Nuclear phase-out (I): How did it start?

By Chang Se-moon The nuclear power phase-out in this article means President Moon's policy of ending the use of nuclear power plants as a source of...

Small Island Climate Diplomacy in the Maldives and Beyond

The world’s first underwater Cabinet meeting held by the Maldives in October 2009 was not merely an eye-opening plea for climate action but also...

Ageing Hong Kong needs more help. Its helpers need more rights

Asia is on track to become one of the oldest regions in the world over the next few decades. According to the United Nations Economic and Social...

Demand in doubt for fully autonomous cars

KIZUGAWA, KYOTO PREF. - At the June 2016 Paris Motor Show, one of the four major global auto exhibitions, Dieter Zetsche, CEO of Daimler AG,...

Why is competitive running on the decline?

BERLIN - Midlife crises aren’t what they used to be. Serious running is in decline. One reason? Completing that marathon at the age of 40 may no...

Convenient "Tanker Attacks" as US Seeks War with Iran

…it would be far more preferable if the United States could cite an Iranian provocation as justification for the airstrikes before launching...

One year on from Singapore: Will talks collapse or continue?

By Andrew Hammond U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday he is in "no rush" to make a deal with North Korea, on the one-year anniversary of the...

Will nuclear talks collapse or continue?

By Andrew Hammond U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday he is in "no rush" to make a deal with North Korea, on the one-year anniversary of the...

Korea's youth unemployment ― crisis to opportunity

By Daniel Kim In June 2017, President Moon Jae-In described Korea's youth unemployment as a potential "national disaster" and warned a generation...

Injustice of Central Park Five case should give Florida pause

There are 340 people on Florida's death row. Without a thorough investigation into the state's criminal justice system and a full review of every...

Is Trump Capable of Launching an All-Out Cyberwar?

At the turn of the 21st century, a great many politicians, scientists, and military brass embraced the idea that humanity was approaching a new era,...

Emir of Kuwait - an Illustrious Leader in the Arab World

Currently in Kuwait, a small state surrounded by emerald-green waters of the Persian Gulf, there are ongoing active preparations for celebrating...

Capital Mobility and Development Process: The New Political Economy Thoughts

Capital mobility has been an integral part of the global process of economic development. Quite a number of theoretical ideas which appeal to many...

Without the I Word, Beware B and P

As Nancy Pelosi struggles to contain increasing demands for the Congress to impeach President Trump, his Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo ratchets...

Jared Kushner's 'Paradigm-busting' Mideast Peace Deal Just Won't Work

Kushner's 'all new' economic peace approach has been tried before. It doesn't work. And for Gulf states, long seeking deeper ties with Israel, it...

Forget the Xi-Putin bromance, the US-UK special relationship is more special than the China-Russia one

The UN Charter of 1945 that granted permanent seats on the Security Council to the United States, Britain, France, Russia and China, did so shortly...

The Israel Navy: Jailors in White

Why neo-Nazis Love the BDS Movement So Much

'Stop Zionism!' 'Israel is our misfortune!' Who said it: 'progressive' supporters of the boycott Israel movement – or U.S. white supremacists and...

Russia just had a mini popular uprising

Ten days ago, the political lethargy which Russia had descended into since Vladimir Putin won another six years in power last year was unexpectedly...

Po inauguračnom prejave: Čo je zlé na nádeji?

Skrátka a dobre, istý druh nepriateľov si človek získa tým, čo robí a ako to robí, niektorí sa však rozhodnú stať sa vašimi nepriateľmi...

Best-ever performance

Young Korean footballers deserve praise despite final loss The South Korean men's youth team lost to Ukraine 3-1 in the FIFA U-20 World Cup final...

Exodus to foreign countries

Korean firms' overseas direct investment hit record The slumping Korean economy faces another challenge ― local firms' exodus to foreign countries...

What Netanyahu Sowed, This Northern Israeli City Reaps

Druhá svetová vojna: Začalo sa to Apolkou

Ale bolo to až 16. júna 1944, keď nebo nad Bratislavou zahalilo mračno bombardérov a okolie rafinérie Apollo sa zmenilo na peklo. Dobová tlač...

End to Hong Kong nowhere in sight

The Hong Kong government has put a controversial extradition law on ice. But its suspension does not mean a solution has been found, says DW's...

Security Council musical chairs

By John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS ― In an annual process of diplomatic musical chairs the 193-member U.N. General Assembly has picked five...

Injustice of Central Park Five case should give Florida pause

There are 340 people on Florida's death row. Without a thorough investigation into the state's criminal justice system and a full review of every...

Wrong vision for Republican Party - and America

By Karl W. Smith Conservatives are currently engaged in a vicious intramural debate over their future in the Republican Party. Like all such...

End to Hong Kong unrest nowhere in sight

The Hong Kong government has put a controversial extradition law on ice. But its suspension does not mean a solution has been found, says DW's...

China pulling the strings in Hong Kong

The message of the mass protests in Hong Kong is clear: China's interference is not welcome. But city leaders aren't listening. The basic principle...

Sanje o Evropi

Pomladi so nekam izginile. Skrile so se za majskimi deževji. Deževji, ki so sporočilo in opomnik na to, koliko vsega je izven naše kontrole....

Krokodil

Nekdo vas ima rad, vozite previdno.« Ponavljajoči se napis v angleščini me je spremljal na avtocesti v Beograd. Na naših avtocestah vidim napise...

Volkovi in medvedi

Šokantno! Ilegalna volk in medved v kapah z rdečo zvezdo v samopostrežbi napadla, vzklikajoč Alahu, državno uslužbenko, ki je prenašala zaupne...

Avoiding pension debate will serve only to deepen public anxiety

The Lower House Financial Affairs Committee met in session June 14 to discuss Finance Minister Taro Aso’s decision to refuse to accept a...

Why it’s risky to call e-cigarettes unsafe

NEW YORK - Sure, it would be better if no one smoked any nicotine products. But the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s repetition...

Israel’s Local Governments Are Leading the Way to Inclusion

Over the past decade, the Netanyahu government has neglected civil equality. Increased religious influence and the exclusion of women, with both...

[REVIEW] How Chinese media perceive US-China trade dispute

Donald Trump and Xi Jinping. "Everything depends on the Americans, whether they pursue dialogue and negotiations or offense, restraint and...

The hard wall of reality

Commentary. There was good news for Radio Radicale on Thursday as parliament voted to secure its funding to remain open. But the Five Star Movement...

Enemy of the people? CNN's Acosta defends press, and himself

Wherever CNN White House correspondent Jim Acosta goes, he's followed by the g-word, grandstand. He even heard it when he met Ted Olson, the former...

Čo je zlé na nádeji?

Mať iný názor na politiku, či na to, v čom konkrétne spočívajú naše spoločenské problémy a ako ich treba riešiť, je jedna vec. Byť...