For Israel's Mainstream, Dictatorship Is No Big Deal. An Intellectual Revolution Is the Only Cure

A Visit to the Interior Ministry Shows Israel Is No Progressive Paradise

Credder is a more honest NewsGuard, but there’s no way to create an incorruptible news rating app

A better question to ask might be, can any news rating app — no matter who its founders, backers and users are — really work in a way that is...

How to avoid automobile crashes

By Chang Se-moon In late February this year, I received an email from the International Transport Forum (ITF) that explained their wonderful work...

Korean folktales as protest literature

By Mark Peterson Last time I wrote about the Heungbujeon ― the story of Heungbu, also called the story of Heungbu and Nolbu. My point was that...

Theory Synthesis in Sport and International Relations Research

The main focus of contemporary ‘sport & international relations (IR)’ research is on the hosting of mega-sporting events as campaigns that may...

The Impact of Omar Bashir’s Overthrow on Peace in South Sudan

One of Omar Bashir’s last major international exploits before he was ousted from the Sudanese Presidency on 11 April was to oversee the latest...

Move Over Soros: Meet the anti-Semites' New 'Dirty', 'All-powerful' Jewish Bogeyman

In Hungary, it's 'Soros.' In Austria, it's 'Silberstein.' They play the same role: the phantom Jew controlling a far larger, darker conspiracy, and...

Why are we seeing such international apathy towards the Palestinians?

It is always refreshing to see the international community come together in emergencies when individual countries are blighted by man-made and...

Why Pakistan believes Narendra Modi’s BJP government can bring it peace with India

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will begin his second term on May 30 after his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) secured an expanded majority in the...

Víťazstvo jednoznačných posolstiev

Ak chce však niekto vyslovovať nejaké prognózy do budúcoročných parlamentných volieb, za základ by si mal vziať tretiu správu. Keď je...

India's central bank is on the front line for Modi 2.0

‘Uncle Reiwa’ is still not the front-runner to succeed Abe

NIIGATA - The media is abuzz with reporting on Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga. Ever since earning the nickname “Reiwa Ojisan” (“Uncle...

Príliš hlučné mlčanie

Spoločnosť si nadáva do fašistov a extrémistov, pričom extrémistami sú často označovaní fašisti a fašistami pravicoví liberáli. Význam...

The Democratic Front to Save Israel

In the end, the heads of the opposition parties managed to cooperate and protest as a unified body, Jews and Arabs alike, against Prime Minister...

EU election result spells an uncertain future for the German government

In Germany, at least, Europe-friendly parties are the winners of the EU vote. However, the SPD's defeat is so devastating that it puts Angela...

Digitalization exerting massive pressure on media diversity

The state government of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) is financially supporting DW's Global Media Forum. State Premier Armin Laschet explains how...

Taliban Wants to Ensure that the US won't Try to Play Dirty Yet Again

No more than a couple of months ago the US Congress would discuss the withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan. Yet, in spite of an...

Scare Tactics in Turkish-American Geopolitical Game: Conjuring up Armenian Ghosts

One story that has received little attention is that of an Armenian genocide survivor and killer of two Turkish Diplomats in the US in 1973. Gurgen...

Haaretz Cartoon

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Does the EAEU Have a Future?

On 29 May Nur-Sultan, the capital of Kazakhstan, will host leaders of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) at a summit to mark the 5th anniversary of...

Q&A: The Democratic debate over impeaching President Trump

An increasing number of House Democrats say they want an impeachment inquiry. But most of them say they aren't ready to seek President Donald...

The Israeli Clerks With the Blood of Children on Their Hands

Independent Public Education

A new initiative by educators seeking to give Israel’s “regular” public schools the same standing as the state religious schools and to...

Gay marriage: as Taipei shines, its brotherly love with Beijing fades

Once again, Taiwan has made history.Following its experiment in direct democracy last year, the island has again proved to be a pioneer for human...

The Iran War: Consequences for US regional allies

Although neither the United States nor Iran want war, tensions and along with them the likelihood of conflict-triggering miscalculations and...

Liberate Syria’s Idlib, precisely for the civilians that America fakes concern over

After years of brutal occupation by terrorists from various groups and now overwhelmingly Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (aka Al-Nusra, aka Al-Qaeda in...

Japan’s labor shortage and low-wage puzzle

Japan’s labor market has achieved full employment over the past two years. Unemployment has declined over the past two years to below 3...

Welcome to Alabama

In Asia, Trump finds more than ever he's among friends

In Europe, Donald Trump's relationships with leaders range from lukewarm to hostile. But in Asia, more than ever, the U.S. president is finding...

Kumrovški Joža

Najprej se sicer vprašaš, ali ni to morda prezahtevno. Toliko vsega je bilo že povedano. Več, kot je bilo njegovih zbranih del, ki jih ni...

Jezik cvetja

Jutri bo lep dan – sprehodite se, naberite šopek rož. Spomnite se, da so imeli cvetovi nekoč mnoge pomene, včasih enake, včasih različne v...

The atomic beauty of the new kilogram

NEW YORK - Last week the kilogram got a new definition — one that rests on a quantity of light. The old kilogram was defined by a platinum...

Election talk must not distract lawmakers from the tasks at hand

Political arrogance on the part of the ruling coalition, which controls an overwhelming majority in both Diet chambers, is the cause of the...

The EU's future and the European Parliament vote

Will the elections for the European Parliament really determine the future of the EU? DW's Felix Steiner urges voters to remain calm and exercise...