Hypocritical behavior

Listen carefully to people's growing discontent President Moon Jae-in urgently needs to reshuffle the lineup of his aides after his chief of staff...

Fate of Asiana Airlines

All parties should strive to finalize takeover deal The envisioned acquisition of ailing Asiana Airlines by Hyundai Development Company (HDC) faces...

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Maskless crusader

By Jason Lim As cool as he was, there was always something a little off about Batman: a billionaire playboy acting the righteous vigilante while...

The Other Global Power Shift

By Joseph S. Nye CAMBRIDGE ― Since 2017, America's National Security Strategy has focused on great power competition, and today much of Washington...

Beijing hackers target Vatican

By John J. Metzler The story comes right out of a Dan Brown mystery thriller in which Vatican secrets are targeted by state-sponsored computer...

K-apple spreads seeds

By Nam Sang-so There is a beautiful road named Palisades Interstate Parkway (PIP) along the west bank of the Hudson River. The southern terminus of...

How stores can improve their mask-up game

By Lilly Kofler Whether you wear a mask depends on many factors, such as your level of education, gender, partisanship, or - and I admit, this is a...

Why nuclear weapons will always be with us

With the dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki 75 years ago, a new form of horror came into the world. There is only one sure way...

Southeast Asia's year of living dangerously

Governments will pay price of delaying tough reforms when the going was good

Koniec dobrého anjela

Politická stratégia Andreja Kisku bola spočiatku dobrá. Ako tatranský finančný magnát si založil charitatívnu organizáciu Dobrý anjel....

Asian Security amid China’s Dominance

The American century is coming to its end and China is ready to dominate the Asian Hemisphere. Yet, China’s labelling as a threat to world peace...

Pakistan Must Engage With Israel to Save Pakistani Lives

What has Pakistan achieved from its perpetual boycott of Israel? What has it achieved for the Palestinians? Doesn’t logic demand a reassessment,...

A white majority for Trump and a Black VP for Biden

According to the latest polls, US President Donald Trump continues to command the support of the majority of white and male voters in America....

Chinese manufacturing’s coronavirus crisis gives Singapore an opportunity

Covid-19 made the world realise what many had long suspected. That countries around the globe had become dangerously overreliant on China as a...

The future of the US-South Korea and US-Japan alliances

U.S. President Donald Trump, center, with South Korean President Moon Jae-in, left, and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe before a Northeast Asia...

Beirut explosions create a dilemma for the world

New York – More than a hundred dead, thousands injured and hundreds of thousands rendered homeless: The human toll of the massive explosions in...

U.S. response to coronavirus met with incredulity abroad

The United States’ failure to contain the spread of the coronavirus has been met with astonishment and alarm in Europe, as the world’s most...

Diversity means accepting and tolerating differences

Despite recent signs of what may be second wave outbreaks, Japan has been deemed to be among the countries that have controlled the COVID-19...

Five Lessons From the Gaza Disengagement That Israel Still Hasn't Learned, 15 Years On

The first step toward peace should be an sraeli-Palestinian separation

‘Coronaphobia’ is far more deadly than the coronavirus

Canberra – The guidance from the World Health Organization on non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) was published last October based on “the...

Sino-Iran Deal and the Future of Gulf Geo-Politics

Whereas the recently announced Sino-Iran deal cuts at the US policies vis-à-vis both China and Iran, China’s multi-billion dollar is quite likely...

Israel’s Budget Pit Is a Disgrace for a Developed Country

Israelis Don't Have the Luxury of Finding a Leader to Replace Netanyahu

Israelis, Leave Lebanon Alone

Why Do HIV Vaccine Trials Keep Failing?

DURBAN – Yet another seemingly promising HIV vaccine has failed in clinical trials. According to Anthony Fauci, the head of the National Institute...

+ Predstavljaj si!

Svoj lastni svet, malo osebno zgodovino, spočnemo na zelo nezanesljivih rečeh. Hiša našega življenja počiva na temeljih spominov, spomine pa s...

Gems of child care poetry emerged in the shadow of war

The August issue of Haiku Shiki magazine features a special section dedicated to works of haiku themed on child care, including quotations of...

Solid science only way for political leaders to handle COVID-19 crisis

Osaka Governor Hirofumi Yoshimura deserved to be taken to task over his ill-advised suggestion that gargling with mouthwash reduces the risk of...

Colonialism 2.0: US assault on TikTok is latest step in building monopoly on hearts & minds of internet-connected world

The US government has made clear the fact it won’t rest until the user-facing portion of the internet is under its control. It is no longer enough...

Kdo je zgradil piramide?

Egipčanske piramide so očitno zgradili Nezemljani,« je pred nekaj dnevi na Twitterju zapisal kontroverzen ameriški tajkun in lastnik podjetja...

Vse nesreče sveta

Francoski predsednik Emmanuel Macron je bil prvi evropski državnik, ki je po eksploziji v pristanišču obiskal libanonsko prestolnico Bejrut....

Kako pa vi potujete skozi čas?

Zgodilo se je tako davno, da včasih ne vem več, ali je bilo res ali pa se mi samo zdi, da se je zgodilo. Hm, mogoče je, da me je spomin zapeljal...

Nesrečna Bologna in globoka država

Ura na železniški postaji v Bologni vedno kaže 10.25, čas, ko je pred 40 leti, v soboto, 2. avgusta 1980, razneslo čakalnico, polno študentarije...

Celebrities defending Ellen over bullying claims aren’t just out of touch, they're reinforcing a hand-washing corporate culture

The culture of celebrities digitally weighing into serious debates is a source of debate in itself. Opinions on how and when they should use their...

Peter Beinart and the crisis of liberal Zionism

I first met American writer Peter Beinart in March 2019 during my speaking tour in the United States, which was organised by American Friends...

Leaving Hong Kong isn’t the answer. Staying and building a new one is

Since the implementation of the new national security law, there has been concern that some Hong Kong people may choose to leave the city. A few...

Ambiguous public health messages hurt the public

New York – Public health messages addressed to the general population should be clear and unambiguous. This is particularly important in times of...

Plan to phase out inefficient coal plants breaks no new ground

Kizugawa, Kyoto Pref. – Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Hiroshi Kajiyama said in early July that the government will work out a program...

Would a Trump White House nomination acceptance speech be legal?

President Donald Trump instantly ignited new controversy when he said recently that he may deliver his nomination acceptance speech during the...

+ Janšizem in delo

Če bi Janez Janša danes moral iskati delo, bi imel problem. Zaposlil bi se lahko denimo kot trol - tu je bil zagotovo najdejavnejši in na tem...

Israelis do not support Palestinian equality

It is a common platitude amongst some of the weaker parts of the Palestine solidarity movement that “Israelis want peace” and do not support...

Trump’s Godfather tactics with TikTok hurt values Washington has long trumpeted

Just like that.Using a tactic straight out of the Godfather movies, US President Donald Trump has made the Chinese social media company Bytedance...

Lebanon is on track to become a failed state

The devastation caused by the massive explosion that ripped through Beirut on August 4 is beyond any worst nightmare for the country. The blast,...