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Lowest growth in a decade

Sluggish expansion should not become new normal The economy barely managed to grow 2 percent last year, maintaining its psychologically important "...

Transgender soldier

Sexual minorities deserve to serve in military The Army's decision, Wednesday, to discharge the country's first transgender soldier against her...

Abe failed to regain public trust with replies to questions

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s replies to opposition leaders’ questions and requests related to his Jan. 20 policy address to open this year’s...

Are snowless ski resorts, chirping birds a global warming ‘SOS’?

The moment I get off a chairlift at a ski resort, I feel as if I am in a painting. On a clear day, the mountains beyond the ski slopes are picture-...

Komeito, the 20-year-old security watchdog

PYEONGTAEK, SOUTH KOREA – ommentary The transition to 2020 is significant for many reasons, but politically it marks the beginning of the third...

Undiplomatic diplomacy

By Donald Kirk A young ensign is reputed to have told Admiral Bill "Bull" Halsey, commander of U.S. forces in the Pacific in World War II, "Your...

History repeats itself

By Park Moo-jong A news item out of Seoul became an interesting topic in a foreign media outlet. The Economist based in London introduced Jeju as...

Bird flu, Sars, China coronavirus. Is history repeating itself?

Sometimes history seems to unspool in a continuous playback loop. That is the feeling from watching Hongkongers donning face masks, dousing hands...

Politics

By Robin Rhee It is often said that politics is a topic which should never be discussed in social gatherings. Some people may define politics as...

Harry and Meghan are out

By Carla Hall The message from Buckingham Palace to Queen Elizabeth's grandson, Prince Harry, and his wife, Meghan Markle, was clear: You're in or...

[VIEW] What matters more than Harris' mustache

By Hwang Jae-ho Hwang Jae-ho U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Secretary of Defense Mark Esper jointly contributed to the Wall Street Journal...

One year in office - Is DRC's Tshisekedi in charge?

DRC leader Felix Tshisekedi's one year in office has been a tag of war with his opponents, a big blow to his promises. But DW's Isaac Mugabi thinks...

The 'Oman File': Inside the Mossad's Alliance With Muscat, Israel's Window Into Iran

Oman rushed to crown its new leader after the death of Sultan Qaboos Bin Said al Said, its ruler for fifty years. It was a clear sign of the Gulf...

World War 2's Forgotten Genocide

It is the Second World War's "forgotten genocide": Around 500,000 of Europe’s Roma were murdered by the Nazis and their collaborators during...

America’s Debilitating Middle-East Obsession

NEW DELHI – “Great nations do not fight endless wars,” US President Donald Trump declared in his 2019 State of the Union speech. He had a...

Shareholder Capitalism RIP?

The War on Talent

WASHINGTON, DC – In the 1950s, during a very tight postwar labor market, American business executives voted Human Resources (HR) the most...

The EU is dogmatic in its opposition to Turkey

Relations between the European Union and Turkey have seldom been good. Throughout Turkey’s efforts to join the EU over the past few decades to...

Putin's bespoke government — made for indefinite control

Vladimir Putin has had a new constitution crafted to ensure he controls Russia for as long as he pleases. The new Russian government has been put...

Did the Berlin Conference on Libya reassure or concern Turkey?

Turkey’s recent agreements with the Government of National Accord in Libya over maritime borders and the deployment of troops to the North...

Prince Charles’ visit to Palestine helps us focus on resolving the conflict

It is with great pride and much excitement that Palestine will tomorrow receive His Royal Highness, Charles, the Prince of Wales. Prince Charles...

Egypt and Turkey: A New Regional Conflict In the Making?

Over the past few days, the world has, unfortunately, witnessed a new regional escalation, this time between Egypt and Turkey. Admittedly, the...

US Agency for Global Media: the Empire's Newest Propaganda Arm

My first reaction to learning about the creation of a new government agency, the US Agency for Global Media, was one of complete surprise and...

Western efforts to frustrate Douma 'attack' whistleblower only underline importance of his UN testimony

At an ‘Arria-formula’ meeting of the Security Council convened on January 20, 2020  at the request of Russia, Ian Henderson – a former member...

Sultanate of Oman and its Future

In its commitment to detente in various parts of the globe, Russia is increasingly focused on the complex situation, in danger of transforming into...

Januhairy: Encouraging women to grow body hair does nothing to promote equality, it’s toxic feminism

So how’s everyone’s Januhairy going? Have all the people who ‘identify as female’ chucked out their razors in an act of bravery not seen since...

La urgente necesidad de reducir las emisiones

La ONU designó al 28 de enero como un día clave para reflexionar y frenar las emisiones de CO2 con el objetivo de tomar decisiones concretas...

Combating Child Labor in Global Supply Chains

NEW DELHI – Every day, 152 million children perform hard labor, often in hazardous conditions. Bangladesh’s garment factories, which are...

Singapore election: the PAP’s order and stability will win out, but how will the opposition shape up?

Even while we do not know when the Singapore elections will be called and how the opposition will perform, we can identify a few givens as well as...

In its obsession with Russia, Polish government now rushes headlong into disgusting Holocaust revisionism

President Andrzej Duda has refused the invitation to the World Holocaust Forum at Yad Vashem on Thursday, in protest over Russian President...

With rising emissions, intense storms and floods could double in 13 years

The deadly floods and storms that increasingly batter population centers in Japan and elsewhere as well as the epic forest fires enveloping swaths...

Terrorism paradox

By Robert Skidelsky LONDON ― There was, all too predictably, no shortage of political profiteering in the wake of November's London Bridge terror...

A Downing Street coup for Egypt’s Sisi

Although the British media made little of it, the 21 January meeting at 10 Downing Street between Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Egypt’s...

The senate will acquit Trump – will voters?

Analysis. Despite US presidents who have been guilty of the most nefarious deeds—invading other countries near and far without congressional...

Berlin Conference on Libya was different, but hypocrisy could derail it

Twelve world leaders, the UN, the EU, the Arab League and the African Union attended the Berlin Conference on Libya last Sunday. They produced a...

Why Trump and Giuliani May Truly Believe They're 'More Jewish' Than Soros or Sanders

In the fall of 1933, on the front page of the New York Times Book Review, James W. Gerard went out on a limb for the Jews. Adolf Hitler’s Mein...

ICC delays, Israeli belligerence and PA complacency

As expected, the International Criminal Court has cranked its bureaucratic delays into motion over the proposed investigation into Israeli war...

To Remember, and Not to Sell

If the reports are true that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu intends on expressing support for the campaign that Russian President Vladimir Putin...

Holocaust Denial Has Gone Global. And It's All Thanks to Facebook

What is Holocaust denial? The answer to this question may seem obvious to Haaretz readers and to the impressive roster of world leaders gathering...

Taiwan-Hong Kong solidarity will be a thorn in China's side

Protesters went to Taipei to learn how to run free democratic elections

Netanyahu Exploits the Holocaust to Brutalize the Palestinians

Benjamin Netanyahu did not invent the idea of leveraging the Holocaust for political gain. Yet, like so much else in current Israeli politics, he...

Why the West Can’t Beat Putin or His Policies

Whenever there’s an examination of Russia’s resurgence in Middle Eastern and African affairs, the narrative is always about weapons, economic...