Climate change as a global culture war

LONDON – In Davos on Tuesday, President Donald Trump pledged the United States to a major global project to plant a trillion trees worldwide in...

Japan cannot risk social safety when it allows casinos to open

Integrated resorts have financial benefits but also social and environmental costs

The West Bank was and still is the primary battleground of Israel 

Israeli circles have been accusing Hamas of continuing to aggravate the front in the West Bank, in order to destabilise the security situation...

We have legal age limits for driving, voting, and having sex, why not for transgender treatment?

Western democracies preach tolerance and require its citizens to accept progressive ideas; the more unconventional the better. A particular idea or...

Reflections on Critical Theory and Process Sociology

I am grateful to Bryant Sculos for his stimulating thoughts whilst reviewing Violence and Civilization in the Western States-Systems which were...

African Democratisation and the One China Policy

Democracy in Africa is among the most contentious issues in the continent’s relationship with China. On one hand, many reform-minded scholars,...

Opinion – Challenges for Oman’s New Sultan

Sultan Qaboos of Oman passed away on Friday, 10 January, ending his 50 year-rule since 1970. He had been the longest-serving ruler in the Arab...

How to Prevent the Japanification of East Asia’s Economies

NEW YORK – At the annual meeting of the American Economic Association (AEA) in early January, former US Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen,...

Net-Zero at Davos

DAVOS – At its annual flagship meeting in Davos, Switzerland, this year, the World Economic Forum called on companies from around the world to...

Why has the West failed to address the Rohingya crisis?

Why haven't Western democracies called out Myanmar for its persecution of the Rohingya? The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has ruled on the...

As superpowers bicker, Brazil & India chart their own course

When Romario-Bebeto-Dunga's Brazil won the football World Cup in 1994, a well-known Indian news anchor smilingly announced on television, “We are...

The never-ending cycle of death in the Arab world is down to the craving for power

There is likely to be a massacre of hundreds of thousands of innocent people unless Arab rulers step up to the plate on Syria and show real...

Kiss me now, you Nazi! Refusing to date woke women makes you ‘dangerous’ & ‘far-right’, apparently

That’s according to pundit Vicky Spratt, who recently penned an angry response to British singer and actor Laurence Fox’s declaration that he...

Memories and Lessons

The World Holocaust Forum, which gathered at Yad Vashem on Thursday, fulfilled its purpose: the impressive ceremony, attended by some 40 heads of...

A Political Life Without Ideas or Values

Politics as a sphere that is shaped by a struggle of ideas and causes no longer exists. That’s the conclusion emerging from Haaretz editor Aluf...

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The Only Formula That Can Save Israel's Channel 13

Israel’s Channel 10 was in mortal danger for most of its existence. I once wrote a piece proposing a formula to rescue it: Turn it into the...

Gantz, What About Avera Mengistu?

The story of Naama Issachar writes itself every day. With just a little more effort, I’ll have a pilot for a Netflix series: A pretty young woman...

Coronavirus threatens economic damage around the world

Companies must bargain in good faith in ‘shunto’ negotiations

This year’s “shunto” (spring battle) annual wage negotiations between Japanese companies and their labor unions are coming into full swing....

How to cop-out of something in Japanese

Listening to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe field questions from opposition party members during the Jan. 22 and 23 Diet sessions, I was underwhelmed by...

Despite need to develop vaccines, pandemics not a priority for drugmakers

Drugmakers have made significant scientific advances in recent years. Unfortunately, their ability to combat potential pandemics isn’t included...

The next pandemic will come — here’s how to prepare for it

NEW YORK – As a new coronavirus spreads within China and to other countries, I’m reminded of my time in Hong Kong during the SARS outbreak of...

Take a fresh look at intangible assets

The ups and downs of share prices in markets around the world are often linked to each other. At the beginning of this year, the confrontation...

Crumbling Infrastructure – or Crumbling Cliché?

SAN DIEGO – America’s infrastructure has been crumbling ever since George Washington crossed the frozen Delaware River on a leaky boat. That seems...

Breaking down the wall between us and our readers

Commentary. Over 2,000 people donated to our 'io rompo' campaign, challenging head on the government's desire to cripple independent media in...

Cellphone Addictions: Nuisances or Serious Threats?

People outside the academic communities probably wonder why teachers are so concerned about the flood of student cellphones into our nation’s...

Greta and Goliath meet at Davos, where profits are no longer the only priority

Analysis. The clash between Greta Thunberg and Donald Trump stood for a wider conflict between two worlds, both well represented at the Swiss ski...