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

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

A barbaric act of mass murder in Sri Lanka

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

India internet clampdown will not stop misinformation

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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,...