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...

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...

Exodus to foreign countries

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

The Israel Navy: Jailors in White

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...