A Reeducation for Higher Education

COVID’s second wave is cresting as the Palestinian economy is brought to its knees

Reportage. The government of Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh has no resources to support a population suffering from the economic consequences of...

During the pandemic, refugees have even fewer rights

Analysis. A new dossier from the Italian Coalition for Freedom and Civil Rights reports on administrative detention in ships, hotspots and “...

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 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...

Singapore's bittersweet election result calls for more say

SoftBank Group's structure works for investors and subsidiaries

Pinduoduo and Luckin Coffee show China's corporate governance dilemmas

CEOs acting as chairmen and fake sales highlight weaknesses in system

+ (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...

+ (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...

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...

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

It’s Time to Replace Shin Bet Tracking

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...

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...

When Coronavirus Struck, Israel’s Transit Finally Got Smart

It took a crisis to deploy tech know-how on the roads. The challenge is how to keep it going.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

Understanding Ukraine and Belarus in 2020

In the former Soviet states, debates about the past are often the defining element of contemporary politics and Stalinism is still full of secrets...