Change for Israel's Arabs Requires More Than Increasing Representation in Parliament

Over the past several days, there have been growing calls, including by Haaretz's Gideon Levy, for Arabs to vote in droves as the best response to...

Lebanon is using racist campaigns to force refugees to leave

A repatriation clause requested by Lebanese President Michel Aoun in the new government’s policy statement is very clear: “They must return.”...

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'Delusive' merger

Creation of UFP is only result of 'temporary truce' The main opposition Liberty Korea Party (LKP) and two minor conservative parties have launched...

EU delaying tactics bring it closer to Trump’s deal

For all its purported peace-building efforts and support for Palestinian rights, the EU is committed to supporting Israel’s colonial-settler...

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Beating myself

By Grace Oh I can't believe my test score is lower than his. Am I doing enough volunteer work compared to my classmates? I wonder how many...

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Israel Failed to Address Severe Cybersecurity Issues, While Its Enemies Get Stronger

For the second time in a week, a catastrophic breach has been discovered in the Elector app, which the Likud party is using to manage its...

Philippines risks danger by abruptly terminating US defense agreement

Rodrigo Duterte has acted rashly, potentially emboldening China and terrorists

Credibility of Abe’s words still in doubt even after his apology

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s apology for belittling an opposition lawmaker during a recent Diet session has done little to rectify his disturbing...

Double down on innovation

Actions, not words, matter in implementing 2020 economic plans The government will provide up to 40 trillion won ($34 billion) in financial aid for...

New Ireland?

By Gwynne Dyer Bertie Ahern, who was the taoiseach (prime minister) of the Irish Republic from 1997 to 2008, was a brilliant machine politician, not...

February can be the cruelest month

WASHINGTON – For T. S. Eliot, April may have been the cruelest month, but in Japan, there’s no month that’s crueler for students than February....

Is it already too late to stop Bernie Sanders?

NEW YORK – At a moment when Americans are feeling more prosperous than they have in years, much of the Democratic Party is intent on electing as...

Is political change coming to China?

MICHIGAN – In contemporary China, profound political transformation can — and has — taken place in the absence of regime change or...

When viruses turn political

By Ngaire Woods OXFORD ― Before the coronavirus exploded into the news, a report by the World Health Organization warned that the world was not...

PR warfare on coronavirus

By Lee Seong-hyon America's ideal strategy in dealing with China is to impede its rise without having to resort to military action. Although the...

Arms race that no one can win

By Olivia Alperstein Welcome to the 21st century nuclear arms race. Once again, we're teetering on the brink of nuclear conflict instead of taking...

Všetci pôjdeme na bicykle?

Ide o jeden z bodov Národného programu znižovania emisií. Ochrana životného prostredia je iste dôležitá, to nik nespochybňuje, ale robiť...

Ready to Give Up?

Is there anyone, in one situation or another, who has not given up? The words used may be different: “I just give up,” “I give this up,” or...

The battle for Idlib will make or break Russia’s relations with Turkey

Since the outset of the Syrian revolution in 2011, Russia has been the staunchest backer of the Assad regime in Damascus. Turkey, meanwhile, has...

Drones y la gestión de activos físicos: una oportunidad para el sector público

Si tu trabajo tiene algo que ver con el uso de la tecnología para brindar servicios más inteligentes y eficientes, no hay mejor momento para...

Will ‘Shogun Abe’ ever learn how to govern wisely with decency?

Actor Sakae Takita, who played Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543-1616) in the Japan Broadcasting Corp.'s (NHK) year-long "taiga" historical TV drama series in...

A more secure Africa is in America’s best interests

WASHINGTON – Karen Blixen’s evocative 1937 memoir “Out of Africa” was about the British Empire’s experience in Kenya at the beginning of the...

Take COVID-19, add a trade war and raise taxes: A recipe for disaster

NEW YORK – One of the world’s most pivotal economies is reeling from a self-induced policy mistake. Japan is now paying the price for last...

If only Iwo Jima had been captured sooner

KOBE – The Battle of Iwo Jima began 75 years ago today, on Feb. 19, 1945. The capture of the 21 square kilometer island was expected to “only”...

Sad, strange and sometimes a little funny

I receive emails from Khaled. I have never met him. He tells me that he lives in southern Gaza; that many years ago he read one of my articles on...

Why Afghanistan Must Confront HIV-Related Stigma

Throughout the course of human history, there have been few health conditions more mired in socializing stigma than HIV/AIDS. Despite...

Philippines quitting military alliance with US may cause domino effect & is sure to spoil Washington’s anti-China drumbeat

Evidently, the Southeast Asian nation has decided it doesn’t need Washington’s presumed military ‘protection’ and is confident it can conduct...

No coronavirus, but Indonesia’s handling of Wuhan evacuees highlights erosion of trust

Although the 238 Indonesian citizens evacuated from Wuhan, China, to the Natuna Islands for a two-week coronavirus quarantine have been released,...

Some Economic and Political Factors of Coronavirus Outbreak

The epidemic caused by a new strain of Coronaviruses, called “2019-nCOV” by the World Health Organization (WHO) on January 30, is becoming a...

After 40 Years in Power, Netanyahu's Party Is Still Fighting 'The Socialists'

It doesn’t matter that Likud has been in power, with short breaks, for 43 years already. Nor does it matter that Benjamin Netanyahu has been...

London Mayor Khan puts knife crime in the ‘too tough’ tray and takes on climate change for votes in election run-up

The clock is running down on Sadiq Khan, and with just a couple of months remaining to secure a legacy of any value during the Labour Mayor’s...

YouTube at 15 years, a window on the planet

Report. Registered in 2005, YouTube has become the second-most-visited website after Google. Its network hosts the breadth of human interest, and...

Judge seemed ready to release Zaki, then he got a phone call

Analysis. There were hopes about the possibility that the 28-year-old human rights researcher might be released. But the Mansoura-2 district court...

Que despierte México

"Existía detrás, en mi espíritu, la terrible intuición de palabras escuchadas en sueños, frases murmuradas en pesadillas" (de la novela "Corazón...

Trump’s “Currency Manipulation” Con

WASHINGTON, DC – Would you believe the following story if you heard it? Imagine a small, rural town with one general store that sells to, and...