+ (BRANJE) Koliko je policija militarizirana

Vojaške in policijske sile so monopolizacija nasilja s strani države. Vojaške sile se ukvarjajo z zunanjo varnostjo države skozi prizmo...

+ (POGLED) Mediji, spremembe in politična kultura

V pričakovanju novega vala epidemije in razsežnosti gospodarske krize se na vseh koncih sveta ukvarjamo s politikami majhnih korakov, ki...

Being the U.S. VP -- hot seat or just spare seat?

Donald Trump's challenger in the U.S. election, Joe Biden, is soon to announce his vice presidential pick. But what does a VP really do? Do they...

The Palestinians are caught between ‘waiting’ and ‘the possibility’ of annexation

While the Palestine Liberation Organisation has been calling upon the EU to step up from rhetoric to action regarding Israel’s forthcoming...

Will the demonstrations end Netanyahu’s political career?

Massive demonstrations across Israel are calling for the unseating of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over corruption cases and his alleged...

APLN Statement on 75th Anniversary of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

The following is a statement issued Aug. 2 by the Asia-Pacific Leadership Network for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament (APLN) on the...

Gröhlingove podružné priority

Nový minister školstva Branislav Gröhling sa prezentuje v duchu, že prichádza s veľkými reformami, ale väčšina z nich len napodobňuje...

Society’s obsession with the ‘n-word’ ignores the real issues plaguing black communities & encourages racial division

Perhaps the most notorious racial slur in the English language, the “n-word” is generally considered anathema in US and UK society. This is 2020;...

Asia's regulators ignore rising influence of Big Tech at their peril

Market power of Alibaba, Reliance, Tencent and Gojek could outweigh US behemoths

Libya and Empty Promises

US President Donald Trump’s gyrating foreign policy has just set the stage for another catastrophe in the eastern Mediterranean region....

Statky-zmätky s odpadom

Napriek tomu, že o zmene sa už štyri roky vie, čosi také ako ďalší kontajner majú málokde pripravené. O systéme zberu či spracovania...

United States Adds Fuel to Yemen Conflict

On July 8, the representative of the Ansar Allah armed forces, Brigade General Yahya Saree, during a regular briefing on the current situation in...

Kabuki: Masterpiece reconstructed, streamed on Zoom in innovative endeavor PREMIUM

The Latest on Japanese Territorial Claim Conflicts

You may remember that debates surrounding the Dokdo islands are paramount in the South Korean-Japanese conflicts. One’s mind drifts back to a...

Juan Carlos, a once admirable king in tatters

Juan Carlos should have had a place of honor in Spain's history for his achievements as a young king. But after a string of scandals, his departure...

Melbourne cops may now enter homes without warrant, after 11 people die of Covid – Australia, this is madness, not democracy

A total of 147 people have lost their lives to coronavirus in Victoria, making it undoubtedly the worst hit area of Australia, which has only...

Kurds Rebuild Ties with Washington to Even the Score with Ankara and Damascus

The cultural identity of the Middle East where peoples lived for century without statehood has given the Kurds a particularly strong incentive to...

El laberinto político de la ministra Mabel Torres

New housing supply plan

Regaining market confidence key to success The Moon Jae-in administration has come up with a new anti-speculative housing package aimed at building...

Government’s fiscal reform target needs a reality check

When will the government stop pretending that its completely unrealistic fiscal reform policy target is still achievable by drawing on outrageously...

Delay the election? U.S. presidents often do things they can’t do

New York – The stock response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s suggestion that the general election might be delayed because voting during a...

Life on Mars? We need to affirm.

The Baltimore Sun From writer H.G. Wells to filmmaker Ridley Scott, the possibility of life on Mars has long sparked the public's imagination for...

China's think tanks (II)

By Lee Seong-hyon Under the Chinese political landscape, the limits of Chinese think tanks derive from their mandate to provide logic to the...

The China hawks got it mostly right

Fairfax, Virginia – More than a year after protests for democracy in Hong Kong dominated the news, some major questions about China have been...

How long should governments spend away?

Past and patriarchy

By Deauwand Myers Along history, forever / some woman dancing, / making shapes on the air; / forever a man / riding a good horse, /sitting the dark...

Tiro en el pie

Lo normal cuando cambia un gobierno es la continuidad, con los ajustes naturales de estilo y personalidad. Cambia el presidente, pero el país sigue...

The meaning of a monument

The ‘Equestrian Statue of Theodore Roosevelt’ was commissioned by the City of New York to stand in front of the American Museum of Natural History...

The space between our heads

In a nondescript building in Seattle, a man sits strapped to a chair with his right hand resting on a touchpad. Pressed against his skull is a...

Seth Rogen Exposed an Irreconcilable Difference Between Israel and the Diaspora

U.S. Jews' problem with Israel is not with what it does but with what it is

Bias and commercialism is killing MSM news and causing an exodus of respected journalists who’ve had enough

If you were to ask your mother who Ariana Pekary is, more than likely she’s not going to know unless she’s already met her. That’s because...

Face masks at home: The latest sign that public health officials have lost any sense of perspective

Anyone who’s followed the demands of public health authorities in recent years will know that no level of restriction on personal autonomy is...

‘We want to delete more!’ Facebook must choose freedom of speech over censorship, if it still pretends to be ‘a platform’

Keen observers of the ins and outs of Silicon Valley’s complicated relationship with freedom of expression may remember that last month a host of...

Words of wisdom from Japan’s pioneer dementia expert

Flowers symbolize youth because they are short lived. In that sense, "old flowers" may be an oxymoron. But I think this expression is perfectly...

An Interview with Ashoka Mody

Pointless presidents, corrupt kings and playboy princes

When Americans tell me that they are envious of Britain because of our Royal Family, I can sort of understand what they mean, especially when I...

The U.S.-China relationship is a Shakespearean tragedy

South Orange, New Jersey – The one common and peculiar aspect of most Shakespearean tragedies is the fact that the catastrophic events and...

Bosta svojo mamo odnesla na goro?

Leta 1983 je canski filmski festival nagradil film Balada o Narayami japonskega režiserja Šoheija Imamure, ob katerem je javnost ostrmela. V njem...

Apartheid or one state: Has Jordan broken a political taboo? 

What will it take for the idea of a two-state solution, which was hardly practical to begin with, to be completely abandoned? Every realistic...

How South Korea Built a Health System to Beat COVID-19

SEOUL – The importance of a reliable and widely accessible health-care system is never more apparent than during a pandemic. It is now painfully...

The UAE is a tool in the service of the US and Israel

The United Arab Emirates is a relatively a young country that is small in both area and political weight. Nevertheless, it has the ability to...

Covid bailout fund shows that fairness is rarely on the agenda at the EU, and this time it’s Ireland who is the clear loser

After the latest EU coronavirus recovery fund spending orgy, which amounted to a total of around €750 billion in grants and loans spread across...

Nicaragua's jailed activists face a coronavirus death sentence

When university student and activist John Cerna Zuniga was arrested on February 28 and later sentenced to 12 years in jail on drug trafficking...

Anti-English racism risks turning Scottish independence toxic and creating a kilt-wearing Nigel McFarage

Robert Mugabe ended up hated and being driven from power. But many years ago, he was hailed as a fresh-faced revolutionary with dynamic policies....

Reframing Globalization: COVID-19 and 21st Century Institutional Retreat

Under the aegis of a transformational pandemic we are either on the verge of planetary transformation or in the throes of inept leaders.