What Do Trump, Erdogan and Wall Street Have in Common?

They all love low interest rates and share a dangerous nonchalance about inflated asset prices

Spicľovanie novinárov: Kto chce s vlkmi žiť

Dvojnásobná vražda iba ukázala, čomu až môže napomôcť cynizmus niektorých jedincov, čo sa považujú za „profesionálov“. Ich konanie...

Samsung -- a costly rush to market

Putin’s art of the purge

MOSCOW - High-level political purges are gathering pace in Russia. The latest evidence came in late March, with the arrests of Mikhail Abyzov, a...

Why Is Malaria on the Rise Again?

DAR ES SALAAM – Mosquitoes are often described as the most dangerous animals on earth, because the diseases they transmit – including malaria,...

Major branding boom in minor league baseball

ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) — On a spring evening in eastern Pennsylvania, upon a bluff overlooking the Lehigh Valley, a carnival of baseball and pork...

We must resist the perverse logic of religious terrorism

The death toll from the terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka continues to rise. While anger and grief are understandable reactions, calling for revenge...

In Madrid, there’s an invasion – of rolling suitcases

Reportage. Airbnb tourism is emptying the city centers of thousands of middle-class workers and sending them to the desolate suburbs. Their...

It’s Time to Get Down and Dirty, and Draft the ultra-Orthodox

Haredi exemption from the draft is a perverse luxury that Israeli society can no longer afford

Five takeaways from Japan-U.S. security talks

NIIGATA - Last week, Foreign Minister Taro Kono and Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya traveled to Washington to meet with their U.S. counterparts in...

Why Do Americans Pay More for Drugs?

SAN FRANCISCO – It seems puzzling at first: prescription drug prices in the United States continue to rise at an alarming rate, despite the threat...

Russia's stake in North Korea

By Donald Kirk It's easy to overlook the Russian stake in the Korean Peninsula. We hear so much about China's pivotal role, its influence over...

A barbaric act of mass murder in Sri Lanka

Kaj nam povedo težke besede diplomatov

Diplomatski jezik v vsakdanjem življenju ni ravno v čislih. Ljudje so večinoma prepričani, da imajo raje odkrito besedo. Toda ko diplomati...

How China is replacing America as Asia's military titan

In 1938, in the midst of a long campaign to bring China under Communist Party rule, revolutionary leader Mao Zedong wrote: "Whoever has an army has...

It’s not too early to start getting ready for next local elections

One item that caught my eye in news coverage of recent unified local elections was about a man who won a municipal assembly seat, only to decline...

We are witnessing a tsunami of Arab crises

A friend of mine asked me if I think that what is happening in Libya, Algeria and Sudan is a pure coincidence. No, I don’t. While there is...

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Nedobrovoľné oceliarske prázdniny

V memorande vláda oceliarom prisľúbila úľavy v oblasti energetických nákladov a na oplátku sa U. S. Steel zaviazal, že nedôjde...

La polémica en Egipto sobre la poligamia

En la legislación islámica derivada del Corán, la poligamia constituye una práctica aceptada que se mantiene aún vigente en muchas regiones y...

El TTP y el desarrollo en Chile: ¿más "jurel tipo salmón"?

Han pasado más de 30 años y ¿en qué estamos con el esperado desarrollo? De jaguares de Latinoamérica a "jurel tipo salmón", con el debido...

Jordan is changing, which is what it needs now

Jordan has been experiencing tough days which have led it to the current economic crisis given the absence of any Arab support. Instead, the...

Societal (In)Security in the Middle East: Radicalism as a Reaction?

This is an advance preview from Regional Security in the Middle East: Sectors, Variables and Issues, forthcoming (May 2019). Ever since the...

Nankai quake measures should be tailored to each community

The central government has provided guidelines to local governments and businesses on how to react when a heightened “alert” is issued for a...

Rich give cash for Notre Dame, Yellow Vests demand money to rebuild society. What would Jesus do?

The fire destroyed a significant section of the late 12th century religious and cultural landmark, and in its wake has thrown up questions...

It took just 16 minutes to learn what it means to be an American Muslim visiting Jerusalem

As my older sister was holding onto her American passport for protection and being handcuffed by an Israeli female soldier, six words were uttered...

Islamic State group claims Sri Lanka suicide bombings

The Islamic State group on Tuesday claimed responsibility for a devastating series of suicide attacks against churches and hotels in Sri Lanka that...

In Indonesia’s elections, identity politics almost trumped the economy

Unofficial results from last week’s election show Indonesian President Joko Widodo comfortably cruising to re-election with 55 per cent of the...

India internet clampdown will not stop misinformation

Iran Is No One’s Colony

The American aggression against Iran is escalating to a level that threatens world war. On Monday April 22, the USA declared that it has withdrawn...

Second quake strikes as Philippines hunts for survivors

PHILIPPINE rescuers raced Tuesday to reach some two dozen people still feared buried under a building near Manila that collapsed a day earlier in a...

The logic behind US humiliation of the Palestinians

Over the past two years, the Trump administration has launched an all-out diplomatic assault on the Palestinians, while preparing a new initiative...

ISIS Just Blew Up Trump's 'Victory' Over Them

Trump bragged: 'The caliphate is gone. As of tonight. Pretty good.' But as the Sri Lanka attacks demonstrated, jihadist terrorism hasn’t gone away...

Sri Lanka attacks: Is the social media ban blocking citizens from the truth?

SRI LANKA has temporarily banned social media and messaging apps in the wake of the coordinated Easter Sunday attacks on churches and hotels across...

Flood of inbound tourism must not swamp Japan

Washington Not Happy About New China Focus on Central America

As it becomes clear that the Trump Administration support, so far unsuccessful, for regime change in Venezuela is also very much about targeting...

China plastic waste ban throws global recycling into chaos

FROM grubby packaging engulfing small Southeast Asian communities to waste piling up in plants from the US to Australia, China's ban on accepting...

Israel’s anti-BDS tactics mirror White South Africa’s defence of apartheid

The Israeli state and its supporters frequently accuse its critics of being motivated by anti-Semitism, and although they usually concede that it...

Fatah Supporters' Harmful Self-delusion Is a Sign of Their Weakness

Kolotoč smrteľného násilia

"Podobné upozornenia jednoducho z času na čas prichádzajú. Nikto, dokonca ani USA, v takých prípadoch nechce šíriť medzi obyvateľmi...

The Israeli Army Chief's Secret Weapon: The Spokesman's Unit

Brexit: compromise or chaos?

LONDON - The saga of Brexit continues, stretching now possibly months ahead to the last permitted exit date of Oct. 31. Is there any end in sight,...