Time to put India’s Covid-19 superspreader Tablighi Jamaat under the microscope along with coronavirus

Of the total 5,734 confirmed cases in the country, a huge 1,445 were infected during an event of the Tablighis at Delhi’s densely populated...

Israel, Beware the Wrath of Trump

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s supporters have made it clear what their priority is for the new government whose terms are still yet to be...

Ne bo konca sveta

Saj vem, Jezus je rekel, da blagor tistim, ki niso videli, pa so verjeli. Ampak on je trgoval z ideologijo. Meni se je zdela vedno bolj pripravna...

Virus pandemic ushering in era of telework that is here to stay

Web meetings are definitely not my thing. But now that I am working more days from home, I can no longer avoid them altogether. As I am still...

Did the coronavirus’ message reach global titans?

Some have compared what the coronavirus caused in the world to a mini version of the Day of Judgement, where people flee from their brothers,...

Libya’s Syria connection is being reactivated

When President Recep Tayyip Erdogan admitted for the first time last February that his government has sent Syrian mercenaries to Libya he was...

Halting visa-free entry

Restrictive measure is based on reciprocity The government has decided to temporarily suspend visa-free entry and visa waiver programs with...

Better-than-expected performance

Korea Inc. cannot remain complacent with Samsung's Q1 earnings As expected, semiconductors saved Samsung Electronics once again. The global tech...

Washington's springtime nightmare

By Donald Kirk WASHINGTON D.C. ― The scene is deceptively tranquil: People cruising down near-empty streets on bicycles, young parents playing...

A Global COVID-19 Exit Strategy

OXFORD – The world that emerges from the coronavirus pandemic may be a warring collection of countries that are more closed off and nationalistic...

Africa Needs Debt Relief to Fight COVID-19

WASHINGTON, DC – After a slow start, COVID-19 has spread increasingly rapidly throughout Africa, with more than 7,000 confirmed cases and 294...

UK faces peak crisis with Boris hospitalized

By Andrew Hammond The U.K. suffered a double misfortune Tuesday as Boris Johnson, sadly, remained in intensive care while the nation experienced...

How democracies can beat pandemic

By Maciej Kisilowski and Anna Wojciuk VIENNA ― Europe is experiencing one of its worst crises since World War II. In response to the COVID-19...

In solidarity

By Kim Ae-ran "I'm sick. Please pray for me." One day, a simple but clear message arrived by Kakao Talk. I couldn't help but call to ask why she is...

Grant me one final deathbed wish

By John M. Crisp Back when I taught English courses to college freshmen, occasionally our class discussions would veer toward some of the dangerous...

Surviving coronavirus at home with teenage triplets

By Rich Manieri You're stuck home with your kids and feeling sorry for yourself. How are you going to keep them busy? What about their school work?...

Failing in the Reflexive and Collaborative Turns: Empire, Colonialism, Gender and the Impossibilities of North-South Collaborations

This is an excerpt from Fieldwork as Failure: Living and Knowing in the Field of International Relations. Get your free copy from E-International...

Tears and Laughter: Affective Failure and Mis/recognition in Feminist IR Research

This is an excerpt from Fieldwork as Failure: Living and Knowing in the Field of International Relations. Get your free copy from E-International...

Engines of life

In the mid-1980s, evidence started to emerge from labs across the world confirming that scientists were finally able to reach the nano level in...

Improved input needed from locals over nuke water disposal

The government recently heard the opinions of local communities in Fukushima on tackling the urgent challenge of disposing of...

Hammer or scalpel? Conquering COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic that emerged out of China has challenged all countries and regions where it has spread, including Japan. The question for...

With sailors stranded, shippers face a hard choice

Kuala Lumpur – Before the pandemic, 100,000 seafarers traveled in and out of the world’s ports every month. Some had spent weeks or months aboard...

Asia must brace for new age of protectionism

Putting up trade barriers causes everyone to lose in the long run

Humanity: Coming Together, Then Breaking Apart

A dozen years ago I acquired a fascinating book titled The Practical Science of Planetary Medicine by James Lovelock, one of the earliest...

Jogging down the road to hell: ‘Good intentions’ of Paris ban on daytime outdoor exercise will only worsen coronavirus crisis

Perhaps the well-known adage about ‘good intentions’ and the ‘road to hell’ was never better exemplified than by the latest regulation imposed...

