Gay Saudi journalists detained in Australia after asylum bid

Two gay Saudi journalists who sought asylum in Australia after being threatened at home over their relationship have been held for weeks at an...

Fake news amplifies fear and confusion in Hong Kong

Murder disguised as suicide. A secret massacre at a subway station. Impending 'terrorist' attacks: false news online is amplifying fear and...

Moon's self-confidence

Town hall meeting didn't impress critics President Moon Jae-in had a two-hour town hall meeting, Tuesday, with 300 people chosen from 16,000...

Hong Kong poll an acid test for depth of desire for democracy

Author Hiromi Hoshino, who lived in Hong Kong for some years, summed up the city's personality as follows: "There is nothing Hong Kong hates more...

China’s digital currency could threaten dollar’s dominance

Since bitcoin was launched in 2008, the first crypto asset with its own unit of account based on blockchain technology, more than 3,000 crypto...

Does “capitalism” fully explain the ruthless extraction and consumption we witness?

By Emanuel Pastreich Capitalism has become the most popular term on the internet, serving as a catch-all concept that explains all aspects of an...

Germany not ready to win Euro 2020, and that's fine

Germany will not be challenging to lift the European Championship trophy in 2020, and that's fine given the team's new development cycle. The...

The Palestinian resistance and its attempts to stay in the game

Israel has made strategic changes in the management of the conflict with the Palestinians. Its operations against the resistance were always timed...

Arrests ordered in Philippines vaping ban

Just hours after Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte announced he would ban e-cigarette use, police were ordered on Wednesday to begin arresting...

Europe and U.S. are refighting the Cold War

WASHINGTON – It’s a sign of the times that an anniversary that should have showcased U.S.-German unity has instead turned into a trans-Atlantic...

Is a resolution of the GCC crisis imminent?

Signs of de-escalation have recently started to appear in the Gulf, suggesting that after more than two and a half years, the Gulf Cooperation...

Google banned 7 Trump ads but it won't say why

Facebook's feckless decision to accept political ads from candidates that make false claims has the potential to damage American democracy at a...

Lebanon’s October Revolution, resistance and the (re-)production of popular culture 

I am following Lebanon’s October Revolution from Vancouver. Between me and the revolution stand two continents, an ocean, a sea and a 10-hour...

(BRANJE) Izdati avtobiografijo ali avtorja?

Zgodba o recenzijskih izvodih, ki jo je javnost dobila servirano za uverturo, se je izkazala za epilog aferaške epopeje. V knjigi je uredniška...

In Iran, It's Not the Economy, Stupid

If he weren’t so preoccupied with events on Capitol Hill, Donald Trump would probably be a happy man these days. Just a little over a year after...

Thailand's problem? Too much success

Government must stop battling currency and start future-proofing economy

Bugárovo odchádzanie

Ak má táto chabá výhovorka zamaskovať skutočnosť, že jeho partaj by sa do parlamentu nedostala a vina by logicky padla na volebného lídra,...

Israel tries to hide its crimes by shooting journalists

On Tuesday, doctors at Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem announced that they had successfully removed the remains of the left eye of Palestinian...

Impeachment and the Wider World

STOCKHOLM – Once again, the United States is undergoing the profound drama of presidential impeachment proceedings. But, unlike in the past, this...

Making America Mediocre

WASHINGTON, DC – The private sector performs well when firms can compete on a level playing field. But if the state is willing to influence...

Dankove iIlúzie o provizóriu

Napínanie svalov má zrejme fungovať pre voličov pred voľbami, aby predseda SNS vyzeral ako silný líder. Lídra však robia veľké a...

End of stand-off at the Hong Kong Polytechnic marks the beginning of the end of China’s patience

Normally the zones would be in the center of the capital cities, handy for the foreign news crews and heavily composed of English speakers wearing...

Palestinian Legislative Council elections will be a leap of faith 

In a worn-out Palestinian political and institutional environment, and in the absence of reference points and institutions governing national...

Abe needs to live up to his status as longest-serving prime minister

The logic of Indo-Pacific (Part 1)

By Vishnu Prakash The Indo-Pacific Region (IPR) spans "the shores of Africa to that of the Americas," noted Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi,...

Japan must face history to promote peace in Northeast Asia

By Masatoshi Uchida 1. Ichiitaisui (一衣?水) and ichiinomiz (一葦水) "Ichiitaisui" (一衣?水) means "close neighbors separated only by a...

Impeachment hearings are lose-lose proposition

By Rich Manieri I'm not sure who to believe anymore. House Intelligence Committee Chairman, and impeachment hearing ringmaster, Adam Schiff...

Specter of MH17 haunts Kremlin

Dutch-led investigations into the downing of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine have unearthed new evidence that points the finger...

Una visita "irreal" a Cuba

La Habana fue una ciudad de carnavales y de máscaras. Aunque los tiempos del jolgorio pasaron hace mucho, a esta urbe la cubren -cada vez que hace...

Los sesenta... otra vez en México

“La realidad del mito, afirmó Monsiváis, es la irrealidad del país.” Los sesenta mexicanos bien califican como mitológicos en la política...

Why Financial Markets’ New Exuberance Is Irrational

NEW YORK – This past May and August, escalations in the trade and technology conflict between the United States and China rattled stock markets...

Abe is Japan’s longest-serving PM. Is that the extent of his legacy?

Shinzo Abe is now the longest-serving prime minister in Japanese history. On November 20, he surpassed the record of General Taro Katsura, who...

Tehran turned off the internet and killed over 100 protesters, Amnesty says

Report. Iran has historically staved off unrest by lavishing the population with oil-funded subsidies. But after Trump’s sanctions, the subsidies...

It’s Open Season on Land Theft

The key sentence in U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s statement, which cloaked the West Bank settlement project in legality, is in the words...

It is time to stop lecturing Palestinians and to start listening

Yesterday, the US secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, announced a reversal in decades of US policy towards Israel's illegal settlements in the West...

The politics of pop culture

The line between North and South Korea is one of the most militarised borders in the world, buffeted by armies at full battle readiness. Landmines,...

The occupation of Alcatraz was a victory for indigenous people

For most people, the word Alcatraz conjures up images of some of the most notorious criminals in American history, like Al Capone or George...

Having Abe at helm has done more harm than good to Japan

There is now no doubt that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will be remembered as Japan's longest-serving head of government. Yet, we cannot credit his...

A Green Light for Public Investment

BERLIN/THE HAGUE – The eurozone faces immense economic challenges. Germany and the Netherlands – which together account for 35% of the monetary...

Burden on health insurance

Expanded coverage cannot last long without fiscal health Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) tests have increased at an alarming rate, ever since...

What Next for Unconventional Monetary Policies?

SYDNEY – The Bank for International Settlements (BIS), the central bankers’ club in Basel, Switzerland, recently conducted an in-depth evaluation...

Korean military service

By Bernard Rowan Recently, I read The Korea Times and took note of an article about two famous performers from Big Bang finishing their military...