The Showa Era is growing distant

I wrote this piece on a late evening Nozomi superexpress train bound for Tokyo. It was a tough Sunday night after finishing a six-hour class at...

What Sri Lanka has to teach the world

KYOTO - On Easter Sunday in April, the world was shocked to witness the horrific terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka, which struck two international...

US president tweets World War 3 – George Galloway

Amid an ongoing war of words between Washington and Tehran, Trump threatened that if actual fighting breaks out between the two countries, Iran...

Naj se naši otroci v šoli učijo arabskih števil?

Pred nekaj dnevi je moj prijatelj iz Ljubljane na družbenem omrežju objavil vprašanje: »Razmišljam. Ali menite, da je pametno, da se otroci v...

Elite Choices, Path Dependency and the Arab Spring

This is an excerpt from Regional Security in the Middle East: Sectors, Variables and Issues. Get your free copy here. In December 2010, a young...

Human Rights Movements in the Middle East

This is an excerpt from Regional Security in the Middle East: Sectors, Variables and Issues. Get your free copy here. The Middle East is often...

Oslo Is a Dirty Word. If I Were Norwegian I Would Petition to Change My Capital's Name

Matovičovo štátnické ego

Navyše, vzdanie sa kandidatúry päť dní pred eurovoľbami označuje za štátnické rozhodnutie. Pritom predsedá politickému hnutiu, ktorého...

Canada's wicked storm

 However and wherever it manifests itself, to defeat hatred, you must confront it: head on, with determination, uncowed by the apologists, who...

Israel's Attorney General Must Take Action on Litzman

Rabbi Yaakov Yitzhak Rata committed horrific sex crimes against a girl, starting when she was 8 and ending when she turned 18. She courageously...

How to tackle India’s sexual violence epidemic – it starts with sex education

“DO you masturbate?”, “When did you first have sexual intercourse?”, “Did you ask for consent?” These are just some of the taboo-breaking...

A first in Asia: Taiwan legalizes same-sex marriage

Report. On International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, Taiwan became the first Asian nation to legalize gay marriage, a victory...

The crisis of the Palestinian political elite

A political elite is usually defined by those who have the real authority in the state. Its circle may be broadened to include influential people,...

A Win for Deniers of the Occupation

The decision by the German parliament to condemn the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel and to define it as...

Thanks Iceland, Madonna for Disrupting Eurovision's Big Deception

The War Between the U.S. and Iran Has Begun, in Case You Didn’t Notice

It’s being fought quietly and on Tehran’s terms, which isn’t good news for the oil market or world economy

Chill out China and America, the Arctic is not worth a cold war

It is ironic that faster-than-expected climate change has created a new economic opportunity in the Arctic just as environmentalists start talking...

The Global Consequences of a Sino-American Cold War

NEW YORK – A few years ago, as part of a Western delegation to China, I met President Xi Jinping in Beijing’s Great Hall of the People. When...

West must act firmly to stem rise of 'China model' in Thailand

Has India's opposition failed?

India's six-weeks-long multi-phase election has finally come to a close. According to exit polls released on Sunday, the ruling Bharatiya Janata...

Plastic pollution scourge of global proportions, new initiatives needed

The 1967 U.S. film “The Graduate,” which starred Dustin Hoffman, has an oddly mysterious early scene. After graduating from college the...

Time to treat Facebook like big tobacco

SAN FRANCISCO - People are mad at Facebook — for being too big, too powerful, too omniscient. Last week a co-founder of the company joined the...

Tomb murals should be model for public access, preservation

With the fabled ancient wall paintings at the Kitora Tomb set to be declared a national treasure, a new model should be established to preserve...

A Greek Canary in a Global Goldmine

ATHENS – The eurozone country that has become synonymous with insolvency is today proving to be a treasure-trove for some. Traders who bought...

Eurovision turns out to be a big hit for Palestine

It was the result that nobody predicted: the winner of Eurovision 2019 is… Palestine! Despite the organisers describing the Eurovision Song Contest...

Can Ramaphosa Do It?

CAPE TOWN – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa led his ruling African National Congress (ANC) party to a comfortable victory in the...

India at the crossroads: country’s commitment to diversity and tolerance hangs in the balance

After India’s six-week election that ended on Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) looks set to lead a coalition...

Austria and the Plot Against Europe

LONDON – Across Europe, the looming European Parliament elections have long been viewed as the biggest showdown yet between populism and...

Voter Turnout Will Decide Europe’s Fate

STOCKHOLM – European voter turnout is in deep crisis. Since the early 2000s, the share of voters in national elections has fallen to 66% on...

Europe’s Only Decision

STOCKHOLM – As the European Parliament election approaches, Europe is abuzz with speculation over who will lead the main European Union...

The PA and the UAE have a long-standing estrangement

The relations between the Palestinian Authority and the United Arab Emirates are not at their best; the two are almost totally and officially...

Who Will Speak for Serikzhan Bilash? Not Washington.

The systemic oppression of over a million Uyghurs, ethnic Kazakhs, and other Muslim minorities is one of the starkest examples of China’s...

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Prekreslí Strache mapu?

Strache poslúžil ako príklad, že populistická a krajná pravica sa nielen s radosťou nechá korumpovať, ale korumpovať sa nechá aj...

Benny Gantz’s Party Must Ambush the Attorney General in His Office

Street Crime Isn't an Internal Matter for Israel's Arab Community

Three murders in recent weeks in three different Arab cities have once again highlighted the Arab community’s crisis regarding personal safety....

America moves from baby boom to the great baby bust

WASHINGTON - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has just released its latest statistics on U.S. births. Boring, you say. Not so....

Will U.S. Supreme Court reconsider abortion rights?

American evangelicals have high hopes that the Supreme Court, with its newfound conservative majority, will be tempted to chip away at its historic...

U.S. and China recalibrating in their trade talks

ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA - U.S. President Donald Trump’s unconventional bilateral approach has a multilateral impact. His administration is...

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When will the Arabs understand that they are not part of the game?

He sat like a peacock, fanning out his feathers as he warned and threatened the Iranians that an attack on Saudi Arabia will result in Iran’s...