ’s sake! Why do liberals get tongue-tied when discussing the world’s largest religion?

In the aftermath of Sunday’s carnage, which left over 350 people dead and many more injured, a group of Democratic leaders, including Barack Obama...

Mahathir’s belt and road balancing act confirms Malaysia’s ‘middle power’ ambitions

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad will this week attend the Second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing to discuss...

America’s Dark-Money Bid for Europe’s Soul

LONDON – Russian efforts to influence European elections have received plenty of media attention. But the same cannot be said of interference by...