Examine the Claims Against Shaked

On Monday Haaretz revealed that emissaries acting on behalf of Yamina chairwoman Ayelet Shaked made a proposal to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...

Why Should an Israeli Arab Vote?

As a crude generalization, one could say that democracy rests on three things: government by the majority of the state’s citizens via...

Australia’s Cardinal Pell loses child sex abuse appeal

DISGRACED Catholic Cardinal George Pell was sent back to jail Wednesday after an Australian court rejected his landmark appeal against convictions...

U.S.-China: Navigating constant change

ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA – The constantly changing dynamic of U.S.-China relations challenges the most acute observers and experts to explain what is...

Inside the Hong Kong Protests

HONG KONG – Whether it happens now or in 28 years, when the “one country, two systems” framework is set to expire, millions of people in Hong...

(JAVNO PISMO) Vedro smrajene vode in gnila krpa

Gospod minister za kulturo, gospod Zoran Poznič! Verjetno tako kot jaz spremljate lepe dosežke slovenskih športnikov v arenah po vsem svetu,...

(BRANJE) Ko gredo leninisti predaleč

Protesti na ulicah Hongkonga in Moskve so nedvomno vznemirili dvojico avtoritarnih voditeljev, kitajskega predsednika Xi Jinpinga in ruskega...

Starodávne dilemy straníkov, tentoraz zo Smeru

Iste, snaha Smeru vymeniť opäť premiéra by mohla naraziť na odpor koaličných partnerov alebo prezidentky. Riešením takej situácie by mohli...

Korail's accounting fraud

Moon administration doing nothing to reform state firms Executives at Korail, one of Korea's major state-owned companies, are suspected of...

Leadership put to test

New strategy needed to tackle mounting challenges President Moon Jae-in is now faced with mounting challenges from within and without. Troubling...

Dejiny, nielen tie o Povstaní, s porozumením

Celá spoločnosť je zmätená. A keď je celá spoločnosť zmätená, o to ľahšie sa môže stať spoločnosťou vymetenou. Alebo pomätenou....

Flood of banners on streets

By Park Moo-jong When it comes to pollution, we are almost always reminded of air, water or noise, all of which are directly related to our living....

Salvini's lust for power puts Italy on brink

Interior Minister Matteo Salvini and his League's coalition with the 5-Star movement was only ever a means to an end. His inexorable rise to the...

Trumpova planéta biznismenov

Tých kopčekov topiaceho sa ľadu, ktoré patria kope dánskych povaľačov, čo ich nevedia využiť! Najväčší mi leží toť pod nosom a...

Death of former Khmer Rouge leader 'Brother Number Two' Nuon Chea

By Dr. Myint Zan It was apparently the ancient Greek dramatist Menander who stated that "whom the god loves dies young." The death of the former...

Cultura de cambio: técnicas para implementarla con éxito

La implementación de programas digitales requieren de una mentalidad acorde, de lo contrario, probablemente fallen y tendrán resultados...

Macri es el único responsable de su caída

El Wall Street Journal lo describió como un "retroceso", pero el término apropiado es una "paliza”. Las posibilidades de Mauricio Macri de...

With Rise of China Looming, Indonesia Holds Key to Future of Australia’s Security

[Adeline Tinessia] Is it possible for Australia to improve its security with the rise of China looming over the region?

A look at the history behind the worsening Seoul-Tokyo trade dispute

A runaway train. Crashing billiard balls. A compound fracture. Journalists and academics in Seoul have been running out of colorful descriptions...

Missing employee of UK consulate in Hong Kong detained: family

THE family of a missing employee of Britain's consulate in Hong Kong said Wednesday that authorities told them he was detained while returning from...

Geopolitical Jenga: How military intervention will change Hong Kong

FOR 10 weeks, the protests in Hong Kong have been closely watched by stakeholders in and outside the region. Depending on how Hong Kong protesters...

China must refrain from armed crackdown in Hong Kong

Putin Not Putting 'Russia First'

Russia’s political reality in the years following the 2014 annexation of the Crimean Peninsula echoes in many ways the atmosphere that prevailed...

Koshien baseball championship finals signal the end of summer

A “demon” is said to inhabit Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, the venue of the annual National High School Baseball Championship...

New glimpses of Hirohito offer a chance to review wartime history

Newly disclosed documents give us pause to wonder if Emperor Hirohito had been allowed to have his way, arguments over his war responsibility,...

Winter is coming; Japan should turn up the ‘air-con’

NEW YORK – For Japanese households, the coming winter may be even more bitter than usual. An export ban by South Korea, stemming from disputes...

The Real Obstacle to Climate Action

WASHINGTON, DC – Climate change is probably the biggest threat facing humanity today. According to the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on...

Planetary Thinking

LONDON – The Swedish climate truthsayer Greta Thunberg has set sail for the United States in a zero-emissions racing yacht to generate waves in a...

The Fall and Rise of Public Heroism

LONDON – Recently I watched The Man Who Was Too Free , a moving documentary about the Russian dissident politician Boris Nemtsov, who was gunned...

Sudan achieves a miracle and disappoints sceptics

“Sudanese are proud Arabs, they master the Arabic language and their firm Islamic adherence further emphasise their position as Arabs.”  Most...

What’s Good for Russia is Good for Us

Reuters reports five scientists killed in northern Russia, and Vladimir Putin’s evil plan to start Armageddon is suddenly revealed. Or, not. A...

Kim Yong-koo ― an appreciation

By David I. Steinberg Too often, quiet Korean intellectuals who tried to influence positively their society pass on with little notice. Those today...

Rape ― witnesses legal system ignores

By Anthony Hegarty What happens when a wealthy convicted Korean rapist is acquitted on appeal? We prepare ourselves for the allegations of...

History should not be repeated

By Kim Rahn In Korea the boycott of Japanese products and services, as well as trips to the country, has continued for over a month in protest...

Terrorist 'safe havens' are a myth

By John Glaser and John Mueller America's longest war may be coming to an end. Although major obstacles remain, the Trump administration's...

From Hong Kong to Moscow, is freedom on march again?

From Hong Kong to Moscow, is freedom on march again? By Andrew Hammond This year marks the 30th anniversary of the start of the fall of Soviet...

Protecting Information Space from Facebook's Tyranny

The recent attack aimed at New Eastern Outlook (NEO) and several of its authors once again exposes the infinite hypocrisy of US and European...

What Is the UK After In the Waters of the Persian Gulf and the Indian Ocean?

The series of events in the “a tanker for a tanker war” between Iran and the West in the Strait of Hormuz, the most important strategic part of...

The South China Sea: a Big Storm Passes By

The latest events in the South China Sea show that the long-standing conflict has still smoldered here, and it occasionally flares up. Recently we...

Kim Dong Chul’s New Testimony: More Unpleasant Truth on Espionage in North Korea

Five years ago, the author pointed out to what occurred after the North Korean authorities released three convicted US citizens (46-year-old...

Israel Should Keep Its Filipinos and Drop Birthright

Last week, Israel, sadly and disgustingly, deported Rose Perez, no doubt a devoted caregiver, and her 13-year-old Israeli-born son, Rohan, to the...

Redefining 'terrorism' in America

In the aftermath of the mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, the United States is once again roiling in pain, struggling to come...

The political impotence of the Muslim American community

There was a time when Islam was a revolutionary force in America. Decades ago, "Muslim" was a political identity grounded in an ethos of dissent,...

Latin America’s Missing Middles

MEXICO CITY – Once the world’s most prosperous emerging-market region, Latin America is in danger of being overtaken by its peers, owing to its...