Trump and Netanyahu Just Broke the Special Relationship Between America and Israel

The historically deep ties that bind the United States and Israel were profoundly damaged Thursday when the government of Israeli Prime Minister...

A Brutal Denial of the Right to Protest in Israel

In the four days since police guidelines regarding the allowed location and timing of protests in Petah Tikva went into effect – guidelines that...

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Long life on the road awaits those who seek to play pro golf

Many professional golfers lead a life of constant traveling. After winning the Women's British Open in her first LPGA event at Milton Keynes on Aug....

Abe should detail road map to restoring nation’s fiscal health

There is apparently little chance of the government achieving its key fiscal reform target set for the fiscal year that starts in April 2025. But...

Dying languages: Can they be saved?

"Took away our native tongue/And taught their English to our young …" ― from "Indian Reservation," by John D. Loudermilk. By Danny Tyree According...

Tlaib and Omar Make Things Clear About South Africa’s Successor

Two American lawmakers helped reveal the truth about Israel to their country and the world. Representatives Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar should be...

How Israel Can Deter Iran

Hezbollah is said to have 130,000 rockets that could reach all of Israel, with Hamas possessing thousands of rockets that could cover southern and...

Australia’s free speech failure

ON Wednesday, August 7, the High Court of Australia found the government’s decision to dismiss a public servant to be lawful. Formerly an employee...

Realities Clash With Idealism in Today’s Asia

No one in their right mind wants a war with China. There are, of course, circumstances in which a hot war would be unavoidable. It would, for...

An Untamed Israeli Soldier Tells the Truth - and His Commanders Rush to Deny It

An Israel Defense Forces soldier is caught telling the truth, and his commanders are already rushing to deny it. But long-term journalistic...

How the US-China currency war will impact Indonesia

The latest round of trade negotiations between Washington and Beijing earlier this month ended badly, with both sides firing a broadside – US...

Israel's Joint List Lacks a Message

The public opinion polls are unflattering. In the heat of August, a freeze is the party’s most salient feature and the latest diagnosis points to...

Where Are You Going, Gantz?

They were racking their brains at Kahol Lavan headquarters, trying feverishly to find a big issue to infuse some life into their election campaign...

Jewish settlers rule the roost in Israel, but at what cost?

Jewish Israeli settlers are on a roll as they rampage across the occupied Palestinian West Bank. While settler violence is part of the daily...

Middle East: treachery and betrayal

By Gwynne Dyer Things have gotten so complicated in the Middle East that the players are no longer just stabbing each other in the back. They are...

Plunging corporate profits

Time to streamline the labor market, boost investment and remove red tape Korea's top 10 conglomerates suffered a sharp decline in profitability in...

Prospect for talks

North Korea should make progress in denuclearization U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun will visit South Korea for three...

Europe Must Oppose Trump

NEW YORK – With Donald Trump due to visit Europe again for the G7 summit later this month, European leaders have run out of options for dealing...

US's Huawei ban highlights growing network of tech export controls

Six years after the chemical attack in Ghouta, have we learned its lessons?

In the aftermath of the chemical massacre in Ghouta, David Cameron, the former Prime Minister of the UK remarked that “Our inaction in Syria shows...

Global money for the poor

By Camila Villard Duran SAO PAULO ― In 2002, the Nobel laureate economist Thomas Sargent and Francois Velde, now a senior economist at the...

Price of education

By Sarah Lee How much money will you spend to get a "great" education? Society often prioritizes money, fame, and success. The amount of money to...

Are Gene Edited Cows or Humans What We Really Need?

Scientists using the “second generation” of genetic manipulation technology have used gene-editing to alter the DNA of breed of cattle so that...

DPRK's Fourth Short Range Missile Launch and the International Reaction

Early in the morning of August 6, North Korea conducted a new series of missile launches, the fourth incident over the last two weeks. Short-range...

Understanding Sinn Féin Abstention from the UK Parliament

Irish Republican abstentionism from the British Parliament has a long and complicated history. Arguably, the last few decades since the Good Friday...

The root cause of U.S. mass shootings is the rage of alienation

To meet China challenge, the U.S. has to fight climate change

WASHINGTON – The two greatest challenges for American statecraft in the 21st century are becoming more severe — and seemingly pulling the...

A Tiananmen solution in Hong Kong?

WASHINGTON – The crisis in Hong Kong appears to be careening toward a devastating climax. With China’s government now using rhetoric reminiscent...

Learning for empathy: A world effort to build peace through education

How to deal with the Trump tantrum?

Celebriphilia epidemic sweeps US: Forget knowledge & wisdom, get guidance from the stars

After a thorough examination by a team of top-notch doctors, I was recently given some very disturbing news… I was diagnosed with an acute case...