This Borussia Dortmund can win the Bundesliga

Borussia Dortmund's season started with a stutter but a dominant win over Bayer Leverkusen saw them purring along at their best. This team, playing...

Živeti v teoriji zarote

Atentat na Kennedyja, Titova smrt in v različnih lokalnih okoljih, predvsem takšnih, kjer se je vladalo z železno roko, smrti lokalnih...

Verbal nitpicking can be fun, even enlightening at times

It's probably safe to say that not a day goes by that we don't read about global warming, climate change or greenhouse gases in a newspaper. I...

A long history of resisting self-service

NEW YORK – Poor Oregon. Not content to be one of only two states that still ban self-service gas stations, it may soon decide to limit to two the...

How Pooling Can Beat Stunting

PARIS/LOMÉ – In many developing countries, women come together on a regular basis to contribute their earnings to a common pot. Together, these...

Crackdown on freedom of speech claims victims in Morocco

On August 31, Akhbar Alyaoum journalist Hajar Raissouni was arrested. Suspicion spread immediately on social media, primarily for the reasons...

The Dutch Don’t Need Big Subs to Watch the Bay

The Netherlands are currently studying their options, for the planned replacement of their 4-strong fleet of Walrus subs. It is likely that, for a...

Verbalne pasti

Nekaj podobnega se na popolnoma pritlehni ravni dogaja v najbolj preprosti disciplini nacifašistične propagande, izmišljanju imen in nazivov za...

Why the Kremlin launched Stalinist-style mass raids

This week, President Vladimir Putin launched the biggest security operation of his 20 years in power. Since the early hours of September 12, raids...

A Tense Time for Relations between Japan and South Korea: The GSOMIA and Moon’s Relations with the USA

On August 22, 2019, South Korea’s National Security Council adopted a resolution to withdraw from the General Security of Military Information...

Your new moon

By David Tizzard When we think about the future of the world, we always have in mind its being where it would be if it continued to move as we see...

The Need for Peace Diplomacy in South Korea

South Korea’s Moon Jae-in government, which once indulged itself with a fast-tracked détente with North Korea, has recently faced a set of...

Friendly fire: In trade fights, Trump targets U.S. allies, too

President Donald Trump has risked turmoil in the financial markets and damage to the U.S. economy in waging his trade war with China, America's top...

Of Paradise Lost and Last Straws

Although the Bahamas are ruled by a governor-general appointed by Queen Elizabeth, given that many wealthy Americans spend their winters there...

The G7's Growing Irrelevance

The Group of Seven (G7), comprised of the “most advanced economies in the world,” includes Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United...

When Will the US and Iranian Leaders Meet?

The key element of the current system of international political, economic and military relations is the ability of the US and Iran to keep the...

Court ruling in Kadena suit a fresh reminder of state’s inaction

A recent high court ruling in a noise pollution suit filed by residents living near the U.S. Kadena Air Base in Okinawa Prefecture regrettably...

Allende’s niece: ‘The Saturday before the coup, I asked my uncle for a gun’

Interview. Maria Inés Bussi was Salvador Allende’s favorite niece. She lived with him while he was president, and she fled Pinochet’s soldiers...

Why soaring pork prices are a touchy problem for China’s leaders

For the Chinese people, eating meat (which usually refers to pork) is not only an essential part of their daily diet, but also a time-honoured...

Democracy will be the loser of Tunisia's presidential election

Tunisians will head to the polls on September 15 to elect a new president in the second such vote since the country's 2011 revolution. The upcoming...

Draghi’s ‘bazooka’ and the Keynesian trap

Commentary. The central banks are providing massive liquidity. So why isn’t the economy expanding? Obviously, the real problem is endogenous, and...

The dangers of hybrid war

It is an undeniable fact that Asia is the biggest continent on planet earth. Many…

Tears in the Desert

Ethics, customs, morality, perceptions, family and above all fate-the so called main driver of our…

Divorce Deal: Rationality Should Prevail, What does it Mean for us?

At last what was so much awaited, in Brexit episode, has come to fore—‘The Divorce…

Women in doldrums

Domestic violence is the front line of the war against Society. Domestic violence occurs whenever…

A Brief History of Bullshit: Why We've Learned to Ignore Truth

If lying has become a widespread practice in public life, it is because it has gone unpunished, and more disturbingly, because it often seems to...

Ďalšia zlá tradícia

Nuž hádam si nikto súdny nebude myslieť, že v denníku, ktorého redaktori boli za čias ministra obrany s tenkými ušami nezákonne...

Prepriahanie?

Ešte si však budú musieť počkať. Vláda od volieb v r. 2016 kontinuálne prichádza o poslancov („papierovo“ ich mala 85, no de facto 81)...

Indonesia forest fires surge, stoking global warming fears

The number of blazes in Indonesia's rainforests has jumped sharply, satellite data showed Thursday, spreading smog across Southeast Asia and adding...

John Bolton, the hawk, takes flight

The national security adviser is one of the most important positions in the U.S. government, and by extension, in global politics. That person is...

Abe’s lesson in stability and pragmatism

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Japan is a forward-looking, pragmatic bastion of stability in an increasingly uncertain world. His Cabinet reshuffle...

India’s Democratic Dictatorship

NEW DELHI – Amid much fanfare, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has completed a hundred days of its second term. Despite his...

The Economists' New Clothes?

The Amazon and You

NEW YORK – Nearly everyone has seen the dramatic images of the Amazon ablaze. Tens of thousands of fires – intentionally started or caused by...

Who Benefits from False Climate Solutions?

MONTEVIDEO – In a recent special report, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) argues that addressing climate change will require...

The Meritocracy Muddle

The Saudi-UAE game in Yemen

Riyadh and Abu Dhabi are exchanging roles in Yemen. While the former pretends to be completely biased in favour of the legitimacy, which requested...

Ho ho NO! PC Scrooges take their war on Christmas to Australia

If modern PC culture has taught us anything, it is to be surprised by absolutely nothing. In fact, there appears to be some sort of secret contest...

Nepreniknuteľný Klub 26

Štáty tvoriace Skupinu G7 (USA, Británia, Francúzsko, SRN, Taliansko, Japonsko, Kanada) sa považujú za najrozvinutejšie na svete, hoci to...