Does Democracy Protect Against Fascism?

For two hundred years, the United States has stood as the poster-child of democracy, while expediting its enemies with energy to spare. But...

Why China, like Japan, needn’t worry about paying all that debt back

Major economies around the world are seeing their debt surge. For many years, Japan, Greece and Italy have topped the OECD and IMF’s “wall of...

So far it’s two strikes for China

Protesters clash with security forces and set patrol vehicles on fire. Police arrest hundreds of frustrated young people on the streets while...

Turkey and Russia are at war, and Libya’s the loser

Washington – The long-running Libyan civil war appears to be staggering toward a finale. In recent days, the forces of Gen. Khalifa Haftar, who...

Enough of the G7, let’s try a G10

U.S. President Donald Trump has had enough of the Group of Seven. It’s hard to fault that instinct: That annual meeting has continued long past its...

What the G20 Should Do Now

LONDON – The time is right for G20 leaders to hold a second meeting to discuss measures to advance the implementation of the G20 Action Plan, and...

The Korean Council for Justice and Remembrance has lost its way

In July 2012, I visited the Nikon Gallery space in Tokyo to view an exhibition of photographs by Ahn Sehong. The exhibition featured portraits of...

Is the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic now behind us?

Brussels – The story of COVID-19 has been pretty bleak, from the scale of the novel coronavirus’s death toll to the pain of draconian lockdowns...

Why China chose to act in Hong Kong

Washington – I am a big fan of Hong Kong. The city presents a unique contrast between historical richness and vivacious modernity, with its...

Will blurring the line between war and peace help Russia in Libya?

The ongoing war in Libya took a dramatic turn recently exposing the extent of foreign involvement in the conflict, notably by Russia. Hundreds of...

George Floyd killing opens racism wounds for European blacks

"There's no relief for me that I live in Germany," writes DW's Chiponda Chimbelu, as he reflects on the European reaction to the killing of George...

George Floyd: A looking glass mirror

Following Mr. Floyd’s brutal murder at the hands of the Minneapolis police department President Erdoğan shared this comment on May 29: “The...

With Proposed Coronavirus Emergency Regulations, It's the Israeli Government vs. the Pubilc

New era in space travel

SpaceX launch inspires Korea to join space race more actively SpaceX, a private company founded by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, made history Saturday by...

Diplomatic dilemma

Korea needs to strike balance in Sino-US rivalry In the ever-shifting dynamics over trade, technology and the war on COVID-19, South Korea finds...

Dreyfus? Netanyahu Is More Like O.J. Simpson

Tumultuous time for S. Korea

By Tong Kim U.S. President Trump's May 29 decision to revoke U.S. preferential treatment of Hong Kong following China's national security...

US must stand with Hong Kong against Beijing

By Trudy Rubin A major turning point in U.S.-Chinese relations occurred Thursday. It nominally involves the future of Hong Kong, but has major...

How to Reset the US Pandemic Response

NEW YORK – It’s easy to find fault with the United States’ COVID-19 response or, to be more accurate, the woeful lack thereof. Denial,...

Perspective on US protests

By Jesse C. Nelson It is vitally important to make two things clear regarding the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota, before...

In post-George Floyd America, it's time to listen

By John L. Micek Ever gotten the wind knocked out of you? Or been unable to breathe for even a few seconds? There's pain. There's panic. There's...

Haaretz Cartoon

In U.S., camera phones increasingly expose racism

From the death of a black man in Minneapolis to a racist incident in Central Park, camera phones are increasingly being used as a weapon against...

Proper flood evacuations in the virus era pose major challenges

Japan is entering the rainy and typhoon season, when the nation is often hit by floods. This year, the challenge of responding to floods will be...

Pandemic resets Japan, Britain relations to time of Miura Anjin

My first encounter with the name Miura Anjin was during a junior high school English class decades ago. The class textbook described him as “a...

What coronavirus teaches us about climate change

By Gwynne Dyer Humans respond well to a crisis that is familiar, especially if it is also imminent. They do not do nearly as well when the threat...

Dobro jutro, Orbanija

Zgodovina nas uči, da po epidemijah običajno nastopijo vojne. Oziroma velikodržavni projekti. Nov vzhodnoevropski »hit« po Veliki Srbiji in...

India in Lockdown 4.0

Among all the developments that have occurred in India in recent months, those that took place on May 12, 2020 deserve a special mention. On that...

The Government vs. the Public

Graphing the Pandemic Economy

HANGZHOU/MILAN – COVID-19 is an unprecedented challenge for human society and the global economy. The pandemic has already taken more than...

Secret Nuclear Sites of DPRK? Or is Everything Visible from Above?

Since 2018, North Korea has continued to adhere to its moratorium on nuclear, and medium- and long-range missile tests. This has created an...

Palestinian, Give Up Your Life!

Is a Second Coronavirus Wave Hitting Israel? Warning Signs Are Certainly There

Infection rates are rising, but it is still unclear whether a second wave is on the way. But while there’s no need to close high schools or...

Southeast Asia is on the coronavirus vaccine hunt

Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam have successful pharmaceutical sectors

With unrest across the US, asks the Twittersphere, where is the ‘Free American Army’?

The scenario is all too familiar: the almost casual murder in Minneapolis of an unarmed African American citizen — say his name: George Floyd...

We Are Anarchists & to Anarchism We Return

DISCLAIMER – The opinions expressed in this publication are those of the authors. They do not purport to reflect the opinions or views of The...

The mendacity of greatness in Trump's America

As America mourns and burns, US President Donald Trump continues to fan the flames of hatred and division in the country. His menacing, polarising...

In praise of aphorisms

A typical university course in the history of philosophy surveys the great thinkers of Western civilisation as a stately procession from Plato to...

Scars

Whether born of an accident or an illness, every accumulated scar has in some way shaped the lived experience of the person who carries it. But,...

In the Gulf, migrant workers bear the brunt of the pandemic

One of the first photos associated with coronavirus in the Gulf featured a despondent South Asian employee of the Saudi oil giant, Aramco, forced...