Stopping COVID-19 in its tracks: Science gets upper hand

By James M. Dorsey Civilizationalist leaders, who seek religious legitimacy, cater to a religious support base or initially discarded scientific...

Coronavirus complicates SoftBank valuation calculations

COVID-19 damages group companies as difficult questions of value and strategy endure

As Italy and Spain issue dark warnings, the prospect of Covid-19 delivering a mortal blow to the EU is growing by the day

Speculation about the end of the European Union project perpetually circulates the normally-packed bars of Brussels’ elegant Place du Luxembourg,...

Some socialists want Boris to die from Covid-19. I am as left-wing as it gets, but here’s why I fervently hope he survives

I live in the North East of England, in a place called Seaham, where there were once three coal mines – all long closed, and the people who...

Esperando el Fin del Mundo

En las últimos 20 años, el curso de los acontecimientos mundiales ha ido inclinando el optimismo desbordado de los 90, hacia una creciente...

Cómo impacta el coronavirus en el mercado de las criptomonedas

Ante el número de nuevos casos de Covid-19 en todo el mundo, los mercados de criptoactivos se enfrentaron la semana pasada contra una volatilidad...

Brexit Entering Dramatic Second Act

[John Bruton] Can a chaotic "Crash Out" Brexit in December 2020 be avoided?

Justin (baby) Beaver is helping me through a rough spot.

I’m struggling a bit right now with anxiety and depression. But I’m practicing what I preach. I’m being as kind to myself as I can and...

There is no humanitarian value in Israel temporarily halting Palestinian home demolitions

As the international community steps up its humanitarian rhetoric with regard to Palestinians during the coronavirus pandemic, Israel is also...

Targeting China over Covid-19, US & UK open Pandora’s Box … they’re responsible for a LOT MORE disasters, will THEY pay for that?

A study by the rightwing London-based Henry Jackson Society claims that China is liable to pay at least $4 trillion in compensation for economic...

What can we expect from Britain’s new Labour Party leader on Middle East issues?

Last Saturday, Britain’s Labour Party crowned Sir Keir Starmer QC as its leader. The former lawyer and head of the Crown Prosecution Service...

A Disgraceful Act: They Desecrated, and Removed the Statue of Marshal Konev!

Soon, there might be silence. The liberation of Prague, as well as the liberation of Auschwitz and or Warsaw by the Red Army will be forgotten. At...

Vietnam’s Low-Cost COVID-19 Strategy

BEPPU – As COVID-19 expands across the southern hemisphere, governments there have a lot to learn from Vietnam’s approach. Clear communication...

Sanders jumps overboard leaving clueless Captain Biden at helm of Democrats’ burning ship

It’s safe to say that if a Socialist candidate cannot win at the ballot box when a pandemic is tearing through the global economy, leaving millions...

Pandemic Socialism

NEW YORK – Ironically, just as the “democratic socialist” Bernie Sanders has suspended his presidential campaign in the United States, many of...

Africa’s COVID-19 Budget Crunch

PRETORIA – As COVID-19 crisscrosses Africa, and policymakers are implementing emergency responses, World Health Organization Director-General...

How a pro-Israel ‘Spiritual Diplomacy’ event became a COVID-19 super spreader in South Africa

On 10-11 March several hundred guests gathered at the Divine Restoration Ministries on the outskirts of Bloemfontein, the capital of the Free State...

The COVID-19 Default Time Bomb

BERKELEY/CHICAGO – Without a comprehensive debt moratorium, the COVID-19 pandemic will lead to a wave of uncontrolled sovereign defaults,...

The universality of international cooperation after coronavirus

Since December 2019 until this day, the world has been witnessing historical milestones. More than 100 countries are busy treating thousands of...

Three ways Asia can beat the coronavirus: take early action, be nimble, learn from others

To many of the Chinese diaspora living in Singapore, the decision on April 3 to impose stricter measures to contain Covid-19 in the city state was...

COVID-19 is the IMF’s Chance for Redemption

NEW DELHI – The COVID-19 pandemic has thrust the entire world – rich and poor – into uncharted territory, prompting extraordinary policy...

Flattening the Global Curve

Twitter jams open a back door to track your phone – which may already be in use by the government

The social media giant announced the changes in a popup when users logged in on Wednesday, glibly informing those outside Europe that they would no...