Has Turkey sold out Idlib to Russia?

When a ceasefire was negotiated in September last year between Russia and Turkey for the purpose of setting up a buffer zone in Idlib province –...

Trump vs. Huawei, and the end of the smartphone?

The trade spat between Washington and Beijing has reached a new level, with successful Chinese telecoms equipment provider Huawei stuck in the eye...

(POGLED NA POGLED) Problematika smeti v Lenartu ali ribarjenje v kalnem?

Janez Erjavec je v rubriki Pogledi v mnenju z naslovom V Lenartu gori zapisal, da človek raziskuje črne luknje, planetu Zemlja pa se piše črn...

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Modi victory augurs well for Japan-India ties

NEW DELHI - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s landslide win in national elections will help cement the Japan-India relationship as Asia’s...

Law to reduce number of utility poles needs to be better enforced

In a couple of months, typhoon season will arrive in Japan following rainy season. Last year, five typhoons made landfall in Japan during the July-...

Central America’s Besieged Women

WASHINGTON, DC – Across Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala, women who seek to escape poverty by launching small businesses often find that...

Kushner unites Palestinians against the Bahrain workshop

Donald Trump’s senior advisor on the Middle East peace process, Jared Kushner has achieved something many have failed to achieve. He has managed...

And What if the Trump Plan Should Work After All?

We’ve been so busy rubbishing the Trump peace plan, which for now at least seems to be materializing as the “peace to prosperity” economic...

How to Live Better and Stop Destroying the Planet

STOCKHOLM – Earlier this month, a bleak global assessment of the shocking state of life on Earth made headlines worldwide. According to the report...

LDP’s effort to end gaffes speaks volumes about party’s decay

Which warning are you more likely to heed? A: Don't lie. B: Don't be a liar. A psychological experiment revealed that A did practically nothing to...

Theresa May wanted to save her legacy despite Brexit chaos, but it was far too late

May's last-ditch attempt to push her hated Brexit deal through parliament on Tuesday was swiftly met with renewed calls for her to — finally —...

Bundestag Members, Am I anti-Semitic?

I want nothing from you, whether bad or good, Germany! That’s what I have to say, as a Jewish Israeli woman, to Germany, whose politicians have...

With a fractured opposition, Indian leader gets second chance

CANBERRA - In the most polarizing, toxic election in India’s history, the voter turnout of 67.1 percent (604 million) was the highest ever....

175 yrs in jail for revealing war crimes? Where's MSM outrage over persecution of Assange?

Some, to their credit, have spoken out against the relentless persecution of the white-haired Australian truth-teller. But it's nothing compared to...

Gulf countries, Egypt will not allow Sudan to hand power to civilians

There are at least a dozen reasons, some fictitious, why Sudan’s ruling Transitional Military Council (TMC) appears reluctant to give up power,...

Are Indian Democracy’s Weaknesses Inherent?

BERKELEY – The failure of the Indian state to provide basic public services and implement job-creating infrastructure projects was a prominent...

Jared Kushner’s peace deal: Sailing into failure

In early May Jared Kushner, the president’s son-in-law and the lead architect of the so-called “deal of the century” gave a lengthy interview...

Mora res vse biti politika?

Zdi se, da res ni ničesar, čemur bi se lahko politika iz spoštovanja izognila, da ne bi, kadar ji ustreza, vsega instrumentalizirala za svoje...

Tragedy and World Order: What Lessons for US Asia Policy?

The ambivalent relationship between the United States and its overseas commitments has long been a preoccupation of academics and practitioners...

Making progress on data framework principles possible at G20

The World Economic Forum (WEF) in April compiled a white paper titled “Globalization 4.0: Shaping a New Global Architecture in the Age of the...

Gender gap

By Bernard Rowan Recently, I wrote about the high incidence of divorce in Korea as a social problem. Today, I'm writing about a contributing reason...

Calamitous Theresa May could dance, but her political moves were a disaster

When she danced with those kids in Africa, and then jived on to the stage at the Tory conference, could she have known that these moments may have...

Geography, Resources and the Geopolitics of Middle East Conflicts

This is an excerpt from Regional Security in the Middle East: Sectors, Variables and Issues. Get your free copy here. For most of its modern...

Taiwan holds first gay marriages in historic day for Asia

Taiwan's first official same-sex weddings kicked off Friday in a landmark moment for LGBT rights in Asia as gay couples took the historic step of...

The Russians Are Coming

Will Kushner be invited to Mecca?

Neither the Israeli attack on Gaza nor Trump’s decision to recognise the Israeli occupation’s annexation of the Golan Heights, the Russian and...

Narendra Modi’s 2019 Landslide: Why It Happened and What Happens Next

In what would count as a pivotal moment in modern Indian history, Narendra Modi was re-elected to office as the prime minister of India yesterday....

Germany’s Dangerously Flawed Energy Policies

MUNICH – French President Emmanuel Macron thinks an overhaul of Germany’s economic model is overdue. As far as energy is concerned, he is...

China must stop fanning the flames of anti-American nationalism

India’s Modi and Pakistan PM highlight need for ‘peace,’ after vote

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani rival Imran Khan sent messages highlighting the need for "peace" Thursday after Modi's...

International outrage against Brunei – too little, too late?

Despite public perceptions of Brunei’s new Islamic criminal code, the problem is far from recent. The Sultan’s absolute power has made the...

Is the conflict between Iran and America a play?

Arabs have active imaginations when it comes to using conspiracy interpretations for what’s going on. Based on this imagination, many political...