North's water discharge

Pyongyang should stop irresponsible act President Moon Jae-in expressed regret over North Korea's recent discharge of water from its dam just north...

Roles of virus expert panel, government need sorting out

The government remains in deep disarray in its response to the new coronavirus pandemic. Since policymakers are dealing with an unknown, insidious...

Has Iran’s Nuclear Program Suffered Real Damage From Secret Ops?

U.S. writer Pete Hamill connected with Japanese in handkerchief tale

Pete Hamill, a New York-based writer of columns and novels who died Aug. 5, is known in Japan as the author of the original story for “Shiawase...

Seth Rogen Exposed an Irreconcilable Difference Between Israel and the Diaspora

The American Jewish problem with Israel is not what it does, but what it is

Netanyahu and His Son Laugh Up There, While Down Below Others Weep

The Master and the Prodigy

TikTok gambit hits a wall

The social media app TikTok has been downloaded more than 175 million times in the U.S. alone since its global launch in 2018. But now it's going...

Keep singing

By Hyon O'Brien People often comment on how well, in general, Koreans sing. It's not an accident, but the fruit of the Korean educational system's...

The regime is determined to rewrite history. Egyptians are giving their lives to prevent it

On 23 June Sanaa Seif, along with her sister Mona, arrived at the Egyptian attorney general’s office to file a complaint. The night before, a group...

Israel whitewashes its barbarism through offering help to Lebanon

A massive explosion hit the Lebanese Port of Beirut on Tuesday, causing much havoc in the capital city, with at least 137 deaths and 5,000 wounded,...

China-Pakistan Economic Corridor faces new threats from militancy

Since the multibillion dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor was launched in 2013, there has been cynical scrutiny of the project, arguably more...

COVID-19: Conspiracy Theories and Lacklustre Global Responses

COVID-19 is a stark example of the lack of clear and effective joined-up thinking in the face of a truly global threat.

+ (POGLED) Vrednote, standardi in javna podoba

Kar ni mogoče verjeti, kakšne vse "modne" domislice se v zadnjem času valijo po naši politični sceni! Ob pentljicah in kot petelinji okras...

Until there’s a coronavirus vaccine, we need social crusaders like Biji who saved me from TB

We are witnessing a raging pandemic, with resurgent spikes of Covid-19 in several countries. It is not possible to predict what shape this pandemic...

Re-Structuring American Foreign Policy Post-Trump

Regardless of where the next administration lands on the role of the U.S. on the global stage, it will be far better served by a cadre of...

Israel’s March of Benightedness

Only the Ideological Right Can Overthrow Netanyahu

Even if Netanyahu Leaves, the Nationalist Right Won’t Disappear

Razvojni sklad EU

Julijski dogovor o novem večletnem evropskem proračunu in razvojnem skladu pomeni zelo jasen odmik od evropskih fiskalnih pravil, ki zahtevajo...

U.S.-China cold war would redirect energy flows

Worsening diplomatic relations between the United States and China are putting a spotlight on their economic inter-dependency in the context of...

Show must go on through streaming PREMIUM

“Hikoboshi no Hoko” (The roar of Hikoboshi) is an annual concert that is held by three singers and myself as the emcee. Led by singer Takayuki...

The Boom of Guyana’s Oil Industry: Opportunities and Challenges of the New Petrostate

Due to the size of Guyana's economy, the impact of increased oil production in the coming years will place the country as one of the...

Fintechs, insurtechs y proptechs: tecnología al servicio de la nueva economía

Mientras la pandemia no retrocede y continúan algunas restricciones, personas y organizaciones necesitan resolver cada vez más cuestiones de...

Onward, Big Tech Soldiers?

The High Cost of a Strong Euro

BRUSSELS – Europe is experiencing a “good” crisis. Despite the damage wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic and ensuing recession, its response...

After Sri Lanka’s parliamentary polls, the Rajapaksas have their job cut out

Wednesday’s parliamentary polls have reaffirmed Sri Lanka’s faith in the ruling Rajapaksa government. However, the electoral decimation of the...

Airlines can have greener future after COVID-19

Pandemic and flight-shame movement must lead aviation to respect environment more

Croatia on path towards reconciliation with Serbian minority

It has been 25 years since operation Oluja, the last major battle of the Croatian War of Independence. Finally, Croatia is moving towards...

Confidence tricks

Does imposing the death penalty lower rates of violent crime? What economic policies will lead to broad prosperity? Which medical treatments should...

Who is Britain’s Main Enemy Today?

The current political elite of Britain, being in a deep existential crisis, as many media outlets are already writing about, was looking forward to...

China needs an exit strategy from Xinjiang

Xi should release all Uighur Muslims, and pay compensation of up to $14,000 each

The rise of the Middle Kingdom in the Middle East: China’s Belt and Road Initiative

China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) stands as the most prominent example of the pivotal shift in Chinese foreign policy from Deng Xiaoping’s...

Kríza automobiliek

Najhorší bol (nateraz) apríl, keď sa predaje áut prepadli o takmer dve tretiny. Veľa nádeje nepriniesol ani máj s dvojpätinovým prepadom....

The Beirut explosion has serious implications for Israel and Hezbollah

The massive explosion in Beirut this week which killed at least 140 people and wound 5,000 others looks set to have serious implications for...

This lawsuit that’s seeking to shut down the NRA isn’t about guns. It’s naked electoral interference, pure & simple

The National Rifle Association (NRA) is one of the biggest advocacy groups in the United States. Their stated goal is defense of the Second...

How liberal is US media? Torch a cop car and win praise, but never be a Catholic kid in a MAGA hat

In the wee hours of May 29, as Black Lives Matter riots were engulfing sections of New York City, Brooklyn lawyers Urooj Rahman and Colinford...

George Galloway: I now wear a star on my chest thanks to Twitter’s extraordinary ‘state media’ discrimination

Twitter's latest censorship maneuver – labelling work such as this as somehow the act of an enemy agent – is both transparently wrong and...

“Gone with the Wind” Returns with Vengeance and Insight!

It is bad enough that the media can no longer to be trusted, and worse that there are few alternative choices to turn to for reliable information...

Beirut Goes Up in Smoke

To see Beirut and its port area with a huge mushroom cloud hanging above is a truly surreal sight. But what is not surreal in battered Lebanese...

Aboriginal Activists Protested Against Nazis. Time for Us Jews to Return the Favor

Opinion – The Rohingya Conundrum amid the COVID-19 Pandemic

If Myanmar considered taking a much more proactive stance on the repatriation of Rohingya refugees it would achieve both political and economic...

Why Asia and Europe Are Responding to the Same Crisis Differently

SINGAPORE/LUXEMBOURG CITY – COVID-19 has claimed more than 700,000 lives, infected over 19 million people, and decimated rich and poor economies...

Learning From the Beirut Disaster

The Other Global Power Shift

CAMBRIDGE – Since 2017, America’s National Security Strategy has focused on great power competition, and today much of Washington is busy...