Malaysia cautious over US role in disputed South China Sea

In April, reports emerged of a “stand-off” in the South China Sea between the West Capella, an exploration ship hired by Malaysian national oil...

Why Israel Must Remove West Bank Annexation From Its Agenda

Full Strawberry Moon may bring some relief from corona fatigue

Based on their ancient calendars for hunting and farming, Native American tribes historically gave every full moon a fun nickname, if you will. ...

Japan needs to step up policy efforts to boost lagging birthrate

The Cabinet on May 29 agreed on an outline of the policy efforts in the next five years to stem Japan’s demographic decline due to low birthrates....

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Končno hamiltonovski trenutek za EU?

ZDA so bile po »revolucionarni vojni« in zmagi nad britanskimi silami leta 1783 papirna konfederacija. Konfederacija s šibko vlado brez skupne...

Russia’s rising dawn over Libya, or is it another Syria in the making?

Russia’s role in the Libyan crisis has been rather slow to develop, because Moscow was deeply busy with Syria’s civil war.  Sometimes, Russia...

West Bank Annexation Is Doomed to Fail. Just Look What Happened in East Jerusalem

White House race becomes digital dogfight

The 2020 U.S. presidential race is becoming a digital-first campaign as the coronavirus pandemic cuts candidates off from traditional organizing...

Why did the Israeli police kill a Palestinian with special needs?

Last Saturday, Israeli border police officers opened fire at a disabled Palestinian man in Jerusalem’s Old City because they thought that he was...

Beijing's Hong Kong squeeze

By John J. Metzler The crisis has been brewing for months. Storm clouds were gathering around Hong Kong's splendid bay as China's communist...

Give Argentina a Break

LONDON – Last month, Argentina technically defaulted on its debt, following a 30-day grace period for the latest interest payments. Needless to...

+ (VEČEROVIH 75 LET) Fukal na Večerovi ladji

Ladja. To je bil naslov mojega prvega avtorskega članka v Večeru, pred davnimi 32 leti. Govoril je o ladji, ki sameva na Dravi. Na počitniško...

The Post-COVID State

CAMBRIDGE – The world is experiencing one of the most transformative moments of the last 75 years. The social, economic, and political consequences...

Let's not shame the infected

By Jacco Zwetsloot The government and citizens of South Korea have performed admirably fighting the COVID-19 outbreak, or at least the first wave...

Ban on anti-North leaflets

Activists should stop acts that threaten residents' safety, cause tension North Korea demanded Thursday that the South keep defectors from the...

Avoid diplomatic debacle

Japan, Tokyo should find compromise over forced labor South Korea and Japan are showing signs of reigniting their diplomatic row over the latter's...

Need for new history

By Mark Peterson When I first arrived in Korea, in November 1965, Korea was a very poor country. It had hardly begun to recover from the Korean War...

America Boils Over

Trump trade deal lacks US worker protections

By Joe Guzzardi A few years after President Bill Clinton signed the North American Free Trade Agreement, Rolling Stone sent investigative reporter...

Korean deliverymen and 'palli-palli' culture

Noh Kyung-nam, a barogo food deliveryman, drives through southern Seoul on a scooter in this photo taken on April 10. / Courtesy of Richard...

Hong Kong is no longer British, never really was, and it’s time to let go of all our hypocritical, nostalgic colonial nonsense

Having left Hong Kong in the lurch once already, when it handed the colony over to China following the expiration of its 99-year lease, Britain is...

What do Turkey’s capital owners want?

Following Turkey’s ‘Economic Stabilization’ policies of 1980, the prestigious business association TÜSIAD had expressed its views in the...

Let's not return to business as usual after coronavirus

The coronavirus crisis has provided us with the opportunity to make our economies more sustainable. We should be courageous and seize this moment...

The Long Hot Summer Returns

The expression ‘long hot summer’ was born in the nineteen-fifties, when American Blacks first rebelled, eventually leading up to the appearance...