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In U.S., camera phones increasingly expose racism

From the death of a black man in Minneapolis to a racist incident in Central Park, camera phones are increasingly being used as a weapon against...

Dobro jutro, Orbanija

Zgodovina nas uči, da po epidemijah običajno nastopijo vojne. Oziroma velikodržavni projekti. Nov vzhodnoevropski »hit« po Veliki Srbiji in...

Does Democracy Protect Against Fascism?

For two hundred years, the United States has stood as the poster-child of democracy, while expediting its enemies with energy to spare. But...

George Floyd: A looking glass mirror

Following Mr. Floyd’s brutal murder at the hands of the Minneapolis police department President Erdoğan shared this comment on May 29: “The...

Why China, like Japan, needn’t worry about paying all that debt back

Major economies around the world are seeing their debt surge. For many years, Japan, Greece and Italy have topped the OECD and IMF’s “wall of...

Diplomatic dilemma

Korea needs to strike balance in Sino-US rivalry In the ever-shifting dynamics over trade, technology and the war on COVID-19, South Korea finds...

New era in space travel

SpaceX launch inspires Korea to join space race more actively SpaceX, a private company founded by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, made history Saturday by...

What coronavirus teaches us about climate change

By Gwynne Dyer Humans respond well to a crisis that is familiar, especially if it is also imminent. They do not do nearly as well when the threat...

US must stand with Hong Kong against Beijing

By Trudy Rubin A major turning point in U.S.-Chinese relations occurred Thursday. It nominally involves the future of Hong Kong, but has major...

Tumultuous time for S. Korea

By Tong Kim U.S. President Trump's May 29 decision to revoke U.S. preferential treatment of Hong Kong following China's national security...

In post-George Floyd America, it's time to listen

By John L. Micek Ever gotten the wind knocked out of you? Or been unable to breathe for even a few seconds? There's pain. There's panic. There's...

Perspective on US protests

By Jesse C. Nelson It is vitally important to make two things clear regarding the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota, before...

With Proposed Coronavirus Emergency Regulations, It's the Israeli Government vs. the Pubilc

Proper flood evacuations in the virus era pose major challenges

Japan is entering the rainy and typhoon season, when the nation is often hit by floods. This year, the challenge of responding to floods will be...

Pandemic resets Japan, Britain relations to time of Miura Anjin

My first encounter with the name Miura Anjin was during a junior high school English class decades ago. The class textbook described him as “a...

Dreyfus? Netanyahu Is More Like O.J. Simpson

India in Lockdown 4.0

Among all the developments that have occurred in India in recent months, those that took place on May 12, 2020 deserve a special mention. On that...

The Government vs. the Public

Secret Nuclear Sites of DPRK? Or is Everything Visible from Above?

Since 2018, North Korea has continued to adhere to its moratorium on nuclear, and medium- and long-range missile tests. This has created an...

Palestinian, Give Up Your Life!

Is a Second Coronavirus Wave Hitting Israel? Warning Signs Are Certainly There

Infection rates are rising, but it is still unclear whether a second wave is on the way. But while there’s no need to close high schools or...